Los Angeles, CA – January 7, 2011 – PipelineFX, makers of Qube!™ – the leading render farm management software for digital media creation announced today that Ireland-based Windmill Lane has selected Qube! to manage rendering for their next feature film project, ‘Lock Out.”
Windmill Lane VFX is currently working on “Lock Out,” a sci-fi drama backed by French Studio Europacorp headed by the acclaimed Luc Besson. The film takes place in a prison that is orbiting 50 miles above Earth and houses 500 of the world’s most dangerous prisoners who are kept asleep by sophisticated methods until they suddenly awaken, causing all hell to break loose.
“We needed as short a ramp up time as possible with our infrastructure software for this project,” said Bernie Doyle, Head of Technology for Windmill Lane VFX. “I had worked with PipelineFX successfully in the past and after looking at what’s available for render management for a new VFX facility we chose Qube! for its out of the box support for all our applications, integration with our production tracking software, Shotgun, and open APIs for ease of customization.”
Faced with a short production schedule, Doyle selected vendors with a mature product and a track record of excellent technical support. With a small team that support would be crucial to a quick ramp up time. “Lock Out” is effects-laden and is slated to be finished in July of 2011.
“We are pleased to be chosen by Ireland’s leading film studio,” said Richard Lewis, CEO of PipelineFX. “Windmill Lane VFX is putting together a world-class team and building an efficient, modern pipeline. Our “Smart Farming” concept is all about automation and a quick ramp to production. Choosing tools that deliver out of the box and are already talking to each other makes a lot of sense and really accelerates a new studio pipeline. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Windmill Lane.”
About Windmill Lane Pictures:
Windmill Lane Pictures is the largest film and television post production company in Ireland. Windmill Lane’s CEO James Morris holds the post of Chairman of The Irish Film Board and in 1990 founded The Mill; a Film and TV Post Production Company in London. Since opening in 1979 many associate Windmill Lane Pictures with its rich history of music production in the 1980’s and its early association with U2, who recorded their first three albums in Windmill Lane. Today Windmill Lane Pictures has become Ireland’s leading film, television, digital communications and creative services company.
About Qube!:
Qube! is a robust and highly scalable render management solution that can be quickly integrated into any production workflow, and is backed by world-class technical support. Qube! can be easily tailored to any digital media pipeline requirements and works out of the box with all leading content creation applications including Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk Maya®, Autodesk XSI®, NUKE™, Shake®, Adobe® After Effects®, Pixar’s RenderMan®, DNA Research’s 3Delight, Eyeon® Digital Fusion™ and many more. Qube! runs on Windows®, Linux®, and Mac OS®X operating systems.
About PipelineFX:
As the leading provider of render farm management solutions for digital content creation, PipelineFX helps organization reduce the burden of rendering in computer graphics work. Nearly 500 customers worldwide include BaseFX, BBC, Digital Domain, Electronic Arts, Fisher Price, General Motors, Herman Miller, Imagemovers Digital, L.A. Film School, Laika Studios, Lockheed Martin, Method Studios, MTV, NBC, NHK, Pratt University, Proctor & Gamble, Rainmaker Entertainment Inc., Reel FX, Smoke & Mirrors, South Park Studios, Starz Entertainment, Technicolor and Telemundo. PipelineFX is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Portland, Austin and Las Vegas.
For more information, please contact Richard Lewis, CEO of PipelineFX: richard@pipelinefx.com, Phone: 808-685-7823, 1000 Bishop Street, Suite 509, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, USA.
