Creating Content in Houses of Worship
Veteran filmmaker Ken Wales will share insights on the impact of entertainment technology on storytelling as the keynote speaker of Createasphere’s Executive Marketplace for Houses of Worship this July.
Ken was the Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed and award-winning CBS Television series Christy. He enjoyed a long running partnership with director Blake Edwards, producing many films with him including The Great Race, Darling Lili, and The Revenge of the Pink Panther among others. Ken also produced the Emmy nominated, Golden Globe winner miniseries John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, and was associate producer for the first season of Cagney and Lacey. He spent time in the studio system at Walt Disney Pictures, where he was Vice President of Production. Ken has most recently earned acclaim for the powerful film Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce’s grueling but victorious campaign to end Britain’s slave trade. Read more..
John Underkoffler, Oblong Industries, Opens the World with the Wave of a Hand
A gripping keynote at Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management Conference
When John Underkoffler presented last month’s Keynote Address at Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management Conference in Universal City, he was met with the conference equivalent of “Bravo! Encore!” from an enthusiastic audience. Underkoffler had taken attendees into the world of gestural interfaces, his viewpoint of the evolution of the personal computer, and offered insights about the profound meaning of data.
Underkoffler is the Founder and Chief Scientist for Oblong Industries, a company aiming to transform the way we work, create and collaborate. Their g-speak spatial operating environment (SOE) is a radically new platform that made its public debut in the tech-forward movie Minority Report. Read more..
LOUIS CIOFFI, ACE: DEXTER, IN THE CUT
Missing your favorite show? Check out this interview from Louis Cioffi, ACE while you wait for the new season to begin this fall.
Louis Cioffi, ACE, has found “Dexter” to be an enthralling assignment for the past 4 seasons. An award-winning editor for his work on the highly acclaimed series, Cioffi joined “Dexter” in 2007. Cioffi has worked extensively in network, cable and features and is currently working on independent film, “Hidden Moon.”
Createasphere: What was your first job in “the industry? Read more..
DAMMY Award Winners Unveiled in New York
Written by Christine Purse
Canto’s Thomas Schleu is named DAMMY of the Year.
Left to Right: Mary Yurkovic, Createasphere; Derek McCracken, Hallmark Cards; Barbara Roshcher, Hallmark Cards; Dagbert Sansen, ADAM Software (accepting on behalf of Pieter Casneuf); Steve Cronan, 5th Kind; Paul Nicholson, Showtime; David Diamond, CANTO Software (accepting on behalf of Thomas Schleu); Kristin Petrovich-Kennedy, Createasphere.
At Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management Conference in New York last week, the Second Annual DAMMY Awards were bestowed in front of a sold-out ballroom of guests.
The DAMMY Awards are the only honors specifically conceived to recognize excellence in innovative digital asset management technology. The 2011 DAMMY Award winners are:
Best Storage, Archive, and/or Preservation Solution
ADAM Software
Best Example of Asset & Media Repurposing
Hallmark Cards
Best Strategy or Solution for Digital & Media Asset Management During the Acquisition of Content
5th Kind
Best Strategy Ease of Use for End-User Interface
Showtime Networks
DAMMY of the Year:
Thomas Schleu – Canto Software
Judges who are recognized professionals in digital asset management select finalists and winners of the DAMMY Awards. This years’ judges included Lisa McIntyre, GSD&M; David Riecks, Controlled Vocabulary; and Donna Slawsky, Columbia University School of Continuing Education. Several of the nominations can be viewed at www.createasphere.com/dammys.
The DAMMY Awards were launched in 2010 with a three-part goal: to raise awareness of the rapidly evolving, increasingly crucial role of digital asset management (DAM); to promote creative and technical excellence in the field; and to recognize the achievement in the DAM space.
The DAMMY Awards returned to The New Yorker Hotel for a gala luncheon, sponsored by Harris, during Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management Conference on Friday, September 23, 2011.
Createasphere’s next DAM event will be the Digital Asset Management Conference - Europe on November 8-9, 2011 in The Hague, Netherlands.
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