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Way back in the dim recesses of time
(well, OK, it was 1997), the First Annual Best of the North Bay
Multimedia Competition burst upon the scene. Sponsored by Macromedia
and The Business Journal, the event was produced by Walt Kassoway.
Twelve winners were chosen from a pool of 35 entrants. Both multimedia
professionals and students were encouraged to compete, in separate
categories.
The idea for BNB (as it is affectionately known) came from NBMA
co-founder Luong Tam of Luong Tam Design in San Rafael. He suggested
that NBMA have a showcase to honor the work of NBMA members, and
students of multimedia.
In 1998, the exuberant creativity of
North Bay multimedia mavens was in full flower, with more than 30
magical works on display in the Autodesk Atrium. BNB was now titled
the Best of the North Bay Showcase Competition. There were four
categories: Websites, CD-ROMs, film and video, and digital art.
Twelve well-known educators and professionals in the multimedia
field spent a Friday at the College of Marin's Indian Valley Campus
Multimedia Lab, performing their judging duties.
Contrast that with the spectacular BNB 1999, produced by Michael
Wanger and Sharon Callahan, in which the sheer number of entries
— 149 — meant that reviewing was done by 23 judges, working
in teams. A grand total of 24 new media works won awards: 2 for
Best of Show, 14 Winners, and 8 Honorable Mentions. In 1999, we
called it the Best of the North Bay New Media Exposition.
The BNB 2000 Competition was held on June 15 in the Atrium at Autodesk,
located in San Rafael. The extravaganza was produced by Michael
Wanger. There are now 12 categories in which multimedians can figuratively
strut their stuff: Websites in business, education, entertainment,
innovation, interface design, broadband, and other (such as personal,
nonprofit, and portal); 2D and 3D digital art and animation; CD-ROM
titles; video and film; sound and music; and Anything Goes.
A few winners from previous years:
| 1997 |
CD-ROM
- "Interview" by Karen Littman, Morphonix
Video - "Wildlife Symphony" by Michael Wanger, Wanger Associates
Website - "netcom.com" by James Fisher
Student - "Yesterday's Summer" by Julie Smith
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| 1998 |
Best
of Show - "Learn2" by Jason Roberts, PanMedia Corporation
CD-ROM - "Tony La Russa Baseball 4" by Stormfront Studios
Video - "Southwest Symphony" by Michael Wanger, Wanger
Associates
Video - "Animal Immunity Solution" by Nolte Media
Student - "Angel Island Immigration Station"
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| 1999 |
Best of Show - "Pollie Gone Home" by Thomas M. Miller
Best of Show - "Journey Into The Brain" by Morphonix
Sound and Music - "Animal Songs for Everyone" by Dennis Hysom
Video and Film - "Gateway to the 21st Century" by eMotion studios
Student - "RobRoy Design" by Robert Barreca
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| 2000 |
2D
& 3D Animation - "Full Momentum" by Thomas McKeon
CD-ROM Title - "Dr. Suess Toddler" by Human Code Presage
 in
conjunction with Creative Wonders/The Learning Company
DVD - "Windsurfing Encyclopedia" by Dobri Kiprov, Visual Creations
Gabriel
Murano, DVant Digital
Website - "Planetpoint" by Steve Zeifman, Creative Director
Robert
Sedor, Web Developer
Student - "Detective" by Michael Kirkbride
Student - "National Women's History Project" by Janet
Zagoria
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| 2001 |
2D
Animation - "Sled Fred Dead?" by Moonstone Interactive
Website - "Stag's Leap Winery" by Daryl Burch, FreeRun
Technologies
CD-ROM Title - "Triloka Vieux Diop Promotion" by Sheila
Sapper,
Building
the Buzz Team
Sound and Music - "Graceful Passages" by Gary Remal Malkin
and
Michael Stillwater
Website Animation - "Pet Zone: C0-Habitation" by AmuseInk Studios
Student - "Friends House" by Shook-Chu Chung |
By Linda Jay Brandt
LindaJay@aol.com
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