Archive for April, 2008

New York, NY – (April 21, 2008) – Tangerine Films has signed three new directors to the company’s roster: Earle Sebastian, Tim Gaylord and Todd Bellanca. The diverse talents join the company’s directorial roster, which also includes Goodguys, John Lindley, and Tim Van Patten.

According to Tangerine Films’ Founder/Executive Producer Sal Del Giudice, the signing of these three directors enables him to expand the production company to the perfect size. “We started in 2002, and have spent the last six years building the company. Now, we have a reputation for high-quality production and stellar client service. We have a great deal of repeat business, which is important to us. So we wanted to grow, but still remain a boutique in order to produce work in commercials, as well as new media and television.� more

LAS VEGAS — April 21, 2008 — Sonnet Technologies, a leader in providing local storage systems for professional users of Macintosh®, Windows®, and UNIX® systems in the film, video, and broadcast industries, today announced that the Fusion™ F2 portable RAID storage system is a recipient of the prestigious 2008 Black Diamond Award, presented by the editorial staff of DV magazine at the 2008 NAB Show. more

Los Angeles, CA – April 21, 2008 – Continuing to deliver on the promise that the 2008 Promax/BDA Conference will inspire, inform and impact the business operations of this year’s attendees, Promax/BDA President Jonathan Block-Verk, today announced the confirmation of Seth MacFarlane as the creative keynote speaker at the organization’s 53rd annual Promax/BDA Conference, slated for June 17-19, at the Hilton New York Hotel. more

The Poppy Jasper Film Festival (PJFF) has issued a final call for entries for its first Short Script Competition as the judging process for this inaugural script competition draws near. Entries must be postmarked by May 5, 2008. The 2008 Festival runs November 14 -16. Entry forms are available online at www.poppyjasperfilmfest.org/ScriptContest. more

Massive, the premier Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven 3D animation software, was used by CIS Hollywood to fill football stadiums with virtual crowds for Universal Pictures’ Leatherheads. Directed by George Clooney, and starring Clooney, Renée Zellweger and John Krasinski, the romantic comedy launched in the U.S. on April 4, 2008. more

Nashville, TN, April 21, 2008—When it comes to providing its customers with effective storage solutions, Nashville’s premier rental company, Rack-N-Roll, always chooses Avastor. more

DRAPER, Utah – April 21, 2008 – It’s downloadable. It’s professional quality. It’s easy to use. Best of all, it’s free. The latest release of DAZ Studio hits the market today, providing the industry with a simplified, enhanced version of this premier feature-rich 3D art and animation package.

From DAZ 3D, a leading developer of professional quality 3D software and models, DAZ Studio 2.1 offers the easiest way to quickly create high-quality digital images and characters for use in games and virtual worlds, multimedia and illustration applications. DAZ Studio 2.1 offers extensive pre-configured 3D scenes, poseable characters and accessories to help users get started. more

You probably wouldn’t think of taking your grandmother to the Ultra Music Festival, the annual outdoor concert celebration of the best in techno and electronica from around the globe, but the grandMA console was the unanimous choice of the lighting directors working the two-day spectacular. A.C.T. Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America. more

Reno, Nevada, USA, April 22, 2008, www.4bright.com: Bright Systems, Inc., developer of disk recording and data infrastructure technology, is today announcing that The Filmworkers Club, Chicago, has purchased a BrightDrive TxP removable drive system and a BrightDrive media recording system.

Filmworkers has facilities in Chicago, Nashville and Dallas offering complete telecine, visual effects and postproduction services. Both BrightDrive systems are installed in the Chicago branch which is spread over two separate premises some 10 blocks apart. BrightDrive TxP is used to transport media between the two sites. more

PARK RIDGE, N.J., April 18, 2008 – Sony is announcing a professional solution for Blu-ray Disc™ encoding, with the introduction of the BAE-VX1000 multi-codec video encoder. It is designed for real-time encoding of MPEG-2 or H.264/AVC primary and secondary video streams suitable for the Blu-ray Disc format.
“With Blu-ray technology now being recognized as the HD optical disc format for the consumer electronics industry, more studios are increasing production of BD titles,� said Chris Marchitelli, marketing manager in Sony Electronics’ content creation division. “This encoding solution provides a range of features to speed the BD-ROM workflow, offering high-quality and ease of operation for BD-ROM authoring professionals.�
The BAE-VX1000 encoder is designed to meet the needs of the growing encoder market as applications grow beyond BD-ROM to more