Archive for January 21st, 2009

Prime Focus facilities in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Goa handle pre-visualization, camera rental, HD dailies, visual effects, DI and deliverables.

Prime Focus, India’s leading integrated post production and visual effects services company has delivered an array of post services and over 1000 visual effects shots for Bollywood film “Chandni Chowk to China� (CC2C). Co-produced by Warner Bros, CC2C is the biggest internationally exposed film in the history of Indian cinema, the first Bollywood film to be distributed by Warner Bros and the first Indian production to be shot in China. more

San Diego, CA, January 21, 2009 – 3D Film Factory, an innovative company specializing in the production of original 3D entertainment content and 2D-to-3D conversion, recently completed production on a pair of inventive new 3D pilots – A3D TV, the first Adrenaline 3D show with attitude; and Rip-It 3D – the world’s first 3D extreme sports show. more

Canon’s DIGISUPER 22xs Compact HD Studio Lens and HJ11ex4.7B IRSE Wide-Angle Portable HD Zoom Lens Provide Crystal Clarity and Production Convenience Features

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 21, 2009 – As television audiences switch to HDTV, program producers of all kinds are transitioning to this new format to ensure that the shows they shoot today will appeal to viewers in the future. For the in-house production facility at the Voice of Evangelism, in Cleveland Tenn., converting to HDTV included purchasing three Canon DIGISUPER 22xs Compact HD studio lenses and two Canon HJ11ex4.7B IRSE wide-angle portable HD zoom lenses from the Broadcast and Communications division of Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, to accommodate the ministry’s expanding weekly television and multimedia outreach. more

When Sesame Street launched as a children’s television show in 1969, no one could have predicted what a worldwide phenomenon it would become. Inspired by Jim Henson, Big Bird, Grover and dozens of other Sesame Street Muppet characters now reach children in more than 140 countries through all forms of media, including television, books, magazines, home video and the Internet. Overseeing the production of all content – both foreign and domestic – is Sesame Workshop (www.sesameworkshop.org/home), a nonprofit educational organization making a meaningful difference in the lives of children worldwide by addressing their critical developmental needs. more

Technicolor’s industry-leading services were on display in theatres all over North America last weekend – in support of the weekend’s three highest grossing theatrical features: Sony’s Paul Blart: Mall Cop; director Clint Eastwood and Warner Bros’ Gran Torino; and Lionsgate’s My Bloody Valentine. The three films led a record-breaking Martin Luther King holiday weekend.

For Mall Cop, Technicolor’s Creative Bridge team supplied DP Lights™ on set for cinematographer Russ Alsobrook, ASC to create real-time color-grading and looks. Using Panavision’s Genesis cameras, Alsobrook was able to bake those creative looks into his dailies that were sent via the ASC color decision list (CDL) to editorial and later Technicolor’s DI suites where they were employed as the starting point to film’s final color grading. The Creative Bridge team also provided the film on-set cloning solution for the original master tapes. Technicolor completed its work for the film with a digital mastered version for the post-theatrical markets. more

With A Twist Studio, a computer animation and visual effects studio servicing the feature film and advertising industries, has brought on Dan Lombardo as executive producer/general manager of its Los Angeles production facility. Lombardo, who arrives from a similar position with Montreal-headquartered Digital Dimension, will oversee West Coast production, client relations, sales and other activities for the company. His specific focus will be to grow the company’s feature film business. Lombardo has produced visual effects for such films as Get Smart, Rendition and Live Free or Die Hard. With A Twist’s recent feature film projects include director John Woo’s Red Cliff. more

In the new Broadway hit Shrek The Musical, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NYSE: DWA) is relying on Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) 3D character animation technology. A customized system based on Autodesk MotionBuilder software is being used to generate a digital face in the Magic Mirror, which speaks to Lord Farquaad in real-time for every show. more

SECAUCUS, NJ (January 21, 2009) – New York City-based production company Bandito Films is currently shooting an hour-long episode of MTV’s long-running documentary series, True Life, with Panasonic’s AG-HPX500 2/3� P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder.

Bandito executive producer Josh Haygood, who previously shot several True Life episodes with Panasonic AG-DVX100 series mini-DV camcorders, said he had upgraded to an HD, solid-state workflow to increase production efficiencies and create an HD master of the show. more

SALT LAKE CITY — Jan. 21, 2009 — A UTAH-400 routing switcher from Utah Scientific is playing a central role in an expansive home theater and A/V system installed in a 22,000-square-foot residence in Newport, Calif. The UTAH-400 seamlessly processes and routes up to 144 video sources, including a variety of vintage equipment such as VCRs and laser disk players, to more than 20 playout locations throughout the house. more

Los Angeles, CA – 21st January, 2009 – Independent Post house West Post Digital, known for its expert simplification of HD workflows and hi-end servicing has appointed Todd Gordon to the newly-created post of VP/General Manager.

West Post relocated to its 20,000 sq. ft. Westside location in December ‘06 and has since been under a virtually continual process of expansion; increasingly implementing additional services to meet growing client demand. The appointment of Todd G. to manage the facility’s day-to-day activities helps free co-owners Todd Brown and Kenny Fields to focus more of their efforts on future business developments and hands-on project collaborations. more