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Thursday, April 14, 2011
PSW Staff 04/14/11 08:20 AM, 0 CommentsSound Devices will introduce the latest hardware accessory for its 788T Digital Recorders, the new CL-WIFI, at NAB 2011. The CL-WIFI allows users to control the already powerful 788T from anywhere on set. The CL-WIFI works together with its companion iOS software app to allow iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches to control a connected 788T. The CL-WIFI turns an iOS device into a simple, portable control surface that allows a sound mixer to move around on set, away from the… View this story
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
PSW Staff 03/15/11 11:10 AM, 0 Comments“Submarine,” the coming-of-age film which delighted viewers at The Toronto Film Festival premiere and at the Sundance Film Festival, has used the new PenteoSurround stereo-to-5.1 system to create an immersive Dolby Digital soundtrack. Re-recording mixer Nigel Heath, of the UK’s Hackenbacker Audio Post, created L,C, R, S audio from stereo mixes of music by Alex Turner from the band Arctic Monkeys. “We were really keen on having the songs sort of ‘melt’ out of the dialogue scenes rather than ‘pop… View this story
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Friday, February 25, 2011
PSW Staff 02/25/11 11:30 AM, 0 CommentsDanny Boyle’s latest film, 127 Hours, recreates the ordeal of young mountaineer Aron Ralston, who gets trapped in a Utah canyon when a boulder slips, trapping his arm. The soundtrack, which was nominated for a BAFTA and a Satellite in the Best Sound categories, was almost entirely recreated in post production. A large selection of DPA microphones provided by UK distributor Sound Network was used extensively to record the dramatic tension and ambience of the surroundings. Boyle has described 127… View this story
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Monday, August 30, 2010
PSW Staff 08/30/10 11:25 AM, 0 CommentsAward-winning photographer and filmmaker Max Aguilera-Hellweg encountered a potential disaster while shooting a documentary in Singapore about robotics for National Geographic: his Panasonic P2 camera fell and smashed his new Sanken CS-2 short shotgun microphone. Luckily the mic performed admirably during his filming and he was able to visit Sanken headquarters in Tokyo during his return trip to the US. “The mic was working fine, but it got badly dented in the accident,” said Aguilera-Hedwig. “I was worried that the… View this story
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
PSW Staff 04/15/10 07:35 AM, 0 CommentsAs production mixer Paul Ledford, C.A.S. recently discovered, a digital audio solution such as Metric Halo’s ULN-8 interface can handle the increasingly more complex demands of a modern-day film shoot better than its analog counterparts. Ledford recently finished work on Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles, a Sony Pictures movie about a group of U.S. Marines confronting and combating an alien invasion, which placed some unusual demands on the mixer’s location sound cart setup. The multi-camera shoot involved many busy action… View this story
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
PSW Staff 04/14/10 08:00 AM, 0 CommentsNew England-based Sunrise Pictures has established itself as a leading film production company with the help of JBL’s LSR monitors. Based in Middletown, Connecticut, Sunrise Pictures portfolio of film projects includes independent feature films, television commercials and short films. Taylor Warren, owner of Sunrise Pictures, has grown the company on the strength of his connection with the filmmaking community in the region. “I have cultivated relationships with filmmakers in the area and their challenges, as is the case with any… View this story
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Monday, November 02, 2009
PSW Staff 11/02/09 07:42 AM, 0 CommentsFrench media group CMC-Digimage has installed four Euphonix System 5 consoles in a newly opened TV-film post production facility located in the south of Paris. A division of CMC- Digimage, Digimage-Cinema will offer hi-end HD as well as the biggest color grading room in Europe. The new facility consists of two large stages each equipped with 56 faders Euphonix System 5 Hybrids dedicated to feature film mixing and two smaller stages each equipped with 32 faders Euphonix System 5 Hybrids… View this story
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Friday, August 28, 2009
PSW Staff 08/28/09 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsIn Howard Community College’s Smith Theater in Columbia, Maryland, a typical day might include everything from theater and film to lectures and meetings, with the occasional live concert thrown in as well. With inputs ranging from a single voice up to 56 inputs and outputs that might be mono, stereo or full surround sound, it was critical that this multifunctional space have a sound system with maximum flexibility and sonic clarity. The college chose an Allen & Heath iLive-112 digital… View this story
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
PSW Staff 08/26/09 12:18 PM, 0 CommentsBoulder, Colorado’s Looking Glass Arts, which provides high school students filmmaking and acting tools, techniques, and craft combines top-flight equipment such as Sennheiser microphones, headphones and wireless packages with a teaching style that that purposefully melds technical skills, art, and philosophy. “As the tools have become cheaper, I’ve watched one art form after another,” Looking Glass Arts Co-founder Mickey Houlihan remarks. “Sound engineering is a great example – people used to devote their lives to understanding the tools and developing… View this story
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
PSW Staff 08/11/09 08:21 AM, 1 CommentSAE has launched SAEOnLine, making education in music production, games programming (from SAE’s sister company Qantm who specialize in game-based courses) and film production available via the Internet. SAEOnLine currently offers 22 courses (see http://saeonline.com/catalog/all-courses), expected to rise to 25 and beyond over the coming weeks, covering creative technology including Camera Tracking, 3D Character Design, Writing Music For Visuals, Microphone Placement and Recording Techniques. The program includes 16 Learning Advisors on hand to offer help and advice. Content can easily… View this story
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