Red Giant Announces Immediate Availability of BulletProof Free Public Beta A Complete Media Prep and Delivery Application for Filmmakers; BulletProof Bridges the Gap Between the Camera and the Editor
May 21, 2013 -- Red Giant today announced that BulletProof is now available as a free public beta and can be downloaded by visiting Red Giant's website. BulletProof is a complete media prep and delivery solution for footage that simplifies the tedious tasks facing filmmakers every day on set. Bridging the gap between camera and editor, BulletProof combines all backup, organization, color and delivery tasks while handling footage from multiple cameras and media cards.

Magnet Filmworks Attracts Director Miguel BuenoSpanish director known for strong visuals and comedic timing joins the Magnet team
May 17, 2013 -- Magnet Filmworks welcomes director Miguel Bueno to the roster for representation in the US general and multicultural markets. During his tenure with agencies such as BBDO, TBWA, Mcann- Erickson and SCPF Miguel won prizes and special TV mention in Cannes, One Show festivals, D&AD, New York Festivals, and prestigious local festivals like El Sol, Laus and singular prizes from El Club de Creativos, of which he has been part of the jury on several occasions.

Technicolor – PostWorks' Tim Stipan Applies the Finishing Touch to Indie Drama "Disconnect" May 13, 2013 -- Disconnect, the new drama from LD Entertainment and director Henry Alex Rubin, weaves three loosely related narrative lines, each of which relates to the internet and the way it is affecting human relationships. The protagonists of its three plot lines include a TV news reporter investigating porn chat sites, a lawyer whose 15-year-old son is victimized by his skater buddies, and an interracial couple who turn to on-line grief consoling to cope with the death of their baby.

Strange Weather Films Partners With The Sweet Shop For Feature Film DevelopmentMay 09, 2013 -- Feature film group Strange Weather Films has formed a strategic partnership with global media outfit The Sweet Shop. The collaboration will see the two companies developing and co-producing feature film content for the The Sweet Shop's growing roster of directorial talent.

Hollywood Center Studios Hosts Stock Shoot for GreenScreen Animals Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
May 06, 2013 -- Things were wild on Stage 12 at Hollywood Center Studios recently as a pair of gray wolves, two grizzly bears, a leopard, a lion, an African elephant and other exotic animals stopped by for their close-ups. The occasion was a 3-day shoot conducted by GreenScreen Animals, a Santa Monica supplier of specialty stock footage, that was seeking to add to its one-of-a-kind collection of more than 3000 stock images of wild animals.

MTI Film Adds XAVC Support To CortexMay 01, 2013 -- MTI Film today announces that its Cortex product line now includes full support for Sony's recently-developed XAVC recording format. XAVC is included in Cortex::Control Dailies DP, Pro, Studio and Ultimate editions and in the Stream, Pro, Studio and Ultimate editions of Cortex::Convey. Support for Sony RAW and SR Master formats is already included in all Cortex editions including the FREE edition of Cortex::Control Dailies.

ARRI CSC Names New Camera Rental Agents in New Jersey and FloridaApril Lanci joins ARRI CSC New Jersey as Camera Rental Agent; Rental Supervisor Emilio Medina takes over the Camera Department in Florida
April 30, 2013 -- ARRI CSC is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to the rental offices in New Jersey and Florida. In her role as Camera Rental Agent April Lanci will be responsible for Commercial clients at ARRI CSC New Jersey. As Camera Rental Supervisor Emilio Medina will focus on growing the camera rental business at ARRI CSC Florida.

Colorflow Grades "Born This Way," a New Documentary Feature on the Gay and Lesbian Underground in CameroonCapturing The Colors of Africa
April 25, 2013 -- Colorflow, the Berkeley full-service post-production house, recently completed final post production work on Born this Way, a riveting, feature-length documentary from producers/directors Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullman on the underground gay and lesbian community in the African Republic of Cameroon.

MTI Film Opens Cortex::Convey Render Engine with XML API The popular and powerful Convey transcoding engine now includes a published API for use with command line scripts, render farms, custom GUIs and cross
April 18, 2013 -- MTI Film today announces that it has published an XML API for its popular transcoding engine Convey. Based on the software featured in MTI Film's groundbreaking dailies processing solution Cortex v 1.2 (released at NAB 2013), the API can be used to create custom-automation and cross-application integrations for transcoding all Cortex-supported formats.

Radiant Images' Novo Digital Cinema Camera Wins "MARIO" Award from TV Technology Columnist Mario OrazioTiny Novo adds cinematic touches to versatile GoPro Hero3 for professional filmmakers
April 17, 2013 -- The new Novo, a small form factor digital camera that removes cinematic limitations of the GoPro Hero3 for professional filmmakers, received a Mario Award at NAB 2013 for cinema innovation & technical excellence. Co-created and available for rental exclusively at Radiant Images, the tiny Novo retains key functionality of Hero3, but adds interchangeable lens system - C-mount, PL, Nikon, Canon - and exposure control capabilities to create range of artistic possibilities for cinematographers.