New York visual effects studio Guava announced today that Jep Hill joined the company’s innovative 3D department. With more than a dozen years working in Hollywood as a compositor, lighting and scripting technical director, sequence supervisor, and cg supervisor, Hill enters Guava as a visual effects supervisor.... »
Smoke Artist Chris Hengeveld has joined the award-winning team at Northern Lights. Hengeveld comes to the company with extensive experience in broadcast promos and commercials for clients such as Sony BMG, VH1 and CBS Sports.... »
Simon Holden has joined Company 3 as a Visual Effects Supervisor and Senior Visual Effects Artist. Holden, who has worked freelance for most of his career, brings broad experience in creating visual effects for commercials. He also has numerous credits in feature films. At Company 3, he will primarily focus on advertising work, providing visual effects supervision on the set and through post production, as well as performing hands on visual effects work.... »
Lost Planet recently appointed Editor Charlie Johnston as partner. Johnston, who is based in New York, will join Paul Martinez, who was promoted as a partner last year. The two will work with owner/editor Hank Corwin and Executive Producer Betsy Beale in continuing to build Lost Planet’s position as a top editorial house.... »
Rhinofx, one of New York’s premier visual effects studios, recently hired a host of renowned designers, animators, and technologists to support the company’s growth. With access to these additional resources, rhinofx is even better positioned to deliver a broad range of visual effects services, across both film and broadcast mediums. ... »
The board of directors of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that David Krall will step down from his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer, and board member of the company, at the end of July. Nancy Hawthorne, current board member and former chairman, will serve as the company's interim CEO as the board begins an immediate search for a new CEO. Krall will be available as a consultant to the company during the transition period.... »
Eden FX, a Hollywood-based creator of visual effects for feature films, television programs and commercial advertising content, has added Mark Kolpack as Visual Effects Supervisor. The announcement was made today by Eden FX co-founders John Gross and Mark Miller.... »
NaturalMotion Ltd., award-winning developers of the highly-acclaimed euphoria and endorphin motion synthesis technologies, today announced the immediate release of morpheme 1.1, the latest version of its powerful animation engine and tool chain.... »
Northern Lights has expanded its team with the addition of Editor Michael Hoerner. Hoerner comes to the award-winning boutique with experience in promos, commercials, music videos and short films, and has already launched into projects for USA Network and VH1.... »
Savant Film has signed renowned Director/DP Carolyn Chen for exclusive US spot representation. Her client list includes Nike, Verizon, Panasonic, GMC, AT&T, Nissan, Merck, Bank Of America, Johnson and Johnson, P&G, and Revlon. Chen comes over from Believe Media.... »
Post Logic Studios, a leading independent
post-production and digital intermediate (DI) service facility, announced
today the re-hire of colorist Bryan McMahan. ... »
