Archive for January 2nd, 2008

Anna Alcorn Hired as Senior Account Manager to Provide Sales Support and Customer Service

Santa Barbara, CA: January 2, 2008—Iconix Video, manufacturer of the HD-RH1, the world’s smallest professional quality HD video camera, today announced the opening of its new Hollywood offices at Sunset Gower Studios. Anna Alcorn (formerly Anna LaRochelle), previously with Panavision’s Plus 8 Digital, has been hired as Senior Account Manager to provide sales and support. more

Universal Pictures’ upcoming film uses archival footage to chronicle the covert war in Afghanistan against the former Soviet Empire

Burbank, CA (January 2, 2007)—BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide Limited and the exclusive global representative for the CBS News Archive, has licensed footage for use in Universal Pictures’ upcoming feature “Charlie Wilson’s War,” starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman and directed by Mike Nichols. The film, written by Aaron Sorkin and based on the best-selling book by George Crile, will be released in the U.S. on December 21, 2007. more

Cell phone content uploads quickly and easily without compromising image quality

Bergen, Norway, January 2, 2008 – Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time, integrated broadcast graphics software, today announces its latest software breakthrough, Viz|Reporter 1.0. Viz|Reporter provides for easy upload of video from a mobile phone into an existing newsroom workflow without incurring any further degradation of the content quality for the purpose of transferring it over mobile networks. more

The SOC has set Saturday, February 16th as the date for the 2008 Lifetime Achievement and Camera Operator of the Year Awards presentation and reception. The location for the black tie event will be the Goldenson Theater of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, CA.

The SOC, a non-profit charitable organization, has advanced the art and creative contributions of the Camera Operator in the Motion Picture and Television industries since its inception in 1978. The Society brings industry leaders and cinematic artists into the closest confederation. more

Frank Anzures, Product Manager, LCD

Responsible for Christie’s LCD product line, Anzures brings over seven years of experience in product management, with an in-depth projection industry background, as well as technical expertise in LCD, DMD and reflective technologies. He joins Christie from Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, where he served as product manager since 2005, responsible for the company’s projector product line and large venue public displays, including LCD monitors and video walls. Prior to Mitsubishi, Anzures worked at BenQ America Corporation, increasing by more than 40% the company’s reseller base for large government, corporate and education. He holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix. more

New York-based business communications leader Drury Design Dynamics called upon Unlimited Visibility Lighting Design to provide illumination for a 8,000-attendee, 4-day users’ conference for a large technology company. The event, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, called for video and lighting design and implementation of the general sessions in the arena. more

Leading visual effects software developer The Foundry has kicked-off 2008 with the release of its Furnace 4 plug-ins for eyeon Software’s Fusion. The toolset is brand new to Fusion artists, giving them access to a host of advanced image processing tools designed to enhance workflow and boost productivity in digital visual effects post production.

Thousands of leading digital artists worldwide already take advantage of Furnace to ease the routine processes involved with the creation of digital visual effects. With The Foundry’s Furnace 4 for Fusion now shipping, Fusion artists will, for the first time, be able to gain access to a broad range of The Foundry’s sophisticated motion estimation technology. more