Brad Carvey
Carvey during NAB
Born
Bradley John Carvey

July 10, 1951 (1951-07-10) (age 72)
Missoula, Montana, U.S.
OccupationEngineer

Bradley John Carvey (born July 10, 1951 in Missoula, Montana) is an American engineer best known as the builder of the first Video Toaster, a system used in the production and editing of movie and television video.[1][2]

Career

Carvey built the first wire wrapped prototype for the Video Toaster, for which Steve Kell wrote the software.[3]

Carvey created visual effects for feature films and TV shows including Men In Black, Stuart Little, Black Hawk Down, Kate & Leopold, Stargazers and Elvis Has Left The Building.[4][5]

Personal life

Brad is the brother of Dana Carvey, who based the Garth Algar character (from the Wayne's World comedy sketches and movies) on his nerdy older brother.[6][7][8] Dana wears a Video Toaster "test pattern" T-shirt during a scene in Wayne's World 2. In 1993 Dana and Brad both won Primetime Emmys. Brad's Emmy was for "Outstanding achievement in Engineering", awarded to the development team of the Video Toaster, while Dana's was for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Jacobs, Stephen (1 May 1994). "Flying Toasters; High-flying NewTek, whose Toaster revolutionized video production, is screaming to the next level". Wired. Vol. 2, no. 5. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ Beckwith, Wes; Warner, Steve; Abraham, Gerald; Wood, Robin (2004). Lightwave 3D 8: 1001 Tips and Tricks. Wordware Publishing, Inc. pp. ix. ISBN 978-1-55622-090-6.
  3. ^ Reimer, Jeremy (18 March 2016). "A history of the Amiga, part 9: The Video Toaster". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. ^ Brad Carvey at IMDb
  5. ^ "Brad Carvey biography". Hdri 3D. DMG Publishing (29). Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Stephen (May 1994). "Wired Magazine profile of Newtek". Wired. Vol. 2, no. 5. Wired.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 1999. Retrieved 3 January 2021. NewTek received another boost in market recognition via the movie theaters. The man who built the first wire-wrapped Toaster, engineer Brad Carvey, 42, is Dana Carvey's brother. Brad was Dana's model for the character of Garth Algar, and was called in to help set-dress Garth's bedroom for Wayne's World 2. Not surprisingly, NewTek and Toaster promotional items appeared in Garth's bedroom, and Garth wore a Toaster T-shirt in several of the movie's scenes.
  7. ^ Maron, Marc (5 December 2016). "WTF Podcast, Episode 765 – Dana Carvey" (Podcast). wtfpod.com. Event occurs at 15:30. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ Biography for Brad Carvey at IMDb
  9. ^ "TV Now: Dana Carvey Biography". tv-now.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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