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The Engineer’s Room: A Look Back at a Look Ahead

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

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