The International Monitor Awards, presented by the Association of Imaging Technology and Sound (ITS), has announced the 11 nominees for its 2000 Special Achievement in Engineering Award.
This award is presented each year to a company whose innovative applications of technology have allowed the industry to achieve new levels of accomplishment. Nominated technologies must be of significant importance, must have had a recent impact on the postproduction and digital media industry, and must be universally available for purchase and delivery. Final voting by ITS member companies will take place this month. "We are pleased to have such a large number of highly-qualified nominees," stated ITS president Terry Rainey. "The number reflects the dynamic nature of our industry, and the rapid technological change."
The nominees are:
1. SGI’s HD I/O board.
2. Laser-Pacific’s 1080/24P HDTV Postproduction System.
3. Fire(V.3.0), Discreet’s Resolution technology.
4. Edit, Discreet’s NT-Based nonlinear editing solution.
5. Inferno, Discreet’s uncompressed visual effects and compositing system for film, HDTV, DTV and other video formats.
6. The Avid Symphony uncompressed nonlinear editor.
7. The Advanced Authoring Format Association.
8. The Xantus DTV Format Converter, from the TeraNex Corporation.
9. C-Reality, a full-bandwidth RGB telecine from Cintel.
10. The Softimage DS nonlinear editor.
11. Sony’s 1080/24p Progressive System for Electronic Cinematography with HDW-F900 Multi-Frame Camcorder.
The ’99 winner was Philips Spirit Datacine, by Philips Digital Video Systems Company.
The 21st International Monitor Awards honor the creative achievements of production and postproduction professionals around the world, recognizing outstanding work by producers/directors, editors, visual effects teams, audio mixers, sound designers, composers, colorists, animators and graphic designers/art directors.
The Monitor Awards presentation gala will take place on the final evening of the ITS Annual Forum on July 15, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif. Tickets may be ordered online at www.itsnet.org.
Dedicated to furthering excellence in all areas of film, video, and audio electronic production and postproduction, the ITS is the trade association of the professional community of businesses providing creative and technical services in pictures and sound. The organization’s purpose is to advance the success of the postproduction and digital media industry, to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge within the industry, and to enhance the professionalism and profitability of its members.
For information about the Special Achievement in Engineering Award or the voting process, contact Tracy Murley, ITS director of conferences, at tmurley@itsnet.org.
Judge Upholds Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin In “Rust” Shooting
A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
In a ruling Thursday, state District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer stood by her July decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. She said prosecutors did not raise any factual or legal arguments that would justify reversing her decision.
"Because the state's amended motion raises arguments previously made, and arguments that the state elected not to raise earlier, the court does not find the amended motion well taken," the judge wrote, adding that the request was also untimely.
A spokesperson for Baldwin's lawyers said Friday that they had no immediate reaction to teh decision.
The case was thrown out halfway through trial on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense in the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
Baldwin's trial was upended by revelations that ammunition was brought into the Santa Fe County sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammo unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers say investigators "buried" the evidence in a separate case file and filed a successful motion to dismiss.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey can now decide whether to appeal to a higher court.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for "Rust," was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer —... Read More