Rome-based post company Augustus Color has moved post-production for Black Butterfly, Paradox Studios’ upcoming psychological thriller, to the cloud. Augustus is using WCPMedia’s media management platform to deliver dailies media to the film’s editorial team in Spain.
The American Society of Cinematographers has announced the honorees for the 31st annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement. Edward Lachman, ASC; Ron Garcia, ASC; Philippe Rousselot, ASC, AFC; and Nancy Schreiber, ASC will be recognized for their contributions to the art of cinematography at the organization’s awards gala on February 4, 2017, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Lachman will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Garcia will be bestowed with the Career Achievement in Television Award. Rousselot earns the International Award, and Schreiber will take home the Presidents Award.
Fonic, a full-service audio post-production facility based in Shoreditch, East London, has Nugen Audio’s Halo Upmix plug-in to provide up-mixing for a range of television and cinema productions.
MTI Film recently completed an all-new 4K restoration of director Lewis Milestone’s 1931 film The Front Page. The months-long project was conducted for The Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, with MTI Film’s restoration team working under the direction of AFA director Michael Pogorzelski and film preservationist Heather Linville.
Ymagis Group has released its three-year strategic plan, Perform 2020. Following a build-up period that saw revenue quadruple since Ymagis’ initial public offering in 2013, the group is setting the framework for a new profitable growth phase based upon the rationalization of its organizational structure and services offer as well as innovation and international expansion.
Red Digital Cinema is now shipping the highly anticipated Red Epic-W and the newest Weapon. Both cameras feature the compact design of the DSMC2 form factor as well as the new Helium 8K S35 sensor.
Screenvision Media’s in-house creative content studio, 40 Foot Solutions, collected more than 30 creative awards throughout the 2016 awards season –including one Golden Trailer and 11 Telly Awards – in recognition of various branded content segments.
Unique Media, Seoul, South Korea has purchased an SGO Mistika Ultima, to expand its current business range from high quality television programs to cinema and commercial productions.
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has announced the keynote speakers for its annual technical conference and exhibition in Hollywood, California later this month.
Producer Let It Play has completed principal photography on the feature film The Recovery in Oklahoma. The production, in association with the Oklahoma Film + Music Office, was based in Tulsa with filming in the city and surrounding regions.
