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Feature StoriesDigital Intermediates
Vision On Makes the Grade
New York post house Vision On’s first color grading of a feature film turned out rather well. Director/writer Alistair Banks Griffin’s Two Gates of Sleep had its premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Directors’ Fortnight. Guest Column
Filming Horses in Saudi Arabia
By Jo Franklin In Production
Searching for Amelia Earhart
Peabody Award-winning director of photography Mark Smith is making his third voyage to the remote South Pacific island of Nikumaroro to document the Amelia Earhart Expeditions’ archeological research. Smith is part of a 16-member team that is traveling under the aegis of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery an organization that contends that famed aviator Earhart landed and ultimately died on Gardner Island – now known as Nikumaroro. He previously journeyed with the group in 2001 and 2007. Coming Soon
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News Stories
The Divide is Filming in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Company 3 uses ArriScan for File-Based Workflow
Award-winning post-production facility Company 3 has built an innovative file-based post-production pipeline around its ArriScan film scanner to handle all film negatives for commercials, music videos and feature films.
PMI Digital Upgrades Facility
PMI Digital has installed a Utah Scientific 400 digital routing switcher interfaced with a Barco high-resolution multi-viewer in its new, 20,000 square foot facility in Pittsburgh.
Cadillac Video Uses a Mix of Cameras
Hal Long, principal of production company Henry Films, Los Angeles recently directed a launch video for the 2010 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. The 90-second video, produced by Aquila Productions of New York originally screened at the Detroit Auto Show, continues to play at auto shows around the country, and is used in General Motors’ marketing of its new prestige coupe. The director of photography was Mark Raker with additional cinematography by Jeffrey Dougherty.
MPC Buys Two Baselight Stereo Grading Systems
London post house MPC has purchased two FilmLight Baselight stereo grading systems for their Wardour Street facility. The system will integrate with their existing color grading workflow giving the colorists wider access to 3D stereoscopic technologies.
Petrol Bags Introduces 10th Anniversary Line
To commemorate its tenth anniversary, Petrol Bags has introduced the Black Deca line, which the company says sets a new standard in professional bags. Shows / ConferencesStereoscopic Displays & Applications Conference
January 23-27, 2010
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel
Cinema Expo
June 21-24, 2010
Rai Convention Center Createasphere
September 21-22, 2010 The New Yorker Hotel |

The Divide is in production in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Xavier Gens, the French filmmaker behind the $100-million dollar-grossing Hitman is directing the movie from a script by Karl Mueller and Eron Sheean. The film is a suspense-ridden, character-driven apocalyptic action thriller that focuses on a small set of divisive individuals all vying for the primal chance to survive.