AudioEngine’s (www.audioengine.net) Hillary Martell and Rob DiFondi appeared in an episode of NBC’s Celebrity Appren- tice. The audio engineers worked with two groups of celebrities to transform their ideas into ready-to-air radio spots. Brett Michaels, Sharon Osbourne and Maria Kanellis were in one group, and Cyndi Lau- per, Holly Robinson Peete, Summer Sanders and Curtis Stone in the other. Each group had six hours to cut and final- ize their work. Osbourne, DiFondi, Michaels and Kanellis are pictured (L-R).
Mechanismcreates VFX for Nat Geo’s Earth
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The studio used Fusion, Maya, After Effects and Photoshop to depict Earth’s devastation.
EW YORK— Mechanism Digital (www.mechanismdig- ital.com) has completed 24 visual effects shots for the one-hour National Geographic special, Earth Without
the Moon.The studio worked closely with Marabella Produc- tions to depict the global effect on the Earth should the moon leave its orbit. Scientists have determined that as the moon orbits the Earth,
it moves an inch and a half further away each year. If it moves just 25,000 miles more, the moon’s gravity will no longer hold Earth in its stable 23.5 degree axis.When this happens, Earth will tip over, devastating the climate, planet and life as we know it. Mechanism’s artists and producers created photorealistic im- ages of New York City’s CitiCorp Building, Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue, Mount Rushmore and the Eiffel Tower.The CitiCorp building was destroyed in a horrific hurricane. George Washington’s face was sheared off Mount Rushmore.The statue of Christ was also destroyed, while Paris’s Eiffel Tower was en- gulfed in a giant sandstorm. The studio used Eyeon Fusion, After Effects, Photoshop and Autodesk Maya to create the program’s visual effects.
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