The January 20 meeting of
the Hollywood Section was held in the just opened Linwood Dunn Theater at the
Prior to the meeting there was a
member’s get-together in the lobby, with cookies and soft drinks.
The program began with a 35mm
Hollywood Section Chair
David Wiswell then took over, introducing the speakers for the evening.
First was David Converse of ABC, who gave an overview of the
presentations.
The other speakers talked
about their specialties, which were eye openers for those not familiar with the
complications of putting on a live television news program.
Persons making presentations were
DAVID
CONVERSE – ABC NEWS
FRED SCHULZ – SUNDANCE DIGITAL, INC.
BRUCE LANG – GRASS VALLEY/THOMSON
RICHARD
ANDREW KLARER – AVID SYSTEM SALES,
The program lasted about
one and a half hours, followed by a question and answer session that went on for
another half hour. The audience was
extremely attentive, and the length of the Q&A period confirmed their
interest. Ninety three people
attended, which is above average for our evening meetings.
Click here for photos of the meeting