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DIGITAL DAY 6 Saturday, August 2, 2008 (Program Subject to Change) TIME THEATRE 1 THEATRE 2 A GUIDED TOUR OF NEW INTERNET 9:30 AM ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORMS: to What’s Out There and TESTS AND DEMOS OF THE 10:15AM What’s Worth Watching? LATEST DIGITAL CAMERA EQUIPMENT 10:20 AM SHORT STORIES: to The Challenges and Opportunities SCREENINGS AT: 11:05 AM of Creating Content for the Small Screen WORKING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS: 10:30 AM 11:10 AM MORE THAN FUN AND GAMES? 11:20 AM to Using Online Virtual Worlds 11:55 AM as a Tool for Pre-Production 12:10 PM 12:00 PM PREPARING PITCH PACKAGES AND 1:00 PM to PILOTS FOR THE SMALL SCREEN 2:40 PM 12:45 PM 3:30 PM 12:50 PM 3D AND THE TV VIEWING EXPERIENCE: To Moving 3D into the Media Mainstream 1:35 PM 1:35 PM to LUNCH 2:30 PM THEATRE 3 THE CHALLENGES OF DIRECTING 3D 2:30 PM The Making of THE 3D VIEWING to Journey to the Center of the Earth EXPERIENCE 3:15 PM with Director Eric Brevig and FOR YOUR HOME Lenny Lipton, CTO, Real D [ALL DAY] 3:20 PM 3D UPDATE: Hyundai 46” to The 3D Pipeline and Workflow 4:05 PM 3D TV PERFORMANCE CAPTURE AND 4:10 PM MOTION CAPTURE: Philips 42” to Demystifying the Technology Auto Stereo Graphic Display 4:55 PM and Techniques Samsung HLT 50” 5:00 PM PERFORMANCE CAPTURE: DLP Projector to Is It Live-Action or Animation? 5:45 PM Exhibits & Hands-on Demonstrations in the DGA Grand Lobby from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. DIGITAL VIDEO SHOW AND TELL: With cameras from ARRI · Band Pro · Clairmont Camera · DALSA · Panasonic · Panavision · RED · Silicon Imaging · S.Two · Thomson Grass Valley OTHER EXHIBITORS: Antics 3D · Apple ·Avid · Cinnafilm · Deluxe · DDD · Digital Ordnance · Eyetronics · IRIDAS · J.L. Fisher · OOOii · PlasterCITY · StereoScope Studios · TDVision Systems · Technicolor Creative Bridge Attention DGA Theatre Guests: The presentations in the Theatres will be recorded by the Directors Guild of America. Your attendance constitutes permission to use your name, likeness, image and voice in all media, including but not limited to the DGA Internet Site. No other cameras and/or recording devices of any kind are permitted in the Theatres. The DGA makes no warranties for any purpose with respect to any companies or products. Participation or mention of any company or product ion the program does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by the DGA. Page 1 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. DGA Theatre 1 10:20 a.m. - 11:05 p.m. DGA Theatre 1 JOHN SACRET YOUNG co-created, wrote and A GUIDED TOUR OF NEW INTERNET SHORT STORIES: executive produced the groundbreaking series, The Challenges and Opportunities of China Beach, for which he received five Emmy ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORMS: nominations, a WGA Award and four WGA What's Out There and Creating Content for the Small Screen nominations. He began writing for television on the What's Worth Watching Emmy-winning series, Police Story, and has since Panelists: created, written, or executive produced five Presenters: MICHAEL BLIEDEN, Actor/Director/Producer (Internet SUSAN ZWERMAN, Chair, DGA AD/UPM VFX/Digital Series: [(Layers)]; Television: Mad TV; Film: Super additional series and multiple mini-series and movies Technology Committee (VFX Producer: The High Me). for television. His work on The West Wing garnered Guardian, Around the World in 80 Days, Fat Albert). him two Emmy nominations and his mini-series, MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ, Co-Producer/Director Thanks of a Grateful Nation, received a Humanitas BRIAN FRANKISH, Co-Chair, DGA AD/UPM (Internet Series: quarterlife; Television: Once and VFX/Digital Technology Committee (Producer: Field Again, thirtysomething). Prize. He won a second WGA Award for the mini- of Dreams, Crown Heights, Flight of the Intruder, series, A Rumor of War and Christopher Awards for American Me, The Boy Who Could Fly). STAN ROGOW, Producer/Director (Internet Series: Testament and Romero. John has directed episodes Gemini Division; Television: Lizzie McGuire; Flight 29 of series such as quarterlife, China Beach, and SUSAN ZWERMAN is the Chairperson of the DGA Down). AD/UPM VFX/Digital Technology Committee, as well Sisters, and four movies for television. Currently, JOHN SACRET YOUNG, Producer/Writer/Director as a member of the Board of the Directors of the John is partnered as Executive Producer with Robert (Internet Series: quarterlife; Television: The West Redford and has written Generations, a pilot for TNT PGA's New Media Council, and the Visual Effects Wing; China Beach). Society (VES) where she serves as Chair of the VES which he will also direct. Moderator: PENELOPE SPHEERIS, Producer/Director Technology Committee. With credits on more than PENELOPE SPHEERIS (Moderator) produced, 50 feature films, she has produced visual effects for (Music Videos for Fleetwood Mac, Queen; Television: UFO Abductions; Features and Docs: Wayne's World, directed, and edited music videos for major bands in Tall Tale, Broken Arrow, Alien Resurrection, Mafia!, The Decline of Western Civilization I, II, & III). the '70's and '80's, culminating with her Grammy- Men of Honor, The One, Around The World In 80 nominated "Bohemian Rhapsody" video for Wayne's Days, Fat Albert, and The Guardian. Her other MICHAEL BLIEDEN is an actor, screenwriter and World. Penelope's feature debut was the critically production credits include All That Jazz, Wise Guys, acclaimed documentary on the L.A. punk scene, The Scarface, Nightshift, Nighthawks, and The Flamingo director. He directed his first film in 2005, the documentary, The Comedians of Comedy, produced Decline of Western Civilization. Her first narrative Kid. Susan is a Grammy Award-winning producer for film, Suburbia won first prize at the Chicago Film by Netflix. Michael has since directed TV shows for the I'm Fat music video starring Weird Al Yankovic. Festival. Other major credits include The Boys Next Comedy Central, episodes of Mad TV, plus live She has led technology seminars at many Door; Dudes; The Decline of Western Civilization, specials for comedians Joe Rogan and Zach universities, as well as the DGA, PGA and VES. Part II: The Metal Years; Wayne's World; The Beverly Galifianakis, as well as music videos for Fiona Apple Hillbillies; and The Decline of Western Civilization, BRIAN E. FRANKISH has been producing feature and Kanye West. Michael's marijuana documentary, Part III. Penelope is currently developing the heavy films for over twenty years, developing screenplays, Super High Me, was released in 2008. For the metal romantic comedy, Love Above the Strip and managing budgets and scouting locations. He has Internet, Michael has directed a web-only series for Rotten, adapted from John Lydon's best-seller, No produced such films as Field of Dreams, Crown Microsoft's “I'M Initiative” philanthropic campaign, Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs. Heights, Flight of the Intruder, American Me and The another series for Turner Broadcasting's Boy Who Could Fly. Teaming with Producer Rob www.superdeluxe.com, entitled [(Layers)] about a 11:10 a.m. - 11:55 p.m. DGA Theatre 1 Cowan and Director Irwin Winkler, Brian executive Hollywood agent who represents other agents, and produced Home of the Brave and Life as a House. WORKING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS: Back on Topps for Michael Eisner's production MORE THAN FUN AND GAMES? As a production manager, Brian has overseen such company Tornante. features as the 1976 version of King Kong, The Net, Using Online Virtual Worlds and In the Mood. As first assistant director, Brian has MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ is an award-winning as a Tool for Pre-Production been responsible for the fifteen cameras that shot writer, producer, and director in film, television and the infamous train crash for The Fugitive, as well as Panelists: new media. With his longtime creative partner, KEN BRADY, CEO Genkii. Strange Brew, Demolition Man and Brainstorm. Edward Zwick, he created such landmark television Brian is a member of the Producers Guild and series as thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and JESSE GUMA, Director of Development, Equilibrium Entertainment. Directors Guild of America where he co-chairs the Once and Again. He directed the feature films Jack AD/UPM VFX//Digital Technology Committee. the Bear and Dangerous Beauty and produced ROBERT DE VICO, Production Designer, Legends of the Fall, Traffic, I Am Sam, The Last Equilibrium Entertainment. Samurai, and Blood Diamond. In 2007, Marshall co- created the ground-breaking online series and social DAVE DRZEWIECKI, D.P. (CSI, Artificial Intelligence: AI, X2). network, quarterlife. He currently serves as President of the Producers Guild of America. DAVE HAGEN, Editor, Equilibrium Entertainment. 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. DGA Theatre 2 DEMIAN LICHTENSTEIN, Director (Relentless 3D, STAN ROGOW is a three-time Emmy-nominated Venus & Vegas, 3000 Miles to Graceland) Screenings of Tests and Demos of producer and the director of the sci fi web series the Latest Digital Camera Equipment JASON STODDARD, Managing Partner, Strategy, Gemini Division. Following his success as executive Centric/Agency of Change. producer for the series Lizzie McGuire, Stan produced Darcy's Wild Life and was co-creator of KEN BRADY is CEO of Genkii, a Tokyo-based virtual Flight 29 Down for ABC Family. He also co-created world and social media strategic consultancy. and executive produced the critically acclaimed Previously, Ken was Director, International 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. DGA Theatre 3 Shannon's Deal and Middle Ages. Stan is known for Strategies for Centric/Agency of Change in Los Electric Farm Entertainment's Webby-nominated Angeles, and has worked in the film industry. A The 3D Viewing Experience Afterworld. In the area of made for television professional science fiction writer, his work has for Your Home movies, he has executive produced Nowhere to appeared in numerous magazines, webzines, and Hide, Murder in High Places, Help Wanted: Kids, anthologies including Analog, Writers of the Future, Rock 'N Roll Mom, and the multiple Emmy Award- Strange Horizons, Science Fiction World, winning Playing for Time.