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love story. Digital transfer to 35mm was courtesy of the digital lab. Intermission scooped pole position at the Irish box office following its October opening.
Two other recently-completed fea- tures, also benefiting from Lip Sync’s title treatments and digital transfers to 35mm are Fakers (dir. Richard Janes), and Trollywood (dir. Madeleine Farley), which also had its 5.1 sound mixed in the facili- ty’s digital film dubbing theatres.
The graphics department has been remarkably busy over the past year on film, television and DVD projects and recently created six individual title sequences for BBC1’s Canterbury Tales, one of the most high-profile tele- vision events of the year.
A fourth entry at the Toronto drew on the expertise of Lip Sync Post’s sound department where Academy
Award and BAFTA nominee Mike Carter provided the final theatrical Dolby Digital 5.1 and DVD mixes for Festival Express (dir Bob Smeaton). This unique documentary charts the fabled 1970 Canadian Tour by Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, The Band, Traffic and many others, crossing Canada on a 12-car train.
More than 85 hours of footage and 50 reels of audio, recorded both on stage and in impromptu jam sessions, have lain dormant in the vaults for more than thirty years. Carter created the final surround sound mix for the movie, working alongside legendary rock producer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin) and sound designer Peter Baldock.
Benefiting from two of the largest film dubbing theatres in central London, the sound department also
contributed to another significant ‘facility-wide’ project where Lip Sync undertook the complete 4x120 minute postproduction package for the sev- enth series of Silent Witness’ for BBC1.
The all-embracing approach to longform post offers benefits to both client and facility, maintains Lip Sync Managing Director Jon Diamond.
“It’s a significant tribute to series producer Nick Pitt and the BBC that they had the confidence to outsource all the postproduction aspects of Silent Witness to a single supplier - from neg dev to finished programmes.
“The combination of our in-house craft skills - from audio through to online - and our technological capabili- ty, has delivered a high quality, great- value postproduction package for this internationally acclaimed drama series. It’s a revolutionary approach
that’s easy for the client and efficient for the production.”
With its complementary blend of audio, graphics, HD online and more recently, the significant investment in digital intermediate technology, Lip Sync Post is paying more than lip service to the concept of one-stop postproduction.
As Phelan concludes, “We’ve put our money where our mouth is. In today’s demanding and competitive environment it’s important to invest both in technology and in people. Existing clients are already reaping the benefits of this approach and prospec- tive clients are finding our proposition extremely compelling.” ■ DAVID WATSON
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