It will include a wide variety of
classic
and contemporary highlight clips from the genre's most memorable
shows. The exhibit will also include
original TV Land content that celebrates
the pioneers of TV comedy as well as touch-screen kiosks
that test a visitor's
TV knowledge. The new MBC will be the first public museum in
the nation
to achieve the Gold rating of the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) criteria.
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"At OMSI, we know first-hand the effectiveness
of using animation in
teaching," Vandiver explains."
Animation is not only popular at OMSI;
it's quickly become an important
part of today's mainstream media including everything from Academy
Award-winning animation films, and video games, to more recent applications
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and scientific modeling., Canada, Europe
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International, Inc.
Now seen in over 82 million U. According
to
Vandiver, animation has proven to be a powerful and effective tool for
engaging and teaching
people of all ages about science concepts such as
perception, illusion, geometry and measurement
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"TV Land is proud to support The Museum of Broadcast Communications
and
its efforts to preserve one of the most popular and enduring facets of
entertainment: Comedy
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The 70,000-square-foot facility, scheduled to open in downtown Chicago in
July of 2006, will feature nine genre focused exhibits on the evolution of
American radio and
television. In addition to Comedy, exhibits are being
planned about Drama, Music, News, Talk, Sports
, Game shows, Children's shows
and Commercials. For more information, please visit
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We eagerly anticipate
the opening of this important and highly entertaining Museum, which will
only
add to Chicago's already vibrant cultural scene. Cincinnati's Jack Rouse Associates, one of
America's leading
museum design firms, is creating the museum experience along with Steve Ryan
of
ShoConcepts of Hollywood, California.PRESS RELEASE OMSI Nationally Touring 'Animation' Exhibit Invites
Visitors to Step Into World of Animation With Cartoon Network Characters
Science museum visitors
across the country
will soon step into the exciting and visually rich world of animation when
the
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's (OMSI) brand-new,
6,000-square-foot, highly interactive exhibit
, "Animation," begins its
national tour in October 2005., OMSI boasts one of the largest traveling
exhibits
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TV Land and Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications Join Forces
to Celebrate Comedy
newscom. Other exhibits will introduce visitors to the pioneers who
created
the radio and television industry, the business side and promotional
side of broadcasting and an
exhibit introducing guests to a wide variety of
career opportunities in the industry.
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28, 2006, is the first
of its kind and the latest creation from OMSI's
internationally renowned exhibit production facility
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Allen Family Foundation.omsi., a Time
Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment
product
around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic
cable industry
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It was this increasing popularity and mass appeal coupled with the idea to
educate people
about the science behind animation that drove OMSI's
exhibits team to develop the "Animation" exhibit
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The "Animation" exhibit
, on display at OMSI from Oct. 5, 2005 through Feb.
"Animation" will hit the road traveling to
science centers and museums
nationwide -- first to member institutions of the Science Museum Exhibit
Collaborative (SMEC), a group of leading science museums that share
resources to create world
-class exhibits. Paul.
Several exhibit areas feature digital slide shows of real animators working
in the Cartoon Network studio so visitors can learn about the skills and
training needed for a
career in animation.stoney visitation
Jones, President, TV Land and Nick
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The Museum of Broadcast
Communications is one of only three broadcast
museums in the United States. These
classes are
among our most popular.
By including their cast of world-renowned characters in the exhibit, we
believed
visitors would really connect with it," Vandiver says.commemorates bombardment
homes, TV Land's program mix features
popular
dramas, sitcoms, westerns, Retromercials and a TV-referential
interstitial environment, all programmed
with a specific audience in mind --
the first generation of Americans to grow up watching television
and features
all time classic hits like All in the Family, I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith
Show
, Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.omsi.v2 remembering
"I know Larry Jones and his TV
Land executive team have
a love affair with comedy, and with their help, by
using sounds and pictures, rare artifacts and
dynamic retrospectives, we will
create a remarkable museum experience," DuMont added.
The
TV Land donation follows a recent $1-million donation from Paul and
Angel Harvey, a $500,000 donation
from DisneyHand, worldwide outreach of The
Walt Disney Company, and $250,000 grants from The Oprah
Winfrey Foundation,
Lee Phillip Bell of The Young and the Restless and Chicago's Polk Bros. To further
gauge visitor
interest and appeal, OMSI approached animation powerhouse Cartoon Network
with the
idea of a partnership on the exhibit. OMSI has been building exhibits for more than 50
years and
has earned an international reputation for its innovative,
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"Comedy was the foundation of both radio and television programming
and TV
Land is synonymous with classic comedy," said Bruce DuMont, MBC Founder and
President in
announcing the major donation. Comedy artifacts in the exhibit will include original Edgar
Bergen
puppets Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and Effie Klinker, a replica
of Fibber McGee's famous closet
and scripts from the long running radio
classic, an I Dream of Jeannie bottle and the original Ernie
Kovacs' Nairobi
Trio masks.TV .
"Cartoon Network is one of the world's most recognized animated
networks.
"What this exhibit reveals in full interactive detail is the number of
different
skills involved in creating animation, from voice-acting and
recording to computer programming and
scoring, from screenwriting and
storyboarding to sound-effects and editing," says Dennis Adamovich
, senior
vice president of marketing, Cartoon Network.cfm
About OMSI
OMSI is one of
the nation's top ten science museums, a world-class tourist
attraction, and an educational resource
that puts the "wow" in science for
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CHICAGO, TV Land will step into the
Comedy
spotlight at the new $22-million Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC), now
being developed
in Chicago. "The commitment and spirit to the preservation of all facets of
television and radio
communications is an important undertaking and the MBC's
vision and dedication is shared by everyone
at TV Land.
TV Land and the MBC will also create a series of public programs featuring
comedy
pioneers.
Larger-than-life graphics of popular Cartoon Network characters provide a
colorful backdrop
to the exhibit, which also explores the history of
animation and features a screening room and a
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"There truly is a science to
this colorful, engaging art form."
The six thematic
areas in the exhibit include: History, Animation Studio,
Art in Motion, Science Laboratory, Sound
and Stage, and Cartoon Museum.eldred interprets
Foundation.
"Animation" images available: http://www. (ET,
PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with
Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing
original and acquired
animation for young adults 18-34.
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The 10-year partnership includes
an undisclosed
monetary donation as well as a major promotional commitment from the network
that
underscores TV Land's commitment to the preservation of television and
radio comedy. Additionally
, the exhibit will include excerpts from the
critically acclaimed MBC Encyclopedia of Television and
the MBC Encyclopedia
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"Animation" is sponsored locally by Comcast
and
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The donation to the non-profit radio and television museum will support
the development
of a highly interactive comedy exhibit, detailing the history
of comedy on both radio and television
. SMEC includes The Franklin
Institute in Philadelphia, California Science Center in Los Angeles
, Museum
of Science in Boston, COSI in Columbus, Ohio, Fort Worth Museum of Science
and History
in Texas, and the Science Museum of Minnesota in St.
"In 'Animation,' it's about exploring, questioning
and experimenting with
the science behind the art of animation in a way that makes learning fun,
"
says Ray Vandiver, vice president of exhibits, OMSI. "For 10 years, OMSI has offered animation
classes
that really bring out the math and science behind the art.
The creative team at Cartoon Network
liked the idea of an exhibit that
could teach people of all ages about the art and science behind
animation. 'Animation' will offer visitors a more
complete understanding of it, and hopefully inspire
young people to
consider animation as a future career.
"Animation" was developed by the Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry in
collaboration with Cartoon Network and partially funded by the
Paul G.'s ad-supported cable service offering the best in original, acquired
and classic animated
entertainment for kids and families.interprets bombardment
The new museum will be located one block from the new Trump
Tower Chicago and
directly adjacent to two popular Chicago tourist attractions -- the famed
House
of Blues and Harry Caray's restaurant.airfield 1812
A working radio and television studio
will offer visitors
with a take-away hands-on experience on the air.
The new Museum of Broadcast Communications is
projecting first year
attendance in excess of 240,000 visitors in its new tourist-friendly home.
In "Animation's" stimulating and fun environment, visitors explore
animation from concept
to finished product -- from storyboarding, character
design, and drawing techniques to movement,
timing, filming, and sound.v2 visitation
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