H. Loren Nielsen has joined Xperi Corporation as vice president, content relations and strategy. Nielsen will serve as the studio liaison for DTS:X object-based immersive sound technology from DTS, a wholly owned Xperi subsidiary.
Signiant has received the Committed to Security mark from the Digital Production Partnership, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to best cybersecurity practices for both production and broadcast environments.
The Los Angeles Section of the Audio Engineering Society and the Hollywood Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers will host a joint meeting this month exploring sound editorial for Amazon’s new sci-fi anthology series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. The meeting is slated for Tuesday, January 30 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.
The Institut fuer Rundfunktechnik’s IMF analyzer is now available. With the IMF Analyzer 2018, IRT presents the new version of its professional analyzer software for the Interoperable Master Format in the file-based production process. Initiated by the Hollywood film industry and video-on-demand platforms such as Netflix, the IMF standard of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers is becoming increasingly important in the exchange of audiovisual content.
Arri Rental Brooklyn Haus is now open in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Situated in the heart of Brooklyn’s studio landscape, with locations such as Broadway Stages, Steiner Studios, Silvercup Studios and Kaufman Astoria Studios in immediate proximity, Brooklyn Haus functions as a traditional camera rental facility, as well as a gathering place for production and crews, with meeting rooms, entertaining spaces and a café.
The Ymagis Group today announced the launch of a professional license program for its EclairColor high dynamic range system in favor of independent film laboratories, content services companies and projection system integrators. EclairColor used by filmmakers and content creators to significantly enhance the cinema experience by bringing richer colors, greater brightness and definition, more depth of field and more density to the screen.
The Society of Camera Operators has announced the honorees of the Lifetime Achievement Awards, Camera Operator of the Year for both the film and television categories. The recipients will be announced at the February 3 Awards hosted at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
Ymagis Group today reported that the Bpifrance Assurance Export, acting on behalf of the French State, has approved an overall investment budget of €6 million to help accelerate the development of the EclairColor high dynamic range system in the United States and Canada.
The American Society of Cinematographers has announced the nominees in all categories of the 32nd Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement. Winners will be revealed at the organization’s February 17 ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom. This year’s emcee is Ben Mankiewicz, a longtime host on Turner Classic Movies.
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group today announced that it has appointed two senior executives to the London-based leadership team to align digital cinema, delivery and localization: Andrew Bell joins Deluxe as senior vice president, operations and technology, EMEA. George Eyles has been promoted to senior vice president, commercial and business development, worldwide. Both Bell and Eyles will report to Walter Schonfeld, worldwide president of Deluxe Distribution.
