“Mistika is certainly the fastest, and most comprehensive post production system and workflow solution I have ever come across…”
Sam Sheppard, Mistika Product Application Specialist, SGO UK Ltd.
London, UK, 11 August 2011 –
With the team expanding to meet increasing demand for Mistika, SGO is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Sheppard as Product Application Specialist. Sam will work closely with the development team and play a key pre-sales specialist role, where he will present SGO’s Mistika workflow technologies, with particular emphasis on DI, 2D and Stereo 3D functionality.
Sam joins SGO from Quantel where he was senior Post Production Application Specialist. His role involved demonstrating post production products to prospective customers; assisting established clients with projects; providing development feedback to R&D; and delivering high-end training. Prior to that, Sam has also worked within the New Zealand film industry; first on set in lighting and camera departments, then moving into post at Park Road Post Production.
“I am delighted to be joining SGO at such an exciting time in the industry. I have had the opportunity of working with many systems in my career and SGO’s Mistika is by far the most impressive finishing system that I’ve seen to date, with it’s open architecture and collaborative workflows. I am extremely impressed with the number of powerful, industry-leading capabilities that are unique to their toolset.” Sam continues: “Mistika is certainly the fastest, and most comprehensive post production system and workflow solution I have ever come across. I believe it is rapidly moving to become an industry standard, and for good reason. I am looking forward to being a part of the future of this revolutionary product.”
Director of SGO Global Sales & Operations, Geoff Mills adds: “SGO is totally committed to delivering the best products and services in the industry, which includes having the highest calibre team members.” Geoff concludes: “Sam will be an asset to the team and brings with him valuable experience and knowledge, along with a fantastic reputation for customer relationships.”
Sam Sheppard can be seen in action in the main demonstration area at the SGO stand at IBC this year. (Stand A11, Hall 6) www.ibc.org
About SGO
With Head Quarters based in Madrid, SGO is an established leading European developer of high-end solutions including its flagship DI and Stereo 3D system Mistika, and on-set application Mistika Live, for the post production and broadcast industries. A global company, SGO continues to expand with offices and reseller partners across the world, including the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, India, China, North America & Canada, South America, Mexico and Australia & New Zealand. The company prides itself in establishing close and long term relationships with its customers, providing an effective personal service by a dedicated team. SGO’s customers include Park Road Post, BSkyB, Framestore, The Look, OFFHOLLYWOOD, Preditors, Onsight, BTV Post, Creative Post, Videomedia, Annapurna, Molinare Madrid, Infinia, CVisual, Chroma Film & TV Hamburg, El Colorado, Thomson Technicolor Madrid, Real Madrid Televisión, PICTORION das werk GmbH, OPTIX Digital Pictures, Hocus Focus amongst many others.
About Mistika
Mistika is SGO’s high-end post production system that offers a complete solution and industry-leading performance for post production across all genres in film and broadcast. Mistika continues to define and lead in stereoscopic 3D technology. With efficient workflows and advanced toolsets, it provides an impressively reliable post production tool to overcome challenges, offering one complete solution supporting SD-HD-2K-4K-5K and Stereo 3D including real-time native RED, ARRI, SI-2K and other data workflows. It seamlessly integrates timeline-based editing, conforming, infinite layer compositing, colour-grading and image restoration, all in one complete system with various toolsets. SGO has also unleashed “Equalize”, the industry’s fastest and most capable automated stereoscopic image-matching tool in Mistika that delivers what it promises.
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