Archive for November 29th, 2007

London, UK Telex Communications (UK) Ltd can add another major UK broadcaster to their impressive client list: Independent Television News has installed RTS intercom for critical communications at their Gray’s Inn Road headquarters in London. Stage 1 has already begun with the installation of a 176 square ADAM matrix system for ITN’s master control room. Providing facilities for some 6 studios 16 edit suites, graphics and content managers, master control is the hub of the ITN operation. As a live news broadcaster, ITN takes feeds from numerous outside broadcasts every day, so an essential part of their intercom requirement was a system to route incoming and outgoing lines at the touch of a button. The new RTS ARP (Audio Routing Panel) developed for ITN achieves this with simplicity and elegance, allowing speedy switching with visual confirmation and reverse interrogation of routes throughout the complex. more

DELUXE TO ESTABLISH MAJOR PRESENCE IN VANCOUVER

Rainmaker Animation Remains a Rainmaker Entertainment Company

VANCOUVER, B.C. November 29, 2007 – Rainmaker Income Fund (“Rainmakerâ€?) (TSX: RNK-un) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell two divisions of its wholly owned subsidiary Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (“Deluxeâ€?). The purchase by Deluxe will include Vancouver-based Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post, and Rainmaker’s London, England, visual effects facility. It will not include the Rainmaker Animation division based in Vancouver.

Rainmaker, an award winning pioneer with a 28-year history in the Canadian post production more

New Image Campaign Captures The Essence of College Football and Versus

BOSTON, MA – Looking to capture the raw essence of college football in it’s most pure form, Versus, turned to Viewpoint Creative (www.viewpointcreative.com), the advertising agency specializing in entertainment and lifestyle brands, to create a launch campaign for its college football coverage that would resonate with passionate fans. more

As a sneak preview to our November/December issue of millimeter, we present our editors’ list of Vanguard Winners for 2007. In attempting to list the most groundbreaking products released in calendar year 2007, Millimeter’s editors faced an abundance of choices. So much outstanding gear was introduced this year that our judges’ biggest challenge was choosing the correct products to honor. Congratulations to this year’s winners: more

As a sneak preview to our December issue of Digital Content Producer, we present our editors’ annual list of Vanguard Winners for 2007. Vanguard Awards go to the most groundbreaking new products for video production professionals that are released in the calendar year. Congratulations to this year’s winners: more

By Joe Augustine, Film Editor, “One Night With You”

I was driving along listening to WNJR my local funk radio station–this was in 1975. Suddenly there’s an announcement. “If you’re interested in learning about filmmaking, are currently unemployed and are a resident of Newark, New Jersey you can apply to the Filmmaking Training Program at the Theater Of Universal Images on Broad Street right next door to Symphony Hall. Manpower will pay trainees $80 a week to learn a skill.â€? more

Collaboration with NYC Artist Jemini Benefits from Clarity, Detail and Safety of ULTRASONE for Tracking, Mixing, Critical Listening

NEW YORK: It’s not X-rated, but something that’s decidedly for Adults Only has been happening at Will Roberson’s personal studio in New York City. An emerging producer effortlessly spanning hip hop, R&B, new age and beyond Roberson has equipped himself with the clarity and safety of ULTRASONE PROline 750 headphones (www.ultrasoneusa.com) to help create his most ambitious project yet: Adults Only, featuring the linguistic talents of rapper Jemini. more

QUAD RECORDING STUDIOS NAMES GLENN SWAN AS STUDIO MANAGER

NYC’s Elite Studio Adds Deep Industry Experience to Managerial Roster

NEW YORK: Landmark recording facility Quad Studios, celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2007, has named Glenn Swan to the post of Studio Manager.

Swan comes to Quad from the recently closed Sony Music Studios (SMS), where he also served as Studio Manager. A highly skilled producer and engineer, Swan brings close to two decades of NYC studio management experience at SMS, Chung King Studios and Unique Recording Studios to Quad. more

Eastman Kodak Company today unveiled KODAK VISION3 500T Color Negative Film 5219/7219, the first product in a new generation of color motion picture films. Demonstrating the company’s dedication to film technology and ongoing innovation, the film represents a new emulsion platform incorporating technical breakthroughs that deliver greater efficiencies and expand creative options for filmmakers. KODAK VISION3 film offers increased exposure latitude and color detail with noticeably reduced grain, especially in the brightest highlights and darkest shadows, which makes this film optimal in extreme lighting situations. The new film’s proprietary advanced Dye Layering Technology (DLT) renders finer grain images in underexposed areas and produces cleaner film-to-digital transfers for postproduction. The new emulsion also processes light more efficiently and records greater detail in the highlights for use in digital post. more

Three students have been named winners of the first place regional prizes of the 2007 Kodak Filmschool Competition. Yash Bhatt from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in California, Matt Henley from the New Zealand Film and Television School, and Dariela Ludlow from Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCS) in Mexico have earned top honors for the United States/Canada, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America regions, respectively. Now in its eighth year, the annual competition recognizes outstanding achievements in cinematography by student filmmakers. The winners receive a trip to the 2008 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in France, where their films will be presented at the Kodak Short Film Showcase and the filmmakers will participate in networking sessions and other activities hosted by the company. more