SMPTE Honors & Awards 2020 & 2021

In 2020, after producing the live SMPTE Awards Gala for 5 years, the Homerun team had to make this event virtual.  Since SMPTE is an international society of Engineers and technologists, the theme of the show was “going global”.  Using multiple technology platforms, presenters on the show were videotaped literally around the world. 

The honorees were live on the broadcast from their own living rooms.  It was important to keep the warmth and heart of the live event even though everyone was at home.   The presenters all donned their black tie wardrobe and showed off their backyards, gardens, and city landmarks as locations for the award show.  The honorary memberships were award to technology pioneer John Ross, 6 time Oscar winning visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund and Netflix founder Reed Hastings.

For 2021, the event was still virtual and the shooting literally was done around the world. Homerun worked with 2 sets of hosts. Each set did one day of hosting duties. One set of hosts was shot all virtual and the other set was shot in person in Los Angeles. It let both nights feel unique and interesting.

For 2022, we are set to be back live and in person in Hollywood Oct. 28th. Let’s see what happens!