Documentary on Endangered Fish Migration Becomes First Large-Format 3D Film Finished as a Complete 4K DI

Giant Screen Films’ Wild Ocean 3D documents a natural phenomenon of staggering proportion: the annual migration of sardines—billions of them—along the coast of South Africa. It is a beautiful, moving and, sadly, endangered event that IMAX audiences worldwide will soon have an opportunity to experience in stunning 70mm stereoscopic 3D thanks to the work of a team of pioneering filmmakers and a bit of magic supplied by Quantel’s Pablo 4K. more

New Facility’s Services Include Stereoscopic DI and Post for Features and TV

BURBANK (May 12, 2008)—Responding to Hollywood’s growing demand for 3D production and post-production, Stereoscope has opened its doors to serve the creative community. Equipped with the new version of Quantel’s Pablo 4K color grading system, which can handle real-time stereoscopic post-production, the studio has been designed from the ground up to provide a full range of stereo3D digital content services, from development through distribution. more

Calibrated film previews & custom transforms kept quality high and costs low during digital grading

Rising Sun Research announced today that the BBC documentary feature Earth used its cineSpace calibrated film previews and custom transforms to enable an efficient colour grading workflow that yielded high-quality results for multi-format deliverables. The film, based on the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning BBC documentary series Planet Earth, features stunning natural footage from around the world and opens in theaters this fall. more

Facility Maintains Fest’s Editorial Operations

Runway, the Culver City based editorial rental company, is currently providing the American Film Institute with editorial systems and support so that it can keep film fans informed of everything happening at its 21st Annual AFI Film Fest. The festival runs from November 1st through 11th in Los Angeles. more

The Cooper Brothers’ “PostStart2Finish,” a group of leading post production companies (The Post Group, iO Film, Runway, Lightning Media, Look Effects, Novastar Digital Sound Services, Creative Edge and eVision) that provide services to the entertainment and media industry, has acquired Camera House, a full-service film and digital camera rental facility. The acquisition also includes Camera House’s sister company, Digital Film Company, which will be merged into iO Film. more

Multi-site colour solution delivered by Rising Sun Research

ADELAIDE, Australia, September 25, 2007: Rising Sun Research, a specialist developer of solutions for improving digital visual workflows, announced today that Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. has chosen cineSpace for colour calibration at its Vancouver facilities. The cineSpace colour management suite will be used across workstations and digital screening rooms throughout Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Animation for monitor matching and digital film previews. more

HOLLYWOOD, CA–As HD has become a standard medium for producing television shows, show creators are increasingly finding new and innovative ways to use the medium to create new looks, enhance action and deliver a more entertaining experience for viewers. An example of this is Spike TV‘s new eight-hour miniseries The Kill Point, which is produced in HD, and where the producers are using aggressive editing and camera work, mixing different varieties of HD media, and testing the limits of HD as a medium for special effects, in order to keep viewers riveted to their seats. more

Post House Provides Editorial, DI Services for 25th Anniversary CG Film & TV Series

HOLLYWOOD–Illuminate, the Hollywood-based digital services company, recently wrapped up post work on Care Bears: Oopsy Does It, the first all-CG feature starring American Greetings‘ cuddly bear characters.

Leveraging its robust toolset and flexible digital pipeline, Illuminate handled the lion‘s share of the post work for the feature, including editorial, visual effects, compositing and final conform. Care Bears: Oopsy Does It is set for an August release by Twentieth Century Fox. more

HOLLYWOOD, CA- Lightning Media announces the replication of its 3 millionth DVD in less than two and a half years, a milestone the company has reached quickly and is indicative of its position as a leader in the replication market.

“Owning our own replication facility, enables us to meet the replication needs of independent filmmakers, direct to video retailers, student filmmakers, marketing departments, and corporate clients,” said Sheryl Goodhead, Director of Sales and Marketing for Lightning Media. “We‘re able to offer our clients fast turn around times in conjunction with aggressive pricing, and we‘ve never missed a deadline! In addition to replicating DVDs, we can assist our clients in finalizing and editing their projects,by utilizing our own multi media department at Lightning Media.” more

LOS ANGELES, CA - Editor and Compositor Derek Herr, whose broad experience in episodic television includes such shows as Prison Break, Las Vegas and Fear Factor has rejoined The Post Group. more