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    Rep Report for September 7, 2018

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    Bob Gantz, ASC
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    Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA) has booked DP Bob Gantz, ASC, on the television series L.A.’s Finest. DDA has also gotten DP Brad Lipson a gig on the TV show In The Dark….

    Roland Professional A/V has named Lon Mass to serve as director of Pro A/V, and Alan Ruppert as national sales manager-Pro A/V. Both Mass and Ruppert will be based in New York. Mass will report to Tony Price, Roland Corp. U.S. VP of sales. Mass is an experienced sales, marketing, and executive manager and has been involved in the broadcast, corporate, dealer and distributor sectors for A/V, video, and display sales vertical markets throughout his career in the professional electronics industry. His former sales and management positions have been with Sony Broadcast and Professional Products Company, NEC Display Solutions and most recently JVC Professional Video. Ruppert will be working closely with and reporting to Mass. Ruppert has worked in the professional video industry for nearly 27 years. His most recent position was the director of sales for key accounts at JVCKenwood. Ruppert was employed at JVCKenwood for over 12 years and directly managed JVC Professional’s key dealer accounts, distributors and customers. In previous roles at JVC, Ruppert had worked as a sales engineer, district sales manager and director of broadcast sales….

    Globecast, a global solutions provider for media, has named Gerry McAree to serve as VP of sales, East Region. In his new role, McAree will lead the sales efforts on the East Coast to promote an innovative, fresh approach to client relationships and further drive Globecast’s revenue and growth priorities in the U.S. McAree brings 18 years of sales experience to his new role, having worked directly with senior decision-makers at major broadcasters and content owners, including for satellite operators PanAmSat and Intelsat. Most recently in the media industry, he served as director, North America media sales for Intelsat, based in Washington DC. McAree joins Globecast directly from his position as VP of sales for Arena, a software-as-a-service company. McAree holds an MBA from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He is based in Maryland and reports to Tim Jackson, SVP of sales and marketing at Globecast Americas….

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    Review: Director Ben Taylor’s “Joy”

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    Toward the end of Netflix's "Joy," the muffled cry of a newborn baby prompts a man and woman in a hospital to embrace out of pure bliss. They aren't the parents, but they had as much to do with the birth as the mom and dad.

    This charming and winning movie charts the decade-long true story of how the world's first IVF baby was born in England in 1978 — a 5-pound, 12-ounce girl who paved the way for millions more. It's an upbeat, very English affair, mixing sober discussion of endometriosis with chocolate biscuits.

    The couple embracing that day were pioneering scientist Robert Edwards and Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist. Together with surgeon Patrick Steptoe, the trio succeeded with in vitro fertilization, a method of treating infertility. Edwards would go on to win the Nobel Prize.

    "Joy" has been birthed at a time when science is under threat in America — even IVF — so it's downright inspiring to see plucky, smart scientists working hard to change the world. "What we're doing, it matters," says Steptoe, played with quiet economy by Bill Nighy.

    "Joy" is the personal stories of the three scientists — mostly through the eyes of Purdy, a polite lab-coated warrior. "If I hear a commotion, I'm not very good at staying out of it," she says. Perfectly played by Thomasin McKenzie, Purdy is both vulnerable and strong, learning through the process to be a better human. James Norton plays Edwards with charm, self-doubt and calm spirit.

    Jack Thorne's script nicely explains the massive pressure the trio faced. IVF may have become common and uncontroversial over the last decades, but back in the late '70s it was experimental and shunned. The Anglican church called it a sin, the newspapers labeled it Frankenstein-ish and other... Read More

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