Indie and Television Central? Look no further than Lotus...

Following several wins and nominations at the 2011 Oscars with "The Fighter" and "Wasteland", Lotus Post in Santa Monica, California has been the go-to sound facility for more than a dozen indie film and television projects.

Spanning the gamut of genres, the facility has seen star power in the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Shelley Long, LL Cool J, Chris O' Donnell, Dominic Monaghan, Shawn Ashmore, Michael Biehn, Robert Duvall, Mark Hamill.... the list goes on.

CEO Michael Perricone: "The independent film market is alive and well. Lotus Post is hitting its stride with our ability to service this dynamic market sector as well as providing our film level excellence to our television clientele."

"NCIS:LA" has been using Lotus Post as its West Side facility of choice for ADR.  The convenience of location for the actors and the quality of the ADR made their decision a one-two slam-dunk.

Lotus is also rolling into Season 3 of "Hero Factory" for Threshold Studios.  This dynamic animated series taps into the sound design and mixing expertise of the facility with its 200-plus channel finishes.

"Bones", the award winning Fox series is completing its season at Lotus with mixers Terry O'Bright and Keith Rogers helming the board.

Director Marc Bennett has tapped Lotus for "Should’ve Been Romeo" while the Polish Brothers are riding the Lotus wave with their Jack Kerouac inspired, "Big Sur".

The "House at the End of the Street", starring Jennifer Lawrence and Elisabeth Shue is in the house as well as the hilarious Andy Dick comedy, "Division III".

"This amount of workflow is possible due to recent upgrades of our systems and servers.  We have a tremendous capability to service the technical needs of our clients.", offers Lotus Post’s Project and Facility Manager Kevin Rittner.

Part of a larger group of companies that comprise the Santa Monica Post Consortium and include Tunnel Post and Stand Media, Lotus Post is comprised of a group of networked studios each with unique capabilities.

The facility has been technically engineered and ergonomically designed to streamline the workflow between the editorial, recording, and re-recording processes.  The interior design of our 7,000 square foot facility is classic raw brick wall and polished concrete flooring. The central lounge and kitchen area invite casual and creative conversations with its open skylights and relaxing couches.  Adding to the creative energy of the facility is the large and diverse collection of art and sculpture from award-winning local artists.

Lotus Post and Oscar...like hand in glove.

Lotus Post, Santa Monica's leading independent post production sound facility, is proud to announce that two films for which it provided services are up for Oscar nods this year. Both “The Fighter”, directed by David O. Russell and the acclaimed documentary, “Waste Land”, directed by Lucy Walker have been nominated for the coveted statues.

Nominated for 7 Oscars, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams, “The Fighter” is about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like
rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

Lotus Post's Stage D ADR studio scored a TKO with director David O. Russell and Relativity Media by looping principal dialog for the film. Lotus Post's low key ambiance, discreet staff, and central Santa Monica location was especially appreciated by the actors.

The Lucy Walker directed documentary, “Waste Land”, utilized Lotus for final sound mixing. It’s an uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz goes on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of
recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing how to recycle ourselves.

Lotus Post, a member of The Santa Monica Post Consortium (SMPC), offers complete concept to distribution post production services which include voice casting, sound supervision and editorial, sound design, ADR and foley recording, re-recording, Red workflow, offline and on line picture editorial, film recording, and restoration, dust busting, titles and opticals, graphic design, visual effects, digital intermediates, film and HD screening facilities, asset management, global distribution and film funding.

For more information about the Lotus Post or the SMPC contact David Marcus at 310-828-1001 or dm@lotuspost.com.

Lotus Post Blossoms as a Premiere Santa Monica Indie Film Sanctuary

"Calling all Indie Film and documentary film makers....we hear you and we're here for you!", says COO of Lotus Post, David Marcus.

Lotus Post, the 7,000 square foot boutique post production facility founded by Marcus and his partner CEO Michael Perricone in 2009, has been busy quietly amassing an impressive collection of credits. It has gained the attention of both mini majors such as Relativity Media as well as a whole new group of indie directors. Films of all genres have called on Lotus for their post production sound needs including majors like "The Fighter" and  "Dear John". Indie films such as "Seven Days in Utopia" starring Robert Duvall,  Michael Biehn's directorial debut in "The Victim", the Polish brothers "For Lovers Only" as well as the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar epic documentary about the Harlem Renaissance All Stars, "On The Shoulders of Giants" are currently being finished at Lotus.

"Our strategy from the beginning was to service the Indie feature and documentary market", says CEO Michael Perricone. "We know how challenging it is to get films done in this economy so we have intentionally streamlined the post sound finishing process to be able to offer world class finishing services within the budgets of today's Indie productions".

Adds Marcus: "These films speak to the core of our mission statement a component of which seeks to provide a sanctuary for the independent film maker to realize their creative vision".

Lotus Post is a full-service audio post-production facility consisting of a group of unique, fully networked studios and work bays. The facility has been technically engineered and ergonomically designed to streamline the workflow between the recording, editorial, and re-recording processes. Every workspace is completely integrated into the central machine room allowing each room to operate independently or share resources. The interior of the 7,000 square foot facility has a clean, industrial look with a raw brick wall and polished concrete floor. The central lounge and kitchen area invites casual and creative conversations with open skylights and comfortable couches.

For more information contact Ray Vecchiola, VP of Sales at 310-828-1001.

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