Archive for September 26th, 2008

New York, NY – (September 26, 2008) — The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) announced its award nominations this week for 2008. Three of the prestigious award nominations were given to Outside Editorial in New York: more

NEW YORK, NY (September 26, 2008) – Continuing its support of emerging filmmakers, Panasonic Broadcast and Abel Cine Tech along with the Independent Feature Project (IFP) awarded eight Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Grants at the annual IFP Market Awards Luncheon in Manhattan on September 18, 2008.

The Digital Filmmaker Grants are presented as part of the IFP Market’s Emerging Narrative Screenwriting Program to promote the spirit of independent filmmaking and assist up-and-coming filmmakers in their endeavors. more

SECAUCUS, NJ (September 26, 2008) – Arnie Itzkowitz, owner of New Jersey-based AerialExposures.com and a longtime user of Panasonic production equipment, has recently paired his tape-based AJ-HDX900 multi-format DVCPRO HD camcorder with the solid-state AG-HPG10 P2 Gear portable P2 recorder to shoot sweeping video footage for such clients as Bravo, MTV, the Discovery and Travel Channels and WPIX-TV. more

LDI 2008 • Las Vegas NV • Booth #2750 (October 20-26)—Hot on the heels of the SD7, launched this time last year and already making its presence felt, comes the launch of the next in the SD Series, the SD8 and it is already set to take to the road.

The SD8 has a fixed architecture and employs a smaller Super FPGA than the SD7, yet it benefits from all the major features and versatility of the acclaimed DiGiCo D Series, plus the advances already made in the SD7. This gives a superlative performance to price ratio, allowing DiGiCo to offer an entry-level console, with remote pre amps, at a price point that has never been possible before. more

London–Counterpoint Systems, a developer of software solutions for rights management, royalty accounting and product licensing, has hired Heather Bryant as Senior Business Analyst. more

It’s been twenty-eight years since REM sprung out of a small Atlanta suburb and the band are still going strong, making good on their reputation as an exceptional live band. With the release of their 14th recording, Accelerate, the band regain their title as the definitive American rock and roll band—and are barnstorming the world live in concert to prove it. The tour kicked off in late May and dates extend around the globe through November of 2008. Oxnard, Calif.-based Rat Sound Systems Inc. is serving as the sound reinforcement company for the tour, supplying six (6) XTA DP448’s for use in tandem with a Wiser Wireless System, with system engineer Lee Vaught at its helm. more

LOCUST VALLEY, NY – MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a leading provider of fiber optics for the transport of video and audio for broadcast & pro A/V applications, was honored with two prestigious industry awards at the 2008 International Broadcasting Conference (IBC2008) held September 12-16, 2008, in Amsterdam. MultiDyne won Broadcast Engineering magazine’s Pick Hit award and TVBEurope magazine’s Best of IBC award for the LiGHTBoX fiber optic field transport system, which provides a road-ready, robust fiber solution for ENG, sports, and military environments. more

Scharff Weisberg has continued to expand and update its equipment inventory with the purchase of Q-Series Line Array speaker systems from d&b audiotechnik.

“The Q-Series are flexible, scalable loudspeakers which can be effortlessly combined to create a multitude of small to large coherent arrays,” says Director of Audio Services, David Lynd. “They are ideal for applications featuring numerous open microphones and where considerable gain before feedback is required for speech and music.” more