Archive for September 16th, 2008

Leicester, UK – 16 September 2008. Cooke Optics Ltd., a premier manufacturer of precision lenses for the motion picture industry, has announced that its /i Technology will be available on all RED ONE cameras that ship from 12 September 2008.

Jarred Land, Fire Chief at RED, announced on the RED website on Friday 12 September that all new RED ONE cameras would come with /i pins installed and fully functional. http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18936. more

Cincinnati, OH – (September 15, 2008) – Philly.com, the top-rated website for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, recently revamped its look, and added locally relevant content and interactive features. Ad agency Gyro Worldwide, charged with introducing the new look and design to the public, partnered with Lightborne to create a visually compelling spot, which aptly captures the tagline, “Anything & Everything Philly.� more

San Francisco & Los Angeles, CA – (September 16, 2008) – With the fanfare of the Olympics over, a buzz still remains over the new Chevy “Disappear� spot, which was created by ad agency Campbell-Ewald and directed by Eric Saarinen of TWC. VFX company Ntropic was commissioned to create the complex and intensive VFX in the :60 spot.

Using time-lapse techniques, the spot showcases the evolution of a gas station over the years, culminating in the reveal of Chevy’s electric Volt car in 2010, a symbol of the company’s commitment to fight for the environment. more

The Scalable & Expandable RAID Systems with Onsite Support

Santa Fe Springs, CA – Sept 16, 2008 – Enhance Technology USA is now shipping the flagship UltraStor™ storage system, the 2U 8-disk (RS8) & 3U 16-disk (RS16) high availability rack mountable storage system, bundled with disks and onsite support. Intended to provide easy installation, simple management, and next-day service to the SMB market segment, the populated and service-packed UltraStor™ system is also widely used by workgroup of enterprises, and offers expandability that greatly reduced the overall cost of ownership. more

London-Visual Impact, a supplier of professional broadcast technology with offices in UK, Europe and South Africa, has purchased a Baselight HD colour grading system from FilmLight for use at its Visuals HDHUB facility in Cape Town. The new Baselight becomes the first of its kind in South Africa and will be used primarily to perform grading and finishing for high-end documentaries and feature films. more

NEW YORK CITY-Director, designer and visual effects supervisor Jeremiah “Miah” Morehead has joined the creative staff of Thornberg & Forester. Miah brings a broad skill set to his new home, along with credits spanning commercials, broadcast graphics and television main titles, including work for McDonald’s, Dodge and HBO. Formerly an associate creative director at Digital Kitchen in Chicago, he has already collaborated with T&F on several projects, including promos for the just concluded U.S. Open Tennis Tournament and the show open for the 2008 AICP Show. more

BIRMINGHAM, Mich.-Pluto, a provider of editorial, motion graphics, visual effects and audio services for advertising, has hired Celeste Edelman as Director of Sales and Marketing. The move is part of a new effort by the company to attract more work from Detroit-area advertising agencies, and to gain a foothold in other markets around the country. more

VideoTaggerâ„¢, a Software Application that Creates Movie Credits, is Being Sold for the Daily Rate of 4 Gallons of Gas

September 16, 2008 (Hoboken, NJ). Over the last two centuries, precious metals, sea shells and dollar bills have all been used as currency. It could be said that this century’s definitive currency is gasoline. One company, Electric Happiness LLC, is now offering its software product VideoTagger™ for the price of 4 gallons of gas. more

Introducing VideoTaggerâ„¢: The Only Software Application Designed Specifically To Create Movie Credits

September 16, 2008 (Hoboken, NJ). ElectricHappiness.com announced today that VideoTaggerâ„¢, an innovative movie credit software application, is available in both premium and free editions at www.ElectricHappiness.com. VideoTaggerâ„¢ is the first full-featured software product to enable users to create beginning and end titles for movies and videos. This groundbreaking and easy-to-use product is for any movie or video creator, from seasoned directors to professional video editors to the casual movie enthusiast. more

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NEW YORK, NY – For Disney-ABC Domestic Television’s game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Blue Room updated the show packaging and game play graphics including logo and in-show graphic effects. The format changes will debut this fall, as a re-energized Millionaire, with host Meredith Vieira, premieres its seventh season in national syndication on September 8, 2008. Check local; listings or go to www.millionairetv.com for more information. more