2019 was an eventful year, but it may turn out to be most memorable for what didn’t happen. Audiovisual works – movies, TV programs, and video games – are often set in an uns... More
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A Message From EIDR’s Executive Director
As most of you know, the Board has asked me to serve as Interim Executive Director following Will Kreth’s departure. It is a familiar role for me, since I was part of the origina... More
EIDR’s Got You Covered: 2020 Golden Globe Nominations
EIDR would like to congratulate all of the nominees for the 77th Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The awards telecast, hosted by Ri... More
The Engineer’s Room: New, For Christmas
There are various debates as to when the Christmas season officially begins. In the US, traditionalists and other right-thinking individuals put it on the Friday after Thanksgiving... More
The Engineer’s Room: Remember November
Remember November Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Now t... More
The Engineer’s Room: Try to Remember… September
Try to remember the kind of September When life was slow and oh, so mellow.[1] Many people only know Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe from his 12 years on the TV series... More
EIDR’s Got You Covered: 2019 Emmy Nominations
EIDR’s Got You Covered: 2019 Emmy Award Nominations Edition 2019 Primetime Emmy Award Nominees EIDR would like to congratulate the 112 different programs that shared the 26... More
EIDR: Technology is Helping, Hindering Workflow in Production
As the media and entertainment industry continues its digital transformation, technology is, in some ways, both helping and hindering workflow in production. What can only help ... More
The Engineer’s Room: Beyond the Beach
Beyond the Beach As summer rolls along and people flock to their local beaches to lie in the sun and play in the surf, farther out in the breaking waves are the surfers. Surfer ... More
The Engineer’s Room: Summer Blockbusters
Technically, the first summer blockbusters were dropped by the RAF on Northern Europe during the latter half of WWII. At the time, major studio films were “tentpole” features (... More
The Engineer’s Room: The Best of Queer Cinema
June is Gay Pride Month. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City’s Greenwich Village. This event is often seen as the start of the moder... More
HITS Spring: AFI Looks to EIDR to Enable Its Future
UNIEVRSAL CITY, Calif. — The Entertainment ID Registry’s (EIDR) executive director Will Kreth and director of engineering Richard Kroon were on hand for the May 23 HITS:Spring ... More