Archive for April 23rd, 2010

(April 23, 2010) – Global visual entertainment services group Prime Focus has teamed up with TV production company Nutopia and the History Channel to post an epic 12-part series titled “America The Story of Us,� an overview of American History from the pilgrims to President Obama. The series is being described as the first comprehensive television history of the country since Alistair Cooke’s 1972 series “America: A Personal History of the United States.� The first episode which airs on Sunday, April 25 in the US will be introduced by President Obama who will tell viewers that an examination of the turning points in the nation’s history “remind us that our American story has never been inevitable.� more

Mammoth HD Footage Library adds Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokul Volcano Eruption to the MHD/RED Footage Libraries. Shot in 4K – the footage is available as HD1080, HD720, 2K and 4K resolutions. more

–Video Screens in Construction Facade Reveal the Virtual Dressing Rooms of New Store, Opening in NYC’s Union Square May 11–

New York, NY — (April 20, 2010) — Director Andrew Walton of production boutique IDENTITY was tapped by fashion retailer Nordstrom to spice up the construction facade of its newest store, the Nordstrom Rack in New York City’s Union Square. In order to whet the appetite of customers waiting for the store’s grand opening on May 11th, video screens inserted into the facade of the construction site give passers-by a little sneak preview into the store. The video wall will be live until May 5th. To view the work, click here. more

Phase Two of the lighting retool of the Las Vegas mega-attraction, ‘Sirens of Treasure Island‘ was completed over the Christmas hiatus, and included the integration of an additional 12 ChromaFlood 200 RGBVW’s plus 2 ChromaBatten 200 RGB’s, bringing the total of Pulsar LED fixtures to 28. more

(Billerica, Massachusetts) April 22, 2010. Broadcast Pix™ today announced two of its new products were recognized with awards from two industry magazines at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., last week. TV Technology gave one of its STAR Awards to Granite™, the company’s native HD, 1080p-ready live video production system, while Videography honored the iPixPanel application, which allows an Apple iPad to control any Slate video production system, with one of its Best of Show Vidy Awards. more