MVI Post will handle post production for "In Performance at the White House", a high-profile program to be broadcast nationally next Thursday on PBS - and they'll have less than 18 hours to edit the show.
According to MVI Post, after lengthy internal and external discussions, HD workflow augmentation and pencil sharpening, MVI Post, which is based in suburban Virginia, beat out LA and NY post-production facilities to edit and mix the highly acclaimed "In Performance at the White House". The concert will include performances by Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, John Mellencamp, Seal, John Legend, Blind Boys of Alabama, Natalie Cole and the Howard University Choir.
The concert will take place in the White House East Room. President and Mrs. Obama will host the event in honor of Black History Month and include a celebration of music from the civil rights movement. Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah will serve as emcees. The program will showcase the rich fabric of American culture in the setting of the nation's most famous home.
The taping is set for Wednesday, Feb. 10, and MVI will have less than 18 hours to edit and mix the show for air the following night at 8 p.m. (Feb. 11). "In Performance at the White House" is a production of WETA, in association with The GRAMMY Museum, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and the National Black Programming Consortium.
The producers are Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of The GRAMMY Awards; Smokey Robinson, legendary Motown singer, songwriter and producer; and Bob Santelli, executive director of The GRAMMY Museum.