Archive for November 15th, 2007

Straubing, Germany At the IBC in Amsterdam, the foundations were laid for a stronger commitment of the company to the Eastern European and Russian markets. The most important measure taken was the recruiting of Stephen Rodway.
In Stephen Rodway, RTS & Telex has added a specialist with vast experience and expertise in the areas of broadcast, intercom and telecommunications, thereby dramatically strengthening its human resources in the region. A graduate of the Cambridge College of Arts & Technology, Rodway has assumed responsibility with immediate effect for Eastern Europe and the rapidly growing Russian market. more

PZtronics has released their new VLA-2 vertical line array. Weighing only 20 pounds, these 1,000-watt RMS columns have outstanding resistance to feedback, so they are great on the road or in permanent installations such as auditoriums, churches, and clubs. Long projection provides more consistent listening levels to all parts of the room while delivering high speech intelligibility and natural sounding music in even the most acoustically demanding spaces. more

LOS ANGELS — The International Documentary Association announced that Jocelyn Shearer will accept the 2007 IDA Preservation and Scholarship Award on behalf of National Geographic Digital Motion, and DARFUR NOW director Ted Braun will receive the Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award. Shearer and Braun will be feted during the 23rd Annual IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award Gala Benefit on December 7 at the Directors Guild of America Theatre in Los Angeles. more

Best Buy recently commissioned motion504 to create its new holiday campaign, based on the act of giving and the joy it brings to both giver and recipient. The design and animation studio completed three HD spots, which began screening in stores nationwide this month.

To view the Best Buy spots, please go to www.motion504.com/bestbuy_holiday more

First-Run Episodes On The Cable Network Have Been A Huge Ratings Success

Northern Lights Editor John Laskas recently completed an ambitious campaign for USA Network to promote its first-run episodes of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Spearheaded by Jason Holzman, the network’s new VP of Brand Creative, the marketing effort has paid off with the drama series rating as the #1 entertainment telecast for its October 4th premiere, and ranking among the top 10 cable shows in recent weeks. more

Imagica Digix Presents Digital Production Workflow with Viper, Cine-tal, and IRIDAS

Under the heading “See the Big Picture,” Imagica Digix Inc. will present a digital production demonstration at InterBEE on November 20 – 22 in the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The exhibit will include acquisition with the Thomson Viper FilmStream camera, monitoring with the Cinemage network display by Cine-tal, and pre-grading with SpeedGrade OnSet, the IRIDAS application for establishing and sharing creative looks. more

Guerilla FX, an independent production, design, effects and post finishing company, has created a new digital division exclusively for the creation of interactive content, it was announced today by partners Creative Director Thor Raxlen and Executive Producer Doug Robbins.

“50% of our work has been in the digital domain. We have been completing the production, design, effects, and post in a digital environment and then giving our projects over to another facility to create the micro-sites and web banners. more

International entries from 35 different countries / Live broadcasting of the awards ceremony by Windows Media Streaming / Honorary award for Bully Herbig / Evening event with networking party as part of the digital creation days event in Karlsruhe

München, November 12, 2007 – The animago AWARD 2007, the most important digital content creation contest in the German-speaking world, closed with a celebratory evening event on Thursday, November 8. The best entries to the film, still and interactive categories were awarded the animago trophies in the Karlsruhe concert hall. As the most important benchmark in this industry, the animago AWARD sets standards for the German-speaking computer graphics sector. This year’s awards ceremony was held as part of the digital creation days event, the new platform for industry’s decision-makers, developers and the next generation of talents. The two-day networking event (November 8 – 9, 2007) and trade exhibition are mostly dedicated to developments in digital media production in the German-speaking world. more

The New England School of Communications, located on the campus of Husson College in Bangor, Maine, has purchased two Grass Valleyâ„¢ Kayakâ„¢ HD switchers from Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS). One is currently installed with its existing production studios and the other is on board a brand new HD-capable mobile production truck that serves as a full service audio and video production facility on wheels. more

Los Angeles, CA– 15 November, 2007 – Digital Vision, the premier supplier of grading and picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production announced that The Post Group recently used its Film Master DI/grading system on the 2007 “Thanks and Giving� PSAs – the annual fundraising campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital founded by legendary entertainer Danny Thomas. The PSAs begin their run on TV, in theaters and on the Internet in mid-November. more