British Columbia – Vancouver – North Vancouver
Corporation
www.leadercinema.com
British Columbia
Vancouver
North Vancouver
Corporation
active
Entertainment Industry, world markets. Leader manufactures advanced sound systems for multi channel applications, such as DOLBY Surround Theaters, flight simulators, specialty cinemas and screening rooms.... including "hi-value" residential / home theater systems. Company CEO Michael Leader is multiple award winner, including EMMY AWARD with NBC TV NETWORK'S coverage of the Seoul Korea Summer OLYMPICS.
Projects include: digital cinema, 3D cinema, 35/70mm specialty cinema, studio post production facilities.
Leader, established 1947 in London England. Founder; Gerry Leader part of Royal Air Force North Atlantic team of experts involved with airborne radar modifications. Leader/London established as early radio/televison repair and service facility. Moved to Canada 1957, and established Leader Sound Ltd in Vancouver 1963. Company changed focus in 1989. Under direction of Michael Leader, co established R - D facilities to study visual and auditory perception. Leader first involved with HDTV in 1981. During mid 80's, Leader commenced development on advanced multi-channel sound systems for the future of electronic cinema.
In 1991, Leader created the Leader Hollywood Format (tm) sound system for Carolco/TERMINATOR 2. This very large format concert hall sized system was used for specialty screenings of T2.
Leader provided advanced services and engineering to NBC for the 1988 Seoul Korea Olympics. This milestone in broadcast history, marked the first occasion of stereo sound coverage of the entire games. Michael Leader received EMMY AWARD (NBC) for his contributions and proprietary techniques in stereo for television as a result of his developments with British Broadcasting Corporation 1972-1976.
Leader concentrates it activities in manufacturing specialized systems for studio, cinema, military, industry, medical, education and unique residential cinemas for industry professionals and stars.
Our Beverly Hills partnership is with the prestigious Charles Aidikoff Screening Room. Located in the William Morris Agency complex, at 150 S. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 the Aidikoff/Leader Cinema Company provides full Hollywood engineering services to diverse and demanding clients on an International basis.
The Aidikoff Screening Room is recognized as the most technologically advanced privately held facility in the industry. Features include: Large format LHF (tm) Leader Hollywood Format (tm) sound system, DCI compliant full Digital Cinema 2K projection with Dcinema and HDTV VTR's, servers, HD-SDI routers with both digital and analog studio grade standard def in PAL and NTSC. Studio reference 35mm projection, 35 mm 6 track interlock - Dolby SR. Leader interlock DA88 and other facilities to support "Alternate Content".
We conduct business in English. Our international associates speak: French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
Additional information: www.higherfi.com/leader
Leader is represented internationally by HigherFi based in Minneapolis MN. Markets include: Middle-East, Europe, Asia
Contact: Christopher Moon @ 952-440-2226
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 1963
Exporting: Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS): 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Alternate Industries (NAICS): 334310 - Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
Primary Business Activity: Manufacturer / Processor / Producer
Export Sales ($CDN): $10,000,000 to $24,999,999
Products:
Leader hollywood format (tm) lhf (tm)
Technology:
Company develops DSP signal processing and advanced electro-acoustic devices for advanced professional applications in: studio post production; cinema; R - D; and closely aligned markets.
Sector:
Plant Information: Total Plant Size (Areas sq ft): Manufacturing and assembly facilities in Vancouver, Canada.
Distribution of Employees
Vancouver, CANADA
Sub-contract employees in USA
Unique Applications: LHF (tm) Hollywood applications: At this time (2005/6) LHF is today at least two generations ahead of current practice. Digital cinema is currently on the threshold in the transition from film based to Digitally based delivery and projection. These advances in the transparent picture quality in comparison to film demand a renewed approach to enhancing the entertainment experience. The LHF (tm) system does precisely that. Improved clarity, spaciousness, depth and extended power response in the deep-deep bass all contributes to the future enjoyment of being entertained. Current cinema sound systems are incapable of delivering the entire content of a films sound track to the ears of the audience in ANY theater anywhere in the world. LHF (tm) is a leading edge application of advanced electro-acoustical science.
David Bowie's company ISOLAR New York, committed to the first very large format LHF (tm) system, and was installed in their Maui Hawaii studio and retreat facility. Budget for the two projects: $1.5 Million USD. Images can be seen at: www.leadercinema.com (WOWEEonMAUI) and at: www.picasaweb.google.com/leadercinema Without question, this project reigns as one of the world's most highly advanced multi-channel system.
The first Digital Intermediate (DI) suite was installed in Canada for MV Video (Toronto TSX Symbol: DVD) This hi-definition facility was designed by Leader and completed on a trunkey basis. The $ 1Million USD project, incorporated Leader LHF (tm) multi-channel sound systems, edit theater and acoustical design in addition to a complete suite of HDTV editing, color correction, monitoring and projection systems.
Key / Major Clients: National Broadcasting Company
NBC Seoul Olympics
DISNEY
ISOLAR New York (David Bowie's management company)
Aidikoff Screening Room, Beverly Hills
REAL-D www.reald.com
Boeing
USAF Tule Greenland
The White House Communications Agency
Statue of Liberty Re-Dedication
Today (NBC) The Caribbean Cruise
Voice of America
NPR
Mutual Broadcasting (Larry King)
KIRO Radio/Bonneville Broadcasting Seattle WA
Showscan Corporation
Provence of British Columbia
Vancouver Film School
Los Angeles Film School - Visual Effects Society
Little Mountain Sound
Atlantic Records NY
Canadian Brodacasting Corporation
CKVU-TV Vancouver
Success Stories: Carolco's major picture TERMINATOR 2 made use of exceptional Leader Cinema developments during 1991. The Leader Hollywood Format (tm) sound system at that time was at least 4 generations ahead of the industry. Hi-impact spectacular audience involvement has never been match in any theater any where in the world between 1991 and today, 2006. LHF (tm) today is at least 2 generations ahead of the digital cinema industry.
Testimonial: Bruce Dunbar, Music Industry Executive Retired and manager for David Bowie 19 years: "Leader concentrates on world-class solutions. That is why they have completed six systems for me."
George Christie, Writer, Hollywood Reporter: "What Michael Leader has accomplished in my favorite Beverly Hills screening room is absolutely phenomenal!!"
Donald Petrie, Director: "Your LHF (tm) and the Aidikoff Screening Room is amazing. Just the best....and the other only best is Warner Bros!"
Chris Hansen, Director of Engineering BUENA VISTA division of Disney: "W-O-W this LHF (tm) system is the first time we have been able to hear a difference between the French and British canons...amazing" (Master and Commander)
David Baker, VP Mutimedia, Vancouver Film School: "Thunderous applause before the audience starts to clap!"
David Nutter, Producer, "This is better than the dubbing stage!!!"
Lisa Wannemacher, Architect St.Petersburg FL: "This is a jewel box, the music sounds so clear..so real and ohhh so perfect"
Jason Mellin, Post Production Coordinator "Collateral Damage" Bel Air Entertainment - Warner Bros: "With this system it's as if you move the audience out of their seat toward the screen; where one becomes an active observer within the story. Our Warner Bros system is very much like this...but you have a twist....and in this small theater (Aidikoff) it compelled me to watch and experience it again...it was an event even after the 1000th time for me"
International Capital Projects: N
Amiga Eric
Braat Lynel
Hansen Chris
Kawasaki Reiko
Laflamme Michel
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