NZ's FILM UNIT BRINGS UP CENTURY FOR EUPHONIX SYSTEM 5

WELLINGTON
New Zealand's The Film Unit, the audio post house responsible for sound on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, has placed an order for the 99th and 100th Euphonix System 5 all-digital, 96K, 24-bit consoles. The two consoles were sold by AVW, the Euphonix distributor in New Zealand.

Located in Wellington, The Film Unit already owns a System 5-F film console that was used to dub the soundtrack for the first movie in the Tolkien trilogy: "Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring." The movie was nominated for "Best Sound" at the 2002 Academy Awards. The two new System 5-F consoles will also be used for film mixing.

John Neill, Sound Department Manager of The Film Unit studios, visited the Euphonix headquarters in Palo Alto, CA and talked about using the System 5. "The Lord of the Rings soundtrack was a very important element of the film," said Neill. "To create the fantasy world there had to be sometimes hundreds of layers. The Euphonix System 5 excels at managing all these elements and keeps the sound pristine. When we decided we needed to expand the facility and get more consoles, System 5 was the logical choice."

The two new consoles fit into a long-term plan for The Film Unit. The first console will be installed over the next few months to be used in combination with their current System 5-F console for the mixing of the second "Lord of the Rings" installment: "The Two Towers." The second console will be installed in the pre-mix theater.

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