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Digital Domain Institute Opens its Doors

March 13, 2012 | By Staff

The Digital Domain Institute, a new animation and digital arts institute formed as a public-private collaboration between Digital Domain Media Group and the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts (FSU), opened its doors to its inaugural class of students in West Palm Beach this week. »

Hollywood & Highland Center Renews Contract with Real to Reel

March 8, 2012 | By Staff
Hollywood & Highland Center Renews Contract with Real to Reel

Celebrating its 30th anniversary year, the Real to Reel Location Agency announced that the Hollywood & Highland Center has renewed its relationship with the agency for another two years as its exclusive representative. Real to Reel first began its relationship with the Hollywood & Highland Center in 2006, and since that time has arranged... »

Hollywood Center Studios Adds Two New Cyc Stages

March 6, 2012 | By Staff
Hollywood Center Studios Adds Two New Cyc Stages

Hollywood Center Studios has upgraded one of its principal stages, Stage 1, through the construction of a permanent, three-wall, hard cove, white cyc. The new cyc is one of the largest of its type in Hollywood and is ideal for complex visual effects shoots requiring large casts, sets or production equipment. »

Pixomondo to Open VFX Facility in Baton Rouge

March 1, 2012 | By Staff
Pixomondo to Open VFX Facility in Baton Rouge

International visual effects company Pixomondo announced that it will open its 12th facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in May at the Celtic Media Centre adjacent to Raleigh Studios Louisiana. The occasion was marked with a press conference together with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden and Pixomondo founder Thilo Kuther... »

Company 3 and Trix Launch Helsinki Virtual Outpost

February 22, 2012 | By Staff
Company 3 and Trix Launch Helsinki Virtual Outpost

Santa Monica-based post house Company 3 has partnered with Helsinki-based post facility Trix to provide commercial clients in Helsinki access to the color grading services of Company 3's worldwide network of facilities. Like its 16 other outposts, this "virtual outpost" will allow clients working out of the Trix facility to collaborate with Company 3... »

Nice Shoes Adds MTI Film’s Control Dailies

February 15, 2012 | By Staff
Nice Shoes Adds MTI Film’s Control Dailies

MTI Film has installed three Control Dailies systems at Nice Shoes, New York. The new systems will enable the facility to expand beyond its core market in commercial postproduction, into film and episodic TV. The company is eager to tap into New York’s growing film and television market. “We've wanted to extend our successful commercial... »

MTI Adds Third Nucoda Film Master

February 10, 2012 | By Staff

Image Systems announced that Hollywood-based MTI Film has installed a third Nucoda Film Master at its state-of-the-art facility. Opened in 2010, MTI Film is a full service postproduction facility providing dailies, editorial, visual effects, color correction and assembly for film, television and commercial projects. MTI is currently at work on a number of... »

Sony Pictures Imageworks Expands Vancouver VFX and Animation Studio

February 7, 2012 | By Staff

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. »

SPY Opens New Creative Studio in Santa Monica

February 6, 2012 | By Staff
SPY Opens New Creative Studio in Santa Monica

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... »

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... »

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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in Headhunters

May 2012 | By Jack Egan

Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in <em>Headhunters</em>

Headhunters, is a new Norwegian movie, stylishly helmed by Morten Tyldum, one of the country’s best- known directors. Blending suspense and violence with macabre... »



Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero

April 2012 | By Scott Essman

Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero

With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »


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