Sharon Janis

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Sharon Janis is an author and video editor.

She was born in Detroit in 1959, and was interested in psychology, photography and cinematography in childhood. In 1977 she enrolled at the University of Michigan for a double major in neurophysiology and film / video.[citation needed]

In 1979 she visited a local ashram under the guidance of Swami Muktananda and converted to Hinduism[citation needed]. She joined the ashram as a full-time member and remained there for ten years. She was known by the Sanskrit name of "Kumuda", or night-lotus.[1]

Employing her experience gained at the ashram in the video department, she secured a job as video editor in the Hollywood television industry. Her subsequent editing work included Hard Copy, Candid Camera, Disney's Prime Nine News, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and X-Men.[2]

She also founded her own production company in 1998, "Night-Lotus Productions", which specialises in spirituality multimedia.[3]

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[edit] Awards[4]

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  • Los Angeles Emmy Award: "Best Editor of News Features"
  • New York's International Television Festival, Silver Medal: "Best Television Program"
  • National Associated Press Board of Directors Award: "Best Television Enterprise"
  • Los Angeles Press Club: "First Place Editing"
  • Associated Press California/Nevada: "First Place Editor of News Features"
  • Golden Mike Award: "First Place Light Feature"

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  1. ^ The Glorious Bhagavad Gita: Sung in English Audio CD by Night Lotus Productions ASIN B0007R7A5Y
  2. ^ IMDB web page on Sharon Janis [1]
  3. ^ Night Lotus Productions web page Night Lotus
  4. ^ The Vision of Night Lotus Productions
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