Artbeats Brings Hollywood's Best to Stock Footage
Hollywood Talent Contributes Stunning CG Effects, Thrilling Skydiving and Spectacular Cityscapes to Artbeats' Latest Collections
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. - March 25, 2003 - What do "Solaris," "Cliffhanger" and "Pearl Harbor" have in common with Artbeats? Simple... the same Hollywood talent and technology were used to create amazing and thrilling footage for Artbeats' latest collections. Artbeats, a leader in royalty-free stock footage, has employed award-winning digital effects artist, Richard "Doc" Baily; production pilot, Ivor Shier; and renowned skydiving cinematographer, Norman Kent, for several new collections being released at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB). These new collections include Dreamlight, Light Waves, Freefall!, San Francisco Aerials and Seattle Aerials. Artbeats will showcase these and more than twenty other new collections at NAB 2003, booth number SL1923 (South Hall).
"Artbeats is bringing the quality of Hollywood cinematography to the royalty-free stock footage industry," says Phil Bates, president of Artbeats. "This allows our customers to create incredible work that can compete on any level, including the best that broadcast and feature film have to offer."
Dreamlight and Light Waves, two of Artbeats' latest CG collections, were created by digital effects artist, Richard "Doc" Baily. Baily used SPORE, a proprietary software that features an ultra-high density particle renderer that can construct images containing over 1 billion particles. No other hardware or software product comes close to this kind of capability, making Artbeats' Dreamlight and Light Waves collections truly unique, beautiful and cutting-edge. Baily's work has been displayed in feature films such as "Solaris," "The Cell," and "One Hour Photo."
Freefall! is an adrenaline packed collection that features world champion skydivers free falling, swooping, stunting, and taking part in world record-breaking formations and other daring endeavors. Freefall!'s awesome and thrilling footage was filmed by award winning cinematographer Norman Kent whose feature film credits include "Cliffhanger," "Eraser" and "Drop Zone."
Artbeats will also release San Francisco Aerials and Seattle Aerials, two new collections that were filmed with the same aerial crew and equipment used for "Fast and the Furious 2," "Executive Decision," "Pearl Harbor" and "The Hunted."
Artbeats footage is available in HD-1920x1080, D1 NTSC-720 x 486 or D1 PAL-720 x 576 resolution. All imagery is broadcast resolution or higher and has exceptional artistic and technical quality. The Dreamlight and Light Waves collections are available in standard definition format. Freefall!, San Francisco Aerials and Seattle Aerials will be available in standard and high-definition formats.
Pricing and Availability
All standard and high-definition products are licensed royalty-free for all uses including broadcast, feature film, multimedia and Internet. The files are delivered in Apple QuickTime format encoded with Photo JPEG at a high quality setting and frame rate of 30fps. The footage is largely sourced from 35mm film and most Artbeats titles are available in NTSC or PAL format for Macintosh and Windows. High-definition versions are available where noted. Pricing for Artbeats NTSC and PAL collections range from USD $249-$699 and HD collections range from USD $799-$899. Users wishing to view or purchase Artbeats imagery should visit the company's Web site at www.artbeats.com.
About Artbeats
Artbeats, founded in 1989, is an award-winning provider of royalty-free stock footage and still imagery for broadcast, desktop video, multimedia, Internet and 3D texture mapping. The Artbeats Digital Film Library includes nature, special effects, scenics, aerials, lifestyles, backgrounds, and much more. Quality, resolution and pricing make Artbeats Digital Film Library one of the leading choices by industry professionals. The library includes over 165 titles, 33 of which are high-definition. Artbeats is headquartered in Myrtle Creek, Oregon with a staff of artists, producers, technicians, and marketers. Some of Artbeats' clients include Disney, Big Idea, Pixar and Time Warner Productions. For more information or to purchase clips, visit the company's Web site at: www.artbeats.com.
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