Archive for January 14th, 2008

Detroit, MI – December 15, 2007: Blastwave FX (www.blastwavefx.com), announces the release of a new 18 GB hi-def sound effects library called Revolver™.

Officially the world’s first 5.1 surround sound production elements library, Revolver is the all in one collection of 1000 Hi-Def 5.1 surround sound imaging elements, compositions, drones, and trailers created in the critically acclaimed libraries – Blastwave, Radio Meltdown, Drones, and Spoilers, all on 6 DVDs. more

Asylum Visual Effects is one of the pre-eminent vfx houses in Hollywood, having worked on high-profile films like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Déjà Vu, Apocalypto, King Kong, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Master and Commander. For National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Walt Disney Pictures), Asylum delivered a dazzling array of visual effects from painting to set-extensions to digital doubles to building intricately detailed CG environments. Yet when it came to complex fluid fx, Asylum did what many experienced studios are doing, they called-in the expertise of Mark Stasiuk at Fusion CI Studios. As a result, Asylum produced fluid fx not yet seen in feature film. more

Apple Presents Audio Post Production in the High Definition Era

Speakers: Don Peebles and Tony Cariddi

Bad audio can ruin the best-looking picture. Having the right tools means little without an understanding of the fundamental elements that comprise good sound production. This presentation is for film editors who want a primer on how to edit production and other audio elements for a mix, as well as for audio editors and musicians interested in further understanding how to contribute to and work with picture editors. Topics will include dialogue editing, ADR, Sound design and effects, backgrounds, conforming, mixing and formatting for various output formats for all types of production. more

CYPRESS, CA – (January 14, 2008) – Christie, a leader in award winning, high-quality LCD projectors and display products, today introduced the Christie LX500, adding to the successful Christie LX380 and LX450 family of projectors. To meet the growing demands of the professional display marketplace for higher brightness at an economical cost, the Christie LX500 outputs a stunning 5000 ANSI lumens for larger venues such as education, medium to large meeting/conference rooms, briefing centers and houses of worship. Coupled with easy installation and maintenance features, flexible connectivity, and long life optical components – the Christie LX500 offers function and design to provide a low total cost of ownership. more

On Friday, November 30th, Imaginary Forces (IF) Director of Experience Design Tali Krakowsky will be speaking at the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) Workshop, “Dynamic Environments: Designing in a World Shaped by Graphics, Media, Architecture, and Technology,” taking place at The Times Center in New York City. more

Vancouver, BC – For the horror film One Missed Call (Warner Bros./ Alcon) Zoic BC produced nearly 300 visual effects shots aimed to thrill and shock film-going audiences.

In One Missed Call a chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Though the messages can be deleted, their number is up. Beth Raymond (Shannyn Sossamon) is traumatized when she witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. Even more disturbing, she knows that both of them had received chilling cell phone messages actual recordings oftheir own horrifying last moments. Impossibly, the calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. more

HOLLYWOOD and NEW YORK — Digital motion picture and post-production company PostWorks Los Angeles today announced the hiring of two veteran pioneers of digital technologies for key PostWorks LA staff positions. Effective immediately, PostWorks LA’s President Mike Doggett has named Jim Houston as Senior Vice President, Imaging, and Jeff Quinn as Vice President, Engineering. more

Gripping Suburban Tragedy makes World Premiere on January 19

January 14, 2008 (New York, NY) — Writer/Director Jennifer Phang’s highly inventive debut feature film HALF-LIFE makes its World Premiere at the upcoming 2008 Sundance Film Festival (January 17-27). Part live action, part animation, Phang’s wholly unique movie is a visually stunning psychological drama that centers on a dysfunctional Asian American family coping with the rigors and banalities of life. Eight-year-old Timothy Wu (Alexander Agate) lives with his mother Saura (Julia Nickson, Rambo II, China Cry) and older sister Pam (Sanoe Lake, Blue Crush) in the picturesque suburban hills of Diablo Valley, California. more

January 14, 2007 (New York, NY) — Dennis Dortch’s provocative directorial debut A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy makes its World Premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival (January 17-27). In a smooth and seductive series of vérité vignettes, writer/director Dortch grants a rare, unapologetic look inside the myths and truths of black sexuality. His daring and frank sketches depict young black men and women as they negotiate and explore sex, desire, and love. more

Scharff Weisberg and Video Applications (VAI), which announced a co-ownership agreement last summer, served as the turnkey audio, video and lighting equipment vendor for Jack Morton Worldwide’s production of The SIBOS 2007 Convention, held October 1-4 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. more