| | | | Anton/Bauer powers filmmaker’s Wondrous footage of the northern lights
 Philip Clemo Captures the Celestial Light Show in Extreme Cold with Anton/Bauer DIONIC HC and DIONIC HCX Batteries
When the U.K.-based filmmaker and composer Philip Clemo traveled to the northern reaches of Norway to capture footage of the aurora borealis (northern lights) phenomenon, he needed a power system capable not only of running his camera for several hours, but able to withstand the extreme cold locations above the Arctic Circle. Shooting on an ARRI ALEXA film-style digital motion picture camera, he turned to Anton/Bauer®, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video, film and healthcare technology industries, and its DIONIC® HC and DIONIC HCX batteries, confident they would stand up to the weather during the shoot.
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| | | | Bodega’s Steinman, Littman And Nba Stars Play Defense Against Illegal Wildlife Trade For NBA Cares And Wildaid
 New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega directors Eric Steinman and Mark Littman, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol and the New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler suit up and box out for the fight against illegal wildlife trade in two new :30 PSAs, “24 Seconds” (with Gasol, directed by Steinman) and “Center” (with Chandler, directed by Littman) for NBA Cares and WildAid, produced direct to client. “24-Seconds” was shot in English, Spanish and Mandarin to reach a global audience for the wildlife conservation organization, which, with this NBA Cares collaboration, adds new NBA athletes to its long list of celebrity ambassadors which includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford, Jackie Chan, Sir Richard Branson, Yao Ming and Carmelo Anthony. “Center” encourages consumers to never buy products made from ivory while “24-Seconds” focuses on all endangered species.
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| | | | Northern Lights Promotes Jacob Condon To Editor
 Bi-Costal (NY/LA) editorial house Northern Lights has promoted Jacob Condon to editor. Condon’s story-driven editorial style can be seen in work for top networks including Discovery, TruTV, TBS, Lifetime, Cloo and A&E. He has been with Northern Lights since coming on board as an assistant in 2006, and has steadily worked his way up to editor, cutting a range of broadcast promo projects as well as advertising and branded content assignments for top brands such as Lancome and Western Union. Condon’s creative, detail-oriented and collaborative approach has brought him numerous repeat clients for projects in broadcast and digital content alike.
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| | | | Northern Lights Adds Editor Alan Chimenti
 New York-based editorial house Northern Lights adds award-winning editor Alan Chimenti for east coast representation. Chimenti’s wide range of styles from VFX-heavy work to beautiful montages and comedy spots can be seen in commercial work for national brands such as Pepsi, Target, Puma, Expedia, Nike, Disney and eBay, collaborating with such top directors as Jason Reitman (“Juno,” “Up in the Air”), Grady Hall (Motion Theory), Randy Roberts (Curious Pictures), Matthew Cullen (Motion Theory), Drew Lightfoot (Passion Pictures) and Wayne Isham (Wondros). He has also packaged his skills in both visual effects and editorial storytelling in over 100 music videos for top artists including Green Day, Dave Matthews, Cake and No Doubt. He recently finished a project with Northern Lights and partner production boutique Bodega for Sunday Night Football/NBC Sports. Other upcoming work includes spots for GLAD, AT&T and Target.
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| | | | Faith Hill Belts Out A New Anthem For “Sunday Night Football” With Bodega, SPY and NBC
 New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega, SPY and director Jonathan Keeton team up with NBC Sports Group and NBC Sports’ creative/co-director Tripp Dixon to deliver full-throttle football excitement in the new 1:40 game opener for NBC's Sunday Night Football, the No. 1 show on primetime television. Featuring Faith Hill and NFL stars including New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XLVI MVP Eli Manning, the piece marks the first spot for editor Alan Chimenti out of his new east coast roost, Bodega's sister company Northern Lights. The opener debuted prior to the opening Sunday Night Football game of the season on September 9th, and will air throughout this season and next.
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| | | | Bodega's HELLO LONESOME on DVD on May 29th
New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega is proud to announce the DVD release, through Film Movement, of indie feature film Hello Lonesome starring James Urbaniak (American Splendor), Lynn Cohen (Sex and the City), Sabrina Lloyd (Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night), Harry Chase, and Nate Smith. The Spirit Award-nominated film weaves together the worlds of six flawed yet endearing individuals as they explore those age-old human desires: to love and be loved. The film, which received the Best Ensemble Jury Award at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival, will be available for purchase in retail locations in the U.S. and Canada and streaming online through iTunes, Amazon, Hulu and Netflix on May 29, 2012.
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| | | | MTV3 lights up Finnish mornings with Sola 6 and 1x1
 Private broadcaster MTV3 News reaches approximately 80 percent of the Finnish population with its channels. For people under the age of 55, it is the preferred news channel in Finland. As part of a move over to HD content, the broadcaster decided to convert their studio lighting to LED technology. "We tested a number of other manufacturers' products and eventually decided in favor of Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand," explains Visual Director Johannes Kantelinen. MTV3 chose the Sola 6 Fresnel LED lights and three models of the 1x1 LED production light: Mono Flood, Bi-Focus and Low-Profile Flood. Johannes Kantelinen had high expectations for the new lighting system and the final result was even better than expected.
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| | | | Northern Lights Adds Beauty Editor Karama Brown To Roster
 Northern Lights announced that it now reps 12-year editorial vet Karama Brown. Karama has graced the rosters of some of the hottest edit houses in NYC from Blue Rock to Crew Cuts to Fluid and has cut some of the top commercials on television today. Her impressive client list includes Audi, Ford, L’Oreal, Nissan, Uniworld, Saatchi & Saatchi, HBO, and ESPN.
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| | | | Damon Trotta Joins Northern Lights Audio Team
Northern Lights is pleased to welcome Mixer/Sound Designer/Composer Damon Trotta to their audio team. A veteran in his field, Trotta brings a wealth of knowledge, distinctive style, and creative finesse to his new home. His extensive roster of clients includes USA Network, Animal Planet, HBO, AMC, and the NBA.
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| | | | Robin Hall Joins Northern Lights as Executive Producer
Northern Lights is pleased to welcome Robin Hall as Executive Producer. Hall brings extensive experience in production and postproduction, having worked at editorial companies Bluerock, Crew Cuts and Chickonkey, and running his own production company, King Winter Productions.
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| | | | Digital Concepts Group Launches FacePro at SIGGRAPH
Facial Motion Capture Toolset Simplifies and Automates Process of Achieving Realistic Facial Animation
Digital Concepts Group, a leading developer of motion capture pipelines and solutions, announced the launch of FacePro, a toolset developed to lead experienced and novice motion capture users alike through every step of cleaning and retargeting facial animation.
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| | | | Northern Lights Rocks Out in Humorous Spot for VH1 Classic
Northern Lights VFX Artist Chris Hengeveld recently handled VFX and post work on a comedic spot for VH1 Classic. Hengeveld partnered with VH1 Creative Director/Writer and long-time collaborator Micah Perta to add energy to the clay-animated spot.
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| | | | News: Northern Lights Post Contributes To Fresh Urban-Flavored MSN & Sprite Branded Webisodes
Demonstrating its ability to work in any length and format, Northern Lights Post recently completed 50 webisodes for MSN & Sprite, which are part of a larger 60-webisode campaign. The branded content episodes appear on a dedicated site, exposure.msn.com, and feature stills from a prototype camera, which takes a still photograph every 10 to 30 seconds, depending on the setting. Northern Lights Post has also created web campaigns for BMW Motorcycles and USA Network.
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| | | | News: Maya 7 continues Alias' tradition of 3D innovation
Feature-packed release gives customers superior control, productivity, and creative flexibility
Maya® 7 software builds upon the architecture and performance enhancements in Maya 6.5 to deliver a feature-packed release offering new and improved tools for fast, realistic character animation, streamlined modeling and texturing, ground-breaking visual effects, and increased productivity.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: Creating the Aurora Borealis In Boris Red 2.1This tutorial is in response to a query posted on the Borisfx forum at the COW. Creativecow leader, Mark Harvey decided to go ahead and try and recreate the northern lights, one of nature's most beautiful phenomena. Follow along as he demonstrates how to create the project using only filters that ship with Red 2.1. (No 3rd party plug-ins needed.)Read Article Subscribemore articles »Related Tags | | | | |
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