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BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE Mining for Opportunity in the New Hollywood TRUTH · TRANSFORMATION · TESTIMONY SESSION GUIDE APRIL 21, 2007 07201 TABLE OF CONTENTS MAP Welcome ......................................................................................................................1 Conference Schedule ...................................................................................................3 Opening Session: 9:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.. .................................................................3 Break: 10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. ................................................................................3 Workshop Session 1: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ..........................................................3 Lunch Session: 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. .....................................................................5 Workshop Session 2: 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. ..............................................................6 Networking and Book Signing Break: 2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. ......................................8 CAFETERIA SUTHERLAND BANQUET Workshop Session 3: 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ..............................................................8 RM. Panel Presentation: 4:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m. ............................................................. 11 BARDWELL Dinner Break: 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. ..................................................................... 11 ROSE Film Screening / Q & A: 7:00 p.m. ........................................................................ 11 GYM MARSHBURN The Briner Impact Award .......................................................................................... 13 METZGER Session Grid .............................................................................................................. 24 Speaker Bios ............................................................................................................. 31 Thanks to our BMC Strategy Team............................................................................. 44 Our Sponsors ............................................................................................................ 45 PROD.WARREN CNTR. STUDIO Get Connected .......................................................................................................... 46 Map .......................................................................................................................... 49 BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE 2007 49 BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE WELCOME Welcome to the 12th Annual Biola Media Conference! Recently, a fellow entertainment ministry friend told me that discussions on ‘how we’re to think about the new studio faith-based divisions or about grass root films like Facing the Giants’ was burning up conversation on their Yahoo group. He encouraged me that he felt this was the right topic at the right time. This week on Infuze.com, our host Craig Detweiler raises the questions, “Will we see a gold rush, where sub-par products flood the marketplace and spoil this hard earned opportunity? Should we be satisfied to see ourselves as a niche market, what some have termed ‘spiritainment’? Or is our calling more inclusive, to communicate to far more than ourselves?” We hope you’ve come with questions of your own, and that’s why we’ve gathered—to survey the landscape of new media frontiers, to hear from pioneers in the fields of entertainment and to collectively discover how to “mine” our potential in the new Hollywood. So grab a pic-ax and dig in! Peggy Rupple Producer, Biola Media Conference BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE 2007 1 GET CONNEctED CONFERENCE ScHEDULE Creative Organizations that Serve the Entertainment Community OPENING SESSION 9:00 A.M.–10:45 A.M. ACTORS CO-OP INTER-MISSION SPECIAL GUESTS Gym Website: www.actorsco-op.org Website: www.inter-mission.net E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Caleb Quaye, Musician ACT ONE: WRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD 168 HOUR FILM PROJECT Sherry Shepherd, Actress Website: www.actoneprogram.com Website: www.168project.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] PANEL PRESENTATION ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MINISTRIES LAFSC - LOS ANGELES FILM STUDIES CENTER MOTHER LODE OR FOOLS GOLD? The Future of ‘faith-based’ Entertainment Website: www.A-E-M.org Website: www.bestsemester.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] With Hollywood studios starting ‘faith friendly’ divisions, has the Christian community finally The BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE MASTERMEDIA INTERNATIONAL arrived? Should we be thrilled by this access or scared by the potential for marginalization into a Website: www.biolamedia.com Website: www.mastermediaintl.org permanent subculture? Hosted by Phil Cooke, panelists Brian Bird, Cheryl McKay, Simon Swart, E-mail: [email protected] HOLLYWOOD CONNECT Dean Batali and Mark Joseph bring their expertise in film and broadcasting, content creation Website: www.hollywoodconnect.com MEDIA FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL and brand development to the topic. E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] HOLLYWOOD PRAYER NETWORK Website: hollywoodprayernetwork.org PREMISE BREAK 10:45 A.M.–11:00 A.M. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.Premiseonline.org E-mail: [email protected] WORKSHOP SESSION 1 11:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Who are the Biola Studio Task Force? FILM Cafeteria Banquet Room The Biola Studio Task Force is a group of entertainment industry Brian Bird professionals who believe they have an opportunity to impact a Wagon Train: Ten Essentials for Taking Your Film from Story to Screen generation by coming alongside the future media makers here at Biola It all starts with the script. Brian Bird brings his expertise as a screenwriter of both feature film Mass Communications. In addition to donating their time, skills and and network television. Whatever the medium, here are the keys to creating a film remains resources, Studio Task Force members benefit personally by building Script, Script, and Script! personal and professional relationships along the way. Previously an executive producer of Touched By An Angel, Brian’s Believe Pictures has a multi- “…the Studio Task Force believes that through mentoring relationships, sponsoring conferences, picture deal with Fox Faith that includes the recent film The Last Sin Eater. networking, and building bridges, we become better professionals through giving back to students.” Ralph Winter, Co-Chairman, Biola Studio Task Force TV Sutherland Hall Dean Batali “Our goal is to teach, advise, mentor, and help fund a new generation of Christians who want to Gunfight at the OK Corral: How to Survive Working in Television make a difference through media.” Phil Cooke, Co-Chairman, Studio Task Force Hollywood is a very secular place, and working in television can mean working quite intimately with people who do not share (and are sometimes hostile to) your faith. Dean will discuss the For more information about how you can make a difference here at Biola and beyond, kinds of spiritual challenges a Christian working in television can expect, and share his thoughts email us at [email protected]. on how Christians can influence the content of shows that networks are buying and airing. 46 BIOLA UNIVERSITY BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE 2007 3 CONFERENCE ScHEDULE OUR SPONSORS Dean is a successful television writer and producer who wrote for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Biola Media Conference graciously thanks our was the former Executive Producer of Fox’s That 70’s Show. contributing Sponsors for their partnership and support ACTING Rolo 2 (Rose Hall) Kim Dorr True Grit: Integrating your Faith and Your Craft WWJAF. What Would Jesus Audition For? Do invisible barriers of what we “ought” to be as Christians in this industry divide us from truly being in this industry? In so many ways, Christ is at the periphery of our engagement with media and not at the heart. Our true grit will be our digging in, engaging, and being authentic as an actor, agent, or manager in the business. Kim is co-owner of Defining Artists, a boutique talent agency, and serves as the entertainment pastor at Bel Air Presbyterian in Hollywood. EXECUTIVE DEALMAKING Mayers Aud. (Marshburn Hall) Larry Frenzel And Chris Bueno Dances with Wolves: Negotiating & Dealmaking with Hollywood Will your independent film end up as an expensive “home movie” or as the next break-out success? Can you really tell a good deal from a bad deal? Join us for a practical look at the perceptions and realities of film acquisition and distribution. Larry is an entertainment lawyer, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of the Carmel Entertainment Group. Larry and his business partner, Chris Bueno, distribute, develop and produce feature films (Facing the Giants) and documentaries. MARKETING Board Conference Room (Metzger) David Riley The Mark of Zorro: Leaving a Memorable Impression For companies seeking to grow and thrive in our new economy, creating a compelling and memorable identity is crucial. The importance of brand development has become central to growing organizations, both small and large. Many of today’s businesses have recognized creative and powerful branding as among their most effective communication tools. Designing advertising for Disneyland, Universal, Westin, Joel Osteen, and Greg Laurie, David has built DRA into one of the premier design firms in the country. 4 BIOLA UNIVERSITY BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE 2007 45 THANKS TO OUR BMC StRATEGY TEAM CONFERENCE ScHEDULE Hip, Hip Horray! to the fantastic