Archive for November, 2009

Installation includes three Baselight EIGHT systems for new 4K DI grading theatres
LONDON— FilmLight today announces delivery of seven Baselight colour grading systems to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The systems will be installed at its newly-built digital intermediate facilities on the Sony Studios lot in Culver City, California, and connected to the studio’s Digital Backbone. The package includes three Baselight EIGHT systems that have been installed in state-of-the-art 4K digital intermediate grading theatres designed for both standard and 3D stereoscopic feature film work. The installation also includes two Baselight FOURs for use in suites designed primarily for television projects and two Baselight Assists, for pre-grading and other preparatory work. more

CHICAGO—Hybrid production studio Vitamin applied its distinctive touch to The Story, the latest music video from Maroon 5 and director Bob Carmichael, which uses hundreds of still photographs and a blaze of animated graphics to tell the tale of the band’s recent world tour. more

Author Darrell Van Citters will also appear at events in San Francisco and Portland
GLENDALE, Calif. —Special screenings of the holiday classic Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol will be presented at the Paley Center for Media in New York on December 1st and at American Cinematheque (Aero Theatre) in Los Angeles on December 19th to mark the publication of Darrell Van Citters’ new book on the making of the first animated Christmas special. The screenings will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Van Citters and members of the original cast and production team, as well as screening of rare video. Van Citters will also sign copies of his book, Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol: The Making of the First Animated Christmas Special (available here). more

Burbank, Calif., November 17, 2009 – AmberFin today announces the addition of Quinto, Australia’s leading supplier of professional equipment for the television and post production industry to its Asia Pacific network of resellers. The announcement comes as part of AmberFin’s Partner Program created to develop and forge new channel and OEM partnerships internationally. more

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 17, 2009) – Vaddio, the global leader in robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems in the audiovisual and videoconferencing industries, will demonstrate its broad range of HD solutions at this year’s LDI show, Nov. 20 – 22, in Orlando, Fla. more

Anonymous Content Director Andrew Douglas stirs up a moving tribute to U.S. troops for the 2009 holiday season. Anthem Christmas Wish, done for Walmart via Martin Agency, Virginia, stars a group of soldiers returning from an exhausting patrol in the torrid desert heat. As the heroes drop their helmets and packs to the ground, a miracle occurs – snowflakes drift down and soon cover the encampment, injecting the troops with an unmitigated joy. The scene then shifts to a little boy, presumably thousands of miles away, leaving the cozy confines of Santa’s workshop. When his mother asks the boy what he wished for, he smiles and says, “Something for Dad.” more

Future Media Concepts announces keynote speaker; Emmy-nominated editor Christopher Nelson to address postproduction elite at exclusive 4-day retreat in Miami Beach.

New York, NY – November 17, 2009 – Future Media Concepts (FMC), the premier authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast, and content creators, has announced that Emmy-nominated editor Christopher Nelson will be the keynote speaker at the 5th annual Editors Retreat in Miami Beach, Florida from January 13-16, 2010. Nelson’s claim-to-fame came in the late 1970′s editing the television mini-series, “The Captain’s and the Kings.” Soon thereafter, he began working with a collection of television pilots, gradually collecting six “Best Editing” Emmy-nominations for the pilot episodes of “The Greatest American Hero,” “China Beach,” “Six Feet Under,” and “LOST.” Nelson has edited additional episodes of both “Six Feet Under” and “LOST” and has also worked on a variety of other hit-television series, including: “The West Wing,” more

Cut + Run recently collaborated with production company Rattling Stick and agency McCann Erickson London on the new campaign for the Xbox 360 platform. Featuring the voices of Jo Whiley and Jason Flemyng with music by The Big Pink, the new creative shows the truly immersive nature of the entertainment experiences available on the Xbox 360 that advertises the new streaming movie service, being able to watch TV from Sky and great music games. more

The characters shine in a hilarious new stop-motion spot for Diet Dr Pepper, part of the soft drink brand’s Unbelievable campaign directed by Bent Image Lab’s Ken Lidster in conjunction with Deutsch/LA.

Contest is a follow-up to the first spot done in the 50s-inspired animation style, which premiered last month. The :15 spot returns to the “I Exist!” support group for mythical characters in the middle of a competition to decide who is the most unbelievable figure in the room: Santa Claus or the guy who delivers a “satisfying diet drink.” As the characters, Sasquatch, Alien, Leprechaun and the Tooth Fairy look on, the Easter Bunny declares a tie between the nervous contestants. more

Anonymous Content Director Andrew Douglas, with Cutwater and Digital Domain, completed a spot promoting Ubisoft’s much anticipated Assassin’s Creed II video game. The :30, which is entirely computer animated, showcases Douglas’ ability to operate as deftly in the digital realm as he does in live action. more