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ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LEADER CHARLES S. SWARTZ PASSES AWAY ...

Source: cinema.usc.edu
Topic: Entertainment Industry

Sort Desciption: Since 1929, the USC School of Cinematic Arts has fueled and mirrored the growth of entertainment as an industry and an art form. ...

Content Inside: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Press contact: John Zollinger, 213.740.9514 ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LEADER CHARLES S. SWARTZ PASSES AWAY Veteran Producer, Innovator, and Communicator Shaped Landmark Entertainment Technology Center at USC February 13, 2007 LOS ANGELES, CA—Charles S. Swartz, respected throughout the entertainment industry and academia for his role in shepherding innovations that broke new ground in cinematic content, distribution, and display, passed away on February 10 from pneumonia, his family announced today. Swartz, 67, was an important catalyst in the industry’s current transition to digital cinema; edited the definitive book on the subject, Understanding Digital Cinema; and brought together key organizations and thinkers worldwide to help move forward feature film and the technologies that make it possible. An educator and communicator known for his vision, patience, and boundless energy, Swartz is survived by his wife, writer/director Stephanie Rothman. “Charles’ impact on entertainment was both exceptional and profound,” said Elizabeth M. Daley, dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. “That impact stemmed not only from his vast experience, but also from a deep passion for the dramatic role entertainment plays in shaping the lives of millions of people around the globe,” she added. From 2002 to summer 2006, Swartz was CEO of the Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California (ETC-USC). Drawing on his industry and academic background, he reinvigorated and refocused the research center, providing the entertainment and technology industries with a venue to reach common ground on crucial creative and technical issues. Among his accomplishments were building ETC-USC’s Digital Cinema Lab into the entertainment industry’s premier test bed for new digital cinema technologies; laying the groundwork for an extensive digital home research center; and growing ETC-USC into a vital educational center for ent ...

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