SA Born Edmeades buys in to Lucasfilm spinoff

I was alerted to this story by Marcel and Eric himself on twitter.

Eric Edmeades is a South African-born entreprenuer and consultant the world over. He’s been making headlines recently for becoming the new CEO of the Kerner group. He has also purchased a controlling stake in the Lucasfilm spinoff.

If you aren’t aware of what Lucasfilm is then consider movies such as the epic Star Wars and Indiana Jones as well as many, many others. Now you get the picture. It’s big.

Kerner Group began as the former Industrial Light & Magic models-and-miniatures shop. Its businesses also extend to advanced video compression software called FrameFree and 3-D camera rigs for stereoscopic movies. In addition, Kerner has plans for a 3-D TV network. (source)

Edmeades told Daily Variety that the deals for Kerner’s 3-D broadcasting plans (Daily Variety, April 15) had to be put on hold while he completed his acquisition. He said those efforts are now being resumed, though what approach Kerner will take to 3-D broadcasting is still being investigated.

“We are also getting back into film production,” said Edmeades, “which is something that Kerner largely left behind when it left the Lucasfilm family. We are excited about getting back to moviemaking and, of course, we will be focusing on live-action 3-D feature films and, when the time comes, television programming.”

The company’s FrameFree compression software is also going to be applied to 3-D, he said.

“The next release of FrameFree will allow anyone who wants to get in on 3-D to produce HD commercials in 3-D that can be shown in cinemas, on the coming 3-D laptops or in homes as the 3-D home cinema industry takes off,” Edmeades said.

“Nothing is more convincing than a genuine explosion or a genuine textured practical effect combined with great composition and CG,” he said.

Edmeades also said the surging number of 3-D titles will create demand for high-quality 3-D camera rigs, which are in short supply.

Yet another South African doing the country proud on a global scale. Congratulations Eric. You deserve all the success that you are realising!

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