Joe Satriani, widely recognized as one of the world’s top guitarists, has added to his legacy with the release of the new live-concert film, “Satchurated: Live in Montreal.” The HD film was authored for both 2D and 3D Blu-Ray release by DuArt, NYC’s full-service video and audio post facility. nnFilmed by GRAMMYยฎ and EMMYยฎ award-winning concert filmmakers Pierre & François Lamoureux of Cinemusica, Satchurated was captured live on December 12, 2010 during Satriani’s “The Wormhole Tour,” supporting his studio album “Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards” at the Metropolis in Montreal, Canada. “Satchurated: Live in Montreal” was released to select theaters throughout the country for a limited engagement in March.nn
nnCinemusica captured the sold-out concert with a total of ten camera positions, recording Satriani’s musical best in both 2D and 3D HD formats, in 7.1 Surround Sound. n nRandy Hudson, Director of Digital Media Post Production for DuArt, oversaw a meticulous 3D Blu-Ray authoring process at DuArt‘s advanced facilities in midtown Manhattan. “This was an amazing project, and well deserving of the level of production necessary for making it available on 3D and Blu-Ray,” says Hudson. “You have a front row seat to every chord change, played by one of the world’s undisputed guitar masters.” n nWorking with his team in DuArt‘s dedicated 2D/3D BluRay authoring suite, Hudson used the NetBlender encoding module, Panasonic multiscan displays, and his deep media production experience to help Cinemusica prepare Satchurated for 3D Blu-Ray release. nn”Over 5,000 retail DVD and Blu-Ray titles have been collectively authored by the Disc Production team here at DuArt,” Hudson explains. “That helps us to fully understand the workflow and the final product that we’re working toward: knowing the intricacies of 3D subtitling and menuing, advising the client on how to simultaneously set up to playback in 2D for checking text or credits, and myriad other details are all factors in delivering the best possible product to the consumer.”nnThe complete post offerings available in DuArt‘s 12 floor building on 55th Street and 8th Avenue provided Cinemusica with additional important benefits. “Along with the video assets, we can also handle full QC of the audio in a surround environment,” notes Hudson. “All the services at DuArt are available to the client for a fast, complete turnaround, no matter what the format is.”nnnRight Word Media Ray Ecke p. 973.726.3797 f. 973.726.3798 c. 201.741.1092 Contact Ray via email
Liz Charky Directs a Playful and Reflective Video For Henry Hallโs “Tiny Door”
Directed by Liz Charky, the music video for Henry Hallโs โTiny Doorโ is a playful and profound exploration of the songโs intriguing perspective on love. Silly moments and serious heartbreak are skillfully weaved together in a series of cheeky, dreamy, profound, and sometimesย psychedelicย scenes. โI am a huge fan of love songs that have an unusual, hyper-specific perspective on love,โ says Hall. โThatโs what I wanted to do with โTiny Door.โ Itโs about loving someone unconditionally while recognizing that love is something that isnโt always straightforward โ I think thatโs something we all attempt to come to terms with in our lives. I thought it was a unique yet universal detail about love and therefore an intriguing subject matter for a song. Even though the song is a ballad at its core, it still has a lighthearted sense of humor to it โ thatโs really portrayed well by Liz, and Ellin Aldana, our cinematographer.โ Charky explains, โWhen I first listened to the song, I felt it was a love song full of longing with a kind of wishful melancholy. As I spoke with Henry about his intention behind the lyrics and sound, I was assured that I'd need to explore heartbreak in a nuanced way โ with a degree of levity and playfulness. For me, falling in and out of love runs the full course of human expression. Love and heartbreak can be so emotionally intense and sometimes lonely, other times quite goofy or liberating.ย In developing the concept, I focused on both the literal and figurative ways that falling in and out of love might look like. So, you see Henry and co-star Franny Arnautou falling, flying, dancing, raging, winking, smiling, and... Read More