Archive for December 14th, 2010

Bay Area filmmaker gala to kick off a year-long celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of SuperMeets in 2011

SUMMARY: The FCPUG Network has announced the Tenth Annual San Francisco FCPUG SuperMeet to take place on Friday, January 28, 2011 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. Doors open at 4:00PM and presentations begin at 7:00PM and continue until 11:00PM. The San Francisco FCPUG SuperMeet kicks off a year-long celebration of the tenth anniversary of the SuperMeets and promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut Studio, Adobe and Avid editors, gurus and digital filmmakers in the Bay Area for all of 2011.

Los Angeles, CA / Boston, MA – The FCPUG Network has announced the Tenth Annual San Francisco FCPUG SuperMeet which will take place on Friday, January 28, 2011 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. Doors open at 4:00PM with the “SuperMeet Digital Showcase,” featuring over 25 software and hardware developers. Presentations will begin at 7:00PM and continue until 11:00PM. Tickets are on sale online for the Early Bird price of $10.00 each plus ticket fee (Early Bird price ends Dec. 28, 2010) and $6.00 for students with valid student ID.

The San Francisco FCPUG SuperMeet kicks off a year-long celebration of the tenth anniversary of the SuperMeets and promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut Studio, Adobe and Avid editors, gurus more

Cinesite goes on a voyage with the Dawn Treader

London, UK, December 14, 2010 – Cinesite, one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, has completed visual effects on the new Twentieth Century Fox/Walden Media film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which was released in cinemas on December 9. For the third installment in the Narnia film series, Cinesite were tasked with creating the White Witch, played by Tilda Swinton, green mist tendrils that embody evilness, a golden path of treasure and complex environments.
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Narduzzo Too based in the heart of the world’s most famous film making community in Pinewood Studios, UK is the latest user of the cineo82 projector from projectiondesign. The projector is used by internationally renowned colorist, Vince Narduzzo and his team for various projects.

Vince Narduzzo takes up the story: “At Narduzzo Too, television work is our core business. Our recent projects include, Lark Rise To Candleford, Five Daughters and Waking The Dead and we are due to start grading a six – part comedy for Channel 4 titled Phoneshop in September. In order to revisit the world of grading feature films we needed to be set up for projection for grading and digital intermediate. With the cineo82 we now have a world class facility and grading environment that is second to none.â€?

Over many years Vince has also had a long standing working relationship with brothers, more

Norwegian projector specialist shows its full range of innovations at landmark Amsterdam show

Innovation is the name of the game when it comes to Norway’s projectiondesign® when the company exhibits at the upcoming Integrated Systems Europe show in Amsterdam taking place between 1-3 February 2011.

Hailed by users, integrators, consultants and media alike, projectiondesign’s multi award winning FR12 Remote Light Source™ (RLS) projector relocates the lamp to a rack-mount enclosure that can be positioned up to 30m (100ft) from the projector head, with lighting passing from source to head via the company’s patented Liquid Light Guide (LLG) cable technology. On projectiondesign’s stand at ISE, this will be shown integrated into an ErgoDesk Multifunctional Industrial Workstation – a highly configurable operator console from control-room furniture specialist Suveren Rørmøbelfabrikk AS.

Also on show will be the world’s highest-resolution DLP® projector, the F35 wqxga. Boasting 2560 x 1600 pixel more

Professional Universal Media Reader/Writer Provided High-Speed Transfers and Flawless Performance for the Ingest of Festival Footage from Seven HD Cameras more

It’s caroling season, and who knows what to expect when opening their door to the rambling uninvited masses? QuietMan gives us one outlandish possibility in a hilarious new spot for DSW via BB Creative.

Following the common theme of many DSW campaigns, Caroling seeks to create footwear that assumes its own personality. The :30, part of a five-spot campaign, is set in a snow-covered suburban CG landscape, in which one anthropomorphic boot hops up to the front door of another and serenades her with a spoof of Jingle Bells, criticizing her for her tacky Christmas gift. “Jingle bells, your gift smells; you really laid an egg,” the singing boot intones to the shock of her supposed friend.

Producer Liz Stovall – who has worked with QuietMan on dozens of projects over the years – brought the DSW campaign to them. “Having worked with QuietMan more

BancorpSouth – dependable, strong, technologically savvy. That’s the message in a unique four-spot campaign produced, edited and finished by Nola Pictures, with Creative Director Juan Delcan at the helm.

Each spot is set against a black screen and details why BancorpSouth is the perfect financial sidekick for them. Their hands appear over the screen, darting about, grabbing images, graphs, charts and videos, which constantly evolve into ever-more-complex multimedia displays that tell their personal financial story.

Wealth Builder features a middle-aged married man, his ringed finger pulling down images of himself and his wife; charts illustrating the advanced financial tools that draw him in; a video of his personal banker; and a simple graphic of a truck, which builds digital layer by digital layer as he adds a motorcycle, a weekend cabin, and a photo of his family. Young Professional stars a young, bracelet-armed woman who more

audioEngine Mixer Tom Goldblatt, working via Lost Planet Editorial and LEGS MEDIA, recently mixed a documentary-style Web promo showcasing the recent redesign and overhaul of W magazine. The 11:12 documentary piece follows Editor in Chief Stefano Tonchi as he guides the viewer through the new W, introducing the writers, editors, photographers, models and celebrities at the magazine’s core. Stefano details the future-shaping makeover, from its logo change to a cover-format alteration to a new layout, providing exclusive insight into the restyling and publication of the legendary magazine, known for its famous thought provoking shoots.

Lost Planet’s Paul Snyder approached audioEngine for the project. “Paul loves working with audioEngine, and the feeling is mutual,” stated Goldblatt. “We were completely psyched when he approached us with this, especially when we found out that it was a LEGS production. Their work is always outstanding and this was no exception.”

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Situated in the heart of the UK’s Leicester City, De Montfort University utilizes PluralEyes’ dual-system synchronization to enhance its media curriculum

Vancouver, British Columbia – Singular Softwareâ„¢, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, recently sold a volume license for its popular PluralEyes® product to De Montfort University’s Faculty of Technology, which houses one of Europe’s largest and most up-to-date media technology facilities. PluralEyes, which is now installed on 32 Final Cut Pro® workstations in De Montfort’s Department of Media Technology, helps students understand dual-system sound technology, which is a convenient way to retrieve high-quality sound to match the high-quality video recorded by HDV and DSLR cameras.

Videomaker magazine recently named PluralEyes the Best Audio Software of 2010. Its unique and valuable workflow automation features for managing multi-camera, multi-take, and dual-system audio productions initially caught the attention more

3Dconnexion 3D Mice Provide Precise Control for Accelerated Design and Model Creation

Fremont, Calif. – Dec. 14, 2010 – 3Dconnexion’s full line of 3D mice now supports the latest version of 3D CAD modeling software Solid Edge^® ST3. Complementing the new features in Solid Edge ST3, 3D mice help design professionals to develop a deeper understanding of their 3D models by delivering a level of control that is unattainable with a traditional mouse and keyboard.

When working in Solid Edge ST3 with a 3D mouse, users experience a range of benefits across all work modes, including:

o Superior Navigation and Precise Control: 3D mice allow design professionals to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate as if they are holding the model in their hand. The patented six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) sensor is capable of detecting input as small as four micrometers for smooth and precise control.

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