Method Studios collaborated with Netflix on the recently released live-action adaptation of the series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. The series, developed by Albert Kim, follows the adventures of a young Airbender named Aang, and his friends, as they fight to end the Fire Nation’s war and bring balance to the world.
Telestream to Intro AI-Powered Tools at NAB 2024
At NAB 2024, Telestream will introduce a new AI-powered suite of media processing tools designed to change how media pros ingest, enhance, and deliver content, optimizing every step for speed, quality and efficiency across the media production life cycle.
The industry’s shift to remote production presents significant challenges for media companies,
ColorNation Adds Colorists Mary Perrino and Ana Rita
Remote color service ColorNation has added two new colorists to its roster — Mary Perrino and Ana Rita.
Perrino is a veteran New York-based colorist who has worked out of her own studio, La Voglia, for nearly a decade. Initially trained as a cinematographer at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts,
Rodeo FX Adds Ana Escorse To Lead New Color Suite
VFX, post production, animation and experiential services provider Rodeo FX has added senior colorist Ana Escorse to lead its new color grading suite.
Escorse joins Rodeo FX from Alter Ego. Before that, she did stints at Studio Feather, Nice Shoes and Frame Discreet. She started her career in color grading as a color assistant at Sim Post (now part of Streamland Media).
Foundry Intros Modo 17.0, Bundles With Otoy OctaneRender
Foundry has released Modo 17.0, an update to its 3D software that overhauls internal systems to provide performance increases. These enhancements help artists by providing the interactivity necessary for modern asset creation workflows, with an additional focus on quality-of-life features in multiple areas. Foundry has also bundled Otoy’s Prime version of OctaneRender, which gives artists a speed increase of up to 50x over traditional CPU renderers straight out of the box.
Colorfront’s New SDR to-Dolby Vision HDR Conversion Process
At the 2024 HPA Tech Retreat at the end of last month, Colorfront demo’d the Colorfront Engine’s new Dolby Vision conversion capability. The conversion process not only transitions SDR to Dolby Vision HDR but also produces unique Dolby Vision metadata, guaranteeing that the Dolby-derived SDR output visually matches the original SDR content. This round-tripping method presents a unified,
Dalet and Veritone Team on MAM and Monetization Platform
Media technology and service provider Dalet and AI solution provider Veritone have agreed to integrate the Dalet Flex media workflow ecosystem with Veritone’s AI-powered Digital Media Hub (DMH), featuring commerce and monetization capabilities. The integration enables a seamless workflow from content creation through production, curation,
Post Production World Expands: New Conference Pass and AI Training
Future Media Conferences and NAB Show have expanded the Post Production World (PPW) conference slated for April 12-17. This year the organizers introduced a comprehensive pass that covers an expanded suite of tracks along with AI training and certifications, field workshops and more.
In a move to cater to the broad spectrum of roles in the creative industry,
DI4D’s Updated Facial Performance Capture System, Pure4D 2.0
DI4D, a facial capture and animation provider, has introduced Pure4D 2.0, the latest iteration of its proprietary facial performance capture solution. Pure4D has been used to produce hours of facial animation for many AAA game franchises, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and III and F1 21 and 23.
Red Digital Cinema to Be Acquired by Nikon Corporation
Camera maker Red Digital Cinema has announced it will be acquired by and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikon. The agreement with Nikon was reached with Red’s founder Jim Jannard and president Jarred Land.
This strategic partnership brings together Nikon’s expertise in product development, image processing, as well as optical technology and user interface,
Ateliere’s New Workflow Tool for Media Supply Chain Automation
Ateliere, a developer of cloud-native media supply chain solutions, has introduced Ignition, a new media workflow engine that simplifies the complex process of automating key media supply chain processes, including title/media ingest, order processing, packaging, transcoding, QC, packaging, distribution and more.
The visual workflow designer acts as an assistant with built-in best practices for automation to realize operational efficiency.
CAS Awards: The Last of Us, The Bear, Oppenheimer Among Winners
The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) announced the winners of its 60th annual CAS Awards during a recent ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. The sound mixing teams for Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and 32 Sounds were honored with feature film wins, while The Last of Us,
The Saw Adds Senior Colorist Scott Klein
LA-based creative editorial, color and finishing studio The Saw has added senior colorist Scott Klein. Known for his work on Outer Banks, Empire, Unsolved Mysteries and Bosch, Klein will continue to tackle episodic and long-form narrative assignments while expanding into unscripted content, including awards shows,
Senior Colorist Maxine Gervais Joins Harbor in Los Angeles
Harbor in Los Angeles has added senior colorist Maxine Gervais to its team. Gervais brings with her a wealth of experience working on more than 50 feature films over the course of her career.
She has been recognized for her work by the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA), earning two nominations for Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film: one for her work on the Hughes brothers’ The Book of Eli and the other for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim.
MPSE Gold Reel Award Winners: Maestro, Oppenheimer and More
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) have announced the winners of its 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reels. Awards were presented in 19 professional categories, alongside one student award. Categories spanned feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment.
Additionally, Dane A. Davis, MPSE, received the MPSE Career Achievement Award, and Michael Dinner was presented with the MPSE Filmmaker Award.
ACE Eddie Award Winners: Oppenheimer, The Holdovers and More
American Cinema Editors (ACE) have named the winners of the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, which recognize outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries. In addition to this year’s recipients, John Waters accepted the ACE Golden Eddie Award, which recognizes an artist for their distinguished achievement in film.
ACE president Kevin Tent,