Oil on Ice

Oil on Ice, a Dale Djerassi/Bo Boudart Production in association with Lobitos Creek Ranch, has been selected as one of the nominees for the 2004 IDA Pare Lorentz Award. The Eastman Kodak company and the Sundance Channel are the major sponsors of the award. The IDA awards will be held on December 11th at the Eastman Kodak building in Los Angeles.

Over two years in the making, this film is both timely and provocative. For all of us at the Ranch it has been an inspiring experience to get to know the Gwich'in Indians of Northern Alaska. They have a subsistence lifestyle that dates back thousands of years; that lifestyle is threatened by development.

This film really hits home. Through it we've come to understand that our dependence on oil is a central element driving many of our world problems. The film presents information about alternative energy and the impact of global warming.

The world premier of Oil on Ice was at Mountainfilm in Telluride, Colorado, on Memorial Day Weekend. The Sierra Club will be providing outreach for Oil on Ice. This fall, an activist DVD will be available to help individuals interested in promoting these issues to screen the film at home to their family, friends and neighbors.

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Ranch hosts WebDVD Publishing workshop for NATAS

The workshop started bright and early on Saturday, November 20th as the many participants ate a tasty breakfast and introduced themselves to one another. Steve Michelson, owner of Lobitos Creek Ranch, spent the morning explaining the history of media publishing, how DVD is the dominant medium right now and he shared his vision of using DVD video in conjunction with DVD-ROM and the Internet.

Reel Food Entertainment

Producer Steven Kirsh and Lobitos Creek Ranch have joined together to form Reel Food Entertainment a new food and cooking label.

The new label has several WebDVD products in development for release in 2005, including From Deborah Madison's Kitchen.

Kaboom

Kaboom, a new all-natural power drink, by Celestial Tea founder Wyck Hay, was the subject of a recent production in Watsonville, California for Evening Magazine.

Ch'eghutsen' an Athebascan Parenting Video

"Parenting…the toughest job in town", is the message of Ch’eghutsen'. The DVD was produced by Odin Peter Raboff for his native Athebascan people in Northern Alaska and Canada.

Ch’eghutsen’ encourages the roles of spirituality, family and community in raising healthy children.

Ken Beckman to head up HD and Electronic Cinema at Lobitos Creek Ranch

Half Moon Bay California: Ken Beckman a 30 year veteran in the film and video industry has joined the studio at Lobitos Creek Ranch to establish the High Definition and Electronic Cinema department. Beckman was staff producer at the legendary Xerox Parc research center in Palo Alto California from 1978 until 1986. Subsequently he has worked for ILM, Lucas Digital and Apple among his many clients focusing his career on digital technology for feature and independent film/video production.

SJPD WebDVD Toolkit

Being a police officer these days is a tough job. That's why the San Jose Police Department has turned to the ranch for the latest media technology to help their recruiting efforts. The SJPD WebDVD Toolkit passes the test with flying colors...