Have you ever wondered why the the trademark gold trophies handed out each year at a ceremony honoring the best in television that feature a winged lady and a sphere are called Emmys? Before the first awards were handed out in 1949, the members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences needed a name for the woman who lifts an atom into the air to represent the link between art and science. Actually, Emmy comes from “immy,” a nickname used by TV crews for image orthicon, a camera tube used in television production.
While naming a statue after a tube might seem a bit strange, the immy revolutionized the medium of television. Back in the early days of TV, cameras weren’t sensitive enough to pick up images in dim lighting. But the image orthicon tube could detect a lit candle and amplify it so it would be brighter than it actually was.
While naming a statue after a tube might seem a bit strange, the immy revolutionized the medium of television. Back in the early days of TV, cameras weren’t sensitive enough to pick up images in dim lighting. But the image orthicon tube could detect a lit candle and amplify it so it would be brighter than it actually was.
- 8/5/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
The Emmys are still set for Sept. 20, and besides host Jimmy Kimmel, there’s very little we know about how this year’s ceremony (to be broadcast on ABC) will be handled. But we now have a better idea of how it might look: The first non-host key art for the 72nd Emmy Awards is out, and is starting to make the rounds on the Emmys’ website, advertisements, collateral materials and motion graphics.
Here’s how the Television Academy describes this year’s classy imagery: “Vibrant blue, pink and purple iridescent ribbons float and gently swirl around Emmy’s shimmering metallic gold figure, creating a dynamic look. A unique script was created that suggests Emmy’s celebrity signature. The approach is striking and memorable.”
Television Academy senior creative director Scott Buford hired Portland’s The Other House agency to create the design, developing this year’s graphic and motion graphic assets.
Here’s how the Television Academy describes this year’s classy imagery: “Vibrant blue, pink and purple iridescent ribbons float and gently swirl around Emmy’s shimmering metallic gold figure, creating a dynamic look. A unique script was created that suggests Emmy’s celebrity signature. The approach is striking and memorable.”
Television Academy senior creative director Scott Buford hired Portland’s The Other House agency to create the design, developing this year’s graphic and motion graphic assets.
- 7/8/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
With the 69th annual Emmy Awards around the corner, here’s a brief rundown of the show’s glamorous history.
The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles, and tickets cost only $5 — yes, five $1 bills. What a world to live in!
Louis McManus created the award we know today — a woman with wings holding an atom. Statuettes cost $400 and take five and a half hours to make. Each golden lady is molded and then coated in copper, nickel, silver and gold.
And the shocking part? Certain winners have to pay to keep the award!
The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles, and tickets cost only $5 — yes, five $1 bills. What a world to live in!
Louis McManus created the award we know today — a woman with wings holding an atom. Statuettes cost $400 and take five and a half hours to make. Each golden lady is molded and then coated in copper, nickel, silver and gold.
And the shocking part? Certain winners have to pay to keep the award!
- 9/15/2017
- by Christina Dugan
- PEOPLE.com
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