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Thursday, August 8, 2019

How to Create “Game of Thrones” Worthy Fire Effects with Red Giant

Red Giant is once again taking on what is arguably one of the greatest TV series ever made with the latest edition of its popular YouTube tutorial series, Cheap Tricks, diving into the mind-blowing visual effects of Game of Thrones. In part one of the series, Action Movie Dad Dan "Hashi" Hashimoto demonstrates how to create magic fire effects like the many seen throughout HBO's adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire," particularly those created by the Red Priestess, Melisandre. Watch now and stay tuned for more Cheap Tricks Game of Thrones tutorials.

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"One of the things I hope you learn from these examples was how quick and intuitive Supercomp can feel when applying to a shot using raw materials like this and outputting a final shot like that," Hashi says in the YouTube video, as he talks viewers through the Red Giant tools used to create magical fire effects. "Honestly one of the best parts of integrating Supercomp into your workflow is that you can shop through final looks really quickly. You can browse through different presets and get some really wonderful results using super simple ingredients as it were, to go into your shot. You don't have to add a series of six adjustment layers to see what a fire and its compound blur and its distortion map would look like; they're all applied right here, altogether in one workspace."

While Game of Thrones has come to its fiery conclusion, the show's VFX still stand as some of the best stuff ever created for the small screen. Subscribe to the Red Giant YouTube channel now to see it all come together, as Hashi demonstrates how to recreate many of the effects seen on the show using the Red Giant VFX Suite and a ton of great tools and techniques. Read related news now.

In this tutorial, Hashi uses the following tools from Red Giant suites including VFX Suite, Trapcode Suite and Magic Bullet Suite:
- VFX Supercomp: Supercomp is a compositing environment that makes it easy to create complex, seamless composites. In Supercomp, light and atmospheric effects interact with all layers and elements of a scene in a far more natural way, and with far less pre-composing in After Effects than ever before.
- VFX Knoll Light Factory: Create camera-inspired, photo-realistic lens flares with Knoll Light Factory, designed by John Knoll, Chief Creative Officer at Industrial Light and Magic.
- VFX Reflection: Reflection is a plugin for After Effects that makes it easy to add a reflection to your layers, with controls for softness, distance fade, length and more.
- Trapcode Particular: Create organic 3D particle effects, complex motion graphics elements and more in After Effects. Now with Fluid Dynamics.
- Magic Bullet Mojo II: Mojo gives footage a cinematic color grade in seconds. Accentuate and protect skin tones, cool off your backgrounds and more.
- Magic Bullet Renoiser: Add cinematic texture and film grain with Magic Bullet Renoiser. Restore texture and noise to overly processed digital video, and protect footage from color banding and blocky compression artifacts.
Request a Media Review Kit or Briefing
Members of the media are invited to review any individual tools or product suites from Red Giant. For more information or to request a product review kit or private press briefing with a Red Giant executive, please contact Nick Govoni at nick@zazilmediagroup.com.

About Red Giant
Red Giant is a software company made up of talented artists and technologists who collaborate to create unique tools for filmmakers, editors, VFX artists, and motion designers. Our company culture is focused on finding balance between work and life – we call it "the double bottom line" – this philosophy helps us ignore complexity in favor of building simple tools that yield giant results. Over the last decade, our products (like Magic Bullet, Trapcode, Universe and PluralEyes) have become the standard in film and broadcast post-production. With over 200,000 users, it's nearly impossible to watch 20 minutes of TV without seeing our software in use. From our experiences as artists and filmmakers, we aspire to not only provide tools for artists, but inspiration as well. Watch our films, learn from over 200 free tutorials, or try our software at http://www.redgiant.com.

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Influitive Announces Appointment of New CEO Dan McCall

Influitive Corporation—a provider of online community and customer advocacy software—today announced the appointment of Dan McCall as the company's new Chief Executive Officer, while founder Mark Organ has assumed a new role as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Influitive is the leader in customer advocacy communities, enabling organizations to discover, nurture, and mobilize their advocates at scale. The company counts among its customers nine of the 10 largest global software organizations, including Adobe, Cisco, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce.

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McCall is a high-tech executive with more than 25 years of experience. He has co-founded several successful companies, including Guardent (acquired by Verisign in 2004) and Virtual Computer (acquired by Citrix in 2012). He has also held senior positions in product management, marketing, product development, and corporate development at four publicly-traded companies.

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"Influitive has an enormous opportunity ahead of it, and I am both honored and excited to lead this amazing team forward," McCall said. "Our plan is to double down on our core value proposition, expand services, and push into new markets where our unique advocacy ecosystem, integrations, community engagement, and targeting methodology will take this company to new levels."

"Dan is a proven executive, strategic thinker, and a strong leader," said Organ. "His experience managing marketing and product organizations is a perfect fit for Influitive. This change will elevate Influitive's operational capabilities, and I strongly believe that Dan has the right set of experiences to grow our company and provide new energy, focus, and clarity around our vision."

Organ founded Influitive in 2010, taking it from a startup to one of the preeminent independent digital marketing solutions in North America, being featured multiple times on Deloitte's Fast 500 list and becoming an employer of choice for top industry talent. Continue reading.

"Dan is an energizing leader who has an unwavering commitment to serving customers," said Simon Chong, Managing Partner at Georgian Partners, a lead investor at Influitive. "With decades of experience as a technology executive, we're excited to see where his leadership takes the team."

About Influitive
The world's most engaging customer communities are powered by Influitive. Our easy-to-use platform combines industry-leading customer advocacy tools, expert services, and training with intelligent automation, gamification, and personalization features that drive extreme engagement and customer growth at scale—while minimizing administrative effort and time to value. Customer advocates create and share enriching content that spark peer-to-peer interactions, leading to authentic, positive customer experiences and greater levels of advocacy. Influitive works with customer-driven digital businesses, including nine of the top ten largest global software companies. Leading brands such as Cisco, Oracle, Adobe, ADP, and IBM trust Influitive to help foster collaboration, build trust, and deepen relationships with customers for top-line growth and bottom-line profits. Visit influitive.com to learn more.

BARE International is Voted Shoppers' Choice for Third Consecutive Year

BARE International has been honored as the recipient of the 2019 Shoppers' Choice Award, selected by evaluators for the third year in a row.

The Shoppers' Choice Award program was created to allow evaluators to vote on their preferred mystery shop provider. The Mystery Shopping Professionals Association (MSPA Americas), the trade association that represents the customer experience management and measurement industry in the Americas, announced BARE International as a 2019 Shoppers' Choice winner at their annual ShopperFest event in June.

"I honestly do love BARE," says mystery shopper Tina, who attended ShopperFest. "BARE is always very helpful!"

Along with the presentation of the Shopper Choice's Awards, ShopperFest allows independent contractors and experience research companies to meet and connect in-person. The event attracts independent contractors as well as executives from customer experience management and measurement firms from across the country.

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The conference features educational seminars related to mystery shopping and customer experience measurement, professional development and important issues within the industry.

"I love providing valuable feedback regarding exactly how I was treated to help shape future service goals," states mystery shopper Kim S.

Guy Caron, Executive Vice President, Jason Bare, Global Vice President, Kelly Tong, Key Account Manager, and Wilmar Pabon, Project Manager, were in attendance to accept the award at the ShopperFest event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

"ShopperFest is a great way to connect with shoppers," says Tong. "I was so glad to be able to meet with shoppers from all over the world and to hear the stories about mystery shoppers… to see BARE International recognized as a leader in the industry; I'm happy to be part of the team."

Save Big on Back to School with Exclusive Offers From Tello Mobile

When summer vacation starts winding down, there's no room for nostalgia, because great back to school deals are waiting for customers at avery corner. So, while students and parents are counting down the days, Tello Mobile helps them gear up for the year with selected offers on plans and smartphones.

Awesome Back to School Deals for Switchers:
Tello loves customers who are not afraid to say farewell to the Big 4 and join the most flexible wireless carrier in the US, Tello Mobile. Here are the propositions Tello Mobile is launching this August:

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The Economy plan offers unlimited talk & text plus 1 GB. These deals offer up to $100 savings (for the Moto G6 Play) as compared to the standard pricing. After the promo month, customer will only pay the cost of the plan, that is $10 per month. You can find more details about Tello plans on the carrier's website: https://tello.com.

These epic deals are available for new customers only. Plus, they only last for 2 weeks, between August 8-22, 2019.

Why Should Switchers Choose Tello?
Besides the amazing offer, people interested in saving money on their phone bills have many reasons to join Tello. Customers can choose the amount of minutes & data they need and unlimited texts are included in every plan, free of charge. Phone plans are as low as $5/mo. and go up to $39/mo. Cell phone plans can be upgraded, downgraded, or renewed at any time, for no charge at all. Click here.

The "no fees whatsoever" policy, outstanding 24/7 customer service & free calls to Canada, Mexico & China included in any plan make Tello stand out from other MVNOs. Other great freebies: tethering, unlimited text, voicemail.

Besides being flexible when it comes to plans, Tello is also the only wireless carrier rated as Excellent, as a result of almost 5,000 reviews from its customers on Trustpilot, a famous review website getting roughly 500,000 genuine testimonials about thousands of businesses each month.

Easy Peasy Switching Process
In order to join Tello, customers can either buy a new phone from Tello or bring their own device. The port in process is easy and has only a few easy steps:

They also have the option to get a new phone number from Tello during the porting process. For any additional information customers may need, Tello's Customer Support is available 24/7.

About Tello
Tello, a mobile carrier launched in 2016 caters to a variety of needs, whether that's a lot of data or a simple plan with a smidgen of MB. The "no fees whatsoever" policy, the flexible plans and the outstanding 24/7 customer support made Tello the only wireless carrier on the US MVNO market rated as 'Excellent', as a result of almost 5,000 unbiased customer reviews on Trustpilot. Tello.com is a KeepCalling brand, a global telecommunications company registered in 2002 in USA. KeepCalling was listed by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the USA for 5 consecutive years.

Space NK Launches CBD Beauty Across All Categories

"At the core of who we are, we always aim to curate our assortment across all categories while also doing our due diligence around the category to ensure we meet our customers needs. We took our time to research and vet each brand we onboarded and truly believe they will perform well for us," said Noah Rosenblatt, Space NK President, North America. "It's an omni-channel approach. We're launching CBD in all nine of our freestanding boutiques across New York and California, online at spacenk.com and we'll be expanding into additional Space NK Bloomingdale's shop-in-shop doors this September," noted Rosenblatt.

Launching at Space NK this August include skincare brands, Saint Jane, a 100% clean and high performance brand and Cannuka, a skincare brand that combines the powerful properties of Cannabis and Manuka Honey. Under the body care category, Space NK will launch Vertly, a brand that approaches CBD like a vitamin, inviting smaller amounts to be absorbed into the skin through daily use. Additionally, Highborn who combines essential oils and whole plant CBD extract will launch under the fragrance category. A CBD haircare brand will be launching later this fall.

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Space NK stores will regularly host experts and founders from the featured brands to continue educating their customers on the CBD beauty category.

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The CBD range is available now at all nine Space NK freestanding doors in NY and CA. Next month, Space NK will begin expanding the CBD range in select Bloomingdale's shop-in-shops. More info here.

About Space NK

Starting out as a single store in Covent Garden in 1993, Space NK has become the ultimate destination for beauty discovery – home to 69 stores across the UK and Ireland as well as 41 locations in the US including free-standing stores and boutiques at Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom.

In our stores and online, you will find a finely-honed edit of the most innovative products in the beauty world, including super-charged skincare, cutting-edge cosmetics and game-changing gadgets. This unique selection comprises over 70 brands, including Eve Lom, Byredo, Diptyque and more.

Delivering a personal and bespoke service is of the utmost importance to us, and our team of highly trained makeup artists and skin and hair care specialists is devoted to offering well-informed, unbiased advice on the products and distinctive experiences tailored to your unique needs.

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Cultured Stone Adds Versatility to Country Ledgestone with Two New Colors

Cultured Stone, the company that pioneered the manufactured stone veneer category, takes charge of the increasing demand for saturated, monochromatic color options with the debut of two new color palettes for its popular Country Ledgestone profile: Gunnison and Wheaton. On the darker side of the spectrum, Gunnison reveals hues of brooding charcoal and gunmetal punctuated by highlights of powdery light gray. Meanwhile, Wheaton anchors the lighter side of the spectrum with a compelling mix of tawny silvers and cool neutral grays for a brighter balance of color tones.

"We're pleased to enhance the versatility of Country Ledgestone with two trendsetting palettes that feel more monochromatic yet continue to embody the authentic visual variety found in the natural world," said Ramsay Hawfield, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development at Cultured Stone. "Both options are capable of injecting personality into a variety of spaces, whether you're looking to incorporate the calmer neutral gradient of Wheaton or something with a moodier sense of drama such as Gunnison."

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With the introduction of Wheaton and Gunnison, Cultured Stone reveals the next generation of contemporary color options and continues to innovate beyond the tones and textures found in natural ledgestone. These new, monochromatic palettes utilize variations of a single color family while adding visual and tactile interest, augmenting designs with additional depth that's never overpowering.

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Country Ledgestone profiles provide trade professionals with an extensive variety of colors and incorporate easily into any space. The stark, cut lines and rugged edges of each stone shape complement both rustic and contemporary designs, and the dry grout look makes installation quick and easy.

For more information on Cultured Stone and its products, visit CulturedStone.com.

About Cultured Stone
Cultured Stone originated the manufactured stone veneer category and continues to lead the industry in innovation, reliability and precision. For more than 55 years, Cultured Stone has produced stone and brick veneers of the highest quality for interior applications, such as fireplace surrounds and kitchen backsplashes, or exterior accents. Backed by a 50-year limited warranty, Cultured Stone products are engineered to meet the strictest requirements in the industry and contain an average of 50 percent pre-consumer recycled content. They are available nationwide from more than 850 dealers and globally in Europe, Asia and Australia. The company operates two manufacturing facilities in North America: Napa, California, and Chester, South Carolina. For more information, detailed product specifications and other trade resources, visit CulturedStone.com.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

N3rd Street Gamers Announces Partnership with Fairleigh Dickinson University to Bring Esports to the Florham Campus

N3rd Street Gamers (NSG) today announced a partnership with Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) to bring a professional-grade esports team room to FDU's Florham campus.

NSG, a national network of esports venues, technology, events, and consultative services based in Philadelphia, PA, will provide the design and build for the room. As the largest private university in New Jersey, FDU is taking an active approach to supplying the growing demand for esports facilities on college campuses across the United States.

Along with supplying the equipment and designing the framework for Fairleigh Dickinson, NSG will advise the University on the creation of their esports team and program slated to launch in 2020.

"With video gaming as popular as it is amongst our students, we are partnering with N3rd Street Gamers to build our first on-campus gaming room and create a competitive program at FDU for esports," said Robin Williamson, Dean of Student at FDU's Florham Campus. "We are excited about what N3rd Street Gamers will create for our students."

Backed by Comcast Spectacor and SeventySix Capital, NSG plays a pivotal role in building the infrastructure for amateur and collegiate-level esports in the United States. This is accomplished through the advisory of esports strategies for universities and third parties, owning and operating video game arenas and LAN (Local Area Network) centers nationally and creating opportunities for casual and amateur gamers to compete and gain industry recognition through National Championship Series tournaments.

"We are thrilled to partner with FDU and provide their esports community with the tools needed to better their gaming experience," said John Fazio, Founder and CEO of N3rd Street Gamers. "It is no longer an added benefit for a University to have a dedicated space for esports - it is expected by the students."

"Our goal is to leverage the mass appeal of video games to build more inclusive, competitive pipelines that enable the same types of life, learning, and career opportunities as traditional sports," Fazio continued. "While professional level esports has taken the world by storm, N3rd Street Gamers provides a platform for casual and amateur gamers to compete on an even playing field, refine their skills, and showcase their talent."

About N3rd Street Gamers
N3rd Street Gamers (NSG) is an esports network headquartered in Philadelphia, PA that focuses on serving semi-professional and developing competitive gamers. The company promotes greater access to the esports industry by increasing the amount of in-person competitions run on high quality equipment at affordable prices. In 2018, NSG launched the National Championship Series to provide high quality gaming tournaments to more than ten cities nationwide. Early backing came from SeventySix Capital, a premier sports tech venture capital firm led by World Series Champion Ryan Howard, and Comcast Spectacor, owner of a portfolio of professional sports teams including the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and the Overwatch League's Philadelphia Fusion. Through the support of these partnerships, NSG is laying a national framework for esports talent development. For more information, please visit http://www.nsg.gg.

About Fairleigh Dickinson University
Devoted to the preparation of world citizens through global education, Fairleigh Dickinson is New Jersey's largest private university and features more than 100 liberal arts and professional degree programs, two international campuses, dozens of partnerships with internationally renowned institutions and special programs and status within the United Nations. For more information, visit https://FDU.edu.