BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Avid® (Nasdaq:AVID), a leading global media technology provider for the creation, distribution and monetization of media assets for global media organizations, enterprise users and individual creative professionals, congratulates its customers recognized for their outstanding achievements at the 69th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards. Presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the awards honor the best in primetime television, including the backstage crafts that are vital to their production.
Customers relied on Avid’s comprehensive tools for media creation powered by MediaCentral®, the industry’s most open, tightly integrated and efficient platform designed for media, to create Emmy Award-winning and nominated productions, including Stranger Things, Westworld, The Night Of, Fargo, The Big Bang Theory and many more.
Every nominee in the Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series category, including winner Dean Zimmerman, ACE, Editor for Stranger Things, used the industry’s foremost editing solution, Avid Media Composer®.
“It’s an honor to win an Emmy award and be a part of such a phenomenal series,” said Zimmerman. “Stranger Things has so many layers and working parts within the storyline, and working with Media Composer has allowed me to be constantly creative and not have to worry about any limitations in the system.”
Andrew Seklir, ACE, Editor, who was nominated for his work on HBO sci-fi hit Westworld, said, “Having experimented with many different non-linear editors over the years, I’ve found that Avid Media Composer remains the most reliable, versatile and comprehensive editing platform available. Media Composer is my editing tool of choice, and the choice of most working professionals, because it gives editors what they need to express maximum creativity, while handling the technical backend seamlessly and reliably.”
Every nominee in the Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) category, including winners Keith Rogers, Scott Weber, Roger Stevenson, Kyle O'Neal, for Westworld—and every nominee for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation, including winners Andy D'Addario, Gary Gegan, and Marco Fiumara, for Mozart in the Jungle—used Avid Pro Tools®, the industry’s foremost digital audio software, to bring the sounds of the nominated series to life.
“We’re extremely proud of our preeminent client and user community honored for their work at this year’s Emmy awards,” said Avid Chairman and CEO Louis Hernandez, Jr. “The television industry’s top creative professionals trust Avid’s creative tools to bring their vision to every screen consumers use. We congratulate them and look forward to continuing to deliver innovations that help them tell their stories in more powerful ways.”
Note to editors:
Emmy Award winners and nominees used Avid audio and video solutions for productions including:
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul • Chicanery (AMC)
Skip Macdonald, Supervising Editor
Better Call Saul • Witness (AMC)
Kelley Dixon, ACE, Editor
Skip Macdonald, ACE, Editor
Stranger Things • Chapter One: The Vanishing Of Will Byers (Netflix)
– WINNER
Dean Zimmerman, ACE, Editor
Stranger Things • Chapter Seven: The Bathtub (Netflix)
Kevin D. Ross, ACE, Editor
Westworld • The Bicameral Mind (HBO)
Andrew Seklir, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Silicon Valley • Server Error (HBO)
Brian Merken, ACE, Editor
Silicon Valley • Success Failure (HBO)
Tim Roche, Editor
Veep • Chicklet (HBO)
Roger Nygard, ACE, Editor
Gennady Fridman, Editor
Veep • Groundbreaking (HBO)
Eric Kissack, Editor
OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory • The Holiday Summation (CBS)
– WINNER
Peter Chakos, Editor
Last Man Standing • Trick Or Treat (ABC)
Kris Trexler, Editor
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Big Little Lies • You Get What You Need (HBO)
Veronique Barbe, Editor
David Berman, Editor
Justin LaChance, Editor
Maxime Lahaie, Editor
Sylvain Lebel, Editor
Jim Vega, Editor
Fargo • Aporia (FX Networks)
Henk Van Eeghen, Editor
Fargo • The Law Of Vacant Places (FX Networks)
Regis Kimble, Editor
Fargo • The Narrow Escape Problem (FX Networks)
Curtis Thurber, Editor
The Night Of • The Beach (HBO)
– WINNER
Jay Cassidy, ACE, Editor
Nick Houy, Additional Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years (Hulu)
Paul Crowder, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM
The Amazing Race • Bucket List Type Stuff (CBS)
Julian Gomez, Editor
Ryan Leamy, Editor
Jennifer Nelson, Editor
Paul C. Nielsen, Editor
Eric Beetner, Editor
Tori Rodman, Editor
Katherine Griffin, Editor
Project Runway • An Unconventional Launch Party (Lifetime)
Lisa Trulli, ACE, Editor
Eileen Finkelstein, Editor
Donald Bull, Editor
Julie Cohen, Additional Editor
Darren Hallihan, Additional Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Born This Way • Dream Come True (A&E)
Jarrod Burt, Editor
Jacob Lane, Editor
Stephanie Lyra, Editor
M'Daya Meliani, Editor
Paul Cross, Editor
Dave McIntosh, Editor
Ryan Rambach, Editor
Born This Way • Oh Baby! (A&E)
Peggy Tachdjian, Editor
Tonya Noll, Editor
Jacob Lane, Editor
Jarrod Burt, Editor
Born This Way • The Times They Are A'Changin (A&E)
Daysha M. Broadway, Editor
Dan Zimmerman, Editor
Jacob Lane, Editor
Jarrod Burt, Editor
M'Daya Meliani, Editor
Ryan Rambach, Editor
Deadliest Catch • Uncharted Territory (Discovery Channel)
Josh Earl, ACE, Supervising Editor
Rob Butler, ACE, Supervising Editor
Nathen Araiza, Editor
Ben Bulatao, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES
Black Sails • XXXVII (Starz)
Benjamin Cook, Sound Supervisor
Stefan Henrix, ADR Supervisor
Mike Szakmeister, Dialogue Editor
Shaugnessy Hare, Sound Effects Editor
Tim Tuchrello, Sound Effects Editor
Brett Voss, Sound Effects Editor
Michael Baber, Music Editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit, Foley Artist
Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, Foley Artist
Stranger Things • Chapter Eight: The Upside Down (Netflix)
– WINNER
Bradley North, Sound Supervisor
Craig Henighan, Sound Editor
Jordan Wilby, Sound Editor
Jonathan Golodner, Sound Editor
Tiffany S. Griffth, Sound Editor
Sam Munoz, Foley Editor
