IBC 2011 in Amsterdam last month was by all accounts a success — the post halls were buzzing, exhibitors had smiles on their faces, and according to IBC itself, more than 50,000 people attended the sh ...
October 12, 2011
GLENDALE, CA — DreamWorks Animation (www.dreamworksanimation.com) has taken one of the most beloved characters from its Shrek franchise and chosen him to star in his own film. No… not you Donkey; it’s ...
With 30 years industry experience under her belt, VFX producer Jenny Fulle has seen a lot of changes in the industry. A few years ago, she looked at the world of visual effects and began to see ...
September 7, 2011
NEW YORK — Thanks to some competitive tax incentives, the streets of New York are becoming flush with TV and film productions, many of them capturing footage digitally. USA Network’s White Collar, whi ...
August 30, 2011
The work is becoming more sophisticated, and increasingly that sophistication is being required for 3D stereoscopic projects. Sometimes artists start a job not knowing that they will be asked to go st ...
August 16, 2011
LOS ANGELES — For director Rupert Wyatt’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the ability to create photorealistic chimps was key, and that challenge fell to Wellington, New Zealand-based Weta Digital und ...
August 8, 2011
The executives at Technicolor have been busy little beavers recently. Just prior to going to press for this issue, Technicolor announced the purchase of Hollywood’s LaserPacific from Telecorps, which ...
I have been doing this job for more years than I care to admit, and in all that time I have never seen a reaction to a new product release like the one that has occurred with Apple’s Final Cut Pro X.
July 12, 2011
CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles, which just completed its second season, has an ambitious way of capturing the show — they use a multitude of digital cameras, including the Arri Alexa, the Canon 5D and 7D, th ...
June 13, 2011
MONTREAL — For SC Johnson’s newest Off product, Technicolor Creative Services Montreal was tasked with creating not one, but three distinct mosquitoes who prey on a couple camping in the woods. The ag ...