Internationally renowned post-production facility Park Road Post in Wellington, New Zealand recently outfitted their mix studios with JBL Professional’s 9350 high impact Cinema Surround loudspeakers and upgraded to 7 Series Master Reference Monitors in a sound editorial room.
The Opportunity
Park Road Post Production is an award-winning purpose-built facility owned by WingNut Films, the production company of Sir Peter Jackson – the critically acclaimed director of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogy.
The vast facility consists of two large Dolby Premiere and THX certified mix theatres with full Dolby Atmos monitoring, a mid-sized cinema mix theatre, ADR and Foley stages with control rooms, home entertainment mix suites, a 180-seat client theatre, several edit suites, telecine and film laboratory facilities as well as client support spaces.
Park Road Post has an extensive filmography of celebrated blockbuster hits and it was essential that reference monitors with exceptional clarity and detail were installed into the post-production facilities.
The Solution
Park Road Post selected the JBL 9350 Cinema Surround speakers to replace the aging surrounds in the larger mix theatres. The 9350 enhances coverage with configurable vertical and horizontal coverage angles based on where the surround is positioned in the theatre.
In order to provide for an accurate sound reproduction with a broader sweet-spot in the smaller post-production facility, JBL’s 708P powered master reference monitors were chosen for a Left-Centre-Right arrangement.
“We rely on JBL’s advanced engineering, patented technologies and superior sonic character and dynamic range to create a premium cinematic sound experience.”
System Features:
- JBL 708P Powered Master Reference Monitors set up in a left-centre-right configuration provide an expansive soundstage and greater accuracy.
- JBL 9350 Cinema Surround loudspeakers were selected for an immersive surround and rear audio experience. The coverage can be adjusted to fit a theatre’s unique environment.
“JBL Professional has been in the movie business since the very beginning, providing innovation in cinematic audio.”
The Impact
“JBL Professional has been in the movie business since the very beginning, providing innovation in cinematic audio. Leading production facilities around the world choose JBL and we rely on the advanced engineering, patented technologies and superior sonic character and dynamic range to create a premium cinematic sound experience,” says John Neill, Director of Engineering – Sound at Park Road Post.
“Great films are inevitably made with the minimum of compromise,” states Peter Jackson “That same clarity of vision guided us when we put this facility together.”
