Hasta La Motion!

[NEWS=”http://www.cgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/lady_gaga_thumb.jpg”]26500[/NEWS]Company 3 recently completed work on Lady Gaga’s newest music video, “Alejandro,” which was released on the web on June 7 2010. Directed by Steven Klein and shot by DP Janusz Kaminski, “Alejandro,” the third single from Lady Gaga’s “The Fame Monster” on Interscope Records, is reminiscent of Madonna’s “Vogue,” but with a more militant and masculine style.

The video is dark and moody, with stark black-and-white photography highlighting the elaborate dance sequences. Company 3 co-founder Stefan Sonnenfeld performed the color grade for the project, working closely with Klein to achieve the desired look for the project.

In addition to “Alejandro,” Company 3 also performed color grading for Lady Gaga’s three previous music videos, “Paparazzi,” “Bad Romance” and “Telephone.”

About Company 3
Company 3 is a comprehensive post production facility for features, commercials and music videos. Known for our creative color artistry, pioneering technology and global reach, Company 3 is trusted to deliver a quality product every time.

Company 3’s incredible talent roster includes John Bonta, Sean Coleman, Siggy Ferstl, Billy Gabor, Dave Hussey, Tim Masick, Victor Mulholland, Stephen Nakamura, Mike Pethel, Tom Poole, Rob Sciarratta, Stefan Sonnenfeld and Matt Turner. Recent commercial projects are campaigns for Audi, BMW, Heineken, Nike, and others.

Recent feature film credits include “Alice in Wonderland,” “Robin Hood,” “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” “The Hurt Locker,” “A Single Man,” “Public Enemies” and “Star Trek.” Company 3 www.company3.com is an Ascent Media www.ascentmedia.com company.

CREDITS
Client: Lady Gaga
Title: “Alejandro”
Label: Streamline, Conlive, Cherrytree, Interscope Records
Producer: Jil Hardin
Production Company: HSI Productions
Director: Steve Klein
Director of Photography: Janusz Kaminski
Lighting Designer: David Devlin
Editorial: Avid Diva
Editor: Dustin Robertson
Finishing: Steele Studios
Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
Telecine Producer: Rhubie Jovanov
Label Commissioner: Nicole Ehrlich

RELATED LINKS
www.company3.com
www.ladygaga.com

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I am trying to network update my fusion render nodes, but I cant get this to work. each time I select a machine to update I get an error but with no log. Does anyone know how this is done or do I need to go to each machine and load the software individually.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Southpaw to Unveil New Asset Management Solution, TACTIC 3.0, at SIGGRAPH 2010

Southpaw Technology cures production chaos with more customizable reporting and scheduling, a more flexible interface, and a handful of new 3rd party integrations

Toronto, Canada – July 21, 2010 – Southpaw Technology, a leading developer of production digital asset management (DAM) technology for digital entertainment and enterprise companies, announced today that it will unveil TACTIC 3.0 at SIGGRAPH 2010. The brand new version will provide studios with a more open, flexible solution for speeding the creation of digital assets across highly complex digital productions, like those found in feature film, visual effects, animation, and cinematics studios.

TACTIC is four solutions in one. It combines asset management, workflow management, project management and communication tools into one dynamic Web-based, cross-platform solution. Battled-tested in some of the most demanding environments, TACTIC enables vast teams of artists and animators to work with terabytes of digital assets the way they want to, rather than forcing them into a specific workflow.

“TACTIC is the bedrock of our pipeline,” said Todd Jahnke, head of production at March Entertainment. “We use it for our production management, asset management, and overall pipeline solution. TACTIC also manages our communications with production partners spread across four countries. For March Entertainment, TACTIC is our solution to redefining what can be achieved in the production triangle of time, money, and quality.”

TACTIC 3.0 Highlights:
The main focus of TACTIC 3.0 is flexibility. Its highlights include:
–More intuitive and flexible interfaces that allow users to develop personalized screens to meet their unique workflow
–A powerful expression language that enables studios to mine and track production information from any internal system or application
–New and completely customizable reporting, scheduling and workflow features that transform mined data into useful, user friendly production information
–New integrations with the compositing application NUKE, the Adobe suite of creative tools, the Rush render queue system (beta) and IRIDAS FrameCycler (beta).

“As veterans of numerous digital productions, we recognize that no two productions environments are the same,” said Gary Mundell, CEO of Southpaw Technology. “Digital asset management systems that have any hope of managing the vast complexities inherent in so many disparate processes must use a solution that is flexible enough to adapt to any workflow, mine data from any application, creating any type of report, and be accessible from any location. That, in a nutshell, is TACTIC 3.0.”

Availability
TACTIC 3.0 will be on display at Southpaw’s SIGGRAPH 2010 booth, #205. It is available immediately for licensing. For additional information, please visit www.southpawtech.com, or contact Mary Jane Mundell at maryjane@southpawtech.com.

About Southpaw Technology Inc.
Southpaw Technology provides production asset management solutions to the media & entertainment and enterprise markets. Available as a web-based solution for Mac OSX, Windows and Linux, TACTIC combines all the functionality teams, departments and companies need to keep digital productions on track and on budget, including asset management, project management, workflow management and communication tools. For more information, please visit www.southpawtech.com.

© 2010. Southpaw Technology Inc. All trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Job Title: Rigger
Department: 3D
Location: London
Reports To: Head of Rigging
Direct Reports: Supervisor/Producer

Key Purpose of the Job:

The Rigger is responsible for creating animation rigs for characters, creatures, props and vehicles. The role may require the implementation of proprietary tools to aid in the creation of a rig. The Rigger must collaborate with the CG Lead and the Animation Lead to develop the most suitable rigging solutions.

Needs to Do

Work closely with the CG Lead to ensure that the rig is pipeline friendly for texturing, lighting and rendering.
Work with the Animation Lead/Supervisor to develop an intuitive and responsive rig for each character.
Work with The Rigging Lead to meet project schedules and manage their time to the successful delivery of rigs within those schedules.
Communicate with the Modelling Department to ensure that models are suitable for rigging.
Communicate with the R&D Department where necessary to effectively help develop the tools and technology to aid in delivering high-quality rigs.

Needs to Know

5+ years CG experience, ideally within feature films
Ability to perform visual and analytical problem solving in 3-dimensional space, including the ability to accurately interpret 3D layouts and analyse 3D form.
Ability to problem solve and predict potential problems with assigned tasks.
A thorough knowledge of Maya and Mel

Needs to be

• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Highly motivated
• Adaptable
• Accepting of change

Measures of Performance

• Must achieve set quota per week/month
• Make sure team meet weekly/monthly quota

Please send a CV and Showreel to Hannah Acock, 77 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5DU

Please correspond to jobs@dneg.com