Archive for May 23rd, 2011

DUCK has added to its robust roster with the signing of Swedish animation studio Meindbender for commercial representation in the US, forming Meindbender@DUCK. The studio, whose recent work is highlighted by an imaginative campaign for Cartoon Network, focuses on storytelling, character design and the expression of humor and emotion through animation.

Meindbender@DUCK is a continually evolving company of artists, writers and character designers founded in 2006. With a focus on quality, the studio is as committed to story and character as it is to technical and artistic perfection. The award-winning company has used this emphasis on quality and creativity to build a global clientele.

“It’s clear from every piece Meindbender puts out that they are passionate about their work,” noted DUCK EP Mark Medernach. “Their unique style will add a special dimension to what is already a very deep roster at DUCK. more

At a time when many companies are scaling back, bicoastal Aéro Film is ramping up its NYC presence and increasing its post-production capabilities with the addition of Aéro Studios.

In the past, the New York office has been primarily for live action reports Sara Eolin, Aéro’s NY EP. “Most of our live action work happens out of our LA office or overseas, but we’ve been increasing the amount of production we do in New York now that we have more New York-based directors.”

According to Eolin, launching the CGI/Animation studio in NYC means, “being able to service clients from live-action through VFX, while also enhancing the work of all our directors. Aéro Studios will be overseen by our young New York-based director Sam O’Hare. The NY office also is home to Indrani and veteran director Gary McKendry who’s just coming more

Bethesda, MD, May 23, 2011 – Pixeldust Studios, a multi-award winning digital animation and broadcast design studio, was retained by Weinberger Media Partners to create and produce original animations that were featured within a recently aired Discovery TV special entitled “Nuclear Nightmare: Japan In Crisis.” Ricardo Andrade, President and Creative Director, Pixeldust Studios, made the announcement.

To view Pixeldust Studios’ animation work that was featured within this special TV presentation, please see:

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/nuclear-nightmare-japan-in-crisis-nuclear-meltdown.html

Said Mr. Andrade, “For this project, we recreated, using 3D animation, the complex of nuclear power plant buildings that were crippled in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami. We used animations to illustrate the ‘how’ and ‘why’ the reactor began to leak, as well as how radioactivity injures people. The animation also helped depict the evolving ‘day by day’ crisis that was taking place more

Michael Abbott

LOS ANGELES, California – Can you have a personal relationship with a digital mixing console? Michael Abbott seems to believe so. Abbott, who has provided audio engineering for iconic shows including the finale of “Survivor,” “The Voice” and “X Factor,” as well as the annual Grammy and CMA Music awards broadcasts, and has been entrusted to mix the audio for several critical American Presidential debate broadcasts, has been close to HARMAN’s Studer Vista 8 Digital Live Production Console since its introduction six years ago. Currently, he has been working with the Studer Vista 8 on “The Talk,” a hit on the CBS Daytime lineup featuring Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Leah Remini, Holly Robinson Peete, and Sharon Osbourne discussing the day’s latest headlines. “I’ve been fortunate in my career to have worked with many more

Kansas City, MO – May 2011 … Avlex Corporation, the name audio professionals turn to for world-class wireless technology and microphones, proudly introduces the MIPRO ACT-3 Series Diversity Wireless Microphone Systems. Consisting of the MIPRO ACT-311 single channel, ACT-311T dual channel, ACT-312 dual channel, and ACT-312T quad channel UHF Diversity receivers, MIPRO’s new ACT-3 Series Diversity Wireless Microphone Systems feature stellar sound quality and the rich feature set MIPRO is well-known for. These systems are the ideal choice for use in live performance, churches, theater, presentations, and countless additional applications where bandwidth is restricted. more

Director David Wild has completed a new series of his famous and quirky Ten Second Films. The ultra short films, from comic to beautiful, showcase Wild’s irrepressible curiosity and his keen observation of quirky detail.

The new films are: Keeping America Beautiful, One Day Near Pasadena, A View from the Waiting Room and A Trip to Japan. To view: http://bit.ly/tensecond

“Years ago someone described the Ten Second Film as a Midwestern haiku (I’m originally from Michigan) — so it was a treat to distill my visit to Japan and the other stories into a brief but key moments,” explains Wild.

David Wild kick-started his career with the first series of Ten Second short film that went viral before people embraced the term. Based on these initial quick takes, MTV commissioned a series of catalogs – :10 studies on a theme. His collaboration with MTV caught more

Budapest-based Lightware Visual Engineering will be exhibiting customized solutions for AV professionals at InfoComm 2011 in Orlando, June 15-17 at Booth 3383. High Resolution Systems (HRS), which occupies an adjacent booth, will help man the Lightware booth; HRS is the home of Lightware USA, the US distributor of Lightware products.

Among the featured equipment in the Lightware booth is:

* DP-OPT-TX100/RX100 – The world’s first Display Port optical extender
* MX-FR9 – A new frame for the modular hybrid matrix series with 9×9 ‘any-in-any-out’ configuration
* DVI-I – An HDCP compliant input board for the modular hybrid matrices that handles YUV and RGB simultaneously with signal analysis
* DA2DVI-DL – A 1-in-2-out DVI Dual-Link Distribution Amplifier
* EDID Manager V4 – The new EDID Manager with USB control, upload and download EDID feature

“We’re looking forward to a busy InfoComm as we introduce attendees to the latest more

Budapest-based Lightware Visual Engineering will be exhibiting customized solutions for AV professionals at InfoComm 2011 in Orlando, June 15-17 at Booth 3389. High Resolution Systems (HRS), which occupies an adjacent booth, will help man the Lightware booth; HRS is the home of Lightware USA, the US distributor of Lightware products.

Among the featured equipment in the Lightware booth is:

* DP-OPT-TX100/RX100 – The world’s first Display Port optical extender
* MX-FR9 – A new frame for the modular hybrid matrix series with 9×9 ‘any-in-any-out’ configuration
* DVI-I – An HDCP compliant input board for the modular hybrid matrices that handles YUV and RGB simultaneously with signal analysis
* DA2DVI-DL – A 1-in-2-out DVI Dual-Link Distribution Amplifier
* EDID Manager V4 – The new EDID Manager with USB control, upload and download EDID feature

“We’re looking forward to a busy InfoComm as we introduce attendees to the latest more

TED

Although it can be said that the innovative TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) has never been your grandma’s conference, Bob Bonniol, principal creative director of Seattle’s MODE Studios, took a grandMA2 to TED2011 and was happy with the results. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.

TED is a global set of conferences formed to disseminate “ideas worth spreading.” Held in Long Beach and Palm Springs, California, the four-day U.S. program featured TED’s famous 18-minute talks by headline-makers and creatives on a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture.

“TED is a unbelievable event where the best of the world’s minds in art, science, philosophy, politics and business gather to share ideas with talks and presentations ranging from poetry to music to amazing more

CHULA VISTA, California, May 23, 2011 — Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group today introduced its CP-A300N LCD projector, featuring an ultra-short-throw lens that can project an 80-inch diagonal image at just nine inches from the front of the projector. It’s perfect for classrooms, conference rooms and other applications where space is limited, without compromising image quality.

The CP-A300N’s slim, compact design, light weight (8.6 lbs) and ultra-short-throw lens enable it to be easily mounted close to a projection screen or whiteboard, which prevents obstructed images and shadows, and avoids light shining in the presenter’s eyes. The CP-A300N can project bright images up to 100 inches from a distance of only 26 inches, with 3,000 ANSI lumens brightness, a 2000:1 contrast ratio and XGA resolution. The projector offers HDMI, S-Video and composite video inputs, USB and RGB computer more