OZCETERA Howard Heeg
The Newest Rifleman By Zachary Vaudo
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he Rifleman has a new general manager: Howard Heeg. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Heeg brings his lengthy military and entertainment industry experience to the new position. “I’ve wanted Howard for 15 years,” says Rifleman owner Mark Mann, “but he was entrenched with other companies. When he was finally available, we negotiated to get him on and give us a shot. We’ve been close friends and worked together on many projects. It was a perfect fit for us.”
Heeg comes to Rifleman with a strong military background. A certified armorer operator instructor “on virtually everything in the U.S. military small arms inventory,” Heeg spent many years training Special Forces groups in all US military branches on foreign guns and training foreign special forces on US guns. Additionally, Heeg worked in sound recording for multiple video games and gaming companies, such as Activision, Sony, and more. Heeg also worked on the Discovery Channel’s Weaponizers.
“I’m looking forward to doing a lot of work with the entertainment industry here,” says Heeg, “providing whatever’s necessary to whoever’s filming here to make their shows a success. “We’re going to be able to do a lot of exciting things,” adds Mann. “Howard’s going to be a tremendous asset to the entertainment and theatric part of our business.”
The panel L to R: Todd James, Richard Winnie, Cynthia Kanner, Chris Parker, Celia Hamel, Brennan Dicker
Fix It in Post
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his year’s aTVfest at SCAD featured a post production panel on episodic television, featuring members of Atlanta’s SIM Digital and Bling Digital alongside television VPs and creatives. Moderated by Bling Digital GM Brennan Dicker, the panel consisted of Chris Parker (chief
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business development officer, The SIM Group), Cynthia Kanner (VP of postproduction, HBO West Coast Production), Celia Hamel (post production executive, BET Television), Richard Winnie (Sr. VP of production, Universal Television), and Todd E. James (director of post production, Sesame Workshop). The panel discussed post
production from its beginning (film) to its current state (digital), and what can be expected in the future (HDR, 4K, 8K, etc.), as well as the differences and similarities in post workflows with feature films as opposed to episodic television.