New Company Will Focus On Visual Effects/Post Services for Independent Filmmaking Community
PHILADELPHIA, PA December 12 - Shooters Post & Transfer (www.shootersinc.com)
"At a time when the box office and independent film markets are experiencing a tremendous shift to an all digital work flow, and visual effects being a part every film, we felt it was time for us to hire someone with Mark's expertise and talent to position us in this new world of motion pictures," Ray Carballada, Shooters Post & Transfer COO says. "The launch of DIVE and the fact that it will be helmed by such a prominent and respected name in the filmmaking community as Forker's sends a clear message to producers and directors that the company is serious in its commitment."
"With independent films a big issue is always the post budget," adds Carballada. "In DIVE we have developed a model to provide independent filmmakers a level of finishing that in the past was unattainable. They also face many difficult creative choices when it comes to visual effects and finishing. With Mark they have a resource they can turn to that can provide studio level picture expertise."
Fresh from a twelve year run at Digital Domain, the seminal visual effects company founded by James Cameron and Stan Winston, Forker has contributed his talents as a digital compositor and visual effects supervisor to such films as Apollo 13, Titanic, Cinderella Man, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Star Trek: Nemesis and most recently in the theaters, the kid superhero comedy Zoom. Despite his high-profile credits, however, Forker admits to being excited about working with independent filmmakers and smaller projects in general.
"Increasingly, I've found that some of the most satisfying jobs I've worked on were smaller in scale," Forker explains. "Independent filmmakers tend to spend more time working on the creative and often need someone with experience to help them realize their vision from the post side of things. When Ray told me that several independent filmmakers had already approached him, I was immediately interested in being a part of it."
Forker notes that geographical location no longer holds the same professional importance it once did. A transplanted New Yorker, Forker moved to Los Angeles when that city was the center of the film world, a perception that he says has now markedly changed.
About DIVE:
Based in Philadelphia, PA, DIVE (www.the-dive.net)
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