Archive for April, 2009

Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2009 –Mark Feldstein and Brad Roth, co-presidents of Stun Creative, an award-winning agency and production company, have named Jeremy Colfer as Vice President, Branded Content and Development, a new post.

Feldstein and Roth said, “The hiring of Jeremy Colfer is an exciting next step for us, as we continue with our goal of developing and producing original branded content for the web and television. Although we’ve built our core business creating advertising and promotional campaigns for networks, we always felt our ideas could extend beyond the thirty-second spot into longer form content. Our production infrastructure, coupled with our ability to tell a story, has uniquely positioned us as a ‘Micro-Studio.’ With the addition of Jeremy, we are now better suited to pilot and ultimately produce this type of material.� more

Venice, CA & Birmingham, MI – (April 27, 2009) – Speedshape, a 3D integrated digital production studio, has taken on Where’s the Boards for West Coast Representation. The Where’s the Boards team includes: Andrea Andrews, Mark Andrews and Astrid Steel. Additional clients on the Where’s the Boards roster include: Amber Music, Beast Editorial, Cove Skatepark, Curious Pictures, Digital Kitchen, Gartner, Outsider, Surf Report, Tate USA, Tight, and Windowseat. www.wherestheboards.com more

kaboom productions has expanded its creative offerings with director sam ciaramitaro, who has worked as an agency producer and independent director, developing a cinematic documentary style that marries lush imagery with compelling human subjects. He joins a diverse kaboom roster that includes brandon dickerson, reynir lyndal, joe meade, gary shaffer and doug werby. more

Autodesk has announced that Mudbox 2009 for the Mac is now available. Designed by professional artists in the film, game, and design industries, Mudbox 2009 combines a highly intuitive interface with a powerful toolset of stencils and brushes for creating ultra-realistic 3D characters, environments and props. The software gives artists the freedom to create 3D digital artwork as if they were working with clay and paint.

Mudbox 2009 for the Mac OS X contains the same powerful creative toolset as the Windows release. For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/mudbox.

Download a free trial at www.autodesk.com/mudbox-trial.

The Brief:

In the latest animated ad for Schwab via Euro RSCG, Sound Lounge mixer Peter Holcomb puts his expert skills to use as Schwab helps investors make sense of these troubled economic times. more

A new website for Time Warner Global Media Group was designed with an ambitious goal: to demonstrate what the company calls “The Art of the Possible.” With that in mind, full-service digital agency ROKKAN, in partnership with Time Warner, created a one-of-kind, 3-D site that’s rich with video and interactivity. more

CineForm Neo3D, the Industry’s First 3D Editorial Workflow Solution for Final Cut Pro, Captures Attention from Esteemed Industry Judges
Solana Beach, CA, April 27, 2009 – CineForm®, Inc. (www.cineform.com), creators of high-fidelity compression-based workflow solutions for the post production marketplace, today announced it has swept the coveted NAB 2009 Best of Show Awards by winning both the “2009 TV Technology STAR Award� and the “2009 Vidy Award� for its newly announced Neo3D – the industry’s first 3D editorial workflow solution for Final Cut Pro users. more

Digital Orthochromatic Process Creates Innovative ‘Film Noir’ Look

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 27, 2009 – The conspiracy in Paul Krik’s independent thriller ABLE DANGER has been revealed in a whole new light for the first time in color as the April Indie Exclusive on Amazon Video-On-Demand (VOD), and soon to hit other online outlets such as iTunes, Jaman and more. ABLE DANGER, which opened to critical acclaim during its theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles last fall, conjures an homage to classic film noir in a post-911 digital age through an innovative new ‘orthochromatic’ process, which now reaches its core audience via the web through this cutting-edge VOD service at http://www.amazon.com/Able-Danger/dp/B0027HM7GY/. more

“Not really a big deal.” That’s how Full-Blown Events co-founder Dave Judy described his company’s staging of back-to-back press events for Subaru of America and Mitsubishi Motors, N.A. April 9th at the New York International Auto Show.

As anyone who has ever been involved in the production of such events knows, however, the feat actually was a rather “big deal,” requiring the design and equipping of two separate staging venues, the coordination of two separate crews and the stage management and direction of the two events-held within one hour of each other! more

Audiofile Engineering first to bring professional recording features to the iPhone and iPod Touch

Minneapolis, MN – Audiofile Engineering, a leading audio software developer for the Mac, announces the world’s first professional field recorder built exclusively for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

Created for audio professionals by audio professionals, FiRe brings several firsts to the iPhone platform. Audio pros can now use this mobile platform for serious field recording with an accurate real-time waveform display, audio markers, support for professional Broadcast WAVE metadata, and the instant downloading of audio files in multiple formats. more