Archive for October, 2009

Harris Transmitters Successfully Tested for Compatibility with VDL Head-end Equipment

WINNERSH, England, October 21, 2009 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has sold nine DMB 670 multimedia transmitters to French network operator and DAB/DMB equipment manufacturer VDL to support the imminent rollout of digital radio in the cities of Nice, Marseille and Paris. more

LOS ANGELES—Cinegy (www.cinegy.com) will showcase the latest version of its award-winning media asset management and archive solution cinegy workflow at the SMPTE Annual Tech Conference & Expo, October 27-29 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood.
Cinegy will be exhibiting at booth 101, demonstrating cinegy workflow version 8 and distributing free trial DVDs containing this latest release. The trial DVDs allow users to test cinegy workflow for 30 days, the entire end-to-end solution for production, broadcast automation, playout and distribution. Cinegy’s new products for advanced IP-based infrastructure, cinegy gateway and cinegy monitor, are also included on this DVD release. more

CHICAGO—Hybrid production studio Vitamin has teamed with DDB Chicago, on a multimedia campaign promoting the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) in which the power of cinema is symbolized by the fleeting movements of a single human eye.
The unusual and highly affecting film consists almost entirely of a close-up of a woman’s eye as she gazes at a movie screen. The eye is shot in time-lapse and undergoes a panoply of emotions from laughter to tears while bathed in the projector’s reflected light. The festival’s logo—a stylized drawing of a female eye—appears at the end along with the tag, “take a deeper look.� more

Groundbreaking Sound Format Due for Theatrical Rollout Next Year
HOLLYWOOD –Iosono today announces that Todd-AO has become the first sound facility in the United States to acquire the ability to mix feature films in its revolutionary “3-D sound� format. Proprietary Iosono technology has been added to Stage 2 at Todd-AO’s Burbank facility allowing mixers to create three-dimensional film soundtracks. more

Hollywood, CA, Oct 22, 2009– Buster, the conceptual design division of award winning agency and production company Stun Creative, has conceived and produced a PSA for the Matt Damon endorsed charity, The “ONEXONEâ€? Foundation. The PSA spot brings attention to the fight against hunger for children around the world and features an appearance by Academy Award winner Damon. The spot was shot on location in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Los Angeles by Buster director Vincent Ruiz-Abogado, and by Skylar James, Managing Director of the ONEXONE Foundation. more

Minneapolis, MN, USA — (October 2009) – www.chiefmfg.com – Chief Manufacturing, the industry leader in projector, monitor and flat panel TV mounting solutions, is excited to announce the further expansion of its unique MountBuilder tool to now include a module for visually building flat panel stand and mobile cart solutions.

MountBuilder takes the work out of configuring compatible mounting solutions for your flat panel or projector by providing a list of mounts and accessories that will work with your installation. By taking out the guesswork of determining weight capacities or depth measurements, MountBuilder makes life easier for you. more

(L) Royal Flush Festival Film Programmer Jim Muscarella & (R) “Automorphosis” Director Harrod Blank

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, October 21, 2009 – The Royal Flush Festival, an independent film, rock & roll, and underground art festival that took place October 15-19, handed out its custom-made “Skullie� Awards Monday night at Lower East Side burlesque hot spot The Slipper Room. The Slipper Room Dancers presented filmmakers with awards for the Jury and Audience award competitions, with live music by Fisherman’s Burlesque. These awards included the “One of a Kind� Award, which included unique art from Artists Ron English, Frank Kozik, Linsdey Kuhn & Tara McPherson. more

PHILADELPHIA, PA— When Director John Hillcoat wanted to create the post-apocalyptic world of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road� which premiers nationwide November 25th, 2009, he chose DIVE as lead visual effects house for the skill and authenticity required to replicate the mood of the novel. more

KBNC TV establishes facility in San Francisco; leverages Vector 3 technology for automated playout of programs and 24/7 news.

Los Angeles- CA – October 21 – Vector 3â„¢, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that the NGC Group, owner of several US-based Korean TV channels, has purchased the VectorBox integrated playout solution to broadcast live news, thematic programs, and pre-recorded shows from their newly established KBNC TV operation based in San Francisco, CA. The tapeless workflow broadcasts high-quality Korean programming 7 days a week, 24 hours a day over Digital TV. The program line-up includes a combination of popular shows produced by Korean media giant MBC with a variety of live news and thematic programs produced out of the San Francisco studio. more

PowerUp Tools for a Down Economy

San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2009 – Red Giant Software has teamed up with SmartSound Software to sponsor Larry Jordan’s Final Cut Pro Seminars called PowerUp Tools for a Down Economy. more