December 1 MARINA DEL REY, CA - Spot production company Bully Pictures (www.bullypictures.com), here, recently produced an effects-driven commercial for agency Cramer-Krasselt/Milwaukee (www.c-k.com) and its client World Kitchen/CorningWare. Float playfully depicts the company's new SimplyLite bakeware line, which is 50 percent lighter than traditional ceramic cookware.  

December 1 SECAUCUS, NJ - Panasonic has released its new 64GB P2 solid-state memory card (model AJ-P2C064), which provides expanded recording capacity for its line of P2 and P2 HD camcorders and workflow products.  

December 1 FRANKLIN, TN - Paragon Studios (www.paragon-studios.com) recently played host to a number of ADR sessions for the new WWII -era film Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Kidman, who lives in the Nashville area, participated in several ADR sessions over the past few months.  

November 25 SACRAMENTO, CA - Ryan Sibitz has joined Bongo Post & Music as audio post mixer/sound designer. He comes to the studio from San Francisco's One Union Recording, where he served as an audio post editor for the past seven years.  

November 25 NEW YORK - Broadway Video has hired Liz Burton, an editor with experience working in broadcast promos and interstitials, among other media. She will work out of an Avid Adrenaline suite.  

Post contributor Daniel Restuccio spent several days in France recently, attending the 10th E.magicians  festival, visiting the Supinfocom digital arts school, and learning more about Valencienes, a city that wants to become the Hollywood of Europe. Check out his daily blog...  

Emmy winner Aurore de Blois discusses her work on the visual effects for Battlestar Galactica, including the use of Eyeon's Fusion compositing application.  

Detroit Chop Shop (www.thedetroitchopshop.com) founder Ric Viers has written a comprehensive and well-organized book on how to create Hollywood-style sound effects.