John Palmisano
From Tigwiki
Hi: My friend John Palmisano Passed away yesterday jan 5 2010, he worked for Manhattan Transfer,Postdigit,BVI and Cineworks.If you can posted in Tig i will aprecciate.
Edgar Lebron reaktorpost.
Thanks everyone for your love and prayers. Theresa Plamisano
I started in the business working with John back in 1985. I had been up to see him at many of the companies he worked for in NYC throughout the years and have kept in touch with him up to now. I am extremely saddened by his passing and at such a young age.
I will surely miss him.
Fred Mushel Cineric, Inc. NYC
What a shock to hear. He was a still a young man. He excelled at his coloring craft and was the nicest person. Please extend our condolences to his family.
Sincerely, Peter Glassberg
That is very sad news indeed. Our paths crossed while he was at MT Miami.
Bill Topazio
Very sad indeed. He was a good guy, tried to help my son find work a couple of summers ago in FL. We talked a bunch that summer. My condolences to his family.
Alan Rosenfeld The Studio at B&H
I pal'ed around with John at IBC 2003. Now I'm just sad.
Jim Mann 17:21, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
I was one of his clients from Colombia and was for me an excellent teacher and warm friend, I am very sad...... Lo siento desde mi corazon.
Efrain Cardenas Isla bonita PH tech
Very sad. He tried to help me find work in Fl also. Very nice gentleman which i met when i went down to Fl one year. My condolences to his family.
Ben Perez
I worked with John while spending time at Manhattan Transfer Miami. What a terrific and talented guy. I am deeply saddened to hear this.
Phil Mendelson
That is very sad, I really liked John. I use to tease him all the time that he couldn't hold a job because he worked at so many places.
My sympathy to his wife and children.
Domenic Rom
In 1991 in Denver, I got my first "real" job in Film and Video at Telemation in Denver, Colorado as a tape op. Richard Buchanan ran the shop at that time, with Tim Hanafee, Bill Jordan, and John Palmisano all playing key roles. I was trying to finish a ski film "after hours" there, and John taught me all the basics. How to run the rank, clean film, the daVinci, the whole deal. I developed a deep respect for John and his craft through watching him work. I learned so much from John, as well as Bill and Tim. Richard had assembled a great crew there.
I lost touch with John, but he was a key person in my early professional development, and he was more than kind to take his time, after hours, to train a pushy kid with a ski film to run all that gear. He was a great guy.
Recently, in my job as CTO for a large digital footage archive, I came across some old film reels and telecine transfers with Telemation labels. There was John's handwriting on the tape. And there, on that D2 (4fsc 25 mbit - those were the days), were some beautiful images. Even now almost 20 years later. John's work made the world just that much richer and, more colorful. Ironically, these were images from a StorageTek marketing project. We now store all our film in a Sun/StorageTek SL-8500, and the images were from a marketing campaign for Iceberg, related to its predecessor, the Powderhorn. Life if funny sometimes, but not today. Today life just seems short.
Mark Lemmons
Bye Friend. Condolences for your relatives.
Alejandro C. Perez Consultor de Color / Colorista
Hi All, I got the messages now, and I'd like to say also, that John had worked and teaching some colorists at Finishouse in São Paulo Brazil, 94/95. My condolences to his family.
Paulo Kaduoka Casablanca - Sao Paulo - Brazil.
"What a heart breaker. A nice person and fine colorist."-Glenn Newland
I worked with John at Cineworks in Miami for about a year.
He selflessly assisted me in learning the new facility when I joined. He was one of the best colorists I ever met and did not hesitate to show me new and better ways of color correcting. To him, the craft was the most important thing and he loved his work and did not mind sharing his knowledge.
He loved food, and I would always tell him about the fantastic dishes my wife would prepare, often bringing him a sample or two. He also loved his family and would always tell me great stories about his home life.
I am sorry to hear of his passing and wish his family well.
CB Gaines
"Jim, That is terrible news, please let us know any details, he will be missed greatly."-Rich Moscoso
Rob Lingelbach 21:14, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
