Archive for July, 2010

— $9.99 USD price extends to July 31, 2010 —

MELVILLE, NY, June 30, 2010 — Korg announces that it has extended the special $9.99 introductory price for its iElectribe virtual analog beatbox iPad® app, available from Apple’s App Store (inside the iTunes store). The $9.99 USD price is now in place until July 31, 2010, after which the regular price of $19.99 USD will take effect. more

HOLLYWOOD, July 1, 2010 — Kodak has posted a new webcast conversation with director/cinematographer Joaquin Baca-Asay at www.kodak.com/go/motion. In the piece, the award-winning filmmaker explores 30-second storytelling, and explains how choosing film reduces costs, elevates brands and gives him complete image control from production through post. more

Expert-Led Sessions Anchor Createasphere’s International Education Offerings

(Burbank, CA) As Broadcast Asia wrapped in Singapore, Createasphere announced the successful debut of its innovative 3D educational offerings that took place during the event. The Panasonic 3D Workshops, sponsored in Singapore by Panasonic Asia Pacific, are intense, in depth training in 3D workflows, led by recognized industry professionals. Createasphere, a leader in entertainment technology exhibitions and high quality education, has been presenting events and workshops in the US and abroad since 2001 and has a long standing relationship providing education for Panasonic products. Long considered the must-attend event for the content, digital media and entertainment industry, Broadcast Asia attracts a global audience focused on quality information and close up exploration of products and technologies. The Singapore event offered a high impact opportunity to launch the 3D workshops. more

New York, NY – Mechanism Digital, a New York City visual effects and animation production company, has been ramping down from one of its most demanding projects of the year, and has also met many questions about how they accomplished the unique graphics in the recent MSNBC documentary, The McVeigh Tapes: Confessions of an American Terrorist. more

Providing an opportunity for artists and game designers to enhance the sample Craft Director Studio (CDS) tools integrated within the 2011 versions of Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk 3ds Max Design and Autodesk Softimage software; Craft Animations announces the discounted availability of the complete CDS tool suite. From now through Sept. 30, 2010, all artists utilizing 3ds Max or Softimage are encouraged to visit www.craftanimations.com to receive a nearly 40 percent CDS discount.

“The promotional tools included on the Autodesk 2011 Installation DVDs are simply a taste of what artists may experience by utilizing the complete CDS suite,� explains Craft Animations Founder and CEO Deborah Lygonis. “With this upgrade, 3D artists and game animators will gain a more complete opportunity to amplify creativity, quality and overall realism while experiencing lowered production times.� more

Johannesburg, South Africa – July 1, 2010… Lawo’s mc²66 digital audio console is at the heart of the world championship sound gathering, mixing and international distribution operation in Johannesburg, where broadcast audio engineers have had to cope with a problem unique to the host country – the vuvuzela!

South Africa, the “Rainbow Nation�, has invited the world to their vibrant staging of the planet’s biggest football tournament. Overall responsibility for the production of the event’s international video and audio feeds lies in the hands of the Swiss company Host Broadcast Services (HBS), as it did for the 2006 tournament in Germany. The international feeds are supplied to broadcasting companies around the world, for use in their own reports and programs. more

Atom.com to Cross-Promote July 15 Live Event Where Winner Will Be Determined By Audience & Guest Judge Votes

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 1, 2010 – Big Vision Empty Wallet (BigVisionEmptyWallet.com), the only one-stop online destination for the independent film and arts community in New York City, along with sister company Industry Power Play, revealed today the 10 finalists in its Viral Comedy Video Competition, which takes place July 15 at 8 p.m. at Fontana’s Rock & Roll Bar where the audience and guest judges will vote for the winning video. more

CHICAGO, IL — On the heels of last year’s popular General Mills spot ”Measuring Up,” Calabash Animation has again teamed with agency McCann Worldwide, New York to animate ”Awards,” a new spot for General Mills that targets adults with a message highlighting the health benefits found in many popular General Mills cereals, like Trix, Lucky Charms and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, which are rich in whole grains and calcium. more