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For a revealing look at sex in cinema, the image makers at ZONA Design (New York, NY), the New York-based innovative design agency, created the logo and main title sequence for Orchard Films‘ Indie Sex, a four-part mini-series airing on The Independent Film Channel (IFC) at midnight August 1,2,3, and 4. more…

DENTON, TEXAS — Members of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) will meet with mentors to the next generation of filmmakers on August 8, during the annual University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference hosted by the University of North Texas. The conference runs August 6-11. They will discuss the collaborative art of filmmaking. more…

Bergen, Norway, July 26, 2007. Vizrt Ltd. (Frankfurt Prime Standard, Oslo Main List: VIZ), the leading provider of TV broadcast graphics, maps and asset management systems, announced today that its graphics has played a dominant role in the Turkey elections held this week. more…

Form Strategic Alliance with Minneapolis Post House Splice Here

DENVER, CO — Creative Directors Jeanne Kopeck and Mitch Monson and Executive Producer Peter Thron have launched Mrs. K, a new creative design/production boutique specializing in spot work, show packaging, promos, upfronts and branding/ID campaigns. Kopeck and Monson have been responsible for production and design work for leading television networks such as ABC, Discovery, FOX, TCM, National Geographic, TLC, Discovery Health, Playboy, Science Channel, HGTV, Monsters HD, Bravo, We, DISH Network and many others, as well as numerous advertising agencies. more…

News Release: July 26, 2007

Sophia Antipolis, France (July 26, 2007) – REALVIZ®, a leader in image processing software development, is pleased to confirm that their tracking software, MatchMover® Pro, played a pivotal role in Framestore CFC’s production pipeline for the film, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ is Harry Potter’s fifth cinematic outing. The film is a Warner Brothers Pictures production, directed by David Yates, and opened in cinemas worldwide on July 13th 2007. more…

New York, NY – July 10th, 2007: Pro Sound Effects (www.prosoundeffects.com), the audio professional‘s one-stop resource for royalty-free sound libraries and sound library management systems, today announced exclusive worldwide master distribution of Blastwave FX products (www.blastwavefx.com). Blastwave FX is the next generation sound library publisher dedicated to producing the highest quality sound effects and imaging elements collections that technology can support.

“Blastwave FX is setting new standards in sound design with high definition recording, surround sound elements as well as enhanced metadata,” says Douglas Price, President of Pro Sound Effects. “We are pleased to be the exclusive master distributors of this cutting edge line.” more…

ST. LOUIS (July 25, 2007) – wondertouch™, a leading software developer of high performance particle effects creation tools, today released an additional three new libraries in its Professional Emitters (Pro Emitters) software line for particleIllusion™ 3.0. Each library contains 30 complex, ready-to-use, particle-based emitters that allow digital content creators to easily customize particle effects projects quickly and cost efficiently. The Pro Emitters supplement the already impressive selection of more than 2000 different preset emitters that ship with particleIllusion 3.0, as well as the additional emitters that the company releases free-of-charge each month, to provide artists with an impressive variety of effects choices. With today‘s announcement, the expanded wondertouch Pro Emitters collection now offers a total of 360 particleIllusion 3.0 emitters arranged into twelve themed libraries ranging from real-world effects such as explosions, fire, auroras, and breaking glass to motion graphics and artistic backgrounds, text and abstract effects. more…

JACKSON, Wy. The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is pleased to announce the selection of film finalists for its 2007 competition. Over twenty Judges representing the Festival‘s Board of Directors chose from 400 films entered into some 700 categories, an approximate 25% increase in submissions. Final judging will take place immediately prior to the Festival and will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner Thursday, October 4th. All films entered into competition are eligible for the (Best of Festival) Grand Teton Award sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast. more…

Project Tackles International Issue of Bootlegged Software With Online Film

Minneapolis, MN – (July 24, 2007) — Drama, intrigue, dark shadows and the long arm of the law. Using pirated software doesn’t pay and it can also result in significant cost, as illustrated in a new online video by Microsoft by DDB Seattle, produced by Griak and Company and with visual effects and animation by Gasket Studios. The cautionary tale, crafted in noir graphic novel style, is online at: https://www.microsoft.com/piracy/genuinefactfiles/default.aspx more…

Program creator Matt Weiner says studio‘s design solution captured the central theme of the show in animated opening

New York, NY -The new AMC series Mad Men, set in the world of Madison Avenue ad agencies in the 1960s, greeted viewers on its premiere last Thursday night with a lyrical opening title sequence created and produced by Imaginary Forces, the production company and design studio based here and in Hollywood. more…