Formosa Group (part of Streamland Media) and FOX Post Production Services have entered into a strategic alliance that will broaden the creative talent available to producers, leverage the storied FOX sound facilities and further expand business opportunities for both companies.
Based at the historic FOX Studio Lot in Century City, FOX Post Production Services encompasses four feature mixing stages, two ADR stages, the famous Newman Scoring Stage, a Foley stage and editing rooms to support the full postproduction process. Formosa Group will have a presence in the original Film Editorial building on the lot. Established in the 1930s, and originally named FOX Sound, FOX Post Production Services offers an award-winning roster of industry-leading talent.
Formosa Group launched in 2013 with a vision to become the premier home for creative sound talent and has since expanded rapidly to meet the needs of filmmakers with numerous facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Its award-winning roster provides superior sound services to feature, broadcast, streaming and interactive clients.
“Formosa is revered for its incredible roster of artists, and we’re looking forward to working alongside them,” said Andy Nelson, sr. VP, FOX Post Production Services, who leads the group’s creative mixing staff. “We see such great opportunities for both companies with this new alliance, offering even greater support to the filmmakers with whom we love to collaborate at our state-of-the-art facilities on the lot.”
“Born out of our history of mutual respect, we are building a collaboration that will serve filmmakers at an unprecedented level,” noted Bob Rosenthal, founder of Formosa Group. “This alliance gives us the ability to offer creatives greater flexibility, more access to talent and incredible services in a setting that benefits everyone.”
The FOX Studio Lot is a full-scale production facility supporting every type and size of production. The studio is home to scenic lot locations, 15 filming stages and an historic NY Street set. The full-service backlot encompasses several departments serving all production needs, including Set Lighting, Grip/Canvas, Transportation, Studio Supply, Paint/Staff shops, Wardrobe/Costumes and Crafts Services.
In addition to its production facilities, the FOX Studio Lot houses Fox Corporation and its subsidiaries, including FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, Mar Vista Entertainment, Tubi and FOX Alternative Entertainment.
Currently filming on the FOX Studio Lot are FOX’s hit series, 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star. Other popular TV programs filmed here include Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, M*A*S*H and the original TV series Batman. Among the many iconic movies filmed on the lot are Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, Die Hard, The Sound of Music, The Seven Year Itch, White Christmas, Hello Dolly, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno and Miracle on 34th Street,
Sean “Diddy” Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight
A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean "Diddy" Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May.
In a decision filed Friday, Circuit Judge William J. Nardini denied the hip-hop mogul's immediate release from jail while a three-judge panel weighs his bail request.
Combs' lawyers appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 30 after two judges rejected his release.
Combs, 54, has been held at a federal jail in Brooklyn since his Sept. 16 arrest on charges that he used his "power and prestige" as a music star to induce female victims into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances with male sex workers in events dubbed "Freak Offs."
Combs has pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges alleging he coerced and abused women for years with help from a network of associates and employees while silencing victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings.
At a bail hearing three weeks ago, a judge rejected the defense's $50 million bail proposal that would've allowed the "I'll Be Missing You" singer to be placed under house arrest at his Florida mansion with GPS monitoring and strict limits on visitors.
Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr., who has since recused himself from the case, said that prosecutors had presented "clear and convincing evidence" that Combs is a danger to the community. He said "no condition or set of conditions" could guard against the risk of Combs obstructing the investigation or threatening or harming witnesses.
In their appeal, Combs' lawyers argued that the judge had "endorsed the government's exaggerated rhetoric" and ordered Combs... Read More