IRIDAS, an industry leader in integrative filmmaking technologies, will join a group of pioneering companies at NAB 2008 to present the "End-to-End Digital Workflow," demonstrating start-of-the-art RAW pipeline tools for production, post, and finishing.
Joining IRIDAS at booth SL10708 at the Las Vegas Convention Center will be camera maker Silicon Imaging, compression experts CineForm, and Wafian, makers of digital video recorders.
Spring is in the air. Temperatures are warming, flowers are blooming and Maxon is unleashing an unbeatable special for anyone who is ready to enhance their productivity and awaken their creativity by adding CINEMA 4D to their digital design pipeline.
Widely recognized as easiest-to-use, professional 3D application for film, broadcast and visualization worldwide, new users can now get their hands on this multi-award-winning animation package with up to 24 percent savings.
Since the formation of Paramount Mobile Ent. in February, the division has been actively seeking and implementing new ways to package the studio's wide range of content for mobile and wireless devices.
The scope of projects includes the development of new original content, in addition to one-of-a-kind advanced applications. Some of PME's new projects and ventures include:
Henry Lee Hopper (Dennis Hopper's son), Denzel Whitaker, Shareeka Epps and Emily Meade have been cast in Wes Craven's horror thriller 25/8 for Rogue Pictures, per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
The relatively-unknown actors will be teens haunted by a serial killer who was supposed to have died 15 years earlier. The film's story takes place over the course of 24 hours as the small-town high school students try to uncover whom or what is stalking them.
Warner Bros. lost a potentially costly SUPERMAN battle against attorney Marc Toberoff for co-creator Jerome Siegel's heirs, VARIETY reports.
The federal ruling gives the heirs a stake in the rights, which were sold more than 70 years ago, and could put a wrinkle in Warners' plans to make more movies. Compounding the problem, co-creator Joe Shuster's heirs are eligible to also sue in five years.
Electronic Arts is not giving up their battle for GRAND THEFT AUTO publisher Take-Two, per VARIETY.
They're keeping the heat on Take-Two's shareholders despite the board's recommendation that a hostile $2 billion acquisition offer be rejected.
EA pushed back the expiration date to April 18, to counter Take-Two's decision to move their annual meeting back to April 17, a week after the bid was set to run out.
The offer now can be discussed at the meeting and gives shareholders one last opportunity to sell.
Rushes Postproduction has completed post on MOSH PIT, a humorous commercial for Polycell Basecoat Complete, a new undercoat for problem walls.
If you had to live with a noisy rock band next door, non-stop partying and vibrating walls, you could do worse than to invest in Basecoat Complete, as our clever young couple have discovered.
AMD announced it is advancing application performance with stunning imagery through the introduction of the first commercially available 3D workstation graphics card with DisplayPort support.
The ATI FireGL V7700 professional graphics accelerator provides superior rendering speed, 3D performance and color fidelity for Computer Aided Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC) and Medical Imaging professionals.
HP today unveiled new customizable desktop PCs that offer a wide range of personalized features and options to fit the needs of every consumer.
The company also announced the availability of a digital storage device, the HP Media Vault mv2120, which is designed to store, protect and share digital media, as well as advanced monitors and accessories to enhance the digital lifestyle.
Anyone near the Southbank on the evening of March 27 would have noticed something special going on at Tate Modern as Lord Puttnam hosted the Escape Awards 2008 in partnership with Autodesk and AMD.
Key players from some of the biggest companies in Visual Effects, Games and Design Visualization were on hand to rub shoulders, enjoy a few cocktails and admire the stunning view.
However, there was also some serious business to be done as everybody was eager to hear who would take the top spots across the eight award categories.
ROCK BAND will be released on Wii this summer in the U.S. and Canada.
The game was developed by Harmonix and MTV Games, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts.
ROCK BAND for Wii will be released June 22 as a Special Edition bundle including the software, drums, microphone and a wireless guitar for the US and Canada for $169.99.
Writer Michael Brandt will write COUNTDOWN for Summit Entertainment, based on a classic episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER reports.
Brandt will also make his directorial debut on the film, which is about a group of astronauts who land on a planet, find a crashed spaceship and corpses that resemblethemselves. They must try to figure out if they're really dead and where they might be.
Erik Feig, Summit's production head told the REPORTER they chose Brandt because he fits into their goal of supporting new talent.
The Weinstein Company plans to jointly release two versions of its highly anticipated film, FANBOYS, on DVD, with the company exploring options for its theatrical release.
In recent weeks, STAR WARS fans nationwide have built a multi-tiered grassroots effort to voice their strong support for one of the earlier versions of the film, including a campaign that generated more than 300,000 emails in support for the film.
Based on the tremendous feedback and interest from the fans, Weinstein will ensure both versions will be equally available.
Hallmark Channel has acquired the rights to 99 family-friendly movies from Disney-ABC Domestic Television, some of the greatest family films of all time. The deal was announced by Michelle Vicary, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Scheduling.
Julie Benz has been added to the cast of SAW V from Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures, per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Screenplay is by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and David Hackl will direct. Hackl was the production designer on the second through fourth SAW films.Tobin Bell will reprise his role as the manipulative Jigsaw for a fifth time. Benz will be a prim and proper Brit who is the latest pawn in Jigsaw's games.
Producers are Mark Burg and Oren Koules. The Toronto-based production started March 17 for an October 24 release date.
NextComputing, manufacturer of high performance, portable computer, announces the incorporation of Intel L5420 Xeon 45nm Quad Core processors (Harpertown) into its line of NextDimension, flextop computers.
NextComputing will offer up to two Harpertown Quad Core processors into the following computer models; the NextDimension Pro and Pro HD, the NextDimension Evo and Evo HD, and the Vigor Pro SD.
Michael Bostick has been named Co-CEO of Walden Media; Anschutz Film Group CEO David Weil announced.
Bostick, who until now has served as head of Tom Shadyac's Shady Acres Entertainment, will share CEO responsibilities with Walden Media's Cary Granat.
Bostick, who joins on April 16, will be responsible for the acquisition and development of all future Walden Media and Bristol Bay films, other than the company's current franchise, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, and a few other specific projects that Granat will oversee.
With editor Bill Desowitz out of the office this week, it's my turn to give you the weekly musings from VFXWorld. Coming up this week Anupam Das, a lead artist at Electronic Arts, has his review of Houdini 9.1. On Friday, Bill looks into the visual effects work that was done for the alternative ending to I AM LEGEND, which recently arrived on DVD. With that March comes to an end on the site, but we have a host of exciting articles planned for the next few months as the big summer movie season kicks into full swing.
Author Tom Wheeler has sold his upcoming novel CUTLASS ISLAND to Regency, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
The book by the same name deals with two shipwrecked brothers who discover a world of mythological and mysterious creatures.
Producers are Shawn Levy and Tom McNulty for 21 Laps Entertainment and Alex Gartner for Mosaic.
In what might be the longest movie title of the year, the book I AM A GENIUS OF UNSPEAKABLE EVIL AND I WANT TO BE YOUR CLASS PRESIDENT will be adapted by Warner Bros., according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Writer Josh Lieb (THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART) is writing the book and film script, McG via his Wonderland Sound and Vision will produce.
Penguin Books is publishing the book, whose story centers around an unpopular, chubby 13-year-old boy. Everyone assumes he's the dumbest kid in school, but he's really an evil genius.
Jaime King (SIN CITY) will star in Lionsgate's MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Patrick Lussier will direct the remake of the 1981 slasher flick about a murderer who kills people for celebrating Valentine's Day.
Zane Smith wrote the screenplay, in which King will be Sarah Palmer, who marries her childhood sweetheart's nemesis, only to fall back in love with her original man.
Executive producers are Jack Murray, John Dunning and Andre Link, as well as Mike Paseornek and John Sacchi for Lionsgate.
The Force is with Spike TV this April as the complete STAR WARS saga comes to basic cable.
Airing Friday, April 4 through Sunday, April 6, and Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13, the two-weekend event includes the broadcast premiere of STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH and the basic cable premieres of STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE and STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES.
New York-based editorial and VFX/motion design company Version2 welcomed the addition of Art Director/VFX Designer Niklaus Schlumpf.
Schlumpf is a visual artist and designer with many skills and an eclectic background in film production and drawing that has allowed him to produce a vast variety of inspiring and original work. H is a savvy Visual FX designer and flame artist and his acute sense of design and animation has benefited countless artistic and experimental endeavors.
Post-production boutique Liquid 9 has completed a complete redesign and upgrade of its studio in conjunction with a restructuring and a new owner: Chris O'Connor.
The upgrade includes additional space, giving the facility 3,000 sq. ft. of new and improved creative quarters with a fresh new look. Renovations included redoing all the video editing, sound design and motion graphics suites, which include Avid Adrenaline HD, Final Cut Pro HD, After Effects, Smoke and Pro Tools HD stations.
New York-based design and production studio Click 3X has just expanded their roster with three producers and two designers as part of their dedication to providing the bandwidth and resources to deliver visual solutions for commercials, feature films, television, music videos and broadcast clients.
Their combined experience and talent will heighten the company's capabilities as a full-service provider of innovative, interactive visual solutions.
Key additions include:
--Jared Yeater: Producer--Emily Gleicher: Producer
