The Cinema Audio Society announced the nominees for the CAS Outstanding Product Awards for Production and Post-Production. “There were many innovative and outstanding choices in both production and post-production work flows,” said Bob Bronow, Chair of the CAS Awards Committee. “Our Blue Ribbon panel was challenged to whittle the list of products down to only five in each category”.
NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTS FOR 2016
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT – PRODUCTION
CEDAR DNS2 Dynamic Noise Suppression Unit
Manufacturer: Cedar Audio
CL-12 Linear Fader Controller
Manufacturer: Sound Devices, LLC.
Green and Blue Sleeves for Boom Poles
Manufacturer: Greensleeve
SB4 Sync Box Time Code Generator
Manufacturer: Deneke, Inc.
SRc Slot-in Dual Wireless Microphone Receiver
Manufacturer: Lectrosonics
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT – POST
Halo Upmix
Manufacturer: Nugen Audio
Indoor
Manufacturer: Audio Ease
Neutron
Manufacturer: iZotope
SA-2 Dialog Processor
Manufacturer: McDSP
Sound Particles
Manufacturer: Sound Particles
Final balloting for both the Outstanding Product Awards as well as the previously announced Outstanding Sound Mixing Awards will open online Wednesday January 25th and ends Sunday, February 12th.
The Awards will be presented at a sealed envelope dinner on February 18th in the Bunker Hill Ballroom of the OMNI Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza. During the awards the highest honor of the CAS, the CAS Career Achievement Award, will be presented to Production Mixer John Pritchett, CAS and the CAS Filmmaker Award will be given to Jon Favreau. Returning as the host of the awards is Comedian/writer/animal activist Elayne Boosler.
On the evening of the Awards the Cinema Audio Society website will be updated in real time as the winners are announced.
About the Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society was formed in 1964 for the purpose of sharing information with Sound Professionals in the Motion Picture and Television Industry.
The objectives of the CAS are: to educate and inform the general public and the motion picture & television industry that effective sound is achieved by a creative, artistic and technical blending of diverse sound elements; to provide the motion picture & television industry with a progressive society of master craftsmen specialized in the art of creative cinematic sound recording; to advance the specialized field of cinematic sound recording by exchange of ideas, methods, and information; to advance the art of auditory appreciation, and to philanthropically support those causes dedicated to the sense of hearing; to institute and maintain high standards of conduct and craftsmanship among our members; to aid the motion picture & television industry in the selection and training of qualified personnel in the unique field of cinematic sound recording and to achieve for our members deserved recognition as major contributors to the field of motion picture & television entertainment. www.cinemaaudiosociety.org
