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Magnet Media Announces Jury for The 2004 Annual Zoom In Awards

By magnet media
posted Aug 5, 2004, 18:09

$100,000 value in prizes will be awarded to student and professional category winners in CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITING, and GRAPHICS & EFFECTS.

New York, NY (August, 2004) Magnet Media Inc. announces the members of its jury for The 2004 Annual Zoom In Awards. With more members being added each week, the current list includes (in alphabetical order):

  • Jake Abraham (Producing Partner: InDigEnt)
  • Johnny Burke (Videographer: Iron Maiden)
  • Kara Freedman (Director: Graphics Dept.: NBC, MSNBC)
  • James Gettlinger (Lighting Designer: Blue Sky Studios)
  • Micah Green (Founding Member: Cinetic Media)
  • Steve Harris (Bassist and Founding Member: Iron Maiden)
  • Steve James (Director: Hoop Dreams, Stevie)
  • Ellen Kuras (Cinematographer: Personal Velocity, Analyze That, Blow, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
  • Edward Lachman (Cinematographer: Erin Brockovich, The Virgin Suicides, Far from Heaven)
  • Ray Lambiase (Vice President, Art Production & Design: MSNBC)
  • Jeffrey Levy-Hinte (President: Antidote Films, Producer: High Art, Laurel Canyon, Thirteen)
  • Chris & Trish Meyer (Founders: CyberMotion)
  • Richard Pe�a (Director: New York Film Festival. Associate Film Professor: Columbia University)
  • Stacy Peralta (Writer/Director: Dogtown and Z Boys, Riding Giants)
  • Adrienne Shelly (Writer/Director/Actor: Sudden Manhattan, I'll Take You There. Actor: The Unbelievable Truth, Trust, Revolution #9)
  • Bart Walker (Vice President, International: ICM. Clients include: Tim Robbins, Ed Burns, Jim Jarmusch, John Turturro)

    With support Apple, Quicktime, LaCie, Outpost Digital, Thinkstock, CustomFlix, and others, The 2004 Annual Zoom In Awards are designed to recognize the talented creative students and professionals whose contributions to the film and television industry will define the future of digital production.

    The 2004 Annual Zoom In Awards have both professional and student categories in Cinematography, Editing, and Graphics & Effects. The Awards will give creative production and post-production talent a chance to show off their best work, gaining important exposure and a chance to win from over $100,000 in prizes. "Most Awards do a great job recognizing the actors and directors in the industry," explains Megan Cunningham, Magnet Media’s CEO. "But everyone knows that the best work is always due to great collaboration. We designed The Zoom In Awards to recognize the ‘invisible artistst’ behind the scenes of every great production."

    Final submission deadline is September 17, 2004. The submission fee is $19 for students (including recent graduates) and $39 for professionals. The submission form can be found at www.zoominawards.com. Use promo code "ZIA5KW" for $5 off.

    The jury will be selecting the best work from each category. Winners and Finalists will be invited to The Zoom In Awards Cocktail Party in November, where they will have the opportunity to meet members of the jury, film and television industry leaders, employers, agents, the press, and their peers. Winners will be announced at the Cocktail Party.

    The Awards campaign will run 6 months annually, reaching millions of industry professionals through advertisements, tradeshows, events, and editorial media coverage.

    The Annual Zoom In Awards are part of a list of award-winning educational media productions by Magnet Media, Inc (www.magnetmediafilms.com). Magnet’s mission is to bring the insight and experience of industry experts to an audience of creative professionals and students who are committed to being on the forefront of changing technology.

    Magnet Media’s other productions, the Digital Media Training Series (DMTS) and Zoom In, have won numerous industry honors, including the Omni, Horizon, Videography, and the Telly Awards. DMTS provides DVD-based, comprehensive, step-by-step training to creative professionals in broadcast, film, corporate video, and independent film. Free training DVDís can be requested at www.digitalmediatraining.com/sampler. Zoom In is the quarterly DVD-based guide to digital production, offering practical techniques, tips, tricks, and short documentaries with the industryís current leading creative talent, including Peter Risafi, Senior V.P. of Creative at Comedy Central, John Dowdell, V.P. Imaging for Technicolor, and Gary Winick, Producer/Director for InDigEnt and 2002 Sundance Award Winner. Samples of Zoom In can be found at www.zoom-in.com

    2004 marks the arrival of affordable High Definition production tools and the opening of a new market for creative professionals. With DMTS providing the training and Zoom In providing creative insights, techniques, and trends, The Zoom In Awards provide a venue for exhibiting the industry’s creative work.

    More information, submission guidelines, and updates on prizes and jury members, can all be found on The Zoom In Awards website, at www.zoominawards.com.

    Contact:
    David Courage
    (646) 486-7109 x28
    [email protected]
    www.zoominawards.com