http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.btlnews.com/news/motion504-creates-animated-sponsor-reel-for-provincetown-international-film-festival/ http://www.btlnews.com/news/motion504-creates-animated-sponsor-reel-for-provincetown-international-film-festival/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:34 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45393 motion504 recently envisioned a comical 2D-animated sponsor reel for the Provincetown International Film Festival, which runs from June 19th through 23rd in Provincetown, Mass. This year marks a rebrand for the festival, celebrating its 15th anniversary, with a new logo and visual identity created by Minneapolis-based branding agency Ultra Creative.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/news/motion504-creates-animated-sponsor-reel-for-provincetown-international-film-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/production-design/three-the-big-fish-ads-by-framestore/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/production-design/three-the-big-fish-ads-by-framestore/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:32 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45397 Framestore has character designed, animated and directed a Boys and Girls advert for Three Ireland’s new ‘all you can eat everything’ plan, completing the full-CG :30 spots on a remarkable three and a half week schedule.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/production-design/three-the-big-fish-ads-by-framestore/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/director-series/below-the-line-premieres-video-director-series-during-the-laff/ http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/director-series/below-the-line-premieres-video-director-series-during-the-laff/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:29 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45412 Below the Lines's popular Directors Series, senior writer/film editor, Mary Ann Skweres, and writer/cameraman, Bob Bayless, go behind the scenes at the LA Film Festival (June 13-23) to talk on-camera to directors about how their crew helped bring their films to the screen.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/director-series/below-the-line-premieres-video-director-series-during-the-laff/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/loyalkaspar-hires-chief-development-officer-robert-blatchford-and-creative-director-anna-minkkinen/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/loyalkaspar-hires-chief-development-officer-robert-blatchford-and-creative-director-anna-minkkinen/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:58:57 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45405 loyalkaspar announced the addition of chief development officer Robert Blatchford and creative director Anna Minkkinen. Blatchford will be based in the company’s new L.A. office, while Minkkinen will be based in New York.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/loyalkaspar-hires-chief-development-officer-robert-blatchford-and-creative-director-anna-minkkinen/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/news/sound-devices-releases-788t-firmware-update/ http://www.btlnews.com/news/sound-devices-releases-788t-firmware-update/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:33 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45402 Sound Devices announced the availability of a Version 3.0 firmware update for its flagship 788T and 788T-SSD digital audio recorders. A free download for all existing and new 788T users, this latest software update offers a 192 kHz sampling rate for up to four tracks, increased C-Link metadata functionality and added limiters for digital inputs.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/news/sound-devices-releases-788t-firmware-update/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/daytime-emmy-award-winners-announced/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/daytime-emmy-award-winners-announced/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:54 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45361 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy awards as well as the Daytime Creative Arts Emmys.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/daytime-emmy-award-winners-announced/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/the-john-lennon-educational-tour-bus-takes-aja-gear-on-the-road/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/the-john-lennon-educational-tour-bus-takes-aja-gear-on-the-road/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:19 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45341 The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus has provided American students of all ages with free, hands-on opportunities to make original music, video, photo, game app and broadcast projects for the past 16 years via a mobile studio-in-a-bus that has been on the road since 1998. Featuring state-of-the-art audio and HD video recording, the bus has visited schools, colleges, concerts, festivals, trade shows and museums in big cities, small towns, rural areas, severely underserved communities and everything in between. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/the-john-lennon-educational-tour-bus-takes-aja-gear-on-the-road/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/superlounges-jordan-brady-brings-the-bear-and-bull-to-life-for-ditto-trade/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/superlounges-jordan-brady-brings-the-bear-and-bull-to-life-for-ditto-trade/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:57:36 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45353 Superlounge and directed by Jordan Brady, the new broadcast campaign for Ditto Trade features a bull and bear at the office dreaming of a groundbreaking social brokerage service. The campaign via Ditto Trade’s CMO Jeff Abbott and the brand’s in-house creative department launches with “Phil & Marty,” airing now.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/superlounges-jordan-brady-brings-the-bear-and-bull-to-life-for-ditto-trade/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/asc-announces-student-winners/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/asc-announces-student-winners/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:53:36 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45343 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced the winning films in the 2013 ASC Harris Savides Student Heritage Awards Friday night in a ceremony at the organization’s clubhouse. The awards are designed to showcase the artistic abilities of the next generation of filmmakers, with a focus on cinematographic abilities.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/asc-announces-student-winners/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/chris-steele-appointed-senior-product-manager-for-quantel/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/chris-steele-appointed-senior-product-manager-for-quantel/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:52:08 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=45348 Quantel announced the appointment of Chris Steele to the position of senior product manager, broadcast. Steele will be responsible for bringing Quantel’s revolutionQ software production system through the final stages of development and introducing it to the broadcast market around the world.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/chris-steele-appointed-senior-product-manager-for-quantel/feed/ 0