SHORT CUTS
Zona Design, New York, created an ID for Divine HD, a service of Rainbow Media Holdings. Divine HD features a mix of movies and programming of interest to gay and lesbian audiences, and is available exclusively to VOOM throughout the U.S. Zona created a :10 ID, along with an :05 cutdown. Zona’s creative team included director/creative director Zoa Martinez, executive producer Dennis Fluet, senior designer Mark Lee, designer Agnes Nowakowska, composite artist/motion art director Fabien Leon and still photographer Paul Aresu. The shop utilized Adobe After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop in the execution of the project. Owner/creative director Gary Adler of Four-Eyed Films, Los Angeles, produced the IDs.
New York-based Creative Bubble designed the show open for Entourage, a series for HBO. Inspired by the lights and neon of Hollywood, Creative Bubble designer Tomoko Nakamura incorporated the show’s actors’ credits into the environment, using light passes and signage. As the viewer rides along with the four friends who comprise the leads for the series, they cruise through the underbelly of Hollywood in a fish-tailed Lincoln Continental, while the credits appear on various parts of the car and city. For Creative Bubble, Martin Lazaro was senior visual effects artist, Tommy Shay was executive producer, and Javier Gonzalez was producer. Scott Persson of audio post arm Burst@Creative Bubble completed the sound design and audio mix.
MUSIC NOTES
Bill Higley of hsr/ny completed the audio mix for the documentary Autism Is A World, directed by Geraldine Wurzburg. Produced by Washington, D.C.-based State of the Art, the 40-minute film focuses on an autistic woman named Sue, who was diagnosed and treated as mentally retarded until the age of 13. The documentary provides a glimpse into Sue’s world, including her obsessions and the friendships she formed while in college. Higley used Digidesign ProTools to complete the film, which had a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles in August. The documentary is scheduled to air on CNN sometime in 2005.
North Hollywood-based Megatrax Production Music has released a six-CD Latin music library titled "Sensacion." The set was executive produced by Megatrax co-founders JC Dwyer and Ron Mendelsohn. "Sensacion" was composed, arranged and produced by Jorge Calandrelli (Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) and produced by Byron Brizuela (Laura Pausini, Juan Gabriel, Marco Antonio Solis, Paulina Rubio and Los Temerarios). The new collection includes Latin hip-hop and Latin pop/dance tracks; salsas, merengues, mambos and other tropical styles; banda, mariachi, cumbia and other regional Mexican styles; bossas and sambas from Brazil; tangos and dances from Argentina; and romantic Latin ballads featuring acoustic guitars and a string orchestra. "Sensacion" was recorded and mixed by Eddie King and Derek Jones at Megatrax Studios, mastered at Capitol Mastering and Dave Collins Mastering, and is published by Musica Sensacional (ASCAP).
Neil Goldberg of Heavy Melody Music & Sound Design, New York, composed a :60 orchestral piece that was used in the second round of commercials produced to bring the Olympic Games to New York City in 2012. Created by DDB New York and titled "Dreams," the spot begins with a violin melody illustrating black-and-white images of immigrants embarking on their American dreams in New York. As the music crescendos with trumpets and flugelhorn, the images shift to color shots representing New York’s dream to host the Olympic Games at locations in Manhattan and other boroughs. Chris Peterson produced for Heavy Melody.
IN GEAR
Southfield, Mich.-based Postique has added five Quantel eQ systems to its post arsenal. The company has retired its Editboxes and Henry Infinity systems over the past several months. Postique is a division of Grace & Wild, Farmington Hills, Mich. Quantel is based in New Canaan, Conn.
STOCK SHOTS
Prairie Pictures, Arlington, Texas, has added new footage to its StormStock library shot by cinematographer Martin Lisius. The images, which were shot earlier this year, feature 35mm footage of tornadoes, thunderstorms and winter storms.
