NAB, the Entertainment Technology Center at University of Southern California (ETC-USC) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Partner to Produce Key Event on Future of Digital Cinema [...]
John Marino, NAB Vice President, Science & Technology, said, "Now in its fifth year, the Digital Cinema Summit is a very important educational segment of NAB2006." "Our partnerships with the Entertainment Technology Center at USC and SMPTE ensure that NAB2006 attendees receive the most relevant and up-to-date status of technologies critical for the analog to digital transition of the cinema industry."
SMPTE President Edward Hobson, said, "It’s time to step back and see what we can learn from the first wave of distribution and exhibition products and services as well as pioneering digital cinema release materials. The Saturday sessions will look at what has worked, what needs to improve, and what lies in the imminent future, so that digital cinema can continue to expand."
Added Charles S. Swartz, executive director/CEO, ETC-USC, "Digital cinema has moved rapidly from prototype to realization and there are a host of new prospects on the near horizon in production and post. We are excited to bring this real-world information to Summit attendees, so they can take their digital cinema activities to the next level as well as make informed decisions on the convention floor."
The Digital Cinema Summit is designed for people in the entertainment, entertainment technology, and creative and technical production and postproduction arenas. [1]
8:30AM - 8:40AM
Welcome and Introduction
Hosts
Edward Hobson, Vice President, National TeleConsultants, Inc., Burlingame, CA
Charles Swartz, Executive Director/CEO, Entertainment Technology Center at USC, Los Angeles, CA
8:40AM - 10:15AM
New Projector Technology
Moderator
Peter Lude, Sr. VP Solutions Business U.S., Sony Electronics, San Jose, CA
Presenters
Brian Claypool, Senior Product Manager, Cinema, Christie Digital Systems, Cypress, CA
Gary Mandle, Senior Product Manager, Sony Electronics Inc, Culver City, CA
Peter Putman, President, ROAM Consulting, Inc., Doylestown, PA
Rod D. Sterling, Chief Engineer, JVC North America R&D Center, ILA Technology Group, Cypress, CA
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Opening Keynote
John Fithian, President, National Association of Theatre Owners, Washington, DC
11:00AM - 12:15PM
Equipping Post Facilities for D-Cinema - A Practical Guide
Moderator
Wendy Aylsworth, Vice President, Technology, Warner Bros., Burbank, CA
Presenters
Terry Brown, Sr. VP Engineering/CTO, Technicolor Content Services, New York, NY
Stuart Monksfield, Workflow Manager, Grass Valley/Thomson, Weiterstadt, Germany
David Schnuelle, Director, Image Technology, Dolby Laboratories, San Francisco, CA
Jim Whittlesey , Deluxe Digital Media, Burbank, CA
1:30PM - 3:00PM
3-D - Adding Dimension to Motion Picture Exhibition
Moderator
Edward Hobson, Vice President, National TeleConsultants, Inc., Burlingame, CA
Presenters
Matthew Cowan , Chief Scientist, Real D, Bloomingdale, Ontario, Canada
Neil Feldman, In-Three, Inc., Westlake Village, CA
Michael Kaye , President/CEO, In-Three, Inc., Westlake Village, CA
Ray Zone, President, 3D Zone, Los Angeles, CA
3:30PM - 5:00PM
The Digital Cinema Rollout Experience to Date
Moderator
Peter Symes, Financial Vice President, SMPTE, Nevada City, CA
Presenters
Curt Behlmer, Senior Vice President, Digital Cinema Operations, Technicolor Digital Cinema, Burbank, CA
Allene Hebert, Consultancy and New Projects, Mediapro, Barcelona, Spain
Michael Karagosian, President, MKPE Consulting LLC, Calabasas, CA
David Schnuelle, Director, Image Technology, Dolby Laboratories, San Francisco, CA