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Super Bowl Spots
For the commercial production industry, Super Bowl Sunday is the main event of the year. With an estimated audience of 111 million people, and a 30-second spot going for $3.5 million, Super Bowl advertising demands the highest production values, and top-notch talent. »
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... »
Charlex Promotes Ryan Dunn to Executive Creative Director
Following a run of high-profile projects, 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. »
HPA Tech Retreat Announces Lineup
The 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... »
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. »
David Lipman Joins Digital Domain
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,... »
CSI Chooses Dilated Pixels for VFX
Hollywood-based VFX company Dilated Pixels announced that it will serve as the sole VFX vendor for season 12 of the hit CBS TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Concurrently, the company announced that it has named Emmy award winner Rik Shorten as its new VFX supervisor. »
VFX Producer Lauren Shawe Joins Leviathan
Chicago-based design studio Leviathan has added VFX producer Lauren Shawe to its full-time staff, effective immediately. »
John Shaffner Elected Chair of Art Directors Council
Production designer 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... »
Director Series
Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
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... »