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    BAM Studios unveils new ADR stage at Cinespace

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    BAM Studios' newest ADR stage
    CHICAGO --

    BAM Studios has expanded to Cinespace Chicago Film Studios to launch its fourth ADR stage.

    Chicago has seen a meteoric rise in its film and television industry, hustling in nine television shows on Cinespace’s lot. To meet the burgeoning demands of the expanding industry, BAM Studios has acquired 1000 sq. ft of space at Cinespace’s Center Studio building. With all current Dick Wolf NBC shows under their belt, as well as work on several others (including APB and Patriot), the new location works for client convenience and helps with hectic talent schedules. “As ADR needs have found us over the years, we’ve needed to meet new unexpected challenges head on,” said owner Brian Reed. “We are now able to better meet schedule demands and actors availability simply by being here [Cinespace]. And we are thrilled to be in the center of all that is happening for the city.” 

    The new stage is acoustically designed and built specifically for ADR projects with the utmost in quality and technical specifications. “Isolation in a building that has so much going on was a concern. We needed to make sure that the new studio would be as acoustically perfect as all four of our downtown studios.” said Dave Leffel, one of BAM’s several engineers and ADR supervisors. Threshold Acoustics was enlisted for the acoustic design and buildout over the summer.  “The timetable was quick and we knew we needed to be ready to accommodate the fall schedule” said Reed. The Pro Tools system in the new suite will be identical to BAM’s main location to make transitioning between the spaces seamless. All five studios between the two locations will be connected via a secure, private data link to help the engineers and mixers work efficiently on all the shows at the same time. The new studio will be located at 16th and Rockwell Ave and will share the 5th floor with 321 Fast Draw, The Exorcist, APB, Empire, Serving Time, and Simon Casting.  

    BAM has provided ADR services for Disney, Pixar, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures and many other network series. With more than 29 years of experience, BAM specializes in sound for film, broadcast TV and radio, web, video game and interactive projects.

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    Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Suchir Balaji poses for a photo in Hawaii in 2018. Balaji was a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who died in November 2024. (Balaji Ramamurthy via AP)

    Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26.

    Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before quitting in August. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI's strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products.

    "We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time," said a statement from OpenAI.

    Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26 in what police said "appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation." The city's chief medical examiner's office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide.

    His parents Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a "happy, smart and brave young man" who loved to hike and recently returned from a trip with friends.

    Balaji grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and first arrived at the fledgling AI research lab for a 2018 summer internship while studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He returned a few years later to work at OpenAI, where one of his first projects, called WebGPT, helped pave the way for ChatGPT.

    "Suchir's contributions to this project were essential, and it wouldn't have succeeded without him," said OpenAI co-founder John Schulman in a social media post memorializing Balaji. Schulman, who recruited Balaji to his team, said what... Read More

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