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Looking for a Buyer, Aaton Enters Receivership
French film camera manufacturer Aaton has entered financial receivership, according to a statement from company founder Jean-Pierre Beauviala posted to the French Society of Cinematographers (AFC) website. Known for the Super 16 Xterà, the tiny Super 16 A-Minima, and most recently …
Vimeo Creates Brand Creative Fund to Connect Filmmakers and Marketers
Vimeo announced a new resource this morning called the Brand Creative Fund that will let brands—whether in-house marketing department, creative agencies or both—collaborate with Vimeo's worldwide network of filmmakers. Serving as an agent of sorts, Vimeo's creative team will help …
Schneider Optics Announces New Family of 4K Xenon FF-Primes for HDSLR Cameras
Lens and filter manufacturer Schneider Optics showed a new family of cine-style prime lenses aimed at Canon's 5D Mark III and Nikon D800 cameras at NAB. The Xenon FF-Primes, designed and to be built by Schneider-Kreuznach in Germany, feature a rugged …
MPC NY Names Chris Bernier VFX Supervisor, CG Lead
3D artist Chris Bernier, formerly of The Mill, has joined MPC NY as VFX supervisor and CG lead. Bernier, who has worked on high-profile campaigns including the Milk ad that ran during the Super Bowl this year, has also worked …
NAB 2013 Video Coverage: Our Complete Index
Even if you did make it to NAB last week, odds are you didn't see everything that was on display at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Catch some of the new gear you may have missed with our video coverage …
PostWorks New York Buys Mega Playground
Slate Media Group said its PostWorks New York subsidiary had purchased the assets of West Village post facility Mega Playground. Slate signed a new long-term lease on Mega Playground's property at 609 Greenwich Street that it said reflected a "commitment …
Todd Soundelux Names Sara Duran-Singer CEO
Sara Duran-Singer is the new CEO of Todd Soundelux, the holding company formerly known as CSS Studios whose brands include Todd-AO, Soundelux, and POP Sound. A 25-year veteran of the post industry, Duran-Singer was most recently the SVP of worldwide …
Intel Promises Next-Generation Thunderbolt By Year’s End
At NAB last week, Intel demonstrated a prototype of its forthcoming Thunderbolt controllers, code-named Falcon Ridge, that run at 20 Gbps — enough, Intel noted, for 4K video files to be transferred and displayed simultaneously. The company said production is …
Autodesk Smoke 2013, Blackmagic Teranex 2D, Sony FS700, Tiffen Filters Top StudioDaily Prime Awards
Autodesk Smoke 2013, the Blackmagic Design Teranex 2D Processor, the Sony NEX-FS700 camcorder, and Tiffen's IRND + Glimmer Glass Motion Picture/TV Filters won top honors in the second annual StudioDaily Prime Awards, held during a special breakfast ceremony at the …