NEW YORK, NY -- Broadway
Video recently provided
editorial and audio services for PBS’ 90-minute special
presentation ''The Kennedy
Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor'' honoring Will Ferrell. The
comprehensive post services at Broadway Video contributed to a quick turnaround
from performance to air. The show’s director Linda Mendoza collaborated
with Yossi Kimberg, senior editor for Broadway Video, and Ralph
Kelsey, VP for Broadway Sound, to highlight an evening of toasts and
accolades from Ferrell’s friends including Ed Asner, Jack Black, Matthew
Broderick, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Gwen Ifill, Tim Meadows, Adam
McKay, Conan O'Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd, Andy Samberg, Molly Shannon
and Ben Stiller.
Kimberg traveled to
Washington, DC to view the show in person and then began editing on Avid
Symphony in his suite back in New York the next morning. He said, ''The
challenge was to edit, mix and deliver the show within three days. Thanks to a
tapeless workflow and the Broadway Video team, that goal was achieved.''
At Broadway Sound,
Kelsey worked in tandem with Kimberg, providing audio sweetening to deliver a
polished final mix. Under Executive Producer Bob Kaminsky’s direction,
Kelsey used the numerous recorded tracks to illuminate the live feel of The
Kennedy Center. ''Everything that’s needed to finish a show is right here,''
said Kelsey. ''You don’t have to leave the building to get it all done, and our
team keeps the editorial and sound moving smoothly.''
In addition to Bob
Kaminsky, executive producers Peter Kaminsky, Mark Krantz, and Cappy McGarr
were all instrumental in bringing the special together.
''I've made shows at
Broadway Video for many years. I believe the number of TV specials now exceeds
fifty,'' said Bob Kaminsky. ''The Brill Building feels like show
business and I'm always happy to walk into that historic lobby. It is a great
luxury to go from Yossi and the video edit and to be able to run down to Ralph
in the audio studio and back and forth. It saves all kinds of problems during
the post process and makes the final mix a creative collaboration rather than
the tedious process of patching things that should have been avoided in the
first place. I'm a lifer.''
''Will Ferrell:
The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize'' can
be viewed in its entirety at http://www.pbs.org/mark-twain-prize/.
About
Broadway Video:
Founded
in 1979 by Lorne Michaels, creator and executive producer of "Saturday
Night Live," Broadway Video Entertainment is New York's leading
full-service entertainment company. BVE offers an unparalleled scope of
services that include the production of some of the country's most popular TV
programming and feature films, the marketing and distribution of a rich
entertainment library and access to state-of-the-art design and post production
facilities staffed by the industry's most creative visual and sound designers
and technicians.
Broadway
Video is located at 1619 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. For more information,
call (212) 265-7600 or visit us at broadwayvideo.com.
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