CAREER WEEK: March 9th - 13th USC CINEMATIC ARTS - STUDENT INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Monday, March 9, 2015 Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Thursday, March 12, 2015 Friday, March 13, 2015 9AM 9:15 - 11:15am: CROWDFUNDING Presentation / Workshop: 9:00 - 10:15am: KICKSTARTER SCHOOL: 9:15 - 10:15am: RED CAMERA -- Presentation (Meet Reps) 9:00 - 9:50am: WORKING WITH YOUTUBE AND WEB NETWORKS: 10:00 - 10:50am: Creative Executive - A Conversation with Director of Financing Plans and Strategies. Presentation on Getting the Best Out of Your Kickstarter Campaign (Theatre 110) Luke Wang (VP of Business Operations Omnia Media - the Largest Development, Tony Shaw, Captivate Entertainment (BOURNE Franchise) Erica Anderson, Greg Cohan (SEED & SPARK) George Schmalz (Kickstarter) - NO RSVP needed 9:30 - 11:00am: SAGIndie Presentation: Attention Indie Filmmakers Independent YouTube MCN - Multi-Channel Network). (Theatre 112) (Theatre 110) (Theatre 108) Working and Contracts with SAG Actors. (SCA Gallery) 11:00 - 11:50am: WRITER'S PANEL 10:15 - 11:05am: THE BUSINESS OF THE BUSINESS 10:00 - 10:50am: HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF A FILM FESTIVAL Darrien Michele Gipson (National Director SAGIndie) 10:00 - 10:50am: PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRESENTATION: Patrick Aison, (Writer/Producer), Rob Moreland (Writer - Animation Films) Jeffrey Korchek (VP Licensiing Acquisitions, Content, Biz Affairs at Kathleen McInnis (CFO, Founder See-Through Films LLC; Festival (Theatre 108) Learn About Internship Opportunities. Veronica Esquivel, Lisa Buch (HR) Ransom Riggs (Writer / Novelist), Kurt Voelker (Writer/Director) Mattel; Formerly at Universal Pictures, USA Entertainment; Programmer Toronto INTL Film Festival, ShortCuts INLT, more ) 11:00 - 11:50pm: CREATOR UP: Presentation (Theatre 108) (Theatre 112) Former Agent: Broder Kurland Webb Uffne; Exec Prod.) (SCA Gallery) Tips on Creating Content for the Web. Andrew Russo (Creator Up) 10:30 - 11:20am: NEXT FILM: Get Your 2nd, 3rd... NEXT Film Made 12:00 - 12:50pm: WORKING WITH A MUSIC SUPERVISOR (SCA Gallery) 11:00 - 11:50pm: BREAKING INTO EDITING: (SCA 255) Sam Friedlander (Director), Jen McGowan (Director), The HOW, WHY, WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN to hire a Music Supervisor 10:00 - 1:00pm: KICKSTARTER Private Workshop (Alumni) Mitch Danton (Editor), Jon Dudkowski (Editor), Justin Guerrieri (Editor) 11:00 - 11:50am: FINANCING FOR FILMMAKERS Barbara Stepansky (Director / Writer) Liz Lawson (Music Supervisor) (SCA 255) RSVP Only - closed session (SCA Gallery) Fred Bernstein (Former Chairman Columbia TriStar-Sony, (SCA Gallery) (SCA 112) 11:30 - 12:20pm: ALUM-2-ALUM: Working After USC. 10:30 -1:20pm: KICKSTARTER: Private Workshops (Students) President E-Studio Network, Producer), Erica Anderson (Seed & Spark 11:30 - 1:30pm: PRESENTATION: 1:00 - 1:50pm: MANAGERS - What They Do and How to Get One Alex Ago (Director of Programming/Events USC SCA), (SCA 255) RSVP Only - closed session Crowdsourcing), Stu Pollard (Indie Films / Producer) NEW MEDIA: REWRITING THE RULES AND MAKING REAL MONEY Trevor Engelson (Underground Films), George Heller (Apostle) Frank Mele (Producer / Rival Pictures / LFP Production Companies) 12:00 - 12:50pm: A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD: (SCA Gallery) Jonathan Dotan (Technology/Entertanment Consultant, Producer), (Theatre 112) (SCA Gallery) A Conversation with Writer / Producer / Director DAVID ZUCKER 11:20 - 12:15pm: DISNEY PRESENTATION: Troy Zien (Talent Manager, 3 Arts Entertainment) 2:30 - 3:20pm: HOW TO MAKE YOUR SHORT FILM A CALLING CARD 1:00 - 1:50pm: ALUM-2-ALUM: (SCA Gallery) Internships and opportunities at The Walt Disney Company (Theatre 108) Kim Adelman (Author "Making it Big in Shorts: The Ultimate Filmmaker’s Creating Success with Your Short Films 1:30 - 2:20pm: TECH TALK FOR FILMMAKERS: WORLDBUILDING (all departments) 12:15 - 1:05pm: STARTING A COMPANY: USC Grads Share Stories. Guide to Short Films; Teaches Low Budget Filmmaking and Making and Joe Nussbaum (Director), Ari Sandel (Director) FOR IMMERSIVE REALITIES (Theatre 108) Josh Comen (Founder Comen VFX), Clay Westervelt (Imaginaut Marketing the Short Film at UCLA Extension; Filmmaker) (SCA Gallery) Presentation and Q+A. Eric Hanson (Visual Effects Designer/ USC), 12:00 - 1:00pm: MICRO BUDGET FILMMAKING Entertainmen), Kaitlyn Yang (Alpha Studios) (Theatre 112) 2:00 - 2:50pm BREAKING INTO CINEMATOGRAPHY Alex McDowell (Visual Designer / USC) Case Study: Feature Film: TENTACLE 8, with fllmmaker John Chi (SCA Gallery) 4:00 - 4:50pm: THE WORLD OF TELEVISION Shana Hagan (DP), Nicola Marsh (DP), Joseph White (DP) (SCA 255) (SCI 108 - INTERACTIVE Building) 1:15 - 2:05pm: DIRECTING: "How I Broke Into TV Directing" Eric Schrier (President Original Programming & FX Productions) (SCA Gallery) 3:00 - 3:50pm: FIRST YEARS OUT: Recent Alumni Share Stories of 12:15 - 1:05pm: RECRUITER TIPS: Applying for Jobs / Internships Hanelle Culpepper (Director, Writer, Producer, TV: "Criminal Minds", (Theatre 112) 2:00 - 2:50pm: MARKETING IN ENTERTAINMENT Building a Career After Graduation (The good and the bad) Tony Abdelmalak and Lawrence Baptista (HBO), Shawn Matiossian Grimm, "Revenge", "Parenthood"...) 4:30 - 5:20pm: CARLOTTA FILMS Presenation Overview of the Business of Making Your Projects Successful. Steven Edell (Writer), Andrew Nackman (Director), Ricky Tydus (Manager, Talent Acquisition) and Rachel Moritz (Sr. HR) LIONSGATE (SCA Gallery) INTL Film Distributers, VOD, Restoration, Art House Films David Weitzner (Former President of Worldwide Marketing for (Exec. Assitant, New Line Cinema) (SCA Gallery) 2:00 - 2:50pm: NBC UNIVERSAL PRESENTATION: Learn About (Theatre 110) 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios / USC) (SCA Gallery) 1:15 - 2:05pm: PRODUCTION INSURANCE: Presentation Opportunities for Students/Recent Grads. Miriam Ortiz, Sarah Kim (HR) 5:30 - 6:20pm: PALM SPRINGS INTL SHORTFEST (SCA 255) 4:00 - 4:50pm: RESUME BOOT CAMP: The one thing every production has in common. Learn about it! (Theatre 108) PRESENTATION and Q&A on attending Film Festival 3:00 - 3:50pm: WEB SERIES: "HIPSTERHOOD" Sony Pictures Recruiter, Sarah Austin, Offers Tips for Resume Writing Daniel R'bibo ( SVP Gallagher Entertainment Insurance) 2:00 - 2:50pm: ALTERNATIVE TV / NON-FICTION / REALITY Nikki Gordon (Membership & Educational Programs) Working in Entertainment -- Online (SCA 255) (Theatre 110) Michael Branton (GRB), Marcus Fox (Ex. Producer), Debra (Theatre 110) Discussion with Creator Shilpi Roy 5:00 - 5:50pm: LET'S TALK APPS, Making it in the Apps Space 2:00 - 2:50pm: MAKING CONTENT FOR CHINA (In Los Angeles) Goldfarb (Agent), Tom Huffman (VP, Production and (SCA Gallery) Presentation/ Q+A. Alysa Padia Walles (Consultant Business INTL productions in Hollywood for Chinese Audiences. Development) OPEN TO PUBLIC: FILMS Screenings 4:00 - 4:50pm: WORKING IN SOUND: Strategy, Development, Sales and Marketing, Amplitude Consulting) Michael Peyser (Producer/USC), Janet Yang (Producer) (SCA 255) THEATRE 108 -- SHORT CLASSICS by USC Filmmakers Joe Dzuban (Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Dialogue, (Theatre 110) (SCA Gallery) 3:00 - 3:50pm: SPANISH LANGUAGE ENTERTAINMENT: Foley, Engineer) 6:00 - 6:50pm: BREAKING INTO COMMERCIALS. 3:00 - 3:50pm: BUILDING A DIVERSE HOLLYWOOD; Luis Barreto (Producer), Pablo Cruz, (Canana), Mauricio Mota PROGRAM 1: TIME 10:00 - 12:00pm (8 shorts) (SCA 127A - Mixing Stage - next door to SPO) Josh Canova (Detour Films), Lin Hinlein (Director), What Studios, Agencies and Executives are doing to help. (Wisdom Productions), Eric Rovner (WME), Javier Szerman (MundoFox), 4:00 - 4:50pm: SPORTS Entertainment PANEL Daniel Marin (Partner, Managing Director Ogilvy & Mather/Redworks). Ruben Garcia (Creative Artist Agency - CAA HR), German Michael Torres (GMT Films) PROGRAM 2: TIME 12:30 - 2:00pm (8 shorts) Non-Fiction / Sports: Documentary, Sport Network Programs (SCA Gallery) Joy Pena (Disney + ABC Group, Operation Workforce & Diversity), (Theatre 112) Jim Bernard (VP Media Ops Fox Sports,) Dallas Hitchcock (Senior 7:00 - 7:50pm: DORITOS CONTEST WINNERS 2015: Superbowl Spot Brian Wright (Exec. Director, Talent Acquisitions FOX Network Group) 3:00 - 5:30pm: PITCH YOUR REALITY SHOW: PROGRAM 3: TIME 2:30 - 4:50pm (5 shorts) Producer NFL Network, Dan Lowrey (Freelance Sports DP Fox Sports, ESPN, NFL Network), Zeus Quijano, Jr.Chris McKinley, Scott Zabielski (SCA Gallery) Private Pitches - RSVP Only - Assigned Rooms - Closed Sessions Sports, ESPN, NFL Network), Zeus Quijano, Jr. (Director/{Producer) (Theatre 110) 4:00 4:50pm: DIY DISTRIBUTION 3:00 - 3:50pm: CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Filmmakers and PROGRAM 4: TIME 5:00 - 6:30pm (9 shorts) (SCA Gallery) 7:00 - 9:00pm: Iram Parveen Bilal (Filmmaker), Paul Osborne (FAVOR Fame) Founders of Collaborator.com / Filmmakers; Andres Faucher, 5:00 - 5:50pm: THE STUDIO WORLD: How Hollywood Works A CONVERSATION WITH LEGENDARY DIRECTOR (SCA Gallery) Kevin Jackson 10:00 - 10:50am: IMAX DEMO - (Robert Zemeckis Center) Michael Luisi (WWE Studios) Film Development, Production, NORMAN JEWISON 5:30 - 6:20pm: TROJAN ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK: Working After (SCA Gallery) Acquisitions, Business Strategy and Operations. Moderated by Larry Auerbach Graduation: The Unexpected Virtue of Colleagues & Collaborators. 4:00 - 4:50pm: WORKING IN POST PRODUCTION: 11:00 - 11:50am: Motion Capture Demo (Robert Zemeckis Center) (Theatre 112) (Theatre 108) (Theatre 112) (USC Entertainment Alumni Network) Paco Farias (Online Editor), Sharyn Gersh, (Music/Sound Editor), 6:00 - 6:50pm: WHAT AGENTS WANT & NEED: 8:00 - 8:50pm: STARTING A GAME COMPANY. 5:45 - 6:20pm: RED CAMERA -- Presentation (Meet Reps) Alicia Hirsch (SVP Post Production Fox 21 Television Studio), 11:00 - 11:50am: Worldbuilding Demo - (Robert Zemeckis Center) Writers & Directors Teddy Diefenbach (Hyper Light Drifter) (Theatre 110) Aaron Miller (Post Supervisor/Producer) Ramses Ishak (Agent UTA), Mike Sheresky (Agent UTA) (Theater 110) 6:30 - 8:30pm: PARTY in SCA Courtyard (Theatre112) 12:00 - 12:50pm: IMAX Demo - (Robert Zemeckis Center) (Theatre 112) You Must Have an ID To Be Served Alcohol. 4:00 - 4:50pm: PRODUCING INDIE FILMS 7:15 - 8:05pm TV NETWORKS / CABLE ★ MEET REPS from Companies -- Bring a resume Snacks/Beer/Wine (Rain or too cold = SCA Lobby) Jason Michael Berman (Producer) 12:00 - 12:50pm: Motion Capture Demo - (Robert Zemeckis Center) Sanjit Das (Entertainment Exec., Tech Side; Former ABC TV Group) (SCA Courtyard / Lobbies Approx 12:30-3:30pm) 8:30 - 9:30pm: WORKING IN ANIMATION with David B. Fain (Theatre 108) Jeff Meier (SVP Sony Movie Channel & Cinestory at Sony Pictures) (Animation Editor, Exec. Prod., Flash and Stop Motion Animator) 5:00 - 5:50pm: ALUM-2-ALUM: Building a Writing Career After USC. 1:00 - 2:00pm: Lunch on Stage D, sandwich,chips,water (RSVP) Kevin Palys (Supervising Producer, CBS ★ Activision BEACHEAD Studio (Gaming) (SCA 255) Tim Dowling (Writer), Justin Wilson (Writer/USC) (Theatre 112) Meet and Greet - Wed., 3/11/15 (SCA Gallery) 2:00 - 2:50pm: Worldbuilding Demo - (Robert Zemeckis Center) 7:00 - 10:00pm: DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AND Q&A 6:00 - 6:50pm: HOW TO FIND A JOB IN HOLLYWOOD: "The Wrecking Crew" with filmmaker Denny Tedesco ★ Academy Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences - Meet and Greet - Wed., 3/11/15 Entertainment Career Consultant, Former William Morris Agent, 2:00 - 2:50pm: IMAX Demo - (Robert Zemeckis Center) (Theatre SCI 106) Krista Parkinson shares her insights with USC SCA ★ Lionsgate - Meet and Greet - Wed., 3/11/15 (Theatre 110) 3:00 - 3:50pm: Motion Capture Demo - (Robert Zemeckis Center) Theatre SCA 108 7:00 - 7:50pm: WORLD OF MANAGEMENT: Theatre SCA 110 ★ Warner Bros. - Meet and Greet - Wed., 3/11/15 What You Need to Understand About Representation 3:00 - 3:50pm: Worldbuilding Demo - (Robert Zemeckis Center) Theatre SCA 112 Danny Sussman (Talent Manager, Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Robert Zemeckis Center (RZC) ★ Partizan (Production Company) - Meet and Greet - Wed., 3/11/15 Former Agent WMA) 6:30 - 8:30pm: PARTY in SCA Courtyard SCA Gallery (by SCA elevator) (Theatre 112) You Must Have an ID To Be Served Alcohol. SCI (Interactive Building) ★ BuzzFeed - Meet and Greet - Wed., 3/11/15 8:00 - 8:50pm: WRITING / DIRECTING Films You're Dying to Make: Snacks/Beer/Wine (Rain or too cold = SCA Lobby) SCA 255 What To Do and What Not To Do ★ PRESENTERS: NBC, Paramount, Disney: Meet and greet table after their presentations only Luke Greenfield (Director/Writer) ★ Join the Women of Cinematic Arts Networking Brunch (Theatre 112) ★ Schedule / Rooms are subject to change Reserve a spot: http://summitbrunch.tumblr.com ★ RED CAMERA - Come and meet reps and look at cameras - SCA Lobby, 10:00 - 5:00pm, Monday - Thursday Wed., March 11th (11am brunch or 12:30 lunch) ★ All seating for CAREER WEEK is first come, first served ★ Find all CAREER WEEK information and speaker bios on OFF CAMPUS SCA Community CAREER WEEK (Announcements)