caption: Segun Olusola
By SaharaReporters, New York
Segun Olusola, one of Nigeria’s best known culture aficionados, broadcasters, patron of the arts and diplomats, has died. Mr. Olusola died earlier, Thursday June 21, 2012. A versatile and pioneering figure in Nigeria’s theatre, he was also an extraordinary broadcaster, gallery owner, and an engaged culture activist. A family friend told SaharaReporters that Mr. Olusola had passed on after “a brief illness.”
Born March 18, 1935, Mr. Olusola’s influence was felt in various sectors of Nigerian and African cultural practices. Most Nigerians know him as the brain behind one of the most enduring television drama programs in Nigerian history. However, his influence and role touched many other areas of the arts and culture industry.
Mr. Olusola, who earned several chieftaincy titles, worked as an actor, playwright, and was a founding member of “Players of the Dawn,” an amateur outfit that dominated the theater scene until the end of the 1950’s decade. The influence and dominance of “Players of the Dawn” was only eclipsed with the establishment in 1960 of “Masks,” a more professional theatre troupe founded by future Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.
Mr. Olusola had a reputation as one of Africa’s leading art connoisseurs. Thanks to his cultural enterprise, his family gallery, Ajibulu-Moniya Gallery, was transformed into one of Nigeria’s magnificent commercial galleries, which is open to the public.
Mr. Olusola’s resume as a brilliant broadcaster began in 1959 when he became one of Africa’s pioneering television broadcasters with the debut of television transmission in Nigeria at the WNTV, Ibadan.
Venturing into diplomacy, Mr. Olusola became Nigeria’s longest-serving ambassador to Ethiopia, representing his country in Addis Ababa from 1987 to 1993. Given his background in the arts, it was no surprise that his diplomatic career was marked by the deployment of the tools of arts and culture to pursue the goals of deepening relations between Nigeria and Ethiopia.
Mr. Olusola was also a well known philanthropist and humanitarian. Using his intimate knowledge of refugee issues in Africa, he established the African Refugees Foundation in 1993, shortly after the end of his diplomatic service, to help ameliorate the condition of refugees in various African nations.
Mr. Olusola is survived by his wife, Beatrice Fehintola Olusola, his children – Ms. Aderonke Ajibulu-Moniya, Mr. Jimi Olusola III, Ms. Toyin Laditi, Mr. Sabitu Olusola, Ms. Toyin Adejumo, Mr. Samuel Olusola – and his immediate younger sister, Mrs. Biodun Kehinde.
A family source stated that burial arrangement will soon be announced by the family.
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'Brave' targets audiences' ears in Dolby Atmos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the recent premiere of Disney-Pixar's "Brave," an animated tale about a bow-wielding Scottish princess named Merida, the whooshing of arrows seemed to glide even closer to the audience's ears, a bear's roar felt even more dangerous and a storm sounded like it was swirling over the audience.
It's the Dolby Atmos system at work, the latest innovation in movie theater audio that's aiming to make the big-screen 3-D experience sound as three-dimensional as it looks.
"Brave" is the first feature film mixed entirely for the new audio platform from Dolby Laboratories Inc. "It's a new way of thinking," said "Brave" sound designer Gary Rydstrom. "We had to make sure we captured the opportunities that the Dolby Atmos mix gave us, without getting gimmicky."
There were also concerns about not overwhelming the computer-generated film with the new technology. "The choices that we made in the mix were based on what made the movie more dramatic or funny," said Rydstrom.
Because of Dolby Atmos' unique ability to aurally immerse and envelop audiences, the film's audio engineers had to craft the soundscape inside a screening theater at Skywalker Sound in Northern California instead of in a typical sound mixing studio.
Scenes from films such as "The Incredibles," ''Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" have previously been test-mixed in Dolby Atmos, but "Brave" is the first feature film to totally use the new platform from start to finish.
"The audience is way more sophisticated now," said David Gray, Dolby's content services vice president, following a demonstration of the system earlier this month at Dolby's Burbank, Calif., facility. "There's a whole generation who grew up with multichannel sound, so this is the first time a generation has really demanded this kind of evolution."
"Brave" in Dolby Atmos is being test-released beginning Friday in 14 domestic theaters that typically charge a premium for 3-D and other enhancements, including in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and at six AMC Entertainment ETX — Enhanced Theatre Experience — venues in San Francisco; Los Angeles; Burbank, Calif.; Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; Paramus, N.J.; and Kansas City, Mo.
"If there's new technology that we can put into place that enhances an experience, then we're all for it," said AMC operations vice president Neal Katcher. "We're very excited about this test."
Unlike Dolby's previous audio advancements that added digital sound and multiple channels, Dolby Atmos boasts the ability to render and individually direct sounds to certain speakers. For instance, an explosion from a witch's spell in "Brave" can be pinpointed to one spot within a theater instead of just broadcast along the front, back, left or right walls.
The biggest update with Dolby Atmos is two arrays of overhead speakers. Depending on the layout of a venue, the speakers can be installed on the ceiling or on trusses hanging over the audience, as is the case at Hollywood's historic El Capitan Theatre and the massive Dolby Theatre that hosted the "Brave" premiere.
"If there is one single perceptional element customers
'Brave' targets audiences' ears in Dolby Atmos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the recent premiere of Disney-Pixar's "Brave," an animated tale about a bow-wielding Scottish princess named Merida, the whooshing of arrows seemed to glide even closer to the audience's ears, a bear's roar felt even more dangerous and a storm sounded like it was swirling over the audience.
It's the Dolby Atmos system at work, the latest innovation in movie theater audio that's aiming to make the big-screen 3-D experience sound as three-dimensional as it looks.
"Brave" is the first feature film mixed entirely for the new audio platform from Dolby Laboratories Inc. "It's a new way of thinking," said "Brave" sound designer Gary Rydstrom. "We had to make sure we captured the opportunities that the Dolby Atmos mix gave us, without getting gimmicky."
There were also concerns about not overwhelming the computer-generated film with the new technology. "The choices that we made in the mix were based on what made the movie more dramatic or funny," said Rydstrom.
Because of Dolby Atmos' unique ability to aurally immerse and envelop audiences, the film's audio engineers had to craft the soundscape inside a screening theater at Skywalker Sound in Northern California instead of in a typical sound mixing studio.
Scenes from films such as "The Incredibles," ''Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" have previously been test-mixed in Dolby Atmos, but "Brave" is the first feature film to totally use the new platform from start to finish.
"The audience is way more sophisticated now," said David Gray, Dolby's content services vice president, following a demonstration of the system earlier this month at Dolby's Burbank, Calif., facility. "There's a whole generation who grew up with multichannel sound, so this is the first time a generation has really demanded this kind of evolution."
"Brave" in Dolby Atmos is being test-released beginning Friday in 14 domestic theaters that typically charge a premium for 3-D and other enhancements, including in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and at six AMC Entertainment ETX — Enhanced Theatre Experience — venues in San Francisco; Los Angeles; Burbank, Calif.; Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; Paramus, N.J.; and Kansas City, Mo.
"If there's new technology that we can put into place that enhances an experience, then we're all for it," said AMC operations vice president Neal Katcher. "We're very excited about this test."
Unlike Dolby's previous audio advancements that added digital sound and multiple channels, Dolby Atmos boasts the ability to render and individually direct sounds to certain speakers. For instance, an explosion from a witch's spell in "Brave" can be pinpointed to one spot within a theater instead of just broadcast along the front, back, left or right walls.
The biggest update with Dolby Atmos is two arrays of overhead speakers. Depending on the layout of a venue, the speakers can be installed on the ceiling or on trusses hanging over the audience, as is the case at Hollywood's historic El Capitan Theatre and the massive Dolby Theatre that hosted the "Brave" premiere.
"If there is one single perceptional element customers
'Brave' targets audiences' ears in Dolby Atmos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the recent premiere of Disney-Pixar's "Brave," an animated tale about a bow-wielding Scottish princess named Merida, the whooshing of arrows seemed to glide even closer to the audience's ears, a bear's roar felt even more dangerous and a storm sounded like it was swirling over the audience.
It's the Dolby Atmos system at work, the latest innovation in movie theater audio that's aiming to make the big-screen 3-D experience sound as three-dimensional as it looks.
"Brave" is the first feature film mixed entirely for the new audio platform from Dolby Laboratories Inc. "It's a new way of thinking," said "Brave" sound designer Gary Rydstrom. "We had to make sure we captured the opportunities that the Dolby Atmos mix gave us, without getting gimmicky."
There were also concerns about not overwhelming the computer-generated film with the new technology. "The choices that we made in the mix were based on what made the movie more dramatic or funny," said Rydstrom.
Because of Dolby Atmos' unique ability to aurally immerse and envelop audiences, the film's audio engineers had to craft the soundscape inside a screening theater at Skywalker Sound in Northern California instead of in a typical sound mixing studio.
Scenes from films such as "The Incredibles," ''Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" have previously been test-mixed in Dolby Atmos, but "Brave" is the first feature film to totally use the new platform from start to finish.
"The audience is way more sophisticated now," said David Gray, Dolby's content services vice president, following a demonstration of the system earlier this month at Dolby's Burbank, Calif., facility. "There's a whole generation who grew up with multichannel sound, so this is the first time a generation has really demanded this kind of evolution."
"Brave" in Dolby Atmos is being test-released beginning Friday in 14 domestic theaters that typically charge a premium for 3-D and other enhancements, including in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and at six AMC Entertainment ETX — Enhanced Theatre Experience — venues in San Francisco; Los Angeles; Burbank, Calif.; Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; Paramus, N.J.; and Kansas City, Mo.
"If there's new technology that we can put into place that enhances an experience, then we're all for it," said AMC operations vice president Neal Katcher. "We're very excited about this test."
Unlike Dolby's previous audio advancements that added digital sound and multiple channels, Dolby Atmos boasts the ability to render and individually direct sounds to certain speakers. For instance, an explosion from a witch's spell in "Brave" can be pinpointed to one spot within a theater instead of just broadcast along the front, back, left or right walls.
The biggest update with Dolby Atmos is two arrays of overhead speakers. Depending on the layout of a venue, the speakers can be installed on the ceiling or on trusses hanging over the audience, as is the case at Hollywood's historic El Capitan Theatre and the massive Dolby Theatre that hosted the "Brave" premiere.
"If there is one single perceptional element customers
'Brave' targets audiences' ears in Dolby Atmos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the recent premiere of Disney-Pixar's "Brave," an animated tale about a bow-wielding Scottish princess named Merida, the whooshing of arrows seemed to glide even closer to the audience's ears, a bear's roar felt even more dangerous and a storm sounded like it was swirling over the audience.
It's the Dolby Atmos system at work, the latest innovation in movie theater audio that's aiming to make the big-screen 3-D experience sound as three-dimensional as it looks.
"Brave" is the first feature film mixed entirely for the new audio platform from Dolby Laboratories Inc. "It's a new way of thinking," said "Brave" sound designer Gary Rydstrom. "We had to make sure we captured the opportunities that the Dolby Atmos mix gave us, without getting gimmicky."
There were also concerns about not overwhelming the computer-generated film with the new technology. "The choices that we made in the mix were based on what made the movie more dramatic or funny," said Rydstrom.
Because of Dolby Atmos' unique ability to aurally immerse and envelop audiences, the film's audio engineers had to craft the soundscape inside a screening theater at Skywalker Sound in Northern California instead of in a typical sound mixing studio.
Scenes from films such as "The Incredibles," ''Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" have previously been test-mixed in Dolby Atmos, but "Brave" is the first feature film to totally use the new platform from start to finish.
"The audience is way more sophisticated now," said David Gray, Dolby's content services vice president, following a demonstration of the system earlier this month at Dolby's Burbank, Calif., facility. "There's a whole generation who grew up with multichannel sound, so this is the first time a generation has really demanded this kind of evolution."
"Brave" in Dolby Atmos is being test-released beginning Friday in 14 domestic theaters that typically charge a premium for 3-D and other enhancements, including in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and at six AMC Entertainment ETX — Enhanced Theatre Experience — venues in San Francisco; Los Angeles; Burbank, Calif.; Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; Paramus, N.J.; and Kansas City, Mo.
"If there's new technology that we can put into place that enhances an experience, then we're all for it," said AMC operations vice president Neal Katcher. "We're very excited about this test."
Unlike Dolby's previous audio advancements that added digital sound and multiple channels, Dolby Atmos boasts the ability to render and individually direct sounds to certain speakers. For instance, an explosion from a witch's spell in "Brave" can be pinpointed to one spot within a theater instead of just broadcast along the front, back, left or right walls.
The biggest update with Dolby Atmos is two arrays of overhead speakers. Depending on the layout of a venue, the speakers can be installed on the ceiling or on trusses hanging over the audience, as is the case at Hollywood's historic El Capitan Theatre and the massive Dolby Theatre that hosted the "Brave" premiere.
"If there is one single perceptional element customers
'Brave' targets audiences' ears in Dolby Atmos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the recent premiere of Disney-Pixar's "Brave," an animated tale about a bow-wielding Scottish princess named Merida, the whooshing of arrows seemed to glide even closer to the audience's ears, a bear's roar felt even more dangerous and a storm sounded like it was swirling over the audience.
It's the Dolby Atmos system at work, the latest innovation in movie theater audio that's aiming to make the big-screen 3-D experience sound as three-dimensional as it looks.
"Brave" is the first feature film mixed entirely for the new audio platform from Dolby Laboratories Inc. "It's a new way of thinking," said "Brave" sound designer Gary Rydstrom. "We had to make sure we captured the opportunities that the Dolby Atmos mix gave us, without getting gimmicky."
There were also concerns about not overwhelming the computer-generated film with the new technology. "The choices that we made in the mix were based on what made the movie more dramatic or funny," said Rydstrom.
Because of Dolby Atmos' unique ability to aurally immerse and envelop audiences, the film's audio engineers had to craft the soundscape inside a screening theater at Skywalker Sound in Northern California instead of in a typical sound mixing studio.
Scenes from films such as "The Incredibles," ''Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" have previously been test-mixed in Dolby Atmos, but "Brave" is the first feature film to totally use the new platform from start to finish.
"The audience is way more sophisticated now," said David Gray, Dolby's content services vice president, following a demonstration of the system earlier this month at Dolby's Burbank, Calif., facility. "There's a whole generation who grew up with multichannel sound, so this is the first time a generation has really demanded this kind of evolution."
"Brave" in Dolby Atmos is being test-released beginning Friday in 14 domestic theaters that typically charge a premium for 3-D and other enhancements, including in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and at six AMC Entertainment ETX — Enhanced Theatre Experience — venues in San Francisco; Los Angeles; Burbank, Calif.; Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; Paramus, N.J.; and Kansas City, Mo.
"If there's new technology that we can put into place that enhances an experience, then we're all for it," said AMC operations vice president Neal Katcher. "We're very excited about this test."
Unlike Dolby's previous audio advancements that added digital sound and multiple channels, Dolby Atmos boasts the ability to render and individually direct sounds to certain speakers. For instance, an explosion from a witch's spell in "Brave" can be pinpointed to one spot within a theater instead of just broadcast along the front, back, left or right walls.
The biggest update with Dolby Atmos is two arrays of overhead speakers. Depending on the layout of a venue, the speakers can be installed on the ceiling or on trusses hanging over the audience, as is the case at Hollywood's historic El Capitan Theatre and the massive Dolby Theatre that hosted the "Brave" premiere.
"If there is one single perceptional element customers
3 Killed In Kaduna, Several Injured
By SaharaReporters, New York
As insecurity and violence mounts in Kaduna State, three persons have been reported killed this evening in Kujama.
Our source said that the corpses were still on the streets, and that several other people were injured.Kujama is the headquarters of Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, and is a fewkilometres from the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), a subsidiary of theNigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Our source, who called from Kujama, toldSaharaReporters that the fight pitted Christiansagainst Muslims, and that heavy gun shots were heard from the warring sides. Several of the injuredpersons were taken to the hospital.
Our source said that armed soldiers have already arrived at the scene.
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