NEWS >>> POST PRODUCTION Dolby and Avid Join Forces With NFTS
DOLBY AND Avid have teamed up to celebrate excellence in sound post production and sound design in student films. Dolby is launching a new Dolby
Award for Best Sound with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to recognise excellence in sound mixing, sound editing, and sound design in a student short film. The winner will have the opportunity to present their next feature film at Dolby’s Atmos screening room in Soho where many established filmmakers showcase their movies. The competition is open to NFTS
Sound Design students graduating in 2014, whose short films will be judged by a jury of Dolby’s own sound consultants. All of the entered films will be showcased to industry sound professionals at the state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos screening room in Soho, London, on 9 April where the winner will be announced. Avid will also use the event to announce the winner of the new Avid Award for Excellence in Sound Design 2014. The winner will receive an Avid Artist Mix, MBox Pro, and Pro Tools 11 along with a pro plug-in activation voucher for their choice of Avid AAX plug-in. This bundle represents over £2,000 of Avid software and hardware. “This collaboration with NFTS and Avid celebrates new and exciting
>>> RECORDING Neil Young Announces PonoMusic
SINGER-SONGWRITER Neil Young released new details of his portable high-resolution audio player PonoMusic at this year’s SXSW conference, which also coincided with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign. PonoMusic encompasses both an online music store (
ponomusic.com) and a
playback device (PonoPlayer). The PonoPlayer offers what the company claims is “the finest quality, highest-resolution digital music”, while PonoMusic allows customers to download, manage, and sync their music to PonoPlayer and other high-resolution digital music devices. The audio technology in the PonoPlayer was developed in conjunction with the engineering team at Ayre Acoustics, who describe their contribution to the PonoPlayer design as including a digital filter with minimal phase (to combat ‘unnatural’, or digital sounding, pre-ringing); zero-feedback circuitry; a high- quality DAC chip; and a fully discrete output buffer used to drive the headphones, providing a flat frequency response and wide volume range using ‘virtually any set of headphones’. “PonoMusic and Ayre have collaborated to achieve a lofty goal – to make
the power and majesty of music available to everybody. We are absolutely thrilled to be a part of this project and will always be grateful to Neil Young for changing the landscape of recorded music.” said Charlie Hansen, CEO of Ayre Acoustics.
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10 April 2014
talent across the film industry. We hope that the Dolby Award for Best Sound will showcase how innovative sound mixers and editors are using sound to transform the art of storytelling to create the best possible entertainment experience,” said Andy Dowell, Dolby regional director, northern Europe. Simon Caton, Avid UK
professional audio manager, said: “Avid is delighted to support the National Film and Television School and the Sound Design for Film and TV course. We have a long-standing relationship with the NFTS and their alumni and are proud to play our part in the success of their students past and present. Through the sponsorship of this award we look to recognise the achievements of the NFTS and to assist one of their highest achieving graduates in their transition to the professional world of film and television.”
The announcement comes hot on the heels of NFTS sound graduates winning their 12th Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Award. The Verna Fields Award for Sound Editing in a Student Film was presented to sound designer Ting Li Lim for her graduation animation Robomax (directed by Moayad Fahmi). In addition, alumnus Simon Chase was the supervising ADR editor on Captain Phillips, which won
The Dolby dubbing studio at the NFTS
the award for Sound Editing in a Feature Film. NFTS head of sound Chris Pow
said: “We are thrilled to win our 12th Golden Reel student award; the NFTS sound courses are now undeniably the best in the world. The school has had long-standing associations with Dolby
>>> RECORDING
Management Company Launched in Partnership With Miloco
PIECES OF 8 Music is a boutique producer and engineer management roster set up by James Morgan to represent the next generation of producers, engineers, and mixers, as part of a new joint venture with Miloco. With many years’ experience working in A&R, Morgan is said to be well placed to nurture and develop the studio talent that is coming through from the Miloco group. The first four additions to the roster are Darren Lawson, Mark Allaway, Matt Lawrence, and Mo Hausler. “I’m thrilled to be working with Miloco on this venture as they are such a
well-respected and established brand with an unrivalled network of studios,” said Morgan. “As a consequence they consistently attract and produce some of the best engineers breaking through in the industry, which makes them the perfect partner for Pieces of 8. With the support of the Miloco team, I’m confident that it will not only be a successful partnership but will also provide many opportunities for growth and development in the long-term.” “Pieces of 8 is a great new venture for Miloco to be involved in,” added
Nick Young, managing director of Miloco. “As the Miloco family grows we are constantly looking to help further the careers of engineers and producers who come through our studios by offering them further avenues of work. With the experience James has gained at Universal he is perfectly positioned to help Pieces of 8 succeed.”
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and Avid whose systems and software our students use regularly. We are delighted that our students’ talent is being recognised with these new awards, which will help launch their careers.”
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