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Issue 21
May 2005



Audio Description for the Visually Impaired We’ve all heard of closed captioning, but how many people know what audio description is? Jay Wyant is head of marketing for CaptionMax, one of the few companies to offer audio description, which is also sometime referred to as video description. He describes audio/video description this way:		Audio Describer Jeremy Fisher records a session in the sound-proof studio. The computer tracks the script and the time codes so the descriptive narration can be encoded into the proper time slots with the dialog.


Good News for IATSE Local 100 Members After a 72 to 6 vote, a contract between the Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has been ratified. The contract will ensure that television broadcasting remote and studio Local 100 members will gain immediate pension, health and welfare and annuity benefits. “In a time of increasing anti-union and anti-worker sentiment, the IATSE continues to tackle these sports broadcasting companies one-by-one. We are proving to the workers and to the employers that we will prevail and protect our jobs and our members,” International President Thomas C. Short said in a statement released by IATSE .

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Around Town Call for Entries—27th Annual IFP Market. IFP Market is the only place in the U.S. to introduce new work to an industry-only audience of sales companies, fest programmers, distributors, TV buyers, producers and agents from the U.S. and abroad. Rolling deadlines for entries begins 05/02/05. Apply online at www.ifp.org. Email: marketreg@ifp.org or call 212-465-8200, extension 2222.





2005 AFL-CIO Union-Industries Show April 29–May 2 North America’s only all-union product and skills exposition opens at Portland’s Oregon Convention Center. For four days, virtually everything union men and women make or do will be on display, admission free, for the public to touch, see and sample. www.unionindustries.org AFI at Arclight Presents: The Fourth Annual Music Documentary Series May 1–11 Crooning, rapping, head-banging, jamming—the energy of a live set, the complexity of the creative process, the enigmatic essence of a rock god or goddess. Returning for a fourth season, AFI at ArcLight invites you to celebrate the power of music six Wednesdays this spring. Get your fix. Arclight Hollywood, Hollywood, CA. www.arclightcinemas.com The Film Society of Lincoln Center Presents Animation Now May 1 The Film Society of Lincoln Center invites you to go from sketch to screen as Academy Award® winning DreamWorks Animation takes you behind the scenes of one of the film industry's most enduring and successful artforms: animation. Join us as a talented team of filmmakers and artists―together with some very special surprise guests―take you through the ever-changing challenges of creating animated features―from the glimmer of an idea through story development, production design, voice work and animation in finished form. Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY. www.filmlinc.com Women in Cable and Telecommunications May 11–13 At this unique leadership experience, you'll partner with peers and serve as the decision makers in a challenging new case study that offers real-life industry scenarios. New York, NY. www.wict.org

Job Postings Job: Supervisor, International DVD Production Company: Warner Bros. Entertainment Group ID #: 40229BR Burbank, CA Warner Home Video Inc. seeks a Supervisor, International DVD Production for the DVD Production / New Media department. Supervise the daily production process to ensure compliance with deadlines; advise Marketing of production delays; advise Manager as needed when problems arise... http://variety.careercast.com/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=426835a5494a0 Job: Colorist Company: DC Comics ID #: 37123BR LA Jolla, CA DC Comics seeks a Colorist for the WS Production department. Position utilizes computer programs to color comic book pages. Prints color proofs as required. Applies knowledge of Adobe Photoshop… http://variety.careercast.com/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=42682e39494100 Job: Predator Company: Fox Cable Networks ID #: foff-00003057 Los Angeles, CA Fox Reality Channel (FRC) is recruiting 2 On-Air Predator's (Producer/Writer/Editor). The function of the on-air promotions department is to create a branded on-air environment utilizing a variety of graphic elements… http://variety.careercast.com/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=42683216494a0 Job: Producer Company: Z2 Films Bi-Coastal Production company seeks established L.A. Based Producer with feature film experience (at least 1-3 feature credits as producer) for projects currently in development. Producer must have industry contacts and great networking ability. Los Angeles, CA http://variety.careercast.com/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=4251a501494140 Job: Freelance Music and Media Licensing Company: MTV Networks ID #: BAL-3-1020041224-82 New York, NY Negotiate favorable rates and secure rights for material (music & other media) included in programming/projects produced by the MTVN Music Group. Work closely and communicate regularly with production, production management and within the business and legal affairs dept. Record and track rights information for MTVN Programming… http://variety.careercast.com/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=4268370649403f Job: Senior On-Air Planner Company: HBO ID#:39532BR New York, NY Plan and schedule all interstitial programming for HBO and HBO2, based upon available elements and agreed upon strategies. Work with Smithtown Operations staff to coordinate delivery of daily broadcast logs and to handle any changes that become necessary prior to air… http://variety.careercast.com/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=426831ea494a0

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