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The Foundry presenting Hiero demos

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

LONDON – The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk) is getting ready to ship its Hiero VFX shot management, conform and review tool, which it introduced in 2011. To support the launch the company is planning a series of Hiero events featuring local presenters and company representatives.

Assimilate's Scratch Lab dailies system gains traction

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA, CA — Assimilate (www.assimilateinc.com) is seeing adoption of its Scratch Lab digital dailies system in recent months.

NewTek ships LightWave 11

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SAN ANTONIO, TX — NewTek (www.newtek.com) is now shipping LightWave 11, the latest version of its professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. LightWave 11 incorporates many new features, such as instancing, flocking and fracturing tools, flexible Bullet Dynamics, and Pixologic Zbrush support.

Golden Reels recognize sound excellence

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

HOLLYWOOD — Winners in various categories of Feature Films, Television and Other were presented with 2012 Golden Reels at an awards ceremony held on Sunday, February 19 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. The 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award was presented to film/TV producer Gale Anne Hurd, while the 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Recipient was given to sound designer and editor George Watters II.

COPA completes 'Turn Me On' music video

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES — COPA recently worked on “Turn Me On,” the new music video for David Guetta and Nicki Minaj. Directed by Sanji at Wondros Productions via EMI Music, the video is set in an antique world, where a precision tinkerer (Guetta) brings a robotic Nicki Minaj to life piece by piece.

Editors' Lounge set for next Friday

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

BURBANK — This month’s Editors' Lounge (www.editorslounge.com) will feature demos by Red Giant, Intelligent Assistance and AIRware. The event will be held at AlphaDogs (www.alphadogs.tv) in Burbank on February 24, and is designed to serve as a place where pros can exchange ideas, discuss trends and learn about new technologies.

Facilis updates TerraBlock storage solution

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

HUDSON, MA — Shared storage solution provider Facilis Technology (http://facilis.com) recently debuted Version 5.5 of its TerraBlock system featuring the Facilis Shared File System for Linux. TerraBlock is Facilis' multiplatform, high-capacity, shared storage solution supporting 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre channel, and 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet through the Facilis Shared File System.

14 Oscar nominees relied on Autodesk tools

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SAN RAFAEL, CA — Fourteen movies nominated for Academy Awards made use of Autodesk’s Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software, particularly nominees in the “Best Visual Effects” and “Best Animated Film (Feature and Short)” categories.

BLOG: Recapping the ASC's 'Outstanding Achievement Awards'

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES — At the 26th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom, Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC spirited away the feature award for his ethereal and evocative cinematography for Tree of Life directed by Terrence Malick.

First Look: HP's all-in-one Z1 workstation

By Lance Grange — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

LAS VEGAS — Hewlett Packard, at their Global Partners Conference, released the Z1, a workstation the company claims is the first workstation-class, all-in-one system on the market. The Z1 was designed in the spirit of the Z800 workstation and has an all-in-one industrial design to take note of.

Lowry Process' win of a Sci-Tech Award is bittersweet

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS — Receiving a 2012 Scientific and Engineering Award (an Academy Plaque) on Saturday was the late John D. Lowry, Ian Cavén, Ian Godin, Kimball Thurston and Tim Connolly for the development of GPU-accelerated, motion estimation-based image processing tools that reduce noise and other artifacts in digital images.

'The Artist' wins big at BAFTA

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

LONDON — The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards were announced on Sunday, February 12, at London's Royal Opera House.

'Simpsons' creator donates $500K to UCLA

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpson, has donated $500,000 for the endowment of The Matt Groening Chair in Animation to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (www.tft.ucla.edu).

Sonixsphere partners with iSpy on 'Celebrity Wife Swap'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO — Greg Allan, CEO/CD of Sonixphere (www.sonixphere.com), here, and Doug Bossi, CEO/lead composer of iSpy Music, combined their music and branding experience to create distinct sonic alter egos for the spousal teams featured in ABC’s new Celebrity Wife Swap reality series.

BLOG: VES celebrates this year's VFX achievements

By Ben Campanaro — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS — On February 7, the entertainment industry's most creative technical wizards gathered under the roof of the Beverly Hilton Hotel to honor the recipients of the 10th annual Visual Effects Society Awards.

'Journey 2 tests Eyeon tools

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

TORONTO — The sequel to Journey to the Centre of the Earth hits theaters tomorrow (February 10), and Eyeon’s Fusion and Dimension software applications played a key role in bringing the fantasy to life. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island takes the viewer on an adventurous trip with Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, and Vanessa Hudgens to an island that houses the remains of the lost city of Atlantis.

VES presents annual awards

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society (www.visualeffectssociety.com) announced the winners of its 10th Annual VES Awards last night at a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The annual event recognizes outstanding VFX artistry in 23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.

Panasonic ships new 3D camcorder

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SECAUCUS, NJ — Panasonic (www.panasonic.com) is now shipping its AG-3DP1 3D camcorder, which is priced at $34,950. The twin-lens P2-based HD shoulder-mount camcorder offers 10-bit, 4:2:2 independent-frame, full 1920 x 1080 resolution AVC-Intra recording. The camcorder’s newly-developed 17x twin-lens zoom lens system features an expanded range for both wide-angle and telephoto situations.

Milla Jovovich to host Academy's Sci-Tech Awards

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS — Actress Milla Jovovich will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday, February 11. The event will take place at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.

Barco signs exclusive deal with IMAX

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

KORTRIJK, BELGIUM — Barco (www.imax.com) has been selected by IMAX Corporation as the exclusive, worldwide projection technology partner for its IMAX theatres for the next seven years.