HOLLYWOOD - Dreamgirls, the Paramount/Dreamworks feature that's nominated for numerous Academy Awards, had its title sequence created at Picture Mill. The sequence, which closes the film, actually ser ...
February 21, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO - Dolby Laboratories (www.dolby.com), here, has entered into a partnership with Santa Monica-based game developer Activision (www.activision.com) that's aimed at bringing rich, realist ...
February 16, 2007
HOLLYWOOD - Delux Laboratories' Efilm LLC has purchased a complement of technology from SGI to power its new movie trailer color correction and editorial facility. The digital film lab recently expan ...
NASHVILLE - Malibu, CA-based Howling Music (www.howlingmusic.com), a producer of original music for advertising, has launched a new, full-service production office in Nashville with the aim of broaden ...
February 15, 2007
BURBANK, CA - Norman Barnett has been promoted to senior VP, production services for Warner Bros. Studio Facilities and will work alongside Ron Stein, the current senior VP of production services, WB ...
TORONTO - Skymatter Limited (www.skymatter.com), the maker of 3D software tools, has released a free trial version of Mudbox 1.0.4, its advanced 3D sculpting software. Mudbox is a high-resolution, br ...
BURLINGTON, MA - Signiant (www.signiant.com), a developer of digital media distribution management solutions for the media and entertainment industry, has introduced a new version of its software des ...
February 14, 2007
HONOLULU - PipelineFX, the maker of Qube! renderfarm management software, has promoted Scot Brew to director of technology. Brew was formerly senior pipeline consultant and will now be responsible f ...
LOS ANGELES - The VES Awards were given out on Sunday during the Visual Effects Society's fifth annual gala at the Kodak Grand Ballroom. The event attracted more than eight hundred professionals, i ...
February 12, 2007
NEW YORK - Quiet Man (www.quietman.com), here, recently completed visual effects work on a new Ghost Rider- themed commercial for the Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. While the Marvel comic hero is well kn ...