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August 30, 2019, 5:50 am
LONDON — Foundry (foundry.com) has released Katana 3.2, an updated version of its look development and lighting tool. The new Katana release has an artist-focused, material node graph user interface for faster workflows. 3Delight NSI now allows artists to render from multiple cameras at the same time and has increased speed and reduced memory needs. Katana has been upgraded to USD 19.05, introducing the ability to use the Hydra render delegate system.
December 6, 2019, 2:08 pm
LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (oscars.org) has announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 92nd Academy Awards. The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the preliminary list of films eligible for further awards consideration. Later this month, the committee will select a shortlist of 10 films that will advance to nominations voting.
November 22, 2019, 2:00 pm
NEW YORK CITY — Veteran colorist Anthony Raffaele, whose work includes Café Society, Mapplethorpe and
Fahrenheit 11/9, has joined the finishing staff at Sim, New York (siminternational.com). With credits that spread across features, episodic television and high-end documentaries, Raffaele brings both versatility and experience to his position at Sim, along with established relationships with top filmmakers and cinematographers.
November 21, 2019, 2:26 pm
HOLLYWOOD — Veteran colorist Kevin Michael Kirwan has joined Periscope Post & Audio (periscopepa.com). Kirwan brings more than 20 years of experience as a senior colorist and credits on more than 40 television series, including American Crime Story and American Horror Story. At Periscope, he will perform final color out of an all-new grading suite at the Hollywood studio, which launched earlier this year.
November 19, 2019, 1:49 pm
NEW YORK CITY — Creative editorial shop Uppercut (https://uppercutedit.com) has added London-based editor Billy Mead to its roster, marking his first representation in the US. Mead joins Uppercut with over two decades of experience as an editor in London. He brings with him a subtle approach to emotive storytelling and a passion for telling stories that allow viewers to discover their own experiences.
November 16, 2019, 2:13 pm
NEW YORK CITY - Foundry (foundry.com) and AccessVFX (accessvfx.org) teamed up with the School of Visual Arts (SVA) to present a networking event designed to provide students with advice on how to break into the visual effects industry. The two-hour event took place at SVA in NYC and featured a number of speakers, as well as a classroom full of students pursuing careers in VFX.
Foundry's Sarah Leavitt kicked off the event. She serves as head of education and creative services at Fo...
November 5, 2019, 2:09 pm
LOS ANGELES — Zoe Schack has been promoted to editor at Final Cut (www.finalcut-edit.com), which has offices in London, New York and Los Angeles, where she is based. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Schack began working at Final Cut as an assistant editor. She held this position for three years before being promoted to editor.
November 5, 2019, 2:09 pm
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Squeak E. Clean Studios (www.squeakeclean.com), which has a network of facilities in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Sydney and Melbourne, has added sound designer Ryan Dickinson to the new Melbourne studio. Dickinson has over 15 years of international audio production experience, working for top advertising agencies, including Ogilvy, Saatchi and Colenso BBDO. His credits include work for Samsung, Adidas, Coca-Cola, Burger King, EA Games and Gameloft.
October 31, 2019, 12:49 pm
FORT WORTH, TX — The winners of Filmsupply Edit Fest were recently announced, marking the end of the 30-day editing competition. The contest encouraged editors to submit work created using footage from Filmsupply.com. Participants had a month to submit a video in any of three categories: Advertisement, Movie Trailer or Title Sequence. Beyond the unrestricted access to the Filmsupply library of footage, participants also had the ability to use music from Musicbed and sound effects from the ...
October 26, 2019, 1:02 pm
NEW YORK CITY — Sim (siminternational.com) has hired Lucie Barbier-Dearnley as senior colorist. She comes to the studio from Company 3, London, and brings expansive credits across features, episodic television and documentaries.
Gordon sits down with Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt to discuss the editing of Endgame.
Gordon sits down with Spencer Averick to discuss editing "When They See Us" and his working relationship with Ava D ...
Lawrence Jordan joins Gordon to discuss editing, 2-pop, and his new venture Master the workflow.
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