PromaxBDA quarterly magazine, Brief, interviewed Brainstorm Digital’s Richard Friedlander and Eran Dinur about the work done in season 2 of “Boardwalk Empire”.

Always eager to give back to their industry, Brainstorm Digital recently assisted Bpeace, a non-profit network of business professionals that volunteer skills to women entrepreneurs in conflict-affected countries, in welcoming Ms. Khadija of Afghanistan to their facilities. Khadija is the owner of Farassoo Productions, a production company that focuses mainly on graphic design, advertising, print, and documentary film-making. Farassoo Productions works out of Kabul, Afghanistan and currently employs 15 women and men, including her brother.

During Khadija’s visit to Brainstorm Digital she met with VFX Producer, Richard Friedlander, and Compositing Supervisor, David Reynolds, and the entire Brainstorm team to gain insight on how a professional visual effects studio is run and what it takes to produce award-winning work for current television shows and films. She toured the studio, reviewed some shots from start to finish, over-looked matte painters at work and learned new insights on how to budget for an array of projects. After an informative Q&A, Khadija was off to her next stop on her trip to learn more about different production facilities in New York City.

Brainstorm was pleased to have Khadija and thrilled to help out with such a great cause. Good luck to Farassoo Productions and all of their endeavors!

3D Artist recently published an article in their magazine regarding Brainstorm Digital’s involvement on season 1 and season 2 of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”.

Our VFX Supervisor had the opportunity to speak at The Foundry’s booth at the NAB show in Las Vegas. Here’s a clip.

Another year, another multiple wins for Brainstorm Digital at the 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. This year’s win categories include both “Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial” (Eran Dinur, David Reynolds, Austin Meyers, and Anton Dawson) and “Outstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or Commercial” (Matthew Conner, Eran Dinur, David Reynolds, and Szymon Weglarski) for work on HBO’s Emmy Award-winning series, Boardwalk Empire.

Owners Richard Friedlander and Glenn Allen were very appreciative of these wins, explaining that, “being judged by your peers and winning says that we’re doing something right. The only word that comes to mind is ‘gratifying.’”

The awards show broadcast will premiere on Sunday, February 19 at 10:00pm on REELZ CHANNEL.

For more information go to the Visual Effects Society’s website: www.visualeffectssociety.com

For the second year in a row, Boardwalk Empire leads the Visual Effects Society Awards in nominations for broadcast television. And the name associated with these nominations? Brainstorm Digital. Last year Brainstorm took home wins in “Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program” and ” Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program” for their work on season 1 of Boardwalk Empire. This year they received 4 nominations. In addition to their past winning categories, they’re also nominated for “Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program” and “Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program”. And with all of the new hit television shows that have aired since last year’s awards show, it’s all the more impressive that HBO’s pinnacle show is able to continue in this spotlight and attract such attention.

The 10th annual VES Awards will be held Tuesday, February 7th in Beverly
Hills, CA and air live on the Reelz Channel.

To read more about the nominations, check out the links below:
Reuters.com
LA Times

The Emmy award-winning team at Brainstorm Digital has put together the before and after shots from season 2 of HBO’s hit series “Boardwalk Empire”. (courtesy of Home Box Office, Inc)

The creators of the compositing software Nuke, recently interviewed VFX Producer, Richard Friedlander, and VFX Supervisor, Eran Dinur, about their Emmy win for Boardwalk Empire. From the expanding roles of the in-house compositors, to the challenges that Brainstorm had to overcome to complete the difficult shots.

The article ALSO delves into the painstaking attention to creative detail and their technical wizardry, which resulted in an Emmy and industry-wide recognition.

THE FOUNDRY’S INTERVIEW

The Hollywood Post Alliance have unveiled their 2011 HPA Awards Nominees which includes Brainstorm Digital’s very own Matthew Connor and Jun Zhang for Outstanding Compositing -  Television on “Boardwalk Empire - Family Limitation”. The winners will be announced during a gala evening in Los Angeles, CA on November 10th, 2011. This nomination comes in stride with Brainstorm’s most recent Emmy award for the same series.

Full 2011 HPA Award Nominees

Being nominated for an Emmy in the same category as AMC’s “Walking Dead” and HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is an absolute honor, but winning it is even more humbling! Brainstorm Digital’s own Richard Friedlander (VFX Producer) and Glenn Allen (VFX Producer), as well as 2-time Academy Award-winner Robert Stromberg and 2-time Emmy winner Dave Taritero, walked away with the Emmy for Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series (“Boardwalk Empire”) at Saturday night’s 2011 Creative Arts Emmys held in Hollywood, CA. Earlier this year the Brainstorm team was given 2 VES awards for their work on “Boardwalk Empire”, and now they have an Emmy to add to the trophy case.

Brainstorm Digital is currently wrapping up their work on the second season of “Boardwalk Empire” and can only hope to receive more nominations for their work next year.

NY Times Reports on “Boardwalk Empire’s” Sweep of the Creative Emmys