Archive for January 11th, 2010

January 11, 2010 – Veteran mobile production company Game Creek Video, based in Hudson, N.H., used the new Grass Valley™ Kayenne™ Video Production Center to handle the complex multi-camera production of college football’s 96th annual Rose Bowl Game telecast in HD on ABC live from Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif. on January 1. more

SALT LAKE CITY — Jan. 11, 2010 — Utah Scientific today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Barco to integrate Barco’s high-resolution multiviewers with Utah Scientific routing switchers. The integrated systems will give operators a simple method for instantly identifying the status of multiple video sources in television and other video operations. more

TORONTO, Canada, January 11, 2010 – TV2GO Inc., an international satellite transmission and video production company, debuted its 31-foot uplink mobile truck in October featuring the FOR-A HVS-300HS compact HD/SD switcher and the MV-410HS HD/SD high-resolution quad multi-viewer. more

WAYNE, N.J., January 11, 2010 – The “Gorilla Murders� episode of Explorer on National Geographic Channel covers the complicated issues of politics, refugees, and the economy of charcoal production in central Africa that culminated in the death of a family of gorillas in a wildlife preserve. The investigative journalism was underscored with incredible wildlife footage supplied by cinematographer Bob Poole, who was able to capture the intense features of these animals with a Fujinon HA25X16.5BERD super telephoto HD field lens on a Sony HDW-F900 HD camcorder. more

The Brief
Gamers eagerly waiting for the sequel to BioShock®, the award-winning, dystopian-narrative action experience from 2K Games, got something extra: an immersive website created in collaboration with 2K Games and ROKKAN that not only unveiled the game’s new features, but also let fans take a glimpse inside the mind of one of BioShock® 2′s most dangerous new characters: a Big Sister. more

Legendary director Spike Lee chose Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) to do post and VFX work for a special postmortem tribute to Michael Jackson. The video is a stirring montage of images spanning the King of Pop’s lifetime and is set to the sounds of This Is It, a track that is two decades old. more

Tool‘s Jason Zada directed a pair of amusing web films for Factory Design Lab as part of the agency’s recent re-branding featuring the new tagline, “Power of Orange.” The playful clips, which feature largely slow-motion sequences, symbolically communicate the efficacy of the company’s new message by portraying the color orange as a catalyst behind unlikely scenarios. more

“Christie, Without a Doubt: A First-Class Reputation, a Superior Product�

Christie announced the recent installation of Christie CP2000-ZX digital projectors with Christie Brilliant3D™ triple flash technology in Cinema Centers’ multiplex theatres in central Pennsylvania. The installations were completed in time to premiere the highly anticipated “Avatar� from visionary director James Cameron. more

140% Sales Growth over 2008 Powered by Inlet’s First-to-Market Innovations

RALEIGH, NC – January 11, 2010 – Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, announced today that 2009 was a year of record growth, with 2009 revenues 140% higher than 2008. Inlet’s success can be attributed in large part to several first-to-market innovations, the addition of over 150 new customers, and high demand for its streaming solutions across many industries, including the public sector. more

— Acclaimed FOH Engineer will share his knowledge and experience with Waves team for ongoing development of Live Sound Technologies —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, January 8, 2010 — Waves Audio is pleased to announce that acclaimed Front-of-House (FOH) engineer Ken “Pooch� Van Druten has joined the Waves Live Division as a Product Specialist. Most recently on tour with 50+ million-selling rockers Linkin Park, Van Druten brings with him decades of experience as a first-call live sound engineer. A graduate of Boston’s Berklee College of Music, he has worked with a veritable “Who’s Who� of contemporary musical acts, including Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Kid Rock, Eminem, Whitney Houston and many, many more. more