Cintel and Marquise Technologies have announced that Marquise’s Ocean controller will be distributed through Cintel and will fully support all Cintel telecines. Laurence Stoll CEO Marquise Technologies says “Since we developed the Ocean system we have repeatedly been asked by the user base if we can provide control for the Cintel products.
On September 22nd at the New Yorker Hotel in New York Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Exposition will present a panel of 3D experts and will explore diverse topics including how to successfully execute artistic vision in 3D the cinematographer and 3D and building a viable 3D end-to-end workflow with successful post-production. Panelists include Dimitris Athos of UVPhactory; cinematographer Geoff Boyle; Chris Crescitelli of Hello!
D-Box Technologies has announced an agreement with San Diego-based UltraStar Cinemas to equip its new Scottsdale Arizona theatre with 26 D-Box MFX seats. The new Scottsdale UltraStar Cinemas is the sixth location for the theatre chain as well as the second site in the state to offer the incredibly immersive D-Box motion experience. The new movie theatre is scheduled to open this fall. This is our sixth movie theatre with UltraStar Cinemas says president and chief executive officer of D-Box Technologies Claude Mc Master.
Harkness Screens will be the official screen sponsor for all general conference sessions at the 3D Entertainment Summit being held in association with Variety magazine September 15-16 at the Hilton Los Angeles in Universal City California. The event will showcase never-before-seen 3D content projected onto an 18-by-33-foot Harkness Spectral 240 screen. “In the world of 3D the content typically takes the front seat but having the correct screen is a very important aspect of the viewers’ 3D experience ” says John Golicz CEO of Unicomm LLC co-producer of the 3D Entertainment Summit.
The Hollywood Post Alliance has appointed Vincent Maza worldwide marketing manager/post production for Avid to its board of directors. Maza brings broad expertise to his new role with the HPA having worked in the post-production industry for more than 15 years in senior marketing engineering and editorial positions with leading technology companies in the United States and Europe. “Vincent Maza has been an enthusiastic and thoughtful member of HPA and a very perceptive analyst of the issues facing the industry today ” says HPA president Leon Silverman in making the announcement.
CJ CGV the largest theatre chain in Korea has converted 58 additional screens to 3D with MasterImage digital 3D cinema systems and will supply systems for all of the chain’s 160 3D theatres. MasterImage 3D has also installed four systems in Korea's Lotte Cinema in Suncheon. These installations combined with existing systems at Primus Cinema Ya Woo Ri Cinemas and more theatres across Korea bring MasterImage's total to 175 of the country's estimated 250 digital 3D screens which is more than 70 percent of Korea's total 3D exhibition market share.
IndiePix the internet-based distributor of independent films has announced the expansion of its operations with the launch of a new West Coast office. Director of Acquisitions Jason Tyrrell will head-up the new efforts beginning with the establishment of an IndiePix satellite office in Hollywood. In addition to discovering more West Coast independent filmmakers Tyrrell will cover additional film festivals in the Midwest Southwest and Asia with the view to developing new projects for potential production through IndiePix Studios.
MTI Film has added two more Nucoda Film Masters from Digital Vision to the pipeline at their new Sycamore Street facility in Hollywood California. MTI is in the process of expanding its post-production services.
The Art Department at San Francisco-based Industrial Light & Magic is now using Luxology's 3D modeling and rendering software modo to increase speed flexibility and efficiency. Our clients rely on the ILM art department to create world-class concept art and design for their films. To generate that type of work we utilize best-of-breed tools and modo is turning out to be a terrific 3D tool for the team says Richard Kerris CTO at Lucasfilm Ltd. modo is playing a key role in how certain looks and concepts are best created and it has earned its place in our toolset.
Zentropa the largest film production company in Denmark has installed a DVS Clipster. Film director Lars von Trier founded the company. The Clipster will complete the infrastructure of Zentropa’s own digital cinema post-production capabilities. Lars Dela technical director at Zentropa says We are impressed with Clipster's multifunctionality and versatility. We carry out all essential steps to the finished DCP check the DPX files edit RAW material in real-time and apply Clipster for HD Mastering.
