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Edge West Productions (also known as Edge West) is an American film and television production company founded by Peabody Award winning〔("Peabody Awards Collection Archives Record" )〕 producer/director/writer, Philip J Day. The company was formed in 2006 to better facilitate Day's status as a filmmaker. For more than a decade, Day has been an active producing partner with National Geographic Channel, Public Broadcast Service, Discovery, The History Channel, TLC, BBC Television, Channel Four (TV UK), and NHK Japan.〔(About Edge West )〕 The company also consists of a talented and tight knit team, who collaborate on the company's films and use each day to make many more incredible films. Some of the collaborators on these projects includes writer, producer Aidan Pickering (son of Sir Edward Pickering (journalist)), director of photography (Wes Dorman ), 1st assistant director (Jeremy Gilbreath ), visual effects producer (Calder Greenwood ), writer (Aaron Even ), production manager Erin Shulsinger, and production designer (Clare Brown ). Today, Edge West specializes in making high-end, TV shows with elaborate and dramatic recreations about a wide range of subjects. They have produced multiple films and series since it was founded in 2006.〔(Edge West Shows )〕 Edge West's first film ''The Real Roswell'' has been repeated regularly since it premiered in 2007. ''Tunnel to a Lost World'' was voted 'Best Documentary of the Year' by an audience poll in Turkey,〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349733/〕 the country where the film was made. In 2009 ''The Skyjacker That Got Away'' was the best rated program ever on the long-running series 'Undercover History' for National Geographic.〔(Edge West Shows: The Skyjacker That Got Away )〕 Edge West has produced six TV shows for National Geographic Channel, three of which aired in 2011 and three which aired in 2012 . Edge West was also delighted to have been asked to produce a visual extravaganza for TED (conference). Four camera crews filmed in Long Beach and Palm Springs, at the remarkable 2012 TED (conference). The footage is being used for a special broadcast by NHK (Japan) and for a four-minute sizzle for TED on their web site. Edge West produced a one-hour special for Discovery Channel's Curiosity strand which aired on December 9, 2012.〔http://edgewest.com/〕 ==Awards== In 2010 Edge West Productions won a coveted Telly Award for the production of ''The Skyjacker That Got Away.'' The story of D. B. Cooper,〔(“Sky Jacker vanishes without a trace.” )〕 a man who has eluded the FBI for over thirty years.〔()〕 Four Edge West members of that film, Philip J Day, William Martens, Calder Greenwood and Mark Fenlason have been nominated for an Emmy Award at the 2010 News and Documentary Emmy Awards 〔(“Nominees For the 31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards” )〕 in the class of Outstanding Individual Achievement: Lighting Direction & Scenic Design. Also in 2010 the company won three other top Telly Awards for ''Lost Cities of the Amazon'', ''Tunnel to a Lost World'' and ''Great Escape: The Final Secrets''.〔(2010 Telly Award Winners )〕 In 2011, Edge West won another two Telly Awards for their shows ''Vanished From Alcatraz'' and ''Born to Rage?''.〔(2011 Telly Award Winners )〕 Again in 2012, Edge West won two Silver Telly Awards and a Bronze Telly Award for their show ("Crime Lords of Tokyo" )〔(2012 Telly Award Winners )〕 Owner of Edge West Productions, Philip J Day, is a multi-award-winning producer and director. His series on Lyndon B. Johnson's secret and illegal White House tape recordings began with "Hello Mr President"(1997). The long running series ("The White House Tapes: Johnson Tapes" ) went on to win multiple awards including an Emmy Award, three EMMY nominations and a Peabody Award.〔(Peabody Awards Collection Archive Records )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edge West Productions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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