June 1, 2013

  • 7-Jun-2013
    June 1, 2013
    In this issue:
    - Broadcast Design
    - Professional Monitors
    - The Small Post House
    - Edit This!: The Great Gatsby
    - Director's Chair: Andrew Niccol — The Host
    - Reviews: Imagineer Mocha Pro 3.1 & ioSafe N2 NAS RAID
    - And much more!

Departments

  • AJA Video Systems turns 20
    AJA Video Systems turns 20

    It’s hard to believe that my wife Darlene and I started AJA Video Systems 20 years ago. Broadcast and filmmaking technology has advanced at a pace that is a million miles away from what the standard w ...

    June 25, 2013

  • Director's Chair: Andrew Niccol — 'The Host'
    Director's Chair: Andrew Niccol — 'The Host'

    HOLLYWOOD — Born in New Zealand, writer/director Andrew Niccol moved to London in the ‘80s and began his career directing TV commercials before making his movie debut in 1997 by writing and directing ...

    June 7, 2013

  • Edit This!: 'The Great Gatsby'
    Edit This!: 'The Great Gatsby'

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Baz Luhrmann’s romantic epic, The Great Gatsby, features beautiful locales, a glimpse into an over-the-top lavish lifestyle and the high drama it brings… all in 3D stereo. The dire ...

    June 7, 2013

  • Editor's Letter: The independent post house
    Editor's Letter: The independent post house

    It just makes sense that the less encumbered you are, the faster and more flexible you can be. Owners of independent post house appreciate the ability to grow and evolve at their own pace. But it’s no ...

    June 7, 2013

  • Hooked delivers 'Haunting Melissa' to mobile devices
    Hooked delivers 'Haunting Melissa' to mobile devices

    HOLLYWOOD — Hooked Digital Media (www.hookeddigitalmedia.com) is a new production company that’s creating original content and delivering it through its own free custom iOS application.

    June 20, 2013

  • Post Script: Light Iron opens in NYC
    Post Script: Light Iron opens in NYC

    Four-year-old Light Iron (www.lightiron.com) launched a brand new facility last month, expanding from its headquarters in Hollywood to the East Coast with a new operation in Manhattan. Light Iron spec ...

    June 7, 2013

  • Review: Imagineer Systems' Mocha Pro 3.1
    Review: Imagineer Systems' Mocha Pro 3.1

    I’ve always have done a fair amount of tracking as part of my job as a finishing artist. However, there have been shots that I haven’t been able to nail, even with the tracker in Autodesk Smoke. Many ...

    May 31, 2013

Features

Web Exclusives

  • Broadcast Design: 'Gridiron Outdoors'
    Broadcast Design: 'Gridiron Outdoors'

    DALLAS — Already Been Chewed (http://alreadybeenchewed.tv) recently partnered with the Signal Factory to design a new 3D broadcast graphics package for the second season of the series, Gridiron Outdoo ...

    June 21, 2013

  • I-Mego offers noise-canceling headphones
    I-Mego offers noise-canceling headphones

    AUSTIN, TX — I-Mego (www.i-mego.com) recently released their Walker Junior noise-canceling headphones. The collapsible headphones are designed to create a comfortable listening environment in areas wi ...

    June 3, 2013

  • Rodeo FX creates 350 VFX for  'Now You See Me'
    Rodeo FX creates 350 VFX for 'Now You See Me'

    MONTREAL — Rodeo FX served as the primary visual effects vendor on the new film, Now You See Me. The studio delivered 350 complex VFX shots for the film, representing 23 minutes of screen time.

    June 12, 2013