Archive for January, 2010

Feature to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival; Nominated for Grand Jury Prize

Prime Focus, a global visual entertainment services group, has completed digital intermediate work on “Sympathy For Delicious,� the highly-anticipated directorial debut from actor Mark Ruffalo. Featuring a star-studded cast including Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis, Laura Linney, Ruffalo and writer/producer Chris Thornton, the film makes its world premiere January 23 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it is nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. more

Highly Anticipated Orchestral Score Written and Produced by Acclaimed “Battlestar Galactica” Composer Bear McCreary

New York – January 21st, 2010 – Sumthing Else Music Works, through its licensing relationship with Capcom®, proudly presents Dark Voidâ„¢ Original Soundtrack featuring the original orchestral score composed by Bear McCreary for the new third-person action game Dark Void. Developed by Airtight Studios and Capcom, Dark Void combines the thrill of soaring jetpack action with unique vertical cover and on-ground combat. Dark Void marks the first time that Bear McCreary, the composer of popular sci-fi TV series “Battlestar Galactica,” has created a score for a video game. The Dark Void Original Soundtrack will release on February 9th, 2010 to retail outlets through Sumthing Else Music Works www.sumthing.com, and will be available for digital download on Sumthing Digital www.sumthingdigital.com. more

Milford, NH – January 2010… Earthworks, Inc., a leading manufacturer of High Definition Microphones™ for recording, live sound, and test/measurement applications, proudly introduces the SR40, 40kHz High Definition Microphone. Offering a wealth of features—most notably an extended high frequency response, extremely fast impulse response, short diaphragm settling time, near-perfect cardioid polar pattern, and high rejection of sounds from the rear of the microphone—the new SR40 makes an exceptional choice for a myriad of miking applications from drum overheads to miking a guitar cabinet, or as a solo microphone. more

PALM Expo, Cinema India, Musician Expo, Among Events Under Diversified Umbrella

January 21, 2010 (Portland, ME) Diversified Business Communications, a leading producer of events, publications and eMedia, has acquired a number of India-based events and publications that focus on entertainment, music and entertainment technology. Diversified announced the acquisition of PALM Expo as well as Cinema India Expo, Musician Expo, and the recently launched Info Communica Expo from Infocast Systems. The publications acquired support the event program and include Pro Sound Systems, Studio Systems and Cinema Systems. Diversified brings international experience to the new relationship, serving 15 specialized business sectors and organizing over 90 events annually. The Indian business, which is known as Diversified Communications India Pvt Ltd, is a 100% subsidiary of Diversified Business Communications, more

Nashville, TN – January 2010… For sports reporter Mark Howard, chasing down interviews is a way of life during the Nashville Predator hockey games. Whether he’s conducting an interview at the bench or from a remote corner of Sommet Center—the Predators’ home arena—the audio is consistently clear and trouble-free, thanks to the rock solid performance of Lectrosonics wireless equipment. more

HOLLYWOOD and SAN JOSE, CA (January 21, 2010) – ActiveVideo Networksâ„¢, the global leader in cloud-based interactive television, and Trailer Park, the industry’s largest entertainment marketing agency, today announced that Trailer Park’s recently formed Advanced Content Group (TPAC) has become the first major content developer to officially embrace the power of the ActiveVideo® CloudTVâ„¢ platform currently in close to 5 million homes. more

CHICAGO, IL – ‘’Botnik,’’ the animated short produced by Calabash Animation () and directed by Calabash’s Jacqueline Smessaert-Brennan wrapped up its film festival run at the end of 2009 with appearances at Filmstock in Luton, UK; Tallgrass Film Festival, Wichita, KS; and the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival, Ojai, CA.

In the last few months “Botnik� appeared at Comic Con Independent Film Festival, San Diego, CA; Raindance Film Festival, London; Valley Con, Fargo, ND; LA Shorts Fest, Los Angeles, CA; and Temecula Valley Film and Music Festival. more

LEIGHTRONIX, a leading provider of television automation, video servers, and Internet streaming solutions, announces having shipped its 15,000th automation system, delivered its 5,000th digital server channel, and closed the year with record sales.

A pioneer in the video industry, LEIGHTRONIX offered some of the first modular alternatives to complex station automation systems. LEIGHTRONIX was one of the first companies to provide a full line of low-cost, playback systems which uniquely addressed the needs of locally originated television channel operators. more

SIS LIVE, Europe’s largest provider of outside broadcast and satellite uplink facilities, has selected 12 of Crystal Vision’s MultiLogo V431 logo keyers for its transmission of the ITV UEFA Champions League football and as part of the technology currently being installed into its new Outside Broadcast vehicle, OB 1.

Following extensive evaluation, six of the MultiLogos are being used in the three vehicles servicing SIS LIVE’s contract to supply the outside broadcast facilities to ITV Sport for its coverage of the 18 live matches in the 2009/2010 UEFA Champions League football, with three of the logo keyers located in OB 7, two in OB 3 and one in Unit 12. more

Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a new Boris Continuum Unit, Materials, is now available. The Boris Continuum Materials Unit includes 15 Boris Continuum Complete filters for creating realistic surfaces and animated organic backgrounds.

The Boris Continuum Materials Unit generates realistic textures such as Steel Plates, Bricks, Clouds, Granite, Wooden Planks, and Rock. The textures are procedurally-generated to ensure smooth render at any scale. Each filter provides a variety of animation parameters including controls for the color, width, height, and other aspects of the material. Many of the filters allow users to add 3D detail and lighting to the material surface. more