Archive for November 30th, 2009

Looking for a chance to shine the spotlight on your latest games projects? Look no further! Autodesk has issued a call for submissions for its 2010 Games Reel.

Providing the perfect avenue to flaunt your work, the reel will be showcased at GDC from March 11-13, in San Francisco, CA. Additionally, it will be streamed live on the AREA and featured on Autodesk’s website. more

Artist owned and operated, bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently completed compositing, color grading, and CG work on a new spot for Sprint’s webOS Palm Pixi – a smartphone that falls squarely into the ‘for fun’ camp. Titled “Pass the Pixi,� the spot was directed by the Snorri Brothers of The Cartel for agency Modernista! and first aired November 17 in North America. more

Christie is partnering with a host of industry leaders to showcase the latest in military training technology at this year’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) at Orlando, Florida’s Orange County Convention Center. Christie is providing its innovative and award-winning projector, the Christie Matrix StIM™, and other Matrix Series projectors to power displays for Flight Safety International (Booth # 2310), Meggit Training Solutions (Booth # 1010), Presagis (Booth # 2300) and RSI Visual Systems (Booth # 881). more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will feature several of its latest products at this year’s Government Video Expo 2009 (Booth 523). Anton/Bauer, which provides systems to many government and military agencies attending the show, will showcase its new Tandem® 150 Modular Power System with the Anton/Bauer Solar Panel, the EledZ and ULHM-LED signature LED light modules and high-current Dionic® HC camera battery. more

Rabbit Director Matthew Ogens recently helmed a stirring six-part campaign for BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina. The sequence of :30s, done in collaboration with Ogilvy, Durham, plays like a series of micro films that display Ogens’ impressive range, from orchestrating action sequences to capturing beautiful scenery to telling a simple narrative with voiceover. more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a premier provider of fiber optic-based video and audio transport and routing solutions for broadcast and pro A/V applications, will introduce its new openGear compatible DEM-4322G HD/SD De-embedder and EMB-4321G HD/SD Embedder to attendees at this year’s Government Video Expo (Booth 615). more

Blind ECD Chris Do completed dazzling, powerfully symbolic typography on a PSA for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. The :30, shot by Go Film’s Andrews Jenkins for agency Ground Zero, is a stinging portrayal of teenage debauchery that required multilayered yet simple on-screen messaging to educate about teen drug use. more

Crossroads Director Harvey in collaboration with RH Advertising, just completed a beautiful spot for watchmaker Swatch. The :30 Seasons spot, used a number of imaginative techniques to create a surreal and abstract golden snowball fight that appears to take place in the vastness of deep black space. more

Produced by NYC-based Rabbit, Belgian director Raf Wathion blends in-camera trickery with VFX for a recent Lexus LS campaign via Team One, El Segundo. more

WAYNE, N.J., November 30, 2009 – Otto Nemenz International, a world-renowned rental company based in Los Angeles, recently updated its extensive lens inventory to include new 18-85mm T2.0 Zoom Lenses from Fujinon, with additional lens purchases on the horizon. Otto Nemenz International is the first facility in North America to offer Fujinon PL lenses for rental. more