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production and Blue will serve as head of trailer production. “We are delighted to have three of the field’s most accomplished professionals … to team with in building a world-class studio,” says VCL COO S. Nagarajan. “VCL now offers a truly unique package of highend and cost-effective VFX service options by combining their exceptional attributes and these robust new facilities to our large and talented team in India.” VCL’s Santa Monica studio will feature a Stereoscopic DI suite supported by Autodesk’s Lustre color-correction system. Multiple Autodesk Flames, CG workstations and compositing stations will run Autodesk Maya and The Foundry Nuke software. The studio’s artists will also use FilmLight’s Truelight system to manage overall color calibration for their productions. For more information, visit www.tataelxsi.com. Electric Picture Solutions Opens Santa Monica Facility Headquartered in Studio City, Calif., and with a sister branch in Burbank, Electric Picture Solutions has been serving the motion picture and television industries for 15 years. Building on its success, the company has opened an editorial base in Santa Monica. The newly remodeled, two-story, 5,200-square-foot structure houses 20 editing rooms, a full kitchen, multiple lounges and a complete machine room, plus ample parking for clients. Each room features multiple fiber-optic runs and business-class DSL lines for fast upload and download speeds; the new facility also boasts its own FTP site for file exchange. Additionally, the second floor features nine rooms and its own entrance, making it ideal for larger productions. EPS offers its clients Apple Final Cut Pro systems, Lightworks Alacrity and Touch systems, and a range of Avid systems, from Adrenaline to Symphony Nitris DX. David Goodman, EPS’ general manager, notes, “We will do whatever is necessary to fulfill a client’s needs. We are a full-service, nonlinear editorial company … meaning we’ll rent you something as little as a cable, or we’ll take care of everything turnkey and all things in between.” In addition to the company’s physical expansion, EPS is also expanding its services into new media outlets such as Internet channels and mobile-phone platforms. “EPS’ devoted customer base is the cream of the crop in Hollywood, and the company has done a phenomenal job of providing for them,” notes Charlie Mitchell, vice president of Sales for EPS. “I take a look at the technical expertise and facilities we have here, and I say we can offer these ancillary and complementary services for our clients. We are somebody they already trust [and] now we will be a one-stop shop.” EPS’ new facility is located at 1831 S. Centinela Ave., Santa Monica. For more information, visit www.picturesolu tions.com. ●
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