Archive for November, 2009

Mammoth HD – New York City Aerials in RED©

Mammoth HD Footage Library releases New York City Aerials in RED© 4K

MHD expands the RED Libraries with New York City 4K footage – featuring aerials of Manhattan, Statue of Liberty, the Hudson River Shoreline, The East River, Central Park and more……. more

SEATAC, WA, November 30, 2009 – Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) announced today a new campaign to help train news professionals that are coping with the expanding adoption of the one-man band production workflow. Coinciding with the release of its “Creating Content: The One-Man Band� promotional poster, ABS has developed a curriculum to train broadcast news veterans and others to produce complete and compelling stories with little or no crew support. more

WOODBURY, New York, November 30, 2009 — Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high performance cameras, today announced that KVIE-DT, the PBS affiliate in Sacramento, CA, has equipped its main studio with three new Hitachi SK-HD1000 multi-standard, multi-format studio/field cameras. more

Click 3X, a leading New York-based VFX house, announced the signing of Jenn Johnson to cover the East Coast and Midwest. Johnson will work with Head of Sales Trevor King in securing new projects for the company. Johnson has made the move from production to sales, having done stints at SelectNY, JWT and HBO, most recently producing celebrity fragrance spots for Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, and Jennifer Lopez. more

Post House Reaffirms Long-term Commitment to West-side Feature Film BusinessHOLLYWOOD – Post-production sound company, Todd-AO, (www.toddao.com) today announced it has entered into an agreement to extend the lease for its Todd-AO West facility, located within the Lantana complex at 3000 Olympic Boulevard in Santa Monica. more

November 30, 2009 – Throughout its history, broadcast video production has been driven by advances in technology, from black & white kinescopes to “living color� videotape, from instant replay to digital television, from the HD of today to perhaps the 3D HD of tomorrow. more

THE WASHINGTON D.C. CONVENTION CENTER, BOOTH # 106, DECEMBER 2-3 – Ikegami, manufacturer of broadcast-grade HDTV cameras and production equipment that meet the stringent demands of public-sector video professionals, will exhibit a broad array of its leading-edge products at the 2009 Government Video Expo (“GV Expo�), at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington DC. Ikegami’s booth will include the latest advancements in its acclaimed tapeless GFCAM™ HDS-V10 Flash-RAM camcorder, native multi-format HD CMOS HDK-79EC camera system, economical new dual-format HDK-77EC HD CMOS camera, and many other products. more

Dallas, TX – (November 30, 2009) — Springing to life from The Salvation Army’s online experience is a series of commercials that highlight stories of triumph over adversity. Directed by Jeff Bednarz, the television campaign and the expanded online profiles are part of The Salvation Army’s innovative digital annual report created by The Richards Group, which has partnered with The Salvation Army since 2005 to produce multimedia campaigns. more

Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid DS (BCC 6 AVX for DS) is now available for Avid’s AVX 2.0 plug-in architecture. BCC 6 AVX for DS brings nearly 200 filters to Avid DS Version 10.2.1 and higher. BCC AVX is bundled with all Avid Media Composer and Symphony systems. With a BCC AVX for DS license, Avid facilities are now able to conform sequences with AVX 2.0-based BCC effects for finishing in Avid DS. more

Electrosonic is proud to have participated in three projects that captured Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement presented by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA). Electrosonic, an international A/V integration and design company, was extensively involved with “America I Am: The African American Imprint” (Traveling Exhibition), Amsterdam’s “The Heineken Experience” (Branded Experience) and “Disaster!” at Universal Studios Orlando (Attraction Rehab). more