Archive for October, 2011

Audiences become engaged with your story while choosing their own adventures

Tablet App MOA

Touchscreens displaying 3D content and dimensional worlds result in immersive experiences
Interactive demos on iPhone and iPad make complicated information approachable and understandable

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Deborah Roth
Mechanism Digital
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Debbie@mechanismdigital.com

Mobile Tablet MOA

New Audio/Video Recorder Extends Life for HDV Camera to Capture the Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards Pre-Show Event

HOLLYWOOD, OCTOBER 3, 2011 — Working for professional audio equipment reseller Coffey Sound, Daron James appreciates the convenience that quality products bring to his customers. However, in his role as editor for Sound & Picture magazine, it’s these very products that help streamline video productions for the publication’s website, including his recent work on the red carpet during the Academy of Television Arts & Science’s 63rd Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards. In order to capture both audio and video during red carpet arrivals, James selected the Sound Devices PIX 240 to join him on one of Hollywood’s biggest nights. more

Draw attention to details with digital enhancement

“Catching Hell” Before

“Catching Hell” After

Triple Threat TV constructed vivid imagery by isolating the infamous Steve Bartman incident – blamed for keeping the Cubs out of the 2003 World Series

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Blackmagic Design is the proud recipient of Creative COW’s Blue Ribbon Award for Best of Show at the NAB Show 2011. Every year, Creative COW’s editors feel the pulse of the industry by monitoring the feedback from over 1.7 million monthly visitors in the months following NAB.  Creative COW then announces the products and technologies that working professionals have identified as most likely to have the biggest impact on their future. For the second year in a row, Creative COW’s membership has named Blackmagic Design as the product manufacturer that impacted the most professionals.

Creative COW’s Blue Ribbon User’s Choice Awards are unique in that they are bestowed, not by magazine editors, but by the CreativeCOW.net community as a whole, which includes current and potential customers for these products.
Creative COW’s editorial staff tracks discussions in the CreativeCOW.net user forums, blogs and feeds to find the most lauded products more

Scott Leslie, Director of Engineering, HARMAN Professional Loudspeaker Business Unit, JBL Professional

NORTHRIDGE, California – Scott Leslie has been appointed Director of Engineering for the HARMAN Professional Loudspeaker Business Unit, JBL Professional. He will report directly to Mark Ureda, Vice President and General Manager of the HARMAN Professional Loudspeaker Business Unit, JBL Professional.

Leslie brings an extensive background in acoustics and technology, having held positions with companies such as Fender, Altec Lansing, Tektronix and Sun Microsystems. Most recently, he served as CEO of Evidant Corporation, a software company he founded, which specializes in business analytics and management consulting.

Leslie holds an MSEE degree in Acoustics from Georgia Tech University, and an MBA degree from the University of California, Irvine. He has a unique loudspeaker pedigree, as his father is Don Leslie, inventor and more

Medieval Times

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament discovered a treasure in Topaze, the 1200W MSD followspot from Robert Juliat, which has been added to the lighting inventory at its Chicago Castle, now celebrating its 20th year as one of the Midwest’s most popular family entertainment destinations.

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament offers guests ringside seats to a story of bravery and honor set in 11th-century Spain. Diners thrill to the unique theater spectacular, which includes a jousting tournament and falconry, all while eating a four-course feast.

Barbizon Lighting Company supplied the new Robert Juliat Topaze fixtures as part of a lighting upgrade to Medieval Times’ suburban Chicago location.

“I was looking for something different, not the usual spots,” says sound and lighting manager Edgar Campos. “Other lighting manufacturers seemed to have the more

Norway has become the first stop in an extensive EMEA-wide (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) roadshow that is designed to give everyone a chance to take a look for themselves at the exciting next generation Vista v2 software – for the Jands Vista lighting and media control range.

Vista v2 was designed from the ground up to allow all levels of users to get the most from whatever mix of technology they have available, whether dimmers, moving lights, LED, or media. Available in a wide range of hardware Vista v2 offers both the simplicity to work fast, with the power to control the finest details, so everyone can focus on creating a great looking show rather than on programming a desk.

Jands Europe’s Neil Vann says “If you haven’t seen Vista v2 for yourself yet, don’t miss this fantastic opportunity more

Central Presentations Ltd (CPL), West Midlands and Bristol UK based AV rental specialist is the first UK rental company to take delivery of the latest Coolux Pandora’s Box quad head media servers.
These four DVI output units are to replace their existing Pandora’s Box units, which were also among the first in UK rental stock when purchased 5 years ago.
The new units were specified by CPL’s Nick Diacre, and supplied via UK distributors, TMB. The latest CPL investment was timed to coincide with a large automotive industry event for which CPL is the video supplier at the NEC in Birmingham, after which they will be going directly on to another show where sophisticated video mapping is required.
With media server technology developing so rapidly in the last five years, Nick Diacre explains that they looked at all the options when it came to the scope of CPL’s projects, a more

Boston marks last city stop in celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of SuperMeets in 2011

Summary:
The FCPUG Network have announced the Second Annual FCPUG Boston SuperMeet, to take place at the Stuart Street Playhouse at the Radisson Hotel Boston in Boston, MA. Featuring special guest, Oscar and BAFTA winning film and sound editor, Walter Murch, the Boston SuperMeet will further celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of SuperMeets and promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut, Adobe, Avid and Autodesk editors, gurus and digital filmmakers in the Northeast this year. Tickets are on sale now online only and can be purchased at the SuperMeet web site.

Los Angeles CA / Boston MA – The Final Cut Pro User Group Network (FCPUG Network) today have announced the Second Annual Boston SuperMeet, to take place on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the Stuart Street Playhouse at more

Manchester, UK, based lighting rental company dbn supplied large scale spectacular architectural lighting to Culture Liverpool for a special event celebrating both the 100th anniversary of the iconic Liver Building and the opening of the new Museum of Liverpool – the largest newly-built national museum in Britain for more than a century – both located on the City’s famous Pier Head waterfront.

dbn’s team was led by Pete Robinson. Their brief included the lighting of a live performance stage on the Pier Head and providing complimentary lighting onto the Liver Building itself, which framed a spectacular large format projection show created by Czech AV specialists Macula, using 35000 lumen Christie projectors.

On the Liver Building, dbn had ensure that light filled the space between the outer limits of the centrally positioned projections and the edges of the building, in the process, highlighting more