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Bits & Pieces A new spot for Timex promoting its Ecko Artifacts line of watches made heavy use of Maxon’s Cinema 4D. Directed and animated by NY-based Mike “the Monkey” Senften (monkey@4dthieves.com), the spot incorporates different rendering styles, complex rigid body dynamics and clean sound-driven time remapping. Dorian Orange was the production studio. David Driscoll handled 3D modeling, and James Gundersen performed compositing. at a glance... Toronto’s GURU STUDIO (www.gurustudio.com) has partnered with Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning to nurture emerging animation talent. As a sponsor of the college’s Animation Industry Day, Guru Studio presented the “Best Character Animation Award” and $1,000 to graduate Kevin Parry for his short, The Arctic Circle.The stop-motion production tells the story of greed in the wild, untamed north. Atlanta’s DOPPLER STUDIOS (www.dopplerstudios.com) has been hosting ADR sessions for Pixar’s Toy Story 3. Jodi Benson, the original voice of The Little Mermaid’s Ariel, plays Barbie in the film. Dopper’s Jonathan Jory engineered the sessions.Actor Owen Wilson has also been in to record ADR for Marmaduke, an upcoming feature about a large and mischievous Great Dane. And comedian Margaret Cho recorded ADR for her part in the TV series Ghost Whisperer. Playboy’s HUGH HEFNER will be presented with a Lifetime Achieve- ment Award at the 2010 PROMAX/BDA CONFERENCE, set to take place June 22-24 in Los Angeles.PromaxBDA (www.promaxbda.org) is a global association for marketing, promotion and design pros working in the entertainment industry.This year’s conference will take place at the LA Live complex. CNN’s Larry King will interview Hefner. Toronto production house BROWN (www.brown25.com) has launched a sister company that will create multi-platform interactive advertising. CARTILAGE (www.cartilagedigital.com) was founded by William Cranor, David Cranor and Chilo Fletcher. The Cranors founded Brown in ‘03, and William Cranor founded digital asset man- agement company Adbeast. Fletcher is Brown’s head of sales and EP. UTOPIAPEOPLE (www.utopiapeople.com) is a new freelance agency for visual effects artists.The site is preparing for an official launch in Europe and currently represents 6,000 VFX artists around the world on a non-exclusive basis. UtopiaPeople is currently looking for 3D artists, compositors, Smoke artists,VFX supervisors, produc- ers, colorists and motion graphics designers. Samantha Mazza has joined NYC’s AUDIOENGINE (www.audio- engine.net) as GM. Mazza spent more than three years as studio man- ager at music house Headroom Digital Audio, and also spent time at Burst/Creative Bubble and Audio Mixers. In addition, she has worked as a music engineer at various San Francisco Bay Area facilities. ANONYMOUS CONTENT (www.anonymouscontent.com) with of- fices in Culver City, New York and London, has added Ash Bolland to its roster.The self-taught film director, cinematographer, editor, 3D artist, compositor, concept designer, graphic designer, colorist and mu- sician specializes in ad work. Whit Friese has joined multidisciplinary brand strategy and design agency TROIKA DESIGN GROUP (www.troika.tv) as its newest cre- ative director. Friese spent 17 years with Leo Burnett, and was most recently a producer and consultant on the TNT show Trust Me, which was based on some of his life experiences in the ad world. 6 Post • June 2010 www.postmagazine.com