The Media Production Show 2018 (MPS) will present a major focus on audio for the first time, with a brand new Audio Zone and Theatre, in partnership with Resolution Magazine and supported by the industry association AMPS (Association of Motion Picture Sound), featuring a host of expert audio practitioners and a curated group of exhibitors demonstrating the latest sound innovations via specialised demo pods. The Media Production Show takes place at London’s Olympia on 12 and 13 June 2018.
Visitors to the theatre can attend free seminars to learn more about the latest audio formats and protocols, as well as delving into ongoing challenges in search of solutions. Adam Daniel, re-recording mixer, Point 1 Post and Richard Addis, head of Audio Operations, Halo Post will lead a discussion on Immersive Audio, examining the whys and hows of using emerging immersive formats in content creation. The Audio Over I-please! session will look at the benefits of AoIP and the considerations in choosing specific protocols; this session is led by Jigsaw24’s senior systems engineer Matt Ward and Chief Engineer Phil Crawley. Film and TV sound recordists David Lascelles and Paul Paragon will provide an invaluable session on Location Sound For Directors, revealing ideal practice for capturing the best audio results in production to avoid problems in post. Gavin Allingham, head Of Audio, Fifty Fifty Post Production and Greg Gettens, head of Broadcast Factual Sound, Molinare, will discuss the ongoing Loudness War, and Emma Butt, freelance dubbing mixer, ADR recordist, will look at ADR as part of the storytelling process in ADR Is Not A Dirty Secret.
Exhibitors in the Audio Zone include HHB and Jigsaw24 showing a wide variety of equipment from leading audio manufacturers, plus RøDE & Genelec with its industry leading microphones, and Tailorsound, the first online sound for video platform.
Other exhibition highlights around the show include first time exhibitor Syncbox VR, an audio production company specialising in VR and 360 sound; DiGiBox which will have audio solutions from Gefen, Theatrixx Technologies and Wohler among others; and Threefour Media, a media company offering sound design, mixing, foley and other audio and video creative services. In addition, finance company Medialease will be running a 0 per cent finance promo offer on Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 range, available to business users.
“Audio professionals are very well catered for at the Media Production Show, with a strong seminar programme and hands-on access to some of the latest audio technology, from 360 sound to Audio over IP,” said Charlotte Wheeler, event director.
