The Reel Deal with Optimus’ Mary Ann Holecek
One at Optimus, the production arm of the post house Optimus, announced earlier this month that Mary Ann Holecek has taken the reins as Executive Producer/Managing Director. For the past
One at Optimus, the production arm of the post house Optimus, announced earlier this month that Mary Ann Holecek has taken the reins as Executive Producer/Managing Director. For the past
AICE and AMP’s PrePro Diversity Mentorship Program is expanding the career choices of Chicago students by helping them learn what it takes to work in companies
Production and post house Optimus announced the promotions of Mark Butchko to Creative Director and Jim Moss to Effects Artist.
In their new roles, Butchko will provide creative leadership on all
There’s a scene in Dirty Harry where Clint Eastwood berates his partner for doing the sin of sins — putting ketchup on his hotdog.
“Nobody puts ketchup on a hotdog,” is
Chicago production and post house Optimus dialed up its sonic capabilities by promoting Marina Bacci to Senior Audio Engineer and Ben Treimer to Audio Engineer last week.
Highland Park native Marina
Last fall, Optimus directing duo Mark Pallman and Amanda Speva spent nearly two weeks filming throughout the Land of Lincoln for the Illinois Office of Tourism campaign Are You Up For
It may seem odd that an accomplished indie film director like Sam Macon would enjoy taking orders from commercial clients, but that’s part of the reason he signed
One at Optimus director Duncan Wolfe is packing up his Washington, D.C. apartment after a 14-month gig at the Obama White House and will head for Los Angeles as his
INFOLIST.com, the popular hub for industry networking and opportunities, is set to host the Red Carpet Support the Strike Soiree (formerly known as the Pre-Emmys Soiree), a high-end networking event
Finally, we have Transformers irl! Robosen Robotics took the spotlight on August 17, 2023, at NeueHouse in Hollywood, California. The event marked a unique convergence of cutting-edge AI technologies and
Despite a script that is absolutely cringy at times, wooden acting from co-star Bruna Marquezine and over-the-top to the point of almost stereotypical acting from George Lopez, and special effects
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is already blasting into select theaters and as audiences are rushing out to watch the latest Summer blockbuster, the reviews are pouring in from critics.
Creative editing and post-production studio Modern Post has promoted Ashley Bartell to Executive Producer after five years as Head of Production. She brings over two decades of experience in post-production
The Camp Kuleshov trailer competition for emerging creative artists in post-production – aka Camp K – handed out its awards and honors at three events last week, recognizing outstanding achievement
The wait is over. In a series of cross-country virtual presentations held this week, winners were announced for the 2021 edition of Camp Kuleshov, AICP’s annual trailer competition for all
Camp Kuleshov, AICP’s annual trailer competition for all assistants in postproduction, has returned for 2021 with a new slate of films for assistants to reimagine as they show off their
Ben Kwok, Visual Effects Supervisor at Blacksmith, won the Best in Show at the AICP Post Awards premiere, held virtually this week. Kwok won for his masterful compositing and Flame
June 3rd was National Egg Day and it got hacked… by those rascals at Jimmy Dean. Americans eat a lot of eggs, especially at breakfast. In fact, they consume an
Our friends at AICP have announced the lineup for the 2021 AICP Awards Committee, the far-reaching group of industry veterans and experts tasked with promoting and marketing the 2021 AICP