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SOUND LIBRARIES
Published: June 1, 2009
To succeed, it takes more than just quality tracks, you need to compete online too.
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AUDIO FOR GAMES & DVD
Published: April 28, 2009
For some studios that handle audio post, game and DVD titles represent a significant portion of their workload. And for others that find themselves doing sound for commercials and films, games and DVD projects represent a welcome form of new business — one that they’d like to see grow.
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KEEPING BUSY IN THE BIG APPLE
Published: April 28, 2009
Gary Arnold is a sound designer/mixer that operates his own Manhattan-based boutique, Gary’s Chop Shop. Arnold has worked within post houses in the past — Blinkfx, McHale Barone, Superdupe — and two years ago, decided it was time to go out on his own.
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POSTING IN CANADA
Published: March 25, 2009
Forget the tax incentives, it’s high-quality work that Canadian facilities want to be known for.
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ON THE LOOKOUT
Published: March 24, 2009
With the economy in the tank and things looking rough for the foreseeable future, how many post pros will be heading to the NAB show in Las Vegas to check out, and even purchase, new gear? More than you might think!
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WESTON FONGER WINS 'SONOPEDIA SOUND DESIGN COMPETITION'
Published: February 26, 2009
NEW YORK — Post Magazine (www.postmagazine.com) and Blastwave FX (www. blastwavefx.com) are proud to announce the winner of the Sonopedia Sound Design Competition: New York-based Weston Fonger.
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A GLASS HALF FULL
Published: February 25, 2009
Times are tough, no doubt. And this economic crisis is reaching far beyond the housing market and auto industry. One only needs to read our daily online news to see details on how the post market is being affected. So this month, I decided I would try to find some positive news, and believe it or not, there are numerous headlines that suggest the world is not coming to an end.
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LCD: THE NEXT CRT?
Published: January 28, 2009
Studios are coming to grips with the fact that cathode ray tube-based
monitors are quickly becoming a technology of the past. Manufacturers
have switched to LCD panels, and the economics of scale, driven by the
consumer business, means it's no longer cost effective to keep CRT
production lines operating.
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OPTIMISM OR CONCERN?
Published: January 27, 2009
As I write this letter, an estimated two million people have gathered at the National Mall in Washington, DC, hopeful that the incoming administration will bring “change” to our nation and its struggling economy. There is optimism and excitement over the possibilities the future holds, but for those who’ve already lost jobs or seen retirement funds take catastrophic hits, there is also much concern.
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GOING GREEN
Published: December 22, 2008
It's one thing to say you're "going green," but it's another to actually do it. Mark Decena, director at San Francisco's Kontent Films, is doing it. And his efforts go beyond typical recycling initiatives.
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