Archive for January 26th, 2011

There have been a slew of house of worship installs in major metropolitan areas of the country utilizing SD8 and SD9 consoles of late, but DiGiCo consoles of any variety aren’t limited exclusively to the bright lights of the big city. In the small town of Stillwater, Minnesota—a dynamic, growing community of approximately 18,000 residents, just 20 miles east of downtown St. Paul—Trinity Lutheran Church is one of the newest owners of an SD9.

Making a concerted effort to replace old technology with up-to-date, state-of-the-art choices, Audio/Visual Director Jake McBroom selected the SD9 specifically after hearing demos of its SD8 sibling and based on recommendations from integrator, Audio Logic Systems—not to mention the specs, DiGiCo’s reputation, the console’s small footprint, the lack of necessity more

Fully Loaded Exhibition, Six Intensives and Powerful Networking Set for March 3rd

(Burbank, CA) Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Exposition – the event that brings together experts, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees to share their visions of the future of the entertainment industry – will take place on March 3rd, 2011 at the Universal Hilton in Universal City. Createasphere, formerly HD EXPO, is the premier west coast event for the production and content creation community.

On March 3rd, Createasphere will present ‘The Game Is On…TRON: LEGACY‘, an insightful panel featuring the filmmakers who brought the cyber world to life. This amazing discussion will take the audience through the process from start to finish with key players; Co-Producer, Steve Gaub; Editor, James Haygood, ACE; LaserPacific‘s, Andre Trejo; and DI Colorist, Dave Cole. ‘The Game Is On…TRON: LEGACY’ will give behind-the-screen insights into more

TriCaster TCXD850 packs the capabilities of an HD network television studio into a 4U rack mount system; TriCaster TCXD850 is also suitable for desktop and portable live production.

NewTek, a worldwide leader of video and 3D animation products, today announced that Kathryn Jones, Joey Brenneman and Erin Bigelow’s New York theater production, “Better Left Unsaid” will use the NewTek TriCaster portable live production system in their groundbreaking venture. The engagement will run from January 28 to February 6, 2011, at Center Stage NY theater.

Performed in front of a live audience, “Better Left Unsaid” will be shot with multiple cameras, mixed in real time, produced and streamed live to the Internet via the NewTek TriCaster. Comments from the social media audience will be integrated into the show between acts and scene changes. Audience members from around the world will be able to see the play and interact in real time, by visiting: http://betterleftunsaid.tv.

The TriCaster TCXD850 live production interface gives you control of a complete multi-channel, high definition (HD) production. Connect up to eight HD or standard definition (SD) cameras, digital or analog audio, and take your production live.

“There is no better technology to use for something like this than the NewTek TriCaster,” Jones said. “I first more

Hollywood, CA, January 26, 2011 – NuContext Creative, a multi-award winning entertainment marketing agency, is currently markings its five year anniversary. The company has recently produced high profile promotional campaigns starring Taylor Swift and The Foo Fighters. Angela Guice, founder/executive producer, NuContext Creative, made the announcement.

Guice and NuContext recently conceived, wrote, directed and produced an on-air campaign promoting superstar Taylor Swift’s three part TV special entitled “Taylor Swift’s Journey to Fearless,� which chronicled the making of the singer’s tour. The special aired on The Hub cable television network. To see this work: http://www.nucontext.tv/liveaction/taylor-swift-journey-to-fearless/

Guice and NuContext have also just produced a brand new promo campaign, now airing on the FUSE cable TV network, promoting The Foo Fighters. Entitled “This Video Sucks!� the new promotional campaign (comprised of three spots) has been designed as a call to more

As FEEDTHEWALRUS’ cooperative of world-class talent evolves, the efficacy of the studio’s unique business model becomes further exposed as its partnerships with agencies and brands steadily grows organically. Over the past year, FEEDTHEWALRUS has sent crews of varying sizes and skill sets to work on projects of all scopes for major agencies across the country. Most recently, FEEDTHEWALRUS has created an ongoing partnership with Grey NY that runs the length of the company’s talent roster.

Editors Rob Mead, Duncan Shepherd and co-founder Jeff Stevens have all aided Grey in various ways over the past year. Included in the litany are helping Grey pitch to be agency-of-record on Red Lobster (Grey won the account is currently A.O.R. for Red Lobster) as well as contributing to projects for LongHorn Steakhouse, Sargento and Axiron, among others.

“We’ve worked with Grey Executive Producer Gray Hirshfield for more

LOS ANGELES, CA — Thanks to the reliability and ruggedness of Anton/Bauer® DIONIC HC battery, award-winning veteran documentarian and TV cameraman, Allen Dewey, doesn’t miss a trick while on-location, shooting in extreme conditions for his many reality TV projects. Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, has remained the exclusive battery of choice for Dewey since first trying out the brand in the 1980s and has continued to power his cameras for the variety of reality TV shows he’s worked on, including Gene Simmons Family Jewels, The Girls Next Door, American Restoration and the last four seasons of A&E’s Criss Angel: Mindfreak.

The Academy Award-, Emmy- and Telly-winning videographer tested the new Anton/Bauer DIONIC® HC battery during Season 6 more

Hoffman Estates, IL - Class on Demand™, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, is pleased to announce the latest “Class on Demand Legends Series� weekly training webinars featuring acclaimed digital media instructor Larry Jordan. The new webinars, titled �Create a DVD Motion Menu Using Apple Motion� and “Discover the Power of 3D in Motion� can be accessed today in streaming video delivery format through the Class on Demand Learning Platform (http://www.classondemand.com/legends/).

An expansion of the current Class on Demand training lineup, “Class on Demand Legends Series� provides an exclusive “inside look� at the inner workings of influential industry experts and figureheads. This week, Jordan switches gears and delves into the world of creating DVD Motion Menus and getting lost in 3D space with “Create a DVD Motion Menu Using Apple Motion� and “Discover the Power of 3D in Motion.�

“Create more

Vancouver, British Columbia – Singular Software™, a developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, announced that DualEyes™ is now available for Mac® OS® X. Recently awarded Zoom Street magazine’s January 2011 Editor’s Choice Award and Winner of TV Technology’s 2010 Mario Award for its breakthrough technology, DualEyes is designed as a standalone application for the automatic synchronization of video and audio clips for dual-system audio production. Designed to work alongside any video editing application, DualEyes is streamlined for the task of replacing in-camera scratch audio with separately recorded high-quality audio. “DSLR popularity is still the big news in the industry, and it is reflected in the growing requests we’ve received for DualEyes support on the Mac platform,� says Bruce Sharpe, CEO, Singular Software. “DualEyes eliminates the painful process of manual audio replacement during post-production, which saves hours. more

LOS ANGELES— Dream Kitchens, a web campaign for Ikea directed by Fredrik Callinggard (represented in the United States by Bully Pictures), has been named by The One Club to its list of the ten best interactive advertising campaigns of the past ten years. An appointed team of digital creatives reviewed interactive work submitted from around the world and selected the ten best pieces for inclusion in the One Show Interactive Best of the Digital Decade. more

CHATSWORTH, CA – Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced that its ToolBox USB 2.0 Extender Long Range (LR) is shipping. This new 4-port USB 2.0 hub powers multiple computer devices at long distances. Up to 330 feet (100m) can be traversed by portable sender and receiver units that easily fit into any integrated system. Full bandwidth capability offers an instant delivery of multiple USB signals over a single CAT-5 cable.

Perfect for professional environments that access computer data remotely, the USB 2.0 Extender LR works with both lo- and hi-speed USB peripherals, including cameras, scanners, printers, keyboards, hard drives, DVD burners and more. Any four devices using USB can be extended over the same cable, all remotely powered when operating in the field.

As a new ToolBox product, the USB 2.0 Extender LR comes in a rugged wall-mountable enclosure, offers locking power supplies to eliminate potential disconnects more