December 14, 2012
An evening celebrating the work and legacy of Robert Abel & Associates. Producer-director Robert Abel’s production company, Robert Abel & Associates (RA&A), helped to define the look of an era and to change the future of moving-imagemaking forever. RA&A’s fusion of art and technology earned it 33 Clio Awards for its iconic work and RA&A’s motion graphics for network television transformed the entire look of the medium. In the late 1970s, the company expanded into music videos and movies, contributing ground-breaking effects and animation work on STAR TREK - THE MOTION PICTURE (1979), TRON (1982) and the video for The Jacksons' “Can You Feel It” (1980). From the UCLA Film & Television Archive's Billy Wilder Theater- speakers include Kenny Mirman, Teri Schwartz and Richard Winn Taylor II.
