Archive for October 7th, 2011

Celebrate Excellence in Post Production November 10th

(Los Angeles, CA) Hollywood Post Alliance(r) – the professional organization for the post production community – has opened ticket sales for the 2011 HPA Awards show, set for November 10th. The Awards recognize the achievements of those individuals who work behind the scenes, with ingenuity and creativity, to create motion pictures, commercials and television programming.

Awards will be given in 12 craft categories including color grading, editing, sound, and compositing for feature film, television and commercial. The HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production will be awarded to both Testronic Labs and Steven J. Scott of EFILM. Sony Professional Solutions, Dolby Laboratories, Lightcraft Technology and IBM will each receive the coveted Engineering Excellence Award, sponsored by NAB Show; and the Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Cyril Drabinsky, President and CEO of Deluxe Entertainment Services more

(Los Angeles, CA) Testronic Labs – the global leader in quality assurance and localization services for film and television, games, websites, hardware, and software – will receive the HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production. The Creativity and Innovation Award recognizes companies and individuals who have demonstrated excellence in post production, whether in creative storytelling and/or technical innovation. The winning achievements demonstrate a notable step in post production through innovative thinking and execution of concept from a technical, creative or efficiency perspective. Testronic Labs’ groundbreaking File-Based QC Lab, which recently opened its doors in Burbank, California, was chosen for the Creativity & Innovation honor.

Testronic’s File-Based QC Lab is an innovative, ground-up design and implementation of the technology and automated workflow for third party QC facilitation of the end-to-end file-based post production workflow, from mastering to consumer deliverable.

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Fort Lee, N.J. – FOR-A Company Limited, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, has been chosen by TVBEurope for the magazine’s Best of IBC2011 Editors’ Awards for its VFC-7000 HD Variable Frame Rate Super Slow Motion Camera. The VFC-7000 is a compact, lightweight, unit capable of high-speed HD recordings.

“We’re tremendously proud to be acknowledged for our super slow motion camera, which we created to make it easy for anyone to capture the rich detail of action video in uncompressed HD,” said Hiro Tanoue, General Manager, Americas/Europe Group, Overseas Sales and Marketing Division, FOR-A Company Limited. “FOR-A is thrilled that the VFC-7000 has been recognized as a stand-out, innovative product with this award, at one of the largest and most significant tradeshows in the media technology industry.”

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The award-winning team at Splice Here® has welcomed the extraordinary talents of 3D Animator Andrew Lefton to the company. Bringing extensive experience at companies including Reelworks Animation, Fluke Studios, and Eight Point Productions to his role at Splice, Lefton describes himself as a 3D Animator, Digital Illustrator, and a Visual Effects and Environment Artist.

To view a reel of Lefton’s work, go here: http://splice.tv/category/design/andy-lefton/

“Andy brings with him a passion for 3D motion design and a collaborative approach that will expand our creative offerings here at Splice,” comments Creative Director Shannon Pettini. “The addition of his talents increase the strength, range and diversity of our team; and will inspire new ways of considering our work.”

Most recently a Lead 3D/Post-Production Artist at the Design Center in St. Paul, Lefton created 3D animation for a diversity of clients’ projects, collaborating more

— Aerosmith’s new album, the first in eight years, will feature a rich analog sound made possible with the use of CLASP™ (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor) —

NASHVILLE, TN, October 6, 2011 — Excitement among fans is electric at the news that Aerosmith is hard at work on their 14th studio album, set to be released in May 2012. It is a testament to the band’s legacy as one of the greatest bands in the world that each new Aerosmith album release is still such a huge event. Fans have been clamoring for a new set of material since 2001’s Just Push Play and 2004’s bluesy covers album Honkin’ on Bobo, and the sessions for the new record are rendering something very special – something that producer Jack Douglas is calling “raw” and “nasty.” Aerosmith’s decision to again collaborate more

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 6, 2011) — On Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, and Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, The Recording Academy® Memphis Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing® presented GRAMMY® GPS: A Roadmap for Today’s Music Biz.

Held over two days at the STAX Music Academy, GRAMMY GPS encompassed numerous musical performances and a full day of professional development including six panels and a keynote by Daniel Glass, head of innovative indie label Glassnote Records, home to the Givers, Mumford & Sons and Phoenix, among other critical favorites.

Glass’s keynote set the tone for the conference with comments about the importance of true record business professionals who have knowledge and solid experience in everything from A&R to touring to publicity, illustrating his talk with highlights from the path Mumford & Sons took from signing to more

STOW, OH, October 6, 2011 — A variety of microphones and wireless systems from Audio-Technica, a world leader in transducer technology, were used at the 2011 Sundance Institute Filmmakers Lab, held at Robert Redford’s residence in Sundance, Utah. The month-long series of workshops included the three-week Directors Lab, followed by a weeklong Screenwriters Lab.

Audio-Technica microphones were used on the event’s sound stages for several weeks. Ian Calderon, Sundance Institute Senior Advisor, Digital Initiatives, said, “Each year a variety of leading technology companies offer us the opportunity to use their products at our Filmmakers Lab. Our visiting artists, technicians and creative advisors have come to expect that they will be using world class video and audio resources as they work on their scenes from their original screenplays. This year, we were delighted to have Audio-Technica participate. Sound quality is as important as picture quality, more

— Brooklyn recording studio and live venue turned to GC Pro for products and technical expertise —

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, October 5, 2011 — Converse Inc. recently opened the doors to its new Brooklyn-based recording studio and live performance venue facility, Converse Rubber Tracks. A community-based studio designed to generate interest in recording among young and aspiring artists, the facility is fully outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment and instruments sourced by Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users. GC Pro also provided their technical expertise and consulted on the studio’s wish list to make sure the studio would be equipped with the right high-end recording equipment and gear, to make Rubber Tracks a true resource and opportunity for emerging musical acts. Account Manager Billy Walker from Nashville’s GC Pro location worked more

See Dataton at InfoComm MEA, stand B8-30, 9-13 October 2011, Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center, Dubai, UAE

Dataton and projection technology partner projectiondesign® will jointly share a stand at InfoComm MEA to showcase stunning presentation and imagery managed by the brand new version 5 of WATCHOUT multi-display production and playback system.

Launched just three months ago, WATCHOUT version 5 is already making waves in the international audio-visual marketplace where it received several industry prizes and accolades, including the prestigious Media Server product category in the Commercial Integrator Awards. Dataton WATCHOUT ™was also recognised as Best Show Control Product at the InfoComm/Rental and Staging New Product Awards.

Fully scalable, software-based and requiring no proprietary hardware, WATCHOUT orchestrates still images, animations, graphics, video, sound and live feeds into a single more