Archive for July 8th, 2010

Screens Director Drew Findley and Video Director Dirk Sanders worked with PRG Mbox Extreme media servers to merge video content and live camera work for Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 tour.

Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 tour brings together the artist’s urban edge, innovative video technology and live camera content creation that keeps on top of their game. The city skyline video wall set, designed by UVA’s Matt Clark, offers multiple video surfaces to create compelling imagery throughout the show but the real technical magic is in the complex video system feeding the video walls. Sanders and Findley take full advantage of the capabilities afforded them by combining the Control Freak Encore DMX Bridge system with the PRG Mbox Extreme® v3 media server. Production Resource Group (PRG) provided a five-server system for the tour, which has played arenas and stadiums around the world. more

(Hollywood, CA) – July 8, 2010 — With great excitement and appreciation, Levels Audio, the industry’s leading independently owned post-production super boutique, is pleased to announce our staff’s combined total of 11 nominations for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards® by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences® more

“The Pacific� earns five nominations for sound, “Entourage� and “National Parks� also vie for sound honors.
HOLLYWOOD; July 8, 2010 –Artists from CSS Studios’ Todd-AO, Soundelux, Sound One and Modern Music facilities have received a total of seven nominations for sound in contention for the 2010 Emmy Awards. more

72-Channel Duality Largest Education Installation in the World

WINTER PARK, FL – Full Sail University, which offers degree programs in everything from recording arts and film to game and web design, recently installed a 72-channel Solid State Logic Duality SE console as the centerpiece of its new flagship recording studio, the Audio Temple. This installation represents the largest Duality in an educational institution. The expansion was part of the Full Sail Gateway Studios project encompassing a live performance hall, a game production studio and the new, state-of-the-art recording studio. Duality was the console of choice as it best represents the future of the recording industry for Full Sail, while providing the reliability, sound quality and in depth learning experience for the students. Duality joins three SSL J Series, 13 SSL AWS 900+ and seven SSL Matrix consoles to offer an industry standard user interface for all levels of study. more

After 35 years and countless recordings showcasing his trademark boogie ‘n’ blues, George Thorogood & The Destroyers are still very much ‘bad to the bone’. The band’s current tour highlights a host of classics, old and new, and traverses venues from Canada to Cape Cod through August. A pair of DiGiCo SD8-24′s from Clair Global will handle FOH and monitor functions—and live multitrack recordings slated for release next year—with Jeff Pitt at the FOH controls, along with monitor engineer Shawn Berman, systems engineer James Leonti and tech Nick Abrahamson. more

Filmmakers Of All Experience Levels “See RED� Via Digital Jungle’s Three-Day Intensive Training Courses Chaired By Richard Salazar

Hollywood, CA, July 8, 2010 — Digital Jungle, one of Hollywood’s top post-production and digital workflow studios, is teaming with RED ONE workflow tsar, Richard Salazar, for a new slate of RED training classes beginning July 30th and running on a continued basis thereafter. more

New Hardware/Software Solution Offers Unlimited Potential for Creating Digital Signage.

CHATSWORTH, CA – Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced that its advanced Digital Signage Creator (DSC) is currently shipping.

The DSC works with any Windows-based browser and gives users full control over their digital signage content creation. The intuitive layout program offers the ability to create templates, insert music, layer video images, write scripts to control content and pull RSS feeds off the Internet to name just a few. Unlimited creative possibilities free the user to build totally customized content that best suits their unique needs. more

Bay of Islands, New Zealand – July 2010… In 1845, Maori warriors challenged the might of the British Empire after Hone Heke—one of the tribal leaders— felt that British settlers had reneged on their treaty obligations and infringed upon the North Island of Aotearoa, known today as New Zealand. The Maori fought tenaciously and developed defenses that would have been perfectly suited to a First World War battlefield. This story lives on among Hone Heke’s ancestors and was part of a three-part documentary series call Victoria’s Empire that was produced by Tiger Aspect Productions of London and televised on the BBC—with the sounds being captured using wireless technology from Lectrosonics. more

CYPRESS, Calif. – Advanced Lighting & Sound, based in Troy, Mich., has recently installed multiple FOR-A HVS-300HS HD/SD digital video switchers at the campuses of Troy, Mich.-based Kensington Community Church. As a nondenominational church with about 10,000 attendees per Sunday and growing, its video production tasks demand switchers that allow for the flexibility of a growing church while also being user-friendly for the volunteer teams who run them. more

New DisplayMgr Interface for iPad Creates Powerful and Accessible Solution for On-Location Productions and Post Production Managers

LOS ANGELES, CA. - ShowMgr.com the leading developer and provider of web-based enterprise resource (ERP) management tools designed to automate and streamline production planning, financial management and event operations for the entertainment, broadcast and digital content creation markets, is now compatible with the Apple iPad. Utilizing its DisplayMgr interface, ShowMgr.com brings all the resource, asset, facilities and service management information from its vast suite of applications to the iPad, offering a completely portable option for on-location productions and post production managers and allows users to access the tool from anywhere at any time. In addition, ShowMgr.com on iPad allows users to review and manage budgets and schedules in real-time from conference rooms, studios and on-locations shoots. more