| | | | Boris FX to Acquire Imagineer Systems to Form Visual Effects Developer Powerhouse
 Strategic acquisition merges leading visual effects software developer with Academy Award-winning creator of motion tracking and rotoscoping tools
Boris FX, the expert in integrated VFX and workflow solutions for video and film, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Imagineer Systems Ltd., the UK-based developer of the exclusive Planar Tracking™ and masking tools.
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| | | | Emerging Cinematographer Judy Irola Wins Nat Tiffen Award 2014 for Excellence in Cinematography Education
 Presented by the International Cinematographers Guild, professor and department chair at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts is honored for excellence in cinematography education
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning imaging accessories, congratulates Judy Irola, professor and Conrad Hall Chair of Cinematography at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, who is the honored recipient of this year’s Nat Tiffen Award for Excellence in Cinematography Education. The award was presented as a part of the International Cinematographers Guild’s Emerging Cinematographer Awards.
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| | | | Avid Congratulates Its Primetime Emmy Award Winning and Nominated Customers
Avid Everywhere Enables the Creation of the Highest-Quality, Creatively Inspiring Programs Recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Avid® (OTC:AVID) congratulates its customers on their awards and nominations at the prestigious Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) as part of the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on August 16 in Los Angeles. The awards are dedicated to honoring the behind-the-scenes crafts essential to television production.
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| | | | ‘And The Nominees Are…Emmys® 2014’ Exclusive Exhibition Celebrating 66TH Primetime Emmy Nominees Opens At The Hollywood Museum
 Exhibition Features Costumes From More Than 20 Emmy®-Nominated Shows
Emmy® season has been sizzling in Hollywood since nominations were revealed on July 10! The Hollywood Museum, the official Museum of Hollywood, celebrates the 66th Primetime Emmy® Award nominees with an exclusive exhibition showcasing costumes, props and more from over twenty Emmy®-nominated television programs. ‘And The Nominees Are…Emmys® 2014’ will be on view at The Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building located in the heart of Hollywood through Sept. 14.
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| | | | Visual Music Rebrands With Focus On Unique Roster
 From Bear McCreary and John Swihart to Emerging Artists and Composers
For Tom Seufert it’s always been about finding his clients the perfect soundtrack. That single-minded passion and enthusiasm from the Creative Director of Visual Music is why the award-winning music boutique he founded some 16-years ago continues to thrive in a constantly shifting musical landscape.
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| | | | Miller Camera Support Equipment Stands Tall Amongst The Golden Tripods At The ACS National Awards For Cinematography
 Leading Camera Support Solutions Company Hosts Charitable Raffle at Black Tie Gala
Miller Camera Support Equipment, a leader in the production of innovating camera support solutions, recently attended the 43rd Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) National Awards for Cinematography to host a charitable raffle, from which all proceeds were donated to the Motion Picture Industry Benevolent Society (MPIBS). The event marked the continuation of Miller’s 60th anniversary celebrations, awarding cinematographer and ACS member Peter Heap with a Miller LP ’54 Classic Tripod.
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| | | | 2014 Cine Gear Expo Exhibitor NEWS
MultiDyne® — Booth 301, At the 2014 Cine Gear Expo, MultiDyne® will showcase a broad range of innovative, fiber-optic-based video and audio transport solutions designed specifically for pro A/V and broadcast applications.
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| | | | Tim Nagle Joins Lucky Post As Finishing Artist
 Lucky Post is excited to announce that Tim Nagle has joined the company as the post house’s finishing artist. Nagle’s first collaboration with Lucky Post began as the engineering designer of the state-of-the-art studio.
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| | | | Miller Camera Support, LLC Celebrates 60th Anniversary At Broadcast Asia 2014
 Leading Camera Support Company Provides Innovative Solutions for Film & Television
Miller Camera Support Equipment, a leader in the production of innovating camera support solutions, reels with enthusiasm, as it continues its 60th anniversary celebrations at BroadcastAsia2014 (Booth 4D2-21). The Australian-owned camera support equipment company commemorates its professional progression throughout the years, supplying revolutionary high-end tripods and fluid heads for the film and television industry.
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| | | | Pixel Power Gives You the US$1 Promo
 Practical, Affordable, Creative and Reliable Solutions to Branding, Trailers and Playout from the Industry Leaders in Broadcast Graphics
Stand: 5D1-05, Pixel Power, the innovative supplier of broadcast playout solutions with integrated graphics, is to showcase its playout and automated promo creation tools at BroadcastAsia (17 – 20 June, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, stand 5D1-05). The presentation will include the game-changing Pixel OnDemand and Pixel Factory graphics production systems, and the latest additions to the ChannelMaster branding and playout technology.
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| | | | BigStar Teases Drama & Turmoil For New Season Of HBO’s “Game of Thrones”
 For season 4 of the critically acclaimed drama “Game of Thrones,” HBO once again tapped creative strategy and production company BigStar to create the teaser campaign. “Dungeon,” “Desert” and “Forest” hint at turmoil and peril around every corner in Westeros with environmentally-driven character studies that build on this season’s tagline: “All Men Must Die." The new season premieres on April 6th.
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| | | | Miller Camera Support, LLC Celebrates 60Th Anniversary At The 2014 NAB Show
 Leading Camera Support Company Provides Innovative Solutions for Film & Television
Miller Camera Support, LLC, a leader in the production of innovating camera support solutions, reels with enthusiasm, as it prepares to kick off its 60th anniversary celebration at the 2014 NAB Show (Booth C9520). The Australian-owned camera support equipment company will toast its success by commemorating its professional progression throughout the years in supplying the film and television industry with revolutionary high-end tripods and fluid heads.
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| | | | MAX Helps Mayers Move on ABC’s New Mixology Series
 Matthews Studio Equipment announces that several of MSE’s MAX Menace Arms have take up residence on the new ABC series "Mixology," shot by cinematographer Mike Mayers. “'Mixology' follows 10 characters through one single night in a trendy Manhattan bar called Mix,” explains Mayers. “We meet our characters and then learn their history through a whirlwind flashback that carries us to the present moment in the bar. Filming the flashbacks was both fun and challenging. I set up the flashback unit to be a comedy SWAT team with minimal resources by substantial capabilities. Filming the flashbacks proved to be a visual challenge because our resources are so limited. That’s where MAX comes in.”
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| | | | MultiDyne 2014 NAB Show Preview
MultiDyne® — Booth C9921
At the 2014 NAB Show, MultiDyne® will showcase a broad range of innovative, fiber-optic-based video and audio transport solutions designed specifically for pro A/V and broadcast applications.
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| | | | MAS Hits the Slopes for ESPN Doc on Olympian Mark McMorris
 MAS recently scored director David Tindale's Making Your Mark, a 44-minute documentary following 20-year-old Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris.
MAS (Music and Strategy) recently scored director David Tindale’s "Making Your Mark," a 44-minute documentary following 20-year-old Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris. Coordinating closely between its New York and Los Angeles studios, MAS created and scored 25 cues to help tell the exhilarating story of the phenom’s rise from snow-obsessed youngster to Olympian gliding toward gold in Sochi.
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| | | | Troika Assists with Rebrand of ENCORE Premium Pay TV Channels
 Premium Cable Provider Taps Branding Agency to Activate “Playing Favorites” Position Through New Brand Voice, Identity
Brand consultancy & creative agency Troika recently completed its agency consulting work with Starz, a leading provider of premium channels in the U.S., to rebrand the suite of eight ENCORE premium cable channels.
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| | | | Trilogy Gemini Intercom and Nevion Flashlink Transport: The Perfect Combination
 IBC 2013, 12-17 September, Stands 10.A29 and 1.B71: Bringing together class-leading products from pioneers in broadcast intercom and media transport, IBC 2013 will see Trilogy showcase Nevion’s Flashlink transport system while Nevion highlights Trilogy’s Gemini Intercom and Mentor XL SPG/TSG, the latter of which will provide all timing references for Nevion throughout IBC.
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| | | | Trilogy Gemini Intercom and Nevion Flashlink Transport...The Perfect Combination
IBC 2013, 12-17 September, Stands 10.A29 and 1.B71
Bringing together class-leading products from pioneers in broadcast intercom and media transport, IBC 2013 will see Trilogy showcase Nevion’s Flashlink transport system while Nevion highlights Trilogy’s Gemini Intercom and Mentor XL SPG/TSG, the latter of which will provide all timing references for Nevion throughout IBC.
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| | | | Your Turn To Care Nominated for Los Angeles Area Emmy
 Executive Producer Margaret Hussey Brings Critical Stories to Life
KCET's groundbreaking series, Your Turn To Care has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Information/Public Affairs Series. Your Turn to Care was produced by KCET and Executive Producer Margaret Hussey. The 65th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards Presentation will be held at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre on Saturday, August 3, 2013.
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| | | | Beyond International Relies On Aspera High-Speed Transfer To Power Global Production Workflows
Aspera transfers full-resolution content between production teams enabling global workflows for highly rated shows
Booth #5G2-05 — Aspera, Inc., creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world’s large data at maximum speed, today announced that Beyond International, a leading global production company with over 3900 hours of global television to its credit, has expanded its deployment of Aspera’s high-speed fasp™ technology for production of hit shows such as "MythBusters", "Selling Houses", "Deadly Women", "Behind Mansion Walls" and "Toy Box."
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| | | | ShootersInc Unveils Extensive New Directorial Roster
Company Signs 7 Directors & Positions Itself For An Integrated Future
ShootersINC, the creative multi-dimensional content company, has unveiled an extensive new Directorial roster, including the signing of seven Directors. Joining the company is a diverse group of talent: Directors Robert Adamo, Kris Magyarits, Rob Markopoulos, Ira Rosensweig, Judy Starkman, Julian van Mil and Scott Whitham.
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| | | | Season Three Of Late Music Icon Jenni Rivera’s Reality Series “I Love Jenni” Finishing At AlphaDogs Post
 Burbank based AlphaDogs Post Production is currently working on season three of the late Latin music icon Jenni Rivera’s reality show," I Love Jenni". The final season of "I Love Jenni" premiered on April 14 on mun2, and has reached 2.3 million total viewers since its premiere. The series-to-date finished the month in the #1 spot among all Hispanic cable networks and beat English-language cable networks Comedy Central, FX, TBS, A&E, Family channel, Lifetime and AMC, among others, for both Hispanic adults 18-34 and Hispanic adults 18-49. The final season is the series’ most successful season to date. "I Love Jenni" airs Sunday evenings at 9e/8c on mun2.
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| | | | Boris FX Rolls Out New Boris Continuum Units Product Family
Pick and Choose Boris Continuum Complete Filter Categories Starting at $199
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that each category of Boris Continuum Complete filters is now available as a separate Boris Continuum Unit, allowing artists to choose toolsets that are geared towards their specific needs.
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| | | | American Society of Cinematographers Names Television Nominees
FOX Leads Nominations
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has selected its television nominees for the organization’s 27th Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography. The winners will be announced on February 10, 2013, at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.
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| | | | Lionsgate Forges Output Deal with Russia's West Company
Deal Continues Lionsgate's Creation of an International Distribution Network with Top Partners in Major Territories Around the World
As part of its strategy of establishing output agreements with leading distributors around the world, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, has forged an output deal with Russia's West Company for distribution of Lionsgate titles in Russia and the other nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, the two companies announced today.
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| | | | Avid Hosts Pro Video Webinar and Q&A with Emmy Award Winning Editor of Modern Family
Ryan Chase and Assistant Editor Shaheed Qaasim will offer tips on Media Composer, ScriptSync, and cutting one of television’s funniest shows
Avid today announced the latest installment in Avid’s Pro Video Webinar series, which is slated for Tuesday, November 20th and will be featuring the editing team behind the Emmy-winning television comedy, Modern Family. The session is one of the many resources that Avid provides to customers offering professional insights and advice to help editors of all experience levels maximize their tools and take their craft to the next level.
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| | | | Disney Agrees to Acquire Lucasfilm LTD.
 Global leader in high-quality family entertainment agreed to acquire world-renowned Lucasfilm Ltd, including legendary STAR WARS franchise.
Acquisition continues Disney's strategic focus on creating and monetizing the world's best branded content, innovative technology and global growth to drive long-term shareholder value.
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| | | | Ntropic Creates Visually Enticing Promo For ABC Fall Sunday Night Line-Up
 Led by Ntropic’s Nate Robinson and Andrew Sinagra, the creative team at Ntropic has created a visually enticing promo for ABC’s Fall Sunday Night Line-Up entitled “A Taste of ABC Sunday.” Collaborating closely with Executive Producer Joseph Uliano of One World Productions in Los Angeles and the Entertainment Marketing Division of ABC, the team of Robinson + Sinagra directed the piece, while Ntropic created all of the visual effects for the ground-breaking promo which began airing last month with heavy rotation during the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards.
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| | | | Colorfront Wins Emmy Award For On-Set Dailies
 Colorfront On-Set Dailies continues to dominate file-based production on major motion pictures and episodic TV shows
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today announced it has been awarded a 2012 Primetime Engineering Emmy from the Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences for Colorfront On-Set Dailies, the market-leading on-set dailies system for motion picture and TV production.
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| | | | Universal Pictures To Release Pitch Perfect In Select Theaters On Friday, September 28, 2012
Audiences Will Get Pitch Slapped by the New Musical Comedy One Week Earlier than Expected
Universal Pictures announced today that it will release Pitch Perfect in select theaters across North America on Friday, September 28, 2012—one week earlier than expected. This early release of the new movie from Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures will precede the musical comedy's wide release, which continues as previously scheduled on October 5.
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| | | | KMP Adds Respected Colorist Ted Brady
Expanding Talent Roster Supports Growing Facility
Keep Me Posted (KMP), a FotoKem company specializing in the finishing of episodic television, promos, commercials and trailers, has announced that colorist Ted Brady has joined its in-house talent roster. Brady brings nearly three decades of experience working with renowned creatives in the broadcast and film industries. He will begin work immediately on several of KMP’s television shows.
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| | | | Colorfront On-Set Dailies Is Premier Choice For Major Motion Pictures And Episodic TV Shows
On-Set Dailies dominates digital camera productions and 4K RAW workflows
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today released details of how its On-Set Dailies system has rapidly become the premiere choice for digital production dailies among major motion pictures and TV shows. The majority of features using Alexa ARRIRAW and F65RAW workflows, as well as high-profile HD episodic TV shows shooting ProRes, have all selected Colorfront On-Set Dailies.
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| | | | Colorfront On-Set Dailies Premier Choice for Movies & TV News
On-Set Dailies dominates digital camera productions and 4K RAW workflows
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today released details of how its On-Set Dailies system has rapidly become the premiere choice for digital production dailies among major motion pictures and TV shows. The majority of features using Alexa ARRIRAW and F65RAW workflows, as well as high-profile HD episodic TV shows shooting ProRes, have all selected Colorfront On-Set Dailies.
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| | | | THE TREE OF LIFE Earns Top Honors from Cinematographers
BOARDWALK EMPIRE, CALIFORNICATION and PAGE EIGHT Win in TV Categories
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC; Jonathan Freeman, ASC; Michael Weaver, ASC; and Martin Ruhe claimed top honors in the four competitive categories at the 26th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration here tonight at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.
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| | | | American Society of Cinematographers Reveals Television Awards Nominees
HBO Leads Nominations with Programs in All Three Categories
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees in three television categories for the 26th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards competition. The awards ceremony will be held here on February 12 at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.
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| | | | Leading LA Post Houses & Studios Choose Cache-A Archive Appliances To Safeguard Content
Faced with preserving and protecting the massive amounts of data they generate daily, many leading Los Angeles post houses are increasingly choosing Cache-A’s archive appliances. Cache-A’s complete product line – including the Pro-Cache5 and the new Prime-Cache5 – is designed to meet the needs of digital media professionals for safe, reliable and cost-effective content archiving, access and interchange.
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| | | | NewTek Ships TriCaster™ 850 EXTREME™ Ahead of Schedule
Breakthrough HD portable live production system with simultaneous eight channel, multi-track, multi-format recording technology, redefines what HD live production systems can do
NewTek, worldwide leader in portable live production and 3D animation systems, today announced the company is shipping the award-winning TriCaster™ 850 EXTREME™ a full quarter before expected. The new and highly anticipated HD portable live production system blurs the lines between live and post production.
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| | | | Entity FX Soars with "Smallville" Series "Finale" Visual Effects
Entity FX has created visual effects for the series finale of "Smallville". The work, which included nearly 80 visual effects to help bring the program's characters and story arc to a close, caps off Entity FX's nine consecutive years of developing and delivering all visual effects for the popular teen Superman-themed show. "Smallville" "Finale" aired Friday, May 13, as a two-hour special on The CW.
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| | | | Mewshop Talks Art of Editing with Keith Reamer
Editor of "The Music Never Stopped" and "I Shot Andy Warhol" offers behind-the-scenes tips and techniques to aspiring filmmakers and editors as this month's Mewshop Artist in Residence
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital-training destination for postproduction and content creators, recently hosted Keith Reamer as this month's Mewshop Artist in Residence.
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| | | | OConnor Supports "Modern Family"
OConnor, a Vitec Group, announces that cinematographer James Bagdonas ASC has chosen OConnor fluid heads to support the new season of "Modern Family".
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| | | | LIVE TV Builds IT Broadcast Infrastructure Around Vector MultiPlay
End-to-end Vector 3 playout solution powers content delivery for nine LIVE TV channels
Vector 3™, the leading developer of IT-based graphics and playout solutions, announced today that LIVE TV, a Thai-based cable television operator, has placed an order for nine Vector MultiPlay systems to facilitate playout automation of their new tapeless facility.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Toasts 40th Anniversary At NAB 2010
 Company’s Customers, Distributors and Staff Gather to Celebrate Continued Innovation
Anton/Bauer®, a Vitec Group brand, and the world's premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will toast its 40th anniversary at NAB 2010 (Booth C6025). Along with the company's major customers, longtime dealers, distributors and members of the Vitec Group family, Anton/Bauer will celebrate this milestone and showcase the company's latest technological innovations.
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| | | | Inlet Technologies To Provide Smooth Streaming of Winter Olympics in HD
Inlet Technologies, a leader in live streaming and video-on-demand solutions for digital media, has been selected to provide Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Live Smooth Streaming online video for NBC Universal during the media company’s coverage of the XXI Olympic Winter Games from Vancouver, February 12-28.
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| | | | The Farm Group Marks a Successful Decade of Business Operations Based on ScheduALL
ScheduALL Enterprise Resource Management System Keeps Complex Operations Running Smoothly for Leading London Post House
ScheduALL today announced that The Farm Group, one of London's leading independent film and television post-production houses, has reached a key milestone: 10 years of continuous operation based on the ScheduALL broadcast and operations management software system.
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| | | | Headlight Reinterprets a Classic with Wolfie
From New York-based Design + VFX house Headlight comes Wolfie, an inventive interpretation of the classic The Boy Who Cried Wolf fable. This animated two-minute short was stylishly crafted for the second annual Twenty120 film collection.
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| | | | The Syndicate Wins BDA Awards
DesignWorks at The Syndicate honored with two Silver BDA Awards for ESPN NASCAR open and Six Flags commercial at 2008 Promax|BDA International Conference
Creative design and digital production studio The Syndicate was recognized at the 2008 Promax|BDA International Conference competition with two prestigious Silver BDA Awards.
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| | | | Filmmaker's Loss Gains Attention
Food Addicts 1200 Mile Walk From Jacksonville to Boston Debuts at The Jacksonville Film Festival
In April 2004, Gary Marino walked through 12-states, 12 pairs of sneakers and an unprecedented 1200-miles, in an effort to educate and inspire millions of Americans, who like him, struggled with obesity.
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| | | | News: WDBD-TV Improves Workflow, Prepares for HD Programming with NEXIO
Demonstrates How Small-Market Stations are Embracing Leading-Edge Technology
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announced that JW Broadcasting’s WDBD Fox 40 and its two sister TV stations have transitioned from tape-based to disk-based archive storage with the Harris® NEXIO™ NXIQ™ 6000i clustered storage solution.
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| | | | News: Pappas Telecasting Companies Switches to Harris Corporation OSi-Traffic Broadcast Solution
Major Commercial Station Group to Move Most of Its 27 Properties to the Next-Generation, Centralized Traffic Management System
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has been selected to provide its Harris® OSi-Traffic™ solution to Pappas Telecasting Companies, one of the largest commercial television station groups in the United States.
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| | | | News: Opportunity Knocks Schedules World Premiere In Palm Beach
Short Film Starring General Hospital star Tristan Rogers to premiere at 12th Palm Beach International Film Festival
Silver Beach Productions, Inc. is proud to announce the World Premiere of Opportunity Knocks, a SAG short film directed by Aaron Wells, at the 12th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival in West Palm Beach, FL.
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| | | | News: !mpossible Pictures Welcomes Award-Winning VFX Supervisor Ed Kramer
Creative digital studio !mpossible Pictures is pleased to welcome award-winning VFX Supervisor Ed Kramer to its team. Films featuring Kramer's visual effects work have been nominated for eight Academy Awards including "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest," which this past week won the Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects.
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| | | | News: Avid Systems Are Top Choice Among 2006 Academy Award Nominees
Creative professionals behind year's top films once again select Avid, Digidesign, and Softimage tools; Awards show and other Oscar programming also produced with Avid systems
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that its film, audio, and animation solutions were used by professionals to produce every film nominated in the Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, and Animated Feature categories of the 78th Annual Academy Awards®. This year's Academy Awards also marks the sixth-consecutive year that every nominee for a Sound Editing Oscar® has used the Digidesign® Pro Tools® system. In addition, content creation teams are using Avid postproduction and broadcast solutions – such as Avid® Symphony™ Nitris® and Avid Deko® systems – to assemble sequences and create unique graphic elements for the March 5 Academy Awards show and other programs that will offer red carpet coverage.
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| | | | News: FOR-A Scores Five Color Corrections Sales at ABC, Disney, ESPN, NBC and MSNBC
ABC New York, ESPN, NBC New York, Disney’s Time Square Studios Select FOR-A’s DCC-70HS HD/SD System; MSNBC Receives FOR-A DCC-700 Serial Digital Color Correctors
FOR-A Corporation of America announces five major sales and shipments of its DCC-70HS multi-format, multi-standard (HD/SD) color correction system and DCC-700 serial digital color correction system to major East Coast-area broadcasters.
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| | | | News: Vizrt Graphics Provider of Choice for Live Election Coverage
Four, New Taiwanese Broadcasters Embrace Vizrt Graphics Solutions
Vizrt has announced that four additional Taiwanese broadcasters have selected Vizrt’s Viz|Trio real-time character generator and graphics system and a three-camera Viz|Virtual Studio virtual graphics system, bringing the total to six of the country’s broadcasters who will now use Vizrt graphics for this year’s live, election coverage.
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| | | | News: LightWave 3D
For the Seventh Year in a Row a Primetime Emmy Winner for VFX includes LightWave® Visuals; Upper Midwest Academy Chapter Honors 3D Animated Series "Auto-B-Good"
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, congratulates the LightWave® artists who this year won a 57th Annual Primetime Emmy® award and an Upper Midwest Chapter Emmy.
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| | | | News: Innovative Motion Graphic Design Studio FISH
Company Applies Award-Winning Filmmaking Experience & Strives To Redefine The Role Of Graphics
FISH·EGGS, a motion graphics and design company, has launched in Venice, California. Heading the company is Chris Roe, an award-winning filmmaker and designer who has worked in all visual mediums including film, television, interactive and web.
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| | | | News: Super Bowl Champs New England Patriots Go Digital with Avid Solutions
Kraft Sports Productions to produce weekly football programming with Avid's industry-leading ingest, shared storage, and nonlinear editing systems
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that Kraft Sports Productions, the production company for the New England Patriots and other Kraft family businesses, has deployed an Avid digital postproduction workflow to produce weekly televised football programming. The new digital production environment will be used to create a range of programs, including Patriots: All Access - a weekly series broadcast on ABC-affiliate WCVB-TV - designed to give viewers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the three-time Super Bowl champions. The end-to-end postproduction workflow centers around the revolutionary Avid Unity® MediaNetwork shared-storage system, and connects an Avid AirSpeed® system for ingesting media with Avid Xpress® Pro and Avid Media Composer® Adrenaline systems for video editing and finishing.
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| | | | |  Blogs: Photographers Tamara Lackey & Joel Grimes plus Facebook’s New Policy — Photofocus Podcast 9/15/13Here is the new podcast feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/photofocuspodcast Get the show here or get it on iTunes This week s show is a triple scoop of goodness. We ve got three interviews to satisfy your creative, technical, and business needs. Join hosts Rich Harrington and Melissa Niu for interviews with important...Read Blog Subscribe Hello WorldWhen you are making your first programming project, it is sometimes called a "Hello World" project. I'm not a programmer, unless you count the BASIC class I took in high school! Likewise, when you start a new blog or whatever you do a generic "Hello, this is what I'm all...Read Blog Subscribe Parenthood in Production and Post: Being a Editor DadAs a woman of child-bearing age who has recently begun the descent into the back half of her 20's, I'd be lying if the idea of reproducing wasn't at least on my mind. It's floating around somewhere in the back, mostly, but it's there. Lurking. Obviously there are many among...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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