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2015 Jameson First Shot winners announced

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The three winners of the 2015 Jameson First Shot competition are preparing to fly to Los Angeles to bring their short film scripts to life with the expert help of Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti, president of Trigger Street productions.

Travis Calvert from the US, Mark Middlewick from South Africa and Stephan Tempier from Canada have been chosen by the internationally acclaimed short film competition, which gives undiscovered filmmakers a real chance to break into the film industry. Following in the footsteps of Kevin Spacey, Willem Dafoe and Uma Thurman, this year the chosen three will be directing Academy Award winner, Adrien Brody as the lead in their films, all with the backing and expertise of award-winning production company, Trigger Street Productions. Adrien Brody commented, “Jameson First Shot affords talented writer/directors an important gift: the confidence to exercise fearlessness and the opportunity to materialise their dreams.’
US winner: Calvert’s script entitled The Library Book tells the story of a modest man’s encounter with a stern librarian while returning an overdue book to a failing library results.

Canada Winner: Tempier’s script entitled Boredom tells the story of Danny, a 40-year-old who chose to remain a child, no matter what anyone else thinks.

South Africa winner: Mark Middlewick’s script entitled The Mascot tells the story of Adam, the mascot for basketball team the Pittsburgh Pandas, who takes his part-time job very seriously, until he is fired and decides to confront the man that has replaced him.

A rigorous judging process led by Trigger Street, saw 1,750 contestants shortlisted to direct a short scene and submit a director’s treatment before the most compelling scripts were chosen.

Spacey commented, “If you’ve been successful at the career you wanted to have, it’s your obligation to spend a good proportion of your time sending the elevator back down. It’s not about where someone is in terms of their talent or accomplishments when they begin, it’s about where they might get in 10 years if they are encouraged, nurtured and guided.’

Brunetti added, “Where this can go, the possibilities are endless.’

Visit the Jameson First Shot Competition website for more information.

Claire Mawisa joins the Carte Blanche team

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On Sunday 12 April, M-Net and Carte Blanche welcomed a new face to the country’s longest running investigative journalism programme. Claire Mawisa has joined the formidable Carte Blanche presenting team of Derek Watts, Devi Sankaree Govender, Bongani Bingwa and John Webb.

Mawisa (35), who is well-known to the South African public as host and co-host of several television and radio shows after entering the limelight at a very young age as a model and continuity presenter, has also garnered extensive experience in the media industry in different roles behind the scenes. In 2014, she left Kaya FM to start her own business, an enterprise that empowers young women through life skills workshops.

“Claire will be a great asset to the Carte Blanche team,” says M-Net’s head of publicity Lani Lombard. “She has an incredible rapport with young and old and we’re thrilled to add a new member to the team that will also draw a younger audience to our flagship programme. Moreover, her energy, investigative skills and extensive experience in the media industry will complement the existing team’s impeccable work.”

“There is no show like it on TV’, says Claire. “I have grown up watching Carte Blanche, and it has always had a very high standard when it comes to telling the South African story in an honest and fearless way. It always evokes an emotion in the viewer, whether it is heart wrenching, infuriating, amusing or uncomfortable, you can never accuse Carte Blanche of ever playing it safe. To say that I’m excited to join the team is an understatement.”

The One Club appoints SA CEO

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The One Club, the world’s foremost non-profit organisation recognising creative excellence in advertising, design and marketing communications, has announced the appointment of South African Kevin Swanepoel as chief executive officer. Swanepoel joined The One Club in 1998 and previously served as president.

Swanepoel succeeds Mary Warlick, who joined The One Club in 1989 as executive director and served as chief executive officer since 2006. A two-time Emmy Award winner, for the film Art and Copy and PBS special The Real Mad Men and Women of Madison Avenue, Warlick will transition into her new position as president of A&C Film Distribution, a division of The One Club devoted to documentary films, television and other content. Warlick will report to The One Club Board of Directors.

“The One Club would not be where it is today, and I would not be where I am now, if it weren’t for Mary’s leadership over these many years,” said Swanepoel. “It has been an absolute pleasure and I am glad she now has the chance to fully pursue her passion for creating documentaries. I am grateful for this opportunity and I am confident that with the team we have built, The One Club will continue to set the standard in our industry in more and more places around the world.”

“I am excited about the next stage in my career,” said Warlick. “After producing the One Show Awards for 25 years, I am looking forward to focusing on producing films, television and digital content. I hope that my legacy to The One Club will be one of maintaining a standard of excellence for the industry and I am sure it will be continued.”

Visit The One Club website for more information.

Orad debuts playback server at NAB

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Orad is premiering its new Artwork SeQuencer (ASQ) at booth SL6317 at NAB 2015, running until 16 April in Las Vegas. Ideal for studio productions, ASQ is a file-based clip and still playback server coupled with superior real-time graphics controlled from a single user interface. ASQ is typically used for playback of transitions as well as playback of sequences and images onto studio displays.

ASQ provides all the expected functions of a clips-and-still store, including ingest from file, video and image capture from live feed, alpha preview, back-to-back playout with transitions, rundown creation; plus many additional features that make its integration in modern workflows quite easy:

• Content tagging and cataloguing for easy search and access
• Possibility to be triggered by switchers or studio automation
• Real-time graphics controlled from the same user interface
• Streamed preview of the real output as well as preview of individual assets available as part of the user interface

In its full capacity, ASQ is equipped with up to six video channels, typically two input streams of video in and four streams of video out. ASQ supports all commonly used file formats and wrappers. It can host clips from different formats in the same playlist and can play clips back to back.

Streamlining the workflow, ASQ is fully compatible with all major newsroom systems, allowing journalists to select and preview the media before publishing it to the rundown. Playback of ASQ items can be triggered manually, from an external device such as switchers or studio automation, or from Orad’s SmartShot.

ASQ is fully redundant solution with hot swappable dual power supply, Raid protected hard drives, and dual network cards, all from a compact rack mounted 2U box. ASQ is equipped with eight TB of Raid protected storage with automatic copying and deletion processes.

Litepanels LED lights for on-the-go shooting

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Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand and provider of LED lighting for the broadcast and production industries, presents its new Caliber 3-Light KitTM. Ideal for webcasting, blogging and professional content creation the Caliber 3-Light Kit is designed specifically to provide the portable, out-of-the-box lighting solution that today’s professional videographers require.

The Caliber is a true Fresnel fixture with wide focus range that can be powered via AC or with AA batteries. The daylight-balanced LED offers the controllability and light-shaping properties inherent in a Fresnel light at a fraction of the power draw of conventional fixtures. Flicker-free at any frame rate or shutter angle, the Caliber Fresnel offers smooth dimming from 100 percent to zero, with no noticeable colour shift throughout the entire range.

With accessories like a colour frame, correction filters and a 4-way barndoor, the LED Caliber brings the functionality of large Fresnels into a small size factor. The dimmable light provides a ¼-20 post for direct mounting using common hardware. The fixture’s compact size, high intensity output and portability make the Caliber 3-Light Kit a valuable production tool in the field.

Litepanels’ compact Caliber 3-Light Kit has been carefully crafted to enable ease of travel and a fast setup. Weighing in at less than 13 pounds (six kilograms), each kit contains three Caliber fixtures and AC Adapters with international plug sets. Also included are three multi-jointed flexible tripods, allowing the lights to be fixed in a number of positions, and a compact stand with stand adapter, offering additional placement options.

Cinematographer Lan Bui recently served as a beta tester for the new Caliber Kit. “I’m often stuck in very hard situations with limited power choices, so having a standardised battery power option built right into the lights is a key feature for me,’ noted Bui. “Being able to set up the lights anywhere without running cables or worrying about location power is an incredible convenience. Using only the AA batteries, I’m able to use the lights to compliment the shot I’m composing.’

Bui added, “The Caliber lights have a surprisingly bright output for their size and power sources. The quality of light, coupled with the ability to focus the light down and use the provided barndoors, makes these fixtures a ‘must have’ on any travel or run-and-gun location shoot. I don’t see how I’ll ever go out on a shoot without the Caliber Kit again. ‘

RTW monitoring and metering solutions feature at NAB

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RTW, a company specialising in visual audio meters and monitoring devices, will present its TMR7 TouchMonitor audio meter, Smart Series of audio meters and SurroundControl Series of metering, monitoring and controlling systems, at the NAB show, which runs from 11 to 16 April in Las Vegas.

RTW TMR7 TouchMonitor

Based on the same technology and flexible, modular configuration as RTW’s TM7 TouchMonitor, the four-channel TMR7 TouchMonitor, featuring a seven-inch touch screen, integrates all metering options required for loudness monitoring for radio broadcasting. As with all RTW meters, it offers two AES3 digital inputs for parallel monitoring of the on-air signal and a PFL source, along with loudness, true peak, PPM, vectorscope, moving-coil instruments, RTA and correlation monitoring functions. Loudness standards supported include ITU BS.1770-3/1771-1, ATSC A/85, EBU R128, ARIB, OP-59, AGCOM and CALM Act.

RTW Smart Series

Comprised of the TM3 Smart, TM3-3G Smart, TM3-Primus andTMR7 Smart, RTW’s Smart Series of products incorporate the company’s Devicer DC1 software, which allows users to personalise and adapt existing pre-sets to their needs, and create several configuration sets with different pre-sets that can be uploaded to the devices. Ideal for editorial offices, edit suites, control rooms and other applications requiring easily readable, out-of-the-box loudness-compliant level control, the Smart Series handles analogue or digital stereo signals. The TM3 can control up to six channels of digital signals, the TM3-3G can send up to 16 SDI audio signals to eight AES3 outputs, the USB-compatible TM3-Primus controls RCA-type two-channel analog and digital (SPDIF) and the TMR7 features two AES3 digital inputs.

RTW SurroundControl Series

A unique eight-channel combination of a powerful surround sound meter and analyser, monitoring controller and router, the SurroundControl Series products are designed for controlling, analysing and monitoring stereo, surround sound and multichannel programs. They offer multi-standard PPMs and loudness metering for stereo and surround channels, True Peak metering, integrated loudness with dynamic time windows, loudness history and chart recorder. It features a summed loudness display for momentary, short-term and integrated loudness, along with RTW’s MagicLRA instrument for the intuitive detection of loudness range and values.

Pronology Panel for Adobe Premiere Pro showcased at NAB

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Pronology, a developer of tapeless workflow solutions, showcases its Pronology Panel for Adobe Premiere Pro CC at booth SL12517 at the 2015 NAB show, which runs from 13 to 16 April in Las Vegas. The Pronology Panel integrates Pronology files and metadata for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC in order to simplify content creation and distribution.

“Our Pronology Panel provides a direct pathway into the Adobe Premiere Pro CC workflow, allowing users to access the Pronology management system content files instantly,” says Mike Shore, co-founder of Pronology. “The Pronology Panel also streamlines stored file access, enabling a production team to focus more on content creation.’

The Pronology Panel offers three essential tools for projects created in Adobe Premiere Pro CC, a key part of Adobe Creative Cloud. It allows an Adobe Premiere Pro CC user to browse Pronology folders directly, browse Pronology Bins for clear organisation of media and have drag-and-drop access to reference media and metadata in an Adobe Premiere Pro CC project.

“Adobe Premiere Pro CC gives users powerful editing capabilities so they can create top-quality productions,” said Simon Williams, senior director of business development at Adobe. “The Pronology Panel for Adobe Premiere Pro CC streamlines the workflow even more for our customers, who want to focus on the creative aspects of their work.”

Hudson Valley Film Festival call for submissions

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The Hudson Valley International Film Festival, which runs from 14 to 16 August at the Monroe NY Arts and Civic Center in New York, is seeking film submissions in the following categories: narrative features, narrative shorts, documentary features, documentary shorts, animated features, animated shorts, TV pilots and music videos.

The festival celebrates independent artists and filmmaking pioneers from different backgrounds, and is open to US and international participants.

Deadlines, entry fees and submission requirements vary for each film category. Visit the Hudson Valley Film Festival website to view all details.

Lawo and Arista joint product showcase at NAB

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Lawo, a manufacturer of digital audio consoles and IP-based video routing equipment, and Arista Networks, a software-driven cloud networking solutions provider for large data centre and computing environments, will have a joint showcase at NAB, running from 11 to 16 April in Las Vegas. Prior to the show, the companies will host a joint webinar on 9 April at 10h00 PDT, describing the current SMPTE 2022 and VSF standards, different ways of performing seamless video switching in an IP-based broadcast infrastructure (source-timed, switch-timed, and destination-timed), and how software defined networking (SDN) techniques such as OpenFlow are enabling broadcast control systems to orchestrate and automate that infrastructure. The webinar can be accessed live via: www.tinyurl.com/ngpb7fl.

At NAB, Arista and Lawo will provide a live demonstration of frame-accurate video switching using components which are available today; pioneering the way to a post-baseband video switching infrastructure. The showcase will be shown at both the Arista booth (SL14513) and the Lawo booth (C2218).

“This is a compelling demonstration of orchestration and automation in a broadcast network based on commercially available components’, said Ed Chapman, vice president of Business Development and Alliances at Arista Networks. “The combination of Arista EOS software and switches with video edge devices and control from Lawo really highlights the promise of the next-generation broadcast production environment.’

Erling Hedkvist, senior vice president at Lawo commented, “The seamless integration of Arista’s switches and our control layer allows us to implement a solution the way broadcasters want it. It is all but invisible that below the VSM control system there’s now IP video switching instead of SDI. And since our approach is based on source-timed switching, we’re neither wasting any bandwidth nor compromising the quality of switching. It’s just as clean and frame-accurate as conventional baseband technology.’

Fujifilm presents broadcast zoom lens for 4K cameras

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Fujifilm Corporation has released the Fujinon UA80x9, a 80x zoom lens which covers a broad range of focal lengths from 9mm in wide angle to 720mm in telephoto, making the powerful 80x zoom ideal for the live coverage of sporting events and concerts.

Fujifilm’s line-up of cine lenses includes the HK series, which offers optical performance approximating to 8K systems, and ZK series, which combines 4K optical performance and electric drive units. Lenses in both HK and ZK series are frequently used in test 4K broadcasts for international sporting events. However, the broadcasting industry generally uses cameras equipped with a 2/3-inch sensor including 4K cameras with the same sensor size, and is therefore seeking compatible broadcast lenses that deliver advanced optical performance.

The Fujinon UA80x9 offers high image resolution, contrast and colour reproduction and features a unique optical stabilisation mechanism which provides optimum adjustment to image shakes caused by vibrations and wind, making it an excellent choice in live coverage of sporting events and concerts. The floating focus system, which controls multiple lens groups according to the shooting distance, delivers high-resolution and high-contrast images from close-up to infinity, enabling 4K video production with a high realistic sensation and premium picture quality. With the demand for accurate focusing needed for 4K resolution, Fujinon’s new focus position demand unit, the EPD-31A, has improved from 12 bit to 16bit encoding.

Fujinon lenses by Fujifilm are known for advanced descriptive performance, contributing to the evolution of video imaging through their use in the production of TV programs, movies and commercials across the world. Fujifilm will continue to tap into its optical, high precision forming and assembling technologies that have been nurtured over many years to develop and supply innovative products that address the diversifying needs of broadcasting production.

This product will be showcased at NAB 2015, a trade show of broadcasting equipment to be held in Las Vegas from April 13 to 16, 2015.

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