Engineering:Randall Dark
Randall P. Dark is a Canadian writer, director, and producer[1] recognized as an early proponent of HDTV.[2][3]
Career
In 1995, Dark and his company, HD Vision, were involved with the United Nations 50th Anniversary where they shot, in HDTV, President Bill Clinton's speech in San Francisco.[4] In 1999, Dark and HD Vision produced a documentary for PBS about the Albuquerque Balloon Festival. This program aired in HDTV in June 1999.[5]
Much of Dark's work involves sweeping nature cinematography including Trinity River Raft Ride featuring Eddie Bracken. One of the 3D projects Dark directed in 2010 was 3 Cities in 3D, which was shot with the Panasonic 3D camera. The cities featured were Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Sevierville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.[6] Randall also worked on HD projects with Julie Andrews, Willie Nelson, Harry Connick Jr., Lyle Lovett, Sting, Bill Clinton, Leonard Nimoy and Stephen Hawking[7]
Dark was listed in the Studio Daily Top 50 Independent Category as a creative and technologist.[8] He is also on the advisory board for the Caucus Foundation.[9]
References
- ↑ "Randall P. Dark". IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1354775/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ Frazer, Bryant (21 June 2010). "Field-Testing the Panasonic AG-3DA1 3D Camcorder". Studio Daily. http://www.studiodaily.com/2010/06/field-testing-the-panasonic-ag-3da1-3d-camcorder/. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ Kienzie, Claudia. "20/20 HD Vision". Post Magazine. http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Magazine/2002/May-1-2002/20-20-HD-Vision.aspx. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ Maier, Susan. "HDTV: Who Needs The FCC?". HDTV Magazine. http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/archives/whondsfcc.html. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "HD VISION produces balloon festival documentary with PBS". http://business.highbeam.com/438350/article-1G1-55378063/hd-vision-produces-balloon-festival-documentary-pbs. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ Bunish, Christine. "Inside View: Randall P. Dark". Markee Magazine. http://www.markeemagazine.com/november-december-2010/145-inside-view-randall-p-dark. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "High definition visionary | Tabaret | University of Ottawa" (in en). https://www.uottawa.ca/tabaret/en/content/high-definition-visionary.
- ↑ "Who are the StudioDaily 50?" (in en-US). Studio Daily. http://www.studiodaily.com/studio-50/.
- ↑ "Caucus Foundation". http://www.caucusfoundation.org/index.html.
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