Archive for March 21st, 2008

Comedic Short Makes Its World Premiere At The Boston Underground Film Festival

“’101 Salvations’ is what happens when you go to bed reading Edward Albee, and wake up listening to Howard Stern,� so says Jon Sajetowski, the writer and director of the mockumentary, and an assistant editor at Company X. more

PORTLAND, Ore. — March 21, 2008 — Looking for a job in computer graphics? Need some tips to gain a leg up? Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington’s local SIGGRAPH chapter, today announced “Getting a Job in Computer Graphics,� an event designed to aide promising artists in their career search. On April 3 at 6 p.m., a group of prestigious industry representatives, hailing from Hot Pepper Studios, Intel, LAIKA, Oregon Film & Video and Wieden+Kennedy, will provide first-hand knowledge of recruitment within the multimedia industry. Their discussion will include tips for creating eye-catching demo reels, writing relevant resumes and cover letters, phone interview skills and other practical advice to help “wow� potential employers. more

Robert Juliat Cyrano 2500w HMI followspots have won a lighting shootout at the San Diego Opera. The new instruments made their debut in Tannhauser, the first production of the Opera’s 2008 season.

“In the nine years I’ve been here we’ve had other products for FOH followspots, and they’ve never been quite bright enough,� notes Chris Rynne, the San Diego Opera’s resident lighting designer and lighting supervisor. “Other stage lighting was getting brighter and we needed the followspots to have the same power. As we started doing bolder shows we needed extra punch to pull out the leads. So I pushed the idea that followspots would do the job,� he continues. “But I wanted followspots that were not only good for today but could also make the jump to next-generation productions. I was looking for something that would be good for the operators, have a great output and last a long time.� more