Rocket Surgery, Ross Creative Services and FX Design Group Partner for Virtual Set Design

Sunday, April 23^rd, 2017 [Las Vegas, Nevada, USA] – Rocket Surgery, Ross Creative Services and FX Design Group of Florida, partner together to produce and design sets for Ross Virtual Solutions. FX Design Group is uniquely positioned with its in-house combination of Design and Fabrication, allowing them to design sets that blend real and virtual elements seamlessly.

FX Design Group brings with them leading-edge and EMMY award winning designs, and a vastly expanded library of sets and styles. By working together, FX Design Group will be able to leverage the expertise of Rocket Surgery in Virtual Set and Augmented Reality using the XPression motion graphics platform for tracked and trackless applications.

Jim Doyle, Mission Commander and Director of Creative Services for Rocket Surgery, Ross Creative Services had this to say about the relationship, “Excited does not begin to express how we feel about partnering with Mack’s team at FX. Suffice to say they are the best at what they do. FX Group is a household name in the broadcast industry and it is humbling to work with such talent.”

Mack McLaughlin, CEO and Creative Director for FX Design Group had this to say, “We are thrilled to finally have the opportunity to work with Jim Doyle and the Rocket Surgery, Ross Creative Services Team. FX Design Group puts the Real in Virtual Reality, combining best in-class design with the powerful XPression rendering engine of Ross Video.”

About FX Design Group:
FX Design Group is a design company delivering projects worldwide in broadcast for News, Talk Shows, Lifestyle, Sports and Entertainment programming. FX gives clients access to a complete compliment of set design, virtual design, motion graphic design and branding, augmented reality design, fabrication and installation services, as well as lighting design and lighting gear – all from one source. The FX collaborative process focuses on creative synergy, versatility and logistical efficiencies to maximize clients’ budgets, aesthetics and multi-functionality. To learn more about FX Design Group please visit http://www.fxgroup.tv.

About Ross Video
Passionate about live production, Ross Video designs, manufactures and delivers dependable technology and services that power exceptional live video productions seen by billions of viewers around the world every day. Ross Video’s goal is to make it easy for customers to create compelling news, weather and sports broadcasts, engaging material for sports stadium screens, legislative assemblies, entertainment shows and rock concerts, and inspiring content for houses of worship.

Relentlessly innovating, Ross Video delivers the world’s widest range of products and services for augmented reality and virtual sets, mobile live-event solutions, real-time motion graphics, robotic camera systems, social-media management, production switchers, routers, infrastructure products, video servers, newsroom systems, terminal equipment and more.

Ross products and services are designed to offer best-in-class system integration and unmatched customer choice by both working together seamlessly and integrating tightly with third-party solutions.

Ross Video has offices around the world, and provides free-for-life telephone support staffed by technical experts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year—even for products bought on eBay. Recognizing the time-critical nature of the broadcast industry, all Ross employees are empowered to provide “whatever it takes” customer service, even down to renting helicopters when necessary to deliver needed parts and service.

Ross Video: The Production Technology Experts. www.rossvideo.com.

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Ross Video Media Contact:                                    FX Design Group Media Contact:

Sara Bell                                                                      Mack McLaughlin
Media Relations Specialist                                          Creative Director
Tel:      +1 613-652-3020                                             Tel: +1 407-877-9600
Email:  sbell@rossvideo.com                                    Email:  mmclaughlin@fxgroup.tv
Twitter: @ross_video
www.rossvideo.com

Ross Video Media Contact – EMEA:

Stuart G. Russell
EMEA Marketing Manager
Tel:      +44 7827 019494
Email:  srussell@rossvideo.com
Twitter: @ross_video
www.rossvideo.com

Ross Video Media Contact – Asia Pacific:

Vivian Yu
Marketing & Operations Manager, Asia Pacific
Tel:      +65 9827 3531
Email:  vyu@rossvideo.com
Twitter: @ross_video
www.rossvideo.com