One of the most exciting and successful DVD companies around today is EMA Multimedia, founded in 1992 by CEO Michael Pace. Located in Los Angeles, CA, EMA owns a piece of DVD history in that they designed and produced the lion's share of titles for the March 1997 international debut of DVD. Impressively, EMA's DVD title development clients include Columbia TriStar (SONY), HBO Home Video, New Line Cinema, Universal Home Video, FOX Home Video, MGM Home Video and Warner Home Video.

EMA (which stands for Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising) has worked on more than a hundred DVD releases, including such titles as City of Angels, The Fifth Element, Air Force One, Starship Troopers, Dumb and Dumber, and The Mask. EMA also has a long track record of innovation, living up to their company slogan: "The easiest way to predict the future is to invent it." EMA developed custom interactive interface design and navigation programming for such titles as Tomorrow Never Dies, Romeo and Juliet and upcoming The Full Monty among others. Some of EMA's DVD firsts include introducing the "first-ever" motion graphics in the menu for The Player and the precedence setting (multiple-award winning) animated DVD menu for Spawn - this DVD set the industry standard for all DVD to follow.

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Prior to starting EMA, Pace had an extensive background in feature film advertising and marketing for such prestigious companies as Carolco Pictures, Walt Disney, TriStar Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros., Orion Pictures and others. Pace then signed on with Aspect Ratio as one of an elite movie marketing creative team where he was able to enhance his knowledge of digital technology, eventually paving the way for the formation of his own multimedia advertising agency.

EMA has been at the forefront of DVD technology since its introduction and consistently wins industry praise for its innovative interface designs. Recent awards include ...

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