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At cinec 2018, Vitec Group products will be showcased in collaboration with local premier partner Teltec AG. Teltec AG, a leading system supplier for the professional media industry, will feature Vitec Group brands Anton/Bauer, Litepanels, OConnor, Sachtler, and Vinten in the Moving Picture Pavilion in Hall 2, Stand E01. OConnor and Sachtler will provide exclusive camera support in the 10-camera shootout zone, supporting the latest in full-frame shooting from ARRI ALEXA LF; Canon EOS C700 FF; Sony VENICE; the new RED DSMC2 MONSTRO 8K VV; ARRI ALEXA Mini and AMIRA; Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro and the new Pocket Cinema Camera; ...

Now Available, the First-of-its-Kind N8 is the Result of a Close Collaboration to Create a Special Edition Custom In-Ear Monitor Aimed at Musicians and Discerning Audiophiles   VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 20, 2018 – 64 Audio, the leader in custom and universal fit in-ear monitors, is proud to announce its collaboration with Grammy-nominated Nathan East and the launch of the special edition N8 customizable in-ear monitor. N8 (pronounced “Nate”) is targeted towards musicians and discerning audiophiles who are looking for a sonic signature that delivers amazing clarity across all frequencies with abundant headroom available in the lower end of the audible ...

New short film centers on young athletes who are transforming a city emerging from five decades of isolation. New York City—Still/Life, director Josh Hayward’s new short film, describes a rebirth ongoing in the historic city of Yangon. Once known as Rangoon, the Southeast Asian capital recently emerged from 50 years of repressive, military rule and is now experiencing a cultural renaissance. Hayward tells the story through the eyes of a new generation of athletes, from traditional and modern sports, who have come out of the shadows and are helping to bring the city back to life. Still/Life is now available ...

Fremont, CA – September 20, 2018 – Blackmagic Design today announced that New Zealand’s Department of Post is using DaVinci Resolve 15 as part of their HDR and non-HDR work with a number of film, commercial and television productions. This included color correction, conform and VFX work for a number of different projects, including the popular TV show “Cul De Sac.” Department of Post is one of the most influential post production houses in Australia and New Zealand, providing end-to-end post production services, including DIT, editorial, online, finishing, color and audio for film and television productions, both local and international. Recently, they have focused ...

WAYNE, NJ (Sept. 20, 2018) – JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, today announced My Ireland, an upcoming feature-length documentary focused on Irish displacement, was shot on location across Ireland with two JVC GY-LS300 4KCAM Super 35 camcorders. Based in St. Louis, Mo., Dancing Fox Pictures was hired by Monaghan Productions, also in St. Louis, to serve as cinematographers and crew for the production. Dancing Fox specializes in multi-camera event coverage, promotion videos, and cinema services. The company purchased its GY-LS300s in June just prior to the shoot. Dancing Fox co-founder Elliott Geolat went to Ireland in ...

ZYLIA ZM-1 Single-Mic Portable Recording Studio At AES New York 2018, Zylia will showcase the new ZYLIA ZM-1, an incredibly light, compact, and beautifully designed recording solution capable of delivering 48 kHz/24-bit resolution while capturing the full spatial sound scene. No matter where they are, users can simply connect the ZYLIA ZM-1 to a laptop via USB and begin recording. The ZM-1 boasts 19 omnidirectional microphone capsules, which are distributed around a sphere measuring 4 inches in circumference and weighing just 16.6 ounces. A LED ring encircling the sphere gives off a gentle glow that indicates recording status. When using ...

Olsen will join industry leaders from Viaplay, TV2 Denmark, Fox Nordics, iflix, FilmStruck, Altibox, Google and more at elite Copenhagen event on September 27th 2018 Copenhagen, Denmark, (September 20th 2018) Nordic TV Summit 2018 – taking place in Copenhagen September 27- today announced that Ida Olsen, Director, UI & Visual Design at Sony Pictures Entertainment will be speaking at the Summit sharing best practice and insight for designing the OTT User Experience. “The speaker list at this year’s event is an all-star line-up,” said Martijn Van Horssen, CEO at 24i Media, organizer of the Summit.  “We are thrilled that Ida ...

Mediaproxy, the leading provider of software-based IP broadcast solutions, has announced that Premier Media has implemented Mediaproxy’s LogServer compliance logging and monitoring platform to produce detailed reports on the quality and performance of three SDI-based channels. Owned by Premier Media, Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2 are available through subscription in over 16 million UK homes via the Sky and Virgin platforms as well as through its online Premier Player. It airs premium sports content including PRO14 Rugby, Ice Hockey, Rugby League, Motorsports, GAA, MMA and Football action from around the world. Sister channel FreeSports launched in August 2017 ...

ACCESS’ NetFront Browser BE DTV Profile Selected for Panasonic’s New DIGA Blu-Ray Disc Recorder to Support New 4K Satellite Broadcasts*1   Creating a Broadcast Content Viewing Environment with Higher Definition and Greater Realism than HD Television   Tokyo, Japan, 20 September 2018 − ACCESS CO., LTD announced that its NetFrontTM Browser BE v2 DTV Profile, latest version of the high-performance browser for televisions, has been selected by Panasonic Corporation for its DIGA Blu-ray disc recorder with built-in 4K tuner (DMR-SUZ2060), to be released for the Japanese market.Panasonic plans to release DMR-SUZ2060 with NetFront　Browser on November 16, 2018.   Panasonic’s DMR-SUZ2060 ...

“That’s because they’re all part of it. They’re all pods, all of them!” – Nancy Bellicec, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” Solofilms, 1978   For about 25 years, we sailed the San Francisco Bay; and as often as possible, under the Golden Gate Bridge into the Pacific.   As we passed the mile buoy, we’d see a great friend on his boat rubbing his hands together with a huge grin on his face … a new adventure/opportunity was beginning.   That just about sums up the expression of nearly everyone at this year’s IBC.   The meaning of people watching ...

Built by Audio Technica; Typical 10 Hour Battery Life, High Fidelity Headphones are Ideal for Long Listening Sessions in Studio, Live Sound, as Well as on Planes and Trains, in Car, Home Theater and Gaming Environments, and More EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, Sept. 19, 2018 – SKAA-enabled wireless high fidelity. Built for Dillinger Labs by Audio Technica. Sexy design and feel. Ditch Bluetooth unreliability. Affordable. Seriously, what’s not to love? Eleven Engineering, Inc. (www.elevenengineering.com), a market leader in semiconductor products for wireless audio for home theater, multi-room, portable, professional, 12 Volt (car, truck, motorcycle, power sports, marine) and gaming applications is ...

Annual entertainment sound fundraising event slated for October 14. Studio City, California –  The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the Editors Guild, Formosa Group and NBCUniversal are among the official sponsors of the annual MPSE & CAS Charity Golf and Poker Tournament scheduled for October 14, 2018 at Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland, California. Co-hosted by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) and the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) the popular event brings together professionals from across the world of entertainment sound. It is also a significant charitable event with proceeds benefitting MPSE’s Ethel Crutcher Scholarship Fund, which provides ...

Tokyo, Japan — September 19, 2018 – Blackmagic Design announced today that DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel were used for the color grading of BS Japan’s popular drama series “Rumor Woman.” The show is based on writer Hideo Okuda’s novel “Rumor woman,” and includes famous Japanese actors such as Adachi Rika, Nakamura Shunsuke and Tayama Ryousei. Voice recording, editing, audio mixing and color grading was handled by Tokyo based Bull Inc. Bull Inc. also is involved with post production on a number of other drama works for networks such as TBS,TV Asahi, as well as production and post for sports broadcast and film production. Bull Inc. used ...

Singapore – September 13, 2018 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Open Cyber University of Korea has upgraded their web focused production suites with Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 2M/E Production Studio 4Ks and ATEM 1M/E Broadcast Panels. The upgrade was done to provide an easy to use and reliable production suite for the University’s teaching faculty to record and stream lessons on a day to day basis. Open Cyber University of Korea is the largest academic exchange center in the country, holding at least 400 lectures every year to 120,000 students and delivering lessons through their website has been key to their ...

Fremont, CA – September 18, 2018 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Los Angeles based visual effects (VFX) company Flash Film Works used its VFX and motion graphics software, Fusion Studio, on Studio 8’s action adventure drama Alpha. An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age, Alpha tells a fascinating, visually stunning story that shines a light on the origins of man’s best friend. While on his first hunt with his tribe’s most elite group, a young man, Keda, is injured and must learn to survive alone in the wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, Alpha, the pair learn to rely ...

Contenders for the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) 2018 Student Heritage Awards have been unveiled today by the organization. Designed to inspire the next generation, the awards recognize graduate, undergraduate and documentary cinematography students for their exceptional work. The 13 nominees this year hail from 10 universities nationwide, and winners will be announced October 13. The ASC Student Heritage Awards also celebrate the memory of an exceptional cinematographer and are re-named each year in honor of esteemed ASC members. This year’s Undergraduate Award is named in honor of Gerald Hirschfeld, ASC and the Graduate Award honors Sol Negrin, ASC. The ...

Bluegrass Musicians Will Get Their First Chance to Record Using Brand-New ZYLIA ZM-1 for Single-Mic Recording and Sound-Source Separation POZNAN, Poland — Sept. 19, 2018 — Zylia, the Poland-based manufacturer of audio recording technologies, will host a pop-up recording studio at World of Bluegrass, Sept. 25-29 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. When musicians at the show bring their bandmates and instruments to the unique Zylia studio, they can record with the remarkable new ZYLIA ZM-1, an innovative new device for single-mic recording and sound-source separation. Tomasz Żernicki, co-founder and chief technology officer of Zylia, will lead ...

Antel, Globosat, izzi, ORF, SBS, Telemundo Deportes powered by NBC Sports’ Playmaker Media, and TV Azteca Enhance Live Streaming with Features such as 4K HDR, Ad Personalization, and End-to-end Cloud Video Delivery Portland, Oregon, USA – Sept. 18, 2018 – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced that leading national broadcast rights holders, pay TV providers, and sports programmers used AWS, including AWS Elemental Media Services, to power live streamed experiences as an estimated 3.4 billion people watched the 2018 football tournament that concluded earlier this summer. AWS Elemental solutions were also used in the central equipment room ...