Archive for December 17th, 2009

LOS ANGELES, December 17, 2009 – The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced their nominees in the two television categories of the 24th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards competition. The winners will be named during the awards celebration on February 27, 2010, here at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.

Nominees vying for top honors in the television movie/miniseries category are Alar Kivilo ASC, CSC for Taking Chance (HBO), Rene Ohashi, ASC, CSC for Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (CBS) and Jerzy Zielinski, ASC for The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS). more

Stan Scoggins, Scott Phelan, Roger Howard, Ben Huh, and Alex Grossman Named as Presenters

December 17, 2009 (Burbank, CA) The debut of Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management Conference and Exhibition (DAM) on February 17th & 18th, 2010, will feature some of the most highly regarded experts working in DAM today; influencers who bring unique perspective to the conversation which is considered by many to be the topic of the next decade. The experts in the conference track will address a breadth of critical topics of key relevance to companies and experts engaged in or beginning efforts in DAM as the critical discipline grows exponentially in interest to content holders, technologists and creators alike. more

New York, NY – (December 17, 2008) — Superfad recently completed a promo film for the New Museum exhibit “Urs Fischer: Marguerite de Pontyâ€? running now through February 7th, 2010. The project is the third collaboration between the New Museum and Superfad and the film is being featured on the New Museum website and played in NYC taxis. more

December 17, 2009 — Passfield, UK: Technology from Digital Rapids – the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences — played a key role in a groundbreaking event in soccer broadcasting. The World Cup Qualifier between England and Ukraine in October became the United Kingdom’s first-ever competitive international match available for live viewing exclusively on the Internet, with no television coverage. Online streaming of the event was provided by digital sport and entertainment specialist Perform, utilizing Digital Rapids’ StreamZ encoding systems and the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager software. more

NewTek TriCaster TCXD300 offers HD/SD live switching, live HD virtual sets, live HD streaming and more

SAN ANTONIO – December 17, 2009 – NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that it has launched TriCaster TCXD300, a product that redefines portable live production with benefits that include high definition and standard definition (HD and SD) live multi-camera switching, full HD streaming, live HD virtual sets, HD titling, HD digital disk recording, HD editing, audio mixing, efficient workflow, multiple effects layers and much more. more

All-in-one VectorBox and New Vector Multi-Play product lines add even more control to automated content distribution.

Barcelona, Spain – December 17, 2009 – Vector 3â„¢, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced an advanced level of integration with XenData archiving systems. Vector 3′s flexible administration now supports the automation of content to and from XenData archive systems whether Vector is ingesting content directly to the archive, staging it for playout, or migrating files for offline storage. The new capabilities provide an accelerated content distribution workflow, critical for news and sports production environments. more

Lightweight HD Camcorder Offers Exceptional Picture Quality and Workflow Advantages Despite Logistical Challenges

WAYNE, NJ (December 17, 2009) – JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., announced today that Jeremiah Fry, an independent filmmaker based in New Orleans, used a JVC GY-HM100 ProHD camcorder to shoot video footage in leper colonies throughout India. When complete, his documentaries will detail the charitable efforts of Embrace A Village, a nonprofit Christian organization in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. more

Initiative Enables New Video-Based Worship Center in Nearby City

SeaTac, WA, December 17, 2009 – Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) recently designed and installed a broadcast quality HD video production infrastructure at Highlands Community Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Renton, Wash. As part of its innovative �Inside Out� project, Highlands added HD video production capability to better serve its rapidly growing congregation – and expand its reach to a second, video-based location in nearby Kent, Wash. more

Accomplished graphic design expert joins elite staff of instructors at Future Media Concepts; enhances Adobe training repertoire

New York City, NY – December 17, 2009 – Future Media Concepts (FMC), the nation’s premier authorized digital media training center for postproduction and broadcast professionals, welcomes design veteran Katherine Houghton to the FMC team. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Houghton has degrees in both graphic and industrial design and is certified by Adobe® to teach Acrobat®, After Effects®, Director®, Fireworks®, Illustrator®, InCopy®, InDesign®, Photoshop®, and Premiere®. Houghton is also certified by Apple® to teach Aperture® and Final Cut Pro®. Possessing professional experience in both multimedia and graphic design, she joined the FMC team in October to support instruction for the Adobe curriculum. Houghton is based in Philadelphia, but delivers training courses at all six FMC locations and on the newly launched FMC|Online platform. more

ArcLight Cinemas and XpanD look to set a record box office opening by showcasing James Cameron’s Avatar at the Cinerama Dome this week in Hollywood. Since its inception in 1963, the iconic Cinerama Dome has never played a movie in 3D format as it was considered technically impossible. XpanD, the world’s leading 3D technology provider, being the most efficient and technology suitable 3D cinema choice with the capability to accommodate a screen size of 32 x 86 feet and to project digital 3D on a giant curved dome, managed to bridge the historical technical 3D challenge. As a result, this will be the ultimate Avatar 3D experience. more