Compositing Supervisor Mark Friedman talks to John and Larry about what he looks for in new hires, and gives advice on creating demo reels.

From Left to Right: John Craddock: Creative Director @ Syracuse University College Of Visual and Performing Arts, Larry Elin: Associate Professor @ Syracuse University Newhouse School of Television Film and Radio, Mark Friedman: Compositing Supervisor @ The Molecule

THE MOLECULE

Two Visiting Professors from Syracuse University

Two professors from Syracuse University stopped by The Molecule today to learn more about our VFX pipeline and setup. Their visit is a follow-up to The Molecule's trip to SU in the winter of 2014, and we discussed effective ways to prepare students who attend college in central and upstate New York for a career in the VFX industry. The Molecule is very passionate about education, and we are excited to be a part of the process.

Pomann Sound

30th Anniversary & Addition of Merge Creative To Pomann.

Pomann Sound is pleased to announce it's 30th anniversary this month. With three state of the art mix and record suits located at 5th avenue and 46th street in the Penthouse, we pride ourselves on the ability to tell a story through sound. Pomann's distinct, clean sound design and mixing has served on countless TV shows, documentaries, films, radio and TV commercials, video games and animated episodes that include Disney's Emmy Award-Winning Doug. A new addition to the facility is Merge Creative, a color grading and motion-graphics company making Pomann Sound a one stop shop for producers. Pomann Sound's doors are always open to meeting new faces and working with you in seamlessly creating the project you've envisioned.

For more information give us a call at 212-896-4161 or check out our reel at www.pomannsound.com.

EDGEWORX STUDIOS

Recent Work: History's D-Day In HD VFX & Animation

Edgeworx Studios, LLC. is proud to have worked with their long time client, Lone Wolf Documentary Group on History's 70th anniversary special of D-Day in HD, creating striking VFX and Animation to help illustrate the story of one of the most important turning points of WWII.

Rare footage is rendered in High Definition, then combined with interviews from the men who lived through it. Allied and German survivors tell their first-hand stories about the war that changed the course of the world. Through these stories, the long held belief that an Allied victory was secured after a single, bloody day will be dispelled. In truth, it would take weeks of back and forth struggle before the Allies could cement their foothold in enemy territory. And the final death toll far exceeds anything seen on the beaches. Very few of us know the real story… until now.

THORNBERG & FORESTER

Two New Directors: Michael Darmanin & Santa Maria.

Thornberg & Forester has added two new design directors to its growing roster, Michael Darmanin and Santa Maria.

thornbergandforester.com/directors/

Parabolic is elated that the New York Post Production community has continued to see such tremendous growth within our industry. With the efforts of the Post New York Alliance and our empire state officials, the incentives for productions to post in NY has encouraged and fostered the development of numerous amounts of production work that is centered in our beloved city. New York has seen an enormous growth in Television production as well because of the enhanced tax credits and has enabled these projects stay in NY for all of their post production needs. Parabolic has had the opportunity to provide complete sound services on many of these critically exclaimed shows, including "Louie " on the FX, channel, "Broad City " on the Comedy Channel and "Inside Man " on CNN. We have edited and mixed TV pilots many of which have been approved by the networks for a complete episodic series. Parabolic has also had the opportunity to work with prolific directors of both Independent and Studio Films such as "Begin Again " (Tribeca Film Festival) "Cold in July " (Sundance Film Festival) and Joe (SXSW). Recently we completed a 20th century fox studio film "Let 's be Cops" for a wide summer release. Our recent commercial spots have included an H&M piece for the web, A Cadillac spot for broadcast and a sizzle for Nickelodeon. We are continuing to see and read more scripts and we are bidding on various projects for the 2nd half of 2014 and beyond.

Finishing colorist Anthony Raffaele has joined Technicolor-PostWorks' growing roster of film and television talent.

Formerly a senior colorist at Deluxe, New York, Raffaele arrives with broad credits in independent film and episodic television. He has served as the finishing colorist on the CBS series Blue Bloods for the past four seasons, and has worked with a number of top cinematographers including Dean Cundey, Igor Martinovic, Javier Aguirresarobe, Anette Haellmigk and Rachel Morrison.

"Anthony is a rising talent with strong relationships among established and emerging directors and DPs," says Technicolor PostWorks COO Rob DeMartin. "At Technicolor-PostWorks, he will have the full support of our engineering staff and the technical resources needed to apply his talents and develop existing and new creative relationships. We're excited to have him join our team."

For his part, Raffaele sees an opportunity to take his career "to the next level." "Technicolor-PostWorks is a facility on the rise," he says. "It has great management and exceptional talent, including many people with whom I've worked before. It's a great fit."

Raffaele began his career with Nice Shoes in 2001 and joined Deluxe in 2009. He has experience on a variety of grading platforms, including Autodesk Lustre, Da Vinci Resolve and FilmLight Baselight. He earned his first credit as a DI colorist on the 2011 horror thriller Silent House, where he collaborated with cinematographer Igor Martinovic. He worked with Martinovic again last year on the indie drama Sunlight Jr. starring Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts. His most recent feature credit is Freedom, lensed by Dean Cundey.

On Blue Bloods¸ Raffaele has been collaborating with well-known television DPs Craig DiBona and David Insley. His other television credits include The Tomorrow People and Gotham, both with director Danny Cannon, and The Corrections, a pilot written and directed by Noah Baumbach and based on the Jonathan Franzen best-seller. Raffaele's extensive credits as dailies colorists, including Blue Jasmine, The Dictator and Remember Me. He has a degree in film from Hofstra University.

MARCO POLO
Produced by Weinstein's
Deliver to Netflix
10 hours of content

Sean Santiago relocated from LA to produce VFX. Excited to put as much VFX as possible into NY!

Happy spring everyone! I am proud to have made contributions on the following projects:

Noah - 40 days and 40 nights of sound effects editing (actually it was 7 months)
Untitled Chris Rock Movie - Narrative feature in progress. Working with Chris Rock and Scott Rudin. Supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer.
Traitors - Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. Sound design and all re-recording mixing.
Leviathan - Feature doc. Now as part of the Whitney Biennial. Sound design and all re-recording mixing.
Little White Lie - Doc. PBS Independent Lens (2015), festivals (2014). Searing personal narrative on race, identity , and family secrets. All sound editing and re-recording mixing.
Babylon Fields - TV pilot in progress. Sound effects editor

Keep me on your radar people! I want your sound!

jrib44@gmail.com
973 801 4780 c.
212 420 6010 cutting room/Soundtrack

POST FACTORYNY

Opens New Facility In Tribeca. Recent Work: Them, etc.

Post FactoryNY is proud to announce the opening of its new facility at 12-14 Desbrosses Street in Tribeca. The company has taken over an entire three story building, which will complement its existing facility at 304 Hudson Street. It is a full-service post facility with offline edit suites, color correction, sound mixing and a screening room. Amenities include a roof deck, breakfast served on Fridays and it will of course be dog friendly. It is also steps away from the idyllic Hudson River Greenway.

"I couldn't be more proud right now," enthuses PFNY Founder Alex Halpern. "This facility is the perfect blend of amenities, vibe and technical innovation."

Recent projects include The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (color grading), Pawn Sacrifice (offline editorial), The Cobbler (offline editorial) and television projects for National Geographic and Comedy Central.

"Post Factory will continue to foster the community vibe that the production industry has come to love," continues Mr. Halpern. "Only now it will be even better because we have the whole building."

For more information, please contact Chris Peterson at chris@postfactoryny.com.

Now in theaters!
ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE Posted in NY
You may not know it from the Detroit and Tangier locations, but "Only Lovers Left Alive" by Jim Jarmusch was posted in New York City.

Many PNYA members were involved, including:
- Editing by Affonso Gonçalves was done at Harbor Picture Company, Joe Gawler was the colorist.
- Sound Design was by Robert Hein, who mixed with Dominick "The Dominator" Tavella at Soundtrack.
- Titles by Randy Balsmeyer/ Big Film Design. Post Production Supervisor was Susan Lazarus in NY.

917 992-1237
lazvast@gmail.com

Q1 2014 at ButtonsNY included ADR of Paul Giamatti, Adam Driver, Thomas McDonell, Ezra Miller, and Willem Dafoe.

Sound & Color for a Documentary Film of Richard Pryor's Daughter, Rain, and Sound Edit and Mix with Rabbit Content for Good Will's National and International distribution.

Television voice recording included Tim Gunn and Kevin Spacey.

To read more, go to www.buttonsny.com.

DIVE NYC

Recent Work: Starz's Power, HBO's The Leftovers, etc.

DIVE NYC has been incredibly busy this spring with several projects employing a team of about 20 visual effects artists currently, both staff and freelance. DIVE is hard at work on a series of TV pilots for TNT and ABC, as well as television series for Starz ("Power") and HBO ("The Leftovers"). Additionally, DIVE is working on a feature film for Exclusive Media entitled "Dark Places," starring Charlize Theron. Beyond the projects noted, there is a significant amount of work in the DIVE pipeline for this summer and fall.

Harbor Picture Company is excited to celebrate the opening of its new 15,000 square foot expansion space at 96 Morton Street. The new Harbor West facility features 40 editorial suites, a DI theater and full Isis connectivity. Harbor looks forward to expanding its ability to provide a signature, boutique experience paired with industrial strength infrastructure and technical support to the New York film, television and commercial communities.

Congratulations on the first PNYA newsletter! We're jazzed to be part of such a dynamic group of professionals…and apparently we're not the only ones. Membership is growing fast!

Mixopolis is a well-established audio post production facility with an exceptional reputation built on consistently delivering high-quality projects and client service to the advertising, television and film industries.

Recent News:
Completed ADR and recorded soundtrack vocals for soon-to-be-released film, Dinner @ 40

Completed ADR for ABC Television series Betrayal with James Cromwell and Martin Shakar. (If the show is coming back to resolve the cliff hanger, they're not talking.)

Recorded vocals for rock artist, Kim Rancourt, produced by Joe DeFilipps and Don Fleming of Sonic Youth and Hole fame.

Recorded Clinton Kelly for Macy's and doing ADR and mixing for the spring TV campaign.

5 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
212 980 5009
www.mixopolis.com

NYC Production & Post News (http://www.nycppnews.com) offers daily news coverage for media creatives in the New York City region, with an emphasis on those involved in content creation for film, video, and digital media. The only web resource dedicated to motion media creatives in the tri-state area, NYCPPNEWS solicits news about facility hires, project announcements and other relevant information for posting. News items can be sent to info@nycppnews.com.

BLUEFISHBAKER is a workflow consultancy that looks at operational and technical workflow possibilities available for organizations and media companies.

Recent work includes an 18 month comprehensive review of the production and process technology for the Sundance Institute, including Festival workflow, Digital Asset Management and how the Sundance Archive capitalizes on it's 40 year film archive through social networks.

Other clients include Warner Bros Studios and the Ford Foundation.

Please contact Ben Baker on ben@bluefishbaker.com for more information.

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