By Heather Jacobs
Colorist Dino Regas has come aboard New York-based postproduction house Moving Images after 11 years at Manhattan Transfer, New York. He will work with Moving Images’ two other colorists, Bobbie Thomas and Tim Masick.
Regas said the decision to leave Manhattan Transfer came after a long courtship with Moving Images, which contacted him last year with an offer. "They had been trying to get me for a while, but I don’t move around. I did a lot of thinking, because I was very comfortable and happy where I was, and when you’re happy somewhere, it is a very tough decision to make," he said.
He liked that Moving Images had recently invested in more equipment—the company added a Philips Spirit Datacine which will be operating by May—to complement its existing Cintel C-Reality and the URSA Diamond.
Regas added that while Moving Images was only started two-and-a-half years ago, "it is a company on the up; it’s very respected and has a good client base."
Chris Fiordalisi, Moving Images’ general manager, said he was excited to secure Regas, as clients kept recommending him as one of the top colorists in New York. "He is an experienced, talented colorist. He was at Manhattan Transfer for a long time; it was a difficult decision to make, and I’m happy he chose to come here. Dino completes our strong colorist team," he said.
During his last five years at Manhattan Transfer, Regas was a senior colorist and head of the telecine department. In the first few months of this year, he worked on spots for Olive Garden via Grey Advertising, New York; Macy’s via its in-house agency; Ruffles for BBDO New York; and Burger King spots for Ammirati Puris Lintas, New York (now Lowe Lintas & Partners).
His career as a colorist started when he joined now defunct VCA Teletronics, initially color correcting feature films, music videos, TV shows and various film projects. He started doing commercial work in ’80 and has specialized in spots ever since shifting to Manhattan Transfer in ’89.
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