March 11 SAN RAFAEL, CA – Autodesk (www.autodesk.com) has introduced "Vehicle for Games" a 16-week curriculum for post-secondary students that provides hands-on training for the entire game development pipeline. The program spans the creating of concept art, all the way up to creating an engine-ready asset. 

March 11 MIDDLESEX, UK - Pinewood Studios (www.pinewoodgroup.com) has opened a new media preservation, restoration and archive facility located in the Pinewood Picture Post Production suite. The company entered into a deal with Optimum Releasing and Canal+ last year to offer preservation services to the Canal+ British Library Archive, which comprises some 1,400 classic British films, including early Hitchcock, The Third Man, The Ladykillers, The Dam Busters and many other titles. 

March 11 WASHINGTON, DC – Team, lead by senior editor Bob Kanner, recently posted Anatomy of a Pandemic, a time sensitive PBS documentary that details the spread of the H1N1 virus. Producer Larry Klein turned to the full service facility (www.teamgroup.tv) to make it happen in a timeframe of just nine weeks. 

March 11 LAS VEGAS – The Final Cut Pro User Group (FCPUG) Network SuperMeet, Fxguide, Digital Production Buzz and Future Media Concepts (FMC) are teaming up at NAB next month to present the Post Pit, giving attendees an interactive experience in which to showcase creative content. Located in the lower level of the South Hall, the Post Pit will feature top talent taking to a stage to share tips and tricks. 

March 10 LOS ANGELES - GreenScreen Animals’ (www.GreenscreenAnimals.com) high definition stock footage animal content is now being distributed by Getty Images. The distribution partnership will enable producers and filmmakers to readily access footage of trained and dynamic animals shot against greenscreen. 

With the announcement of Smoke from Autodesk for Mac, video editors now have an incredible new option for working on high end productions without the need for multiple applications like Final Cut Pro, After Effects and third-party plug-ins. 

Long-time industry consultant Marty Shindler applies The Abilene parable to the post industry, noting that the moral of the story applies in the business world, as much as in family life. 

From the first characters scribbled on a writer’s napkin, a production begins to take shape through a series of arduous steps — treatment to rough, scripting to re-write, pre-pro, to (hopefully) production, and then into the post, approval, and final distribution chains.