Portland, Ore. – May 9, 2008 – CHIFOO (Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon), Oregon and Southwest Washington’s local SIGCHI chapter, and Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington’s local SIGGRAPH chapter, today announced that celebrated designer, author and researcher of human aspects of technology Bill Buxton will present “Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem,” beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11 at the World Trade Center Auditorium (Bridge Level) more…
– Featuring a new 2,000-hour filter, the CP-X201, CP-X301 and CP-X401 LCD projectors address the demand for enhanced performance, reliability and security in education environments. –
— Providing educators with an optimal combination of usability, quality and security, Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., Business Group today introduced three new LCD projectors: the CP-X201, CP-X301 and CP-X401. All three models feature a new 2,000-hour filter and offer a lower total cost of ownership to schools in K-12 and higher education, thanks to high performance and a variety of technological advantages unique to Hitachi projectors. more…
Scharff Weisberg took an artful approach to supporting the Brooklyn Museum’s annual Brooklyn Ball when it supplied Bounce Event Marketing with lighting, video and audio equipment for the gala event on April 3. The Brooklyn Ball, a fundraiser for the museum’s educational programs, celebrated the opening of multimedia artist Takashi Murakami’s retrospective with an exhibition preview, cocktail party, dinner and an exclusive performance by Grammy-winner Kanye West. Bounce Event Marketing was the overall event designer and producer. more…
So very much happening with Wes Plate and Automatic Duck; a busy production schedule and a busy travel schedule are keeping Wes, well, very busy. Here’s a snapshot of what’s going on with the Duck:
Pro Import FCP 2.04
Pro Import FCP 2.04 is now available for download from our website at http://www.automaticduck.com/support/updates/ more…
Campaign Features Pat Robertson With Al Sharpton And Nancy Pelosi With Newt Gingrich
New York, NY – (May 8, 2008) – A new ad campaign from Al Gore’s non-profit agency, Alliance for Climate Protection, pits odd couplings in a series of PSAs to draw attention to the environment. “Unlikely Alliances” eliminates partisanship from the climate question by featuring Al Sharpton with Pat Robertson and Nancy Pelosi with Newt Gingrich. Final Cut’s Ashley Kreamer handled the editorial for the campaign, which was created by The Martin Agency and directed by Albert Watson of cYclops Productions. more…
NEW YORK, NY – May 9, 2008 – Human, one of America’s pre-eminent original music composition and sound design agencies specializing in unique and compelling music for the international advertising industry, recently contributed Music and/or Original Sound Design to three 2008 “Webby Award” Winners. more…
VibeStudio Designer - Professional 3D Sound Design Suite 
VibeStudio is a professional spatial audio design suite comprised of three applications: Config, Profiler, and VibeStation. All three applications rest on top of the complex modeling and rendering engine SoundScape3D.Built on VRSonic’s SoundScape3D™ technology, VibeStudio Designer gives sound designers the ability to render real time audio environments in a way that is both more intuitive and more powerful than ever before. Together these applications create a one of a kind spatial audio package that provides the ability to both create dynamic audio content and compose spatial audio scenes.
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“No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo and Vilmos” will premiere as an official selection of the 61st Annual Cannes International Film Festival on May 22 as part of the Cannes Classics program. The documentary tracks a 50-year journey with Laszlo Kovacs, ASC and Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, beginning with their arrival in the United States as political refugees from Hungary in February 1957. more…
Studio City, CA (May 8, 2008) - Viewers will answer the question, Who is TV’s All-Time Funniest? this Friday during a two-hour special. If television aficionados were to assemble a list of TV’s favorite comedy characters from the greatest sitcoms in history, who would be the favorites? TV fans across the country were asked to choose their funniest characters in the following eight categories: Funniest Comedy Fathers, Funniest Mothers, Funniest Kids, Funniest Relatives, Funniest Neighbors, Funniest Friends, Funniest Boss and Funniest Co-Workers. Collected by Nielsen Media Research, the results will be revealed in the two-hour TV’s All-Time Funniest, A Paley Center for Media Special, airing FRIDAY, MAY 9 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. more…
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Venice, CA — (May 8, 2008) – The Venice Media District will host its Spring 2008 Mixer at member company, Wit Animation, on Thursday, May 22, 2008 from 6-9 pm. The Premiere Sponsor for the event is BOXX Technologies, Inc.
Calendar Listing Request:
Venice Media District
Spring 2008 Mixer
Thursday, May 22, 2008 from 6-9 p.m.
Wit Animation (959 Superba Ave. in Venice, at the corner of Lincoln Blvd.)
$10 at the door; RSVP by calling 310.429.4169 or email events@venicemediadistrict.org by Monday, May 19th. more…
