Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime
Focus Group, announced the hire of Kenneth Nakada, one of the film
industry’s leading matte painters and film effects designers. Nakada joins
Frantic Films VFX on a wave of rapid expansion to spearhead the company’s
new digital mattes & concepts division.
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Motion graphics design studio Fish Eggs has added Creative Director Jeffrey Pittle to its senior design team. Formerly with Las Vegas production studio Media Underground, Pittle will assist Executive Creative Director Chris Roe in overseeing design projects, supervising artists and designers, and making new business presentations. ... »
Press ReleaseRenegade Animation has tapped entertainment sales and marketing specialist Al DiNoble to head new business development. DiNoble, whose background includes senior marketing posts with Cynergy, Eastman Kodak’s Cinesite and MetroLight Studios, will seek to grow Renegade’s film and television business and create opportunities for it in new markets, including location-based entertainment and new media applications.... »
Cut+Run/Los Angeles is delighted to have signed new Executive Producer/Managing Director Michelle Burke. Michelle comes to Cut + Run from TBWA\Chiat\Day where she was an executive producer and producer for 17 years. She brings her passion for the industry and her wealth of experience and innovation to the position at Cut + Run.... »
Multi-disciplinary creative studio Thornberg & Forester has added Guillaume Alix to its growing roster of design and animation talent. Alix, 24 years old, resided in Paris before moving to New York last fall. His specialty is creating visual identities and animation, and has already earned a reputation as a talent to watch based on the print ads and spot work he has created for such premier international and European brands as L’Oreal and Galeries Lafayette.... »
Co-founded in 2000 by David Straus and Joe Neulight, Withoutabox empowers all stakeholders in the independent film arena, from aspiring and established filmmakers to film festival organizers and audiences. For independent filmmakers, Withoutabox offers a fully integrated service for submitting films to festivals worldwide and promoting these films directly to fans everywhere. For film festival organizers, Withoutabox provides tools to manage and promote film festivals online.... »
Crush Editorial has hired Richard Cooperman as Editor. Crush’s Chris Kern, executive producer, made the announcement. “I’m very exited to be part of the creative, collaborative team known as Crush,” Cooperman said.... »
Comedy director Pondu Krek has signed with The Joneses for exclusive representation in the United States. Krek is a former agency creative, most recently serving as creative director at Philadelphia agency Tierney/DeGregorio, who recently launched his directing career. His credits as a director include the spot Stranded for Bud Light and Boston agency Hill Holliday and the viral ad Honkin’ Bastard for Suzuki and Dentsu Los Angeles.... »
Digital Intermediate Colorist Stephen Nakamura, whose credits include The Bourne Ultimatum, Spider-Man 3 and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, has joined Company 3, an Ascent Media company.
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Steffen Wild has been named Digital Effects Supervisor for The Jim Henson Company’s new animated children’s series Sid the Science Kid, (formerly What’s the Big Idea?) slated to run on the PBS national feed. The announcement was made by Kerry Shea, Head of Digital Production for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, to whom he will report. Wild will oversee all digital effects for the production, which will use the Henson Digital Performance Studio (HDPS), the Company’s proprietary technology for performing digital animation in real-time.... »
Digital motion
picture and post-production company PostWorks Los Angeles
today announced the hiring of two veteran pioneers of
digital technologies for key PostWorks LA staff positions.
Effective immediately, PostWorks LA's President Mike
Doggett has named Jim Houston as Senior Vice President,
Imaging, and Jeff Quinn as Vice President, Engineering.
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Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN), Robert Elswit, ASC (THERE WILL BE BLOOD), Janusz Kaminski (THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) and Seamus McGarvey, BSC (ATONEMENT) are the nominees for top honors in the Feature Film category in the 22nd Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards competition. The winner will be announced here during the awards celebration on January 26, at the Hollywood and Highland Grand Ballroom. ... »
Ascent Media Group announced today that Roger Beck has joined the company in the UK as Director of Film Services. In this new role, he will be assuming the management responsibilities of overseeing the film operations at Soho Images and Todd-AO. Previously CEO of Technicolor Creative Services, Beck brings with him 35 years of industry knowledge and experience. ... »
