Blackmagic Design has become the first Australian company to be selected as Red Dot: Design Team of the Year, an honor widely acknowledged as the most prestigious design award in the world.
Traceroute (Straight Shooter Film Review)
Austrian filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner is on a mission to find all the nerdiest spots and people in America—at least, all the spots associated with the nerdy people he connected with online ahead of time. With a roadmap that takes him 7,000 miles (from California to New York) and an agenda of communist apologetics to share, he sets out to explore everything from creature effects companies to sex-geeks to massive caves to cyberpunks to alien researchers—all from an outsider’s perspective.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera: Used to Shoot Action Scenes for ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ (Industry Press Release)
Blackmagic Design today announced that DP Xavier Grobet used several Pocket Cinema Cameras to shoot select scenes for Paramount Pictures’ comedy “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.” Grobet required a small form factor camera that delivered cinematic images for the film’s in-vehicle shots and several actions scenes.
Red Giant Spring Sale: Gives 25% Off Plugins on April 12th (Industry Press Release)
Red Giant today announced the return of its annual Spring Sale, hitting the web on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. For 24 hours only, all Red Giant VFX, filmmaking and motion graphics plugins and suites sold online at www.redgiant.com, including full licenses, upgrades and products from the academic store* (already 50% off), will be on sale at 25% off the regular price from 8:00 AM PDT on April 12, 2016 to 8:00 AM PDT on April 13, 2016.
LessLOST (Straight Shooter Film Review)
For soldiers who have survived the horrors of war, coping with the psychological trauma back home can be its own battle. Less Lost, directed by Chase Conner, follows Luke (Shane Fike), a medically-retired U.S. Army soldier who must now readjust to civilian life.
New Effects Come To Mac: Fusion 8 and Fusion 8 Studio Ship (Industry Press Release)
Blackmagic Design today announced that both Fusion 8 and Fusion 8 Studio, the world’s most advanced visual effects and motion graphics software, is now shipping and is available for download from the Blackmagic Design website for both Mac OS X and Windows.