http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Fri, 18 May 2012 18:49:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/teamsters-chief-leo-reed-says-contract-talks-with-amptp-should-resume-soon/ http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/teamsters-chief-leo-reed-says-contract-talks-with-amptp-should-resume-soon/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:54:03 +0000 Jack Egan http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28294 Teamsters Local 399 and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new three-year pact adjourned on April 5 after three days of preliminary talks. And they haven’t resumed since. Given the IA’s ability to bag a new three-year pact in relatively short order, what’s holding up a resumption of the talks between the Teamsters and AMPTP? And when are the parties expected to return to the table?]]> http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/teamsters-chief-leo-reed-says-contract-talks-with-amptp-should-resume-soon/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/sfi-hires-david-nelson-as-executive-producer/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/sfi-hires-david-nelson-as-executive-producer/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:53:46 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28307 SFI (Simpson Films), headed by founder/director Jerry Simpson, has hired David Nelson to serve as executive producer. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/sfi-hires-david-nelson-as-executive-producer/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/film-trailers/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/film-trailers/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:33:25 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=25379 http://www.btlnews.com/community/film-trailers/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/arri-hosts-vfx-legends-for-special-event-in-munich/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/arri-hosts-vfx-legends-for-special-event-in-munich/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:55:23 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28242 ARRI played host to two legendary visual effects artists earlier this week – Douglas Trumbull and Rob Legato. Both of the special guests held meetings with ARRI about future technologies and also gave presentations to an enthusiastic audience at the ARRI cinema in Munich.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/arri-hosts-vfx-legends-for-special-event-in-munich/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/arlington-to-premiere-at-dances-with-films-festival/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/arlington-to-premiere-at-dances-with-films-festival/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:55:09 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28271 Lisa Nemzo and Mary Ann Skweres in conjunction with Dream Wild Productions have announced the release of “Arlington” – a music video honoring America’s fallen and injured military servicemen and women. Directed by Skweres, “Arlington” will premiere June 1 at 2:45 p.m. during the Dances with Films Festival, (Chinese 6 Theatre, Hollywood-Highland Complex). The video recently received the prestigious Merit Award for best music video at the 2012 Accolade Competition held in La Jolla, Calif. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/arlington-to-premiere-at-dances-with-films-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/academy-announces-winners-for-39th-annual-student-academy-awards/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/academy-announces-winners-for-39th-annual-student-academy-awards/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:54:29 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28252 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Ten students from nine U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as U.S. winners along with three foreign student films, selected from 51 entries representing 29 countries. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/academy-announces-winners-for-39th-annual-student-academy-awards/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/hpa-announces-call-for-entries/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/hpa-announces-call-for-entries/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:43:11 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28198 Hollywood Post Alliance announced the call for entries for the 2012 HPA Awards. The awards honor the individuals and companies engaged in noteworthy and groundbreaking work in postproduction. The gala award ceremony will take place on Nov. 1, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. This year’s competition marks the seventh year of the HPA Awards. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/hpa-announces-call-for-entries/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/leslie-sorrentino-in-the-shotgun-seat-at-big-block/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/leslie-sorrentino-in-the-shotgun-seat-at-big-block/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:12 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28165 Leslie Sorrentino, formerly of Animal West and The Syndicate, has joined digital production and design studio Big Block. He brings with him his production team, Flame artist Gizmo Rivera and producer Cindy Chapman, also from Animal West.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/leslie-sorrentino-in-the-shotgun-seat-at-big-block/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/asc-members-to-share-experiences-and-expertise-at-upcoming-industry-panels/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/asc-members-to-share-experiences-and-expertise-at-upcoming-industry-panels/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:51:51 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28180 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) will participate in upcoming industry panels on May 19 at J.L. Fisher, and June 2 at Cine Gear Expo. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/asc-members-to-share-experiences-and-expertise-at-upcoming-industry-panels/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/union-roundup-iatse-busts-a-move-openly-organizes-vfx-workers/ http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/union-roundup-iatse-busts-a-move-openly-organizes-vfx-workers/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:49:07 +0000 Mark London Williams http://www.btlnews.com/?p=28104 Peter Marley, “has become more political than it was in the past." Marley was speaking over Mother’s Day weekend on a podcast at the redoubtable FXGuide website, more or less officially announcing an initiative that broke last week via the arrival of a website: Namely that after years of talk on the subject, IATSE is openly recruiting visual effects workers to come join a union.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/commentary/union-roundup/union-roundup-iatse-busts-a-move-openly-organizes-vfx-workers/feed/ 0