Five Questions With … Craig Mizrahi, Production Agent, Innovative Artists

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Createasphere sat down with agent Craig Mizrahi for an in-depth discussion about talent representation in the world of production and post. An excerpt of the conversation follows. Createasphere: You represent an important swath of production creatives. What advice would you give young cinematographers, editors, producers, production designers and costume designers coming into the market? Craig […]

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Creating a Money-making Baby Photo Experience

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Making a great experience for child and infant portraits and their parents is a the only way to get and retain clients. Whatever you scenario – brick and mortar studio, home studio or in-the-home outcall sittings – there is a lot of pre-planning needed to set your services aside as worthy of significant investment rather […]

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KMP Adds Respected Colorist Ted Brady

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Keep Me Posted (KMP), a FotoKem company specializing in the finishing of episodic television, promos, commercials and trailers, has announced that colorist Ted Brady has joined its in-house talent roster. Brady brings nearly three decades of experience working with renowned creatives in the broadcast and film industries. He will begin work immediately on several of […]

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“Lawless” Captured on Codex

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Annapurna Pictures employed Codex recording and workflow technology during the production of Lawless, the new film, directed by John Hillcoat and starring Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy, about a bootlegging operation in the Depression-era South. The film is slated for release August 29th by The Weinstein Company. Codex Onboard M recorders, Transfer Stations and Digital […]

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Product Review: Red Giant Trapcode Mir

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Trapcode Mir from Red Giant is a new 3D shape creating tool that works inside After Effects and utilizes OpenGL rendering for speed and efficiency. Mir allows you to transform a simple polygon mesh with fractal noise distortion, texture mapping, displacement and repeating geometry to create interesting motion graphics and animations. Integration with After Effects’ […]

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The DAMMY Awards – The Only Award of its Kind in the Industry

The DAMMY Awards are the only awards of its kind in the industry specifically recognize excellence in the digital asset management space. On September 28, 2012 at the New Yorker Hotel, the third annual DAMMY Awards will take place. The DAMMY Awards have become the standard for excellence in the industry and are sought after […]

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GoPro on the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

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Everyone loves GoPro, makers of the very affordable, very rugged video, still and time-lapse cameras that have become a staple of extreme sports videos and any number of automotive related tv and video shows. The GoPro’s extremely small size coupled with its versitle mounting system means it’s easy to attach to nearly anything with wheels. […]

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Primestream’s Mobile2Air Wins Best Mobile Technology Award at SET Broadcast & Cable 2012

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Primestream®, a leader in advanced media asset management and broadcast automation software, received a “Best Mobile Technology” award for its Mobile2Air™ application at the SET Broadcast & Cable 2012 International Technology Fair, held Aug. 21-23 in São Paulo. The SET awards – created to recognize professionals who strive to develop a product, article, or lecture […]

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After Effects Roundup

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Here’s the latest week or so of assorted After Effects tutorials, tips, and scripts & plug-ins new and old. Elementary by Kevin Schires is a new AE Script that creates shadows, reflections, and more for Element 3D, Particular, Plexus and other 3D plug-ins with 3D layers. If for some reason you prefer to do it manually, Peder Norby recommended […]

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