http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/sony-pictures-imageworks-expands-vancouver-vfx-and-animation-studio/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/sony-pictures-imageworks-expands-vancouver-vfx-and-animation-studio/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:57:51 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=25094 Sony Pictures Imageworks announced that it will expand its Vancouver, British Columbia capacity by opening an additional 16,000 square feet of space in the Yaletown area for work on the current productions Men In Black 3, The Amazing-Spider-Man, Oz The Great And Powerful and Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania now underway. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/sony-pictures-imageworks-expands-vancouver-vfx-and-animation-studio/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/spy-opens-new-creative-studio-in-santa-monica/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/spy-opens-new-creative-studio-in-santa-monica/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:54:23 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24997 SPY, a FotoKem company offering creative finishing services for commercials and feature films, has opened a new studio in Santa Monica, Calif. SPY: LA extends the capabilities of its main facility in San Francisco, and will specialize in VFX-based commercial productions. SPY: LA began work in December on a number of visually compelling spots for such clients as UPS, Asics, THQ/UFC, Hillshire Farm and Canon. The new West Coast facility is housed in FotoKem’s local sound studio Margarita Mix. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/spy-opens-new-creative-studio-in-santa-monica/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/band-pro-east-moves-to-new-offices/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/band-pro-east-moves-to-new-offices/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:57:53 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24962 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/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/atlanta-film-studios-paulding-county-partners-with-paskal-lighting/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/atlanta-film-studios-paulding-county-partners-with-paskal-lighting/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:50:45 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24905 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/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/alex-frisch-and-vico-sharabani-team-up-to-launch-unique-new-vfx-studio/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/alex-frisch-and-vico-sharabani-team-up-to-launch-unique-new-vfx-studio/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:50:20 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24891 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/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/encore-adds-new-york-location/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/encore-adds-new-york-location/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:55:44 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24256 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 under the Encore brand name.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/encore-adds-new-york-location/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/industry-veterans-reopen-legendary-ilm-soundstage/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/industry-veterans-reopen-legendary-ilm-soundstage/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:57:59 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24220 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 Partridge, who will serve as president, and Greg Maloney who will serve as COO.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/industry-veterans-reopen-legendary-ilm-soundstage/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/ps-technik-opens-new-technical-base-in-hollywood/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/ps-technik-opens-new-technical-base-in-hollywood/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:42:30 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=22623 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.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/ps-technik-opens-new-technical-base-in-hollywood/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/digital-domain-media-group-announces-joint-venture-in-china/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/digital-domain-media-group-announces-joint-venture-in-china/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:55:29 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=22456 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.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/digital-domain-media-group-announces-joint-venture-in-china/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/mti-film-and-nice-shoes-join-forces-for-control-dailies-at-nice-shoes/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/mti-film-and-nice-shoes-join-forces-for-control-dailies-at-nice-shoes/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:57:11 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=21923 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.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/mti-film-and-nice-shoes-join-forces-for-control-dailies-at-nice-shoes/feed/ 0