Engine Room Founder Dan Schmit on QuickFX and VFX Services in the Cloud

Los Angeles VFX studio Engine Room has launched QuickFX.com, a cloud-based service platform for visual effects project management. According...

Re-recording Mixer Mike Prestwood Smith on the Rocketman Soundtrack’s Unique Narrative Engine

Rocketman, Paramount Pictures' cinematic rock opera of Sir Elton John’s life, is as sui generis as the man who inspired it...

Good Omens DP Gavin Finney on Earthly and Otherwordly In-Camera Delights

A book-loving angel, a hip rocker demon, a young witch, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are all...

The Music Playground Plans New Nashville Studio with CCO F. Reid Shippen

Jul 15, 2019

Music production house and licensing company The Music Playground has hired Nashville-based producer, mixer and engineer F. Reid Shippen as...

We Fixed the Worst VFX Shot Ever

Jul 15, 2019

Is it fair to single out the Scorpion King’s appearance in The Mummy Returns — a digitized head and...

ShotPut Pro 2019.2 + Imagine HQ iOS app

Jun 14, 2019

The highly anticipated iOS app, Imagine HQ is now available on iPhones AND iPads. Real time job status IN...

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Epic Games Awards $1.2 Million Grant to Blender Foundation

Jul 15, 2019

Unreal Engine developer Epic Games is giving the Blender Foundation, the nonprofit organization responsible for the Blender open-source 3D content...

Gregory Reese Joins a52 Color

Jul 12, 2019

Gregory Reese has become the newest colorist on the roster at Santa Monica’s a52 Color. Reese arrives at a52...

8 Can’t-Miss Experiences at Adorama Inspire 2019

Jun 12, 2019

Adorama ALC Starting June 18, New York City’s Flatiron district will bubble with creativity and talent as Adorama’s second...

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Artist Ashley Lee Moves to Chicago’s The Colonie

Jul 12, 2019

Motion designer and 3D artist Ashley Lee has joined Chicago-based creative editorial, motion design, VFX and finishing house The...

Arri Updates Stellar Lighting-Control App with Live Sync, iCloud Backup

Jul 12, 2019

Like everything else, lighting control is gravitating toward collaborative workflow, with the latest version of Arri’s Stellar lighting-control app...

The Best DAW Software for Audio Interfaces & How to Use It

Jun 5, 2019

As a working professional, I am often asked, what interface should I buy? As a starting point, you need...

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HPA Announces Engineering Excellence Award Winners

Jul 12, 2019

HPA named four technology offerings winners of its 2019 Engineering Excellence Award, recognizing products from Adobe, Epic Games and...

25 Great Gifts for Filmmakers and Videographers

May 8, 2019

or the filmmakers, videographers, aspiring YouTube stars, and those looking to capture motion and action, set their 2019 aspiration...

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Jul 12, 2019

Photographer and filmmaker Sebastien Zanella shot three surfers “somewhere in Indonesia” entirely in infrared at 60fps, with no color-grading after...

The Shining Starring Jim Carrey

Jul 11, 2019

YouTube channel Ctrl Shift Face is dedicated to “deepfake” video technology — the clever use of machine-learning techniques to automatically...

Good Omens DP Gavin Finney on Earthly and Otherwordly In-Camera Delights

Jun 20, 2019

A book-loving angel, a hip rocker demon, a young witch, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are all...

Kees van Oostrum Elected ASC President for Fourth Year

Jun 13, 2019

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) said it has re-elected Kees van Oostrum as the group’s president for the...

Russian Doll: How Goldcrest Post Finished the Netflix Hit

May 7, 2019

At Goldcrest Post in New York, senior colorist Nat Jencks collaborated with cinematographer Chris Teague to finalize the look...

André Singer on Co-Directing Meeting Gorbachev with Werner Herzog

May 3, 2019

Werner Herzog always made documentaries together with his narrative films but, until the 1982 Fitzcarraldo, the latter got far more...

Q&A: Saddington Baynes Head of CG Rebekah King-Britton

Jul 11, 2019

Rebekah King-Britton is head of CG at Saddington Baynes, a London production studio specializing in brand engagement with a...

Engine Room Founder Dan Schmit on QuickFX and VFX Services in the Cloud

Jul 9, 2019

Los Angeles VFX studio Engine Room has launched QuickFX.com, a cloud-based service platform for visual effects project management. According...

Zoic Studios on Grisly VFX Perfection for the Netflix Revenge Drama That Took Social Media by Storm

Jun 18, 2019

The Perfection seemed to come out of nowhere when it arrived on Netflix last month and created a minor...

Nebula Studios on Making Its First Animated Short with Maxon Cinema 4D and Redshift

Jun 6, 2019

What could possibly go wrong when a hungry rabbit locked inside a mad scientist’s dark laboratory lays eyes on...

Conrad Clemson Joins EditShare as CEO; Company Takes Majority Investment from ParkerGale Capital

May 20, 2019

EditShare said today that private equity firm ParkerGale Capital has taken a majority investment in the company, with veteran Cisco executive...

Film Editor Brad Turner on Cutting HBO’s Updated Native Son

May 10, 2019

Native Son, Richard Wright’s novel about the savage toll of deeply institutionalized racism, shocked readers when it was published...

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Editing in the Spider-Verse: How Key Scenes Changed on the Way to the Screen

Apr 22, 2019

“Animation is an iterative process, and it’s changing every step of the way,” said editor Robert Fisher Jr. at...

Avid Unveils ‘All-New’ Media Composer with Modernized UI, 32-Bit Full-Float Color Processing

Apr 6, 2019

At Avid Connect today in Las Vegas, Avid announced what it’s calling an all-new Media Composer. The company said...

Re-recording Mixer Mike Prestwood Smith on the Rocketman Soundtrack’s Unique Narrative Engine

Jun 24, 2019

Rocketman, Paramount Pictures' cinematic rock opera of Sir Elton John’s life, is as sui generis as the man who...

Audinate Will Introduce Dante Digital Audio Networking in Software at Infocomm

Jun 5, 2019

Audinate is taking Dante, the digital audio networking technology it developed in 2006, to the next level with today’s...

Verizon Media Group Builds NYC Audio Network Around Lawo Consoles, Router

May 22, 2019

Lawo said that Verizon Media Studios had installed three of its mc²36 audio consoles and a Nova37 Hybrid IP/MADI Plug&Play...

Studio Technologies’ Model 207 Rethinks the Audio Interface for eSports

May 1, 2019

Studio Technologies released details on its Model 207 eSports Console, a new audio interface designed to address the needs...

Russian Doll: How Goldcrest Post Finished the Netflix Hit

May 7, 2019

At Goldcrest Post in New York, senior colorist Nat Jencks collaborated with cinematographer Chris Teague to finalize the look...

SGO Launches Free Open Beta of New Mistika Boutique Finishing Software

Mar 14, 2019

In advance of an official launch at NAB Show 2019, SGO has released a free open beta of Mistika...

Signiant’s Jet Automates the Company’s File Transfer Services

Mar 12, 2019

Signiant is leveraging its data-transfer acceleration platform to launch Jet, a new system for automatically moving large files over...

SGO Mistika Integrates AJA’s Kona 5 Card for 8K Broadcast Applications

Feb 19, 2019

SGO revealed its recipe for 8K workflow today, announcing that it has integrated AJA’s Kona 5 I/O hardware, first...

Base Media Cloud Managing Director Ben Foakes on Software-as-a-Service for Production, Post and Delivery

Jun 25, 2019

Cloud-based infrastructure is enabling some of the most profound advancements in 21st century production workflow, yet it can be...

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DigitalGlue Bumps Up Managed Storage with High-Capacity NF1 SSDs

Jun 14, 2019

DigitalGlue has ramped up capacity for its Creative.Space Deus EX hybrid SSD/HHD storage system with the use of faster,...

Review: CalDigit AV Pro 2 Storage Hub

Jun 12, 2019

Exercising our ever-growing stash of aging hard disk drives is necessary to ensure accessibility. Once every year or so...

How WGBH’s Hybrid Cloud Archive Automated Disaster Recovery and Made It Easier to Find Media

Apr 23, 2019

WGBH had a problem. The Boston-based public-broadcasting giant responsible for some of the best-known PBS shows — American Experience,...

Base Media Cloud Managing Director Ben Foakes on Software-as-a-Service for Production, Post and Delivery

Jun 25, 2019

Cloud-based infrastructure is enabling some of the most profound advancements in 21st century production workflow, yet it can be...

Blackmagic Caters to Apple Pro Display XDR with New Teranex Mini Converter

Jun 5, 2019

When Apple announced its new Pro Display XDR, an affordable desktop monitor with high-quality HDR capabilities, earlier this week,...

Sony Says SnapStream TV-Clipping Service Is Now Integrated with Ci Media Cloud

May 28, 2019

Sony said that SnapStream has been directly integrated with its Ci Media Cloud platform, allowing users to send clips...

Verizon Media Group Builds NYC Audio Network Around Lawo Consoles, Router

May 22, 2019

Lawo said that Verizon Media Studios had installed three of its mc²36 audio consoles and a Nova37 Hybrid IP/MADI Plug&Play...

Engine Room Founder Dan Schmit on QuickFX and VFX Services in the Cloud

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Good Omens DP Gavin Finney on Earthly and Otherwordly In-Camera Delights

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