Volume 17, Number 2 - March / April 2001 
*Georgia, You Get the Picture continues to be published as as a bi-monthly publication. Deadline for article submission in the May / June issue is April 10, 2001. 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. 
Gibson Films In Georgia Georgia Passes Film Incentives Georgia Film & Videotape Office Sponsors Sundance Reception Hansil to Lead Crawford Communications Unshackled Premieres at the Rialto Deckel Well-Decorated Cairo/Simpson Entertainment Wraps Sex, Lies & Obsession VISION 2001: Call For Applications Bands Run Through Georgia Blue Marble Media Ushered Into Music Business Giant Premiere for Fruits of Labor Film Captive Logs Onto E-Commerce Reception at the Governor's Mansion for Gregory Allen Howard Students of The Producer's Business D.I.F.F Call For Entries Association Announcements Man Made in Woodstock Synergy's Breakneck Pace ESPN Classic Composed in Post Modern Symphony Oasis Completes Losing Grace Music Videos 101 Goes E All Eyes on Kudzu Extras Promoting Georgia at Locations 2001 Kossover & 30 Second 
 
Newsletter News & Events Trade Shows & Festivals Hotline Associations Featured Articles 
 
Gibson Films In Georgia 
Photo: Mel Gibson 
Mel Gibson's We Were Soldiers Once... And Young began filming in Columbus, Georgia in early March. The film, based on the NY Times Bestseller by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph Galloway, reunites Gibson with director/writer Randall Wallace (screenwriter of Braveheart and the upcoming Pearl Harbor) as well as Braveheart producers Bruce Davey and Steve McEveety. 
Gibson stars as the battalion commander in the first major battle between U.S. and the North Vietnamese army. 
 
 Starring alongside Gibson are Madeleine Stowe (Last of the Mohicans, The General's Daughter), Sam Elliott (The Contender, Gettysburg, Tombstone), Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets, The Gift), Chris Klein (Election), Golden Globe winner Keri Russell (Felicity) and Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile). 
Georgia Passes Film Incentives 
On the final day of the 2001 Session, the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation that will provide incentives for Georgia's film and video industry. Sponsored by Representative Jeanette Jamieson (D-Toccoa), House Bill 610 provides for a sales and use tax exemption for certain film production or services. Included in HB 610 is a provision for an exemption with respect to the sale or use of certain digital broadcast equipment. 
For further information on HB 610, please visit the Georgia Film website at www.georgia.org or the Georgia General Assembly web site www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/sum/hb610.htm. 
Georgia Film & Videotape Office Sponsors Sundance Reception 
Georgia Film & Videotape Advisory Commission chairman, Michael Coles, Georgia Film & Videotape Office director Greg Torre, and assistant director Carri Gibbs, represented the state at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Since its inception in 1981, Sundance has become the predominant American showcase for independently produced films. 
For the third consecutive year, the Georgia Film Office was a sponsor of Sundance and this year Georgia-based Digital Projection, Inc. (an IMAX Company) joined them in co-sponsoring their annual Filmmakers' Reception. The reception was attended by over 200 industry professionals and provided an opportunity to foster relationships between film office staff and emerging independent producers and directors. During this event advisory commission chairman, Michael Coles with the assistance of marketing representatives Shay Griffin and Brad Zutaut, hosted a "man on the street" narrative film highlighting Georgia's presence at the festival and the state's commitment to emerging indie filmmakers. Producer Carl Mazzocone who recently completed filming of Main Line's made-in-Georgia, Run Ronnie Run, was interviewed in the film short. Mazzocone offered high praise for Georgia crew. His glowing remarks were recently featured in an Atlanta Business Chronicle Insider column. 
Two projects filmed on location in Georgia won accolades during this year's Sundance Film Festival. Southern Comfort, shot in Toccoa, Georgia, won director/producer Kate Davis the coveted top Jury Award in the Documentary Competition. Ray McKinnon's film, The Accountant, received a runner-up award for the Spirit of Slamdance Award. Held simultaneously during Sundance, Slamdance is an alternative, independent film festival in its 7th year in Park City. 
This year, Sundance seminar topics included an exploration of the history and future of independent film, using digital content as a creative tool, and a study of the impact and influence of prominent African-American directors. Premieres at this year's festival included Michael Apted's Enigma and Richard Linklater's Waking Life. 
 
 Hansil to Lead Crawford Communications 
Atlanta-based Crawford Communications Inc. has promoted Paul Hansil to president and chief operating officer. Hansil is responsible for the overall management of Crawford's operations, including video, film, audio, satellite communications and Internet services. 
"I am very pleased to promote Paul to president of Crawford Communications," Crawford chief executive officer Jesse Crawford said. "He has been instrumental in the growth and successes of the company and is ideally suited to continue to shape the future of Crawford." 
Hansil has more than 30 years of business experience in the television industry. He rejoined Crawford Communications in 1998 as vice president and chief operating officer and spearheaded the company's recent four-month move into a new all-digital facility. From 1995 to 1998 Hansil worked with equipment manufacturer Accom in Menlo Park, California as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Before joining Accom, he spent three years working with Crawford Communications holding various positions such as vice president of business development and executive vice president. Hansil has also worked in sales and marketing departments of equipment manufacturers Abekas, Quantel and Ampex prior to moving into the service side of the business with Crawford. 
Hansil is a former member of the International Board of Directors of Imaging, Technology and Sound (ITS) and is an active member of the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE). 
Unshackled Premieres at the Rialto 
Filmed last year on location in Atlanta, Alto, and Reidsville, the true life drama feature Unshackled held a premiere at the Rialto Theatre in late February. 
The film from Nantucket Productions stars Stacy Keach (Titus), Morgan Fairchild (Falcon Crest), Burgess Jenkins (Remember the Titans) and James Black (The Replacements). Edwin Tucker served as executive producer for the film along with producers Chuck Warren and Harold Morris. Directed by Bart Patton, Unshackled was written by Harold Morris. The official web site is www.unshackled.com. 
The local crew included line producer/upm Todd Turner, associate producer/publicist Mary Grace Higgs, accountant Tammy Vaughn, production supervisor/2nd unit upm Teresa M. Yarbrough, DP Paul Varrieur, gaffer Brian Gunter, key grip Robert Kempf, sound mixer Mary H. Ellis, casting director Annette Stilwell, location manager Brian Albertsman, production designer Tony Kupersmith, key makeup Judy Ponder Patton and key hairstylist Taylor Knight. 
Unshackled is currently running at select Georgia theaters. 
Deckel Well-Decorated 
Post Modern Editorial, Inc. Avid editor Christine Deckel was recently honored for 
 
 her long-format talent and creativity when she won three Telly Awards for projects she edited with Turner Classic Movies' senior producer Charlie Coates. 
Patch It Up, the story behind the reconstruction of the classic documentary Elvis: That's the Way It Is: Special Edition, received a Silver Telly. Patch It Up was included as the companion piece for the DVD Elvis: That's the Way It Is: Special Edition which was released, worldwide, by Warner Bros. in January. The nine-minute featurette is driven by interviews, stills and film clips that tell the story of the $1million restoration. 
A second Silver Telly was awarded for Star of the Month: Frank Sinatra, a brief biographical look at the life and career of "Ol' Blue Eyes." Narrated by Nancy Sinatra, the piece captured the appeal that Frank Sinatra possessed and left viewers with a better understanding of why he was, and still is, so popular. Dekel captured a Bronze Telly for Private Screenings: Betty Hutton, a candid chat between Hutton and Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne. The 60-minute show features film clips, photos and revealing conversation that document Hutton's professional and personal life. 
Deckel and Coates received a Silver Telly last year for their collaboration on the program Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn. 
Cairo/Simpson Entertainment Wraps Sex, Lies & Obsession 
Lifetime Television's Sex, Lies & Obsession, produced by Atlanta-based Cairo/Simpson Entertainment in association with Hearst Entertainment, stars real-life husband and wife Harry Hamlin (L.A. Law, Movie, Movie) and Lisa Rinna (Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place) as a troubled couple. Based on the true story of one woman's fight to keep her family together after discovering her husband's sexual addiction, the production will premiere May 7 on Lifetime Television. 
Judy Cairo executive produces for Cairo/Simpson Entertainment. Doug Barr (Vanished Without a Trace) directs from a screenplay by Patricia Resnick (Nine to Five). Cairo/Simpson Entertainment's previous movie for Lifetime, the Georgia production The Price Of A Broken Heart was the cable network's highest-rated original movie of the 1998-99 season and year. 
Cairo/Simpson Entertainment is a movie and television series development and production company with offices in Atlanta and Los Angeles. Its principals are the Peabody and Emmy Award winners Judy Cairo and Michael A. Simpson. Both Simpson and Cairo serve on the Georgia Film & Videotape Advisory Commission. 
VISION 2001: Call For Applications 
Women In Film/Atlanta (WIF/A) moves into the new millennium with VISION 2001, an initiative designed to nurture creative talent in the film, television and new media industry in Georgia. VISION 2001 will create an opportunity for talent to come together with industry executives, investors, distributors and support businesses so that more productions will be made in Georgia. 
In a letter to WIF/A president Adair Simon, Georgia Governor Roy E. Barnes wrote, "VISION 2001 should offer a significant contribution to the economic vitality and fiscal growth of Georgia's film and television industry." 
 
 Through April 30, 2001, WIF/A will accept applications from industry professionals with projects that can be principally shot and edited in Georgia. Categories include: films, television programs, documentaries and new media. After a juried process, the top ten competitors will "live pitch" their projects to a panel of studio executives and television producers. 
Production prizes will be awarded to the top three winners. Initial sponsors include the Georgia Film & Videotape Office, Kodak, Feature Systems and Cat's Eye Production Services. Applications can be downloaded from the WIF/A website at www.wifa.org. The competition is open to anyone residing in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina and Alabama. For more information contact WIF/A at vision2001@wifa.com. 
Bands Run Through Georgia 
The new VH1 reality-based series Bands on the Run recently filmed at venues in Atlanta's Little Five Points. Bands on the Run follows four unsigned rock bands that compete in a 13-week road trip to win a cash prize, all new equipment, a music video and an A&R showcase. The series will debut in April. 
"There's nothing more real than an unknown, unsigned rock group with their eyes on the prize," said VH1 executive vice president, programming and production Jeff Gaspin. "By pitting these artists against each other in competition for the music industry's brass ring, Bands on the Run promises to be a fascinating window into the life of a struggling band, as they cope with the pressures of touring and the frustrations and frictions of being on the road together." 
The competing groups were given their own customized van. Each week they were assigned to a new city and booked in a venue. The bands had to prove themselves musically while promoting their gigs. They were responsible for selling tickets and merchandise, making all decisions on ticket pricing and promotions. The winning band would be determined by ticket and merchandise sales along with proven musical talent. 
Unlike the usual "fly on the wall" approach to reality TV, Bands on the Run presents the bands with the reality of the show's format, as the participants themselves discuss what life is like in front of the cameras 24/7. 
Blue Marble Media Ushered Into Music Business 
R&B superstar Usher Raymond has tapped Atlanta's Blue Marble Media to produce a behind-the-scenes documentary for the platinum-selling entertainer. The one-hour video follows Usher throughout the creation of his new "All About U" album and tour. 
"Usher is an inspiration to be around," Cara Barineau said. "His mind never stops working on creative ideas and he loves to collaborate." Cara and Ben Barineau are Blue Marble Media owners and co-creative directors for the project. 
Blue Marble Media is a full-service multimedia communications company that was selected from a field of 31 companies to create the documentary. They shadowed 
 
 the entertainer for 14 days as he traveled around the country, videotaping him at home, in the recording studio and during dress rehearsals for his new tour. 
As a result of the partnership, Blue Marble Media has signed on to build the new Usher website, www.usherworld.com. 
Usher debuted his self-titled first album in 1994, followed by the release of "My Way" in 1997 to great critical acclaim. He contributed the single "Dreamin" to the 1996 Olympic Album Rhythm of the Games and has toured with Puff Daddy, Mary J. Blige, and Janet Jackson. In addition to his musical performances, Usher has appeared on the syndicated TV show Moesha, and The Bold and the Beautiful and in the feature films: The Faculty, Light It Up and She's All That. 
Blue Marble Media designs and produces business media including web sites, CD-ROMs, video presentations, trade shows and corporate meetings for clients including AFC Enterprises, BBDO Advertising, BellSouth, the Center for Puppetry Arts, CheckFree, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Home Depot, Milliken & Co., McKinsey & Co., Scientific-Atlanta, Siemens Energy & Automation and WORLDSPAN among others. The Blue Marble Media team has been honored with more than 250 industry awards including top honors from the New York International Film and Television Festival, the Public Relations Society of America, the International Television Association and many others. For more information on Blue Marble Media, log onto www.bluemarblemedia.com or contact Steve Nagle at 404.982.9552. 
Giant Premiere for Fruits of Labor 
The world premiere of Giant Studios' newest short film, Fruits of Labor, took place recently at the San Jose Film Festival, Cinequest 2001. The film was conceived and directed by Rudy Poat and executive produced by Candice Alger. 
"For Fruits of Labor we wanted to create something that looks like stop motion and that fooled both the mind and the eye," Poat said. "We wanted to create genuine confusion about whether what you're seeing is real or not." 
Fruits of Labor centers around a small creature the animators named Guy and his misadventures with an apple. The action takes place in a gorgeous, park-like setting, infused with luminous tones and rich detail. Our unfortunate little star trips on a grape and lands head-first in an apple. His ensuing struggles and the results make for a Charlie Chaplin-like comedic sketch that is a tour de force of Giant's new animation aesthetic. 
"Giant Studios sees immense value in preserving the short film as an art form and using it as a development tool for our creative and technical teams," said Candice Alger, Giant Studios CEO. "This kind of internal collaboration keeps people at the top of their game and adds to the overall creative and technical excellence at Giant." 
Film Captive Logs Onto E-Commerce 
The importance of e-commerce in business is explored in the E-Commerce 2001 
 
 video produced by Film Captives Productions. The video was presented during the Marketing In The New Economy-E-Comm 2001 conference sponsored by BellSouth, Cable & Wireless and Custom Printing Services at the BellSouth Corporate Center. 
E-Commerce 2001 features interview responses of CEOs of major corporations. The CEOs were queried on their decision to use e-commerce, the relationship between e-commerce and business development and the survival of businesses choosing not to employ e-commerce. 
Director/DP Sylvia Jackson shot the video on location at Tower Place in Buckhead. Jackson utilized stock footage of Internet technology, musical inspiration from Lenny Kravitz and colorful lighting and photography to jazz up the corporate e-commerce talk. 
The video was used to open the conference hosted by Channel 11's Donna Lowry. Keynote speaker Sergio Zyman of Zyman Marketing Group and author of "Building Bandwidth" addressed the importance of e-commerce and the need for companies to adapt a proactive stance towards doing business and closing the deal on the web. 
Reception at the Governor's Mansion for Gregoray Allen Howard 
Georgia Governor Roy E. Barnes (right) recently hosted a reception at the Govenor's mansion honoring Remember the Titans writer Gregory Allen Howard. 
Students of The Producer's Business 
In mid-February the Georgia State University Department of Communication, IMAGE Film and Video Center, and Women in Film/Atlanta hosted a film industry seminar entitled "The Producer's Business." John Lee (The Nutty Professor), CEO of the Camarillo, California based Entertainment Business Group conducted the intensive three-day seminar for an audience which included many GSU graduate and undergraduate students. 
"The information presented at this seminar is essential to anyone who is serious about working towards profitable filmmaking," remarked film graduate Nathan Flood. Programming director of IMAGE, Mark Wynns added, "This information represents the clearest path to obtaining a distribution deal and maintaining artistic freedom I have seen. In short, this seminar does not sell a get-rich-quick in the film business plan. Instead it outlines how to build a consistent, profitable career making movies. I'll take the latter any day." 
The seminar focused on the process top motion picture producers follow to take their films from development to worldwide distribution. The seminar was part of GSU's Digital Arts Entertainment Lab's ongoing effort to offer students the 
 
 opportunity to learn from motion picture industry professionals. 
D.I.F.F. Call For Entries 
The Dahlonega International Film Festival (D.I.F.F.) will hold its inaugural festival in the foothills of North Georgia from June 28 through July 1, 2001. The annual D.I.F.F. hopes to "create an environment that will facilitate some much desired recognition and verve in the fringe digital media arena and the fringe film and video culture." 
Forms can be downloaded from the festival site: http://www.d-i-f-f.com. Entries, with the exception of the April Films category, must arrive between February 1, 2001 and March 31, 2001 for festival consideration. April shorts must be filmed no earlier than April 1, 2001 and postmarked by April 30, 2001. Juries will select the works for the large screen venues. Filmmakers of jury selected films will receive a percentage of the door for their screening, to assist them in their travel expenses. All filmmakers not selected by the juries will be given a venue to present their work in a video facility during the festival. 
Send submissions and inquiries to: Dahlonega International Film Festival, 543 B Stokeswood Avenue, East Atlanta Village, GA 30316 info@d-i-f-f.com, sponsor contact: Barry Norman at 678. 574.0852, press contact: Michael Williams at 404.433.0027. 
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. New! Quarterly meetings replacing regular monthly luncheon in March, June and September. Call for details. 
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. Please watch for announcements in this newsletter or call 404.755.2964 for 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/Atlanta (WIF/A) 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. For information please call 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. 
Man Made in Woodstock 
Photo: Chad Taylor 
TBS Superstation is taking home improvement to a new level with its latest hosted movie franchise, The Man Made Movie. Production began late in 2000, and continues in Woodstock, Georgia. The Man Made Movie airs on Thursday nights and features top movies that appeal to the Superstation's target Regular Guy audience, combined with hosted segments demonstrating improvements that can turn any home into the ultimate "Haven for the Regular Guy." 
The Man Made Movie is hosted by Chad Taylor and each week, during breaks in the movie, Taylor demonstrates how to bring any home up to "guy code." Among the home-improvement projects planned for the year are fire poles between floors, a three-hole golf course that surrounds the house, a multi-use sports court which can be adapted for basketball, racquetball, roller hockey or ice hockey, a giant hot tub on the roof, a classic Irish pub-style bar, a driveway that banks like a racetrack, 
 
 a pneumatic beer dispenser and an indoor-outdoor grill that slides through an opening in the wall. 
The Man Made Movie is TBS Superstation's latest venture into movie showcases featuring hosted segments. In November 2000, the Superstation's hosted movie franchises gave it basic cable's highest average rating for Thursday nights (Movies for Guys Who Like Movies) and Friday nights (Dinner & a Movie). 
Synergy's Breakneck Pace Director George Watkins and executive producer Mary Alice NeSmith along with a tight, versatile staff kept Synergy Films rolling at a rapid pace in 2000, wrapping the year by shooting 15 spots in December. 
When Synergy Films was contacted to produce International Paper's Jet Print Photo spots, director George Watkins called on the talents of Australian director of photography Guy Furner and animation house Click 3X where the spots were animated and finished. The series of spots combined live action and animation and aired during NFL primetime. Watkins also directed the North American Mission Board's latest spots. 
Director George Watkins and DP Phil Dillon shot several commercial campaigns for Chattem Inc., including Dexatrim Natural, Icy Hot and Pamprin. 
For samples of Synergy Films' work log onto their website at www.synergyfilms.com or call 404.888.9393 for more information. 
ESPN Classic Composed in Post Modern Symphony 
Executive producer Ned Simon and producer Marc Silverman of Kestrel Communications collaborated with editors Matthew Gore and Rob Mottola of Post Modern Editorial, Inc. to complete a 60-minute documentary for ESPN Classic called The Catch. The show is the premiere episode of ESPN Classic's new series entitled Game of the Week. 
The documentary provides a detailed look at the 1981 NFC Championship Game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco Forty-Niners. San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Dwight Clark with :58 seconds remaining in the game, propelling San Francisco to the Super Bowl. "The Catch" that Clark made is one of the most talked about, acrobatic grabs in the history of the National Football League. 
The entire post-production process for The Catch was completed at Post Modern. The offline edit took 18 days in the Avid III suite. The project was networked into the Symphony for color correction and final online. KinderWorks, Ltd. Audio Post, a Post Modern sister company located inside the Antone Street facility, rounded out the team effort. KinderWorks owner, Jeff Kinder, sweetened and did the final mix. 
Oasis Completes Losing Grace 
 
 Oasis Recording recently completed audio post-production on the full-length feature film Losing Grace. Produced by Green Valley Entertainment, the film stars veteran actors Ronny Cox (Forces of Nature, Deliverance, Beverly Hills Cop I & II, Robocop, Total Recall) and Academy Award nominee Lesley Anne Warren (Victor/Victoria, Clue, The Color of the Night), as well as newcomers Ryan Browning and Matt Farnsworth. Written and directed by Atlanta resident Michael Valverde, Losing Grace is the true story of two brothers who are forced to face their worst demons after dealing with their sister's unexpected death. 
Sound design for Losing Grace was completed by Oasis Audio Engineers Bob Gillespie and Brent Busby, and included editing, mixing, foley and automated dialogue replacement. Music was composed by Kenya T. Tillery and video editing was performed by Bazyl Dripps at Atlanta's Magick Lantern. 
Oasis' newly installed 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound system was utilized in the completion of the large screen video and sound production, The Philips Experience. One of three different Philips Corporation multi-media video presentations shown at entertainment and sports events held in Atlanta's Philip's Arena. The shows were executed by Ken Mead of the Philips Corporation, produced by Blue Planet and edited by Brett Langefels. Creative director Peter Siaggas worked with Oasis to achieve a futuristic sound that matched the picture by incorporating an assortment of digitally produced sound and voice-over effects. 
Music Videos 101 Goes E 
Author/publisher Timothy Dwelle's Music Video 101, a how-to production manual for students and professional musicians, is now available in e-version. Music Video 101 was published in 1986 with an updated version released in December 1993. Articles on the book have appeared in USA Today, Guitar magazine, Hit Parader magazine and twice in Billboard. Dwelle has worked as a freelance TV camera operator since 1982. Webmaster of TIMTV.com since 1995, he has created a music video web site: www.timtv.com/mv101. 
A free demo version of Music Video 101 is available on the web site. The full e-book version includes all text, graphics, and photos from the 1993 paperback version. It is available by mail order for $5 (US) from: TIMTV, PO Box 2251, Douglasville, GA 30133. Buyers must include e-mail address. For more information contact webmaster@timtv.com or call 770.489.7371. 
All Eyes on Kudzu 
Prometheus X Productions in Athens, Georgia announced its 2001 dates for both the Kudzu Film Festival, October 8-14, 2001 and the EYEBALL Music Video Showcase, October 13, 2001. For the second year in a row the Tate Student Center on the campus of the University of Georgia will serve as home to competitive screenings, while the historic Morton Theatre and the Georgia Theater will showcase special screenings. The 40 Watt Club will again play host to the Green Lantern Music Shows as well as the 3rd annual EYEBALL Music Video Showcase, making its first appearance during the Kudzu Film Festival. 
Sponsor information and application forms for both events are currently available for download at www.prometheus-x.com or via fax/U.S. mail by calling 706.227.6090. When leaving a message, please specify if you are seeking 
 
 submissions or sponsorship information in order for your request to be promptly processed. Late deadline for both events is slated for August 3, 2001. 
Two short films from Kudzu 2000 received Oscar nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Don Hertzfeldt's Rejected (Winner of Best Animation at Kudzu 2000) and Colin Campbell and Gail Lerner's Serglio. 
Extras 
Ed Bair and Bair Tracks had a busy February. They welcomed Smoke editor/designer Anthony Kounouklos to the staff, and put him to work with commercials for PowerPuff Girls on Cartoon Network, a trailer for a TNT original movie, and promos for the Goodwill Games. In audio, actor Leslie Nielson dropped in to record ADR for his new film Kevin of the North. Also in audio, Bair Tracks mixed image promos for the Disney Channel, and a Japanese cartoon series called The Big O. 
Director of photography, Mitchell Lipsiner has just completed a series of commercials for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Lipsiner recently shot a PSA for Verizon Wireless and the United Negro College Fund featuring R & B singer, Brian McNight for Burrell Advertising Atlanta/Chicago. He also shot a commercial for the University of Miami and a music video for Jars of Clay. 
Director/DP Herb Kossover has just completed work with director Tony Dow on a film for 30 Second Films. Their client, The Lewis Center for Educational Research is directly related to NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The show highlights a unique astronomy program and is entitled Launching Classroom. It is slated for national cable distribution, school classroom viewing and international release. 
Athens, Georgia-based Electro-Acoustic Systems' Jim Hawkins (www.electroacoustics.com) and Tom Lewis took their "Digital Diesel" remote truck on the road to record Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam. They recently recorded The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Georgia Theater for a concert video expected out on DVD in time for the New Orleans Jazz Festival. 
Polly Craig had the starring role in an Armed Forces Network promo. 
Seals Communications Corporation (Sealsco) recently launched the new website www.WalmartGreatOutdoors.com designed to complement the Sealsco-produced Wal-Mart's Great Outdoors television series on ESPN2. The ESPN2 television schedule and detailed show descriptions are easily accessible and visitors can view clips from each show as well as outdoors tips. 
WhoaFilms director/DP Bill Orisich led a small crew to Americold Logistics to shoot their corporate video featuring the freight giant's CEO at his office. Editor/cameraman Will Fratesi shot B camera and then edited the show in AVID, sweetening and mixing the audio in the onsite Protools suite. Bill Orisich and producer Kris Johnson were tapped for the first installment of Team NAPA for 2001. They shot NAPA president Steve Handshuh over a green screen. Crew members included: Carlton Patterson, gaffer; Mike Filosa, audio; Louise Miller, teleprompt; Will Fratesi, PA; and Julie Merrill, intern. 
 
 Promoting Georgia at Locations 2001 
Photo: (l-r) Mike Riley, Derek Kavanagh and Brian Eatwell. 
In late February, Georgia Film & Videotape Office director Greg Torre and locations liaison Lee Thomas traveled to Los Angeles to represent Georgia at Locations 2001 Global Expo. The annual trade show is sponsored by the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) and is the premiere opportunity for film commissions worldwide to show off their location resources. 
"Although the number one topic of discussion this year was the potential strikes, we had great traffic through the booth," Torre said. "This show is always a great opportunity to reconnect with past customers as well as potentially new ones. And our display looked better than ever-we upgraded our presence at the show with a new booth, new graphics, and some great film clips on a 40" monitor that brought a lot of comments." 
Locations 2001 Global Expo was attended by producers, production managers, studio executives, location scouts and production coordinators, many of whom have projects in different stages of development. Marketing representatives Shay Griffin and Brad Zutaut, Savannah Film Office director Jay Self, and several Georgia production personnel attended the show to help promote Georgia. 
Kossover & 30 Second 
Kossover & Company and Santa Monica-based 30 Second Films recently announced a production agreement which gives Kossover & Company exclusive rights to work with and represent 30 Second Film's team of commercial directors in the Atlanta market. Kossover and Bob Kronovet, president of 30 Second Films made the agreement in order to increase the visibility of their directors. The agreement includes national directors Tony Dow, Debbie Allen, Scott Baio, John LeBlanc and Gregory Lemkin. 
"Signing with these notable directors can only increase the opportunities for us in Atlanta and opportunities in the Los Angeles market as well," Herb Kossover, president of Kossover & Company said. 
Kossover recently completed spots for Apartmentguide.com, KWBT, Fox 5 and worked on a pilot for TBS, The Superstation, aerials for Fox's new show The Street and in the spring will travel to Washington D.C. for aerial work for NBC's hit series The West Wing. 
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