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Dawn Of the Planet Of The Apes and Big Hero 6 were the big winners at the 13th annual VES Awards held February 4th at the Beverly Hilton. Dawn Of the Planet Of The Apes won three awards including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture; Big Hero 6 took all ... [ Read: VES Award Winners - Complete List ]

The University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals and host venue for Super Bowl XLIX was recently  converted to LED lighting.  A total of 312 fixtures were needed to replace the 780 metal halide units that were originally installed in the stadium. The reduced number of fixtures and their lower power ... [ Read: First Ever Super Bowl Lit by LEDs ]

A full list of winners follows: 65th ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARD WINNERS BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC): Boyhood Sandra Adair, ACE BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL): The Grand Budapest Hotel Barney Pilling BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Lego Movie David Burrows & Chris McKay BEST ... [ Read: "BOYHOOD," "THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL" AND "LEGO MOVIE" Among Winners at 65th ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS ]

Sundance Contender Shot with iPhone Although not on the list of Sundance Film Festival winners which follows, it is worth noting one particular drama that received very good notices. Tangerine tells the story of a couple of transgender prostitutes working working the streets of Hollywood, and what's note worthy ... [ Read: Sundance Contender Shot with iPhone and Full List of Winners ]

After receiving preliminary approval from the FAA, Cable news channel CNN plans to study the use of drones as a tool for broadcast journalism. CNN announced an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration that will allow the news organization to fly the unmanned aircraft despite the commercial ban on drones. ... [ Read: FAA Grants CNN Permission to Fly Drones as Test for Newsgathering ]

AJA showed off their new CION 4K production camera at events in Los Angeles last week.  Originally slated for summer 2014, units have now begun shipping.  The camera shoots in 4K, Ultra HD, 2K, and HD resolutions, capturing 4K in camera as 12-bit ProRes 444 files. Using removable AJA Pak SSD media, 4K footage can ... [ Read: AJA Debuts and Ships the 4K CION Production Camera ]

Following is the complete list of nominees for the 87th Academy Awards which will be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, February 22, 2015 to honor movies released in 2014 BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR “American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter ... [ Read: Complete List of Industry Awards Noms: Oscars, DGA, ASC, ACE, SOC, and the MPSE ]

The Motion Picture Sound Editor’s guild have released their nominees for the 62nd Annual Awards which recognizes the year’s best work in various areas of sound editing: Dialogue & ADR, Effects & Foley, and Music. As previously announced, the MPSE will honor Academy Award-winning sound designer, mixer, editor ... [ Read: 62nd Annual Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Nominees ]

The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) have announced their nominees and lifetime achievement award honorees to be recognized at their Annual SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards, which takes place on Sunday, February 8th at the Paramount Theater at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California.   Feature Film Camera ... [ Read: SOC Nominees and Honorees for 2015 Lifetime Achievement Awards ]

Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games. The Visionary Award will be presented to director-producer-writer J.J. Abrams. (Note: Ridley Scott ... [ Read: 13th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Nominees ]