Archive for May, 2011

USA Network’s vaunted Character Project is back, this time with a series of eight films exploring the theme of character from the perspectives of eight talented filmmakers. When the project debuted in LA last Monday, one of the docket’s highlights was Director Amie Steir’s Perfect, cut by chrome Editor Lance Pereira to tell the story of one woman’s struggles to step from her perfect sister’s shadow on her wedding day.

In just over 9:00, Pereira creates a beautiful story from Steir’s footage, following the arc of main character Anne’s day, from her peppy wake-up call to setting up for the ceremony to the outdoor wedding and reception. Through deft scene changes, Pereira captures the change in tone as the bride discovers the overshadowing force of her sister has arrived. The sinister sibling proceeds to steal everyone’s attention on Anne’s dream day, transforming more

Fiend Director Joe Schaak teamed with the creatives at Splice Here® via ad agency Colle+McVoy on an inspiring new spot for Explore Minnesota Tourism. The new commercial playfully showcases an eclectic cast of Minnesotans who guide viewers through the myriad of activities awaiting travelers in the Land of the 10,000 Lakes. http://splice.tv/splice-teams-up-to-create-explore-minnesota

“Together with our agency and production partners, we have created a truly standout ad,” said John Edman, Director of Explore Minnesota Tourism. “The spot delivers on communicating the wide variety of things to do throughout the state through a creative execution that is memorable, effective, and fun.”

For Schaak, teaming with Splice VFX Supervisor/Artist Mark Youngren and Editor Chadwick Nelson was a meeting of the creative minds. “The team developed ideas to shoot in-studio as one continuous diorama and the client loved it,” said Schaak “Splice was great more

First class sound design in eight high quality professional sample libraries

Hollywood, CA (May 16, 2011) – EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual instruments, announces the US distribution of ODYSSEY, a new collection of sound libraries focused on professional sound design applications. Created by Ian Boddy for Zero-G and Xfonic, ODYSSEY is packed full of ambiences, soundscapes, drones, loops, single hits and FX and is the perfect tool for any professional movie soundtrack or dance producer looking for some extra creativity and imagination.

Ian Boddy is one of the UK’s most celebrated synthesists and sound designers and has been creating award-winning sample libraries since 1992. In this enormous compendium, Zero-G and Xfonic have collated his last eight sound libraries into one stupendously large library of sublime sound design, which are available in all the most popular audio formats.
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Mosart(R) Medialab AS at the 2011 BroadcastAsia Show:

Mosart(R) is the number one newscast automation solution in Europe with more than 70 percent market share, and the only open newscast automation system capable of working with all major systems and devices, including all leading video switchers manufactured by Snell, Ross, Grass Valley, and Sony. During the 2011 BroadcastAsia Show, Mosart Medialab AS will demonstrate Mosart Newscast Automation 3.0 featuring a completely redesigned graphical interface. Other enhancements include the ability to execute commands quickly via a touch screen monitor and updated implementation of ActiveX for the newsroom system. more

SANTA MONICA, CALIF.– POP Sound provided sound editorial and mixing services for Jiro Dreams of Sushi, director David Gelb’s new documentary. Re-Recording Mixer Tim Hoogenakker led the sound team for the film, which tells the story of an 85-year-old master sushi chef from Japan and his quest to create the perfect piece of sushi. Magnolia Pictures recently acquired North American rights to the film, just ahead of its screening at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. more

Bill Groener

A.C.T Lighting, a leading importer and distributor of lighting products, is pleased to announce that Bill Groener has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development.

“We’re delighted to welcome Bill to A.C.T Lighting after a distinguished career in design, teaching and management at well-known lighting companies” says Bob Gordon, President and CEO of A.C.T Lighting. “Bill is a seasoned industry professional and throughout his career, he has used his exceptional people skills and unique management techniques to achieve significant success in design, systems integration, sales/marketing, business development and general management. In his new role at A.C.T Lighting he will focus on the specifier market by introducing our product lines to theater consultants and architectural lighting designers and supporting their efforts to use them on projects.”

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LE PLESSIS ROBINSON, France — May 15, 2011 — AETA AUDIO Systems has announced the launch of eScoop, the most complete professional audio recording and broadcasting tool for devices including iPhones(R), iPads(R), Macs(R), and PCs. eScoop provides breakthrough facilities for recording, editing, transmitting, and publishing audio for live broadcasting, allowing users to record and transmit simultaneously through mobile wireless networks and on desk-based IP networks as a client or a server. more

Developer Assistant Supports All Operating Systems and Software Development Tools Worldwide

Ottawa, ON – May 16, 2011 – Protecode Inc., a leading provider of open source license management tools, today announced the availability of the industry’s first solution for real-time management of open source licensing and copyrights. Previously only available for the Eclipse Integrated Development Platform (IDE), the Developer Assistant™ is now being offered to the developer community worldwide, supporting all operating systems and software development tools. The solution operates unobtrusively in the background and requires no training for the developer, allowing them to concentrate on development rather than open source license management.

Developer Assistant is the only real-time analysis solution in the industry that manages licensing and copyright obligations at the earliest point in a software development lifecycle. Operating directly at the developer workstation, it uses the code more

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Heynen, a professional supplier of media processing applications, has announced a multi-year agreement with RTBF (Radio télévision belge de la communauté française) for the supply and integration of Studer audio mixing consoles for the radio studios of Brussels, Liege and Charleroi.

This agreement confirms the leading role of Heynen which has represented Studer for almost 50 years, in supplying multiple Studer consoles to the Benelux broadcasters, in this case for coverage in the French-speaking part of Belgium. Once the project is completed, all RTBF studios will be equipped with Studer mixing consoles.

The Belgian broadcasting organization RTBF Radio has made use of Studer mixing platforms for more than two decades, and took the step from analog to digital in 2006 when the studios in Mons and Namur were in need of renovation.

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Paradigm AV Ltd., Europe’s leading projection, interactivity and bespoke engineering company is set to launch a new Simulation Displays division this month, at the ITEC Show in Cologne, Germany.

Paradigm AV has been producing simulation displays and components since the 1990s. “Steadily increasing demand has driven the launch of a separate division — and a consolidated show specialising in Defence, Training and Simulation is the obvious launch-pad,” believes company founder and chairman, Greg Jeffreys. “The setting up of Simulation Displays Ltd to serve our many simulation and visualisation clients on an exclusive basis was a logical development.”

Air traffic control training centre at Malmö, Sweden

Simulation Displays will combine world-leading expertise in specifying, creating (and measuring) projected displays with advanced parametric 3D design department and extensive manufacturing and testing facilities.

It will become a more