Digital Domain's Scott Ross and HDNet's Mark Cuban to Keynote iHollywood Forum's ``Digital Studio Summit''.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002 Summit to Spotlight Impact of Digital Technology on Film and Television iHollywood Forum, Inc. today announced that Scott Ross Scott Ross may refer to the following:
 The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. will keynote "The Digital Studio," an executive summit and showcase that will focus on how digital technology is transforming Hollywood, film and television. The one-day summit will take place on Nov. 4, 2002 from 9 am to 8 pm at the Wyndham Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. . Featuring three tracks of panel discussions and presentations, an independent filmmakers workshop, and an exhibitor and demo showcase, the event will bring together a wide range of entertainment industry professionals from studio executives to financial analysts who will hear from the leaders and pioneers in digital technology. Attendees will consider how to best incorporate digital technology into the creative and production process while keeping costs reasonable. Topics to be covered include visual effects; animation, high-definition filmmaking and television, digital cinema, digital storyboards, production and post-production; DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. home video, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates and satellite distribution. "With the release of digital movies such as 'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones' and 'Spy Kids II,' digital technology has become the hot topic in entertainment," said Michael Stroud, founder of iHollywood Forum Inc. "As more and more directors and producers incorporate the technology into practice, there is going to be a massive evolution not only in the how movies and television shows are made but also in how they are conceived." Sponsors and exhibitors include: IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Morrison & Foerster, Eyematic, Digital Fountain, Documentum, Jim Henson Noun 1. Jim Henson - United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) Henson Creature Shop, Cutting Edge Post (Australia), Mediasonic, and media partners include the Hollywood Reporter, United Entertainment Media/Creative Planet Communities, Rogers Cowan / Weber Shandwick This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Entertainment Marketing, and Business Wire. Featured speakers and panelists who are leaders in digital technology include: Cinesite Hollywood (Kodak) Randy Starr, VP Technology Creative Powerhouse Steffen Wild, Sr VP, Creative Development, Digital Effects Supervisor, Independence Day (20th Century Fox) and Godzilla (Columbia TriStar) Cutting Edge Post John Lee, President and CEO Digital Domain Scott Ross, Chairman and CEO DigitalFilm Tree Ramy Katrib, Founder Digital Fountain Nikesh Kalra, Executive Director, Media and Entertainment Documentum Chris Strachan, VP, Enterprise Digital Content Eyematic Steve Hartford, Marketing Director HDNet Mark Cuban, Founder and CEO HDTV Solutions Ted Schilowitz, President Hollywood Reporter Sheigh Crabtree, Digital Production Reporter Hollywood Reporter Chris Marlowe, Technology Reporter Hollywood Reporter Paula Parisi, Editorial Director, Special Issues IBM Steve Canepa, Vice President, Global Media and Entertainment Industry IBM Scott Burnett, Global Marketing Director, IBM Digital Media Group Jim Henson's Creature Shop Jim Henson's Creature Shop is a company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. It was originally created as a result of the observation that the team that had been put together for The Dark Crystal was extremely hard to recreate for Labyrinth, since Worldwide John Stephenson, Creative Supervisor and Executive VP Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). Jon Healey, Technology Reporter Media.net Steven Rich, Executive Vice President Liberty Livewire Kenneth Williams, COO Morrison & Foerster Ken Suddleson, Partner MPAA MPAA abbr. Motion Picture Association of America Scott Dinsdale, Exec VP, Digital Strategy Technicolor Creative Services Bob Beitcher, President Threshhold Entertainment George Johnson, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and Director of Animation Twentieth Century Fox Julian Levin, Senior VP, Digital Exhibition Visionbox Media John Manulis, CEO, Producer, Tortilla Soup Visionbox Media Chris Miller, President, Post-production for Tortilla Soup, The Insider (Touchstone), Saving Private Ryan (DreamWorks and Paramount) Visual Effects Society The Visual Effects Society (VES) is the entertainment industry's only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners including artists, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in all Tom Atkin, Executive Director Film Professional speakers credits include: Angus Wall, Film Editor (Columbia Pictures), Panic Room Alex MacDowell, Production Designer (Dreamworks), Minority Report Emile Edwin Smith, Special Effects Supervisors, CG and special effects supervisor, Firefly, Excelerant, (Fox TV, Fall 2002) Dan Curry, Visual Effects Producer (Paramount), Star Trek Ron Frankel, Previsualization Supervisor, The Cat in the Hat (DreamWorks, Thanksgiving, 2003); Panic Room (Columbia Pictures) Russ McDonald, Director, Eddie's Night Out (Shot in High Def) About iHollywood Forum: iHollywood Forum, Inc.(TM), based in Los Angeles, CA, produces roundtables and conferences for Hollywood, entrepreneurs and mobile technology professionals. Founded three years ago by business journalist Michael Stroud, the company produces the popular monthly iHollywood Forum seminars on digital entertainment; MobileTech Forum for mobile professionals in San Diego, Los Angeles and Palo Alto; the iWireless World summit on wireless content and applications; and Digital Media Summit, a conference about digital media delivery and commerce. More information is available at www.ihollywoodforum.com, www.digitalmediasummit.com and www.iwirelessworld.com. Press Information: Complimentary admission for qualified editorial media available through pre-registration ONLY. Press will not be admitted at the door without prior written approval. Due to limited space, only a few press passes are available so early registration is highly recommended. Sponsorship information: MikeNavarre@iHollywoodForum.com, (310) 815-8887. Speaking information: ihollywoodforum.com/speakingform.asp, or call (310) 815-3884. Press credentials: Christine Suarez, Rogers & Cowan / Weber Shandwick, (310) 201-8892, csuarez@webershandwick.com. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion