http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:04:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/direction/super-bowl-spots/ Band Pro Film & Digital, has moved their offices from the far west side of Manhattan to a new location in the heart of New York City's photo, publishing, advertising, and multimedia district. The new office is located on the 11th floor of 1115 Broadway, between W. 24th Street and W. 25th Street, across from Madison Square Park. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/band-pro-east-moves-to-new-offices/ Dark Light Pictures director Gil Cope recently directed a new campaign for Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center announcing a 14-story hospital opening this month. Conceived by SPM Marketing & Communications, the spots feature intimate portraits of doctors and nurses discussing the new facility and what it means for the community and its healthcare.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/news/dark-light-pictures%e2%80%99-gil-cope-helps-rush-university-medical-center-launch-new-hospital/ Atlanta Film Studios Paulding County (AFSPC), (Atlanta’s newest full-service production complex), has entered into an exclusive vendor agreement with Los Angeles-based Paskal Lighting to provide lighting, grip and expendables to the recently opened facility. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/atlanta-film-studios-paulding-county-partners-with-paskal-lighting/ Charlex is promoting director/CD Ryan Dunn to executive creative director. While Dunn will continue to direct, he will increase his focus on expanding the staff and sharpening the overall creative direction of the Charlex brand, working with his team of producers and creatives on any given job.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/charlex-promotes-ryan-dunn-to-executive-creative-director/ Hollywood Post Alliance announced the lineup for the HPA Tech Retreat, set to take place Feb. 13 -17 at the Hyatt Grand Champions in Indian Wells, Calif. The HPA Tech Retreat is an annual conference that brings together leaders from digital and content creation, media and entertainment, forensics, medicine, digital imaging and academic research.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/hpa-tech-retreat-announces-lineup/ Vico Sharabani and Alex Frisch have teamed up to launch COPA (Co-Op of Artists), a global collective of high-end VFX artists working in the commercial and feature film industries.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/alex-frisch-and-vico-sharabani-team-up-to-launch-unique-new-vfx-studio/ Zoic Studios director Loni Peristere and Global Hue have completed two national spots for Jeep Wrangler that take on winter and demonstrate that “winter doesn’t stand a chance.” Zoic Studios is an Emmy and V.E.S. award winning visual effects company headquartered in Culver City, Calif. known for its work in creating stunning winter effects. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/zoic-studios-delivers-spots-for-jeep-wrangler/ Digital Domain Productions, a subsidiary of Digital Domain Media Group, has named David Lipman vice president of features visual effects production. The 30-year industry veteran, a former executive at DreamWorks Animation, Framestore and USAnimation, brings expertise in visual effects, animation, production and development to the company. He will be based in Digital Domain's Venice, Calif. studio reporting to Jody Madden, who has been promoted to senior vice president of global studio operations, overseeing production, technology and operations for all of Digital Domain's worldwide studios.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/david-lipman-joins-digital-domain/ Fox Searchlight, The Descendants’ production designer Jane Stewart and costume designer Wendy Chuck discuss their work on the film. Stewart has been nominated for a contemporary film award from the Art Directors Guild.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/the-descendants-featurette/