Volume 17, Number 1 - January/February 2001 
*Georgia, You Get the Picture continues to be published as as a bi-monthly publication. Deadline for article submission in the March/April issue is February 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 bbrayton@georgia.org. 
A Night of Georgia in LA HBO's BOYCOTT Airs February 24th Savannah Lensed The Gift Opens Venus and Mars Todd-AO Atlanta Joins Liberty Media Group of Companies Artifact Design Relocates, Adds Staff Association Announcements VTA Marketing Campaign Receives Regional Honors Tube Opens Creative Facility Shopper's Sourcebook Actual Reality and The University of Georgia Fight BAC! Alpha On the Move Film Captive Enters "The Zone" PowerVision and Survivor II - The Ultimate Challenge Great Outdoors, From Wal-Mart Whoa! In Flight Step Into Omega's Cellar Kodak Cinematographer in Residence at GSU Film/Video Elvis Has Left the Building! Triple Horse Races Into Theaters Extras Busy Holiday Season for Doppler Studios 
 
Newsletter News & Events Trade Shows & Festivals Hotline Associations Featured Articles 
 
A Night of Georgia in LA 
With Claxton Fruit cakes dancing in their heads and Georgia on their minds, Georgia film industry alumni gathered on December 7 at Hollywood-based Interlock Studios for what is hoped to be an annual event, Georgia Night in LA. Sponsored by the Georgia Film & Videotape Office, Georgia Night in LA was an enormous success, attracting over 200 attendees. The group was composed of LA - based producers, directors and production managers who have shot in Georgia along with relocated Georgians pursuing their craft in Los Angeles as independent filmmakers, television executives, commercial and music video producers, crew and on-camera talent. The result was a productive networking session and the opportunity to promote and highlight Georgia resources and talent. 
Film office director Greg Torre was pleased with the turnout and felt that Georgia Night in LA would become an annual affair. "When I'd explain this event, I kept referring to it as a reception for 'friends and family'," Torre said. "Ultimately, it was 
 
 a great opportunity for us to recognize and celebrate Georgia production talent as well as those Los Angeles production executives who we've come to know and value over the years. With the ramped up support we have from our state government, this marks a renewed effort to be even more active in promoting Georgia resources." 
Torre and location liaison Lee Thomas represented the Georgia Film & Videotape Office along with Georgia marketing representatives Shay Griffin and Brad Zutaut. Jay Self of the Savannah Film Commission was also in attendance. 
HBO's BOYCOTT Airs February 24th 
Photo: (l-r) Terrence Howard, Carmen Ejogo and Jeffrey Wright star in HBO's BOYCOTT. 
HBO's civil rights drama BOYCOTT, filmed last fall in Atlanta and Griffin, is scheduled to air February 24. Directed by Clark Johnson (West Wing, NYPD Blue) BOYCOTT stars Jeffrey Wright (Shaft) as Martin Luther King, Jr., Terrence Howard (The Best Man) as Ralph Abernathy and Carmen Ejogo (Love's Labour's Lost) as Coretta Scott King. 
BOYCOTT dramatizes the events which unfolded in 1955 after Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat in a "whites only" section of a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The film explores the behind-the-scenes crisis management of the boycott of the city's buses that eventually led to a ruling by the Supreme Court that Montgomery's bus segregation laws were unconstitutional. 
Savannah Lensed The Gift Opens 
Photo: Cate Blanchett as Annie Wilson in The Gift. 
Director Sam Raimi's (A Simple Plan) Savannah-lensed thriller The Gift premiered in Los Angeles in late December. Raimi directs an all-star cast in this film co-written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson. Set in a small Georgia town in the 1950's, a psychic played by Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth), assists police in finding a missing woman presumed murdered. Once the drowned body of the woman is found, the psychic finds herself in danger with her "gift" as her only hope to save herself and her family. Distributed by Paramount Classics, The Gift also stars Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek), Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets), Keanu Reeves (The Matrix), Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry) and Giovanni Ribisi (Saving Private Ryan). The film was produced by Jim Jacks and Tom Rosenberg, and will be released nationwide on January 19. 
Venus and Mars 
 
 Photo: Two-time Oscar nominee Lynn Redgrave stars in Venus and Mars written by Atlanta screenwriter Ben Taylor. 
Atlanta screenwriter/director Ben Taylor's film Venus and Mars recently premiered at the prestigious Raindance Film Festival in London. The film stars two-time Academy Award nominee Lynn Redgrave (Gods and Monsters, Shine), Fay Masterson (Eyes Wide Shut), Julie Bowen (Ed) and Julie Sawahla, best known as Saffron on the cult hit series, Absolutely Fabulous. 
Set in Germany, but shot in English, Venus and Mars will be released by Buena Vista (Disney) in February in Germany. Domestic distribution is currently being negotiated. The screenplay is based on Taylor's novel Venus and Mars which will be re-released in conjunction with the film. 
Taylor's directorial debut, In the Flesh, shot entirely in Atlanta with local cast and crew is now available on video and DVD. 
Todd-AO Atlanta Joins Liberty Media Group of Companies 
Todd-AO Atlanta recently joined Liberty Media Group. The new corporate entity, named Liberty Livewire, comprises companies owned by Four Media Group, Todd-AO and Soundelux. 
Todd-AO Atlanta falls into a newly formed post production arm of Liberty Livewire and joins sister facilities Pacific Ocean Post, 525, Encore, R!OT Colors and Pictures, Level 3, Digital Symphony and Hollywood Digital to comprise the division "Livewire Entertainment Group." With this new alliance, Todd-AO Atlanta will be moving their Buckhead facility to a new midtown location proposed to open in early 2002. 
"The new location is great for a post- production facility as it is an older building strategically located, with wonderful character and the space can be customized to our specific needs. It is a two-story, freestanding building with ample parking which is difficult to find in the booming midtown area," said Britt de Bie, president of Todd-AO Atlanta. 
The move will take approximately 16 months and the aim is to be resident in the new facility by the first quarter of 2002. Todd-AO Atlanta plans to add capacity to their audio, graphics and editorial divisions as well as introduce telecine services. 
"We are all very excited about our move and realize that this is the opportunity to react to several years of momentum and growth within our Atlanta market. We plan to expand many facets of our staff, facility and services in response to client demands. We look forward to offering greater capacity and additional resources for our clients and their productions," general manager Chuck Brock said. 
Present plans include the engagement of Atlanta based architectural firm Stang & Newdow led by architect/principal, Jose Tavel to design a space that combines state of the art technology and interesting client friendly functionality, characteristic of the other Livewire facilities. 
Larry Chernoff, president of the Livewire Entertainment Group comments: "As a company we have built many facilities over the years and always make our 
 
 biggest efforts in integrating the appropriate technology within a highly creative and functional space. We've learned what works and what doesn't and plan to offer our unmatched corporate support. We are respectful of our Atlanta division and their great client relationships. We are committed to offering uninterrupted services throughout the build-out, move and the opening of this new facility. 
Liberty Livewire Corporation provides a wide range of traditional audio and video post-production, transmission, library services, Internet hosting and audio/video distribution services via satellite and fiber to worldwide clients in the feature film, television and advertising industries. The company also provides interactive television service under the brand name Hyper TV with Livewire. The company has locations in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, London, San Francisco, Singapore and Barcelona. Liberty Livewire is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Group (NYSE: LMGA; LMG.B), which holds interests in a broad range of video programming, communications, technology and Internet businesses in the United States, Europe, South America and Asia. 
Artifact Design Relocates, Adds Staff 
Artifact, an Atlanta-based broadcast, film and multimedia design firm has kicked off the millennium by moving to its new facility within the King Plow Arts Center. The building allows room for growth for Artifact's new interactive and 3D departments. The new building offers expanded facilities with a view of the Atlanta skyline. 
Artifact's new interactive department has hit the ground running with several new projects in production. The interactive department is focused on the convergence of animation, video and television on the Internet and specializes in design-heavy websites. 
Artifact is proud to announce the addition of Scott Schroeder as senior designer of interactive media. Schroeder comes from WebMD where he was an AV specialist and helped build their internal television and film group. 
Artifact continues to stay busy with broadcast work as well as having recently completed work on The Pretender 2001 for TNT and a Sony Memorable Moments spot for TBS International Ad Sales featuring Sony's new DSC-P1 digital camera. 
Association Announcements 
Imaging Technology & Sound (ITS) is the trade association serving the worldwide professional community of businesses that provides creative and technical services in picture and sound. Local membership includes decision-makers from post-production, duplication, and graphics companies, as well as television and cable stations and some broadcast vendors. ITS meets monthly on the third Thursday (except December) from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Cafe Intermezzo on Peachtree Street. Programs consist of 30 minutes for networking and one hour for business and discussions. The national and local membership web site address is www.itsnet.org. For more information please call or email: Kevin Garguilo, 404.213.5253, itsmembership@mindspring.com. 
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 computer graphics as they pertain to the film industry. 
FAOC - Filmmakers and Actors of Color, a non-profit organization founded in 1994 to increase opportunities for minorities in the film industry, will host its annual workshop conference March 22-25, 2001. Events include over 15 workshops, panel discussions, film screenings and a screenwriting award. Please watch for announcements in this newsletter or call 404.755.2964 for detailed information. 
GPP - The Georgia Production Partnership is a statewide organization of filmmakers and film industry executives committed to keeping Georgia a film-friendly and competitive force in the film and video community. Members include representatives from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Teamster 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. Meetings are generally held the first Tuesday of each month at noon. For membership information, call Matt Timmons at 404.609.9001 or e-mail mjtimmons@mindspring.com. 
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 6:30 p.m. 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, call 770.612.7410 or visit their web-site at 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 web-site 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 third Tuesday of each month at Georgia Public Television, 260 14th Street, NW. Events begin at 6:30 p.m. For further information please 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. 
VTA Marketing Campaign Receives Regional Honors 
Atlanta-based VTA, one of the country's largest post-production houses, recently received top awards for its marketing and advertising campaign in the Regional 
 
 Print Design Annual. Two of VTA's corporate identity ads, one entitled Amplify and one entitled Vision, walked away with the prestigious design awards. The designs were entered into competition by VTA's design group, Ivory, an Atlanta agency. The two images were created as part of a trio, the third entitled Touch, which were created to graphically suggest the sensory concepts on which VTA's services are based. 
Last year VTA officially changed its name from Video Tape Associates, a name for which the company had been known for over thirty years. A new brand, new equipment and expanded services came along with the new name. VTA now uses the high tech logo in all its marketing and collateral materials. The company also launched a full-scale advertising and public relations campaign to communicate the new look, feel and theme, which reflect both VTA's range of services and technology. 
"Our new name, VTA, is broad enough to reflect all that we are today and all that we are becoming, as we continue to meet the needs of our clients during this technological explosion," said Ken Chambliss, owner and CEO of VTA. "I believe the designs created for our marketing campaign reflect that as well. We're delighted the icons that portray our image have garnered attention and recognition throughout the region as indicated by the announcement of these awards. 
"These are not overnight changes," Chambliss continued. "VTA has always stayed abreast of developments in technology. Now our image more closely resembles the extent and quality of our services as they have expanded over the years. 
The company provides a complete finishing environment offering digital linear and non-linear editing, multiple format editing, high definition and standard definition film transfer, audio sweetening, duplication and distribution, as well as a production department. 
"We're constantly updating our facility," said Chambliss, who has been at the VTA helm for all of its 32 years. "Over the last years we've added some new suites, new equipment and some new personnel and streaming video. But by far our most important offering has always been quality and that comes from the folks who work here. Since the beginnings of the company we have always sought out the finest talent to work at VTA." 
Recently VTA became the second facility in the U.S., and the fifth worldwide, to install the Innovations-TK Millennium telecine. For more information, visit the VTA website at www.vta.com. 
Tube Opens Creative Facility 
Photo: (l-r) Tube owners Michael Curtis and Chris Downs. 
Since opening its doors less than a year ago, Atlanta's newest creative spot has been flooded with work and is quickly gaining a reputation for being a unique place to post. To announce their presence with a splash, Tube hosted an open house party in early December. 
Located in a pre-Civil War stone warehouse, the 9,000 square foot loft houses three AVID suites, a 5.1 Dolby Digital Pro Tools 24 suite, a Sonic DVD Fusion suite and a 30' x 25' insert stage with pre-lit cyc. The original framework is still intact, providing an industrially creative atmosphere with a 
 
 unique vibe. 
Tube owners, Chris Downs and Michael Curtis, both experienced AVID editors, decided to become partners after recognizing their identical business philosophies at a chance meeting. "We want to do a really good job and have fun doing it," Downs said. "That's the best way to compete and the only way to be creative." 
In a very short time, the business has evolved into more than a post-production facility. Tube offers CD-ROM and DVD authoring and production, as well as full compression services for the Internet in all industry formats. "Our new interactive suite is a natural offshoot of our core strength and a direct result of client demand," Curtis said. "Clients realize the benefit of our technical and artistic expertise." 
Shopper's Sourcebook 
The Shopper's Sourcebook, written and compiled by CREWS agency owner Shirlene Brooks, stylist Lynne Mitchell, and broadcast producer Patrick Hastie, is the first book of its kind for Atlanta. The first edition is filled with valuable information on where to procure prop and wardrobe items in Atlanta as well as other cities throughout the country. Included are helpful hints about Fed Ex drop-off points and a host of other valuable facts that will shortcut shopping and propping. 
After a year of research and visits to out-of-the-way places, the combined talents of the trio have produced an exciting addition for the Atlanta advertising and film industry. The book will be updated annually. Order online via e-mail to sourcebookatl@mindring.com or by calling 404.874.6623. 
Actual Reality and The University of Georgia Fight BAC! 
Graphic: Cartoon of characters Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill 
Actual Reality and the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recently completed production of a fifteen minute animated children's short, Smart Kids Fight BAC! The full cel animation program will be available to elementary schools throughout the nation. 
UGA's Dr. Judy Harrison, associate professor in the department of foods and nutrition, teamed up with Bob Molleur, a video producer for the college of agricultural and environmental sciences to write the original script. The program explains safe food handling procedures and hygiene to young children using four endearing cartoon characters, Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill. 
Actual Reality's Charlie Willis teamed up with Molleur to produce the program. According to Willis, "This program was fun and successful due to outstanding teamwork and communication. Smart Kids Fight BAC! is a great example of clients and vendors successfully partnering to maximize production quality through careful preparation, communication and mutual respect. We put together a team of wonderful specialists from Atlanta, including Funny Farm for animation and Oasis Recording for voice recording and sound effects." 
 
 The project was sponsored by a grant from the U S Department of Agriculture and the Partnership for Food Safety Education," Molleur said. "It's a great example of what university folks teaming up with commercial resources can achieve, and I believe the children who see this short program in the classroom will have a lot of fun and learn some very important principles. 
Jeffrey Fastner served as animations director and Atlanta talents Steve Kuhn, Maureen Doran, Suzanne Hawn, Bob Hader and Mr. Molleur created the voices of the children. Atlanta composer Steve Hulse created the original score. 
Alpha On the Move 
Alpha Film Group (AFG), an Alpharetta film distribution company recently returned from a successful trip to London and Milan. In London the company screened three films, Atlanta Blue, The Grue Crew and AFG's new film Paranoid. From London AFG's three representatives, owner Ray Guthrie, producer Ron Lavery and writer/director Ash Smith continued on to Milan Italy to attend the 67th annual MIFED film market. The market was very successful, as sales were made to Japan, Spain, Philippines, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil and Malaysia. 
Alpha is now preparing for the next market in January (NATPE, Las Vegas.) The company will be producing its third film, Crossing Over, in April. 
Alpha Film Group is a full-service production and feature film distribution company located at 216 South Main Street in Alpharetta, Georgia 30004, www.alphafilmgroup.com. AFG will accept scripts, offer production assistance or accept completed films for distribution. 
Film Captive Enters "The Zone" 
When it came time for Custom Printing Services (CPS) of Buckhead and Northlake to produce their new alternative corporate video, they called upon Film Captive Productions. CPS envisioned a film short as opposed to the traditional corporate video. 
Director/DP Sylvia Jackson drafted a comical Twilight Zone style script for the project, shot in the CPS Northlake facility. Jackson mixed color and black and white footage together with a Rod Serling character, played by local actor Jeffrey Charlton, to guide the viewer through the facility. Charlton's tour highlighted CPS's commercial and digital commercial printing services. Original variations of the Twilight Zone and Halloween movie music were used on the video soundtrack. 
Josh Pitlick of Starvin' Artist provided steadicam and jib arm equipment and operation. Jabez Mauer served as gaffer. The project was posted at Mind's Eye Media and edited by Armando Barker. 
PowerVision and Survivor II - The Ultimate Challenge 
PowerVision Productions recently completed a commercial spoof of CBS's popular primetime show, Survivor II for local CBS affiliate, WGCL-TV in Atlanta. The spot, which promotes the "Survivor II Ultimate Challenge Sweepstakes," stars local radio station DJ's Barnes, Leslie and Jimmy of the Morning X on 99X. The 
 
 Morning Crew did their best impersonations of Survivor contestants while promoting McDonald's and other sweepstakes giveaways. To achieve the right Survivor look producer Stuart Grimes brought in art director Michelle Ihnot, who recreated the Survivor set, included living trees, a working campfire, tiki torches and an air dropped crate full of Survivor supplies. Director Michael A. Jones and DP Bill Burton shot the spot on Kodak's 35mmVision stock while incorporating the use of jib shots and a handheld camera. The spot is scheduled to air on CBS throughout the Survivor II season. 
Great Outdoors, From Wal-Mart 
Seals Communication Corporation recently announced that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the new title sponsor of the Sealsco-produced Great Outdoors television series. Seals Communication Corporation (www.sealsco.com) is a vertically integrated electronic media marketing and television production company based in Atlanta. 
Wal-Mart's Great Outdoors is telecast 52 weeks a year as part of the new ESPN2 Saturday morning block. The Great Outdoors franchise was a mainstay on ESPN2's popular Saturday morning outdoors programming block, drawing impressive ratings throughout its 10-year history. The ESPN Outdoor block moved to ESPN2 in October. 
Wal-Mart's Great Outdoors enters the millennium as one of the most informative and entertaining outdoors program on television. With a new look and show format that includes special "outdoors safety tip" segments, Wal-Mart's Great Outdoors will deliver 26 original shows from some of the best hunting and fishing locations in North America. 
"We're excited about teaming up with Seals Communications on its well known Great Outdoors TV series," commented Randy Curtis, vice president of creative for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. "We're looking forward to an excellent first season for Wal-Mart's Great Outdoors on ESPN2." 
A new Web site, www.walmartgreatoutdoors.com has been designed and launched by Sealsco to complement the series. In addition, Jack Youngblood, former NFL Pro Bowler turned avid outdoorsman, joins veteran series host Bert Jones, as a new co-host for the program. 
Sealsco is one of the nation's largest independent producers of specialized sports programming for networks such as ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, FOX Sports Net, Outdoor Life and Speedvision, among others. 
Whoa! In Flight 
Whoa! Films' Avid editor Bill Orisich, Flint artist Adrian Guedin and Softimage animator Brad Mace were tapped by Cartoon Network senior writer/producer Mary Rutt to create five spots for the new Hasbro Toy Transit promotion. The retro-flavored spots depict Hasbro toys experiencing various air travel scenarios such as: a ticket counter, an airport arrival area and an in-flight experience. Active human travelers and airline personnel continue to interact with the toys during their journey. 
Avid editor Fred Duffer worked with Leading Edge Promotions' vp of production Marilyn MacDonald to create a 30 second spot for the Cartoon Network's Bowling Club promotion. The spot featured familiar Cartoon Network faces cut to an 
 
 energetic, fast moving soundtrack. 
Avid editors Bill Orisich and Will Fratesi worked with Comgroup in putting together an "outer space" theme video for the ADT Atlantic regional sales meeting. The video featured NASA space footage and newsreel footage. 
Step Into Omega's Cellar 
Omega Films, Inc., has changed its name to Omega Media Group, Inc. As a subsidiary entity of Omega Media Group, Omega Films will handle the studio and location production shoots. 
"Due to the services we offer beyond production and post-production, we felt the name change was appropriate and timely," announced Omega Media Group president Cefus McRae. "Most of our clients know us by simply Omega, but since we have added DVD design and authoring and expanded our Internet and interactive media services we thought the new corporate name would better reflect the services we offer." In the past few months Omega has added two new suites: one for DVD authoring, compression and conversions, and another hi-res non-linear suite, dubbed "The Cellar." The Cellar can accommodate both 4:3 and 16:9 resolution projects and most recently combined both formats of footage for a 16:9 presentation projected at the IMAX theatre in Philadelphia. 
"Nothing has changed regarding locale, client services and quality," McRae said. "Yet everything is changing with the advent of new methods of communications and we are continuing our commitment to offer clients the greatest value for their production budget." 
Kodak Cinematographer in Residence at GSU Film/Video Photo: (r) Sandi Sissel. 
Sandi Sissel (Salaam Bombay, No Secrets, Wonder Years) arrived at Georgia State University in November. After a screening of some of her films, she worked with students in a hands-on workshop on lighting. Later Sissel accompanied film students to assist with on-location shots. Organizer of the project, Dr. Kay Beck said that Sissel impressed the students with her knowledge and enthusiasm. Beck also thanked Kodak for their sponsorship of the program. This is the first time that the Kodak cinematographer-in-residence program has been held at a university on the east coast. 
Elvis Has Left the Building! 
Turner Classic Movies senior producer, Charlie Coates, once again chose Post Modern Avid editor Christine Deckel as his creative companion to cut Patch It Up, the story behind the reconstruction of the classic documentary Elvis: That's the Way It Is: Special Edition. 
Patch It Up will be included as the companion piece for the DVD Elvis: That's the 
 
 Way It Is: Special Edition which will be released by Warner Bros. in January. The nine-minute featurette includes interviews, film clips and stills that tell the story of the $1 million restoration. Coates and Deckel also edited two shorter versions of the final cut that will run on Turner Classic Movies, promoting the film's airdates. 
Post Modern turned Elvis central. The edit suite was decorated with Elvis posters and rock-n-roll lamps while the sounds of Elvis music could be heard daily. "This was such a fun project," Coates said. "I am a big Elvis fan to begin with and being able to see footage of him just being himself at rehearsals was very cool. Producer Rick Schmidlin, who was responsible for restoring Erich Von Stroheim's classic film Greed, provided a great interview and unique insight into the project." 
"This piece easily could have been as long as the film," commented Deckel. "We had access to so many compelling photos, interesting sound bites and great footage, that we could have gotten lost. We toiled over what to keep and what to cut, but I feel really good about the final version." 
Triple Horse Races Into Theaters 
With a Coke and a smile, Conyers-based Triple Horse Productions will take moviegoers into some scary territory in a theater near you. The classic Universal Studio monsters Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman, all make appearances in Coca-Cola's pre-feature entertainment presentation, but don't cry for your mummy just yet - the monsters aren't real. Lurking behind the masks are faces ordinarily seen in a blur as they streak around the racetrack- the NASCAR drivers of the Coca-Cola Racing Family. 
"Everybody pulled together for an incredible shoot," director Karl Horstmann said. "It was a fantastic crew to work with, but nobody worked any harder than our art department. They were really amazing. The props and costumes really helped the drivers get into their roles." 
The Triple Horse Productions' scenic department constructed five major sets from classic Universal horror films including a dungeon, a science lab, fog-filled woods and blazing hot desert complete with pyramids and a full-size sarcophagus. In addition to playing classic movie monsters the drivers, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott, Steve Park, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton also got to re-enact scenes from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Psycho. 
Joining team Triple Horse, was Mike Tremble, producing for Todd A/O Editworks and Beth Monahan, producing for Coca-Cola. When the checkered flag was finally waved for this winning team, everyone agreed they had had a howling good time. 
Extras 
Georgia Film & Videotape Advisory Commission chairman Michael Coles, recently traveled with Governor Roy Barnes and a high-tech Georgia delegation on a trade mission to Canada. One important objective of the mission was to lay additional groundwork to open up new avenues for continuing trade and investment. 
Film Captive director/DP Sylvia Jackson recently completed director of photography duties on the local feature Groupies. Directed by Fred Dresch, the movie deals with the issue of a romance between a reporter and a 
 
 celebrity personality. It stars local actors Chrystale Wilson of The Players Club, Bill Nunn of Substitute IV and He Got Game as well as rap artist Gipp of the Goodie Mob. 
Director/DP Mitchell Lipsiner completed a series of holiday commercials for Opryland Country Christmas 2000. Lipsiner recently worked as second unit DP/B camera operator for American Leather, and as camera operator/second unit DP for the HBO film Sacrifice. He also took top honors for commercial direction and cinematography in the Adrian Advertising Competition for his work on a Swissotel spot. 
Atlantan Leroy Patton recently served as B/camera operator for director Gregg Champion on CBS Television Entertainment's The Last Brickmaker in America staring Sidney Poitier. 
Georgia actor and humorist Randall Franks (In the Heat of the Night), returns to CBS for Hallmark Hall of Fame's Flamingo Rising to air on February 4. Flamingo Rising stars Academy Award winner William Hurt, Elizabeth McGovern and Brian Benben and was directed by director Martha Coolidge. 
BIG MOUTH recently assisted DNA Communications in producing a multimedia campaign for Lucent Technologies' 7 R/E Networks. Jennifer Fineran off-lined the piece, Stephen Cocks composited the shots and John Lambert composed an original score. BIG MOUTH also created three :15 spots for weather.com, the official website of The Weather Channel. 
Busy Holiday Season for Doppler Studios Doppler Studios has hosted a number of ADR projects recently. R & B singer Monica came to Doppler for a day of ADR on her MTV movie debut, Love Songs, in Studio G with engineer Shawn Coleman and assistant Quinton Nixon. Warner Bros. Pictures booked Doppler for looping on three of its upcoming features Summer Catch, Made and the TV release Diva Christmas Carol. Coleman and John St. Denis engineered the sessions, with Nixon and Chris O'Neill assisting. 
On the music side, Curtom Classics came to Doppler to mix several songs that were produced by Curtis Mayfield with engineer Ralph Cacciurri. The old tapes consisted of songs recorded over many years that had never been released. Jimmy Buffett worked with engineer Steve Schwartzberg, assisted by Steve Fisher, to record and mix a new Phish cover. Russell Carter brought the band Fastball into Doppler to record new material with Cacciurri. He was assisted by Fisher and Jason Block. Local composers Karma worked in Studio E with BBDO South to record and mix original music for HUD's upcoming "Numbers" television spot with engineer Fay Salvaras, assisted by Cacciurri. 
Frequent Doppler client WestWayne, Inc. was recently awarded the Southeast Toyota Distributors account, and their inaugural TV and radio campaign has now been edited and mixed at Doppler. Lead engineer was Gopal Swamy, with producers Bryan Jameson and Ryann Cook. WestWayne also continues to produce television and radio for SunTrust and BellSouth Advertising & Publishing with Doppler. BaylessCronin brought two newer accounts to Doppler, resulting in a television campaign for Churchs and a new radio campaign for the Atlanta Hawks. Their producer Halle Griffee worked with Shawn Coleman. Mindpower worked at Doppler to launch the inaugural radio campaign for dekor, a new home improvement retail company, with engineer Fay Salvaras. 
 
 Cartoon Network producer Jimmy Hamiter worked with Fay Salvaras on several promos for the network's website. Salvaras also posted some promo packages for "Cartoon Cartoons" with producer Chris Beger. Engineer Steve Schwartzberg worked with 7ate9 and producer Art Spigel on material for a Powerpuff Girls DVD. The material includes menu directions and "special feature" presentations, and will be included on commercially sold discs along with episodes of the show. 
Local affiliate WAGA-TV has completed another successful sweeps radio campaign produced at Doppler. The spots were mixed by John St. Denis and Quinton Nixon. 
Harper Audio booked Doppler to record Jay Bakker, son of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, reading his new book, Son of a Preacher Man. The sessions were engineered by Chris O'Neill. International Services worked with Fay Salvaras to overdub several training videos for Home Depot into Spanish. These videos will be used in the company's expansion into Mexico and South America. 
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