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November/December
1999
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Greetings from your new newsletter
staff:
Having been a freelance writer and
publisher over the last five years, I am very excited about
the opportunity to edit the MPEG Newsletter. We could not
have put this issue together without the contributions from
members who devoted their time and energy to participating
as journalists. Soon, I hope to be able to interact with
many more MPEG members. I am already very glad to be
aboard!
Best regards,
Scott Essman, Editor
I've been co-designing the Guild's web
site for over two years and am honored to begin work as Art
Director for the Newsletter. One of my first tasks will be
to redesign and modernize our look. You'll see the results
in the next issue. I'm very excited to be a part of this
change and I'm looking forward to making a difference for
all of you.
Best regards,
Mary Lee, Design & Production
The following companies have recently
become signatories to the I.A.T.S.E. Basic
Agreement:
Facility:
Four Media Company
Features:
100 Girls,
Inc... 100
Girls
Boys and Girls Prods., Inc... Boys and Girls
Open Brook Prods., LLC...
Cutaway
Sixth Day Prods., Inc... The
Sixth Day
Squelch Prods., Inc... Squelch
Trixie, Inc...Trixie
Auggie Rose Prods., Inc...
Auggie Rose
Buying the Cow Prods., Inc...
Buying the Cow
Dr. T, Inc... Dr. T and the
Women
Little Brother, Inc...Brother
Prime Gig, Inc... Prime
Gig
The Guild's Job Hunting Seminar
has been uploaded to the web and you can listen to it online
any time via Real Audio. Simply click
here.
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Need to Brush Up on Your AVID,
Lightworks, or Pro Tools Skills?
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The Editors Guild has an Avid 9000,
Lightworks and Pro Tools systems available for practice in
our training room. To book a training session at the guild
call (323) 876-4770 ext. 246, and Brian Damsky or Dieter
Rozek will be happy to answer any questions you may
have.
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New York MPEG members attend Pro
Tools Discussion Group
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On October 20th, about 30 members of the
NY branch of MPEG attended a demonstration of the Pro Tools
5.0 sound editing system, moderated by Robert Miller of
Digidesign. VCA (Video Corporation of America) hosted the
event and allowed MPEG to use their space and media
equipment. The discussion included an overview of the many
new updates that Pro Tools 5.0 features, integrated by
Miller in a demo which included material from last winter's
NAB. Special thanks to both Miller and VCA.
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Special Letter for All
Members:
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As a retiree, now in my eighty-eighth
year, I want to thank all of you for making my retirement
'the best years of my life.' Now I realize the importance of
'The Motion Picture Industry takes care of its own.' Words
cannot express my gratitude for the extra bonus checks that
were voted for those of us on pension.
In closing, I would like to remind all
the young people entering the industry 'how important unions
are to our future.' Stand by them - they'll stand by you.
Believe me, your future is sooner than you think.
May God Bless You,
Marvin Landfield
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Knudson to Receive
Honors
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Re-recording mixer Buzz (Robert) Knudson
will be receiving the Cinema Audio Society Career
Achievement Award at the annual C.A.S. Awards Banquet on
March 4, 2000. He has been nominated for 11 Academy Awards
and has won three of those times. He joined Todd-AO in 1960
and became their president in 1982; he currently serves as
their Vice-Chairman.
The 36th Annual C.A.S Awards Banquet
will be held at the Universal Sheraton Hotel. Contact Laura
Long at the C.A.S. office for information at (818) 752-8624
or via email.
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NAB2000 - April 8-13,
2000
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Visit your online Convergence
Marketplace for the latest
news on the largest electronic media convention in the
world.
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An Errata, Here
Corrected
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In the last issue, I made an error
in my article "The Secret Life of Audio Crossfades". The way
paragraph five is written indicates that acoustic power and
sound pressure (SPL) use the same 10log scaling (i.e. 3dB is
a doubling of intensity). Of course, SPL is measured with a
20log scale (6dB is a doubling). Thus, an increase of 6dB in
voltage (as shown on a VU meter) creates a 6dB increase in
SPL (as noted on an SPL meter). Sorry for any confusion this
may have caused. (By the way - does anyone else find it
amusing that most Hollywood dub stages are calibrated by
"Realistic" SPL meters from Radio Shack?...)
-- Andy Somers
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