The show is produced by the Gurin Company. President and Executive Producer Phil Gurin said, “Your Chance to Dance” is ultimately a celebration of those memorable pop culture dances that we all love. We are pleased to partner with CMT again on a high-energy, family friendly, music-filled competition show.”

The Gurin Company is a long time Kappa client having recently completed two seasons of CMT’s #1 hit show “Singing Bee” at the facility. Kappa is providing turnkey offline, online, audio mixing and deliverables. Kappa’s president Paul Long has this to say: “Because of today’s production environment we team with our clients to provide superior service and stay in very close contact throughout the complete post cycle. This helps us provide post-production logistics that add value while saving time and money.

Kappa Studios, Inc. is a full service High-Def post production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa Studios provides complete picture and sound packages for television and digital cinema, a Dolby-certified dubstage, digital file management, closed caption transcription and encoding, and a CGI graphics department. Kappa is host and co-founder of RED User Group LA and RED Boot Camp. A complete description of services, credit lists, as well as photos of the environment, are available at www.kappastudios.com

Markus and Indrani have shot virtually every contemporary boldface name and countless other iconic images for fashion campaigns and magazines. With two former lovers working together 18 hours a day in incredibly high-stress environments, filled with deadlines, stretched budgets, expensive locations and demanding talent, it’s not unusual for sparks to fly both on camera and outside the frame. Double Exposure is produced by Juma Entertainment with Bob Horowitz and Lewis Fenton serving as executive producers.  Jason Bryan is Line Producer.

Kappa was able to keep this complex show on schedule and on budget through its ability to use multiple HD edit bays and double shifts when needed.  Kappa’s president Paul Long has this to say:  “Because of today’s production environment, we have become experts at perfecting post production logistics that save time and money for everyone.  Double Exposure airs on Bravo this summer.

Kappa Studios, Inc. is a full service High-Def post production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa Studios provides complete picture and sound packages for television and digital cinema, a Dolby-certified dubstage, digital file management, closed caption transcription and encoding, and a CGI graphics department.  Kappa is host and co-founder of RED User Group LA and RED Boot Camp.  A complete description of services, credit lists, as well as photos of the environment, are available at www.kappastudios.com.

CONTACT: Paul Long

3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505

office: (818) 843-3400

FAX: 818.559.2418

email: paul@kappastudios.com

The latest theatrical feature posted by Kappa is Unrequited which tells the story of Ben Jacobs, a troubled young man who, on his 18th birthday, must leave the group home where he has been living for the past several months.  After moving back in with his mother, Ben discovers that his girlfriend is now dating an older college guy. Desperate for love and unable to cope with losing Jessica, Ben’s troubled past catches up with him as he kidnaps her in an attempt to regain her affection.  Events do not improve.

The film is being distributed worldwide by Arclight and was produced by Jeff Day and Tom Lockridge of Lucky Day Studios.  The company is unusual in that it not only wants to make successful films but it also encourages college and university students to serve as interns and apprentices working side-by-side with industry professionals.  Jason Epperson, from On The Lot, a joint venture created by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett, directed the picture.

Kappa’s Digital Intermediate Supervisor Igor Ridanovic used the Avid DS to assemble and color correct the picture.  Ridanovic has this to say:  “The combination of the DS and our Samsung projector provides a powerful team of color grading tools.  This is a theatrical feature, so seeing it in a theater like environment is extremely helpful.”   Kappa’s lead mixer Humberto Zamores supervised the audio editing and mixed the 5.1 audio in its Dolby certified dub stage.

Kappa Studios, Inc. is a full service High-Def post production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa Studios partners with its clients to provide complete picture and sound packages for television and digital cinema.  Their services include a Dolby-certified dubstage, digital file management, closed caption transcription and encoding, and a CGI graphics department.  Kappa is host and co-founder of RED User Group LA and RED Boot Camp.  A complete description of services, credit lists, as well as photos of the environment, are available at www.kappastudios.com.

CONTACT: Paul Long

3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505

office: (818) 843-3400

FAX: 818.559.2418

email: paul@kappastudios.com

In addition to Avid’s RED workflow, Kappa’s DI Supervisor Igor Ridanovic has developed a proprietary software tool for RED post production. Kappa is also a beta tester for Monkey Extract software application. Digital Intermediate Colorist Eric Babinec is using the latest Avid DS v10 for color grading.
“Heist” film Editor Drake Silliman, ACE made a decision to edit in Avid Media Composer due to his years of experience cutting with Avid products.  The technical staff at Kappa Studios made the transition to working with RED media on Avid completely transparent.  Silliman says, “Using RED files in Avid was flawless and as fast as any project I’ve edited.”

In this suspense thriller filmed in Atlanta and Los Angeles a troubled man convinces his estranged brother to rob an armored truck in broad daylight on a busy Los Angeles street corner. This is the first of several bad ideas that drive the plot.

Leading man Rick Jordan shared directorial duties with Richard Cooper on the Wayne Wong produced picture for EBS World Entertainment.

The idea to shoot RED came from DP Grisha Alasadi who had already shot several projects with RED One and suggested using it for “Heist”.  The benefit to cost ratio, plus the ability to record a 4K image with film like imagery quickly persuaded all involved that RED was the right choice.
Kappa Studios, Inc. is a full service High Definition post-production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa provides a complete package of picture and sound services including sound services. Kappa Studios, Inc. works with each client to create a post-production package that fits each unique project and budget – an end-to-end service chain geared for television and film production.

CONTACT: Paul Long

3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505

office: (818) 843-3400

FAX: 818.559.2418

email: paul@kappastudios.com

The producer, Creative Differences, is one of the top producers for Discovery and has produced more shows with more networks than any other American based production company. Kappa provided offline Avid editing suites, audio recording and mix, HD picture assembly and color correction.

“Tornadoes” analyzes the most destructive tornadoes ever caught on tape.  A mixture of 3D animation, HD interviews, and home video the show features eyewitness accounts from those who survived the storms and the footage they risked their lives to capture. “Swarms and Stampedes” features masses of animals and insects and some of the most incredible video ever shot. “Landslides” depicts one of nature’s most terrifying disasters, responsible for thousands of deaths around the world each year. Some of the most unforgettable landslides ever caught on tape are analyzed by scientists and their stories told by survivors.

Kappa Studios, Inc. is a full service High Definition post-production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa provides a complete package of picture and sound services including sound services. Kappa Studios, Inc. works with each client to create a post-production package that fits each unique project and budget – an end-to-end service chain geared for television and film production.

CONTACT: Paul Long

3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505

office: (818) 843-3400

FAX: 818.559.2418

email: paul@kappastudios.com

When in REDspace the cinematographer uses a histogram of the scenes brightness to obtain an overall exposure that will maximize the detail in the bright and dark areas of the scene.

Other highlights of Build 16 include Digital Signal Processing and Image Compression Optimization; support for 4K 16:9 recordings in REDALERT and QuickTime based applications; in-camera 1080p playback of REDCODE RAW .R3D files; improved audio sample to video frame synchronization (lip sync accuracy); updated file name structure to eliminate duplicate file names; improved display precision and color response of RED-EVF and RED-LCD; the addition of Pre-Record (10 sec or 30 sec loop) mode; and Look Around available on HD PREVIEW outputs when LCD and EVF are active.

Kappa Studios, Inc. is a full service High Definition post-production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa provides a complete package of picture and sound services including sound services. Kappa Studios, Inc. works with each client to create a post-production package that fits each unique project and budget – an end-to-end service chain geared for television and film production.

CONTACT: Paul Long

3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505

office: (818) 843-3400

FAX: 818.559.2418

email: paul@kappastudios.com

Another track from this record “Handlebars” recently rose to #3 position on Billboard’s Hot Modern Rock chart.“The music video was shot on 16mm and had some pretty large hairs and dust particles in the gate,” recalls Kappa’s Senior Editor Lee Mansis. “During the conform we maintained and augmented the client’s tilt and scan moves in order to keep the largest hairs out of frame.”

After the Final Cut Pro conform the video was colored, finished and versioned in one of Kappa’s Avid DS Nitris suites.

“We did architectural signage removal and additional dirt fixes. The process was simple and straightforward,” says Kappa’s DS Artist Igor Ridanovic. The final video was aspect ratio corrected for 1.85.

“Rise” was produced by Sarah Mac Murray, directed by Gavin Bowden and edited by Jesse Atlas.
Kappa Studios, Inc. is a full service High Definition post-production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa provides a complete package of picture and sound services including sound services. Kappa Studios, Inc. works with each client to create a post-production package that fits each unique project and budget – an end-to-end service chain geared for television and film production.

CONTACT: Paul Long

3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505

office: (818) 843-3400

FAX: 818.559.2418

email: paul@kappastudios.com

The dramatic material was shot using the Sony F23 camera which combines 4:4:4 RGB recording with film camera style features not available on most HD cameras: variable frame rates, variable recording, instant playback of over-cranked under-cranked material, all recorded on the industry standard SR tape format. On South Dakota two F23 cameras were used in tandem for ease of coverage and shooting efficiency. The documentary footage was shot on the Sony XDCam HD format to provide an ENG look.

Kappa president Paul Long has a high regard for the F23 and describes it as “a really great advance in digital cinema. The camera provides superb color imagery with a very wide latitude and tremendous detail in the shadow areas.”

The Digital Intermediate will be prepared at Kappa by digital cinema specialist Igor Ridanovic using the Nitris DS. Ridanovic will also work with the team at EFILM and Deluxe Labs to successfullly complete a 35mm negative for making theatrical prints.

Kappa Studios, Inc. (www.kappastudios.com) is a full service High Definition post-production facility specializing in Digital Cinema work flow. Kappa provides a complete package of picture and sound services and works with each client to create a post-production package that fits each unique project and budget – an end-to-end service chain geared for television and film production.

CONTACT:
Paul Long (paul@kappastudios.com)
Kappa Studios, Inc. (www.kappastudios.com)
Tel: 818.843.3400
FAX: 818.559.2418

Peter Jackson is equally enthusiastic: “It’s pretty exciting, and will have a major impact on indie filming – but we could see no reason why you couldn’t use these cameras for any type of movie. I’m seriously considering using RED for The Lovely Bones.”

The RED Los Angeles User Group whose monthly meetings attract a packed house at Kappa Studios, the Burbank post facility specializing in completion of RED projects, was featured in a special report in the June issue of Post Magazine. At that meeting Ted Schilowitz, RED’s “leader of the revolution,” told attendees about the latest developments at RED Digital Cinema. Each month members get up-to-the-minute information on accessories, techniques and technology. So great is the demand for information on RED, Kappa is offering a series of day-long RED Boot Camp sessions covering acquisition through final output.

Kappa Studios, Inc. is a full service High-Definition/Standard Definition post production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa provides a complete range of picture and Dolby 5.1 sound services for broadcast television and digital cinema. A complete description of Kappa’s services, credit lists, as well as photos of the environment are available at www.kappastudios.com.

CONTACT: Paul Long

3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505

office: (818) 843-3400

FAX: 818.559.2418

email: paul@kappastudios.com

Richard Shaw, owner of Pinlight in Hollywood says, “Kappa Studio’s involvement with the incredible Red One Camera and Avid Nitris editing system has been vital to us. This enabled us to obtain the assistance of EFILM and DELUXE for the filmout recording of the high-resolution footage to 35mm with Dolby 5.1 surround audio. It’s a tremendous break for our project.” Lee Cantelon, the editor of The Wordz book (Scriptural words of Christ) on which the project is based commented, “What is happening is a merging of positive content along with technically advanced post production techniques from some of the most respected companies in Hollywood.” Pinlight is currently planning a one-hour TV special.

The Wordz has been a long-term music project with many major recording artists including: the Bone Thugs -n- Harmony and The Last Poets, Blaxmyth, (came in 2nd in competition with 7,600 other bands), Yo Yo, SKIM, Pat’s Justice, Mr. Mixx (2Live Crew) Pangy, Oblivion, and many others. The Wordz trailer now in post production includes high resolution RED One footage from the street in Watts and interviews with Lil’ Drawz, DreGhost, and Bigg Slice, (rapper and car customizer for Snoop).

Kappa Studios, Inc. (www.kappastudios.com) is a full service High Definition post-production facility located in the media district of Burbank, California. Kappa provides a complete package of picture and sound services including sound services. Kappa Studios, Inc. works with each client to create a post-production package that fits each unique project and budget – an end-to-end service chain geared for television and film production.

CONTACT: Paul Long

3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505

office: (818) 843-3400

FAX: 818.559.2418

email: paul@kappastudios.com