Archive for July, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 18, 2011) – Vaddio announces enhanced features to the HD-20 PTZ camera that include additional resolutions, improved communication speed and an additional color space option for increased compatibility with 3rd-party video equipment.

“Due to the overwhelming demand and positive response for the HD-20 cameras, our dealers and integrators have been clamoring for us to add more legacy support for older AV and broadcast video standards,” explained Rob Sheeley, President of Vaddio. “By adding more video resolutions and sRGB support we now give our dealers and integrators the ability to integrate the HD-20 PTZ cameras into more applications and projects.”

Resolutions now include HDMI or HD analog component video resolutions of 1080i at 59.94Hz fields/s (drop frame – DF) and 60Hz fields/s (non – drop frame – NDF) as well as 720p resolutions at 59.94Hz frames/s DF and 60Hz frames/s NDF. The inclusion of both more

STORY’s Blair Hayes has directed a new spot for The Coleman Company and Doner Advertising that evokes memories of camping through “vintage” footage of people having fun in the great outdoors.
Introducing Coleman’s new Instant Tent, the spot, titled Not All Of It, builds on a series of earlier ads that were composed from home movies and old photographs submitted by campers. The new ad uses some of the same footage, but mixes in new footage, shot by Hayes, and cleverly designed to look like decades old Super 8 material. The new footage shows people setting up the Instant Tent and carousing around a campsite. more

LOS ANGELES— Thor, who is represented in the U.S. by Madheart, has directed a new spot for Czech car maker Škoda and Leagas Delaney, Hamburg, in which a couple goes on a fantastic drive through an urban jungle. The spot, produced by Germany’s TempoMedia with production support in Madrid from The Mamma Team, shows the couple behind the wheel of a Yeti on a city street. When the woman presses the car’s off-road button, the environment around them is magically transformed with a waterfall cascading down the side of a building, tropical birds filling the air and ghostly elephants blocking a street. Another touch of the button makes the wild apparitions disappear. more

ClickFire Media recently designed their first iOS game, based on the popular Travel Channel show, Man Vs. Food which is now live in the Apple AppStore for iPhone and iPad and available on the Android platform.

ClickFire Media was initially approached about the project by the Scripps Network which handles various channels including The Travel Channel. Senior Interactive Producer Matt DeSimone notes, “They wanted to develop an app for their hit Travel Channel show, Man Vs. Food,” he explains. “And they felt that with our experience and interactive development and approach, and especially our humor and what we bring to the table, we would be an ideal partner in developing the app.”

The first challenge was to develop a game that gamers would keep returning to. To this end, the team at ClickFire Media (CFM) began researching successful games more

Beast, one of the nation’s top editorial facilities, recently completed work on a campaign for Febreze via agency Grey New York. The campaign involves spraying disgusting, smelly environments with Febreze and bringing in unsuspecting blindfolded people off the street and asking them to participate in a scent/fragrance experiment. Hilarity ensues when the blindfolds come off and the people realize where they truly are.

Three spots from the campaign won awards at the 2011 Cannes Lions. Two spots, “Hotel” and “Restaurant,” received Film Lions Silver Awards and “The Breathe Happy Social Experiment” came away with a Promo & Activation Bronze Award. Another spot from the campaign, “Susan and Erica,” was also shortlisted for a Film Lions.

The initial challenge this campaign posed was sorting through the sheer volume of footage that was shot. Hidden cameras were used in various locations, all set more

kaboom productions is excited to welcome matt fackrell director of episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba and the new campaign for Stride 2.0 via JWT/Puerto Rico. fackrell’s work recently caught the attention of kaboom founder/EP lauren schwartz who was looking for a key addition to her award-winning roster.

schwartz was immediately engaged by fackrell’s ability to blend understated performance with absurd situations. His eye for casting and art direction, along with his background as a writer and editor, were also key elements that held appeal for schwartz. When they met, fackrell’s genuine warmth and collaborative spirit further elevated her enthusiasm for the rising talent.

“Matt’s extensive creative abilities are an ideal match for our work in both advertising and branded long-form projects,” says schwartz. “His work is fresh and original; he is articulate, incredibly funny and, equally important, a more

Zen Rosenthal is an award-winning editor who has worked on a diverse range of projects including commercials, documentaries, music videos, and short films. He joins General Editorial’s team of editors: Noah Herzog, Matt Dunlap, and Addison James.

General Editorial E.P. Robert Parker says, “We just felt an immediate rapport with him as a person. We’re really looking forward to introducing him to the US market.”

Working at The Editors in Sydney, Zen has collaborated with some of Australia’s leading advertising agencies and production companies including Droga5, TBWA, M&C Saatchi, The Glue Society, Revolver Films and Radical Media. He shared a Pencil for Best Editing at the AWARD Awards for the Victoria Bitter Beer ‘Foster’s Regulars’ television commercial. This campaign went on to win Gold at Cannes.

Other career highlights include the acclaimed BBC/ABC documentary “How Kevin Bacon Cured more

NORTHRIDGE, California — After a successful first week of educational sessions and product demonstrations, HARMAN’s Studer Broadcast Academy continues with dates this week in the New York and Washington D.C. areas. The SBA truck will be at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Monday, July 18 through Wednesday, July 20, and at Communications Engineering in Washington D.C. on Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22.

Last week included SBA dates in Cincinnati, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The Broadcast Academy sessions include hands-on training for Studer’s Vista consoles as part of broadcast certification modules that will provide engineers with proof of efficiency with the Vista line. In addition, the Open House sessions offer product demonstrations, with no requirement to pursue certification.

“Last week’s Studer Broadcast Academy sessions could not have been more successful, as more than 20 engineers more

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How many kids ever get to experience the Presidential decision-making process? Thanks to the Air Force One Discovery Center at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Museum and Library in Simi Valley, California, and extensive video support and control by Alcorn McBride, middle school students get a chance to become totally immersed in the process.

An interactive historical theater, the Discovery Center includes replicas of the Oval Office and White House Press Room; a military situation room modeled after the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan naval warship; and a real Air Force One simulator. Reagan Library director of education Mira Cohen worked closely with Curtis Kelly of LA-based Delicate Sales, inc. to turn the script into a fully interactive, integrated media experience that engages kids with its video game-style feel.

“Kids play out a 50-minute, time-critical scenario involving more

Studio 108 founder, director/editor Jack Hartmann, has announced that his integrated creative, FX, animation, production, post and audio company has opened the doors of its new facility in Manchester Flats, a unique building designed specifically for artists and creative companies. The multi award-winning firm has tripled its size with the move to the largest commercial space in this stunningly renovated 19th century warehouse, which is located in the heart of Richmond’s burgeoning Manchester Art + Design District. The expansion marks Studio 108’s 10th anniversary, and positions it as the city’s most comprehensive creative resource for ad agencies, corporations and filmmakers seeking a cost-effective approach to a producing innovate, high-end media content.

“Studio 108 has built a reputation as the region’s go-to creative resource for impactful and compelling commercials, corporate media, music videos and films that exceed our clients’ expectations – without going over-budget,” more