Optimus has brought Flame artist and visual effects talent Paul Rosckes aboard as visual effects supervisor.
Rosckes honed his visual effects expertise at full service postproduction house Avenue Edit, where he designed visual effects and graphics for national commercials. It was there that he further developed his talent and reputation, and has been sought after on the freelance market ever since. After freelancing for Optimus for some time, he now formally joins the Optimus family.
“Paul is a remarkable guy who has the talent to create that surprising extra effect or special touch that you’d never expect,” said Tom Duff, president of Optimus. “He is an effects production expert, as well, and we hear his accolades from clients, former post house colleagues and peers within our own Optimus walls.”
Optimus partner and effects director Glen Noren cited Rosckes’ years of experience as a Flame artist, his presence on assorted shoots, and his affinity for mentoring younger effects talents and helping them develop further.
Rosckes said he was drawn to Optimus not only for its visual effects and motion graphics team and resources but also being able to dovetail with ONE at Optimus‘ live-action capabilities, leading to “more opportunities to develop high-quality visual effects from the ground up.”
The End of The “Rust” Criminal Case Against Alec Baldwin May Unlock A Civil Lawsuit
The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday.
At a news conference in Los Angeles, victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred said that the parents and younger sister of deceased cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were disappointed that prosecutors won't appeal the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. The criminal charge against Baldwin was dismissed halfway through trial in July on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal in the movie "Rust" in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Baldwin, the lead actor and coproducer, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
Allred said Hutchins' relatives are determined to pursue damages and compensation from Baldwin and "Rust" producers in New Mexico civil court, and want Baldwin to answer questions under oath in the proceedings. Hutchins' widower and son previously reached a separate legal settlement.
"With the withdrawal that was made public yesterday, we are now able to proceed with our civil case," Allred said. "Clearly, the rights of Alec Baldwin were protected, but the due process rights of the victims — Halyna Hutchins and her parents and her sister — were violated."
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