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QSR Systems Helps Reality TV Productions Work More Efficiently

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 13:41 -- Nick Dager

One of the most challenging issues confronting reality television productions involves the processing of camera media. Productions often employ large numbers of cameras of different types resulting in dozens of hours of footage that need to be transcoded before editorial teams can begin their work of whittling it down into scenes, stories and episodes. It’s not uncommon for it to take two days or more to transcode footage from a single shoot day, a costly delay that productions would like to avoid.

Xsens Motion-Capture Gives Life to Ted 2

Mon, 06/29/2015 - 13:16 -- Nick Dager

The challenge in the first Ted movie was to convince cinema audiences that the world’s most outrageous bear was real. But for Ted 2, the new comedy from writer/director and voice star Seth MacFarlane the aims got a bit more mature. Yet despite the complexity of the action, the film’s motion capture was produced live on set by Universal and MRC using Xsens' lightweight MVN inertial motion-capture suits.

BBC Studios and Post Upgrades with Harman Studer Vista X

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 11:46 -- Nick Dager

The ever-increasing production challenges (and I/O requirements) of popular prime-time entertainment shows such as Strictly Come Dancing have led to a reevaluation of the audio mixing architecture. As a result, BBC Studios and Post-Production has replaced the Harman Studer Vista 8 at the George Lucas stages at Elstree with a new Vista X.

TV Land Comedy Younger Finished at Technicolor PostWorks New York

Thu, 06/25/2015 - 13:20 -- Nick Dager

Post-production finishing for the first season of TV Land’s inspired new comedy Younger was recently completed at Technicolor PostWorks New York. Senior colorist Anthony Raffaele applied the final color grade to the original series, which has generated buzz and a growing fan base thanks to its positive depiction of intergenerational female relationships.

Middle Eastern Chain to Install Barco Laser Projectors in Major Sale

Thu, 06/25/2015 - 13:10 -- Nick Dager

CinemaCity and Prime Cinemas, part of the World Media Holding group, will install seven of Barco’s laser projectors in their flagship cinemas, to open early 2016 in the Mall of Qatar in Doha, Qatar and Abdali Mall in Amman, Jordan, respectively. Barco will provide the cinema exhibitors with a total of twenty-six more Alchemy digital cinema projectors later this year.

SMPTE Australia Conference Theme Persistence of Vision – Defining the Future

Thu, 06/25/2015 - 12:19 -- Nick Dager

The theme for the SMPTE Australia Conference & Exhibition is Persistence of Vision – Defining the Future. The show will be held in Sydney, July 14-17. The theme gives a nod to the optical illusion that makes motion imaging possible and reinforces the ongoing devotion of SMPTE to the critical tasks of standards development and education for the motion-imaging industry.

AFI Docs Names Audience Award Winners

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 13:10 -- Nick Dager

The AFI Docs five-day festival wrapped up this week in the Washington, DC area. This year's Audience Award for Best Feature went to What Happened, Miss Simone? directed by Liz Garbus. This year's Audience Award for Best Short went to A Conversation with My Black Son directed by Blair Foster and Geeta Gandbhir. With 81 films from 25 countries, the festival brought together artists, national policy and opinion leaders along with global representatives.

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