Saturday, February 27, 2010

PyCon 2010




PyCon 2010 was nothing short of amazing. Thousands of people who share a common interest of something as arcane as the Python programming language gathered in one space. The audience was so diverse with people from all over the world getting passionate about what they do. We were surrounded by some extremely talented people!


From a logistics perspective, we were not without challenges. The Centennial Ballroom is Atlanta's largest with the ability to separate into four sections. We coordinated multiple transitions from four sections (with independent sound and video) to one open room in 20 minutes or less. In some cases, we made the transitions in five minutes. This kept us on our toes to say the least. All the transitions went smoothly. It took four 14ft screens and four short-throw rear projectors, Imag, two confidence monitors, 150ft of pipe & drape, LED uplights, sixteen S4 Leko lights from the balconies, two Folsom data/video switchers, six SVGA distribution amplifiers, and ten powered speakers to make it work. Whew! And I didn't even mention the electricity used to power 2,000 laptops!



PyCon volunteers get a great deal of credit. These guys donated lots of their time. Some even traveled from overseas to help record sessions in this conference. They captured this video with an application they developed specifically for this event. It acts as a virtual video mixer simultaneously capturing in real-time the presentation and the video of the speaker. The ballroom was perfect for video recording with balconies on both sides of the room. The pipe & drape was purposely set low so their cameras could get crowd shots. The multi-camera functionality is another unique aspect of the software. Their work can be seen on http://pycon.blip.tv/

See you next year!

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

944 Magazine

If you're spending time in the most expensive and chic night clubs and hotels in Atlanta, you might run into us. We handle events for 944 Magazine (the definitive guide to the hottest night spots in Atlanta) and The Gerber Group (Whiskey Park, Whiskey Blue, etc...).

So, next time you're basking your fabulous body under the hot Atlanta club lights, pick up a copy of 944 magazine and take a look at our latest advertisement. You'll find an audio visual company that will make your next soiree the one people can't stop talking about.



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Monday, February 15, 2010

Portable Video Studio

When you're busy and don't have time to come to us, we'll come to you. Today we shot several interviews at Verizon Wireless Headquarters in Alpharetta. Our cameras are shooting 1080p w/ Nikon 35mm lenses, and we're using our 9x15ft Green Screen. Here is a picture of the action with Darrell Hazelrig (camera genius) behind the lens, and Todd Bell (CIO of Verizon Wireless) in front of the lens. AtlantaProAV.com