Archive for May 21st, 2009

(Media Giants, West Hollywood, CA) – May 21, 2009 *** Around the world, from Hollywood to Houston to Detroit to Puerto Rico, across the pond to the UK, Spain and Korea, Liz Adams’ SIDE EFFECT is edging toward world domination!

Out of more than 4,300 international entries in 10 major competitions at the 42nd Annual Worldfest-Houston (April 17 – 26th), Liz Adams’ SIDE EFFECT walked away with a GOLD REMI AWARD for creative excellence in the student film category. Liz Adams now joins WorldFest’s distinguished list of “discovering� film greats such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Ang Lee, Robert Rodriguez, Brian de Palma, the Coen Brothers and many others early in their careers. The Gold Remi Award is the 5th major festival award that Liz Adams has garnered in the past year. more

BILLERICA, Mass. — May 19, 2009 — Echolab Inc. today announced that Cornerstone Community Church, located in Singapore and part of the Zion Ministerial Fellowship, has implemented an Echolab Overture1™ SD switcher to enhance and simplify live, multi-screen production of its worship services, which draw a crowd of about 3,000 people every Sunday. more

New York, NY – (May 21, 2009) – Company X is pleased to announce that Editor Lisa Mogol is joining the company. She will be working with the studio’s award-winning roster, which includes Editors Barney Miller, Bruce Ashley, Terence Ziegler, Robert Mead and Ilya Magazanin.

“Lisa makes a great first impression when you meet her,â€? says Miller, Founder of Company X. “To the point where if I were a client, I’d book her on a job without even looking at her reel. Then, when you also see what great work she does, it becomes a no-brainer. Her enthusiasm for editing and overall work ethic are so obvious from the get go, which made our decision to hire her that much easier. We’re very excited to have her here at Company X.” more

Affordable High Definition HDMI and Analog I/O Device for Mac and PC Available Worldwide

Montreal, Canada – May 21, 2009 – Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2™ Mini, a new version of the award-winning Matrox MXO2 I/O device is now shipping. Matrox MXO2 Mini can be used with Mac and PC laptop and desktop systems and popular applications including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop, and many more. It provides capture via HDMI, analog component, S-Video, and composite. Users can convert standard definition videos to high definition, or vice versa, while capturing or playing out, using Matrox MXO2 Mini’s high-quality dedicated hardware scaler. Simultaneous playback of high definition and standard definition video is supported. In addition, Matrox MXO2 Mini turns an inexpensive HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor thanks to Matrox’s unique color calibration tool. This product also makes it easy to edit AVCHD footage by capturing into an edit-friendly compressed or uncompressed format. more

Montreal, Canada – May 21, 2009 – Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that release 1.4 for Matrox MXO2™ and Matrox MXO2 Rack is now available as a free download from the Matrox website to all registered users. This release implements important new features including Panasonic Varicam workflow support that allows users to ingest, edit, and output at 23.98 fps via SDI, plus additional cost-saving HD closed captioning support. more

The International Colorist Academy (ICA) Provides Global Training for Colorists by Colorists

The International Colorist Academy (ICA) has officially launched, providing training for colorists by colorists. Founded by renowned colorists with over 60 years of combined color correction and training experience, Kevin Shaw, Rich Montez and Warren Eagles, the ICA fills a need for “hands on� interactive colorist training. more

Los Angeles, CA – (May 21, 2009) — To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500, The Martin Agency teamed up with Zoic Studios and Gargantuan to create an enthralling promo for the ESPN on ABC broadcast of the annual Memorial Day weekend racing event. Directed by Loni Peristere, “Historical TVs” channels the annals of Indy racing with a montage sequence featuring the evolutionary broadcasts that have brought Indy racing to living rooms, theatres and sports venues since the event’s 1909 inception. Zoic contributed editorial, VFX and compositing to the spot (:30 :15 :10), which debuted this month. more

May 20, 2009 – Brazil’s Empresa Paulista de Televisão (EPTV) continues its more than 10 year history in investing in Grass Valleyâ„¢ technology, this time for its conversion to digital and high-definition operations, with the recent purchase of new equipment and systems at two of its TV GLOBO-affiliated broadcast and playout facilities. One of the stations, EPTV Campinas, will be on the air in August of this year with new Grass Valley HD production equipment to be used to produce its daily newscasts and talk shows. more

Campaign for Goodby Silverstein Marries CG and Archival Live Action Footage to Create Stunning Portrayals of Historical Basketball Moments

Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX completed work on the ad campaign for the 2009 NBA Final Championship Series beginning May 19 via agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners. Entitled “Elevated Moments,â€? the four-spot campaign was directed by longtime Brickyard collaborators Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris of Bob Industries, and features NBA superstars Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Dr. J, Magic Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal. The campaign first broke on May 10, and will continue to air throughout the 2009 championship season. more

HOLLYWOOD — Summer is coming and EASTWEST is heating things up by offering a Buy One Get One Free Promotion for its top-selling PLAY-powered products. Included in this offer are some of its most popular PLAY-powered products, such as Quantum Leap SILK, EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Symphonic Choirs PLAY Edition, EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Symphonic Orchestra PLAY Edition, EASTWEST FAB FOUR and QUANTUM LEAP Goliath. more