SANTA CLARA, CA — Assimilate (www.assimilateinc.com) has introduced Scratch Play Pro, a universal format player, immersive media player, look creator with version management, transcoder, and QC tool — ...
July 25, 2018
LONDON — VFX studio Framestore (www.framestore.com) has entered into a strategic partnership with Magic Leap, a company that is building a next generation spatial computing platform that will power mi ...
June 7, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Passes are now avaiable to VRLA 2018 (http://virtualrealityla.com), the upcoming tech expo that focuses on immersive and transformative technology. Set to take place May 4th and 5th, the ...
January 31, 2018
FRIEDRICHSDORF, GERMANY — Maxon (www.maxon.net), the developer of professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solutions, has announced a number of leadership appointments. The executive leaders ...
October 15, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Faceware Technologies (www.facewaretech.com), a provider of markerless 3D facial motion capture solutions, has announced the upcoming release of its Shepherd motion capture sync software ...
October 11, 2018
LONDON — Cinesite (www.cinesite.com) has named Caroline Garrett head of its London VFX studio. The accomplished production executive takes the helm to usher in a new phase of leadership and oversee da ...
October 8, 2018
SAN JOSE, CA — Adobe has released Project Rush, its new video app that the company previewed earlier this summer. Now called Premiere Rush CC, the tool is available for immediate download.
NEW YORK CITY — The female-led music and sound house Nylon Studios (www.nylonstudios.com) is continuing to champion diverse talent in the sonic realm of advertising by partnering with Free the Bid to ...
October 12, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — At the Audio Engineering Society’s 145th International Convention, Neumann will be presented with a “Service to Industry” award to mark the company’s 90th anniversary. The company is b ...
October 10, 2018
BOSTON — Brickyard Filmworks (www.brickyardfilmworks.com) has named Bill Goodell executive producer. He joins the studio after many years of managing production groups at Arnold Worldwide, where he le ...
LOS ANGELES — Deluxe (www.bydeluxe.com) has debuted its new color grading environment — Stage One — an expansive theater featuring one of the world’s largest RealD Ultimate Screens. Located in Deluxe ...
LOS ANGELES — Electric Theatre Collective (http://electrictheatre.tv) provided VFX and color services for a new Levi’s spot that urges citizens to vote in the upcoming November elections. The Use Your ...
NEW YORK CITY — FilmLight is teaming up with Freefolk to host a ‘Meet the Colorist’ event in New York City on Thursday, October 18th at 1pm. The event will offer live presentations and practical discu ...
October 5, 2018
SANTA MONICA, CA — Company 3 had added Jeremy Sawyer (Hulu's The First, Showtime’s I’m Dying up Here ) to its roster of colorists to accommodate the studio’s rapidly expanding slate of TV projects. Co ...
LOS ANGELES — The Academy will present its 4th annual Careers in Film Summit this Saturday, October 6th, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The day-long event will provide high school and ...
October 4, 2018
BURBANK, CA — Assistant Editors’ Bootcamp (www.assistbootcamp.com) will host a Webinar and in-person training session on Saturday, October 20th, titled ”Assistant Editing for Scripted Television.” The ...
SAN MATEO, CA — GoPro (gopro.com) has introduced the all-new Hero7 Black ($399), featuring HyperSmooth video stabilization. The in-camera stabilization designed to eliminate the need for a gimbal. Her ...
September 20, 2018
AMSTERDAM — At IBC 2018, AJA (www.aja.com) announced new tools and updates that optimize the creation and delivery of multi-format content. The new tools allow professionals to embrace the latest 12G- ...
September 17, 2018
AMSTERDAM — Avid (avid.com) brought its range of new technology to this year’s IBC Show, where they were presented to the European audience for the first time. The company also presented the work of t ...
AMSTERDAM — At IBC 2018, MTI Film (www.mtifilm.com) demonstrated the latest versions of Cortex Enterprise, its multifaceted toolset for post production, as well as DRS Nova, the company’s digital film ...
STUDIO CITY, CA — The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) and the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) will host the ‘MPSE & CAS Annual Golf and Poker Tournament’ on Sunday, October 14th at Angeles National ...
July 26, 2018
LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK CITY – In honor of the 2018 World Cup, Gentleman Scholar (www.gentlemanscholar.com) crafted an animated tribute that celebrates a handful of international players. The studi ...
July 11, 2018
ST. LOUIS, MO — P.O.D.’s new album “Circles” will be released by Mascot in November. The SoCal band fuses punk, metal, rap, dub and hardcore, and has established a following in the San Diego area.
October 2, 2018
LA-based director/director of photography Aaron Grasso recently partnered with production company Lord Danger to create two new music videos for Niki & Gabi, “opposite twins” that are known in the ...
August 23, 2018
Independent editor Taylor Ward served as the sole editor on No One Ever Really Dies’ collaboration with Rihanna on Lemon. N.E.R.D is Pharrell Williams’ original group. The Lemon video centers around o ...
August 21, 2018
LAS VEGAS — Post ’s team of writers, contributors and industry pros recently walked the show floor of the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas, searching for the most innovative and coolest new products, soluti ...
April 17, 2018
IRVINE, CA — At NAB in Las Vegas, Sonnet Technologies (www.sonnettech.com) announced that it is now shipping a 1TB version of its popular Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive. The rugged, pocket-size ...
April 16, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. has announced the launch of Deluxe One (one.bydeluxe.com), a new platform that unifies all stages of the content ecosystem — from creation ...
April 10, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Visual effects company Method Studios has promoted Andrew Bell to the new role of managing director, integrated advertising and immersive experiences, Los Angeles. He will oversee operat ...
September 25, 2018
SAN JOSE, CA — Adobe (adobe.com) has unveiled new video features that are coming to Adobe Creative Cloud. The enhancements will speed up production timelines, enable more seamless workflows and delive ...
September 12, 2018
LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored 19 student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 45th Student Academy Awards ceremony, held October 10th ...
PORTLAND, OR — Will Vinton, the award-winning animator known for pioneering the Claymation technique, has died at age 70. The LA Times reports that Vinton had been battling multiple myeloma for the la ...
SANTA MONICA, CA — Butcher director David Henegar recently completed work on another spot for Athene Holding, following his work on their inaugural piece, Be Brave. The new Game Changer spot uses VFX ...
LOS ANGELES — Timed to coincide with the Production Music Conference taking place in Hollywood last month, SourceAudio (www.sourceaudio.com) announced the launch of a new DIY YouTube Whitelisting Capa ...
September 27, 2018
NORTH HOLLYWOOD — Composer Chris Hajian lent his talent for documentary scoring to Megatrax’s The Scene catalog for its latest album, “Documentary 2.” Hajian has written several hundred tracks for Meg ...
September 10, 2018
LOS ANGELES — The Mark Awards will return for the fourth year, recognizing the best in production music. Named in honor of the late Andy Mark, who was a library owner and founding member of the Produc ...
July 24, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Content marketplace Pond5, in conjunction with DJI, the manufacturer of civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has unveiled the first wave of content in its premium collection ...
July 10, 2018
RICHMOND, VA — Reenactment Stock Footage (www.reenactmentstockfootage.com), which provides historical recreation footage, has collaborated on two high-profile historical series that are currently airi ...
May 2, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Pond5, a content marketplace for high-quality, royalty-free video and other media, has announced new integration with Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. The app can help editors save time by wor ...
BERLIN, GERMANY — Story House Productions has upgraded and extended the shared storage network in its Berlin facility. The studio is home to a Facilis 448TB Hub Server Stack consisting of two TerraBlo ...
August 16, 2018
BOULDER, CO — Spectra Logic has published its third annual data storage industry report. “Digital Data Storage Outlook 2018” provides insights into trends, technology and pricing that’s shaping the da ...
June 25, 2018
CULVER CITY, CA — The 2018 Creative Storage Conference (www.creativestorage.org) will present a session on AI and other tools for workflows when it takes place this Thursday, June 7th, at the DoubleTr ...
June 4, 2018