Digital Content Briefing

Hollywood, CA, August 27, 2010 — Currently marking its 20th anniversary, BIRD, a full-service, strategic branding agency based in Hollywood, has named Brian Yetwin, Account Executive. The announcement was made today by BIRD co-founders Tabitha De La Torre, President, and Peter King Robbins, Chief Creative Officer.

New Developments Enable the Digital Supply Chain (Burbank, CA) Xytech - the global leader in resource, work order and asset management solutions - has announced that key additional developments to its highly regarded MediaPulse Transmission product will be unveiled at IBC 2010. MediaPulse Transmission, which premiered earlier this year at NAB, is specifically designed to [...]

50-Percent off Completely Rigged 3D Character Models Enables Affordable Creation and Integration of Custom Human 3D Models Into Academic Coursework Darwin Dimensions, maker of Evolver™, the world’s first web-based application that enables users to design and customize high-quality 3D characters, has announced that EvolverPro.com will be extending a special back-to-school discount to students and [...]

A touring program of about 60 independently produced documentaries is traveling to almost 25 countries worldwide, where U.S. filmmakers and film experts will introduce the films and conduct seminars and workshops on filmmaking and emergent media at U.S. embassies, international film festivals, universities and other venues. Curated and administered by the University Film and Video [...]

Murrieta, Calif. - (August 25, 2010) – Ultrasone Inc., distributor for German headphone manufacturer Ultrasone AG, is proud to announce that the celebrated artist and producer, Spencer Gibb, has chosen its HFI-680 as his official reference headphone. Previously, Spencer had sworn off studio headphones for mixing purposes because of their tendency to artificially enhance [...]

Prime Focus, a global visual entertainment services group, announces completion of color correction work for the Spike Lee-directed documentary “If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise,” which premieres on HBO Aug. 23rd and 24th at 9pm ET/PT. The four-hour, two-part documentary revisits New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina to look at [...]

Held alongside the widely popular Content and Communications World, FMC’s upcoming conference presents attendees with unparalleled training opportunity in the ‘Big Apple’ New York City, NY – August 26, 2010 – Future Media Concepts (FMC), the premier authorized digital media training organization for post-production, broadcast, and content creators, is pleased to announce the 6th [...]

San Rafael, CA, August 26, 2010 – Eric Edmeades, CEO of The Kerner Group, a Lucasfilm spin-off, and today a group of innovative companies and divisions that offer award-winning creative services to the major motion picture studios, independent filmmakers, television studios and production companies, will speak at the DICON 2010 Event and will also [...]

Resident Evil: Afterlife original soundtrack composed by tomandandy Innovative composer duo reinvent the music of blockbuster video game movie franchise RESIDENT EVIL LOS ANGELES, August 26th, 2010 - Composer duo tomandandy, best known for their edgy, sublime sonic landscapes for movies such as P2, THE HILLS HAVE EYES, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, KILLING ZOE and [...]

Hed Kandi and iZotope collaborate to create music App for iPhone and iPod touch Cambridge, MA (August 26, 2010) - iZotope together with lifestyle and party connoisseurs Hed Kandi have collaborated for the release of iDrum: Hed Kandi Ibiza Mix 2010, a new music creation app for the iPhone and iPod touch. With this new [...]

Cape Town, South Africa – August 2010… To coincide with the recent FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup soccer games, Budweiser recently assembled an original web series called Bud House (http://www.youtube.com/budunited). Featuring 32 fans from 32 countries—all living in the ‘Bud House’ in South Africa—the show’s participants ate, slept, played and lived soccer [...]

Inlet Also Ranks as 45th Fastest-Growing Software Company RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 25, 2010 – Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital-media preparation, announced today that it has been ranked no. 647 on Inc. magazine’s 29th annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Inlet also [...]

Tool of North America welcomes Director Matt Ogens, the versatile talent behind the acclaimed docu Confessions of a Superhero. Aside from this memorable account of four eccentric, superhero-impersonating actors bent on making it in Hollywood, Ogens has directed a series of successful projects for the TV and ad spaces. His recent spot campaigns include [...]

FORT WAYNE, IN — Russ Berger, president of Russ Berger Design Group (RBDG), will be sharing his industry insight on acoustics for corporate installations at SynAudCon’s (Synergetic Audio Concepts) “Audio Acoustics for Conference Systems” seminar. The event will take place September 16-18, 2010 in the Performance Theatre at Sweetwater’s new headquarters in Fort Wayne, [...]

(Burbank, CA) For the second consecutive year, Visual Data Media Services has served as the exclusive provider of DVD screeners for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences‘ Primetime Emmy(r) Awards. Visual Data - a leading provider of integrated end-to-end post-production solutions and distribution for all media outlets - created, duplicated, and assisted in the [...]

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS — Sound Devices is unveiling the 2.10 firmware update for its 788T and 788T-SSD multitrack digital audio recorders, along with the 1.15 upgrade to its Wave Agent software at IBC 2010 (Stand 8.E72). The 788T update, available to all 788T users on the company’s website, allows for the linking of multiple 788T [...]

Apple Certified Master Trainer Simon Walker to present Digital SLR workflows at Third Annual Amsterdam SuperMeet San Francisco, LA, CA, / Boston MA. – Red Giant Software, publishers and developers of iPhone apps and software tools, will host free Final Cut Pro SuperMeet workshops as part of the Third Annual Amsterdam FCPUG SuperMeet, to be [...]

BoinxTV to power official photokinaTV program – photo news and trends straight from world’s largest photographic & imaging trade show; Boinx products to be featured on official ASH ‘Boinx-branded’ booth Puchheim, Germany – August 25, 2010 – Boinx Software, a multi-award winning software developer for the Mac platform, is pleased to announce its involvement [...]

MARVIN on the set of Dutch mini-series Lijn 32. Complete Camera Data Management for Demanding 80-Day Shoot Amsterdam: August 24, 2010… The MARVIN camera data management system is currently proving itself on a demanding shooting schedule for the high-profile Dutch mini-series Lijn 32 (Route 32). Directed by Maarten Treurniet, the eight-episode thriller opens [...]

Sounds from new sample libraries used to remix Beyonce, Passion Pit, and Jordin Sparks New York City – Renegade Media Group, a leading sample library company founded by producers Josh Harris and Bobbybass, announces Josh Harris Dance Volume 1 and Josh Harris Drums Volume 1. Both products feature top-quality content for royalty-free use in Dance, [...]