Production & Post-Production

Yedlin Presents On Acquisition and Pipeline for High-Resolution Exhibition

Thu, 05/03/2018 - 11:44 -- Nick Dager

Cinematographer Steve Yedlin, ASC will present his work on cinema image quality at this month’s Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers’ Hollywood Section meeting May 16 at the Linwood Dunn Theater. The two-part demonstration, titled On Acquisition and Pipeline for High-Resolution Exhibition, premiered at Camerimage in 2016 and now is widely available online. The SMPTE Hollywood Section event will give attendees the opportunity to view Yedlin’s demonstration in a high-quality theatrical exhibition venue.

AlphaDogs Completes Effects Work on Krieg

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 11:58 -- Nick Dager

AlphaDogs has completed work on the new WWII short film Krieg. Directed and produced by Jeff Fry, Krieg follows the journey of a Waffen-SS officer who chooses to do the right thing while serving on the wrong side of a world at war. His remorse for inaction in the face of murder compels him to risk all in order to protect a wounded enemy airman.

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Universal, Film Foundation Partner on Restoration

Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:29 -- Nick Dager

Universal Pictures and The Film Foundation have announced a multi-year partnership to restore a handpicked selection of the studios' classic titles. With this collaboration, Universal will fund the restorations as well as provide research and technical services. Through The Film Foundation, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg will be personally involved in the process contributing their unique artistic expertise and historical knowledge throughout the restoration process. The restored versions will be screened at film festivals and archives around the world. The 2018 restoration slate includes the following:

CJ 4DPlex’s 4DX with ScreenX Concept Wins Silver Edison Award

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 11:54 -- Nick Dager

CJ 4DPlex won a Silver award, given to its new concept, 4DX with ScreenX, at this year’s Edison Awards. Honoring products and innovation around the world, the Edison Awards recognized 4DX with ScreenX in the Media and Visual Communication – Entertainment category. The ceremony was held earlier this week in New York City. Among the other two candidates for the award were Fusion by GoPro and Nvidia ShieldTv by Nvidia.

Deluxe Launches New Platform to Unify Global Content Creation and Distribution

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 12:19 -- Nick Dager

Deluxe has launched Deluxe One, a platform that unifies every stage of the content ecosystem — from creation to viewer experience — in one cloud-based interface. An open platform, Deluxe One is designed to integrate with any vendor or customer system, allowing users to succeed in an age where the lines between creator and distributor are becoming increasingly blurred.

Harman Opens New Experience Center, EMEA Headquarters in London

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 13:18 -- Nick Dager

Harman Professional Solutions today announced the grand opening of the Harman Experience Center – London. The new facility expands the growing global network of Harman Professional Solutions Experience Centers, including locations in Los Angeles, Singapore and Shanghai, and will serve as the new headquarters for the EMEA region.

Creating the Worlds of Ready Player One

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 11:41 -- Nick Dager

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One features two separate worlds. Each features very different realities and each required a different approach to filming. One depicts a fractured, dystopian future, while the other is filled with infinite possibilities. To help create this, Audiomotion, in collaboration with Digital Doman, relied on Vicon optical systems.

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