Solar Studios and Tricor Entertainment Form Alliance; Video Game Publisher and Top Hollywood Producers Collaborate on Games, Films.HOLLYWOOD -- Solar Studios and Tricor Entertainment have formed an alliance to develop upcoming blockbuster Hollywood-style action games and related film properties. The two founders of Tricor Entertainment, Howard Kazanjian and Craig Darian, have a long history of Hollywood box office and critical success. Kazanjian's producing credits include Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Demolition Man, The Rookie and the CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. hit J.A.G. As an Executive Producer, Craig Darian has worked on feature films starring some of Hollywood's top talents -- including Academy Award Winners Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins Noun 1. Anthony Hopkins - Welsh film actor (born in 1937) Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins, Hopkins , Mercedes Ruehl, Lee Grant, Cloris Leachman, Martin Landau and Rita Moreno -- in independent films like The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The catastrophe as act of divine providence. [Am. Lit.: The Bridge of San Luis Rey] See : Fate Devil & Daniel Webster and The Amati Girls. The joint venture will combine the talents of Hollywood producers with a top video game publisher to develop games and films simultaneously, allowing both sides of the project to collaborate on the creative development and share resources from actors to computer special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. . The alliance will also allow for the simultaneous launch of games and movies, maximizing the exposure for both companies and cross-pollinating the marketing benefit of every project produced. Solar Studios creates cinema-quality, interactive games for PCs and next generation game consoles. The company is currently in production of several non-movie related titles including Metal Combat set for release in Winter 2005. The first Solar and Tricor project is an unnamed Sci-Fi action/adventure property. The upcoming project will feature A-list talent and cutting-edge graphics. "Howard and Craig are two of the most respected producers and entertainment executives in the film business. I have always admired their work, which has included some of the most popular feature films of all time. They are also among the few with an eye to the future of the technologies and innovations that will drive the entertainment business," said Matthew Green For the British poet, see . For the English Footballer, see . Matthew Roger Green (born 12 April, 1970) was the British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Ludlow and his party's spokesman on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. , Lead Designer and Software Architect, Solar Studios. "They are bringing the type of top-notch producing, acting and writing talent normally only seen in major Hollywood productions to our cutting-edge games." Solar Studios has developed a SubaZ physics engine that allows games to generate unlimited and unpredictable character interactions instead of the canned animations found in most games. This technology is being used to create cinema-quality gameplay for today's computers and tomorrow's next generation gaming platforms. "Solar is quickly establishing itself as one of the hottest independent publishers in the business with games that hit a new level of production quality, originality and interactivity," said Craig Darian, Co-Chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Tricor Entertainment. "We are confident that the blend of creative imagination, technical innovation and business maturity between our two companies will make for a dynamic commercial combination." Adds Howard Kazanjian, Co-Chairman, Tricor Entertainment, "We worked with Matt Green in the past decade in the post production arena, and have found his technical abilities and cutting-edge vision to be among the finest we've ever encountered." About Solar Studios Solar Studios creates multi-platform, interactive entertainment software. The company focuses on fusing real-time, cinema-quality experiences with action-oriented dynamic game play. With their patented SubaZ(TM) technology, all Solar games are delivered in fully interactive environments. Solar team members were the first in the world to achieve film quality 24-bit color and 16-bit surround sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. in a home computer game. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is headquartered in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. . More information is available at http://www.SolarStudiosInc.com. About Tricor Entertainment Tricor Entertainment, Inc. is a diversified privately-held corporation that owns and operates various companies involved in production, post production, international distribution and exhibition. In addition to having produced several prominent motion pictures and having operated some of the largest post production studios in the world -- including the Sound Services Divisions at Paramount Studios, Walt Disney Studios The name Walt Disney Studios may refer to:
Pirates of the Caribbean ; Hulk; Pearl Harbor; Tomb Raider 1 & 2; Around The World In 80-Days; Men In Black, II; The Scorpion King; Gladiator gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. ; Jurassic Park, III; Mission Impossible 1 & 2; The Mummy 1 & 2; and many more. Both Kazanjian and Darian are longtime voting members in several organizations including: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences; Academy of Television Arts & Sciences; and Producers Guild of America; Tricor Entertainment has offices in San Marino, Hollywood, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city (1997 pop. 5,250,000), on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. . Additional information is available at http://www.TricorEntertainment.com. |
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