LOS ANGELES — The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards were recently presented, awarding 23 statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement. The thirteenth annual awards ceremony ...
February 21, 2023
LOS ANGELES — The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards were presented today, recognizing distinguished creative and technical achievement in immersive storytelling using advanced visual technolog ...
March 4, 2022
I expect 2022 to be a breakthrough year for virtual reality, augmented reality and other forms of expanded realities. The technology is advancing rapidly and becoming less expensive and more accessibl ...
January 24, 2022
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
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 ...
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
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
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 ...
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
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
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
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
Curse of the Sin Eater is a cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for. "The grass isn’t always greener,” warns director Justin Denton. Just in time for Halloween, his new horror film follo ...
October 29, 2024
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 ...
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
ATLANTA - Colorist Parker Jarvie has moved from Company 3’s (www.company3.com) Los Angeles studio to their Atlanta location, where he will be available to support the region’s booming production scene ...
October 16, 2024
FX's Reservation Dogs was well represented at the 76th Emmy Awards. The half-hour comedy follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma. The crew takes to stealing and scheming in ...
October 4, 2024
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 ...
CANNES, FRANCE - Barco, which specializes in laser powered cinema solutions, has announced a special Cannes screening program that will showcase critically-acclaimed titles in its new HDR by Barco for ...
May 16, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO — The volunteer organizers behind the annual Audio Developer Conference (ADC) have announced the return of the ADC Mentorship Program for 2024. The ADC Mentorship Program is centered aro ...
May 3, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO — According to the “2024 State of Design & Make” report, released by Autodesk (www.autodesk.com), leaders from content creation businesses are more confident about their companies’ r ...
April 10, 2024
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
LOS ANGELES – Picture Shop (www.pictureshop.com) has announced plans to build a bespoke facility in London’s Soho community. Set to open in Q4 of 2024, the new boutique will offer infrastructure desig ...
April 12, 2024
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
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
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 ...
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 ...
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
In the ever-evolving landscape of social media, editors need to understand the differences between editing ads for social platforms versus TV. Ultimately, it's about the impression your ad leaves on t ...
October 7, 2024
GRAN CARARIA ISLAND - The initial phase of Gran Canaria Studios, one of Europe’s largest virtual production stages, has been completed. The effort will provide a cutting-edge environment for internati ...
September 24, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO - Kits.AI (www.kits.ai), the provider of tools for ethical AI music creation, is now offering Voice Designer, which allows content creators to design custom singing voices from scratch, ...
August 30, 2024
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 ...
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 ...
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
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
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
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 ...
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 ...
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Vaudeville Sound (www.vaudeville.tv), an audio post company that specializes in immersive sound design, has launched a new Foley department. Vaudeville Sound Vancouver has invested i ...
April 24, 2024
October 7, 2021
NYACK, NY – Flavorlab (www.flavorlab.com) is an audio production company that composes, records, mixes and masters music and sound for brands across the world. The studio created the theme song for AB ...
September 21, 2021
Way back in 1993, filmmaker Martin Lisius was wrapping up work on another of his documentaries about severe weather when he began receiving phone calls from TV producers needing extreme weather footag ...
July 5, 2024
LONDON — Getty Images has entered into a partnership with BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC, to launch of a new platform that will give its customers access to BBC archive videos via a ...
December 11, 2023
SAN JOSE, CA — On Wednesday at 9am(PST), Adobe will use FB Live to present the Adobe Stock Film Festival. The livestream, which will be hosted by Adobe’s Jason Levine, will introduce 13 short films th ...
July 14, 2020
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
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
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