NuWorld, a Chicago-based commercial editing company, has opened a DVD digital suite and has hired John MacDonald as DVD producer.
Most recently on staff as DVD producer at the now-closed post house Skyview Studios, MacDonald also served as visual effects consultant for Chicago-based post facility Optimus for over 10 years.
NuWorld executive producer Ed St. Peter said, "DVD is an important new format which is rapidly carving a major niche in the video production/postproduction marketplace. Its interactive advantages present our editors and clients with a wealth of creative options. With support from our Jaleo artist Marybeth MacFarland and sound designer/audio post engineer Drew Weir, John will deliver the highest level of creativity for our DVD projects." NuWorld’s DVD suite will be equipped with the latest version of Sonic Solutions DVD 5300 Creator for G4.
MacDonald commented, "DVD is emerging as the medium of choice to distribute high-quality, full-frame digital content for motion pictures, interactive training, kiosks and many other corporate and industrial applications."
Judge Upholds Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin In “Rust” Shooting
A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
In a ruling Thursday, state District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer stood by her July decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. She said prosecutors did not raise any factual or legal arguments that would justify reversing her decision.
"Because the state's amended motion raises arguments previously made, and arguments that the state elected not to raise earlier, the court does not find the amended motion well taken," the judge wrote, adding that the request was also untimely.
A spokesperson for Baldwin's lawyers said Friday that they had no immediate reaction to teh decision.
The case was thrown out halfway through trial on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense in the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
Baldwin's trial was upended by revelations that ammunition was brought into the Santa Fe County sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammo unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers say investigators "buried" the evidence in a separate case file and filed a successful motion to dismiss.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey can now decide whether to appeal to a higher court.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for "Rust," was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer —... Read More