Archive for September 15th, 2011

LOS ANGELES – Sep 15, 2011 – Render Rocket LLC, an advanced cloud-based rendering services company, announced that it has added a new server rental program to its current on-demand rendering service. The new program is designed for studios that have fixed rendering budgets and greater visibility to rendering needs and that want to quickly increase rendering power at a fraction of the cost of owning or renting rendering systems. The server rental program includes two options – “Space Station” for normal rendering and “Lunar Base” for extreme rendering needs – both of which are available as of today.

Render Rocket currently offers individuals and studios the ability to purchase rendering time from its cloud-based service on an as-needed basis, which is ideal for short bursts of rendering. The new program addresses the longer-term rendering needs of mid-size and large studios. These studios have greater visibility to more

Bethesda, MD, September 15, 2011 — Pixeldust Studios, an Emmy and Telly Award winning digital animation and broadcast design studio which creates innovative animations and motion graphics for major broadcast and cable television clients, produced the full graphics package, including the opening main title sequence, for the recently aired, two part MSNBC TV special “Day of Destruction, Decade of War.” (NOTE: Click on image at right to enlarge) Pixeldust’s client was Peacock Productions (NBC). Richardo
Andrade, Founder/Executive Creative Director, Pixeldust Studios, made the announcement.

The two part TV documentary “Day of Destruction, Decade of War,” which aired on MSNBC on Sept. 1 and Sept. 2nd, featured dozens of emotionally impactful graphics which were interlaced to depict both the fateful day of 9/11/01, as well as scenes from the ten years of wars and aftermath that followed. The more

New York, September 15, 2011 — Gravity, an international creative content, visual effects, and brand communications company, has named Emmy Award winner J. John Corbett as its new VFX Supervisor/Design Director. Corbett will be based at the company’s New York office. Zviah Eldar, Gravity’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer, made the announcement.

Corbett just won a 2011 Creative Arts Emmy Award (Sept. 10) in the category of “Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series” for his work as Lead Compositor on the pilot episode of the hit HBO mini-series, “Boardwalk Empire.” In his new post, he will work closely with Gravity’s Karin Levinson, Vice President of Features & Television, and Yuval Levy, newly promoted to the position of VFX Supervisor, on all upcoming feature film and television projects.

Said Eldar, “John Corbett is a true innovator more

ROCKPORT, ME, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011—Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, recently awarded scholarships for two students to each attend one of Maine Media’s world-renowned film and video workshops. This is just one of the many ways Anton/Bauer is increasing its commitment to education, helping students and young professionals achieve their professional goals while educating them on the importance of using quality, reliable and professional gear.

As a long-time sponsor and educational partner of Maine Media Workshops (MMW), which help build dynamic educational communities that foster creative vision, craftsmanship and expression in the media arts, Anton/Bauer awarded scholarships to Alyce Ornella and Elizabeth Casinelli, covering the tuition for each student as they attend a one-week digital video production workshop in 2011. By attending specialized seminars, students at more

The Tucson Film & Music Festival (TFMF) is excited to unveil the anchor films for the seventh annual event running from Oct. 6-10, 2011. Topping the line up are three documentaries that expose real-life narratives that prove that truth is often stranger than fiction.

The Opening Night film is the Arizona Premiere of the critically acclaimed documentary film Better Than Something: Jay Reatard, about the controversial and prolific rock musician Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, better known as Jay Reatard. This intimate portrait, captured just months before his untimely passing, brings us incredibly close to Jay’s complicated punk-rock world in Memphis, Tennessee.

Bloodied but Unbowed, a chronicle of the late 70s/early 80s Vancouver punk rock scene, is the Special Presentation Centerpiece film for TFMF. The documentary tells a tale of rebellion and music in a fiercely independent scene created from more

Blind Creative Director Vanessa Marzaroli nabbed a Creative Arts Emmy for Lilac Wine, a motion graphics music video created as part of Dr. Martens’ 50th Anniversary site “50 Years of Music”, conceived by the agency Exposure Communications. Winning in the Individual Achievement in Animation for Production Design, Marzaroli created the mesmerizing black-and-white piece to accompany a Cinematic Orchestra rendition of James Shelton’s well-known song, which Jeff Buckley later covered. Vanessa’s win marks Blind’s second Creative Arts Emmy in two consecutive years.

Lilac Wine, which also picked up a Gold London International Award, is a black-and-white marriage of music and graphics that flows from the concept of a heartbroken lover writing a letter. A single, delicate Spencerian script line forming the lyrics echoes the song’s simple opening chords. As the piece progresses, the words blossom into intricate lines that separate and conjoin more

Charlex is proud to announce that its ground-breaking ShapeShifter CG film has shown at SIGGRAPH Vancouver and is scheduled to screen at SIGGRAPH Asia in Hong Kong. In August, Vancouver welcomed 15,872 artists, research scientists, gaming experts and developers, filmmakers, students, and academics from 74 countries around the globe making SIGGRAPH 2011 Vancouver’s largest conference ever. ShapeShifter, which is the brainchild of Charlex Founder and Director Alex Weil, is set to play in the Commercials, Games, and Music Videos reels in Hong Kong this December.

The Gabriel Byrne-narrated masterpiece follows the journey of a dark car that speeds into a new dimension, where it disintegrates into countless tiny bits that transform into the plants, animals, and objects of this mysterious world. The Charlex team developed ShapeShifter from conception to final picture, working around the clock to make this dream world come to life.

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Wayne, N.J. – FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division today announced that Adriano Bedoya has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for Latin America, Mexico and the Caribbean. In his new role, Bedoya is responsible for all aspects of sales in those regions. Bedoya will report directly to Vice President of Broadcasting and Communications, Gordon Tubbs.

“Adriano has been a key figure in the Latin American market for many years,” said Toshihiko Tanaka, Division President. “I’m extremely confident he’ll be a great asset to our team. He knows the region well and is highly respected by our clientele in the area. The combination of Adriano and Mario Rodriguez both working in this region doubles our efforts and strengthens our presence considerably.”

“We have a lot of potential to experience growth in the Latin American broadcast and digital more

DAZ 3D Ships DAZ Studio 4 Advanced and Pro Versions
Advanced Tools Now Support Next Generation Genesis Figure Platform;
Streamlined Workflows via FBX Exporter and Bridge to Photoshop and ZBrush

DRAPER, Utah, Sept. 15, 2011, Typically, creating a professional-quality 3D model of a monster, superhero or diva could take a digital artist weeks to complete. Now it can be done in a matter of hours as today DAZ 3D announces the release of both DAZ Studio 4 Advanced and Pro the latest versions of its character creation, art and animation tool. DAZ Studio 4 boasts a new 3D figure platform that enables the GenesisTM series of figures from DAZ 3D. This new 3D figure platform allows artists to quickly create a large variety of custom characters with high detail from one common base model.

The foundation for the Genesis series of figures is comprised of more

Doha, Qatar – September 2011… Bordering only Saudi Arabia to the south, Qatar is a peninsula country surrounded by the waters of the Persian Gulf. While one might expect a cool, tropical breeze, the reality is quite the contrary. This is harsh desert terrain where the heat can reach as much as 120 degrees Fahrenheit and take a steep toll on all who venture outside unprepared. But as the saying, “the show must go on” implies, TV and film work doesn’t wait for ‘better days.’ Such is the business of Birmingham, UK –based location sound mixer Baldev Rayat and his arsenal of Lectrosonics wireless equipment. more