Archive for September 10th, 2008

Tucson, AZ & Los Angeles, CA — (September 8, 2008) — Upstairs Film is excited to announce the centerpiece and closing night films selected to screen at the Tucson Film & Music Festival (TFMF) on Columbus Day Weekend, October 9-12, 2008. TFMF events will take place at various venues throughout charming downtown Tucson, including The Screening Room, The Rialto, The Loft Cinema, and PLUSH. more

The industry’s first video driven soundtrack creation technology adds new composition engine and music styles to produce royalty free music

Galway, Ireland – September 10, 2008 – Abaltat â„¢, a developer of innovative audio workflow solutions for postproduction and broadcast markets, announced today the release of Abaltat Express 2.0. Based on the flagship Abaltat Muse application, Abaltat Express enables editors to compose royalty-free, multi-part soundtracks that are perfectly timed and aligned to video projects. Abaltat Express 2.0 ships with the brand new composition and analysis engine found in its big brother – Muse 2.0 – as well as seven stylized bands. Also new in the 2.0 release is a sleek new user interface that offers dials and prompts familiar to video editors. more

LOS ANGELES, CA — Subtle yet sophisticated is the way Jayson Whitmore, creative director at the year-old creative design/animation studio Royale (http://www.weareroyale.com), describes the company’s dynamic typography and animation work on the clever new ‘Happy Jetting‘ branding campaign for Jet Blue Airways, created by agency J. Walter Thompson, New York. more

NEW YORK, NY — When it comes to high-tech gadgetry, many ordinary mortals feel left out in the cold. That is a problem that DVICE, a futuristic technology blog powered by the Sci Fi Channel, is dedicated to fixing. To that end, New York-based original music and sound design house Expansion Team and composers Flip Baber and Nyles Lannon scored the melodic, acoustic guitar-driven piece for a new ad that spotlights the blog and some truly funky, yet-to-be-invented gadgets. more

LONDON, UK, September 10, 2008—Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a brand of The Vitec Group, showcased the next generation in wireless and wired communication solutions for the live performance industry at PLASA 2008. Among the featured products on display were Clear-Com Concert™ Version 2.0 (standalone model), FreeSpeak® (formerly FreeSpeak10) Version 2.0, V-Series Desktop, Clear-Com Encore™ and Easi-PiCo. more

ERLANGER, KY, September 10, 2008—TV One has taken product diversification up a notch with the addition of HD-SDI to five of the ten units in the newly upgraded C2-2000A series. These units now feature HD-SDI along with DVI resolutions of 1900×1200 or 1080p/60. The group of ten consists of two Universal Switcher/Scalers, Four Switcher/Scalers and four Down Converters. The units are all available for shipment. more

Detroit—RingSide Creative has brought on Colorist Cem Ozkilicci. The Canadian-born Ozkilicci arrives from Digital Film Lab in Copenhagen, Denmark where he worked on commercials for many of Europe’s top advertisers and ad agencies. His credits also include music videos and short films. Among the later is Icelandic film Smáfuglar, which was nominated for a Palm D’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. more

The Netherlands, Amsterdam, September 10, 2008 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, is showing great presence at this year’s IBC 2008 (Stand 1.A30), offering broadcasters solutions for transmission and reception. Among its many products being exhibited are its new RFX-PRX-II portable handheld COFDM monitor/receiver, its RMR-X6-II six-way COFDM diversity receiver and the NLL-II 5.8 GHz portable digital microwave link. more

LONDON-FilmLight, a developer of film scanning, colour grading and colour management technology, has formed a strategic partnership with France’s Aaton, a pioneering manufacturer of motion picture equipment, to market the new AatonK 2K|4K ultra high resolution digital film recorder. The AatonK marks a giant leap forward in film recording technology, outperforming the latest laser film recorders in speed, resolution and cost of ownership. It will be shown for the first time ever at the International Broadcast Convention (IBC), 12-16 September, in Amsterdam. more

Los Angeles & New York — (September 9, 2008) – Supply and Demand recently tapped the visual effects team at Riot to collaborate on a new spot for the MGM Grand with ad agency SKG. Directed by Bruce Dowad, the Busby Berkeley-inspired, 30-second commercial features extensive visual effects by Riot. more