Archive for November 4th, 2009

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. (November 3, 2009) – Enhance Technology, Inc.(ETI), the leader and pioneer in the design & implementation of hybrid I/O technology, will demonstrate its medical imaging storage solutions at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, IL from November 29th to December 3rd, 2009. more

HSL continues its touring relationship with legendary Bristol-based electronic/trip-hop collective Massive Attack, supplying all lighting equipment and crew to the current UK and European tour, working with lighting designer Robin Haddow.
Says HSL project manager Mike Oates, “It’s great to be working with Robin and Production Manager James Baseley and Tour Manager Dave Lawrence and their team again. Massive Attack have been one of the UK’s most influential and creative bands over the last 2 decades, and their live productions are always inventive and interesting. This one is no exception”. more

Provides enhanced lighting for After Effects’ built-in lights

Wilmington, NC – November 3, 2009 – Digieffects,® a developer of visual effects software plugins, today announced that Falloff Lighting is available for purchase. Falloff Lighting provides enhanced lighting for After Effects’ built-in lights. Falloff Lighting is much more like that of the real world where light naturally decays or “falls off� as surfaces increase distance from the After Effects light. more

NEW YORK — Nov. 4, 2009 — Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that independent feature film “Splinterheads,” produced by Atlantic Pictures in association with Offhollywood Pictures, is set to open in theaters on Nov. 6 and will be distributed by Paladin and Atlantic. Written and directed by Brant Sersen, “Splinterheads” is a coming-of-age comedy starring newcomer Thomas Middleditch and Rachael Taylor (“Transformers”), as well as Lea Thompson (“Back to the Future”) and Christopher McDonald (“Happy Gilmore”). Offhollywood Pictures, the content development and production arm of Offhollywood, partnered with the producers to supply RED ONEâ„¢ cameras and technical support, as well as post-production and DCP authoring services for the feature. more

Seeing his group struggle with audio problems from poor sonic quality and limited input channels prompted the Disco Biscuits long-time Production Manager/FOH Engineer Patrick Hutchinson to seek a better solution. Investigating all the digital options—with help and guidance from Eric Satre of the Colorado-based Dowlen Sound—led him to his first DiGiCo experience, and specifically to a pair of SD8s to handle the Philadelphia-based electronica-jam band’s FOH and monitoring requirements. Time saving, space saving, sonic quality and the feature set available with the SD8s made Hutchinson’s choice a sound one, not only from a technical perspective, but also from a creative one, to boot. more

WOODBURY, NEW YORK, November 4, 2009 – Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high performance cameras, today announced that KSMQ—a PBS station in Austin, MN—has outfitted its main studio with three new Hitachi SK-HD1000 multi-standard, multi-format cameras to produce public interest programming for viewers in its Southern Minnesota-Northern Iowa coverage area. more

WASHINGTON D.C., November 3, 2009 — Jampro Antennas Inc has been selected for the 2009 Best of Sacramento Award in the Radio & TV Communications Equipment category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community. more

New York, NY (November 3, 2009) — Brick House Video, multiple award-winning manufacturer of compact production and post-production equipment, is demonstrating its commitment to the US market by establishing a NY-based service center located at Communitek Video Systems in mid-town Manhattan. Julian Hiorns, Brick House Video’s managing director, made the announcement from headquarters in Owslebury, UK. more

Langley, United Kingdom, 20th October 2009: SIS LIVE, Europe’s largest outside broadcast (OB) and uplink supplier, introduced a number of innovative new camera positions for BBC Sport’s coverage of the finals of the World Gymnastics Championships in London. SIS LIVE provided the production facilities for BBC Sport at the O2 Arena during the four day event that finished on Sunday. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 4, 2009 – Why is it so hard to get represented by a talent agent? And once you get an agent, how do you get them to keep calling you back for auditions? This is the battle cry of almost every actor looking to secure and maintain talent representation. Tony Nation, President/Partner of Actors Connection, New York City’s largest educational and networking studio for professional actors, reveals these secrets and more in a brand new DVD seminar available on Amazon.com called “How to Get & Keep An Agent,â€? directed and edited by actor turned filmmaker Michael Stever. more