Archive for March 27th, 2008

Shelter was the first-ever host of the Orange County (OC) Ad Club’s Awards After-Party, and was also a major sponsor of the event’s dinner. In addition, Shelter was the winner of a “Silver Award� for “Best Website� during the awards event, in the “Interactive Media� category. Shelter is a prominent, full service editorial house based in Irvine, CA, specializing in national, regional and local TV spots: www.shelterpost.com more

Hollywood, CA, March 28, 2008 — Eden FX, a Hollywood-based creator of visual effects for feature films, television programs and commercials, has completed production on an extensive array of digital effects for two major, upcoming studio feature films, “Nim’s Islandâ€? and “Get Smart.â€? Eden FX co-founders Mark Miller and John Gross made the announcement. more

Sledgehammer 3.6 offers greater productivity and increased performance

MONTREAL, Canada, March 27, 2008 – Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com), developers of ultra high performance software-based solutions for networked storage infrastructure and media management, will unveil its new Sledgehammer Version 3.6 software release at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2008 convention being held from April 14-17 in Las Vegas. more

Burbank, CA & Minneapolis, MN – (March 27, 2008) — Met|Hodder, the premiere producers of promotional content for television, has just completed two ½-hour specials and a popular viral web clip promoting the launch of SCI FI CHANNEL’s fourth original season of “Battlestar Galactica.â€? more

GLENDALE CA, March 27, 2008—NTC Chief Technology Officer Eric Pohl joins fellow industry experts in revealing the details of a ground-breaking initiative known as the NBC Olympics Highlights Factory, at the joint SVG (Sports Video Group)/NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Beijing Olympics Workshop, Wednesday April 16, in Las Vegas. The panel will detail the technologies and workflows of this project, designed to prepare more than 3,600 hours of video and audio content—more programming than all previous Olympic broadcasts combined—for distribution over multiple outlets. “Inside NBC’s Highlights Factory� is one of several panel presentations comprising the Beijing Olympics Workshop, an official NAB educational conference and part of the 2008 NAB convention, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. more

NEW YORK— Multi-disciplinary creative studio Thornberg & Forester has added designer Kelli Miller to its roster of design and animation talent. Miller, who currently resides in Brooklyn, has developed a reputation as sought-after freelance talent since earning her MFA in 2006 in 2D at the storied Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI, where such design icons as Ero Saarinen and The Eames once taught. Her professional credits, which include projects for Nike, Domino’s Pizza, MTV and VH-1, demonstrate her ability to create impactful messaging for broadcast, print and multi-platform projects. Before joining Thornberg & Forester, Miller freelanced, provided design, art direction, and animation for a variety of New York City shops including Digital Kitchen, Gretel, and Transistor Studios. Prior to that, she was on staff at My Active Driveway in New York City (2006) and under contract with Schwerzmann and Team in Stuttgart, Germany (2000). more

CHICAGO—3D artist and animator Curt Cooper has joined Lift, the motion graphics design studio associated with FilmWorkers Club. Cooper, who arrives from the visual effects studio The Burback Brothers, Chicago, is broadly skilled in visual effects production, and is also skilled in motion graphics design and fine art. more

London— Chris Noellert, a post-production technology specialist, visual effects artist and editor, has joined FilmLight in the newly-created post of Product and Workflow Specialist. Formerly Technical Director at Nordisk Film Post Production, Stockholm, Noellert will work with FilmLight clients worldwide, assisting them in the design and implementation of workflows and in taking advantage of the unique collaborative potential of FilmLight’s scanning, colour grading and colour management technologies. more

At the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters Convention, Mesoft will unveil several new enhancements to its leading RealityTV/ Documentary workflow software and introduce a new Content Review and Approval workflow solution. Mesoft will be exhibiting at Booth SL14408. more

PROVIDENCE, RI—MTI Film will release a new and greatly enhanced version of CORRECT DRS™, its award-winning digital film restoration and finishing software, at the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas. CORRECT DRS, Version 7, includes a new user interface and dozens of other new features and improvements.

MTI Film will showcase CORRECT DRS, Version 7, as well as its other products, in Booth SL3710. more