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For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood Tuesday, May 6th 10:45 AM - Noon - Special Workshops Workshop A: The Arrival of 3D - Digital 3D Platform for Feature Films and Television Buzz Hays, Senior Producer, 3D Stereoscopic Feature Films, Sony Pictures Imageworks Bob Mayson, General Manager, Kodak Digital Motion Imaging, and Vice President, Entertainment Imaging for Eastman Kodak Steve Schklair, CEO, 3Ality Digital Chris Yewdall, President and Chief Executive Officer, DDD Group plc Jonathan Dern, president, The Bigger Picture Joshua Greer, President & Co-Founder, REAL D Marty Shindler, CEO, The Shindler Perspective, Moderator For Further Speaker Infomation - Click on highlighed Names to see their LinkedIn Profile Buzz Hays, Senior Producer, 3D Stereoscopic Feature Films, Sony Pictures Imageworks: Buzz Hays, senior producer of 3D stereoscopic feature films, is responsible for overseeing the adaptation of standard release feature films into three-dimensional stereoscopic versions for the IMAX 3D and Real D platforms. Hays’ current work includes adapting Robert Zemeckis’ BEOWULF. Previous Imageworks projects include the Imagemotion performance-capture animated film MONSTER HOUSE as well as the first CG feature from Sony Pictures Animation, OPEN SEASON. Prior to joining Imageworks, Hays worked for Radium where he executive produced visual effects for numerous music videos and broadcast commercials worldwide. Prior to working at Radium, Hays was executive producer at yU+co where he produced title sequences for films such as CATWOMAN, THE TERMINAL and THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. Before that, Hays co-founded TriBeCa Interactive with Robert De Niro. In 1993, Hays co-produced the independent film, SWIMMING WITH SHARKS. Between 1987 and 1993, Hays served as director of engineering at Lucasfilm THX where he was responsible for all research and development efforts including the THX Sound System and Home THX. Hays also oversaw the design, construction and installation of over 600 movie theaters and film dubbing stages worldwide. Hays holds a Master of Fine Arts in Film Production from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Lighting and Scenic Design from the University of Maine. Bob Mayson, General Manager, Digital Motion Imaging and Vice President, Entertainment Imaging, Eastman Kodak Company: is a member of the senior management team in Kodak’s Entertainment Imaging unit with responsibility for all digital motion products and services. Those comprise the company’s emerging digital cinema business, as well as an extensive portfolio of services, including Cinesite Europe Limited in London, LaserPacific Media Corporation in Hollywood, and emerging market laboratory services in Europe and India. Mayson brings more than 30 years of Kodak experience to his leadership role in the emerging digital business. He joined Kodak in his native England in 1971, working first in the consumer photography sector of the company. In the early 1990s, he moved to Kodak’s Entertainment Imaging business, the company unit that provides products and services to customers in the feature movie, television, and commercial production arenas, worldwide. In his first Entertainment Imaging assignment, Mayson served as worldwide segment manager for feature films, leading the team that defined the need for – and developed -- the Kodak Vision family of films, the products that revolutionized image quality in motion pictures. Moving to Hollywood, Mayson was responsible for the marketing and sales of those products and others, and for managing the Western region sales staff, which serves Kodak customers in 10 states. Although Kodak’s involvement with feature film production had always ended in the laboratory, Mayson began to develop business opportunities in the cinema and became Kodak’s first general manager of the Cinema Operations Group. He then returned to London in a worldwide position as general manager of origination products, which involved the development of new and improved film stocks, including additions to the new Kodak Vision2 family of films. Mayson was appointed to his current position in October 2005. He lives in Hollywood and in London. Chris Yewdall, President and Chief Executive Officer, DDD Group plc: DDD is a leader in the emerging markets for stereoscopic 3-D consumer devices including flat screen television, mobile telephones, notebook and desktop PCs. DDD specializes in 3-D content solutions that build a vital bridge between today’s two-dimensional content and the emerging 3-D digital cinema content and these new displays including software and custom processors used in the latest 3D HDTVs. Marketed under the TriDef® and DDD Mobile™ brands, DDD’s international licensees and customers include Samsung, Sharp Corporation, Arisawa Manufacturing Company, Hyundai IT and Cartoon Network. Chris has led DDD’s growth in the emerging markets for consumer 3-D devices, forging relationships with key customers in the international consumer electronics and content markets for DDD’s award winning 3-D solutions. Chris has spoken at a wide range of events and conferences, including the Insight Media 3D Biz Ex; USDC 3D Workshop; FOX Business News; Digital Entertainment Box Forum at Streaming Media West; Ziff Davis Broadband Media Conference; Digital Hollywood; 3D Film Interest Group and the Giant Screen Theater Association. Chris is also a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Joshua Greer, President & Co-Founder, REAL D: As co-founder and president, Joshua Greer brings more than 20 years of experience architecting groundbreaking digital technologies to his position at REAL D. As a visionary, Mr. Greer foresees a future in which the continued convergence of technology and entertainment results in incredible new 3D visual experiences for consumers. Mr. Greer’s technology-savvy and business acumen lead to the foundation of REAL D, which is creating the platinum-standard for the delivery of premium 3D visual experiences for entertainment and other industries. Mr. Greer’s passion for 3D was ignited while working with Academy Award® winner James Cameron on “Ghosts of the Abyss” when Mr. Greer designed the first all-digital 3D projection system for WALDEN MEDIA, an entertainment studio co-founded by Mr. Greer and backed by Phil Anschutz. Based on the audience’s enthusiastic response to the film, Mr. Greer decided to focus his career on stereoscopic digital projection, ultimately leading to the creation of REAL D. Prior to his work with WALDEN MEDIA, Mr. Greer served as President of Digital Domain New Media, the award-winning interactive arm of the special effects facility. Under Mr. Greer’s direction, the company produced the first web-based full-motion interactive public service announcement for General Motors’ Concept Cure campaign. As a pioneer in interactive entertainment, Mr. Greer co-founded Digital Planet in 1994, the award-winning web and DVD production company that created more than 300 major websites for companies such as Universal Pictures, MGM, Sony, 20th Century Fox and more. Under Mr. Greer’s leadership as chairman and CEO, Digital Planet launched the first-ever web-based movie site for MGM’s feature film Stargate. Digital Planet was also the first company chosen to design the first DVD interfaces, eventually producing more than 400 titles for the Warner Bros., Sony and 20th Century Fox. Mr. Greer is currently working with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers studying issues facing deployment of 3D in the digital cinema universe. 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. 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. Jonathan Dern, president, The Bigger Picture: In addition to co-founding MGM Animation and then Sabella Dern Entertainment with the highly respected animation executive Paul Sabella, Jonathan is the President and co-founder of The Bigger Picture, the world leader in digital theatrical distribution of targeted entertainment. As the head of MGM Animation for most of the 90’s and with their own production company, Sabella Dern Entertainment, Jonathan and his partner Paul Sabella, developed and produced a wide range of animated content including multiple feature films and television series. In 2001, Jonathan began building the targeted theatrical distribution business that has become The Bigger Picture. The first program in The Bigger Picture, Kidtoon Films, was launched in September 2004, utilizing the digital networks installed in theatres to deliver on-screen advertising. Since that initial launch, Kidtoon Films is now delivered to hundreds of digitally equipped theatres across the United States, and has exhibited more than 40 kids’ movies. From Kidtoon Films, The Bigger Picture has expanded to a full-service digital theatrical distribution company, and now has a number of theatrical programs which deliver entertainment to under-served audiences, playing in under-utilized time slots in theatres, including programs of Opera, Concerts, Faith, Urban, Anime, Kidtoons and High Octane Sports. The Bigger Picture is the exclusive provider of LIVE 3D digital in-theatre events through their CineLive program. Jonathan and his partner sold The Bigger Picture theatrical distribution company to AccessIT, the leading digital cinema provider in the country, in January of 2007. AccessIT has completed Phase 1 of the DCI digital roll-out with close to 4000 screens and recently announced that it has agreements with Disney, Fox, Paramount and Universal for support of an additional 10,000 digital screens over the next three years.