Jun 19

RED User Group Packs the House at Kappa

Burbank, CA June 18, 2008: The RED Los Angeles User Group formed earlier this year with monthly meetings at Kappa Studios has rapidly become Hollywood’s prime venue for sharing information on the revolutionary new cameras from RED Digital Cinema. The first camera in the series, the RED One, has attracted the attention of renowned directors Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and Steven Soderbergh (the Ocean’s series, Michael Clayton, the Argentine). Both directors have used the camera on recent productions.

RED technology presents new opportunities to filmakers regardless of the budget they have to work with. As Steven Soderbergh puts it, “This is the camera I’ve been waiting for my whole career: jaw-dropping imagery recorded onboard a camera light enough to hold with one hand. I don’t know how Jim (Jannard) and the Red team did it—and they won’t tell me—but I know this: Red is going to change everything.”

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