The SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) program moves into the audio spotlight at World Media Expo in Los Angeles today, with a strong paper session on “Audio: The Widescreen Experience”
The session is chaired by Ioan Allen of Dolby Labs, and it features presentations by a number of leading experts in applications of high-quality audio for film and video. Here’s the line-up:
- “Three-Way Loudspeaker Systems for Motion Picture Use,” presented by John Eargle and Mark Mayfield of JBL Professional, and David Gray of Dolby Labs
- “Artists and Engineers, Friends and Enemies,” Randy Thom of Skywalker Sound
- “The Influence of the Sound System Upon the Wide Screen Experience,” Michael Leader of Leader Acoustical Lab
- “Multichannel Sound Monitoring for Single-User Environments,” Tomlinson Holman of TMH Corp.
- “Red LED Reproduction of Cyan Stereo Variable Area Dye Tracks,” a panel discussion featuring Paul Goldberg (Zoran Corp), Ioan Allen (Dolby Labs), Frank Ricotta (Technicolor Inc.) and Richard Sehlin (Eastman Kodak)
- “Remote Dialog Replacement via ISDN,” Robert Winder and Michael Chewey of Warner Hollywood Studios
On the NAB program at World Media Expo, the Radio Show Luncheon will be headlined by country music star Dolly Parton. Parton, who is also a radio station owner, will give the keynote talk, and present the 1996 NAB National Radio Award to Edward F. McLaughlin, Chairman and CEO of EFM Media Management.
The award to McLaughlin recognizes his years of successful leadership and innovation at ABC Radio Network, where he was President from 1972 – 1986; and more recently at his own EFM Media.
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