The HPA announced today that the organization’s distinguished HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production will be awarded to Gradient Interactive for their pre-visualization product Sandbox. The Creativity and Innovation Award recognizes companies and individuals who have demonstrated excellence in post-production whether in creative storytelling and/or technical innovation.
In order to ensure that its mobile lab system Gangway meet’s the industry’s content security standard Trade Digital Cinema has partnered with Kode whose framework is based entirely on Motion Picture Association of America standard for content security. Trade Digital Cinema located in Hollywood California specializes in digital media management for motion picture television and advertising industries. Their on- and near-set services include media and metadata management data processing and archiving audio syncing and color management and selects delivery.
The Royal Opera House production of Madam Butterfly 3D made its Canadian screen debut September 5th at Landmark Cinema in West Kelowna British Columbia. RealD’s 3D cinema technology was used to capture the visuals of the feature film which was captured during live performances at Covent Garden. Barco’s Auro 11.1 provided the 3D audio for several screenings of the film. Madam Butterfly 3D marks the second co-production between London’s Royal Opera House and RealD.
Joey Brezinski who created the Red Bull Manny Mania contest in 2007 is the king of manual skateboarding which is balancing on either the front or the back two wheels plus variations of sliding grinding or flipping in or out. Since then the yearly event has gone international. He recently decided to capture his sport using only his iPhone. “Not too long ago I decided that I wanted to make a skating montage using only my iPhone ” Brezinski says.
The directorial team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris recently worked with longtime collaborators Brickyard VFX for all the visual effects work on their second feature film Ruby Sparks. In Ruby Sparks Calvin (Paul Dano) is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him.
Bob Lambert respected throughout the entertainment industry as a digital media trailblazer died of unnamed causes on Friday at his home in Glendale his family announced this week. He was 55. Lambert played a central role in the development of computer animated feature films and in the transition from film to digital cinema exhibition. He was a senior executive at The Walt Disney Company for 25 years until 2010 working in motion pictures television gaming e-commerce and social media.
Sensio Technologies has announced an agreement with Big Picture Digital Productions to distribute 3D movies via on-demand rental on 3DGO!. Available this fall across the US 3DGO! is the first dedicated 3D transactional video on demand service that offers the largest selection of high-quality 3D content – including Hollywood blockbusters and must-see documentaries – to consumers whose 3DTVs support Sensio 3D technology.
Principal photography has begun on Someone Marry Barry a comedy written and directed by Academy Award-nominee Rob Pearlstein starring Tyler Labine Damon Wayans Jr. Lucy Punch Hayes MacArthur Thomas Middleditch Frankie Shaw and Amanda Lund. Producers are Josephson Entertainment’s Barry Josephson along with Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen of Straight Up Films. Executive producers are Josephson Entertainment vice-president Alexander Young Madrose Productions’ Jeremy Bailer and Marc H. Simon at Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP who packaged the project.
Dan Perry has been named director of Sony’s Digital Motion Picture Center. The DMPC as it is known in the industry is located on Stage 7 at Sony Pictures Entertainment and is designed to provide a unique creative environment for shooting and evaluating images. Perry will manage both the daily activities at the DMPC and the long-term vision for this one-of-a-kind facility using his extensive experience in bringing new technologies to Hollywood’s brightest creative minds.
Technicolor is expanding its digital cinema satellite distribution service in Europe entering a partnership with electronic delivery provider SmartJog.
