Archive for July 9th, 2007

Los Angeles, CA – July 10, 2007 – ROGER, a design and motion graphics studio, has put a comedic twist on the instructional video in DIRECTV‘s new Pay-Per-View promotion. The eleven-spot campaign is infused with tongue-in-cheek anecdotes that take viewers through all stages of the Pay-Per-View process from initial purchase to viewing. more

Class on Demand award-winning training to ship with every Episode Pro package

Hoffman Estates, IL -July 9, 2007 – Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, has announced that Telestream will bundle the Class on Demand self-paced training title; “Complete Training for Episode and Episode Pro” with Telestream Episode™ Pro products. Lead by Class on Demand instructor and industry expert Nate Caplin, “Complete Training for Episode and Episode Pro” covers both the fundamentals and advanced features of the Episode products, ensuring new users master Telestream‘s highly popular Macintosh encoding technology. more

Trio Video, a 25-year veteran in the sports and live entertainment industry, has seen tremendous growth in the area of high-definition (HD) production for live music festivals, concerts, and corporate events. Trio is using a full complement of Grass Valley™ multiformat HD production equipment from Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) to satisfy the demanding needs of its clients. more

4th Annual Educational Event Attracts top attendees and instructors

What: The fourth annual educational event for industry professionals and their collaborative partners in post production. Presented by the Hollywood Post Alliance, the definitive post production trade organization, HPA Summer School offers critical education and addresses the important issues facing the industry today. more

New York, NY – (July 9, 2007) – Concept/design/animation studio INTERspectacular has re-branded the premiere programming block for Nicktoons Network entitled “3 Headed Monster.” Featuring one character with three distinct personalities: “Friday,” “Saturday” and “Sunday,” the extensive and incredibly entertaining graphics package promotes the animation network’s weekend block of programs. The project gave the INTERspectacular team the opportunity to combine character development and storytelling.

To view the new package, go to http://www.interspectacular.com/3hm more

Calabasas, CA, July 9, 2007 – MusicBox, a leading music production company that provides thousands of cuts from its original music catalog, as well as original composition and scoring, for television programs, promos, and commercials, has written and produced the new original main theme for ESPN‘s hugely popular TV series “World Series of Poker.” The new season of the series launches on July 10th on ESPN. more

High-Quality Images Draw in Unprecedented Viewship

WAYNE, NEW JERSEY, July 9, 2007 — When the first internet television channel exploring the world of Single Malt Scotch whiskey launched in September of last year, www.singlemalt.tv, cinematographer and CEO Rob Draper never expected such a huge response so quickly. In just six months, the channel has logged half a million viewers in 107 countries who watch the channel for an average of 69 minutes at a time. more

The grandMA meets an icon in the new World of Coca-Cola, the $100 million Coke museum which opened at a new site in Atlanta May 24 and is expected to draw about 1.2 million visitors in its first year. The grandMA provides lighting control for a 30-foot tall replica of Coke‘s famous contour bottle which is encased in a 90-foot, ice-like glass cylinder suspended above the lobby entrance. A.C.T. Lighting is the North American distributor of the grandMA. more

Women In Film & General Motors Announce 2nd Annual 2007 Emerging Latina Filmmakers Grant

Outstanding Latina Women Pursuing Careers in Entertainment Given Inside Track to Network With Industry Leaders From New York Women In Film & Television

To Obtain an Application, Visit www.nywift.org Submission Deadline is Aug. 1, Winners to be Announced Sept. 7 more

Reel-Exchange is giving away Adobe’s just released CS3 Production Studio Premium software (a $1,699 value!) to someone who posts a video to their published profile between June 1, 2007 and August 31, 2007.

So, if you’ve already got a profile, post an additional video or update your reel and post again. If you haven’t published your profile, upload your video and hit the “publish” icon. If you’re not a member, sign up here (use promo code REX018), then create your profile, post your reel, and publish. Anyone posting a video before August 31, 2007 can win! more