xiv Video Digital Communication & Production
Dedication: For Sue, still more than ever.
The following organizations supplied photographs for the book:
ACD Systems
Adobe
Anton Bauer
Apple Inc.
Avid
Azden
Barco, Inc.
Bogen Manfrotto
Canon USA
Cinelerra.org
Corel
Edirol
Equipment Emporium, Inc.
Final Draft
Focus Enhancements, Inc.
Footage Firm
FrameForge
Gene Lester/Archive Photos
Gitzo/Bogen
Hollywood Lite
Johnny Chung Lee, http://steadycam.org
Jungle Software
JVC Corporation
Litepanels Inc.
Lowel Light Inc.
Michael Melgar
Microdolly Hollywood
Minnesota Public Radio
Movie Magic Budgeting, Creative Planet
NASA
Panasonic Corporation of North America
Photofl ex
Pretec
Sekonic Corporation
Sennheiser
Sound Forge
The Tiffen Company
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ulead
Western Recreational Vehicles
Special thanks to Sue Stinson for the many photos she contributed to the book.
Many photos feature the stars of The McKinley Dramatic Arts and Vintage Tractor Society,
especially, Jake Bennion, Ileana Butu, Claudia Conroy, James Conroy, Mark Conroy,
Dan Dover, Dylan Kidd, Jessica Kidd, John Kidd, Garrett Nasalroad, Mauro V. Escobar,
Jerry Ferree, Louanne Ferree, Tommie L. McAuley, Sam Millar, Dalan Musson,
Annegret Ogden, Dunbar Ogden, Ian Panoscha, Juergen Panoscha, Mairi Panoscha,
Nora Panoscha, Jennifer Schalf, J. D. Schall, Louanne Silveira, Marge Simas, Norm Simas,
Alex Stinson, Anji Stinson, Lillie Stinson, Sue Stinson, Vincent Vaughn, and Alicia Wilkinson.
The fi ctional town of McKinley was created from shots of people, places, and events in the
Humboldt County, California, cities of Arcata, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, McKinleyville,
and Trinidad. The annual three-day Kinetic Sculpture Race begins in Arcata and ends,
more or less, in Ferndale.