Archive for December 17th, 2007

Dubai based production company HQ Creative pushed technical and imaginative envelopes to new heights for the 2007 Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) celebrations, presenting their most ambitious production for the event to date at the DIFC Gate.

The fast-moving multimedia show involved a 174 metre wide projection and was an energetic collage of live performances from the 350 strong State Academic Choir of Armenia, the 95 piece Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, 78 Lebanese Ladies Choir, 28 members of the local Gems Youth Choir and 10 soloists, Mozart in Arabic, and Talar Dekrmanjian, culminating in a live performance from Il Divo. more

LOS ANGELES and SANTA ANA, Calif., December 17, 2007 – Bonded Services, a world leader in media management as well as film and video format storage, and Teresis Media Management, Inc., the developer of the entertainment industry’s first and only complete browser-based production asset management solution, today announced a joint venture to provide expanded services to customers worldwide. Under the terms of the agreement, Bonded Services will add Teresis’ tapeless automation and digital asset management technologies to its global portfolio of media management and storage services. more

CYPRESS, CA, December 17, 2007 – Japanese sports broadcaster, J SPORTS Broadcasting Corporation, selected FOR-A frame rate converters, signal processors and switchers to transmit coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup to viewers in Japan.

J SPORTS used the FRC-7000 HD frame rate converter, FA-9000 HD/SD signal processor, and HVS-600HS HANABI 1 M/E HD/SD switcher from FOR-A and the Fujitsu IP-9500 HD video encoder/decoder for the duration of the event, which occurred in France from September 7th through October 20th. more

The Brief:
Crossroads’ music vid division, Merge@Crossroads brings us the latest music clip for the incomparable Britney Spears and her new single Piece of Me. Directed by Wayne Isham, we get a parody of the star’s struggle with the army of paparazzi that plague her life. The pop diva scantily sings about her American Dream success and how she will always be news worthy. Britney flaunts her assets in nightclubs and around town as she taunts the ever-present shutterbugs with her antics. more

Stand H 50, 30 January-1 February, Earls Court 2, London

Chessington, December 12, 2007

At the show, FOR-A will present the latest additions to its successful HANABI and GINGA range of video mixers. These ranges are recognized for high quality, range of capabilities and performance while offering good value with many being SD/HD switchable – ideal for the transition to HD. Visitors to stand H 50 can have one-to-one demonstrations, take a close look and learn more about the practical aspects of FOR-A’s range of mixers. more

XL Video is supplying over 200 square metres of Stealth screen, 6 cameras, 70x lens, a Kayak HD PPU, 8 new Barco FLM18 HD projectors, 3 Hippotizer digital media servers, a 3 metre diameter Mi Pix globe plus crew for Take That’s “Beautiful World� tour.

Video is a core aesthetic element of the show which is production designed by Ray Winkler of Stufish, who worked closely with the show’s artistic director Kim Gavin. more

New York-based VFX shop, SUSPECT recently expanded its roster by adding additional creative and production talents to round out their ever-expanding team. Hoon Chong will be stepping in as Creative Director and Stefanie Bassett as Producer. The two industry veterans bring to SUSPECT a proclivity for A-level agency and broadcast design work. Co-Founder/Executive Producer Rob Appelblatt comments on the hires, “We’ve grown tremendously within the last year, both in the size of our physical studio space, and staff. Hoon and Stefanie are greatly needed resources who add value in our position as creative leaders in the design and VFX space.� more

MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, December 17, 2007—The excitement of the NFL has risen even further at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Equipped with advanced Ikegami portable cameras, including five HL-65W full-digital broadcasting cameras and one tapeless DNS-33W Editcam3 for nonlinear acquisition, the Jaguars’ video production team is bringing its fans even closer to the on-field action. more

Innovative Dubai based production company HQ Creative devised and produced a multi-media spectacle to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Abu Dhabi Police Force.
The event – attended by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces – was staged in the Zayed Sports City Stadium. more