http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Fri, 18 May 2012 18:49:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Teamsters Local 399 and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new three-year pact adjourned on April 5 after three days of preliminary talks. And they haven’t resumed since. Given the IA’s ability to bag a new three-year pact in relatively short order, what’s holding up a resumption of the talks between the Teamsters and AMPTP? And when are the parties expected to return to the table?]]> http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/teamsters-chief-leo-reed-says-contract-talks-with-amptp-should-resume-soon/ SFI (Simpson Films), headed by founder/director Jerry Simpson, has hired David Nelson to serve as executive producer. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/sfi-hires-david-nelson-as-executive-producer/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/film-trailers/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/ ARRI played host to two legendary visual effects artists earlier this week – Douglas Trumbull and Rob Legato. Both of the special guests held meetings with ARRI about future technologies and also gave presentations to an enthusiastic audience at the ARRI cinema in Munich.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/arri-hosts-vfx-legends-for-special-event-in-munich/ Lisa Nemzo and Mary Ann Skweres in conjunction with Dream Wild Productions have announced the release of “Arlington” – a music video honoring America’s fallen and injured military servicemen and women. Directed by Skweres, “Arlington” will premiere June 1 at 2:45 p.m. during the Dances with Films Festival, (Chinese 6 Theatre, Hollywood-Highland Complex). The video recently received the prestigious Merit Award for best music video at the 2012 Accolade Competition held in La Jolla, Calif. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/arlington-to-premiere-at-dances-with-films-festival/ Venture Communications recently called on BEEF Films for creative production and Chop House Post for editing and postproduction to create a mock news story about a mysterious set of dinosaur bones found on a Santa Monica beach.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/news/beef-films-and-chop-house-post-uncover-lost-secrets-in-new-travel-alberta-spot/ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Ten students from nine U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as U.S. winners along with three foreign student films, selected from 51 entries representing 29 countries. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/academy-announces-winners-for-39th-annual-student-academy-awards/ New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has released its latest Reel Jobs campaign, promoting film and television production in the city. The five-spot effort, directed by Artists Company's Mike Rowles, was edited by Fluid Editorial while Nice Shoes handled color grading, conform and mastering. All three companies are based in New York.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/making-tv-and-movies-nyc-style/ Hollywood Post Alliance announced the call for entries for the 2012 HPA Awards. The awards honor the individuals and companies engaged in noteworthy and groundbreaking work in postproduction. The gala award ceremony will take place on Nov. 1, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. This year’s competition marks the seventh year of the HPA Awards. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/hpa-announces-call-for-entries/ Spin VFX has purchased a site license of The Foundry’s KATANA and will now be using the software on all its future projects. Originally developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks, KATANA enables facilities to build highly scalable and efficient lighting pipelines with an innovative recipe-based approach.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/spin-vfx-adopts-katana/