- Neal Marshad
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Neal Marshad (born on April 25, 1952) is an American film and television producer, director, cinematographer, Internet strategist, and designer.
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Personal life
He was born on April 25, 1952 in Peekskill, New York and grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Starting in 1971, Neal attended New York University, Tisch School of the Arts for Film and TV.
Career Timeline
After graduating New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1974, Marshad produced and photographed films for NBC’s Saturday Night Live over a 20 year period, starting in 1978.
In 1982, Marshad won his first Emmy award for outstanding achievement in directing and cinematography for his work for CBS Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl XVI [1]
In 1983, Marshad formed Neal Marshad Productions, as an entity to produce television shows and corporate television programs.
In 1989, Marshad produced and directed the film The Conspiracy of Silence with actress Kathleen Turner.[2]
In 1993, while working for IBM Latin America, creating a film about making the Vatican Library accessible online, Marshad pioneered streaming video on the internet, and was first to stream a video on a BBC’s website in 1995.
In 1996, Marshad formed Marshad Technology Group and was hired by clients including Chanel, Neiman Marcus, La Prairie,[3] and the BBC to strategize their internet businesses. In the same year, he was commissioned by Speedo, the swimwear manufacturer, to create and launch Speedo.com.[4] He was the first to enable email communication between Olympic athletes and sports fans online. This was for the Olympics Summer games in Atlanta, Georgia.
Neal Marshad was director of photography (videographer) for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education interviews in West Hampton, New York. Under the direction of Steven Spielberg, the Foundation has collected the permanent testimony of over 52,000 holocaust survivors, liberators, rescuers, and war crimes trial participants.
Marshad collaborated with playwright Edward Albee to create videos of his performances at the Jack Lenor Larsen sculpture garden at Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York in 1999.[5]
Marshad is currently an executive producer for EuroCinema, the Video-On-Demand television network available specializing in European box office films that is in 30 million United States homes.[6]
Marshad was hired in November 2010 by Iron Chef America Cat Cora to design her new website CatCora.com.[7]
In August 2011 Neal Marshad signed an agreement with the Apollo Theater to exclusively develop, joint venture and produce musical and comedy shows and events as filmed entertainment specifically designed for online streaming to worldwide audiences.
External links
- http://www.marshad.com
- http://caudalie-usa.com/
- Marshad Technology Group/Neal Marshad Productions' Facebook Page
- NYT.com Style Section article
Notes
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439836/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420561/
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/19971222044748/http://laprairie.com/
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/19961227104843/http://www.speedo.com/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437417/
- ^ http://www.eurocinema.com/advisorsconsultants.php/
- ^ http://www.catcora.com/
Categories:- 1952 births
- Living people
- American film producers
- American film directors
- People from Peekskill, New York
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
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