Westchester, New York— Award-winning Foley artist Leslie Bloome is performing his distinctive craft live as part of special Halloween screenings of The Unsilent Picture at Philipsburg Manor in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Bloome is using an assortment of props and tools to create live sound effects to accompany the spooky black & white film, based on a Washington Irving short story. Directed by Alex Harvey and starring Tony Award-winning actor Bill Irwin, The Unsilent Picture screens through October 31st. It also features live musical accompaniment. Co-founder of Alchemy Post Sound, Bloome is an accomplished Foley artists who has contributed to ...

WAYNE, NJ (Oct. 15, 2018) – JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, today announced the ProHD zRAMP, an appliance that provides Zixi’s robust, content aware error correction for simultaneous live video streaming to multiple CDNs like Facebook Live and YouTube, as well as decoders for distribution to a local cable headend. Designed for live sports, events, houses of worship, schools, and local governments, the ProHD zRAMP delivers reliable QoS video streaming from Zixi-enabled JVC streaming camcorders. The ProHD zRAMP will be demonstrated at the 2018 NAB Show New York (Booth N333), which runs Oct. 17-18 at the ...

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) named the 2018 Student Heritage Award winners during a ceremony at the organization’s clubhouse in Hollywood on October 13. Three student filmmakers were honored for demonstrating exceptional abilities in cinematography based on their submitted work. The competition is designed to showcase rising talent and inspire the next generation of filmmakers. The 2018 winners are: ASC Sol Negrin Student Heritage Award – Graduate Category: Steven Breckon for A Place to Stay, American Film Institute (AFI) ASC Gerald Hirschfield Student Heritage Award – Undergraduate Category: Matthew Hayward for The Latent Image, Columbia College Chicago ASC Haskell ...

HUDSON, MA (October 15th, 2018) – At NAB NY 2018, Facilis (Stand N.627), a leading international supplier of cost-effective, high performance shared storage solutions for collaborative media production networks will showcase Version 7.1 features and FastTracker 2.5. Built for the rigors of 4K+ video post-production, HDR, and VR 360 productions, the latest release of the Facilis Shared File System continues to distance itself from garden-variety NAS (Network Attached Storage) storage solutions available from so many vendors today. Unlike traditional NAS systems, Facilis utilizes an optimized shared file system and avoids the workflow issues inherent in NAS when used in a ...

 NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15, 2018 – Jim Dugan, President of Wisycom USA, will be taking part in panel discussions at the forthcoming AES 2018 show, where he will join industry pros presenting on best practices and implementation for production wireless as well as the manufacturer’s response to  the latest developments to the RF spectrum. The AES New York 2018 Sound Reinforcement: SR03 – RF Super Session at which he is speaking will take place in Room 1E10 on Wednesday, October 17 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. This panel presentation will take an in-depth look at the main issues affecting RF ...

NEW YORK, October 15, 2018 – Marshall Electronics is adding to its range of camera offerings with three new compact and miniature cameras: the compact true 4K60 Marshall CV420-CS, the compact true 4K30 Marshall CV380-CS, and the new ultra-high-speed Marshall CV506-H12, all of which will be showcased for the first time in the U.S. at NAB NY (Booth N733). “The release of these new cameras further expands our reach into more broadcast and pro-AV applications,” says Tod Musgrave, Director of Cameras at Marshall. “With uses ranging from broadcast and live events to cinematic and film  production, these new cameras provide ...

Symply, a Global Distribution brand, will be demonstrating SymplyWORKSPACE, the first Thunderbolt™ 3 based SAN technology using StorNext® 6, at NAB New York (booth N237). With the high adoption rates of Thunderbolt equipped workstations and laptops being used in media production, being able to connect high-speed shared storage has not been easy and requires expensive and bulky adapters. SymplyWORKSPACE allows laptops and workstations equipped with Thunderbolt 3 to ingest, edit, finish, and deliver without the need to move content locally, even at 4K resolutions with a direct Thunderbolt 3 cable connection, and with no adapter needed. Based on industry leading ...

Chelmsford, Mass. – Oct. 15, 2018 – Broadcast Pix™ today announced Broadcast Pix Commander™ has been upgraded to allow remote switching on mobile devices using Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or other web browsers. The touchscreen control platform for BPswitch™ integrated production switchers now offers full-motion viewing of all cameras and production elements, as well as access to all workflow tools, through a standard internet connection. The company will demonstrate Commander at the 2018 NAB Show New York (Booth N354), which runs Oct. 17-18 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. “Video production workflows are changing. The traditional control ...

NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15, 2018 – NUGEN Audio debuts its latest Loudness Toolkit updates for the first time in the U.S. at AES NY 2018 (Booth 5041). Loudness Toolkit 2.8 provides a new loudness parameter, Dialogue LRA as well as new flexibility to simultaneously monitor multiple integrated measures. These updates help facilitate an efficient workflow when working with the recent loudness guidelines, such as the new Netflix best practice document. “We recently previewed the Loudness Toolkit updates at IBC and received tremendous feedback and interest in the upgraded bundle from both existing and potential customers,” says Jon Schorah, founder and ...

  Insight TV, the world’s leading 4K UHD channel, has announced the launch of its brand solutions and media sales department. By creating this consolidated offering, Insight is now able to offer brands fully integrated partnerships with bespoke solutions and the flexibility to pick and choose genres and formats. Through unique content production and amplification services, all within Insight TV’s owned media infrastructure, Insight TV enables brands to deepen their engagement, increase their reach and deliver compelling marketing strategies via its linear and SVOD platform. Offerings include long and short-form content, active and passive product integration, global influencer talent access, ...

  Insight TV, the world’s leading 4K UHD broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has announced that it is building on its successful production partnership with South Korea’s largest media conglomerate CJ ENM at MIPCOM 2018, with the co-production of a new 3×60-minute show The Story of Masters. This highly anticipated new show is supported by the Korea Radio Promotion Association (RAPA). Hosted by Hollywood actor Dan Fogler, who stars in the new Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and blockbuster Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Story of Masters will examine the roots of martial arts and ...

Insight TV, the world’s leading UHD 4K broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has announced exciting new cast updates to its social influencer adventure show, Urban Explorers. Insight TV has secured YouTube sensations and professional urban explorers Josh and Cody as the show’s team leaders. Scheduled to premiere on Insight TV and Insight.TV in 2019, the show has 10×44-minute episodes. Having made an exclusive selection of 20 of the most spectacular abandoned locations on the planet, Josh and Cody and their teams will visit them and will rank them based on four criteria of urban exploring. In each episode ...

North Hollywood, Calif. (October 15, 2018) – Manios Digital and Film, the exclusive US distributor of premium solutions for the broadcast, film and pro-video industries, is set to make their debut at this year’s NAB Show New York on Wednesday, October 17 and 18 at Booth N335. The US distributor will showcase the latest from premium brands Cartoni, Hawk-Woods, and Kinotehnik, and feature unique packages and amazing new technology from partner brands that can only be seen on the booth, including the Sony VTK-Z280 and Venice Extension. Each unique camera package will cater to specific markets and demonstrate how the ...

Oslo, Norway, 15 October 2018 – Nevion, the award-winning provider of virtualized media production solutions, announced today that technical broadcast production service provider Streamteam Nordic Oy, has deployed Nevion Virtuoso to help the IP-based remote production (aka REMI in North America) of the Finnish Elite ice-hockey league, SM-liiga.  Nevion’s flagship software defined media nodes are used to transport feeds in real-time from the ice-hockey arenas across the country to the central production facility in Helsinki. Nevion also provided professional services for the network architecture design for the project, as well as for the deployment. Streamteam was commissioned in December 2017 ...

For its live game day production, NHL team Vancouver Canucks is relying on the aVS video server from aQ Broadcast to serve fans with a full range of match day programming. The aVS, at the Vancouver Canucks’ Rogers Arena, is used primarily for playback during games, with its output appearing on the ‘jumbotron’ screen in the centre of the stadium. The Vancouver Canucks create, shoot and package a range of material at every home game, including sequences of commercials during interval periods as well as short programmes, promos, bumpers and interviews. These are played out using the ad-hoc playlist function ...

“She called me when she got back here. She could hear the engine coming down the street.” – Wade Parent, “The Car,” Universal Pictures, 1977   The era of the importance of the personal vehicle – car and truck – is coming to an end, so it’s time for people to get over it and get on with it. Karl Benz started the now huge automotive industry back in 1885 when he built his first car in Mannheim, Germany. Basically, it hasn’t changed much in 130+ years … a symbol of personal affluence, individual expression, and freedom with a trusty ...

  “You can have courage based on a dumb idea or mistake, but you’re not supposed to question adults, or your coach or your teacher, because they make the rules. Maybe they know best, but maybe they don’t.” – Michael Oher, “The Blind Side,” Alcon Productions, 009     The recent IBC was more exciting and uncertain than it has been in years.   It was exciting because the industry is moving at breakneck speed with new ideas, new enthusiasm and new opportunities in every hall; now that everyone seems to have accepted that all things are IP.   The ...

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