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    New job for bray at DGP

    2003-01-22T15:47:51Z

    Rowan Bray has left her role as facilities manager at Arena Digital after 11 years to join DGP as general manager. Bray will oversee all staffing issues, training requirements and the running of the post and new media areas of the company. The role did not exist at DGP before ...

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    Henson buys system

    2003-01-22T15:45:36Z

    Jim Henson's Creature Shop has become the first European company to buy the $110,000 (£68,459) network storage system Sledgehammer. The system allows the UK animation company to store all its data for film, commercial and broadcast work in the same place. Creature Shop technical manager Aurelio Campa said that the ...

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    Clear miracles for the second coming

    2003-01-22T15:44:31Z

    Post facility Clear has completed visual effects work on Red Productions' forthcoming drama The Second Coming. Nearly 60 shots were worked on by post-producer Stephen Garrad and his team, including several

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    MPC backs digital film lab with£1m

    2003-01-22T15:42:47Z

    Carlton-owned facility The Moving Picture Company (MPC) is investing£1m in a digital film lab, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Hive to be set alight by Flame

    2003-01-22T15:41:38Z

    2D/3D animation outfit The Hive has bought a Discreet Flame effects system to replace its Cyborg compositor which the company can no longer use since the collapse of its manufacturer, 5D.

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    Pye to spearhead Bermuda's push into CGI

    2003-01-22T15:41:02Z

    Trevor Murphy, the managing director and owner of animation production company Bermuda Shorts, is to step down as head of the company in order to allow fresh blood with expertise in CGI to push the company forward, writes Sam Espensen.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - RISE UNVEILS NEW LOOK.

    2003-01-21T14:21:59Z

    Skaramoosh has produced the new titles for the relaunch of Princess Productions' Rise, along with new

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - SHOTS PLANS EXPANSION.

    2003-01-21T14:21:59Z

    Outside broadcast facility Shots Television has appointed Nick Badham as business development manager. Badham was previously

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - 3D MAYA WINS OSCAR.

    2003-01-21T14:21:59Z

    Alias Wavefront's 3D software Maya has won an Oscar for its 'significant and dominant impact on

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - HD VIDEO CONFERENCE.

    2003-01-21T14:21:59Z

    Broadcast magazine is bringing together some of the biggest names in programme and film production for

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - RAINBOW APPOINTMENTS.

    2003-01-21T14:21:59Z

    Rainbow Post and DGP have both hired new staff this week. Louise Goldman has joined Rainbow

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Discreet to replace Colossus.

    2003-01-21T14:21:58Z

    Kit manufacturer Discreet and Hungarian software developer Colourfront are secretly planning to ditch the popular Colossus grading product - as used on both Lord of the Rings movies - and replace it with a new Discreet-branded digital colour-grader, write

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Apple and Avid launch lower cost versions.

    2003-01-21T14:21:58Z

    Software manufacturers Apple and Avid are offering watered down versions of their editing packages in an

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Liberty creates new post house.

    2003-01-21T14:21:58Z

    After two years of speculation US company Liberty Livewire has finally announced plans for the last

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Golden Square bids for ad work.

    2003-01-21T14:21:58Z

    London post and effects facilities Golden Square Post and Double Negative have formed an alliance in

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    CREATIVE BRIEFS.

    2003-01-21T14:21:47Z

    Big Squid was behind the graphics for Killer Bees - Taming the Swarm, a Tigress documentary

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    Liberty creates new post house

    2003-01-15T14:50:47Z

    After two years of speculation US company Liberty Livewire has finally announced plans for the last merger within its stable of UK post facilities, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Discreet to replace Colossus

    2003-01-15T14:49:55Z

    Kit manufacturer Discreet and Hungarian software developer Colourfront are secretly planning to ditch the popular Colossus grading product - as used on both Lord of the Ringsmovies - and replace it with a new Discreet-branded digital colour-grader, writes Will Strauss.

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    Apple and Avid launch lower cost versions

    2003-01-15T14:49:03Z

    Software manufacturers Apple and Avid are offering watered down versions of their editing packages in an effort to entice new customers.

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    Golden Square bids for ad work

    2003-01-15T14:48:22Z

    London post and effects facilities Golden Square Post and Double Negative have formed an alliance in an effort to attract more commercials work.