ABOUT US
Our Story
1989
The origins
Launched originally with the name of Studio Asci S.r.l., Asci voice and mind S.r.l., has been active in the audio-visual sector for more than 30 years, but let’s take a step back to rediscover its origins together. Studio Asci was founded in 1989 by Adelaide Sciuto, at the time a young woman who was entering the business world focused solely on her managerial, interpretative and intuitive skills. Adelaide finally combined her character skills not only with a profound study of foreign languages and culture, but also a driving passion for the cinema – characteristics that soon led to her leading her small but tireless business towards success.
2001
The evolution
Initially, Studio Asci dealt only with technical translations for companies, but in 2001 everything began to change. Starting from the first international TV market in Cannes (MIPTV), the company quickly began to multiply the services it offered, rapidly covering a variety of disciplines, such as voiceover in 25 different languages, subtitles, audio restoration and upmixing, and finally dubbing (starting with the home video sector before achieving greater goals with films for the cinema and TV). Today, the dubbing studio department is increasingly dedicated to films and series, destined less for the conventional TV market and more for OTT streaming platforms, whose services are multiplying exponentially. Finally, the studio has developed services such as the creation and burning of DCPs and USB sticks, and software for the cinema and audio description.
2018
The new era
Finally, to conclude this chapter, one last phase is missing. At the end of 2018, Adelaide Sciuto decided to sell 55% of Studio Asci to an investment fund in order to guarantee further corporate growth, in particular regarding physical and cyber security. As a result Asci voice and mind was born, which is dedicated exclusively to the multi-territorial entertainment sector.
Today
Asci voice and mind
Today, Asci voice and mind can be defined as a solid and affirmed organisation, characterized among other things by a high level of team specialization, an exclusive collaboration policy with renowned technical and artistic sector professionals and a vast knowledge of growing market needs. This allows active management of every production stage, better interpretation of customer needs and the constant provision of exceptional quality service.
OUR SERVICES
Where we produce value
DUBBING LIP-SYNC
We deals with the two main branches of dubbing, Lip Sync and Voice-over
VOICE OVER
We dedicates an entire department to this type of dubbing, which in turn can be divided into three different techniques
SUBTITLES
We have now come to a fundamental sector of the world of cinema and dubbing: that dedicated to subtitling
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
Today, a well-established studio in the world of dubbing like us cannot help offering services for the hard of hearing and blind
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Thanks to the various audio/video studios, certified and equipped with the most up-to-date machinery, today Asci voice and mind offers a complete range of services ranging from pre to post-production, up to finalization and delivery to the various broadcasters
OUR PRODUCTIONS
A selection of our works
OUR CLIENTS
Who believe in Us
OUR TEAM
The added value of Asci voice and mind
ADELAIDE SCIUTO Global SVP Sales & Business Development
CHIARA VACCHINI Lip Sync Dubbing Manager
CHIARA PORTA Subtitle Manager
ERICA MARCHINI Voice Over Manager
DANIELE CARAVAGGI Technical Manager
SERGIO DELL'OLIO Sound Mixer & Music Director
MATTEO MARANZANA Sound Mixer & Technical Supervisor
ILARIA CARDONE Customer Service
DATA SECURITY
Your content is safe with us
The services offered by Asci voice and mind are provided in compliance with MPAA guidelines.
ASCI voice and mind is part of the TPN (Trusted Partner Network).
TPN is the international standard for content security.
The HD audiovisual content localized by the studio changes hands through Aspera/Signiant client servers. The external company technicians, with whom Asci voice and mind collaborates, work through proxies by logging into their Azure account.
Periodic vulnerability and intrusion tests, performed by specialist external companies, ensure the constant identification and correction of any weak points in the network infrastructure.
Local area networks are connected via VPN (2-factor authentication) and are protected via Sophos/PF Sense Firewalls.
All access to sensitive areas within the studio’s three facilities is protected thanks to video surveillance and the use of specific badges for each team member. Without a badge, it is impossible to access or move between the various areas within the three premises. They are all equipped with alarm systems and all computers. Belonging to the more sensitive production areas are part of a subnet that is not connected to the Internet (DMZ).
Security of Audiovisual Content after Acquisition
Audio-visual content is downloaded from the client servers and then, via "RAID 10" hard disks that guarantee data integrity, stored in an archive not connected to the Internet. All the machines are located in a protected room, monitored 24 hours a day by alarmed video surveillance cameras. This room can only be accessed by authorized personnel using their own badge.
Quality Control
The compliance of the audiovisual content received is always checked by means of a careful quality control process, which involves both automated procedures and real-time evaluation carried out by specialized and dedicated professionals.
Protected Resource Distribution
The mixing session is created and distributed within the recording rooms via Azure Cloud.
Mixing Session
Exchange of content between the recording and mixing rooms takes place through a LAN if they are in the same location; the Azure cloud is employed if the work has been divided between different facilities.
Product Compliance
Once the mixing is finished, the audio/video post-production completed and the graphics implemented, the audio and video are checked by an authorized professional and the audio is compared with the recorded script. At this point, the product can be said to conform to the technical specifications given by the customer and be ready for the productioncreation of the final version.
Delivery to the Customer
The final version of the audiovisual content is delivered to the customer according to an established procedure, mainly using the 24 hour-a-day Aspera/Signiant protocol.
Content Storage and Destruction
When work has terminated, the original audiovisual content and that produced localized by the studio are either archived or securely destroyed, based on the contractual agreements previously stipulated with the customer owning the content.
OUR FACILITIES
Where we operate?
- CREMA
- MILAN
- ROME
Headoffice
The Asci voice and mind headoffice covers 350 m2 and this is where the management, administration and edition operations offices are located, together with the translation, subtitle and accessibility service divisions and audio/video post-production. The MPAA protocol compliant Azure Cloud server renders the structure in full accord with the most rigorous requirements regarding physical and cyber security.
Address: via IV Novembre 58, 26013 Crema (CR)
Phone: +39 0373/257768
Email: info@studioasci.com
Dubbing Studios
The studios cover an area of 80 m2 and, in addition to a coordination office, consist of two dubbing rooms, whose control rooms can also be used for audio post-production for the television sector. The MPAA protocol compliant Azure Cloud server renders the structure in full accord with the most rigorous requirements regarding physical and cyber security.
Address: via Dei Pellegrini 8/6, 20122 Milano (MI)
Phone: +39 02/89070439
Email: info@studioasci.com
Dubbing Rooms and Mixing Rooms
The studios cover a surface of 600 m2 and consist of four dubbing rooms, a Dolby Surround certified cinema mixing room, a Dolby Atmos certified cinema mixing room, 2 synchronization rooms, a Foley studio and a coordination office. The MPAA protocol compliant Azure Cloud server renders the structure in full accord with the most rigorous requirements regarding physical and cyber security.
Address: via Monte Santo, 25, 00195 Roma (RM)
Email: info@studioasci.com
CONTACT US
Discover the world of Asci Voice and Mind
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Chiara Vacchini
+39 366/5882677
chiaravacchini@studioasci.com
Erica Marchini
+39 335/5797909
ericamarchini@studioasci.com
Chiara Porta
+39 0373/257768
chiaraporta@studioasci.com
Adelaide Sciuto
+39.335/7562578
adelaidesciuto@studioasci.com
Ilaria Cardone
+39 331/6309946
ilariacardone@studioasci.com
