What COLOSSALVISION offers today asone of the finest HDTV facilities in the world can be attributedto almost thirty years of broadcast television experience, fifteenyears of HDTV experience, and twenty five years of communicationsdesign and production management experience.
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In 1972, David Niles moved to Francefrom his home in New York and built Europe's first independentmobile broadcast television production vehicle. This was followedby the design and creation of several other mobile units and bythe late 70s, every major European sporting and entertainmentevent broadcast in the United States (for CBS, ABC, NBC, HBO)came from one of Niles' units. This led to the creation of VOIRand Captain Video, a production and post-production facility inParis that was dedicated to offering the most advanced productionequipment available. Clients included every major advertisingagency in Europe as well as European television networks. Amongthe projects was a complete re-design of the on-air look - graphics,music and set-design of TF1, Antenne 2 and France 3 - thethree French networks.
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Because of his facility's reputationfor its use of cutting-edge technology, in 1984 Niles was shownthe prototype of HDTV's first production equipment. He saw thatthis was the dawn of a new technology -- even a new medium --and lobbied to be the first commercial facility in the world tooffer HDTV production. In 1985, Niles purchased the first SonyHD cameras and recorders ever sold outside of Japan. The firstproductions were for a variety of advertising agencies producingcommercials that were transferred to 35mm film for cinema distribution.Due to the success of these projects from the studios in Paris,he decided to expand to New York. 1125 Productions was foundedand catered to a broad range of corporate and network clients.Notably at this time, 1125 Productions shot and edited the landmarkHDTV production, "Littlest Victims", the first CBS movie-of-the-weekto be produced in HDTV.
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In 1990, Niles leased and renovated the world-famous Ed SullivanTheater, and installed HDTV production and post-production facilities.From the Sullivan stage came programs such as the MTV "Unplugged"(Crosby, Stills, Nash and Aerosmith), a series of specials withcomedian Jackie Mason, and major large-screen corporate presentationsfor IBM, Phillips, Compaq and Bell Labs, all produced in HDTV.Niles directed and produced the Broadway show "Dreamtime".The show played for 140 performances at the Sullivan Theater andcombined giant screen images on HD with live actors, music andlaser lighting effects that completely captivated its audiences.
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After selling the Sullivan theater leaseto CBS for David Letterman's Late Night, Niles met up with ScottWorthington, a former Macy's vice president of communications.They formed an alliance to produce large-scale HD productionsfor corporate and theatrical presentations.
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During the next year Niles and Worthingtonturned their attention to developing the multimedia production"Show Me New York" a tourist attraction extravaganzawhich gave visitors a total sensory experience of the sights andsounds of New York City. The production, hosted by Law and Orderstar Jerry Ohrbach, combined HDTV on a 40 foot wide screen witha transforming sound and light show and perhaps the ultimate technicalwizardry of all when the audience itself became the live-actionstar of a Grand Finale, fireworks included!
Last year COLOSSALVISION moved intonewly designed studios at 26 Broadway in the Silicon Alley sectionof lower Manhattan. These studios were created to be the finestHDTV facilities in the world. They offer a full complement ofHDTV creative, production and post production facilities thatspecialize in the creation of programs that take advantage ofthe power and impact of High Definition imagery.
