Director Oscar Bassinson Debuts InterPost, State-of-the-Art Post-Production Digital Editing Facility Designed for BIG Ideas with Budgets That Don't Match

Broadcast Quality Service Renders Uncompressed Video Without Mega Studio Costs

ENCINO, CA, January 21, 2002 – Oscar Bassinson, well-respected commercial TV director, is opening a new digital editing facility that doesn't break the bank. In addition to directing commercials, Bassinson has launched InterPost, a viable new solution to holding the line on mega-buck editing costs.

Located in Encino, CA, InterPost is designed to give general market advertisers and production companies a cost-effective alternative to high-end post-production houses.

Having directed and edited more than a thousand commercials, Bassinson intimately knows what directors and producers seek in an editing facility that can do a sophisticated job for an affordable price.

Bassinson says of InterPost, "We are not a Goliath; we're more like David--not big, but smart. Our staff are savvy and our editors bring a whole lot of experience to the table."

InterPost offers a broadcast quality NTSC format network, featuring G4 with 533 Dual processors loaded with Final Cut Pro 2. While some editing facilities may have a similar non-linear system, InterPost is distinctive because it has Pinnacle's Cinewave configuration, which means that once editing is complete there are no more steps to do. Producers and directors do not need to upgrade the video in an online session. At InterPost, all video is digitized as uncompressed, so there is zero quality loss, zero degeneration. So when the offline is finished, the on-line is finished. With sound booth and Pro-Tools recording, InterPost's video editing system delivers perfect, real time video from start to finish via component routing.

"What makes this system so appealing to producers and directors is that we can do comprehensive editing jobs or small touch-ups without charging huge dollars," says Bassinson. "Every producer, every director has a favorite edit house and generally that facility is perfectly suited for the project. But other times--and very commonly--that facility may represent overkill. The edit bay uses $10-million dollars of equipment to lay on a 10-cent title. To me, that always seemed like a real waste. Now there's InterPost, an inexpensive alternative. Having a big equipment arsenal may be attractive, but remember who's paying for it."

Among the first projects that have emerged from InterPost are a number of commercial projects and promos, including a short documentary for Hilton Hotels. The company also offers a specialization in direct response TV editing, from short-form editing and computer creations to 800-number customizations. InterPost also offers video dubbing services on Digi Beta, Beta, ¾-inch, 1”andVHS…overnight or while a messenger waits.

"I challenge you to spend most of your money somewhere else, but bring your smaller jobs here," says Bassinson. "We're looking for steady clients that we can work with once a week or a month--for about the next 10 years!"

InterPost is located west of the junction of the 405 and 101 freeways in Encino in the Wells Fargo Bldg. To find out more, call (818) 789-9897 or (800) 993-POST.