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/awards/irans-best-foreign-film-nominee-asghar-farhadis-a-separation/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/irans-best-foreign-film-nominee-asghar-farhadis-a-separation/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:58:36 +0000 Jack Egan http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24750 A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and garnered two Oscar nominations. The beautifully photographed movie tells a multi-layered story of a modern-day couple in Tehran who are on the verge of a divorce. The wife wants to move abroad for a better life for their daughter but the husband wants to stay, in part because he won’t leave his father who has advanced Alzheimer’s.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/irans-best-foreign-film-nominee-asghar-farhadis-a-separation/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/sag-aftra-merger-moves-to-membership-vote/ http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/sag-aftra-merger-moves-to-membership-vote/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:59:16 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24716 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, AFL-CIO (AFTRA) voted overwhelmingly to merge. “Professional performers are now an important step closer to the strongest union representation possible,” said SAG national president Ken Howard. “Just as our boards have, I believe our members will decisively approve this merger and that SAG-AFTRA will be a leader in shaping the entertainment and media industries."]]> http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/sag-aftra-merger-moves-to-membership-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/john-shaffner-elected-chair-of-art-directors-council/ http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/john-shaffner-elected-chair-of-art-directors-council/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:53:01 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24544 John Shaffner has been elected to a three-year term as chair of the Art Directors Council, effective immediately, replacing Thomas A. Walsh, who continues in the position of president of the overall Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800). Shaffner was formerly vice-chair of the council, a position now filled by Corey Kaplan. Also elected to the Art Directors Council was Jack Fisk. The ADG has four craft councils: Art Directors; Scenic, Title & Graphic Artists; Set Designers & Model Makers, and Illustrators & Matte Artists.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/john-shaffner-elected-chair-of-art-directors-council/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/danish-director-nicolas-windng-refn-pushes-drive-into-high-gear/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/danish-director-nicolas-windng-refn-pushes-drive-into-high-gear/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:51:14 +0000 Jack Egan http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24336 Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came to Los Angeles, the city of cars, to make a film filled with some of the most authentic and exciting car chase sequences seen on the screen in years.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/danish-director-nicolas-windng-refn-pushes-drive-into-high-gear/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