Deluxe New York, a Deluxe Entertainment Services company, has opened a sound mixing stage. This high-end space represents a significant expansion of the company's feature film postproduction offerings in the city.
Located in the 435 Hudson Street facility, the mixing facility features a fully outfitted stage for sound artists working on any size feature or TV project. The 18-seat theater includes an Avid ProTools Dual Icon board and full complement of inputs for additional drives and workstations and an environment 32-feet long, 25-feet wide and 16-feet high with a 19-by-11-foot screen. Projection systems are the finest available for film and digital projection, and the room is capable of audio playback in every format, including 5.1 and 7.1; Dolby SR, Dolby Digital (SRD); DTS.
"Recently, we've seen a considerable increase in demand for major mixing stages in New York," explained Deluxe New York's general manager, Domenic Rom. "This luxurious space offers producers a chance to mix any kind of feature or television project. For the many productions also working at Deluxe NY for their color grading or editorial needs, this top-flight mixing stage in the same building is an extra convenience."
As soon as it opened as a mixing stage, the renowned Supervising Sound Editor and Re-recording Mixer Craig Henighan (Black Swan, Snow White and the Huntsman) and his team christened the space for some work they were doing on a major studio feature slated for release next year. "The technical setup was completely familiar and the room sounds very good," Henighan reported. "We were in there as soon as the paint was dry and we could do our work exactly as we would at any top-level mixing stage."
"This theater is one of the best and most advanced in the city, and the very best in the downtown area," said David Feldman, director of sales for (sister company) Company 3, NY. "The mixing stage is a great new option for all feature productions interested in posting in New York."
Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta
The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.
The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.
Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.
Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.
Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.
Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.
The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More