Bran Ferren Announced as Keynote Speaker at the SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition.WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers or SMPTE, (IPA pronunciation: [sɪmpti] and sometimes [sʌmpti] (SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, www.smpte.org) A professional society for motion picture and TV engineers with more than 9,000 members worldwide. It prepares standards and documentation for TV production. ) is pleased to announce that Bran Ferren, Co-Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Applied Minds, will deliver the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at the SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition on Wednesday, October 24 during the conference's opening session. The SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition is held Oct. 24-27 in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to Ferren's appearance, this annual event features exhibits, technical workshops, tutorials and the Honors & Awards ceremony and reception. Bran is a designer and technologist working in entertainment, product development, engineering, architecture and the sciences. He is former president of research and development, and creative technology for Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Imagineering. Prior to that, he was president and senior designer for Associates & Ferren, a company that Disney acquired in 1993. His design career has included special visual effects, as well as lighting and sound design for many Hollywood films, Broadway shows, world's fairs This is a list of world's fairs, a comprehensive chronological list of world's fairs (with notable permanent buildings built). For an annotated list of all world's fairs sanctioned by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) see List of world expositions. , theme park attractions and concert tours. He has also designed exhibitions, special purpose vehicles, consumer products and several major architectural and interior projects. He serves on several federally funded science, technology and management advisory boards. As a designer and technical consultant his clients have included General Motors, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Warner Communications, The Walt Disney Company, Revo Sunglasses, Strand Lighting, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave Ferren a Technical Achievement Award for his computer-controlled lightning effects system and Laser Synchro-Cue System, as well as the Scientific and Engineering Award for an advanced concept optical printer, used for special effects cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special . He was nominated for an Oscar in 1987 for his work in the film "Little Shop of Horrors." For his work in theatre, Bran received the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Drama Desk, Los Angeles Critics Circle and Maharam Foundation Awards. He was the recipient of the Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award for lighting design, and the Kilby award for significant contributions to society. A popular guest lecturer, Bran has addressed over 100 professional groups in the entertainment, business and scientific communities. Details on the SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition, along with registration, are available at www.smpte.org. [Photo available upon request.] |
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