Archive for July 9th, 2008

New York, NY – (July 8, 2008) – Final Cut Editor Akiko Iwakawa just completed a whimsical and imaginative spot for LG’s Steam Washer, directed by Partizan’s Nagi Noda and created by BBH NY. “World of Steam� opens on an enchanted white landscape of mountains and trees made from fabric. A sad crinkled moon turns smooth from the spray of a jet stream before falling onto a sleeping, wrinkly white bear. He jumps to his feet and de-crinkles nearby trees with his steaming ears. A steam train dashes through the crumpled terrain, smoothing out the mountains along the way. The spot concludes with the motion graphics, “Wrinkles are overpowered in the world of steam.� more

Numerous Autodesk Inc. development network partners (ADN) have recently updated their plug-in products for Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 software. The updated versions of these applications facilitate the transition to these latest versions of 3ds Max for artists working in game development, design visualization, film and television. A complete list of plug-ins updated for 3ds Max 2009 and 3ds Max Design 2009 is available at: http://partnerproductsme.autodesk.com. more

Santa Monica, CA and New York, NY — (July 8, 2008) – Award-winning colorist Matt Turner, one of the undisputed stars of London’s post-production community, has re-located to the U.S. and joined Company 3 in Los Angeles. Invited to the talent-driven halls of Company 3 by Co-Founder/Colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld, Turner joins the Company 3 talent roster this week.

“Matt Turner brings a whole different aesthetic to the U.S. market with his experience and diversified work,” says Sonnenfeld. “I’m really excited to have a European colorist of his caliber working with us. Matt’s reel is one of the best I’ve seen.” more

2008 IBC Show Preview
HaiVision
Booth IP253

Company Overview:

HaiVision Systems Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of performance H.264 video encoding solutions for HD and SD. HaiVision supplies to top telepresence companies, broadcasters, medical companies, and audio visual systems integrators with interactive video and performance streaming products. HaiVision has achieved the majority market share in telepresence sector and has products with almost 10 years of continuous service in large telecom style deployments. HaiVision focuses on multi-stream product solutions that operate with the lowest end to end latencies available with the highest picture quality. HaiVision’s products are designed as fully embedded systems achieving telecom grade reliability. more

VFX studio builds stereoscopic and creature pipelines for 3D feature film release from director Eric Brevig

Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, recently served as a lead visual effects provider for the forthcoming stereoscopic feature film, “Journey to the Center of the Earth,� produced by Walden Media and New Line Cinema. Based on the Jules Verne classic of the same name, the movie is directed by Academy Award-winning visual effects veteran Eric Brevig. The 3D film is slated for U.S. release on July 11, 2008. more

LONG BEACH, CA, July 7, 2008 – With its expanded production capabilities and veteran Executive Producer Caroline Von Weyher on board, Damon Live Action, Inc. is ready for action – no matter what the shot may be. “I knew that if I wanted to convince Caroline to take the job, I’d better have everything needed to shoot a major car spot right here on the premises,” muses the company’s owner, acclaimed director Tim Damon, who has gradually accumulated a storehouse of proprietary and modifiable gear. more

Iroquois, ON, Canada – July 9, 2008 – TV Bandeirantes continues to invest in Ross Video purchasing two Vision 2 Multi-Definition Production Switchers. The Vision 2 switchers will be used to broadcast the 2008 Pekin Olympics in Beijing. more

Signum Bildtechnik has today announced that from now on all SigiStar playout systems are extendable with a Signum ClipRecorder. This Recorder enables SigiStar systems to play uncompressed sequences up to many hours. All known features and functionalities already available in the SigiStar systems like playout-control, integrated video and audio mixing are now extended from short clips to videos up to multiple hours. more