Boston, MA (October 12, 2006) — Artist-owned-and-operated visual effects studio Brickyard VFX has wrapped a :30 spot for Timberland via Arnold Worldwide, Boston. The spot, beautifully shot and directed by The Cronenweths on a sunny day was turned into a stormy afternoon with the help of Brickyard‘s talented effects and CGI teams. Broadcast and cinema versions of the spot break nationally on October 24th. more

LAS VEGAS, NV. –October 11, 2006– Post Digital, the post-production unit of Vegas Media Group, recently deployed its new Quantel eQ editing/ effects/ grading/ mastering system complete with TimeMagic no-wait hardware to finish the full-length feature ‘The Ghosts of Goldfield‘. The film, which is the company‘s first original feature film production, marks Vegas Media Group‘s continued growth as a full-service production and post-production company. more

Further providing educators, trainers, and corporate presenters with fully interactive presentation systems, Hitachi Software today announced the introduction of the new StarBoard BT-2G Bluetooth Wireless System tablet. Debuting at Educause 2006, the new tablet comes equipped with an interactive pen tool and is compatible with StarBoard interactive T-17SXL and T-15XL panels. The new BT-2G tablet will provide presenters with even greater access and versatility, allowing for highly interactive and dynamic communications. more

Corporate events held at the stunning Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in Nassau, Bahamas are understandably quite the memorable occasion. Joshua Yentis of Blue Wave Imaging, preferred vendor at the resort, knows all too well that you have one chance to capture the memories and get them in print so Yentis relies on Mitsubishi CP-9550DW and CP-9000DW digital photo printers to do just that. more

AKG Acoustics‘ Perception 100 and 200 microphones have quickly built a strong following among musicians and engineers, proving to be among the best high-value condenser microphones on the market today. Building on this reputation, AKG has now introduced the Perception 400 - a multi-pattern, large-diaphragm condenser microphone ideal for musicians and audio engineers for both studio and live sound applications. more

Hollywood, CA, October 11, 2006 - Mdots has scored with new TV graphics sports packages for major basketball and hockey teams. (Note: Mdots recently also designed and produced broadcast graphics for the Los Angeles Dodgers and LA Lakers, as well as the opening titles for the NFL Opening Kickoff Show.) The announcement was made today by Emmy Award winner Allan Wells, president/founder, and Marc Dahlstrom, Managing Director, Mdots. more

Santa Monica, CA - (October 9, 2006) - HD Pictures & Post Inc., a post facility that produces perfection in both High Definition and Digital Intermediate work, recently constructed a trailer for the art house feature film, Duck, due in theaters this fall. This feature is a heartfelt story that involves a voyage between an elderly man (Philip Baker Hall) and a duck, in search for the meaning of life, whose lives parallel while being abruptly displaced from their home. more

Culver City, Ca. - October 9, 2006- Runway Inc. has chosen Howard Brock as President of the company. Brock will oversee both sales and operations and keep the company current on new technologies, equipment and plan strategies which can offer better cutting edge services to the clients. more

Los Angeles, CA (October 10, 2006) - VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture technology and a division of OMG plc, Oxford Metrics Group, announced that Sydney digital production company Animal Logic, has adopted a VICON MX40 system for real-time facial, hand and full-body capture. Animal Logic is already innovating with the capabilities of VICON MX to create weekly episodes of a primetime talk show in which a virtual host, driven by real-time performance data, interviews and is viewed by guests and the audience live in the studio. more

Hollywood, CA, October 9, 2006 - SonicPool, one of Hollywood‘s leading post facilities, specializing in audio and video finishing, media duplication, online video and color correct services, offline and online edit suite rentals, and full post-production services, has announced its latest independent film projects. The announcement was made by John Frost and Patrick Bird, co-founders and Supervising Sound Mixers, SonicPool. more