The National Genealogical Society is pleased to announce that nationally renowned filmmaker Allen Moore is producing a video for NGS that will motivate viewers to become interested in their family history and direct them to NGS. Portions of the video will be filmed at the upcoming NGS 2009 Family History Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, 13-16 May. The video will capture the excitement of attending an NGS Family History Conference and present the value of NGS as told by its members.
Allen Moore was the cinematographer for several well-known Ken Burns films including The Civil War and Baseball. He is the recipient of a number of Emmy awards and is an Academy Award nominee. Moore’s production manager is Kate Geis, also the recipient of Emmys and other awards as a documentarian. A current example of Moore’s camera work can be seen in Geronimo, episode 4 of We Shall Remain on The American Experience, which premiered 4 May 2009 on PBS.
The above press release was written by NGS staff.
