Asia Image January 2008

Cover Story

> HD going strong Into 2008

Danny Chan
Newsroom

> Singapore forges stronger media ties with the Philippines and France

> Upside Down Entertainment and Cinema Solutions to finance Asian producers

> Taiwan’s ODD Incredible Wins SuperPitch 2.0

> Anti-piracy sweep continues in Malaysia

> AJA KONA 3 used in edit pipeline for Alien vs. Predator: Requiem

> Toon Boom Studio 4 is Leopard-ready

> Dayang appoints Kelvin Ko as Sales Director, Southeast Asia

> Telestream expands support for Thomson Grass Valley products

> Piracy cleanup continues in Thailand and Hong Kong

> SIGRAPH Computer Animation Festival grows in 2008

> SIGRAPH Computer Animation Festival grows in 2008

> Digital Anarchy debuts ToonIt! for Avid

> Lucasfilm Animation Singapore is seeking talented computer graphic artists for its apprenticeship program

> Motorola to acquire Soundbuzz

> The Foundry releases Furnace 4 plugins for eyeon Fusion

> Christie introduces the LX500 projector

> Digieffects acquires Walker Effects plugins

Technology Focus

> HD Post gathers pace

Nazir Keshvani
Transitioning to high definition post continues apace with more and more companies acquiring HD capabilities and those that already offer HD finishing finding the demand for high definition has moved upstream. Nazir Keshvani gives the lowdown on the high end

> What’s your tech?

Specialists from leading technology providers review the hottest technological trends in 2007 and offer their takes on what’s to come this year Production/ Post

> The Art of War

Nazir Keshvani
War is hell. It’s futile in that no one is ever really victorious. When the smoke has settled and the bodies piled high, we look back and see that the consequences and the damage are far greater than the result warrants. Peter Chan’s epic The Warlords drives home the anti-war sentiments with some deft post work in place of fanciful stunts and ‘wire-fu’ gimmicks

> Flexible Post Environment gathers the departed

The idea of desktop artists operating out of their homes is not an entirely new concept, but few home boutiques boast the kind of firepower The Basement has assembled.

> Defending the pride of local productions

Danny Chan
National pride was at stake, says Singapore film production consortium, for staging a multimedia A/V show at the Army Museum of Singapore Profile

> Bankrolling Asia’s ambitions

Calvin Wong
Asia Image speaks to Upside Down Entertainment’s Chan Gin Kai and Standard Chartered Bank’s Lee Beasley on some of the regional media financing available to Asian filmmakers Feature Articles

> Hair-raising challenges

The Lab Sydney grows hair for Camp Quality

> Coke is it, or not?

> Zoom down memory lane

> What’s Next for Mobile TV in Asia?

Thierry A. Raymaekers
A true consumers’ value proposition includes content, relevant services, positive user experience (easy to use and easy to pay), good value for money and straightforward pricing.