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Band Pro East Moves to New Offices

February 3, 2012 | By Staff
Band Pro East Moves to New Offices

Band Pro East, the New York branch of 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... »

Atlanta Film Studios Paulding County Partners With Paskal Lighting

February 2, 2012 | By Staff
Atlanta Film Studios Paulding County Partners With Paskal Lighting

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. »

Alex Frisch and Vico Sharabani Team up to Launch Unique New VFX Studio

February 1, 2012 | By Staff
Alex Frisch and Vico Sharabani Team up to Launch Unique New VFX Studio

VFX artists 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. »

Encore Adds New York Location

January 19, 2012 | By Staff
Encore Adds New York Location

Encore, (part of the Deluxe Entertainment Services Group), announced its expansion into the New York market. Encore's New York location is based out of Deluxe's state-of-the art facility and offers the same caliber television post and visual effects (VFX) work as Encore in Hollywood. Deluxe New York's existing TV post operations will be rolled-up... »

Industry Veterans Reopen Legendary ILM Soundstage

January 18, 2012 | By Staff
Industry Veterans Reopen Legendary ILM Soundstage

A group of former employees of ILM and Kerner Optical announced the launch of a new VFX/production company – 32TEN Studios, which will be based at the former site of ILM, at 3210 Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael, Calif.. The new venture will be employee owned, and will be headed by industry veterans Tim... »

P+S Technik Opens New Technical Base in Hollywood

December 21, 2011 | By Staff
P+S Technik Opens New Technical Base in Hollywood

P+S Technik has opened a new technical base on the lot of the Television Center Studios in Hollywood to offer service and support for the North American market. The center will serve as a single point of contact for customers, cinematographers, directors, technicians and partners. »

Digital Domain Media Group Announces Joint Venture in China

December 16, 2011 | By Staff

Digital Domain Media Group has launched an expansion into the Chinese film market with the announcement of the company's first strategic partnership in China. The partnership between Beijing Galloping Horse Film and Digital Domain will help the company address China's quickly growing demand for high-end, American-driven film production values and expand DDMG's global footprint. »

MTI Film and Nice Shoes Join Forces for Control Dailies at Nice Shoes

December 6, 2011 | By Staff

MTI Film Hollywood and Nice Shoes New York have entered into a strategic relationship, dubbed Control Dailies at Nice Shoes, to offer entertainment television producers a digital dailies service for episodic television shows originating in New York and finishing on either coast. »

Cinelicious Taps Ben Looram for New VFX and Finishing Services

November 15, 2011 | By Staff
Cinelicious Taps Ben Looram for New VFX and Finishing Services

Hollywood post studio Cinelicious announced the launch of new visual effects creative and finishing services with the addition of award-winning VFX supervisor and lead Flame artist Ben Looram to its roster. Looram and Cinelicious founder Paul Korver are also launching “Cinelicious Take Out” – a new model of talent-driven “pop-up” style visual effects and... »

Framestore Opens Satellite Facility on University Campus

November 14, 2011 | By Staff

Framestore is embarking on a unique joint enterprise with Arts University College Bournemouth (AUCB) to create a “regional outpost” on campus, staffed by recent graduates, to handle visual effects preparatory work and overflow work from the renowned London-based visual effects house. The new studio launches Nov. 16. »