Archive for March 20th, 2008

Hollywood, CA, March 21, 2008 – SonicPool, one of Hollywood’s leading post facilities, specializing in audio and video finishing, edit suite rentals, and full post-production services, has provided a diverse array of audio services for a number of different television projects recently. These projects include the company’s work in the areas of mixing, online, ADR and HD online, as well as renting its state-of-the-art edit suites. The announcement was made by John Frost and Patrick Bird, co-founders, SonicPool. more

Following the launch of their new CG division, Spy Post has now added editorial services to its current offerings of postproduction, visual effects & CG, and telecine. The new editorial division will feature the talents of Edward Feldman and Nathan Petty, who have extensive credits in commercials, music videos, short films and interactive campaigns.

“Our goal is to create the best work possible through the integration of our various disciplines,” says Eric Hanson, Partner/CEO of Spy Post. “With our post and telecine services firmly established, and our newly launched CG division up and running, we felt the time was right to bring editorial into the mix. Ed and Nathan have tremendous talent and infectious energy, and are a natural fit for our company. We’ve designed a flexible environment with switch-able rooms that can run the Flint, Flame, Avid or Final Cut Pro. Our editorial division can work with the Spy Post pipeline or independently on projects.â€? more

FRANKFURT, GERMANY, 12 March 2008 — Marking the first commercial use of JBL Professional’s new powered full-size VERTEC® VT4889ADP full-range line array element and VT4880ADP companion subwoofer with JBL DrivePack® technology, San Diego-based Meeting Services Inc. is providing audio, lighting and projection needs for the national tour of “Love, Janis.â€? The musical theater production is based upon the life and music of 60′s rock-and-roll icon Janis Joplin. Inspired by the best-selling book, “Love, Janis” by Laura Joplin, the singer’s younger sister, the show’s entire spoken text comes directly from Janis Joplin herself–from actual letters to her family and from her many press, radio and TV interviews. The show is presented by Columbia Artists Theatricals (CAT), which specializes in the distribution and production of commercial and theatrically staged live entertainment on a worldwide basis. The production features general management by Paul Rambacher, set design by Norman Schwab, tour light and projection design by Jeffrey Cady using original 1960s psychedelic lightshow images from San Francisco’s legendary Bill Ham, and sound design by Eric Stahlhammer. more

An expert at streamlining the multiformat process, Robb Wagner has recently paired content creation and implementation with Vista Systems’ Spyder on a number of high-profile television projects: the game shows “1 vs. 100,� “Moment of Truth,� and “Duel� plus the “Ellen’s Really Big Show� hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.

Wagner’s Burbank-based company, Stimulated Inc., creates original screen content for TV award shows, major TV music & event specials, concert tours and game shows. Its first gig utilizing Spyder video processing technology was Al Gore’s Live Earth for which Stimulated created the screen content at Giants Stadium. more