Title/project description

Awards

Solutions from Science for a Changing World

Video for a broad educational demographic summarizing the various spheres of scientific and engineering expertise at Sandia National Laboratories

Challenge: get audience excited about what would normally be considered a boring subject

Silver Award (2^nd Place)

1999 New York Festivals International Film and Video Competition

Public Relations Category

Silver Telly Award (1^st Place)

1998 Telly Awards Competition

Corporate Image Category

Certificate for Creative Excellence (3^rd Place)

1998 U.S. International Film and Video Festival

Training & Education

Award of Distinction (2^nd Place)

1999 Videographer Awards Competition

Government Information Category

Silver Award (2^nd Place Finalist)

1999 Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media Competition

Government Category

Put a Little Science in Your Future

rap music video

 I scripted video, wrote lyrics and worked with rap artist to develop music.

Challenge: interest at risk middle school students in a math/science intensive West Mesa High School curriculum and internships sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories. Project requirements specified that all on-screen talent must be West Mesa students. Rap artist was West Mesa alum

Silver Award (2^nd Place), 1999 New York Festivals International Film and Video Competition

Guidance and Counseling Category

Gold CINDY Award (1^st Place)

1999 International Cinema in Industry Film and Video competition

Education-guidance, Values, Career Information Category

Bronze CINDY Award (3^rd Place)

Education K-12 Category

Crystal Award of Excellence (1^st Place)

1999 Communicator Awards Competition

Music Videos Over-all Category

Bronze Telly Award (2^nd place Finalist)

1999 Telly awards Competition

Recruitment Categor

Gold Camera Award (1^st Place)

1999 U.S. International Film and Video Festival

Education Grades 9-12 Category

Certificate of Creative Excellence (3^rd Place)

1999 US International Film and Video Festival

Music Video Category

Award of Excellence (1^st Place)

1999 Videographer Awards Competition

Music Video Category

Bronze ITVA Award (3^rd Place)

1999 International Television Association Competition

Sales and Marketing Category

VIEWS Corridor

A video explaining and demonstrating the use of the 10’x13’, 60 million pixel display driven by 48 projectors, used for scientific visualization

Challenge: write for a very large visual format that would that would also scale to smaller formats. Create a Wow factor.

Silver Screen Award (2^nd Place)

2002 U.S. International Film and Video Festival

Sciences, Research and Exploration Category

Silver AXIEM Award (2^nd Place Finalist)

2002 Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media Awards Competition, Technical Video Category

Finalist Award

2001 New York Film Festivals International Film and Video Competition

Computer Science Category

Honorable Mention CINDY Award

2001 International Cinema in Industry Competition

Technical Report and Scientific Research Category

Honorable Mention

2001 Communicator Awards Competition

Government/educational Category

The Photonics Academy

 Interest at risk middle school students to sign up for the West Mesa High School Photonics Academy and internships sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories. 

Challenge: Project requirements specified that all on-screen talent must be West Mesa drama students.

Gold Award (1^st Place))

2004 Aurora Film and Video Competition

Technology/Computer Training

Award of Excellence (1^st Place)

2004 Videographer awards

Educational Institution/ Grades K-12 Category

Bronze Award (2^nd Place Finalist)

2004 Telly Awards

Education Category

Copper Award (1^st Place)

2004 AXIEM (Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media)Awards

Educational Category

Visions of Clarity

Challenge: Create a video designed to be played on a lap-top computer that demonstrated the large-scale VIEWS Corridor scientific visualization environment

Bronze World Medal (3^rd Place)

2004 New York Festivals International Film and Video competition

Computer Science Category

Certificate of Creative Excellence (3^rd Place)

2004 U.S. International Film and Video Festival

Sciences, Research and Exploration Category

Fusion: Pulsed Power Research at Sandia National Laboratories

Challenge: Create a video describing the scientific concept of fusion to average IQ audience and explain how the pulsed power reactor created it.  This project involved working closely with an animator to create animations of the fusion process.

Silver CINDY Award (2^nd Place)

1999 International Cinema in Industry Film and Video Compettion

Technical Report and Scientific Research Category

Crystal Award of Excellence (1^st Place)

1999 Communicator Awards

Government Educational Category

Silver Screen Awards (2^nd Place)

1999 U.S. International Film and Video Festivals

Sciences, Research, Exploration Category

Award of Excellence (1^st Place)

1999 Videographer Awards Competition

Scientific Research Category

Silver AXIEM Award (2^nd Place Finalist)

1999 Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media Competition

Technical Category

Bronze ITVA Award (3^rd Place)

1999 International Television Association Competition

Internal Communications Category