QSC is pleased to announce that
production has been completed on a :40 second cinema trailer which will be
provided free-of-charge to theatres equipped with complete QSC Cinema sound
systems.
“Many theatre
owners are quite proud of the fact that they have invested in a QSC Cinema
sound system, and they want to share this fact with their patrons,” says Barry
Ferrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for QSC. “In fact,
our customers have been asking for a QSC trailer for a number of years. We are
extremely happy to be able to finally deliver it to them.”
The new QSC
trailer, entitled “Underwater Symphony”, will be available as a DCP (Digital
Cinema Package) in 4k resolution, both Scope and Flat. Initially, 5.1 and 7.1 audio formats will be
available; versions with immersive formats will also offered in the near
future.
“Underwater
Symphony” features full animation and an original soundtrack. For image
production, QSC selected Imaginary Forces, a creative studio and full service
production company specializing in branding content for commercial advertising,
digital and interactive platforms, feature films and film marketing,
television, architectural spaces and global brands.
Audio quality was
obviously a top priority during the production process. For the soundtrack creation, QSC chose
MarcoCo, a music production company run by Marco and Terri d’Ambrosio based in
northern California. The soundtrack was
fully orchestrated and recorded at Skywalker Sound. Mixing was done at The Dub Stage, an LA-area
post-production house.
The trailer’s
imagery shows a variety of partly-realistic, partly-fantasy sea creatures. Sparkling and swirling sound effects and a
slowly building musical soundscape accompany the creatures, showcasing the high
frequency clarity and musicality of QSC signal processing, power amplifiers,
and loudspeakers. As the musical score
ascends, a mammoth whale-like creature appears from the depths accompanied by a
low-frequency rumble from the QSC subwoofers, and with a swipe of its immense
tail, reveals the QSC logo in a cascade of water bubbles. The simple yet bold tagline “Now You Hear Us”
appears, announcing to the audience that they are listening to a QSC system.
“Underwater
Symphony” will be distributed to QSC-equipped theatres around the world
beginning in February 2016. Digital
Cinema Package (DCP) versions will be available for download from the company’s
website at www.qsc.com/cinema/resources.
