Chuck Dages to discuss technology investments necessary for success in next 10 to 15 years
The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) today announced that Chuck Dages, the executive vice president of emerging technology at Warner Bros., will join a distinguished panel of industry leaders to discuss the investments that media companies must make to be successful in the next 10 to 15 years at the www.smpteforum.org.>SMPTE Forum on Emerging Media Technologies, an executive-level symposium to be held by the Society 13-15 May in Geneva and produced in collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).nnDages will be part of The Forum panel “Pulling It All Together,” which will discuss a variety of digital investment approaches and trajectories, from having the right balance of creative and digital skills to the end-to-end workflows required to support media company value chains.nn”From digital cinema and tapeless production to mobile video, Chuck sees the full field of strategic and tactical opportunities for emerging media technologies,” said David Wood of the EBU and the chair of the symposium’s program committee. “His broad experience will be of incredible benefit to our attendees at The Forum.”nnOther executive presenters at The www.smpteforum.org.>SMPTE Forum include those from ATSC, BSkyB, Cisco, EBU, Ericsson, Fraunhofer IIS, Grass Valley, IBM, MPEG, NHK, Radio Bremen, Radio Television Hong Kong, Screen Digest, the Singapore Media Development Authority, Sony, the Sports Video Group, Technicolor, and zeebox.nnThe www.smpteforum.org.>SMPTE Forum on Emerging Media Technologies is the only symposium to bring together leading motion-imaging technologists, researchers, scientists, practitioners, manufacturers, and strategic thinkers. Over the course of two days, it will provide a science-based, non-commercial opportunity for executives and other senior leaders from the broadcast, broadband, and cinema industries to discuss the most important and innovative research taking place over the next 10 to 15 years, with a particular focus on technologies likely to come to market within the next three years. All in an environment designed for easy networking.nnProgram and registration information for The Forum is available at www.smpteforum.org. Regular updates will also be available via Twitter at #forum2012.nn
n nAbout the Society of Motion Picture and Television EngineersnThe Oscar® Award-winning and Emmy® Award-winning Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is the leading technical society for the motion imaging industry. As an internationally recognized and accredited standards-setting body, SMPTE develops standards, recommended practices and guidelines, and spearheads educational activities to advance engineering and moving imagery. Since its founding in 1916, the Society has established close to 600 standards, including the physical dimensions of 35mm film and the SMPTE-time code. More recently, it crafted the Digital Cinema Standards, which paved the way for digital movie theaters. Learn more at www.smpte.org. Contact:Barbara Lange SMPTE Executive Director Phone +1 914 205 2370 Contact Barbara via email
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
With a string of festival appearances across the globe, including CineGlobe at CERN (Switzerland/France), Oscar®... Read More