Archive for July 20th, 2009

3D Garage.com™, a leading producer of instructional training videos for 3D modeling and digital content creation, announced today Luxology modo® 401 Signature Courseware is now available at www.3dgarage.com. The DVD, created by Dan Ablan author of the “Official Luxology modo Guide� for modo 201 and modo 301, is a comprehensive instructional video for beginning to intermediate modeling and animation using modo 401. more

LANCASTER, PA. – Linear Acoustic, the leading authority in loudness control and upmixing solutions for digital television, is heading Down Under to showcase its loudness control line of products at the 2009 SMPTE Conference & Exhibition in Sydney, Australia with Linear Acoustic dealer Gencom Technology (Booth H09). As Australia prepares to roll out digital TV nationwide in 2010, Linear Acoustic will exhibit its flagship AERO.air™ (5.1) Transmission Loudness Manager and L.A.M.B.D.A™ Professional Digital Audio and Metadata Monitor designed to manage DTV loudness control issues from end-to-end. more

AG-HMC40 AVCCAM Handheld Camcorder

SECAUCUS, NJ (July 20, 2009) – Initially previewed at NAB for $3,199, Panasonic’s professional AG-HMC40 AVCCAM handheld camcorder will begin to ship in August at a significantly lower price, widening its appeal to a much larger customer base, the company announced today. Panasonic also announced that shipments of the new HMC40 camcorder will come initially (from August 2009 through March 2010) bundled with free EDIUS Neo 2 video editing software (Retail Value: $199). more

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Smoke & Mirrors in conjunction with London-based One of Us and Stranger, just completed the Flame and color-grading work on a unique Jon Glazer-directed music video for alt-rock supergroup The Dead Weather. more

Los Angeles, CA – (July 20, 2009) – Managing Director/Producer Matthew McManus and Creative Director/Flame Artist Andrew MacDonald — award-winning talents and long-time collaborators — have joined forces to launch KILT. A digital studio with a focus on visual effects and postproduction, the new company is positioned well for the changing production landscape and new economy. more

NYC based visual effects/conceptual design company, Manic has signed Creative Director Fran Roberts as part of its continued growth as a leading creative brand. Fran’s reputation and extensive capabilities in graphic design, computer-generated animation, photography and visual effects will provide Manic’s clients with a creative visionary disciplined in a concept through production approach to all projects.

Roberts spearheaded design + visual effects work for Apple, Nike, Acura, Pontiac, L’Oreal, Dentyne, Toyota, AT&T, Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, LensCrafters, the SciFi Channel, HotJobs.com, Chase Bank and the Financial Times among others. He has directed and produced content for Nickelodeon, VH1, and MTV – where he supervised production of the first in-house CGI-animated material Viacom had ever produced – and helped develop the look and lighting for the hit film Ice Age. more

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Anonymous Content director John Dolan unleashes the beast in galvanizing new commercial for European automaker Skoda, via Leagas Delaney, Praha. more

July 20, 2009 – The Mobile Television Group, which operates one of the nation’s largest fleets of high-definition mobile production trucks, is the first in the U.S. to use the new Grass Valley™ Kayenne™ multi-format (HD/SD) Video Production Center switcher on air for live sports production. The company recently installed one of the first Kayenne production models on board its new 53-foot expando “25HDX� HD mobile production truck, which produced its first Major League Baseball game in HD on Monday, July 20. more

NEW YORK — July 20, 2009 — Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that acclaimed colorist Milan Boncich has joined the company. A specialist in demanding commercial work, Boncich brings a wealth of expertise and depth of artistic ability to Offhollywood’s comprehensive RED® camera-based production and post-production services. more

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – Nucomm, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Extreme business unit, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the broadcast industry, common carrier, cable, government, military and international marketplace, has upgraded its highly popular ChannelMaster 7 series ‘split box’ portable microwave link system. more