Archive for June, 2011

WAYNE, NJ – JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today unveiled the new GY-HM710U ProHD camcorder – a cost effective choice for event coverage, documentaries, ENG news, and educational applications – at InfoComm 2011 (Booth 1062), which runs through June 17 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The compact, shoulder-mount camcorder has a similar body style and many of the same features of the GY-HM750U that was introduced earlier this year, but does not include the option to attach external modules for additional functionality.

Using the same 3-CCD imaging system found in the GY-HM750U, the GY-HM710U records 1920×1080 HD footage in 1080p and 1080i at 25 Mbps or 35 Mbps. JVC’s native file recording technology allows recording in ready-to-edit file formats for Apple Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere (.MOV), as well as other more

Santa Monica, CA, June 16, 2011 — Eden FX is creating all of the visual effects for the new MTV dramatic series “Teen Wolf,” announced John Gross, Creative Director, Eden FX.

Filled with suspense, horror and the struggle to discover one’s true identity, the new MTV series puts a modern spin on one of the most popular classic films of the eighties, MGM’s “Teen Wolf.” The re-invention comes alive as a sexy thriller set against the drama of high school life with a forbidden, romantic love story at its core.

For “Teen Wolf,” Visual Effects Supervisor John Gross and his talented team at Eden FX will be creating a variety of visual effects, from simple wire removals and eye glows, to full blown matte paintings, transformations and full CGI character creation.

Says Gross, “’Teen Wolf’ is more

Prestigious Creative Categories Early Entry Ends July 1st

(Los Angeles, CA) Last month the Hollywood Post Alliance opened the Call for Entries for the 6th Annual HPA Awards taking place November 10, 2011 at a gala event at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The entry deadline for the Creative Categories is July 29th, but the Early Bird Deadline (reduced fee for the creative categories) ends July 1st.

Creativity Categories include; Outstanding Color Grading using a DI process for feature film, as well as Outstanding Color Grading for television and commercials; and Outstanding Editing, Sound, and Compositing for feature film, television and commercials. A full list of categories can be found by visiting www.hpaawards.net.

The period of eligibility for the Creative Categories is September 8, 2010 through September 6, 2011 and eligible work may have debuted domestically or internationally during this period. Entrants more

Bright Technologies, Inc., developer of advanced technology for shared media, has named Jordan Steinke as the latest recruit to its growing sales team. He takes up his new role as Inside Sales Specialist immediately, working from Bright’s head office in Reno, Nevada.
Steinke started out in business just five years ago having graduated from University of San Francisco with an MA. Since then, he has accumulated an impressive range of business skills having held responsible positions in finance, human resource and project management, as well as carving a successful career in sales.

“We welcome Jordan to the Bright sales team and look forward to benefitting from his considerable enthusiasm and talent in the field of negotiation and interpersonal skills,” said Shawn Clark, Sales Manager, Bright Technologies, Inc. “He will play a vital role overseeing inside sales activities and will become an important source of information for resellers and more

With More Than 30 Years of Varied Experience, Media Industry Veteran Will Lead All Sales, Marketing, and Product Line Management

SAN FRANCISCO — June 16, 2011 — Wohler Technologies today announced the appointment of Don Bird as chief marketing officer (CMO), a newly created position reflecting the company’s increased commitment to worldwide strategic sales and marketing. With a 30-plus-year career in the media and cinema industries — including more than 20 years in executive management — Bird will lead all of Wohler’s sales, marketing, and product line management operations. more

EP*Vision, helmed by multi-talented creative director Maryam Parwana, has launched it’s new website, showcasing it’s latest work in entertainment and commercial production. For more than two years the creative studio has produced graphics, titles, music videos, etc. and now is officially expanding into the commercial production industry.

“We plan to launch into each project with the spirit of collaboration, passion and honesty,” noted Parwana. “With a deeply talented roster, we have the resources to put together the proper amount of design, direction and technique into every project, striving to create work that leaves our clients and collaborators inspired and happy, regardless of size.”

EP*Vision’s work is infused with intuitive direction and style; inspired by life, music, history, street culture, sub culture, science, fashion and art. With six years experience at Rockstar Games, Parwana’s intuition and taste served her well alongside the extraordinary cutting-edge more

Fort Lee, N.J.- FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, announced the installation of the FOR-A HVS-350HS HD/SD 1.5 M/E digital video switcher and the FOR-A HVS-300HS HD/SD portable video switcher to Televisora Nacional, S.A. (TVN), a television network in Panama known as TVN.

With offices and its main studios in Panama City, TVN features news, soap operas, movies, talk shows, and variety shows. “Our network is growing with the global popularity of reality programming and contest shows,” said Rolando Guerra, Director of Engineering at TVN Panama. “The HVS-300HS and HVS-350HS switchers from FOR-A allow us the flexibility of working with HD in two different form factors.”

Last spring, TVN-2 launched the reality show My Big Talent competition based on the British format Britain’s Got more

Christie®, a global visual technology company, today unveiled the newest members of its Christie® MicroTiles™ solutions family, the Christie® i-Kit touch interactivity kit, powered by Baanto™ ShadowSense™, and the Christie® JumpStart software and media server, both on technology preview at the Christie InfoComm booth #2127 through to June 17.

Christie i-Kit Allows End-Users to Pinch, Flick, Rotate and Scroll through Touch Interactivity
The Christie i-Kit, a breakthrough multi-touch interactivity kit suitable for large format displays, attaches to the perimeter of any large arrayed display up to 16 x 6, including Christie MicroTiles, allowing multiple users to interact simultaneously with a rectangular video wall with sufficient resolution and speed to support finger-based gestures.

Other features of the Christie i-Kit touch interactivity:

? Seamless integration with MicroTiles and the new Christie® JumpStart
? Simply plugs into USB on more

Christie®, a global visual technology company, today unveiled the newest members of its Christie® MicroTiles™ solutions family, the Christie® i-Kit touch interactivity kit, powered by Baanto™ ShadowSense™, and the Christie® JumpStart software and media server, both on technology preview at the Christie InfoComm booth #2127 through June 17.

Christie i-Kit Allows End-Users to Pinch, Flick, Rotate and Scroll through Touch Interactivity
The Christie i-Kit, a breakthrough multi-touch interactivity kit suitable for large format displays, attaches to the perimeter of any large arrayed display up to 16 x 6, including Christie MicroTiles, allowing multiple users to interact simultaneously with a rectangular video wall with sufficient resolution and speed to support finger-based gestures.

Other features of the Christie i-Kit touch interactivity:
– Seamless integration with MicroTiles and the new Christie® JumpStart
– Simply plugs into USB on more

• 60 Percent of the Top Broadcast Television Station Groups Use Sorenson Squeeze Encoding Solutions
• Sorenson Media’s New Squeeze Server-Based Solutions Uniquely Provide Highest Quality, Flexible and Scalable Cloud-based Transcoding for Enterprise and Media Clients

SAN DIEGO (June 15, 2011) – In conjunction with The Cable Show 2011, Sorenson Media today announced that 60 percent of the companies on the 2011 TVNewsCheck list of the Top 30 broadcast television station groups — including CBS, Fox, NBC Universal, Hearst Television and Meredith Local Media Group — now use Sorenson Squeeze solutions to achieve the highest quality video for online and broadcast distribution. more