Archive for November 7th, 2007

Michael Moore will receive the 2007 International Documentary Association’s (IDA) Career Achievement Award. Moore will be feted by his peers during the 2007 IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards Gala Benefit here on December 7 at the Directors Guild of America Theatre. more

The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced four of the winning documentaries to be honored at the 2007 IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award Gala Benefit. WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS has earned the Pare Lorentz Award. SPUTNIK MANIA earned the IDA/ABCNEWS VideoSource Award. In the television categories, THIS AMERICAN LIFE won the Continuing Series Award and THE SUPREME COURT won the Limited Series Award. The winners will be feted here on December 7 at the Directors Guild of America Theatre. more

ALAMEDA, CA and CAMBRIDGE, UK –Clear-Com®, a Vitec Group brand, announces the release of two new AES-6 interface cards to its Eclipse Digital Matrix intercom system. The two interface cards are designed to provide connection to either the AES-3 digital audio, or to coax video cable from digital intercom panels. The AES-6 cards complement Clear-Com’s existing range of IMF interfaces for Eclipse intercom matrices, including the 1RU Eclipse-PiCo system, and supporting the company’s existing 4000 system panels. more

SALT LAKE CITY — Nov. 7, 2007 — Utah Scientific, a leading manufacturer of routing switchers and related products for the broadcast industry, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Steve Monsen as director of sales operations. Monsen will work directly with Tom Harmon, Utah Scientific’s president, to enhance and streamline the sales process, providing support to the regional sales managers as well as directly to customers. more

Los Angeles, California, Nov. 7, 2007—Universal Studios Sound. (www.filmmakersdestination.com) announces the addition of supervising sound editor, Michael Geisler expanding the department’s services in animation and gaming. The facility offers sound editorial and design, mixing, Foley, ADR and transfer for features, television, commercials, trailers along with animation and gaming. more

Look Solutions is pleased to announce the debut of the Tiny-Fogger 2007, the tiniest fog generator in the world. Made in Germany and known as the TINY F07, it is the modified successor of the battery-operated, programmable Tiny-Fogger. Its palm-sized dimensions enable it to be easily incorporated into costumes, props and scenery for use in special effects applications, theater, mega-musicals and movies. The Tiny Fogger can be seen in Look Solutions LDI booth #1074. more

The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) is pleased to announce a special restoration screening of THE SAND PEBBLES (1966), on Friday November 9th at the Zanuck Theatre on the Twentieth Century Fox lot in Los Angeles. Event partners include Twentieth Century Fox and Ascent Media Group. more

Smoke & Mirrors New York make Tony Hawk and his peeps into birds on a wire in this viral campaign for Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground videogame. These playful birds have their human heads and faces attached to pigeon bodies. The four famed skating champs exchange friendly quips as they watch the scenes and feature capabilities of the game far below their perch. more

Ranking high on the must-see list of those attending LDI is Thematics booth #322 where four new LIGHTBOX hardware products and a new LIGHTBOX Operating System will be unveiled. Thematics’ LIGHTBOX, an LED and Fiber Optic Model Lighting Kit for any scaled theater, is a revolutionary tool which allows the user to actualize light in a scaled model and to design in virtually any space. more

A.C.T Lighting is proud to be exhibiting at LDI for the 14th consecutive year. Known as a leading importer and distributor of lighting products, The company strives to identify future trends and cutting-edge products, and stock, sell and support our inventory. A.C.T Lighting provides superior customer service and value for money to all of its clients. A.C.T Lighting can be found in booth #1003. more