Avid Congratulates Its Emmy Award-Winning and Nominated Customers at the 68Th Primetime Emmy Awards
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September 21, 2016 Avid Congratulates its Emmy Award-winning and Nominated Customers at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards Avid customers relied on the MediaCentral Platform to create high-quality programs recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avid® (Nasdaq:AVID) today congratulates its customers on their nominations and awards at the prestigious Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). As part of the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which took place on September 18 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the creative arts awards honor the behind-the-scenes crafts essential to television production. Avid customers turned to the MediaCentral® Platform to create Primetime Emmy Award-winning and nominated productions including Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones and The Voice, relying on Avid Artist Suite audio and video applications to bring their creative visions to life. Every nominee in the Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series category, including winner Tim Porter for Game of Thrones, relied upon the industry's foremost editing solution, Avid Media Composer®. For the second consecutive year, editors Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb were nominated for their work on the popular crime drama, Better Call Saul, using Avid Media Composer®. "The familiarity I have with Avid has been invaluable working on so many projects," said Dixon. "The system handles everything I throw at it so I can be constantly creative!" The sound mixing team behind Better Call Saul was also nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series using the industry-standard digital audio workstation Avid Pro Tools® to mix the series. The picture editing, sound editing, and sound mixing teams behind Game of Thrones trusted Avid audio and video solutions to create the hit series. Sound post-production company, Formosa Group, used Avid Pro Tools for both sound editing and sound mixing for Game of Thrones. Re-recording Mixers Onnalee Blank, Richard Dyer, Ronan Hill and Mathew Waters were nominated and won the award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series, and Supervising Sound Editor Tim Kimmel was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series. Music Mixer, Randy Faustino was nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Series Special for his work on The Voice. He's been a mixer for NBC's reality TV singing competition since its first season in 2011. "For The Voice, I use the Avid VENUE | Profile System with VENUE Software and Pro Tools," Faustino said. "My goals are always simple — to have the best sounding mixes possible on air, and for the producers to be happy with how the show sounds at home for viewers, and Avid helps me do that." "We are delighted that the industry's top creative professionals continue to embrace Avid EverywhereTM and our proven and trusted audio and video solutions to create some of the most watched and loved shows on television," said Avid Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Louis Hernandez, Jr. "Avid Artist Suite solutions give professionals the creative freedom they need to bring high-quality content to the TV screen. We congratulate all of our customers on their outstanding achievements and wish them continued success." Note to editors: Emmy Award winners and nominees used Avid Artist Suite audio and video solutions for productions including: OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES Game Of Thrones • Battle Of The Bastards — WINNER HBO Tim Porter, Editor Better Call Saul • Nailed AMC Kelley Dixon, Editor Chris McCaleb, Editor Better Call Saul • Rebecca AMC Kelley Dixon, Editor Game Of Thrones • Oathbreaker HBO Katie Weiland, Editor Narcos • Descenso Netflix Leo Trombetta, Editor Veep • Mother HBO Shawn Paper, Editor OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Crazy Ex-Girlfriend • Josh Just Happens To Live Here! - WINNER CW Kabir Akhtar, Editor Silicon Valley • Daily Active Users HBO Tim Roche, Editor Silicon Valley • The Uptick HBO Brian Merken, Editor Veep • Inauguration HBO Steven Rasch, Editor Veep • Mother HBO Shawn Paper, Editor OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES The Big Bang Theory • The Opening Night Excitation - WINNER CBS Peter Chakos, Editor Horace and Pete • Episode 103 LouisCK.net Gina Sansom, Editor Last Man Standing • The Road Less Driven ABC Kris Trexler, Editor Mom • Atticus Finch And The Downtrodden CBS Ben Bosse, Editor 2 Broke Girls • And The Sax Problem CBS Darryl Bates, Editor OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE Fargo • Did You Do This? No, You Did It! FX Networks Curtis Thurber, Editor? Skip Macdonald, Editor Fargo • Waiting for Dutch FX Networks Skip Macdonald, Editor The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story • From The Ashes of Tragedy FX Networks Adam Penn, Editor The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story • The Verdict FX Networks Stewart Schill, Editor OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Public Defenders (segment) HBO Anthony Miale, Editor OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM The Amazing Race • We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today CBS Andy Castor, Editor Julian Gomez, Editor Andrew Kozar, Editor Ryan Leamy, Editor Jennifer Nelson, Editor Jacob Parsons, Editor Paul C. Nielsen, Editor Survivor • Signed, Sealed And Delivered CBS Editing Team The Voice • Episode 1005 NBC Editing Team OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM Project Greenlight • "Accident Waiting To Happen" - WINNER HBO Steve Lichtenstein, Lead Editor Craig A. Colton, Editor Nena Erb, Editor Dan Golding, Editor Born This Way • Don't Limit Me A&E M'daya Meliani, Editor Chris Ray, Editor? Dan Zimmerman, Editor Deadliest Catch • Carpe Diem Discovery Channel Josh Earl, ACE, Supervising Editor Ben Bulatao, ACE, Editor Naked And Afraid XL • 40 Days Jungle Rich Discovery Channel Malinda Zehner, Editor Mike Bary, Editor? Todd Beabout, Editor Jacob Parsons, Editor Eric Goldfarb, Editor Mike Levine, Editor Andrew P. Jones, Editor OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES Black Sails • XX - WINNER Starz Originals Benjamin Cook, Supervising Sound Editor Sue Cahill, Supervising Dialogue Editor Jeffrey A. Pitts, Sound Effects Editor Tim Tuchrello, Sound Effects Editor Brett Voss, Sound Effects Editor Michael Baber, Music Editor? Jeffrey Wilhoit, Foley Artist Game Of Thrones • The Door HBO Tim Kimmel, Supervising Sound Editor OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece) PBS Douglas Sinclair, Supervising Sound Editor Paul McFadden, Dialogue Editor? Jonathan Joyce, Sound Editor? Stuart McCowan, Sound Editor OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) He Named Me Malala National Geographic Channel Skip Lievsay, Supervising Sound Editor PK Hooker, Sound Editor? Susan Dubek, Dialogue Editor? Bill Bernstein, Music Editor OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR) Game Of Thrones • Battle Of The Bastards - WINNER HBO Onnalee Blank, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer Mathew Waters, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer Richard Dyer, Production Mixer? Ronan Hill, C.A.S., Production Mixer Better Call Saul • Klick AMC Larry B. Benjamin, Re-Recording Mixer Kevin Valentine, Re-Recording Mixer Phillip W. Palmer, Production Mixer Downton Abbey • Episode 9 PBS Nigel Heath, Re-Recording Mixer David Lascelles, Production Mixer OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Fargo • Gift Of The Magi FX Networks Martin Lee, Re-Recording Mixer? Kirk Lynds, Re-Recording Mixer? Michael Playfair, C.A.S., Production Mixer The Night Manager • Episode 5 AMC Howard Bargroff, Re-Recording Mixer Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece) PBS Howard Bargroff, Re-Recording Mixer John Mooney, Production Mixer? Peter Gleaves, ADR Mixer? OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION Modern Family • The Storm ABC Brian R. Harman, Re-Recording Mixer Dean Okrand, Re-Recording Mixer Stephen A. Tibbo, Production Mixer OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY OR SERIES SPECIAL Grease: Live FOX Biff Dawes, Music Mixer? Eric Johnston, Playback and SFX Mixer? Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener? Pablo Munguia, Protools Playback Music Mixer The Oscars ABC The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Paul Sandweiss, Broadcast Production Mixer Tommy Vicari, Broadcast Music Mixer? Marc Repp, Broadcast Music Mixer? Pablo Munguia, Pro Tools Mixer Michael Parker, Monitor Mixer? Tom Pesa, Orchestra Monitor Mixer? Patrick Baltzell, FOH Mixer? Kristian Pedregon, Post Production and Package Mixer Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener The Voice • Episode 1018A NBC Michael Abbott, Broadcast Production Mixer? Randy Faustino, Broadcast Music Mixer OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NON-FICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) Deadliest Catch • Carpe Diem Discovery Channel Bob Bronow, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer About Avid Through Avid Everywhere™, Avid delivers the industry's most open, innovative and comprehensive media platform, connecting content creation with collaboration, asset protection, distribution and consumption. 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