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John Tarnoff (b. 1952) is a 30-year veteran of the media/entertainment business, with broad management experience as studio executive, film and interactive producer, and technology entrepreneur. He is based in Los Angeles, CA. Tarnoff’s current focus is to develop stronger ties between the Media/Entertainment industry and higher education, addressing the challenges of preparing new talent for this rapidly evolving industry in the digital age. As a consultant, he is developing strategies and programs for clients including Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College's Masters of Entertainment Industry Management graduate program, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and ACME Network, a digital distance learning company. Previously, he served as Head of Show Development at DreamWorks Animation.〔Nominees Unwind at the DreamWorks Brunch http://oscartour.animationblogspot.com/2007/02/25/nominees-unwind-at-the-dreamworks-brunch-chocolate-foscas/〕〔Ringling Hosts DreamWorks http://spotted.heraldtribune.com/photos/index.php?id=1870648〕〔Oscar Tour Comes to a Close at DreamWorks http://www.awn.com/blogs/oscar-tour-travelogue/oscar-tour-comes-close-dreamworks〕 His department oversaw a number of future-oriented agendas for the company, including the company’s internal artistic enrichment program, its outreach program to schools in the CG animation space, and developing strategies for the “front end” of the animation process, including visual development, design and storyboarding.〔Toon Talent Flourishes at Annecy - Variety June 11, 2006 - http://variety.com/2006/film/news/toon-talent-flourishes-at-annecy-1200337995/〕 Some of the films he has been responsible for include ''Diner'', ''The Year of Living Dangerously'', ''Pink Floyd The Wall'', ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and ''The Power of One''.〔Time Magazine: "Running the Film Backwards," March, 1980 - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921905,00.html〕〔Digital Media Summit 2009 - http://www.digitalhollywood.com/%231-06MediaSummit/UnivMedia06Three.html〕 A co-founder of Village Roadshow Pictures, he pioneered U.S./Australian co-productions in the late 1980s and early 1990s.〔NYTimes:"The Delinquents" credits http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/131969/The-Delinquents/credits〕〔National Library of Australia: "Blood Oath" (aka "Prisoners of the Sun") credits http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34705255?versionId=42986735〕 Tarnoff branched into multimedia development in 1994, licensing the interactive rights to Orwell’s ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''〔Zeitgeist Werks Consulting Deal w. Tarnoff re: Big Brother http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Zeitgeist+Werks+strengthens+senior+management+team%3B+signs+consulting...-a018534547〕 and creating the game BIG BROTHER based on the book. He and director John Badham co-wrote the successful PC/PlayStation game ''WarGames'', based on Badham's hit movie〔Mobygames listing ''Wargames Defcon1'' credits http://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/wargames-defcon-1/mobyrank〕). From 1995 to 2003, he was the co-founder of Talkie, Inc〔Talkie Launches Online Characters for Conversational Customer Service http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/061301a.htm〕 a technology company that created online conversational animated characters for marketing, brand building, lead generation, customer service and training. Tarnoff holds a B.A. from Amherst College, and a M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. He grew up in New York and Paris, and is a passionate still photographer. ==References== 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「John Tarnoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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