Archive for April, 2003
ESPN’s “SportsCentury” Brings Kappa Studios into The Game with Motion Control
Burbank, April 15, 2003: Kappa Studios, Inc. announces its role in the production of ESPN’s Emmy-winning SportsCentury. Phred Tinampay, Kappa’s own motion control artist, successfully brings the stills to life for the dramatic sports show. Read more
Kappa Studios Graphics Shots included in Matrox NAB 2003 Demo
BUrbank, April 11, 2003: Matrox, the leading video equipment manufacturer in Montreal, Canada has selected several recently-produced Kappa Studios design and effects shots for inclusion in their latest demo reel. The demo reel, which was first showcased at NAB 2003 in Las Vegas, demonstrates the quality editing, design and effects that have been created on Matrox-based systems. The Kappa clips Matrox chose were taken from the San Damiano Foundation’s tail end logo and from the effects-heavy :30 Nike spec spot “Proverb”, both created by Kappa’s own Igor Ridanovic.
Kappa Profile in NAB 2003 Issue of Post Magazine
Post magazine interviewed Kappa Studios for an article entitled “Kappa Offers Value-Added Services” published in the Open House section of their April NAB issue. The author, Ann Fisher, notes Kappa’s business strategy that works “successfully by offering new services and going the extra mile for clients.” Read more
Kappa Studios Rescues Audio for “GOOD MORNING AMERICA”
April 4, 2003: ABC’s top-rated daytime show Good Morning America has tapped into Kappa Studios’ new Audio Rescue 911 department for a segment about the first Gulf War. This exciting new service takes distorted, unusable audio and digitally transforms it into usable audio. GMA segment producer Bill Cunningham called on Kappa to clean up some deteriorating tapes that are vitally important to his project. Using real-time technology, the “bad” sound was successfully transferred from micro-cassettes into the system where it was cleaned up and finally recorded onto BetacamSP, resulting in an 80% overall improvement! Read more
