BEVERLY HILLS — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (www.oscars.org) has announced that 282 feature films are eligible for the 2012 Academy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 2 ...
December 14, 2012
By Larry Jordan www.larryjordan.biz I have eagerly looked forward to the Thunderbolt-based Drobo 5D since it was first announced last July. Recently, the good folks at Drobo offered to send me a 5D fo ...
LONDON — Life of Pi, the new, epic adventure film from 20th Century Fox and director Ang Lee, relied on Codex recorders as a part of the production’s 3D workflow. The Codex systems (www.codexdigital.c ...
December 13, 2012
NEWBURY PARK, CA — Maxon Cinema 4D training resource Cineversity (www.cineversity.com) has released a new plug-in that allows users to easily add Adobe Illustrator or PDF artwork to Cinema 4D Release ...
December 12, 2012
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — VFX artist Derek Scherer (www.derekscherer.com) recently contributed to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey while working with Weta Workshop. Weta Workshop is the special effec ...
December 11, 2012
NEW YORK — Simpson Films, Inc. (www.simpsonfilms.com), the production company founded by director Jerry Simpson, has expanded into editorial and post production with the launch of Eastlight Digital. S ...
SUNNYVALE, CA — AMD’s (www.amd.com) new FirePro W-series workstation graphics are helping to accelerate a number of post workflows.
December 10, 2012
SANTA MONICA — West Post Digital (www.westpostdigital.com) has named Tamara Gagarin business development executive. The appointment is part of the company’s effort to expand its reach within the featu ...
CULVER CITY — Colorworks (www.sonypictures.com) provided post services for a new animated short from writer/director PES that was recently short-listed for Academy Award consideration. Fresh Guacamole ...
STUDIO CITY, CA — Rick Larimore has joined Media City Sound (www.mcsound.com) as VP of post production. The move follows many years working as a mixer, sound designer and studio owner.
December 7, 2012