Archive for June 11th, 2009

Brings Wealth of Experience as a Creative Lead on Film Titles, Commercials, Environmental Designs and Network Branding Packages

Troika Design Group announced that Stan Lim has joined the strategic branding and design agency as art director, where he’ll play an important role guiding creative on projects within Troika’s collaborative environment. Lim comes to Troika from Imaginary Forces, where he developed a reputation for artistic rigor, strategic thinking and a fresh design approach – qualities that will soon be put to use on upcoming work for Troika clients such as ABC and Fox. more

Epic Chinese-Language Film Features Massive Naval Battle Sequence Comprising 2,500 Boats Populated with an Army of 70,000

Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, has contributed a number of visual effects shots — including one of the film’s key naval battle scenes-for the John Woo-directed epic, “Red Cliff.” The most expensive Chinese-language picture ever made, “Red Cliff” is a co-production of China Film Group, South Korea’s Showbox Entertainment, Taiwan’s CMC Entertainment group and Japan’s Avex Entertainment, and hits Asian and European theaters in Jan. 2009. more

(Hollywood, CA) June 3, 2009 – Levels Audio, Hollywood’s leading independent audio post-production facility, has signed on to complete all of the audio post-production for the summer’s hit dance show, So You Think You Can Dance. The show, in its fifth season, will eventually go live, but all of the initial auditions and all additional content leading up show’s end are mixed by Levels Audio, including the bio packages. more

Echolab’s SuperSource: pre-combined crosspoint ideal for multi-box compositions.

Echolab President Nigel Spratling demonstrates Echolab’s new Atem production switcher

Top Manufacturer and Equipment Provider Adds Mic to Equipment Roster

LONDON, JUNE 11, 2009 — PEC, a leading product supplier to the UK’s film and video industry, is now offering Holophone’s surround microphones as part of its equipment roster. more

The 13 Best Reverb-Machines of the Last Four Decades in One Plug-In

HOLLYWOOD, JUNE 11, 2009 —EASTWEST, exclusive U.S. distributor of Best Service products, is pleased to announce the release of Best Service’s Halls of Fame ORIGAMI edition. Best Service’s Sonic Lab’s Halls of Fame ORIGAMI edition has rounded up all the stellar reverb units that the industry has to offer into one outstanding library. Supported by Yellow Tools ORIGAMI Engine, the collection is now an ultimate all-in-one reverb and effects processor solution. more

Michael Goi, ASC has been chosen by his peers to serve as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). The other officers are Vice Presidents Richard Crudo, ASC, Owen Roizman, ASC and Victor J. Kemper, ASC; Treasurer Matthew Leonetti, ASC; Secretary Rodney Taylor, ASC; and Sergeant at Arms John C. Flinn, III, ASC. The other board members are Curtis Clark, ASC, George Spiro Dibie, ASC, Richard Edlund, ASC, John Hora, ASC, Stephen Lighthill, ASC, Isidore Mankofsky, ASC, Daryn Okada, ASC, Nancy Schreiber, ASC, Haskell Wexler, ASC, and Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC. more

June 2009 – ON-AIR Systems, the leading developer of PC-based automated playout systems, has announced the latest version of playKast, its flagship “channel in a box� solution. Version 4.15 includes some major new features and numerous enhancements that have been developed following extensive customer feedback. The new version will be demonstrated on the EditShare stand 7J2-12 at Broadcast Asia, which will be held in Singapore from 16-19 June 2009. more

New York, June 9, 2009 – In an economic climate where graphic designers are often asked to produce more with fewer resources, a new survey by International Communications Research (ICR) shows that over 40 percent of designers are using more stock photography to lower costs in 2009 compared to last year. more