Archive for January 27th, 2009

Santa Monica, CA, January 28, 2009 – Digiscope, one of the entertainment industry’s leading visual effects production studios, has completed over 300 FX shots for the upcoming Summit Entertainment/Icon Productions feature film entitled “Push.� For this project, Digiscope also worked concurrently with UK-based Peerless Camera Company, which produced an additional 100 FX. more

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Jan. 27, 2009 — Omneon, Inc. announced today that its board of directors has appointed Suresh Vasudevan as the company’s president and CEO and as a member of the board. Vasudevan joins Omneon having most recently served as senior vice president of product operations at NetAppâ„¢ and as a member of the company’s executive team, leading all product management and engineering for the NetApp product portfolio. more

NEW YORK — Jan. 27, 2009 — Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood announced today that it has officially launched Offhollywood South in Baton Rouge, La. The company will offer advanced end-to-end motion picture production and post-production services, backed by expertise in the latest digital technology offerings. Offhollywood also plans to introduce services in London later on in 2009. more

Gospel Music Channel Show Profiles Christian Recording Artists’ Music and Life

Franklin, TN – Paragon Studios recently completed sound mixing five episodes of Faith & Fame, Gospel Music Channel’s original biography series featuring Gospel artists sharing stories of their lives, family, music and faith. more

Experiential Marketing Agency Manages Spectacular LED Advertising Displays Nationwide

ST. LOUIS – By the time 2008 was history on the East Coast, Switch Digital Technical Director Steve Paolicchi had spent the day managing 18 consecutive worldwide New Year’s Eve countdown celebrations, down to the precise second, from his laptop. His most prestigious countdown included the Eastern Time Zone celebration on the Budweiser spectacular board in New York City’s Times Square, the most visible New Year’s Eve block party site in the world attended by more than one million in person and more than one billion watching from televisions worldwide. more

Zoic Studios, known for producing creative content for advertising and episodic television, saw these worlds unite when tapped for the main titles for the new series “Trust Me� which premiered last night on TNT. “Trust Me� centers on creative partners at a successful ad agency and is the brainchild of Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny, who have a decades of combined experience in the advertising world, having worked for J. Walter Thompson and Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago before making the foray into television. more

70% agree that the industry is failing to take full advantage of market opportunities

(LONDON) Jan. 27, 2009—A recent broadcast industry poll conducted by AmberFin reveals that poor picture quality remains a major barrier to content adoption on new viewing devices, such as a mobile phone and PC. Furthermore, 70% of experts surveyed agreed the industry is failing to capitalize on the new market opportunities offered by the Internet, VoD and mobile due to the quality and cost issues associated with repurposing and delivering high volumes of content across multiple viewing devices. more

Bicoastal Tool is proud to announce the recent signing of internationally recognized director Jason Zada. With nearly two decades of experience working with both the advertising and digital content sides of the business, Zada had developed an impressive multiscreen storytelling ability that allows him to create unique work for nearly any product, client, or audience, and to deftly transfer a message across all mediums, from television to the web to print. more

Two Robert Juliat Victor 1800W followspots have been installed at the new Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City. The elaborate transformation of the world-famous Tully enclave of music, theater, dance and film was part of a full renovation of all Lincoln Center theaters. This massive, multi-theater project required the pick-up and refurbishment of 150 existing fixtures and included the purchase of a few new ones, including two Robert Juliat Victor followspots. more

Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) stand H50 at London’s Earls Court 17-19 February 2009

London, 23 January 2008 – FOR-A’s HVS-300HS highly compact 1ME vision mixer will be shown for the first time in the U.K. at the Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) convention in London. FOR-A will be in stand H50 at the show, to be held from 17-19 February, 2009 in Earls Court 2. A newcomer to the HANABI range, this is the first production model of portable HD/SD mixer. Packaged in just 1RU, this mixer is ideal for flypacks, with advanced features to suit – including a huge range of inputs with simultaneous HD and SD operation. Offering performance and versatility, the HVS-300 also draws attention thanks to its low price point. more