ABOUT
My name is Richard Allison. I was an entertainment lighting technician for 30 years. These days I have a handyman and remodeling service. You can find more at my website at www.rahandyman.com. Early in my career I was fascinated by Multi-Image slideshows and wanted to work in this industry only to discover I was too late. By 1991 video and computers was quickly replacing slide projector technology and I had no interest. Fast forward 30 years when I got curious on how some of the techniques of slideshows were accomplished. Upon searching the internet I found nothing to very little. No books, no blogs, no films, no websites other than a page on Wikipedia. I decided to endeavor to write a book and/or produce a documentary to tell the stories of the technology and the people of the multi-image industry from 1964-1999. Considering the fact that I am not an experienced writer or documentarian, this should take some time, but someone should do it.
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THE BOOK
So far the end result of this project is to be a book and / or a documentary. The book will read more like a story rather than a history text or instruction manual. The book will cover as much as can find out about the equipment of the industry starting in 1964 when Kodak provided the terminals for multi image control to be invented all the way to the end of the industry as it was known. The book will also cover the origins and evolution of many creative people over several artistic disciplines that became what multi image was to become. The book will also discuss many techniques of slide making, programming and professional associations. Finally the book will cover many people who were largely involved in the industry and contributed to its growth and their stories.
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FRIENDS OF THE PROJECT
The following list are the people we have contacted to provide information and stories of their careers and lives during this industry. We are very thankful for their help.
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Douglas Mesney
Producer and Creator
Incredible Slidemakers
Incredible Imagemakers
writer of "The Incredible Epic" an autobiography that contains a rich history of the multi image industry, so much so that Mr. Mesney's assistance with this book has been requested as co-writer.
website - www.mesney.com
see his MI works at http://www.incredibleimages.com/index.html
Read his autobiograpy "The Incredible Epic" found at
http://mesney.com/AnIncredibleEpic.html
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David and Sue Corley - CEO of DSC labs
Richard Corley, Patricia Herron
Gar Benedick
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Christopher Korody
Founder and CEO, Image Stream Inc.
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Todd Gipstein -
3-Time winner of “AMI” grand prize and dozens of gold awards. Maybe the industry’s best-known storyteller. Known for his small-scale shows — mostly documentaries — featuring content and emotion.
Director of Multi-Image / Executive Producer at National Geographic
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Eric Anderson
engineer and inventor at Clearlight Inc.
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John Emms
Computer and manual controlled camera operator 1979 - 1993
Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Los Angeles, California. Stockholm Sweden. Brussels Belgium and Minneapolis MN
Worked with Oxberry, Forox, Maron Carrel, Sickles cameras.
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John Brand
Brand Presentation Services
San Francisco Light Works
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Steve Alford
Alford Media
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INTERVIEWS
PEOPLE INTERVIEWED
John Brand, Gar Benedick, Robert Schwartz
Eric Sauppe' - son of Norman, Duffie White
Minette Siegel, Steve Farris,Peter K. Ryan
Bruce Silverstein, Charlie Watts, David Inocencio
Chris Korody, Bruce Hornstein, Dixie Hornstein
Elaine Rogalski Iacovone, Pat Shipps, Ken Burke, Joel Gilmore,
Mark Hammer, David Fellowes, Todd Gipstein, Gary Kappenman
Bruce Wessinger, Don Andreson, Alan Murgatroyd, Ed McTighe,
Susan Atwater, Donna Lawrence, Carmine Santandrea, Helen Santandrea regarding the late Jim Santandrea, David Leonard, Mike Fahls, Ted Iserman, Roger Gordon, John Emms
PEOPLE I HAVE CONTACTED AND WILL INTERVIEW SOON
Dave Frey , Raymond Seliski, David and Sue Corley
Steve Alford
Diane Snelling, Marilyn Kulp,
Eric Andersen,
Robert Rowan,, Abby Weissmann,
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PEOPLE WHO I WISH WOULD ANSWER THE PHONE
Micheal Boer
Kevin Oldcorn
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PEOPLE WHO HAVE PASSED THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT
Les Buckland, Carl Beckman, Rusty Russell, Nancy Lytle, Steve Hinchliff
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