Archive for January 17th, 2007

Myrtle Creek, Ore. — Jan. 17, 2007 — Artbeats, the industry‘s leading provider of royalty-free stock footage, today announced that its footage was used by Victory Church for “Resonation,” an annual music project produced for CD and DVD based on a live recording from the church‘s annual two-night music event. Victory Church used a variety of clips from several Artbeats titles, including Water Effects 1; Cloud Fly-Throughs 1; Incarcerated; Digital Edge and Code Rush, to create stunning effects that were featured onstage throughout the “Resonation” performance. more

Digital Content Producer‘s and Millimeter‘s coverage of past and present award nominees/winners
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced 10 nominees for top honors in the two television categories at the 21st Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards gala here on February 18 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.

The finalists in the Television Movie/Miniseries/Pilot category are Thomas Del Ruth, ASC for STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP (pilot); Adam Kane for HEROES (pilot); Walt Loyd, ASC for THE LIBRARIAN: RETURN TO KING SOLOMON‘S MINES (telefilm); Bill Roe, ASC for DAY BREAK (pilot); and John Stokes for the “Umney‘s Last Case” episode of NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES: FROM THE STORIES OF STEPHEN KING (miniseries). more

Stockholm, Sweden and Los Angeles, CA – 17 January 2007 -Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications specialising in film and video, today announced that Deluxe Digital Media has purchased a DVNR 2k with AGR4 ME film grain and video noise management option for its Sherman Oaks, California facility. The new system will be used to expand Deluxe‘s telecine and HD feature mastering services in Los Angeles. It is the second DVNR system equipped with motion estimation (ME) algorithms to be purchased by Deluxe Digital Media and is expected to be fully operational later this month. more

NEW YORK–PostWorks, New York (www.pwny.com), the East Coast’s most comprehensive digital motion picture and HD post-production facility, today detailed its supporting role in providing Digital Intermediate (DI) finishing services to filmmaker Tom DiCillo for his sixth feature film, “Delirious.”

A production of Peace Arch Entertainment Group, the film was recently honored with three prizes in the elite Competition section of the 54th San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain. Writer/director DiCillo received both the Silver Shell for Best Director and the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay, and the film also received the prestigious SIGNIS Award. An Official Selection of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, “Delirious” will also screen as part of the 26th edition of the annual event in Park City, Utah, which kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 18. more