George H. Joblove

Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) is a professional society of media professionals, technologists, and engineers working in the digital entertainment industry. The private company is based in White Plains, NY. The society fosters a diverse and engaged membership from both the technology and creative communities, delivering vast educational offerings, technical conferences and exhibitions, the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, and access to a rich network of colleagues essential to career success. SMPTE people form a professional society of individuals and corporations collaborating for the advancement of all things technical in the motion picture, television, and digital media industries.

Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. provides educational and scientific computing services. It offers journals & magazines, conferences, workshops, electronic forums, and online books & courses. The company has office in China. Association for Computing Machinery was founded on September 15, 1947 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Visual Effects Society is a professional honorary society that represents a wide range of visual effects practitioners. The non-profit company is based in Encino, CA.

Warner Bros. Records, Inc. provides music recording services. Its encompassed music includes Maverick Records, Reprise Records, Sire Records and Warner Records Nashville, as well as its own Warner Bros. label. The firm also oversees specialty units Nonesuch Records, Warner Jazz and Word Entertainment. The company was founded in March 1958 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Industrial Light & Magic provides entertainment services. It offers services to film industry for visual effects and other related services. The company was founded in 1971 by George Lucas and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA

Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc. engages in the provision of visual effects and character animation. The company is headquartered in Culver City, CA.