Production & Post-Production

Sony Pictures Talent Nominated for Sound Awards

Tue, 02/09/2016 - 11:12 -- Nick Dager

Sound artists from Sony Pictures Entertainment are among the nominees for 2016 Motion Picture Sound Editor Golden Reel Awards and the 52nd Cinema Audio Society Awards. Sony Pictures talent are nominated in six categories of the MPSE Golden Reel Awards for work on the films Southpaw and Hotel Transylvania 2, and the television series Homeland, Saints and Strangers and True Detective. Sony Pictures talent also received eight nominations for CAS Awards for work on the film The Hateful Eight and Hotel Transylvania 2, and the television series True Detective and Silicon Valley.

Shooting Containment

Fri, 02/05/2016 - 13:21 -- Nick Dager

The upcoming dramatic series Containment, slated for a mid-season premiere on the CW Television Network, follows an epidemic that breaks out in Atlanta, leaving the large city quarantined and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives. The series was shot by co-directors of photography William Wages ASC and John Smith with four VariCam 35 4K camera/recorders.

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Rodeo FX Wins VES Award

Wed, 02/03/2016 - 12:07 -- Nick Dager

Rodeo FX has won a Visual Effects Society Award for its work on season five of Game of Thrones. The award for Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode honored the studio’s creation of the city of Volantis. Rodeo FX received the award last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles and can add it to the VES Award it won last year for its work on Birdman.

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Laika Names Bradley Wald CFO

Tue, 02/02/2016 - 10:49 -- Nick Dager

Laika, the Portland-based feature film animation studio whose first three films have each garnered Oscar nominations for Best Animated Film, has appointed Bradley Wald to the post of chief financial officer and senior vice president of business operations. The announcement was made today by Laika president and CEO Travis Knight.

IndieCrowdFunder Files for Funding Portal Status

Tue, 02/02/2016 - 10:44 -- Nick Dager

The entertainment equity crowd-funding company IndieCrowdFunder.com has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to register as a Funding Portal under Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. The new rules, approved October 2015, will allow filmmakers to raise up to one million every twelve months via equity platforms from accredited and unaccredited investors.

Sim Group Hosts Annual Technology Showcase

Thu, 01/28/2016 - 09:32 -- Nick Dager

The Sim Group is hosting leading manufacturers of cameras, lenses, sound, grip and lighting, post-production gear and workflow systems today at the 11th Annual Sim Technology Showcase in Toronto. The popular event provides members of the production and post-production communities with a unique opportunity to examine innovative new products, witness leading-edge technology demonstrations and find out from the experts how these new tools and workflows can benefit their businesses.

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