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The Look adds Pablo Rio LONDON — Picture post house The Look (www.thelooklondon. com) has purchased a Quantel Pablo Rio color correction and finishing system. The Pablo Rio will operate alongside The Look's two existing Pablo systems and Neo control panel, allowing projects to be shared across all three systems. The Look is known for its work on leading British dramas, including Last Tango in Halifax and The Fades. Recently, the facility has worked on dramas that include Top Boy, Quirke and Whitechapel, as well as on two BFI funded feature films, commercials for Audi and Renault, and sponsorship work for BSkyB. "The addition of Pablo Rio 4K is going to make a huge difference to all our clients and our workflow," says The Look's owner and senior colorist, Thomas Urbye. "I love the Neo panel, and believe it to be the best-designed and fastest panel on the market, and with the power of the new Pablo Rio working with our existing Pablos, we can take on the most demanding of projects, whether that be artistically or through technical challenges." Medusa opens, offers audio training YOUNGSTOWN, OH — Medusa Recording Institute, which opened its doors to students this month, has made an Audient ASP8024 mixing console (www.audient.com) the centerpiece of its studio, which also takes in commercial work. Medusa is the brainchild of Will Ferraro and offers fast-track audio and recording courses that prepare students for entry-level positions in the audio industry. The school's 16,000 square feet of space comprises four control rooms that are designed for high-end recording. "The rooms were designed to be classroom friendly for instruction, and to enable real-life experience to train audioengineers and those seeking skills needed to enter the music industry," notes Ferraro. "I was searching for a maintenance free, sonically clean, analog recording console." Will Ferraro and Medusa's new Audient console. The new desk was supplied by Full Compass and will help students learn signal flow. Its mic pre amps are clean and transparent, with plenty of headroom, says Ferraro, adding, "the EQ section is very sweet, and the two bus compression is awesome." The console is interfaced with an Endless Analog CLASP system. Recording is to a vintage Studer 24-track two-inch tape machine. The digital audio workstation of choice is ProTools|HDX. Studio Post Kopic brings Mistika to Montreal MONTREAL — Studio Post Kopic (www.studiopost-kopic.com) has significantly expanded its services with the recent purchase of an SGO Mistika DI post production system. The boutique specializes in the creation of 2D and stereoscopic 3D content, and is headed by editor Alain Baril and digital artist Nicolas Fournier. Baril is a veteran editor with over 25 years of experience. He's worked on feature-length films, big brand commercials, TV series, documentaries and shorts. Recently, Baril ventured into work with stereo cameras for a different perspective. "We made the decision to include the world-class Mistika technology to serve our creative clients with a reliable, flexible high-end state-of-the-art post solution," says Baril. "We are delighted to be the first company in Montréal to own [a Mistika]. We see Mistika as the Studio Post Kopic's digital artist key that opens doors to new opportunities and Nicolas Fournier. exciting high-profile projects. Mistika has effectively influenced and enhanced our current business model to enable us to become more competitive with budget spend allocated on the screen and not on the overheads, which makes a significant difference to our profit margins." Studio Post Kopic has worked on a range of projects. Current work includes the film Stealing Alice, which was directed and produced by artist Marc Séguin. OutSideIn is another short Stereo 3D film directed and produced by Newfoundland filmmaker Anne Troake. The film is an up close and personal look at the dancing human body in natural environments. Production employed S3D micro-rigs. www.postmagazine.com Post • January 2014 33