Commemorating a year of creativity, accomplishments, and ...

Frank StewartVolunteer of the Year AwardCreated by the ESTA Boardof Directors to honor FrankStewart’s incomparableservice to the association,the Frank Stewart Volunteerof the Year Award wasbestowed by the PLASANorth American RegionalMarc Stephens received the PLASAFrank Stewart Volunteer of the YearAward from Eddie Raymond for thecollaborative work of the PERG Councilwithin the film and television markets.Board to the members ofthe Production EquipmentRental Group (PERG)Council, including: Chair,Marc Stephens, MPSStudios; Carly Barber, Illumination Dynamics; Leigh Blicher,Videofax; Charlie Davidson, Tiffen; Tom Fletcher, Fletcher Cameraand Lenses; Greg Meyers, Cinequipt; JR Reid, JR Lighting; ScottTaylor, Taylor and Taylor Associates; Mark Tye, Citation Support;and Mark Wofford, Production Consultants and Equipment.Chair, Eddie Raymond, shared: “This past year the PERG Councilundertook a number of initiatives to foster dialogue betweenparties within the film and television market. Through continuouseffort, the Council was able to build momentum that has ultimatelyresulted in gains for the industry, and new membership in PLASA.One of the best outcomes of the year sprung from a meeting thePERG Council hosted bringing together members of the Associationof Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) and rental housemanagement. The meeting led to the formation of a joint committeewhich has created a consensus document of agreed Terms andConditions.” The completed document was formally announcedat the AICP Conference in New York the same time as LDI. (Readmore in the PERG News on page 78.)Members’ Choice Product AwardsPLASA announces the winners of the 2011 Members’ Choice ProductAwards on Saturday, October 27, on the show floor at the LDI andPLASA Awards Ceremony. These awards honor product innovationand recognize outstanding entertainment technology products inthree categories: Expendable, Gadget, and Equipment. The Members’Choice Product Awards were established in recognition of the factthat PLASA members have an enormous impact on the success of anew product, as well as a unique perspective on its merits. The votingfor the 2011 awards was open to employees of all member companiesattending LDI, regardless of their membership category. (No awardwas given in the Expendable category in 2011.)GadgetCategoryApollo Design Technology’sWrenchmate 2An adjustable wrenchwith a closed-end wrenchbuilt into the handle withthree different sizes toprovide easy access to thecommon sizes found onlighting fixture clamps.EquipmentCategoryLightConverse 3D Show PlatformVersion 52Integrates and visualizesmultiple show-related disciplinesincluding lighting, video, laser,Joel and Keersten Nichols hold thePLASA Members’ Choice Product Awardfor Gadgets for the Apollo DesignTechnology’s Wrenchmate 2.Dimitriy Giventar,Gord McVicar, andAleksandr Berenok ofLightConverse whichtied for the PLASAMembers’ ChoiceProduct Award inEquipment.Tom Littrell shows the ETC SourceFour Fresnel that was a tie inthe voting for PLASA Members’Choice Product Award forEquipment.pyrotechnics, and moving objects. New features include 3D ObjectTracking capabilities and the ability to realistically visualize 1536fixture in real-time.ETC Source Four® FresnelFeatures classic Fresnel optical system coupled with HPL lamptechnology. Unique quarter turn socket and access-door designallow lamp to be changed from beneath, without breaking focus.PLASA members honored by LDIAt the LDI and PLASA Awards Ceremony following the close of theshow floor Saturday, many PLASA members received recognition.The Best Debuting Lighting Product was a tie. Both the Clay Paky AlphaSpot QWO 800 and PRG’s Best Boy 4000 spot were honored, with anHonorable Mention going to the Martin Professional AURA compact LED.It was noted the “judges found it really inspiring that these companies haveadvanced the possibilities of their new lights . . . bravo for putting R&Dinto creating fixtures which provide the designer with more sophisticated25PROTOCOLWINTER 2012