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Digital production and visual effects studio Large Block signed a distinctive deal with Alex Topaller and Serta Shapiro, the directorial and design duo known to as Aggressive. Aggressive is becoming represented beneath the Large Block banner for direction and design for ads, advertising and broadcast design. The collaboration has created high quality content that was revealed within the Oracle OpenWorld technology conference in San Francisco Bay Area. Colonial-based Aggressive is really a creative complement to Large Block's focus on digital production for ads, features and TV. Company designed and directed graphics and vfx-driven broadcast and content for P&G Anna Sui Cosmetics, Toyota and RalphLauren. * * * Forest TV, part of Paris- and L.A.-based Forest Media Group, has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ system together with QTube global workflow technology. The equipment will be the backbone in the production and program adaptation company's new HD, file-based facility because the organization moves its Europe HQ to Boulogne Billancourt near Paris. Company has furthermore hired Elodie Brulere Forces as V . p ., global methods, inside the L.A. office. Meanwhile, Hollywood-based digital intermediate facility Light Iron has bought has bought another Pablo 4K system to boost its collaborative digital workflow together with a Pablo PA to incorporate more productivity and flexibility towards the DI pipeline. * * * In the bid to assist serve the growing Bollywood film community, publish tools and digital workflow provider Assimilate has extended to India, stretching its dealer network and training centers. The completely new unit is introduced by Prasenjit Sengupta, who grew to become an associate of recently as director of sales for India. Assimilate also employed Arun Kumar, who'll provide training and tech support services. The expansion is at response to curiosity about their $18,000 Scratch Six digital cinema and broadcast finishing tools for Red-colored-colored together with other digital workflows, which is $5,000 Scratch Lab digital system for review, versioning, color correction, conform and deliverables of dailies created throughout production or perhaps the VFX process Contact Peter Caranicas at peter.caranicas@variety.com