• Manuel Ramírez appointed president of VFX studio El Ranchito
    Manuel Ramírez appointed president of VFX studio El Ranchito

    LOS ANGELES - Pitch Black (pitchblackcompany.com), the parent company of visual effects studios FuseFX, Folks, Rising Sun Pictures and El Ranchito, has appointed Manuel Ramírez president of El Ranchit ...

    October 22, 2024

  • Epic launches Fab content marketplace
    Epic launches Fab content marketplace

    CARY, NC - Epic (www.unrealengine.com) has launched Fab, a one-stop destination where creatives can discover, buy, sell and share digital assets. Fab is the successor to the Unreal Engine Marketplace ...

    October 22, 2024

  • <I>Pink House</I> shot for ViewScreen case study
    Pink House shot for ViewScreen case study

    Fuzzy Door Tech’s Olivia O’Hara recently directed a video shoot that highlights the capabilities of ViewScreen's (viewscreen.com) suite of products. Pink House serves as a case study, highlighting how ...

    October 21, 2024

  • <I>Saturday Night</I> music editor Chris Newlin
    Saturday Night music editor Chris Newlin

    Chris Newlin served as the music editor for Saturday Night, Sony Pictures’ new feature, which is set back in 1975, when on October 11th, SNL creator Lorne Michaels struggled to get the first show to a ...

    October 25, 2024

  • Mixer/sound designer Hillary Kew Martell joins Sound Goods
    Mixer/sound designer Hillary Kew Martell joins Sound Goods

    NEW YORK CITY - Senior mixer/sound designer Hillary Kew Martell has returned to the audio post field for work with brands and advertisers, having recently joined the roster at Sound Goods (www.soundgo ...

    October 22, 2024

  • Krotos taps AI to create soundtrack ambiences
    Krotos taps AI to create soundtrack ambiences

    EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — Krotos (www.krotosaudio.com), the company that specializes in innovative sound design technology, has released Krotos Studio 2.0.3, which now features a powerful “AI ambience gen ...

    October 18, 2024

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  • Atomos debuts new Shogun series of camera-mounted monitor/recorders
    Atomos debuts new Shogun series of camera-mounted monitor/recorders

    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Atomos (www.atomos.com) has introduced the latest generation of its Shogun camera-mounted monitor/recorders. Shogun and Shogun Ultra both incorporate the new AtomOS 11 operating ...

    September 14, 2023

  • Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic RAW 1.5
    Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic RAW 1.5

    AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS — Blackmagic Design (www.blackmagicdesign.com) has announced Blackmagic RAW 1.5, a new software update with support for Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer, plus Blackmag ...

    September 13, 2019

  • Avid Media Composer to support ProRes RAW
    Avid Media Composer to support ProRes RAW

    BURLINGTON, MA — Avid (www.avid.com) has announced that Media Composer will deliver native support for Apple’s ProRes RAW camera codec and support for ProRes playback and encoding on Windows. In addit ...

    September 13, 2019

  • Manuel Ramírez appointed president of VFX studio El Ranchito
    Manuel Ramírez appointed president of VFX studio El Ranchito

    LOS ANGELES - Pitch Black (pitchblackcompany.com), the parent company of visual effects studios FuseFX, Folks, Rising Sun Pictures and El Ranchito, has appointed Manuel Ramírez president of El Ranchit ...

    October 22, 2024

  • Krotos taps AI to create soundtrack ambiences
    Krotos taps AI to create soundtrack ambiences

    EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — Krotos (www.krotosaudio.com), the company that specializes in innovative sound design technology, has released Krotos Studio 2.0.3, which now features a powerful “AI ambience gen ...

    October 18, 2024

  • Rascal welcomes senior producer Ellie Thwaites
    Rascal welcomes senior producer Ellie Thwaites

    LONDON - Rascal (www.rascalstudio.com) has hired Ellie Thwaites as its new senior producer. The creative studio has locations in London and Stockholm, and specializes in color, VFX, sound design and m ...

    October 16, 2024

  • Hero Next Door launches with focus on digital twins
    Hero Next Door launches with focus on digital twins

    LONDON — Glen Taylor and Ross DelConte – the former CEO and global head of automotive at Taylor James – have joined forces to launch Hero Next Door, which is now a part of the Alongside (wearealongsid ...

    February 6, 2024

  • Bryce Button, AJA's director of marketing, passes at 57
    Bryce Button, AJA's director of marketing, passes at 57

    PARKER, CO — Bryce Button, AJA’s director of marketing, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 19th. The company issued the following statement:

    May 23, 2023

  • Technicolor commits to climate change initiative
    Technicolor commits to climate change initiative

    PARIS — Technicolor (www.technicolor.com) has announced its commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard and the Business Ambition for 1.5º, in order to reduce busines ...

    March 10, 2022

  • Music Video: Blood Incantation - <I>The Stargate</I>
    Music Video: Blood Incantation - The Stargate

    The cosmic death metal band Blood Incantation recently released The Stargate, an ambitious 20-minute short film that debuted at a special theatrical screening in Los Angeles on September 10th before b ...

    October 24, 2024

  • Music Video: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs - <I>Hell Or High</I>
    Music Video: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs - Hell Or High

    Guitarist/songwriter Mike Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs debuted a new music video that employs a hand-made, cut-out, paper aesthetic. Hell Or High Water features Lucinda Williams and appears o ...

    September 20, 2024

  • Fireframe.ai aims to simplify music video creation
    Fireframe.ai aims to simplify music video creation

    Fireframe.ai is a new, generative text-to-video AI web application that can help musicians quickly produce music videos. According to company founder Dane O'Connor, visual content tends to drive socia ...

    August 6, 2024

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  • Farmerswife to showcase scheduling & management platforms at NAB NY
    Farmerswife to showcase scheduling & management platforms at NAB NY

    NEW YORK CITY – Farmerswife (https://farmerswife.com), a provider of specialized project management solutions for the media industry, will unveil a range of new features at NAB New York 2024, taking p ...

    October 2, 2024

  • Colorfront improves dailies and transcoding tools
    Colorfront improves dailies and transcoding tools

    SANTA MONICA, CA – Colorfront (www.colorfront.com), the Budapest-based developer of high-performance dailies/transcoding/streaming systems, showed a number of advancements at the April NAB Show in Las ...

    April 25, 2024

  • DPA shows compact shotgun microphone
    DPA shows compact shotgun microphone

    DENVER, CO — DPA Microphones (www.dpamicrophones.com) showcased its compact 2017 shotgun microphone at NAB 2024. The 2017 is known for its durable construction and ease of use, and measures just 7.24 ...

    April 23, 2024

  • Mixer/sound designer Hillary Kew Martell joins Sound Goods
    Mixer/sound designer Hillary Kew Martell joins Sound Goods

    NEW YORK CITY - Senior mixer/sound designer Hillary Kew Martell has returned to the audio post field for work with brands and advertisers, having recently joined the roster at Sound Goods (www.soundgo ...

    October 22, 2024

  • Careers: Matt Smith's path from Sound Lounge receptionist to producer
    Careers: Matt Smith's path from Sound Lounge receptionist to producer

    Matt Smith’s journey at Sound Lounge is a story of passion, perseverance and hustle. Armed with a background in music from SUNY Oneonta and a strong desire to become a mixer, Matt was drawn to Sound L ...

    October 16, 2024

  • Butter promotes NY- & LA-based producers
    Butter promotes NY- & LA-based producers

    NEW YORK CITY - Butter Music and Sound (www.gimmebutter.com), the international sonic collective, has promoted Warren Wolfe to senior producer out of New York, and Kriston Poindexter to associate prod ...

    October 7, 2024

  • Director Joan Bosch partners with Sibling Films
    Director Joan Bosch partners with Sibling Films

    NEW YORK CITY — Sibling Films (www.siblingrivalry.com) has added Joan Bosch to its roster of directors. He brings filmmaking sensibilities that combine art films with a commercial outlook. Bosch draws ...

    April 30, 2024

  • <I>Oppenheimer</I> wins seven Oscars; <I>Poor Things</I> has strong showing
    Oppenheimer wins seven Oscars; Poor Things has strong showing

    LOS ANGELES – The 96th Oscars took place last night at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Oppenheimer was the biggest winner, taking home awards in seven categories, including Best Motion Picture ...

    March 11, 2024

  • Oscars: <I>The Last Repair Shop</I> DP David Feeney-Mosier
    Oscars: The Last Repair Shop DP David Feeney-Mosier

    The Last Repair Shop is nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category for the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, the short looks at the Los Ang ...

    March 7, 2024

  • Kim Christensen appointed managing director at editorial studio Cabin
    Kim Christensen appointed managing director at editorial studio Cabin

    LOS ANGELES - Cabin Editing Company (www.cabinedit.com) recently welcomed Kim Christensen to the creative editorial studio as its new managing director for the Los Angeles office. She will work alongs ...

    October 30, 2024

  • Abandon Editorial officially launches in West Hollywood
    Abandon Editorial officially launches in West Hollywood

    LOS ANGELES - Abandon Editorial (www.abandoneditorial.com) is a new studio launched by co-founders Jonny Mass and Edward Khoma. The two are longstanding collaborators who share a passion for storytell ...

    October 28, 2024

  • Adam Becht returns to Arcade
    Adam Becht returns to Arcade

    SANTA MONICA, CA — Arcade (https://arcadeedit.com), the bi-coastal editorial collective, has signed award-winning commercial film producer Adam Becht as executive producer. He has extensive experience ...

    October 28, 2024

  • New Mill spots put comedic spin on compositing
    New Mill spots put comedic spin on compositing

    SAN FRANCISCO - Creative production agency Avocados and Coconuts (www.avocadosandcoconuts.com) recently produced four comedy spots for food recycler Mill. Conceived as part of Mill’s 2024 brand campai ...

    October 31, 2024

  • Haris Zambarloukos on shooting <i>Beetlejuice Beetlejuice</i>
    Haris Zambarloukos on shooting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Haris Zambarloukos served as director of photography on director Tim Burton’s latest film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The Warner Bros. feature reunites Burton with actor Michael Keaton to create the long ...

    October 29, 2024

  • <I>Don't Move</I>: Editor Josh Ethier, ACE, cuts Netflix's new horror feature
    Don't Move: Editor Josh Ethier, ACE, cuts Netflix's new horror feature

    In the Netflix feature Don’t Move – released October 25th — a grieving woman hopes to find solace deep in an isolated forest. While there, however, she encounters a stranger who injects her with a par ...

    October 25, 2024

  • Iodyne's Pro Mini raises the  bar for portable SSDs
    Iodyne's Pro Mini raises the bar for portable SSDs

    MILL VALLEY, CA - Iodyne, (www.iodyne.com) which specializes in fast Thunderbolt storage, has introduced the Pro Mini, a purpose-built smart drive that offers sustained read and write performance, Pas ...

    September 10, 2024

  • Transforming the state of a content library
    Transforming the state of a content library

    Content libraries are the lifeblood of streaming services, broadcasters, production and post houses. These repositories hold everything from blockbuster movies to niche documentaries. However, the tru ...

    June 29, 2024

  • Qumulo's ANQ achieves industry-leading benchmark results
    Qumulo's ANQ achieves industry-leading benchmark results

    SEATTLE — Qumulo (www.qumulo.com), which offers a simple way to manage exabyte-scale data anywhere, announced a fast and cost-effective cloud-native storage solution that tops the industry, based on t ...

    June 17, 2024

  • New Mill spots put comedic spin on compositing
    New Mill spots put comedic spin on compositing

    SAN FRANCISCO - Creative production agency Avocados and Coconuts (www.avocadosandcoconuts.com) recently produced four comedy spots for food recycler Mill. Conceived as part of Mill’s 2024 brand campai ...

    October 31, 2024

  • Digital Domain relaunches advertising business
    Digital Domain relaunches advertising business

    LOS ANGELES - Digital Domain (www.digitaldomain.com), which specializes in visual effects and immersive experiences, has added two industry veterans to its newly-formed "advertising experiences" group ...

    October 31, 2024

  • Kim Christensen appointed managing director at editorial studio Cabin
    Kim Christensen appointed managing director at editorial studio Cabin

    LOS ANGELES - Cabin Editing Company (www.cabinedit.com) recently welcomed Kim Christensen to the creative editorial studio as its new managing director for the Los Angeles office. She will work alongs ...

    October 30, 2024