Local technology company makes it to Nashville

Local technology company makes it to Nashville

Auckland, March 14 2016

Local technology company Kiwa Digital has made it to Nashville, introducing its voice synchronization software to the US market through leading film school Watkins College of Art, Design & Film.

With a 130-year history in the visual arts, Watkins is a four-year baccalaureate college based in Nashville, offering BFA degrees in Film, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Photography, and a Masters in Film Production.

Watkins has added VoiceQ, the most advanced ADR and dubbing cueing system in the world, to its film curriculum, making it the first school in the USA to use this innovative post-production software in a classroom setting.

“There isn’t a more intuitive and powerful dialogue looping software available. It’s a major upgrade for our campus facility, and will allow our students to utilize the same professional tools they will find in the industry,” said Watkins adjunct Scott Hallgren, who teaches the Film School’s sound classes. “Watkins filmmakers can now have the same experiences as directors and sound editors in working with actors in post-production situations.”
The organizations share a vision of an industry that is “simply exploding.”

“The need for expert visual, digital content has expanded to include almost all businesses, and certainly any with a presence on the web. We want to educate and train the next generation of filmmakers to engage an audience across multiple platforms with creative, inspired, meaningful content” said Richard Gershman, chair of the Film School.

“Kiwa shares Watkins’ vision that the future of the industry is wide open, and their expertise in preparing young filmmakers makes them an ideal partner,” said Steven Renata, CEO of Kiwa Digital.

About VoiceQ:
Developed by Kiwa Digital Ltd, VoiceQ software speeds up the dialogue creation and replacement process in the post-production stage of film and television production. The most advanced of the rythmo band software options on the international market, it is credited as halving preparation, recording and editing time over traditional options. The software is disruptive innovation, described by industry commentator Patrick Long Taylor as “breathing new life into an old process from the early days of sound… pulling the rythmo band into the digital age.” VoiceQ is now licensed by market leaders in USA, Brazil, South Africa and Europe, and supported by leading media companies and a network of global resellers. More info at voiceq.com.

About Watkins
With a 130-year history in the visual arts, Watkins College of Art, Design & Film in Nashville is a four-year baccalaureate college offering BFA degrees in Film, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Photography, a BA in Art, and an MFA in Film Production (launching Fall 2016). Watkins became a baccalaureate college in 1997, and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
(SACSCOC); the MFA in Film Production is pending SACSCOC approval. More info at Watkins.edu and the Film Production microsite mfa.watkins.edu

From its establishment of the Film School more than 20 years ago – bringing the first BFA in Film program in the state – Watkins has been recognized as a leader in educating and training filmmakers while preparing them for a number of opportunities for professional employment. Students at the college enjoy extensive, dedicated production facilities, with sound stages, digital editing labs, post-production audio/music studios, mix theater, color correction suite, writing lab, production office, and professional movie theater, plus a media center of state-of-the-art equipment including cameras, lighting, grip, and sound gear for students to use on campus or on location.

The Film programs at Watkins offer students an opportunity to grow and expand their skills, increase their knowledge, develop their aesthetic, and contribute to a very competitive and constantly evolving film industry. Watkins alumni credits include television (“Nashville,” “Dexter,” “Sesame Street,” “Walking Dead”), film (American Hustle, Zero Dark Thirty, The Amazing Spider Man), music videos (Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift), studios and networks (Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., NBC Universal, Discovery, A&E, Participant Media) and a variety of high-profile companies and franchises (Big Machine Label Group, Participant Media, TMZ, CAA, Tennessee Titans.)

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