Archive for January 22nd, 2010

TORONTO/NEW YORK– Spatial View and UVPHACTORY (UVPH) have joined creative forces to debut the first-ever glasses-free 3D music video available for the iPhone in time for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. UVPH designed and directed the video entitled “Drown in the Now� for The Crystal Method. “Drown in the Now� features a performance by Matisyahu and is taken from The Crystal Method’s recent album “Divided by Night� which is nominated for a Grammy in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category. The Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, January 31st at 8 p.m. ET/PT. After UVPHACTORY created the video in Stereo 3D, Spatial View adapted it for use with its 3DeeSlide, a mobile iPhone and iPod Touch accessory with Spatial View’s proprietary lenticular technology. View the music video at: http://www.spatialview.com/uvph. more

CHATSWORTH, CA – The leader in digital connectivity solutions today announced its GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 60Ghz extender is shipping. This sender/receiver system is the fourth product from Gefen offering wireless video connectivity. It joins three other wireless products already shipping: the GefenTV Wireless for VGA; Gefen Wireless for HDMI UWB; and GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 5Ghz extenders. more

Hollywood, CA

If you are looking for a CAMERA SLIDER then the GLIDETRACK is it! The Glidetrack offers the film maker a quick and easy way to add the “Wow Factor” to their shoot. Alan Gordon Enterprises in Hollywood, CA now has two basic Glidetrack models from which to choose for both rental and for purchase. more

Visual Effects, DI and Editorial Team Illuminate the Path to a Blockbuster

(Burbank, CA) On February 18th, 2010, at the Universal Hilton, Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Exposition (ETE) will present the key experts who helped bring the biggest movie of all time to the screen and beyond, to share their insights and experiences. Dan Restuccio, West Coast Editor of POST Magazine, will moderate the discussion and screening. The blue-ribbon panel includes Joyce Cox, Visual Effects Producer (VES Nominee for “Avatar”), John Refuoa, ACE, (Eddie nominated for “Avatar”), Stephen Rivkin, ACE, (Eddie nominated for “Avatar”), Christopher Marino, Visual Effects Editor and Skip Kimball, DI Colorist, Modern VideoFilm. The panel will focus on a discussion of the technical and creative process that brought “Avatar,” arguably one of the most game-changing films of all time, to the screen. more

Director Werner Herzog (L) with Ringling College of Art & Design President Larry Thompson (R) inaugurates the Ringling College of Art and Design’s new Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab with student classes and screenings at the college, culminating with a private screening of his film ‘Little Dieter Needs to Fly’ and Q & A at the Ringling College Academic Center. (Photo Credit: Rich Schineller)

New Filmmaking Program at Ringling College in Sarasota, FL Engages Industry Leaders and Ringling Students in Collaborative Environment to Facilitate Film and Television Development. Director Werner Herzog Inaugurates Program with Screening and Discussion for the Media Thursday Evening on Ringling Campus.

The Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab is bringing some of the world’s most renowned filmmakers to Ringing College to work collaboratively with Ringling students on learning the process of motion picture and television development through working on actual projects. As the initial step in the production pipeline for any film or TV program, development is one of the most esoteric and difficult to teach. To this end Ringling College has aligned with A-List Directors, Producers, Screenwriters and Talent to provide real-world experience in the art and science of Filmmaking through acquiring, developing, producing and distributing top-tier content. more

New high definition (HD, 2K, 4K) royalty-free stock footage timelapse have been added in Energy category on HDtimelapse.net website.

Some of the shots are Wind Power Farm, Hill, Plain Field, Wind Turbines, Green Energy, Wind Mills, Natural and Renewable Energy, Fossil Fuel Power Plant, Electricity Pylon & Clouds. more

Projection artist Ross Ashton helped bring the Cambridge 800 Anniversary year to a spectacular close with 2 major new light works in the UK’s historic University town that were dedicated to “Transforming Tomorrow”.
Projected onto 2 sites, Senate House and the adjacent Old School, and the end of Kings College Chapel and the next door Gibbs Building, a combination of PIGI and video projection technologies supplied by E/T/C London were utilised in 3 separate but related animated shows. These expressed elements of the University’s dynamic science and research programmes as art in breath-taking large format scrolling images. more