8:30 - 9:00

9:15 - 10:15 Theater 4

The Future of the Digital Studio

How are digital tools transforming the businesses of film, television and home entertainment? How is creative expression impacted? We consider how studios and talent are rethinking the tools they use; the disruptive technologies to watch; and the impact of a volatile economy on technology decisions.

• James Spertus, MPAA, Vice President and Director, United States Anti-Piracy Operations

• Steve Canepa, IBM Corporation, Vice President, Media and Entertainment Industry

• Cliff Plumer, Industrial Light & Magic, Chief Technology Officer
• Gary Morse, Fox, Vice President, DVD and Video Operations
• Moderator: Marty Shindler, The Shindler Perspective, Inc., Chief Executive Officer
• Co-Moderator: Michael Stroud, iHollywood Forum, Conference Chair

Featured Presentation: IBM

10:15 - 11:30 Theater 4

Visual Effects: What's Next?

Visual effects embody the most innovative aspects of the Digital Studio. Join CG animation pioneers as they review this year's biggest accomplishments and what's coming down the pike.

• Tim Sarnoff, Sony Pictures Imageworks, President
  Academy Award® nominations "Spider-Man," "Hollow Man," "Stuart Little," "Starship Troopers," Spider-Man 2," "Big Fish," "Bad Boys II," "Stuart Little 2," "Cast Away," and "Contact.” In production on: "The Polar Express," "Bewitched,""The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "Cursed," "The Forgotten" and "The Aviator"

• Rob Legato,Visual Effects Supervisor, Academy Award® Winner “The Aviator” (2005) Post Production “Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone,“Apollo 13” (1995)

• Scott Ross, Digital Domain, Chairman and CEO
  "I, Robot," "Day After Tomorrow" Academy Awards® for "What Dreams May Come,""Titanic,"nominations for "Apollo 13" and "True Lies"
• Darin Hollings, Visual Effects Supervisor, "Sky Captain"
• Moderator: Michael Stroud, iHollywood Forum, Conference Chair
• Co-Moderator: Jeff Okun, Visual Effects Society, Vice Chair

10:15 - 11:15

Theater 2

Distribution and Financing for Digital Films: Challenges and Opportunities

An in-depth look at digital filmmaking, including financing, photography, production and distribution. Topics include: gaining access to high-quality tools at an affordable price; marketing on a budget; legal issues; how to capture theater screen time; and emerging opportunities in cable, high-def and direct-to-DVD.

• Antony Ginnane, IFM Films Association, President

• Ted Bonnitt, Producer, "Mau Mau Sex Sex"

• Lonny Kaufman, Louisiana Economic Development, Director Entertainment Industry Cluster

• Moderator: Mark Litwak Esq., Law Offices of Mark Litwak & Associates, Partner

11:30 - 11:50

Theater Lobby

11:50 - 12:50

Theater 4

How a leading filmmaker used digital and film cameras to create a summer blockbuster with a unique look, stretching the limits of film production technology along the way.

• Bryan Carroll, Associate Producer
  "Collateral" (2004), "Ali" (2001) (associate editor) "Titanic" (1997) (visual effects editor)
• Stefan Sonnenfeld, Colorist, "Collateral," "Man on Fire'" "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "Bad Boys II" and "The Cell"
• Moderator: Dan Restuccio, Post Magazine, West Coast Editor

11:50 - 12:50

Theater 1

Building a (Legal) Digital Future

Days after most big films come out -- and often before – they can be downloaded on the Internet and viewed on bootleg DVDs in European theaters. How can security be improved without alienating consumers? What are the most appealing business models for digital DRM? What does the future hold?

Introduction: Barbara Mudge, Worldwide Film Entertainment LLC, President

• Adrian Sexton, Lions Gate Entertainment, Vice President, Digital Media
• Laura Tunberg, MGM Studios, Vice President of Intellectual Property Enforcement
• Mitch Singer, Sony Pictures Entertainment,

  Executive Vice President, Digital Policy Group

• Talal Shamoon, Intertrust, Chief Executive Officer
• Rusty Weiss Esq., Morrison & Foerster, Partner
• Moderator: Albhy Galuten, Content Reference Forum, Chairman

11:50 - 12:50

Theater 2

We explore the economics and technology of today's digital theater and the prospects for mass adoption. Will projectors finally come down in price? Is digital distribution of film and TV programming to theaters on the horizon? And can exhibitors make it all pay off?

• Julian Levin, 20th Century Fox, Executive Vice President, Digital Exhibition and Non-Theatrical Sales and Distribution
• Michael Karagosian, Karagosian MacCalla Partners, Principal and National Association of Theatre Owners
• Howard Lukk, Walt Disney Studios, Executive Director, Production Technology
• Russ Wintner, Access Digital Media, President and Chief Operations Officer
• Moderator: Charles S. Swartz, Entertainment Technology Center at University of Southern California, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

12:50 - 2:10

Lunch

Networking Lunch at Buca di Beppo's for Deluxe Ticket Holders

Lunch Break (On your Own for Basic Tickets)

2:15 - 3:15

Theater 1

HD Production for Film and Television

The decision to shoot in high-definition has big implications for how a film or TV program is produced, marketed, archived and monetized. Leaders in HD production, broadcasting and exhibition examine the pros and cons. Where do emerging technologies such as HD DVDs and HD personal video recorders fit in the mix?

• Steve Schklair, Cobalt Entertainment, Chief Executive Officer

• Dennis Duckwall, Editor, Producer, Director
  She Spies" (2002) TV Series (associate producer), "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983) TV Series (associate producer)
• Peter Fausone, “Out of These Rooms” (2002) (video colorist),“She Spies” (2002) (post-production consultant), “Lovely & Amazing” (2001) (graphic Artist: HDTV) (title designer: HDTV)
• Roy Wagner, Director of Photography "Pasadena," "CSI," "Push, Nevada," "Joan of Arcadia," "Nightmare on Elm Street 3"
• Moderator: Michel Zgarka, ZGA Entertainment, President

2:15 - 3:15

Theater 4

"Sky Captain" and the Virtual World of Today

"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," the first major motion picture shot entirely in front of a blue screen, exemplifies the way digital production is transforming filmmaking. Join the movie's production team as we discuss how this groundbreaking film was made!

• Darin Hollings, Visual Effects Supervisor, "Sky Captain"
• Eric Adkins, Director of Photography, "Sky Captain,""The PJs", "Mars Attacks!," Director of Stop Motion Photography
• Kent Seki, Pixel Liberation Front
• Moderator: Bill Desowitz, VFXWorld.com, Editor

2:15 - 3:15

Theater 2

The Motion Capture Revolution

Learn how motion capture technology can improve quality and reduce costs to depict photo-real virtual characters on screen.   Experts discuss how the combination of live-action footage, spectacular visuals, and bio-mechanically sound animation is transferred to the screen, and the impact on filmmaking. 

• Philippe Bergeron, Adventures in Animation 3D, Creative Team
• Jeff Swenty, Motion Analysis, Head of Production, Motion Capture Supervision Projects Include: "I, Robot," "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" and "The Chronicles of Riddick
• Moderator: Debra Kaufman, Film & Video Magazine, West Coast Editor
  

3:30 - 4:30

Theatre 2

Adobe’s Digital Intermediate Workflow for Desktop PCs

An all-digital,  Adobe-based HD workflow was used to edit and finish the upcoming 2005 IFC release “Dust to Glory,” about the famed Baja 1000 road race.  Shot using over 50 cameras in a variety of formats –HDCAM, DV, film and more – the production presented many challenges.  The Adobe PC-based solution allowed the filmmakers to mix media, add titles, effects and color correct within an all-digital workflow.    

• Jacob Rosenberg, Formika Films, Online Editor and Supervisor

3:30 - 4:00

Theatre 1

Protecting and Storing Digital Assets

The filmed entertainment industry is challenged by changes in consumer behavior, a proliferation of content distribution channels, an increase in production and marketing costs and profit erosion as a result of piracy.  These trends are opportunities to achieve new levels of creative execution, adopt new business models and increase productivity through a sweeping transformation to a totally digital ecosystem.

• David Wolf, Accenture, Partner

3:30 - 4:00

Theatre 4

Studio In A Box? Threshold Digital Research Labs Animates ON DEMAND with IBM

IBM and Threshold Digital Research Labs explore building the Hollywood studio of the future complete with a “Digital Backlot.”  Learn about content creation, management and distribution in the digital age and the challenges that come with it including security, bandwidth, asset management, storage and costs of technical resources.

• George Johnsen, Threshold Digital Research Labs, Chief Technology Officer
• Ben Bloch, IBM, Digital Media Executive
• Patty Fry, IBM, Global Offering Executive, Online Games and Digital Content Creation

4:00 - 4:30

Theatre 1

HD Production, Distribution and Exhibition in Louisiana

Louisiana has created a state-of-the-art HD studio as well as a digital distribution and exhibition network to bolster its position as a leading filmmaking venue. The state also offers incentives to attract digital filmmakers.

• Lonny Kaufman, Louisiana Department of Economic Development, Entertainment Cluster Director
  

4:00 - 4:30

Theatre 4

High-definition dailies and digital previews are the logical extensions of the traditional filmmaking process. And now, with the advent of highly mobile and reliable digital projection capabilities at real 2K and in the near future 4K resolution, digital dailies and previews are a valuable new asset in the filmmaking process. One of the industry leaders in the deployment of HD Dailies is Technicolor Creative Services with a 'server based' model used in the recent past on Ocean's 12, The Aviator and   Around the Bend.

• Greg Ciaccio, Technicolor Creative Services, Vice President, Post Production Operations

4:40 - 5:40

Theater 1

Protecting and Storing Digital Assets

Developing a sound digital asset management strategy – including archival, zapping rich media instantly across long distances, digital rights management, repurposing content – is essential for anyone with a library of entertainment content. Hands-on experiences from studios and production companies.

• David Wolf, Accenture, Partner
• Carlos Montalvo, North Plains
• Moderator: Mukul Krishna, Frost & Sullivan, Analyst

4:40 - 5:40

Theater 2

There's a radical new pre and post production workflow in town and Michael Horton of lafcpug, Rami Katrib, founder of DigitalFilm Tree, and Jeremy Coon, producer/editor of the hit movie "Napoleon Dynamite" will show it to you. Learn how QuickTime Digital Dailies, the innovative workflow developed by the Post House, DigitalFilm Tree, helped first time Producer/Editor Jeremy Coon edit and manage the film Napoleon Dynamite, without the myriad of technical headaches associated with cutting a feature film.

• Jeremy Coon, "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004) (executive producer) (producer), "Peluca" (producer) (2003)
• Ramy Katrib, DigitalFilm Tree, Owner and Co-Founder
• Moderator: Mike Horton, Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group, Founder and Head
  

4:40- 5:40

Theater 4

The digital intermediate process of film finishing has taken the industry by storm over the last few years. But this powerful new tool set can only be truly maximized when in the hands of great cinematographers and directors of photography, who drive the creative process. Join some of the most seasoned DP's in Hollywood today, as they discuss this valuable new addition, both pro and con.

Feature Presentation: Lowry Digital and IRIDAS

• Newton Thomas Sigel  “Logan’s Run” 2005 (in production), “Superman Returns” 2006 (announced), “The Brothers Grimm ” 2005 (post-production), “X-Men and X-Men 2” (2000/2003)

• David Stump, ASC "Garfield" (2004) (visual effects supervisor), "X-Men and X2" (2003) (visual effects director of photography) ; "Blade" (1998) (director of photography: miniatures) ; "Contact" (1997) (effects director of photography) ; "New Nightmare" (1994) (visual effects cameraman)
• Moderator: Sheigh Crabtree, The Hollywood Reporter, Tech Reporter/Features Editor

Cocktail Party for Deluxe Ticket holders at:

Ye Old King's Head