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Guy Fieri visits Creative Media Recording
Noted chef and host of the hit Food Network television show Diner's, Drive-Ins and Dives was recently in the Cypress studios of Creative Media Recording to do some voiceover recording. The energetic TV host travels the nation in search of the hidden gems of independent 'mom and pop' restaurants that serve great food. Guy Fieri calls it "real food from real people."
Fieri was in West Orange County the second week of February filming segments for DD&D. Page Productions, the producers of the show, contracted with CMR to record voiceover elements for two complete episodes that were nearly finalized and ready for airing. The producer of the program listened in via digital phone patch and the completed audio files were uploaded to an FTP server for use by the video editors. The voiceover covered episodes that were shot in Hawaii, Santa Cruz and other spots in the U.S.
CMR's Tim Keenan Interviewed for MCA-i
Creative Media Recording owner Tim Keenan was recently honored to be selected as the subject of an in-depth interview for the monthly newsletter of the Media Communications Association (MCA-i) a national organization comprised of media professionals. Tim has been a member of the Orange County Chapter of this organization for over two decades.
You can read the full text of the interview at MCAI's national website.
CMR Sweetens Blimp Hangar Documentary
Creative Media Recording was recently tapped to provide complete audio sweetening services on a half hour documentary on the history and construction of the Tustin Blimp Hangars. The program, entitled Titans of History, was created and produced for the City of Tustin by Orange County filmmaker Peter Buffa of Petrone Productions. It featured interviews with a former base commander and the son of the owner of the construction firm that originally built the massive hangars in the 1940's after the start of World War II.
CMR was asked to provide a production music score, historical sound effects and ambient sound as well as narration for segments throughout the video. The challenge was to replicate the sounds of construction to match the footage from the 1940's. Historical airplane engine sounds were used to simulate the sound of flying blimps for footage shot from the ground and in the cockpit.
The documentary took Buffa months of extensive research to complete. The historical footage he discovered had little to no sync sound and CMR combed their extensive sound effects library and other resources to enhance the audio elements. The production music used in the program came from several different production libraries at CMR and matched the mood of video.
While originally created for local use in Tustin as part of the Marine Base Reuse Project, Buffa hopes to find airtime for the documentary on local broadcast outlets as well.
Creative Media Recording Celebrates
20 Years in Cypress
Creative Media Recording recently celebrated their 20th anniversary at their Cypress location. In the fall of 1988 construction of the two studio facility was completed and the business relocated from nearby Garden Grove to the Warland Business Park in Cypress.
Creative Media has now been owned for over 30 years by sound designer Tim Keenan and his wife, Linda. Their clients include major corporations, advertising agencies and independent communication production companies throughout Southern California.
Recent projects include providing audio for a 10 part training series for Mercedes Benz; a series of web based modules for nurse continuing education; and a number of radio and TV spots for Final Inches Medical Body Shaping Centers of Southern California, among others.
The technology used in the recording industry has changed over those past two decades and CMR has kept up with those changes. Creative Media Recording recently installed a new MAC based computerized digital audio workstation. CMR continues to maintain an extensive, up to date library of legally clearable production music and sound effects for use in projects. ISDN capabilities allow full fidelity, real-time access to studios and voice talent around world.
