BEVERLY HILLS, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (www.oscars.org) have announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 84th Ac ...
November 28, 2011
I recently got the opportunity to attend the Rotoscoping With Mocha, with Steve Wright online seminar offered by the CGSociety (www.cgsociety.org). Here's some of what I took away.
November 25, 2011
We got to sit down with Ren Klyce, Oscar-nominated sound designer (Social Network, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), to ask a few questions about the technical and creative sides of the sound desi ...
November 23, 2011
CHAMPAIGN, IL — Kyma X.82, a new software update for Symbolic Sound’s Kyma X/Pacarana sound synthesis engine, is the result of two years of R&D. The update takes advantage of the expressiveness an ...
November 22, 2011
HOLLYWOOD — CSS Studios' Todd-AO (www.toddao.com) has hired re-recording mixer Marshall Garlington. This industry vet has more than 75 feature films to his credit, including two films in the Twilight ...
November 21, 2011
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — NSW will be the production base for a new animated feature film based on Lego toys. Warner Bros. contracted Academy Award-winning Sydney animation studio Animal Logic to make the f ...
November 17, 2011
NORTH HOLLYWOOD — NewTek attracted hundreds of artists, directors, actors and producers to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Leonard H. Goldenson Theater in North Hollywood last week for ...
MILIPITAS, CA — Blackmagic Design (www.blackmagic-design.com) is offering new updates for two of its existing tools: DaVinci Resolve Lite 8.1, is a new version of the free DaVinci Resolve that now inc ...
November 16, 2011
CHICAGO — Brian “Crash” Carlucci has been hired by Filmworkers, Chicago, as senior colorist. Carlucci’s career includes tenures at Riot in Santa Monica, FSM in Sydney, Rumblefish in Milano, and most r ...
November 15, 2011
LOS ANGELES — In the wake of last week's introduction of 64-bit versions of Avid's Media Composer and Symphony, Digital Film Tools has announced that all of its Avid plug-in product offerings — Compos ...