Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood, October 27-30, 2008 Tuesday, October 28th 10:45 AM - Noon - Special Workshops Workshop A: The Arrival of 3D - Digital 3D Platform for Feature Films and Television Greg Foster, President, Filmed Entertainment, IMAX Steve Schklair, CEO, 3Ality Digital Dave Naranjo, Director of Product Development, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Vince Pace, founder, PACE Mark Horton, Strategic Marketing Manager - Post and Broadcast, Quantel Curt Tilly, Manager Digital Cinema, Microspace Bruce K. Long, CEO, Iconix Video Marty Shindler, CEO, The Shindler Perspective, Moderator Steve Schklair, CEO 3ality Digital Systems: Steve Schklair has been working at the front edge of new technologies for most of his career, and has left a mark in movies, special effects, and interactive media. As the founding principal of 3ality Digital Systems (formerly Cobalt Entertainment), Steve is currently focused on the development and production of new digital 3D motion picture technologies and the real-time broadcast of 3D programming. Schklair has been acknowledged as one of the world’s leading experts in digital and live action 3D production and exhibition by an international list of clients, and is one of the primary catalysts behind the recent resurgence of 3D in Hollywood films. Schklair is currently producing the much anticipated U23D movie, which was premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and generated an unprecedented number of positive reviews. This film is now in post production in the world’s first dedicated 3D post production facility at the 3ality studios in Burbank. Among Schklair’s recent credits is the world’s first real-time live-action 3D transmission to autostereo monitors (no glasses necessary to see 3D), which was first demonstrated at the 2005 IFA in Berlin. For the NFL and NFL Films, he shot a with multiple 3D camera systems at the 2004 Superbowl in Houston. Also among recent credits are the Smithsonian and commercial clients such as Toyota. Prior to Cobalt, Steve worked as a VP of Digital Domain (the special effects studio responsible for films such as Apollo 13, The Fifth Element, Titanic, and Terminator2:3D.), a creative director for R/Greenberg Associates, and executive producer for computer graphics and interactive media pioneer Robert Abel. While employed at those companies, he produced a number of industry defining and award winning projects, including Mattel’s exceedingly successful Barbie Fashion Designer software title, and the Columbus interactive application which was chosen as a cornerstone of interactive media by the Library of Congress. As one of the first pioneers to utilize high definition cameras, in 1989 he co-produced and photographed the award-winning film To Dream Of Roses, which was produced in partnership with special effects wizard Douglas Trumbull for release at the 1990 Osaka World Expo. This project broke new ground through its innovative use of real-time motion control and compositing, and was also the first large format film ever released that originated in high resolution video. Steve has a number of new patents pending and is a frequent speaker on new entertainment technologies. He is a member of the Advanced Technology Committee at the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), and is an alumnus of the Masters program at the USC School of Cinema. Vince Pace, founder of PACE, is an accomplished cinematographer with ties to the industry since the age of ten when his father was building underwater housings for The Deep. His passion for cinematography and family history of engineers became the perfect combination for a career in the movie business. By indulging in both the creative and technical worlds, he feels completely comfortable three miles under the ocean shooting the most advanced digital camera ever built in 3D or on a movie set with James Cameron directing. Credits include: The Abyss, Titanic, Blue Planet, Ghosts of the Abyss, Aliens of the Deep, and Bismarck 2002, where he received an Emmy nomination for cinematography. Curt Tilly, Manager Digital Cinema, Microspace: Curt Tilly has been working in the satellite communications field for over 17 years in areas ranging from engineering to new business development. His efforts during the past four years have been dedicated exclusively to the development of digital cinema services for Microspace Communication Corporation, based out of North Carolina. He has written a number of papers on various digital cinema subjects and participates in several Motion Picture Industry working groups. Curt has an engineering degree from North Carolina State University and is currently pursuing his MBA. David Naranjo, Director of Product Development, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America: David Naranjo has 15 years of experience in the consumer and commercial electronics industry, including business analysis, product development, product planning, marketing and executive management. Before joining Mitsubishi, Naranjo was vice president of consumer electronics research with DisplaySearch, a market research and consulting company specializing in the flat panel display market. Previously, Naranjo served as group manager of product planning for Panasonic AVC Networks Company, where he was responsible for planning and launching television and set-top box products. Naranjo earned a Bachelor's of Electrical Engineering at Manhattan College, and his MBA with distinction from the Keller Graduate School of Management. Bruce K. Long, Iconix Video: Bruce Long, longtime Hollywood business strategist and filmmaker, is the Chief Executive Officer of Iconix Video responsible for developing the company’s end to end solution for 3D filmmaking. Iconix is the manufacturer of the HD-RH1F, the world’s smallest professional quality HD video camera, which has been adopted as the camera of choice for 3D filmmakers including Vince Pace and 3Ality. Long joined Iconix from National Lampoon, where he was President and COO, overseeing all aspects of National Lampoon’s production, distribution and network operations and serving as Executive Producer on the forthcoming title, “National Lampoon’s Bag Boy.” Prior to that, from 2000-2005, Long worked at Technicolor Creative Services, where as Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development he was responsible for leading an aggressive string of acquisitions that expanded Technicolor’s capabilities. During his tenure at Technicolor, Long also handled the development and integration of new services for asset management and digital distribution platforms, including mobile, Internet, digital cinema and digital capture-based feature post production. From 1998 to 2000, Long served as CEO of Ionic Worldwide Studios, an interactive content start-up company founded with partners Mike Medavoy and Troy Bolotnick. In 1994, Long launched two companies—Heroes Title Design and Encore Visual Effects—serving as president of Encore until 1997. Both companies were eventually sold to Liberty Media, parent corporation of Ascent Media, where Long was Executive Vice President. Digital acquisition is becoming much more prevalent across film, television and new media markets, and Iconix has created a beachhead for our growth with a top-quality camera that serves a range of production needs,” Long said. “From digital cinema to broadcast to stereoscopic 3D projects, the Iconix camera delivers incredible image quality and performance. I am thrilled to work with this amazing team and remarkable technology, and look forward to expanding the Iconix product offerings so they are integral to the production and post production pipeline.” Marty Shindler is the CEO of The Shindler Perspective, Inc., a husband and wife management consulting team that provides a unique blend of hands on management roles, strong educational credentials and many years of professional service work to companies all along the entertainment and entertainment technology food chain. Their backgrounds include Big 4 consulting/CPA firm experience, top 5 business graduate school with work experience at, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Lucasfilm/Industrial Light & Magic, Kodak’s Cinesite and Bank of America. The types of projects include business and strategic planning, operational reviews, market assessments, research & analysis and consulting on trends in the various market segments in which they are involved, with special attention paid to the anticipated impact on the professional and consumer marketplaces. These include many aspects of digital content production and distribution, digital cinema and its transition, digital image acquisition, 3D stereoscopic imaging, computer animation, sophisticated software tools and the next generation of DVDs. Visit the firm’s web site at iShindler.com for more information.