Bob Rogers (film producer)

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Bob Rogers (* 20th century ) is an American film producer , writer , film director and artistic director and designer who was nominated for an Oscar in 1983 and 1986 .

Rogers is the founder and the creative head of BRC Imagination Arts, a design agency founded in 1981, whose conception supports brands in a targeted manner and tries to make them distinctive. BRC customers include some of the world's best-known brands, such as Coca-Cola , Disney , Ford , Heineken , Harrods , Universal Studios , General Motors and Volkswagen .

Life

Bob Rogers, a Disney University graduate, is an advocate of the overwhelming aesthetics that the current level of animation technology makes possible. Referring to the numerous expos he has advised on, he is quoted as follows: "Every pavilion at an expo today is better than its equivalent fifty years ago because of the influence of Disney." Since BRC was founded In 1981 the company received over 300 international awards for its creative ideas, including two Oscar nominations and eighteen THEA awards for outstanding performance in the entertainment sector. The NASA invited Rogers to help them develop a master plan for the exploration of Mars to support, for which he was awarded a NASA Public Service Medal.

In 1983 , Bob Rogers received an Oscar nomination in the Best Short Film category for Ballet Robotique , a film that shows the work of robots in the manufacture of automobiles, with the work of the robots being accompanied by music to match the respective work step. The film was created as a background projection for the Bird and the Robot show in the General Motors pavilion at Disney's Epcot theme park . Christine Oestreicher , who received the award for her film A Shocking Accident , was able to take home the Oscar .

At the 1986 Academy Awards , Rogers was again nominated for an Oscar in the "Best Short Film" (Live Action) category, this time with his film Rainbow War . However, the trophy went to Jeffrey D. Brown and Chris Pelzer and their film Molly's Pilgrim . For the animated comedy Back to Neverland from 1989 with Walter Cronkite and Robin Williams , Rogers provided the template and appeared as a co-producer. For the documentary short film To Be an Astronaut , made in 1992, he worked as a director and producer and also provided the template. The film was shown in the visitor area at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston . It shows the life of astronauts from the moment they found out that they would be involved in the next flight, from training and simulations to the time of their actual flight.

Rogers was honored with the 2007 THEA Lifetime Achievement Award for his pioneering work in themed entertainment and his worldwide work experience in the design industry. The Order of Lincoln Medal was another award given to him in 2009 for the role he played in creating the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library with his company BRC. In Harry Brant Chandler's book Dreamers in Dream City , Rogers is one of the 54 people described alongside Walt Disney , Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Bruckheimer , to name just a few.

In 2014 Rogers was elected to the board of directors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which is best known for receiving the Academy Awards ( Oscars ). Rogers is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) and a past board member of the Ryman Arts Foundation, which awards grants to young artists. Rogers, who has made a name for himself as a master storyteller as well as filmmaker, inventor and writer, was inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame for his diversity, where Walt and Roy Disney, Walter Knott ( Knott's Berry Farm ) , Milton S. Hershey ( Hershey Company , Hersheypark ) and other personalities have found their place.

For his short documentary The Wedge: Dynasty, Tragedy, Legacy , Rogers received a 2015 nomination for the Emmy Television Award .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1979: The Magic of Model Railroading (short film; co-director, author)
  • 1979: Meadowlark Lemon Presents the World (short film; author)
  • 1980: Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind (short film; author, co-producer)
  • 1982: Ballet Robotique (short film; director, producer)
  • 1982: Impressions de France (short film; co-producer)
  • 1982: Aerotest (short film; producer)
  • 1984: The Car of Your Dreams (short film; producer)
  • 1985: Rainbow War (short film; director, producer, writer)
  • 1986: Spirit Lodge (short film; producer)
  • 1989: Back to Neverland (short film; author of the story, co-producer)
  • 1990: Robo Show (short film; producer)
  • 1990: Flower Planet (short film; co-producer)
  • 1992: On Human Destiny (documentary short film; director, producer)
  • 1992: To Be an Astronaut (documentary short film; director, writer, producer)
  • 1992: World Song (short film; executive producer)
  • 1994: Mystery Lodge (short film; executive producer)
  • 2001: Animation Celebration (short film; executive producer)
  • 2005: Lincoln's Eyes (short film; executive producer)
  • 2005: The Civil War in Four Minutes (short documentary; executive producer)
  • 2008: Heineken Experience: Born in Amsterdam (short film; creative director, author)
  • 2008: Heineken Experience: Brew You (short film; creative director, author)
  • 2010: NASA: Exploration Space - Explorers Wanted (short film; creative director)
  • 2010: The Garden (short film; writer, co-producer)
  • 2010: The Ghost of the Castle (short film; author)
  • 2010: Dream Big (short film; executive producer)
  • 2013: Gift of Beauty (short film; director, author)
  • 2013: Beauty Transforms Our World (short film; director, author)
  • 2014: The Wedge: Dynasty, Tragedy, Legacy (narrator, writer, co-producer)
  • 2015: Alex & Sylvia (short film; story developer, producer)

Awards (selection)

  • 1983 : Oscar nomination for Ballet Robotique
  • 1983: Columbus International Film & Video Festival: Winner of the Bronze Plaque Award with Ballet Robotique
  • 1986 : Oscar nomination for Rainbow War
  • 1986: Chicago International Film Festival , nominated for the Golden Hugo with Rainbow War
  • 1987: São Paulo International Film Festival : Winner of the Critics Award with Rainbow War
  • 2012: THEA Award : Winner of the Award of Outstanding Achievement with The Ghost of the Castle
    • together with Carmel Lewis, Sameer Kawash, Derek Hibbs, Tom Tait, Lacey Hutchison, Ken Saba, Rich Procter, Mark Hayward, Melissa Schulman, Kyle Valentic, Brendel Geddes, Chuck Roberts, Joe Cashman, Christine On, Todd Kortte, David Kneupper, Patrick N. Sellers, Brian Hutchison, Chelsea Morgan Thomas, Morla Gorrondona
  • 2015: Emmy nomination for The Wedge: Dynasty, Tragedy, Legacy
    • with RH Greene, Emily Mae Heller, Stephen Rebori

also:

  • NASA Public Service Medal
  • Order of Lincoln Medal
  • Member of the IAAPA Hall of Fame
  • THEA Lifetime Achievement Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Bob Rogers Biography at bobrogers.com (English)
  2. ^ A big cinema In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, July 29, 2011. Accessed on January 28, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Rogers, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer, writer, director, and artist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century