Archive for September 29th, 2011

In a brand-new commercial campaign launched this fall for Bon-Ton Stores, the key to any fashionable woman’s character is revealed: her attitude. Directed by international talent Guy Sagy of Accomplice, the new campaign shows that a confident woman in the latest Bon-Ton fashions is a force to be reckoned with.

To view the new, three-spot campaign, go here: http://bit.ly/AccompliceBon-Ton

Shot on location throughout Chicago amidst this past summer’s heat wave, Accomplice’s Guy Sagy directed a series of fashion models as they showcased the diversity of Bon-Ton’s fashions. According to the Director, who has shot commercial campaigns all over the world, the collaboration with Bon-Ton Creative Director Barb Pellegrino was incredibly important to the overall vision, as well as the partnership with the creative team at Laughlin Constable. “We had a lot of fun,” notes Sagy, “amidst really challenging conditions. We more

Mexico City-based Animation Studio to Install Up to 100 Seats of StudioCAP Cloud-based Software to Realize Faster, and More Cost-Effective Project and Asset Management

VANCOUVER, B.C and MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—September 28th 2011—Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF)—Thinware Media Ltd., developers of StudioCAP workflow automation and asset management for animation studios, Ànima Estudios, one of the top animation production studios in Mexico and Latin America, today announced a software sales agreement to install up to 100 subscriber seats of StudioCAP cloud-based licenses. This addition will give Ànima Estudios artists never-before-available access to files and animation elements via ‘The Cloud’—for increased productivity and more accurate check-in and check-out—from virtually any location.

StudioCAP (CAP=Computer Aided Production) is a completely new workflow automation and asset management solution for animation studios. Its cloud-based system will enable Ànima Estudios to more efficiently store, track, and move its 2D and 3D CGI (computer more

Application used exclusively for recording, editing and publishing live web events

Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced that its ScreenFlow® screencasting software has been selected by FilmmakingWebinars.com as the company’s application of choice for recording and editing all of its webinars. Owned by NewMediaWebinars.com, LLC, FilmmakingWebinars.com creates and produces live webinars for filmmakers working in film, video and the web. The company has standardized on ScreenFlow to create on-demand versions of the webinars. more

Ruggedized Storage Offers Quad Interface for Ease of Connection, Powers From Computer’s FireWire(R) Port, and Adds 2TB of Capacity more

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (September 29, 2011) — On Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, at The Recording Academy® headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., the Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing® and Los Angeles Chapter presented Up Close & Personal with Alex da Kid and Skylar Grey. Moderated by on-air personality, artist and cultural curator DJ Skee, this engaging Q&A explored the careers, inspirations and creative collaboration of GRAMMY®-nominated producer Alex da Kid and GRAMMY®-nominated singer/songwriter Skylar Grey. After working on her album in an artist retreat in the woods of Oregon, Grey, in need of a great producer, reached out to her publisher in New York. After a few email exchanges, Alex sent her a beat, to which Grey came up with the hook for “Love The Way You Lie,” and a creative more

projectiondesign® ships F82 series projector with SXGA+ resolution

Empowering partners with better access to 4:3 format imaging

Cooperating closely with partners in key markets and application areas, projectiondesign® has worked hard to meet product needs and requirements.

A result of closer partner cooperation is a resolution and electronics upgrade to encompass SXGA+ resolution in the flagship F82 series three-chip DLP® projector. The model is already available in WUXGA and 1080p resolutions, meeting the requirements for widescreen video, computer and data centric imaging, but adding SXGA+ has been a specific requirement for some key application areas.

Mike Raines, Visual Simulation Manager at projectiondesign

“By introducing the more

September 29, 2011 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids announced today that the upcoming version 2.0 of the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager high-volume, automated media processing software has been honored with two prestigious industry awards following the 2011 IBC Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam. Transcode Manager 2.0 received a TV Technology Europe STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award and a TVBEurope “Best of IBC2011″ Editors’ Award.

Powered by Digital Rapids’ groundbreaking Kayak application platform, Transcode Manager 2.0 builds on the proven quality, format flexibility and performance that have made Transcode Manager the preferred choice of leading media organizations for applications from post production and archive to broadcast and multi-screen distribution. New features in version 2.0 include intelligent, logic-driven workflow automation; dynamic licensing; and elastic scalability with support for both on-premises and external clouds. more

Experiencing rapid growth, boutique production company LionStar Films required an affordable workflow system that would enable the Atlanta-based company’s editing team to work simultaneously on the same projects without the headache of copying and transferring content. To meet its growing project demands, LionStar installed a GraniteSTOR ST-RAID with 8 1TB drives, an Ethernet-based shared storage solution from Small Tree.

Specializing in broadcast programming and corporate communications production, LionStar Films’ client roster includes heavyweights such as HBO, NFL Network, Comcast, TaylorMade Golf and UPS. As project deadlines tightened, the company’s editing team understandably became increasingly frustrated with their previous setup. Today, all five of the agency’s workstations, including four iMac core i7 systems running Final Cup Pro 7, are connected to the ST-RAID and are running without issue, according to Ryan Seger, LionStar Films’ founder and owner.

“With all of our content in one more

New high definition (HD, 2K, 4K) royalty-free stock footage timelapse shot in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia have been added in different categories (City, Construction and Clouds) on HDtimelapse.net website.

Some of the locations from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are Kuala Lumpur Aerial Cityscape, Petronas Twin Towers View in Sunset, Twilight and Night, The Tallest Twin Buildings in the World, Bird Eye View, Menara Tower, KLLC, Menara Public Bank, Maxis Tower, Menara Carigali, Suria KLCC, Malaysia’s Premier Shopping Centre, Bukit Bintang (Starhill), Shopping Centre Area, Monorail Station, Led Displays, Traffic, Istana Budaya, View from Titiwangsa Lake, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan, Raja Chulan, Pavilion Mall, AM Bank Group, Plaza See Hoy Chan, Lebuhraya Bertingkat Amapang, Skyscrapers Under Construction, Cranes, Workers, Cumulonimbus Clouds in Sunset Light, South East Asia.

HDtimelapse.net library contains +6200 time lapse video clips from 125 locations more

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have embarked on an epic World Tour 2011-2012 with a large complement of Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures and a pair of grandMAs accompanying the band. A.C.T Lighting is the North American distributor for both Clay Paky and grandMA.

The truly global world tour comes on the heels of the release of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ tenth studio album, “I’m With You.” The band has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and scored nine singles in the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100.

Premier Global Production, which serviced the band for their last world tour, has returned as the lighting vendor for the new tour working with lighting designer Scott Holthaus to fill his equipment needs. “We had just gotten 78 Sharpy more