Volume 16, Number 4 - July/August 2000 
*Georgia, You Get the Picture continues to be published as as a bi-monthly publication. Deadline for article submission in the July/August issue is June 10, 2000. Articles can be mailed to the Georgia Film & Videotape Office, Post Office Box 1776, Atlanta, GA 30301, faxed to 404-651-9063 or sent electronically to jcruce@georgia.org. 
 
Newsletter News & Events Trade Shows & Festivals Hotline Associations Featured Articles 
 
GDITT Film Division Unveils New Website at ShowBiz Expo Crawford Plans Move to New Facility and Refocuses on Film Transfer Giant Studios completes CNN's Global Animation Campaign Guest Speakers Address Georgia Production Partnership Dan Sperling Video & Film, Inc. Creates a Sleeper Sean "Puffy" Combs Counts on World Storm LAB 601 Posts Documentary of Continental Proportions APC Studios and Abovo Marketing Group Team Up Georgia State University's DAEL Researchers Work with National Association of Broadcasters ITVA Announces the 2000 Georgia VidFest Big Mouth Brings in "Something Good" Kossover Re-imaging Rockdale County WHOA! Films - Gone Fishing Extras Atlanta Film & Video Festival Winners Karmavision Films Drives Ford Home and Makes a Splash for Suntory Water Group Doppler Studios in the Mix PowerVision Screens New Hansgrohe Product Line Association Announcements Indie News Cat's Eye Hits Bull's Eye With Videographer's Award and Two Tellys New Leadership in Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism 
 
GDITT Film Division Unveils New Website at ShowBiz Expo 
Georgia Film & Videotape Office staff members Greg Torre and Lee Thomas recently attended Variety's annual ShowBiz Expo in Los Angeles. Recognized as one of the production industry's largest trade show events, this year's Expo featured over 500 exhibiting companies and hosted nearly 20,000 attendees during a three-day period. ShowBiz Expo showcases the latest technology and trends in the production industry with information on equipment, products, and services for every stage of the production process. In addition to hundreds of equipment and service-related companies, there was an exhibit area for state and local film offices seeking to take advantage of the one-stop shopping this annual event offers producers and industry decision-makers. 
 
 This year, the Film Division featured its newly redesigned website (www.georgia.org) at the trade show. Attendees navigated the site at the booth and sampled some of the new features, including the location photo library, calendar of industry events, current events page, newsletter archive and answers to frequently asked questions. 
Utilizing GDITT's new and improved booth, the Film Division marked its third year in a row attending this important industry event. Sporting a clean, hi-tech look, the exhibit booth offered the opportunity to include industry and community partners with an expanded area up from the standard 10' X 10' square to a 10' X 20' exhibit space. ShowBiz Expo, on an annual basis, offers the Film Division staff the opportunity to meet with industry executives, location managers and production managers on upcoming projects as well as maintaining past producer relationships. Just prior to the show, the division sent out direct mail pieces to over 300 potential decision-makers, inviting them to come by the Georgia booth. 
One of the highlights of this year's show was a hi-tech Hollywood pavilion for state-of-the-art technologies in digital production, including HDTV, streaming media and Internet products and services. As well, an expanded conference program was offered at the show with over 30 sessions on hot topics for all disciplines - from animation to camera operating, digital filmmaking to the Internet, producing to screenwriting, directing to cinematography. 
Crawford Plans Move to New Facility and Refocuses on Film Transfer 
Bill Thompson, vice president of Crawford Post Production, has announced the company's redirected focus toward high-end post production and satellite services as the company plans to move to a new, state-of-the-art facility. Crawford has assumed operation of select standard-definition and high-definition transfer and color correction services. In April Crawford Communications ceased formal operations of the FilmGroup, its film processing and transfer service area. 
In a letter to clients, Thompson explained that the FilmGroup and Crawford will no longer offer film processing or dailies transfers. Crawford was seeking a new cooperative venture for the FilmGroup to continue providing these services in Atlanta, but two different negotiation attempts were not successful. Due to the short time schedule for the upcoming relocation of Crawford facilities, the FilmGroup operation was closed. 
"Crawford will maintain our commitment to high-quality, state-of-the-art standard-definition and high-definition film transfer. The Philips Spirit Datacine and DaVinci 2K Color-Corrector will continue to be operated by colorists D.C. Cardinali and Dave Pickett, supported by assistant Mark Hershner, in Crawford Post Production," said Thompson. 
The FilmGroup was one of two film processing facilities in Atlanta. Employees were notified of the decision to separate the service area in January when they were offered different options, which included severance packages and other job opportunities within Crawford. Crawford will relocate to a new 135,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility at 3845 Pleasantdale Road, in Atlanta. The move will be completed by September 30, 2000. 
Giant Studios completes CNN's Global Animation Campaign 
 
 Giant Studios recently completed 3D animation and visual effects work on CNN's new domestic network identity campaign. The animation debuted on June 1, the network's 20th anniversary. The new look for CNN is showcased in daily spot animations, generic show, and network ID's. 
Rudy Poat, Giant Studios' effects supervisor, senior compositor Rich Suchevits and digital artist Kurt Judson worked with CNN Marketing and Creative Service's creative director, Dan Brown, producer Jeff Kissinger, and art director Chris Moore to define the aesthetic of the spots. "We set out to develop a network package that would promote CNN's global presence across all media platforms, both traditional and new. Our concept was to portray the magnification of the world and illustrate e-connectivity in the design. To achieve this, design elements of globes and fiber optic rings were created. Rays of light are then transmitted through these elements as they interact," according to Moore. 
Giant created the entire package for CNN using Softimage's XSI and Nothing Real's Shake. CNN worked with designer Joni McLane and freelance producer Jon Esther to provide boards for the production. Giant expanded on these concepts with the use of caustics and radiosity. The entire package was produced and delivered in the four weeks leading up to the broadcaster's 20th anniversary celebration. 
Guest Speakers Address Georgia Production Partnership 
Kicking off the Georgia Production Partnership's first event, newly appointed chairman of the Georgia Film and Videotape Advisory Commission, Michael Coles, addressed a crowd of 135 people gathered at Atlanta's Manuel's Tavern. Proclaiming a passion for Georgia and the movies, Coles said that he aggressively pursued the job as chairman of the revived commission, which acts as a direct link between the Georgia Film & Videotape Office and Governor Roy Barnes' office. 
Coles has been speaking to civic groups across the state and vowed he would "go anywhere, anytime and talk to anybody" about filming in Georgia. One of his top priorities is to increase funding for the Georgia Film & Videotape Office, which he praised for doing an incredible job within a modest budget. 
At the following GPP lunch meeting, Thomas Busch, executive producer for Artisan Entertainment's Substitute 4, spoke to members about his positive filming experience in Georgia. He remarked that their decision to shoot in Georgia was based on the depth of the crew base for local hires and on the cooperation they received from local unions. 
Citing runaway production in Chicago as a warning, Busch advised the group to "keep growing your own competition" by building the talent pool from film school graduates and independent filmmakers and encouraging more indigenous production. With budgets being squeezed on features, Busch also stressed the importance of being economically competitive while providing quality service. He referred to the difference in attitude between "filmmakers versus filmworkers," indicating that outside producers enjoy working with crews who are dedicated to their profession. 
Another recent guest speaker to address the GPP was Senator Connie Stokes, chair of the Business Development Committee for the Georgia Film & Advisory Commission. Senator Stokes discussed the need to submit a proposal to Governor Barnes for an incentives package to keep Georgia competitive with other states. She reported that the film commission was currently surveying other states to find out what production incentive packages were being offered. 
 
 Dan Sperling Video & Film, Inc. Creates a Sleeper 
Isom Impact Marketing and Atlanta Ear, Nose and Throat recently called upon Dan Sperling Video & Film, Inc. to create a humorous snoring commercial. Says shooter/director Dan Sperling: "I loved the concept that Gary Lancaster Creative, Inc. came up with, which was humor driven by sound effects. The grating sounds of a chainsaw, jackhammer and railroad train crystallize the internal state of a woman who is being driven crazy by her husband's incessant snoring. I wanted to draw a humorous caricature, without going over the edge and becoming slapstick or silly. Since it's actually a painful experience to lose sleep night after night, it was crucial to find the right talent, who could keep our spot on the light side. I wanted someone who, from the very first frame, would be perceived as likable, funny and sympathetic." 
Sperling found the magic for his spot in the personality of Mary Ellen McCall from The Talent Group. Mary Ellen had recently been featured in a national spot for Phillip Morris-Miller Beer and Sperling felt that her look and zany portrayal were the key element for the spot's success. The spot was shot on 35mm film. 
"A couple of our moving shots we're quite challenging and to 'land' them perfectly it was to our advantage to shoot them backwards and then reverse them using Cinefilm's Phillips Quadra. "I love the look and feel of film and would rather shoot in 35mm than any video format any day of the week" said Sperling. 
Sean "Puffy" Combs Counts on World Storm 
When New York-based rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs wanted "new and completely different" video elements for his 2000 European tour, his management approached World Storm Arts Lab in Atlanta with one directive: "Do your thing and do it fast; we've only got two weeks." 
Combs had worked with World Storm writer/producer Francis Percarpio and director/editor Anthony Rahim Hakmati only a month earlier, when they had written, produced, directed and edited an art installation/video wall for the introduction of his Sean John ready-to-wear clothing line during fashion week In New York City. 
For Combs' European tour 2000, World Storm was charged with re-creating photographic, film and video elements of the late "Biggie" Smalls and with gathering new footage of rapper "Redman" for inclusion in the show's interactive visuals. They teamed with renowned L.A. tour video director George Elizondo (TLC, Guns n' Roses) to produce distinct visual elements for every song performed during the concert, including a majestic, 90-second concert opener cut to Carl Orff's hyper-dramatic Carmina Burana. In all, nearly 90 minutes of original programming was created for the tour. 
LAB 601 Posts Documentary of Continental Proportions 
The Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS) and LAB 601, Inc. recently completed work on a documentary project covering the whole of Africa. The program, Africa in Transition, is a part of the Southern Center's ...in Transition 
 
 educational series. 
Africa in Transition is a six-part program covering the history, politics, economy, environment, health, and culture of the continent. Julia White produced the show for the Southern Center, a Peabody Award-winning educational non-profit organization dedicated to improving the American people's understanding of the rest of the world. The ...in Transition series features programs on Russia and the other former Soviet republics, South Asia, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, East Asia, Europe, and Africa. The series is used in teacher training workshops throughout the United States, in corporate training sessions to internationalize the thinking of management, by the U.S. Air Force and public officials, and in high school classrooms to spice up social studies curricula. 
"American students routinely perform worse than their foreign counterparts when tested on their knowledge of social studies," says Ms. White. "SCIS is making an effort to close that gap. We work hand in hand with teachers to develop materials that really reach their audience. That's why the videos are so important." 
LAB 601 president David Ballard off-lined the program on the AVID Media Composer 9000xl and finished in the Symphony Universal. "Making the jump from the Composer to the Symphony was as easy as walking next door," says Ballard. "Not only did we have the advantage of 'Total Conform' to make the transition from off-line to finishing system, but when last minute changes were needed, we were still non-linear, making them quick and painless." 
The documentary incorporates large amounts of stock footage from various news, archival, and film sources. "The Symphony's powerful color corrector let us fix shots that would have been unusable without it. It also allowed us to give the show a unified look," adds Ballard. 
APC Studios and Abovo Marketing Group Team Up 
APC Studios and Abovo Marketing Group have teamed up over the last few months to provide multimedia marketing campaigns for several Internet start-up companies. The two Atlanta organizations have formed an alliance, combining Abovo Marketing Groups' B2B Internet service and the creative all-media production capabilities offered at APC Studios. The alliance offers the dot.com community both marketing and technological expertise. 
The most recent project was for scheduling.com, an application service provider for the healthcare industry. Beginning with a five-minute video trade show presentation, APC Studios edited a combination of licensed medical footage, original graphics and animation, technology-related source footage and screen captures from the site to highlight various aspects of the service. In order to maintain consistency between programs, Abovo Marketing Group collaborated with APC Studios to pull existing footage from the video presentation, while the graphics team at APC created new images, transferring all the elements into Macromedia Flash for employment on the web. The demonstration could be viewed at interactive workstations within the scheduling.com booth. 
Working closely with the creative team at Abovo Marketing Group, Maria Boltze, production manager at APC Studios, managed the parallel production that spanned both the interactive and traditional video medium processes. 
"We've definitely earned a reputation as an all-media production house over the last couple of years, which is why we have experienced such positive feedback from our rapidly growing internet-based clientele," stated Boltze. "While continuing to improve our traditional audio, video and graphics services, the dot.com 
 
 companies are finding peace of mind in our experience with marketing objectives specifically designed for the digital and Internet medium." 
Georgia State University's DAEL Researchers Work with National Association of Broadcasters 
Kay Beck and Bill Evans of Georgia State University's Digital Arts Entertainment laboratory (DAEL) conducted research on cutting edge HDTV technology, funded by the NAB, and utilizing the digitally-equipped theatre and lab at Georgia State University. With assistance from Sony, Crawford Communications and Digital Projection, the study measured audience response to images captured in three different formats: 35mm film, digital video and HDTV. The findings, which were presented at NAB in Las Vegas, showed a preference for HDTV over other capture formats for shots containing movement and a film preference for static shots. 
DAEL was also involved with the Image Film and Video Festival. John Thomas of Hal's Digital Mojo was the digital effects supervisor on the festival trailer. For Glimmer, an animated film by John Ryan, DAEL blew up the print to 35mm and supervised the film post. GSU students Randy Hill (Dumpster Baby), Elizabeth Strickler (White Dirt, Chicken to the Slaughter) and Nathan Flood (Coaster) all had films screening in the festival. Flood also won third place in the Zoie Film Festival in the student short works category for his film, The Learned Astronomer. Graduate student Marsha Walker is a finalist for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences internship in Los Angeles and was among nine winners of the IMAGE Perfect Pitch 2000 contest. 
ITVA Announces the 2000 Georgia VidFest 
The Atlanta Chapter of the ITVA has announced the 2000 Georgia Video Festival Awards, also known as VidFest. The Awards Banquet will take place on Saturday, November 11, at the Penthouse Theatre in the Atlanta Apparel Mart. Eight original video modules are being produced for the event by professionals from the 300 member chapter with this year's theme "VidFest.COMedy." 
Entries are being solicited in 11 program categories and 9 craft categories. The entry deadline is September 15, 2000. For a complete set of entry guidelines, please visit the chapter website at www.atlantaitva.org, or call Tom Anderson at 404-261-3443 (email: prodshop@home.com). 
Reservations for the Awards Dinner are $50 per person and must be made by November 3, 2000. 
Big Mouth Brings in "Something Good" 
Hood Marketing recently tapped Big Mouth to produce their first TV commercial for new client Buffalo's Cafe, launching the new theme "Whippin' Up Something Good." The spot was shot by Keith Sherer on 16mm film on location in Canton, Georgia. Big Mouth artist Jennifer Fineran completed the editorial while Stephen Cocks conformed the spot on Discreet Logic's Flint system. John Lambert provided original sound design. 
 
 Georgia Power also recently teamed up with Big Mouth to produce a video highlighting the history of the Southern Company's growth throughout the 20th Century. AVID editor Jennifer Fineran off-lined the four-minute piece combining cultural and archival photos and footage with Southern Company footage. Composer John Lambert set the mood with an original score encompassing musical styles from the 1800's to 2000. Stephen Cocks designed and executed the multi-layered piece using a combination of 3D, After Effects and Discreet Logic's Flint. 
Erwin-Penland returned to Big Mouth to produce CD-ROM content for furniture supplier HomePoint's recent trade show and stayed to post five thirty-second spots for Greenville Tech, launching their new "Tech Now" campaign. Big Mouth also recently created four fifteen-second spots for weather.com, the official web site of The Weather Channel. CARE, one of the largest relief and development organizations, also tapped Big Mouth to create three Public Service Announcements which will air around the world. 
Kossover Re-imaging Rockdale County 
"Partners for Tomorrow," the marketing arm of Conyers, Georgia and Rockdale County, wanted to redefine their image after several negative national news items concerning the community's way of life and its teenagers. Larry McKinney, president of "Partners for Tomorrow," seeking a way to emphasize positive elements overlooked in the rumors and TV stories, turned to Atlanta-based Kossover & Company to re-image what he calls a "very magical community." 
Director Herb Kossover and executive producer Amy Reed toured the county and spoke with residents and area merchants. Kossover felt that a set of thirty-second spots and a long form image message were required. Two spots, one for business and one concerning quality of life, were created along with a two-minute long form message. The spots will air on CNN, MTV and ESPN along with local stations in the Atlanta area. 
Executive producer Reed auditioned hundreds of residents, from a four-month-old baby to an 80-year-old WWII veteran, to find the 75 or so faces she needed. Over 30 locations were covered in the four-day shoot, shot on Super 16 to achieve a wide format look. Erik Grant, who previously had written an upbeat theme for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, created a pop song entitled "A Beautiful Sight," which was adapted to fit both the thirty second spots and the long form. 
The results were well received by the partnership. "We now have a vehicle to start the healing process," said Larry McKinney. "The community is very fortunate to have a production crew that actually cared about this community. It showed on the screen and in the faces of the actors." 
WHOA! Films - Gone Fishing 
Bigelow & Eigel's vice president Mary Roberts worked with WHOA! Films, Inc. director Bill Orisich for a return shoot of Heavenly Ham for three fifteen-second spots. SoftImage animator Brad Mace created original 3D animated piranhas to entertain viewers and Adrian Guedin on-lined and added the final touches on the Flint to give it an appetizing look. 
Cartoon Network's Mary Rutt and Beth Haden return for "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays on Tour" promo spot. Bill Orisich edited the introductory spot so that it could be 
 
 specifically tailored for each of 13 cities. Jon Philpot edited the Secondary Audio Protocol (SAP) promo with Cartoon Network's Mary Rutt to give bilingual viewers the choice of listening to the shows in Spanish or English through the access of a remote control. Cartoon Network's Jimmy Hamiter worked on a promo spot with Philpot for the Cartoon Network and Ebay collaboration to sell antique Boomerang memorabilia. 
Pratt & Buehl's creative director Ken Young and graphic designer Connie Hartmann worked on a shoot with WHOA! Films for Transportal, a freight consolidation firm. Bill Orisich shot on 16mm in Atlanta and edited the promo to Jon Philpot's original score of bass, samples, vocals and arrangements of musicians John Morrison, drums; Krispin Harker, hand drums; Jason Sneath, trumpet; and Ben Davis, saxophone. 
Extras 
Blue Planet has recently signed commercial comedy director Peter Siaggas as part of their creative team. Siaggas has directed several national commercials for companies like KOCO NY and Cybercash as well as taking home two Summit Creative Awards honoring creative excellence for an MTV spot "Granny Bad Breath" and a Sprint PCS spot "Larry's Missed Call." Siaggas, who can currently be seen as a model on Coca-Cola vending machines, has also appears in the July issue of Cosmopolitian Magazine as the Bachelor Of The Year. 
James Powell has been promoted to senior on-line editor at Magick Lantern. A veteran of almost five years at Magick, James will now run the show in Magick's component digital on-line suite. James has created programming for such clients as Turner Original Productions, DTV, Cartoon Network, Little Mammoth Media, and many others. 
Yvonne B. Matherne has joined Crawford Communications Inc. as marketing manager for the electronic media company. Ms. Matherne comes to Crawford from the Atlanta-based national headquarters of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Inc., where she was communications manager for the professional association. Previously she held communications positions with The Brylski Company (public relations firm), the Girl Scouts and Volunteers of America, all located in New Orleans. 
Effects editor and compositor Clive Jenkins has joined Magick Lantern. A veteran of post houses in Los Angeles, Atlanta, San Francisco, Australia and New Zealand, Jenkins will bring his experience and artistry to Magick's Symphony suite, HAL compositing suite and Avid suites. Clive can take a single project all the way through off-line, online and graphics. 
Veteran Symphony operator Andrew Satinoff has been appointed as Symphony editor/artist for VTA. Satinoff was Beta engineer for Avid Technology, involved in the development of Versions 2.0 and 2.1 of the Symphony, and is now beta-testing Version 3.0. He was also the first editor in the U.S., and second in the world, to take delivery of the Symphony from Avid Technology in August 1998. Prior to joining VTA, he was senior off-line editor and Symphony editor/artist at another post house in Atlanta. 
Chez Studio and founder Shay Griffin will present The Actor's Symposium 
 
 2000, August 11-13 at the Georgian Terrace. The event creates an opportunity to meet with some of L.A.'s top casting directors, L.A. and N.Y. talent agents and some of the regions leading professionals. In addition, there will be seminars featuring regional actors and an entertainment attorney, as well as cold reading and audition technique workshops. For information or an application form, please call the Chez Group at 404/603-8755. 
The Company Acting Studio presents 2000 Summer Workshops throughout the month of July. Space is limited. Please call 404/607-1626. 
Atlanta Film & Video Festival Winners 
This year's Atlanta Film & Video Festival was a tremendous success, attracting over 6,000 patrons. Over a nine-day span, 130 works were shown at 61 separate screenings, including 34 films and videos by Georgia artists. The 24th Annual Atlanta Film & Video Festival received a record 600 films and videos for consideration. The winning films & videos for this year's competition were: 
Grand Jury Prize: Good Housekeeping, directed by Frank Novak Best Animated Film: Mister Smile, directed by Fran Krause Best Animated Film, Honorable Mention: Atlas Gets a Drink, directed by Michael Overbeck Best Documentary: Good Kurds, Bad Kurds, directed by Kevin McKiernan Best Experimental Film: My Big Heart, directed by Jeff Walker Best Narrative Film: Crush, directed by Philip Bartell Best Narrative Film: Honorable Mention: Elsewhere, directed by Brian Drysdale Best Student Film: Moonshine, directed by Kelly Riley Best Student Film: Honorable Mention: Minotaur, directed by Daniel Sousa Audience Award: The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, directed by Aiayana Elliott Southeastern Mediamaker's Award: David Gordon Green, director of George Washington 
The AFVF's Southeastern Mediamaker's Award is presented to an individual artist by IMAGE Film & Video Center in an effort to recognize and promote regional filmmaking. The award, consisting of over $50,000 in in-kind donations by local film businesses, is given to a filmmaker whose work was produced in Georgia or any neighboring state as an incentive to produce their next project in the Atlanta area. Past winners include: City Boys Dream Of Beaches by Eric Wise (Georgia, 1995), Closest Thing To Heaven by Dorne Pentes (North Carolina, 1996), Big Jim Folsom by Robert Clem (Alabama, 1997), Paradise Falls by Nick Searcy (North Carolina, 1998) and Burning Questions by Mishael Porembski (Georgia, 1999). 
Karmavision Films Drives Ford Home and Makes a Splash for Suntory Water Group 
Atlanta-based Karmavision Films and J. Walter Thompson just completed six commercials for the Carolina Ford Dealers Association. David Sinrich directed the 
 
 testimonial style spots that took place in multiple locations in North and South Carolina. Each commercial focused on a different Ford owner and his or her lifestyle. J. Walter Thompson created the campaign with Mignon Burst as senior agency producer and Amy Gray as agency producer. Vivian Jones was executive producer for the project and Evan Estern was director of photography. 
With Fricks/Firestone Advertising, Karmavision splashed into summer with four new television commercials for Suntory Water Group. Paul Souter directed the commercials, featuring a point-of-view from inside the refrigerator. "Family" members take sugary drinks out of the refrigerator as supers and voice-overs extol the virtues of clean, clear, healthy water. The commercials pay off as the family then drinks healthy water. Veteran director Souter captured the water both in the refrigerator and dispenser with the use of light and creative angles. Elliot Firestone is executive creative director for the agency with Yara Siegelaars the art director. Kim Meyers is the copywriter and Virginia Bouldin producer. 
Doppler Studios in the Mix 
Buffalo, NY advertising agency Eric Mower & Associates came to Doppler recently to cast, record, edit and mix a national radio campaign for Kodak. The sessions were produced by Michael Cunningham and engineered by Gopal Swamy. WestWayne, an Atlanta ad agency, mixed a national television PSA campaign for Partnership for a Drug-Free America with engineer Shawn Coleman. He was directed by agency producer Bryan Jameson and copywriter Haley Turner. Engineer Fay Salvaras cut a series of radio spots for a national campaign to launch MPower, an internet company for small businesses, for local agency Huey/Paprocki and producer Ron Huey. 
Buena Vista Post Production booked Doppler's Studio A to loop ADR for Columbia Pictures' Little Nicky, which stars Adam Sandler. Shawn Coleman recorded actor Tiny Lister's replacement lines, assisted by Quinton Nixon. 
Columbia Records hosted a live radio broadcast of performances by the Jayhawks and the Indigo Girls in Doppler's Studio E. The broadcast was part of the Columbia Records Radio Hour series, and was sent via ISDN to ABC Globecast. The engineer was John Harris, with Ralph Cacciurri and Shawn Coleman assisting, and Mitch Matatanski producing. 
Cartoon Network continues to bring post projects to Doppler, such as their "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays On Tour" promotion. Engineers Fay Salvaras and Gopal Swamy worked with writer Mary Rutt and producer Beth Haden on a radio campaign and various cartoon segments for the tour, which will showcase the network's original programming on a big screen at various outdoor parks in cities throughout the country. Salvaras also recorded, edited and mixed a national radio spot for the launch of Cartoon Network's new spin-off network, Boomerang, which will feature classic cartoons from the Time Warner libraries. The spot was produced by Cartoon Network creative director Jimmy Hamiter. 
PowerVision Screens New Hansgrohe Product Line 
PowerVision Productions has completed the production of a series of three marketing films, a trade show program, and a thirty second TV spot for Hansgrohe USA, one of the world leaders in shower, kitchen and bath products. The films were shown at the Kitchen and Bath Industries Show at McCormick Place in Chicago to an audience of 40,000, with millions more seeing the television spot. 
 
 Shot on film at PowerVision's studio, the shows were posted in-house with some online work at Crawford Communications, and delivered to Hansgrohe's marketing reps on DVD as well as VHS. PowerVision Productions is currently wrapping post production on two additional retail marketing shows for Hansgrohe, to be exhibited in Home Depot and Expo Design Center stores nationwide. 
Producer Stuart Grimes and director Michael A. Jones are co-owners of PowerVision Productions. Stuart has produced numerous spots for PowerVision since its' inception in 1995 and Michael brings his talents as a film director and editor to the creative team. 
Association Announcements 
Imaging Technology & Sound (ITS) is the trade association serving the worldwide professional community of businesses that provide creative and technical services in picture and sound. Local membership includes decision-makers from post production, duplication, graphics companies, as well as television and cable stations and some broadcast vendors. ITS meets at 12 noon on the third Thursday of every month (except December) at the Cafe Intermezzo on Peachtree Street. Meetings consist of 30 minutes to network and 60 minutes of business and topics discussion. Meetings adjourn at 1:30pm promptly. The National and Local membership corporate web site is located at www.itsnet.org. If you require more info please call or e-mail: Kevin Garguilo, South City Post, 404/213-5253. 
Atlanta ACM SIGGRAPH - A meeting schedule of the Atlanta chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH (Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics) can be viewed at www.acm.org/chapters/atlanta. Programs deal with aspects of the film industry as they pertain to computer graphics. 
FOC - Filmmakers and Actors of Color is an organization dedicated to the networking and promotion of non-Caucasians working in the entertainment industry. Please watch for announcements in this newsletter or call (404) 755-2964 for more information. 
IICS - The Georgia chapter of the International Interactive Communications Society focuses on the interactive multi-media and other emerging interactive technologies. Monthly meetings, held on the last Thursday of each month, include presentations of multi-media applications in areas such as education, training, entertainment, design and marketing. Meetings generally begin at 6:30pm and are held at Mercer University (3001 Mercer University Drive) in the Wooton Auditorium on the ground floor of the Library Building. For more information about IICS or upcoming meetings, call the IIC's information line at (770) 612-7410 or via the Internet at http://www.generationx.com/iics. 
IMAGE - IMAGE Film & Video Center offers filmmaking workshops and screenings. For more information, contact IMAGE at (404) 352-4225 or check the website at www.imagefv.org. 
ITVA - The Atlanta Chapter of the International Television Association (ITVA) promotes the growth, quality, and success of film, video and multimedia communications and related businesses. For information on the 
 
 ITVA Atlanta please call their hotline at 404-873-4882 (404-USE-ITVA). 
NATAS/Atlanta - NATAS/Atlanta, the local chapter of The National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, holds a monthly program event every 3rd Tuesday of each month at Georgia Public Television, 260 14th St. NW. Events start at 6:30pm. For more information call NATAS/Atlanta at 770-414 8777. 
WIF/A - Women in Film/Atlanta, a non-profit organization founded in 1974, is dedicated to the education, promotion, support, and unification of women working in or studying film, video and related creative and business fields. For information, call (404) 352-1379. GPP - Formerly the Atlanta Production Partnership, the Georgia Production Partnership is a statewide organization of filmmakers and film industry executives committed to keeping Georgia a film-friendly and competitive force within the film and video industry at large. The GPP membership consists of representatives from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Teamsters Local 728, ITS, IMAGE Film & Video Center, Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), Women In Film (WIF) and executives in the production and post-production community. Monthly meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at noon. For membership information, call Matt Timmons at 404-609-9001 or email mjtimmons@mindspring.com. 
Indie News 
Local independent production company Green Valley Entertainment, in association with Alpha Film Group, will begin shooting the feature film Losing Grace in the Atlanta area beginning in July. The film will be directed by Michael Valverde and will star Ronny Cox, Lesley Ann Warren, Bentley Mitchum and Matt Farnsworth. 
Cat's Eye Hits Bull's Eye With Videographer's Award and Two Tellys 
Kitty Ray Swain of Cat's Eye Productions helped her clients bring home two Telly awards and has won the Videographer Award of Distinction for Creativity in Editing, presented by the Communicator Awards. 
Swain's award was for the video "A New Point of View," a project for Central Atlanta Progress which was produced by Suzan Satterfield and directed/DP'd by Allen Facemire. The video was screened at the Philips Arena for over eight hundred people attending the Central Atlanta Progress annual meeting. It starred actor Ric Reitz making comic commentary and doing "man on the street" interviews with everyone from downtown lunch patrons to movers and shakers in the art, real estate, sports and nightlife scenes. 
"Midtown: Heart of the Arts," also done with Satterfield and Facemire as producer and director/DP, brought the creative team their Telly Award. An art piece showcasing Midtown as the "heart of the arts," the video highlighted the High Museum, various midtown theatres, the Margaret Mitchell House, the Center for Puppetry Arts, the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, arts events such as First Night, the 
 
 Atlanta Symphony and more. The video, introduced by Kenny Leon, was shown to the members of the Midtown Alliance at their annual meeting. 
Producer/director Fran Burst-Terrantella tapped Cat's Eye to help her put together a fun, MTV-style video spotlighting all the activities at the Inman Park Festival for her client, the Inman Park Neighborhood Association. "Inman Park Festival," for which Swain performed all of the editing creative, also won a Telly Award. The video, intended to attract potential sponsors, featured the artist market, flea market, tour of homes, live entertainment, kids activities, and the volunteers who produce the event. 
New Leadership in Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism 
In April, long-time Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism (GDITT) commissioner Randy Cardoza resigned to take a position in the private sector, after a decade of serving as commissioner and a total of over 13 years in the department. R.K. Sehgal, formerly the chairman of the GDITT board, assumed the position of commissioner, as recommended by Governor Roy Barnes and approved by the board at its April 20th meeting. 
Del Boyette, former deputy commissioner for economic development for GDITT, has moved on to a position in the private sector as well, effective in June. Jim Steed, a former division director for the economic development division, will assume the deputy commissioner's position. The film office is part of the economic development division of GDITT. 
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