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Scottish Ten Captures Sydney Opera House in Full 3D Scan
In April, the Scottish Ten project surveyed Sydney Opera House 
inside and out to create a highly detailed 3D model of one of
Australia’s most famous buildings.
Joust Standardizes Digital Pipelines from Set to Post
The Creative-Cartel’s workflow software Joust helps standardize 
digital pipelines and allow production to control media, metadata,
dailies viewing and editorial access.
Dell Create Unifies & Updates Content Workflows
Dell’s new Dell Create hardware and software service for content 
creators helps facilities improve content workflows by centralizing
their IT environment.
STUDIO PROFILE: Digital Pulse Creates Digital Experiences
The team at Digital Pulse studio in Sydney handles virtually any production and 
post services and tasks in-house, with a talent for experiential and interactive
projects and events.
MTI Opens Starter Edition of Cortex::Control Dailies
NAB Cortex::Control Dailies Starter Edition v1.2, adds the 
ability to transcode to watermarked QuickTime files accessing
Dailies’ tools including colour and synchronization.
Sound Devices Pix 240 Captures Reality TV ‘Masterchef China’
Director/Producer Chad Grochowski oversaw set design, contracted 
production equipment and crew, and handled post for the Masterchef
China’s inaugural season.
DIT Station Upgrades on Sonnet Thunderbolt for On-Set Data
DIT Station’s Rogue4 for on-set data management has improved 
performance and added PCIe Storage and I/O integration by
incorporating Sonnet Thunderbolt hardware.
SPAA Welcomes Matthew Hancock and Rachelle Gibson
Screen Producers Association of Australia has appointed Matthew Hancock 
and Rachelle Gibson as strategy and marketing managers in advocacy and
stakeholder relations.
American Zoetrope & SPY Develop ProRes Resolve Workflow
Roman Coppola’s new film ‘A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III’ 
was a chance to develop an calibrated ProRes grading workflow between
American Zoetrope and SPY.
Interactive Originals Fires Up Stage & Screen at 26th ARIA Awards
Production company Interactive Originals in Sydney delivered interactive, 
animated motion graphics and live content to on-stage screens at the
2012 ARIA Awards.
Australian Digital Production Connects on Government Support
Screen Australia welcomes the release of the National Cultural Policy, 
with immediate funding of $10 million for Australian content production
on digital platforms.
ALEXA Records Bollywood Stars to ARRIRAW
DP Kartik Vijay describes the workflow on one of India’s first films recorded 
to ARRIRAW on ALEXA. Over half the footage was shot at night with only
practical or ambient light.
‘The Great Gatsby’ to Open Cannes Film Festival
Australian feature film The Great Gatsby from filmmaker Baz Luhrmann 
will open the 66th Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2013.
FotoKem Automates nextLAB Integration with PIX System
The latest version of FotoKem’s nextLAB software now automates the transfer of 
dailies to PIX System’s digital collaboration service, supporting project management.
Screen NSW Opens New Production Finance Round
The aim of the fund is to maximise cultural and economic benefits 
to the state through support of NSW screen projects, businesses
and creative talent.
Screen Australia Supports Four Multi-Platform Projects
Screen Australia has announced that four new multi-platform projects have been 
supported through the third funding round of the Multi-platform Production Program.
SMPTE Dedicates New Technology Committee to Cinema Sound
The new SMPTE cinema sound committee TC-25CSS will work to 
update standards and practices in line with technical advances,
aiming to improve quality and consistency.
AJA On-Set Support Brings First IMAX 3D Film to Asian Market
‘Flying Swords of Dragon Gate’ has represented a turning point in the Asian filmmaking 
industry as the first Chinese Wuxia, or martial arts, film shot entirely in IMAX 3D.
