Panasonic has announced the immediate availability of Barry Green's A Guide to the Panasonic AG-DVX200 Camera, a comprehensive reference e-book for customers and users of the new AG-DVX200PJ 4K large-sensor, 4/3-inch handheld camcorder. The book can be downloaded free at http://info.panasonic.com/dvx200-ebook.html.
Why We Film, a documentary backed by the Association of Moving Image Archivist’s Film Advocacy Task Force, is an exploration of why and how film is engaged as a physical object and experience – the compelling reasons audiences watch it, filmmakers create with it, schools teach with it, and the key factors pointing to the need for its preservation. Today, its Kickstarter campaign was chosen as a Featured Project on the Film & Video category page of the funding platform’s site. It was also recently chosen as a Staff Pick.
Rotolight has announced a new distribution deal with Simplemente, a Mexican systems integrator and solutions provider to the broadcast and motion picture industry.
Established Australian post house Spectrum Films has played host to international productions such as The Railway Man, The Water Diviner, The Matrix, The Great Gatsby, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Sacred Heart and many other titles, including, most recently, a compelling documentary that aired in 2015 called Deadline Gallipoli: The Full Story. The documentary illustrates how Spectrum Films relied fully on SGO Mistika's open architecture, speed and versatility. The entire project was post-produced in Mistika including the online, color grading, titling and deliverables.
Spotlight, director Tom McCarthy’s powerful, new drama, tells the true story of the Boston Globe’s investigation of child molestation by Catholic priests and the subsequent cover-up by the local archdiocese. The film, released by Open Road Films, was edited by Tom McArdle in his fifth collaboration with McCarthy, dating back to 2003 and The Station Agent, the director’s feature debut. McArdle and his crew spent 10 months cutting Spotlight at PostFactoryNY’s facility, with eight months devoted to picture editing, and two to sound, music and visual effects.
Sony Pictures Entertainment recently completed a 4K restoration of Cover Girl, director Charles Vidor’s 1944 Technicolor musical that marked one of the first starring roles for Rita Hayworth. The new restoration, completed under the supervision of Grover Crisp, Sony Pictures executive vice president asset management, film restoration & digital mastering, recently premiered at The Museum of Modern Art in New York’s just-concluded thirteenth International Festival of film preservation, To Preserve and Project.
The Motion Picture Sound Editors have elected Tom McCarthy as president. McCarthy is an Academy Award- and BAFTA Award-winning sound supervisor and longtime industry executive. He currently serves as executive vice president post-production facilities at Sony Pictures Studios. He succeeds Frank Morrone.
Cooke Optics has appointed Carey Duffy director of sales – Europe, effective January 4, 2016. Based in the UK, Duffy will take over the European sales territory from director of sales, Thomas Greiser, who takes on more responsibility for North and South America as well as covering South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Award-winning visual effects studio FuseFX has brought on veteran VFX producer Andrea D’Amico. D’Amico arrives with more than 25 years of experience in visual effects, including tenures at Eden FX, Digital Domain, RIOT, P.O.P. and CIS Hollywood. Most recently, she served as VFX producer at MPC Montreal, on Fox’s Victor Frankenstein.
Erika W. Burton has joined Digital Domain as executive vice president/general manager. Burton joins the team working on long-term company goals and new initiatives, with her primary focus on production, sales and marketing. She will report to O.D Welch, president, Digital Domain.
