Archive for July 23rd, 2010

Hollywood, CA, July 26, 2010 – The viewer slowly enters the hallway of a long, dark, gloomy prison ward, as we hear a metal cup jangling against a jail cell’s bars. A prison guards admonishes, “Knock it off,� as we continue on our path. The VO says, “Nothing Good Ever Happens in a Cage,� as we close up on the metal cup being rattled. We then realize that the “prisoner� in the cage is actually a chicken. We hear the VO say, “That’s why all of our hens are cage free. Because healthier hens mean better eggs.� The end tag reads, Egg Innovations—the Cage Free Company, as the VO concludes: “Look for us on the outside.� more

Encino, CA, July 26, 2010 — AvatarLabs is the winner of five awards in three categories from the recent 2010 Communicator Awards. The agency received a Gold ‘Award of Excellence’ in the Rich Media category for its “Star Trekâ€? MTV takeover work for Paramount Pictures. The agency also received two Silver ‘Awards of Distinction’ for Star Trek Rich Media and a Star Trek Banner Campaign, also in the Rich Media category, for Paramount Pictures. more

This bridge is a virtual set modeled and rendered in LightWave 3D and deployed as a LiveSet in TriCaster TCXD850 HD

Who: NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products and Myouterspace.com, a Sci-Fi social networking site

What: NewTek designed a custom virtual starship bridge exclusively for Myouterspace.com to use in support of the official website launch party and live webcast. more

Toronto, Canada – On Saturday September 25, 2010 New York, Tri-State area musicians and music producers will converge in the midtown area of Manhattan, as the top audio technology companies from around the world will exhibit under one roof at the IMSTA FESTA. The International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) and the SAE Institute along with Shocklee Entertainment have come together to bring this 1-day expo to the SAE campus in New York City. more

Share your experiences in a stunning new way; Creative software engineers work with ground-breaking iPhone 4 technology to create extraordinary photo collages

Puchheim, Germany – July 23, 2010 – Boinx Software, a multi-award winning software developer for the Mac platform, announces the release of its highly anticipated “You Gotta See This!� App, designed exclusively for the iPhone 4. Working off newly enhanced iPhone 4 technology, “You Gotta See This!� allows users to record their surroundings in a virtually arbitrary motion, and subsequently see each captured image come together in unique fashion to form visually spectacular photo compilations. From a roaring crowd at your favorite rock concert, to cascading mountaintop views, “You Gotta See This!� captures your surroundings on all different plains and rotations in 3D space, and quickly assembles snapshots into brilliantly artistic collages in the palm of your hand. more

5D | The Future of Immersive Design, a global community of creative thinkers, presents the “Algorithmic Anthologies� panel at FITC San Francisco, a design & technology conference, on August 18th.

Curated by Tali Krakowsky, Founder of Apologue, the panel will examine the impact of infinite digital data and processing power on narrative and design thinking, and the possibilities that lie ahead of us. more

Filmworkers produced positively explosive results in its latest effort for the Illinois Lottery. The post house provided visual effects, computer and motion graphics, color correction and final post services for a new ad out of Energy BBDO promoting the Lottery’s two multi-state, mega-jackpot games, Mega Millions and Powerball. more

Victor Borachuk runs TriCaster for the Snowmobile venue at Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, Colo.

SAN ANTONIO – July 23, 2010 – NewTek, worldwide leader of video and 3D animation products, today announced that TriCaster portable live production system will be used to produce and live stream extensive coverage of the ESPN X Games 16 from several locations in Los Angeles from July 29 through August 1. X Games 16 fans attending the games will view content on the in-venue video boards at three X Games locations in Los Angeles: Staples Center, L.A. Live and Los Angeles Coliseum-streamed exclusively with TriCaster. Fans at home can watch extended live video content streamed online in HD with TriCaster at Facebook.com/xgames. more

Kory Martin Juul relied extensively on the PhaseSpace motion capture system for production on his new animated martial arts film, White Tiger Legend.

Director Kory Martin Juul Creates White Tiger Legend Almost Single-Handedly

San Leandro, CA: July 22, 2010 – Literally a one-man army, acclaimed visual effects artist, director and producer, Kory Martin Juul relied extensively on the PhaseSpace motion capture system for production on his new animated martial arts film, White Tiger Legend. Through creative use of the system, and his own martial arts training, Juul was able to capture 572 shots for the film on a tight schedule using a skeleton crew with only a shoestring budget. more