Changes: Monte Swann

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Template:Realworld Monte "Monty" D. Swann (born 1954) is a video/computer playback engineer and operator. He was among those who handled the 24-frame video displays on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as part of Video Image. He was also the supervising video engineer on 2009's Star Trek and on the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

Swann worked with Video Image from 1985 until 1996. During his tenure he worked on such films as Gardens of Stone (starring Dean Stockwell), Scrooged (starring John Glover, Michael J. Pollard, and Alfre Woodard), The Hunt for Red October (featuring Daniel Davis, Boris Lee Krutonog, and Gates McFadden), Soapdish (starring Whoopi Goldberg and Teri Hatcher), The Bodyguard (featuring Bill Cobbs and Mike Starr), Batman Forever (featuring Rene Auberjonois and John Glover), Crimson Tide (featuring Scott Grimes), Down Periscope (starring Kelsey Grammer), and The Rock (featuring Raymond Cruz, Willie Garson and Tony Todd).

After Video Image, Swann started his own company, Cygnet Video where he continued working as a 24-frame video Supervising engineer. His film work as the owner of this company includes Enemy of the State, The Cell, AI: Artificial Intelligence, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, National Treasure (featuring Ron Canada and Christopher Plummer), and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (featuring Bruce Greenwood). Monte Swann was the supervising video engineer on the 2005 action film Domino, which featured cinematography by Dan Mindel. Swann would again work with Mindel, as well as J.J. Abrams, on 2006's Mission: Impossible III. (Mindel was also an additional photographer on the aforementioned Crimson Tide.) Swann's most recent credits include Unstoppable and the upcoming Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, both of which feature actors from 2009's Star Trek: the former stars Chris Pine, while the latter has Simon Pegg.

Swann's many other film credits include Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Rush Hour 2, 15 Minutes (starring Avery Brooks, Kim Cattrall, and Kelsey Grammer), The Master of Disguise (starring Brent Spiner), 50 First Dates, 13 Going on 30, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.

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+'''Monte "Monty" D. Swann''' ([[Star Trek birthdays|born]] {{y|1954}}) is a video/computer playback engineer and operator. He was among those who handled the 24-frame video displays on {{film|6}} as part of [[Video Image]]. He was also the supervising video engineer on {{y|2009}}'s {{film|11}} and on the upcoming {{film|12}} ({{y|2013}}).
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-Monte Swann is a Supervising Engineer providing 24-Frame video and computer playback for the motion picture and television industry. Monte headed up the team who handled the 24-Frame Video Displays on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as part of Video Image. He was also the supervising video engineer on 2009's Star Trek.
-Monte Swann worked with Video Image from 1986 until 1996. During his tenure he supervised such films as GARDENS OF STONE for director Francis Ford Coppola starring James Caan, SCROOGED for director Dick Donner starring Bill Murray, Michael J. Pollard, and Alfre Woodard, DIE HARD for director John McTiernan and starring Bruce Wilis THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER again with director John McTiernan featuring Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery), CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER and PATRIOT GAMES (both directed by Phillip Noyce and featuring Harison Ford) SOAPDISH starring Robert Downey jr. Whoopi Goldberg Sally Fields and Teri Hatcher), THE BODYGAURD for director Mick Jackson featuring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, BATMAN FOREVER with director Joel Schumaker featuring VAl Kilmer and Tommy Lee Jones, TRUE LIES for director James Cameron, CRIMSON TIDE for director Tony Scott featuring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington), DOWN PERISCOPE (starring Kelsey Grammer and William H. Macy), and THE ROCK directed by Michael Bay and featuring Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage.
+Swann worked with Video Image from 1985 until 1996. During his tenure he worked on such films as ''Gardens of Stone'' (starring [[Dean Stockwell]]), ''Scrooged'' (starring [[John Glover]], [[Michael J. Pollard]], and [[Alfre Woodard]]), ''The Hunt for Red October'' (featuring [[Daniel Davis]], [[Boris Lee Krutonog]], and [[Gates McFadden]]), ''Soapdish'' (starring [[Whoopi Goldberg]] and [[Teri Hatcher]]), ''The Bodyguard'' (featuring [[Bill Cobbs]] and [[Mike Starr]]), ''Batman Forever'' (featuring [[Rene Auberjonois]] and John Glover), ''Crimson Tide'' (featuring [[Scott Grimes]]), ''Down Periscope'' (starring [[Kelsey Grammer]]), and ''The Rock'' (featuring [[Raymond Cruz]], [[Willie Garson]] and [[Tony Todd]]).
-After departing Video Image in 1996, Monte started his own Company, CYGNET VIDEO, and began work on ARMAGEDDON for director Michael Bay and ENEMY OF THE STATE starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman and  John Voight for director Tony Scott. His film work with CYGNET VIDEO includes CHARLIES ANGELS, LUCKY NUMBERS, BAD BOYS II, THE CELL, AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MR. & MRS. SMITH, NATIONAL TREASURE(directed by John Turtletaub and featuring Nicholas Cage), DEJA VU(featuring Denzel Washington) and NATIONAL TREASURE II: Book of Secrets (featuring Nicholas Cage). Also for Cygnet Video, Monte was the supervising video engineer on the 2005 action film DOMINO, which featured cinematography by Dan Mindel. Swann would again work with Mindel, as well as J.J. Abrams, on 2006's MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III. (Mindel was also an additional photographer on the aforementioned Crimson Tide.) Monte again teamed with J.J. Abrahms and Dan Mindel in 2008 on STAR TREK
+After Video Image, Swann started his own company, Cygnet Video where he continued working as a 24-frame video Supervising engineer. His film work as the owner of this company includes ''Enemy of the State'', ''The Cell'', ''AI: Artificial Intelligence'', ''Mr. & Mrs. Smith'', ''National Treasure'' (featuring [[Ron Canada]] and [[Christopher Plummer]]), and ''National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' (featuring [[Bruce Greenwood]]).  Monte Swann was the supervising video engineer on the 2005 action film ''Domino'', which featured cinematography by [[Dan Mindel]]. Swann would again work with Mindel, as well as [[J.J. Abrams]], on 2006's ''Mission: Impossible III''. (Mindel was also an additional photographer on the aforementioned ''Crimson Tide''.) Swann's most recent credits include ''Unstoppable'' and the upcoming ''Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'', both of which feature actors from 2009's ''Star Trek'': the former stars [[Chris Pine]], while the latter has [[Simon Pegg]].
-Monte's other credits include BODY OF LIES for director Ridley Scott, UNTRACEABLE (featuring Diane Lane) RENT for director Chris Columbus RED DRAGON for director Brett Ratner. AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME, AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER, for director Jay Roach, SOUL PLANE, THE BENCHWARMERS, TENACIOUS D, IN THE PICK OF DESTINY and I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY and SHOWTIME. Monte also worked  on RUSH HOUR III, 15 MINUTES (starring Robert Deniro, Kim Cattrall, and Kelsey Grammer), THE MASTER OF DISGUISE (starring Brent Spiner), 50 FIRST DATES, and 13 GOING ON 30
+Swann's many other film credits include ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'', ''Rush Hour 2'', ''15 Minutes'' (starring [[Avery Brooks]], [[Kim Cattrall]], and Kelsey Grammer), ''The Master of Disguise'' (starring [[Brent Spiner]]), ''50 First Dates'', ''13 Going on 30'', and ''I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry''.
+== External link ==
+*{{IMDb-link|page=nm0841718}}
+[[es:Monte Swann]]
+[[Category:Camera and electrical department|Swann, Monte]]