Entertainment Technology Expo in NYC

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Published on Thursday, 15 September 2011 05:00

Written by FFestivalTraveler Staff

The Entertainment Technology Exposition takes place September 20 - 21, 2011 at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan, New York City.

Creatasphere is presenting its fourth Entertainment Technology Expo "where future technology and creative vision come together. Featuring lively panel discussions, intensive presentations, and a show floor where the technology comes to life", attendees can "preview ground-breaking technology, learn about the latest in content creation, and network with the leaders of the production and post production industries."

Some of the new tools of the trade are making their US premieres:

• The newly merged 3D titan 3ality Technica
• Assimilate's DIT Station
• JVC's new GY-HM150 camera
• Litepanels' new Croma, Hilio, & Sola 4 LED lights
• Tangent Devices Element at The Studio-B&H

Special Events include:

• Single Chip Camera Evaluation presented by Bob Primes, ASC
• Free Canon Clean & Check
• Super Summit 2 - The State of the NLE
• Turner Broadcasting Case Study: Moving From Still Image to HDSLR
• Panel: Shooting the Breeze with Cinematographers from
  • 30 Rock
  • Rescue Me
  • Salaam Bombay!
  • Crazy Heart
• DAM! I Know What It Is, But Where Do I Start?
• An Insider’s Guide to Selecting DAM Technologies
• eMedia Publishing 101
• Getting Started with Metadata & Interoperability

As before, the Post Production Master Class is being held, along with intensive sessions by Adobe, AJA, Sony and Canon.

For more information, go to createasphere.com/En/ete-newyork-2011.htm.

Entertainment Technology Exposition
September 20 - 21, 2011

The New Yorker Hotel
481 Eighth Avenue
New York City
212-971-0101
www.newyorkerhotel.com

Screenwriting Expo: Quest for the Golden Pitch

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Published on Sunday, 11 September 2011 05:00

Written by L E Shannon

The 7th annual Screenwriting Expo is being held September 15 - 18, 2011 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

This Expo is "the biggest, most comprehensive, and most prestigious educational and networking meeting of screenwriter and aspiring screenwriters in the world."

The event features:

• notable Guests of Honor, including
  • Kurt Wimmer (Total Recall, new)
  • Shane Salerno (Oliver Stone's Savages, now shooting)
  • Ben Ripley (Source Code)
  • Charlie Vignola (Pirates of the Caribbean series)
  • Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz (Fringe, X-Men: First Class, Thor)
  • Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Cowboys and Aliens)
  • Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Charlie‛s Angels, new)
  • Vlas and Charley Parlapanides (Immortals)
• an on-site scene-writing competition for a prize of $20,000, awarded on-site, and other prizes
• more than 200 educational seminars and sessions with teachers and speakers from all media, some of whom are:
  • Pilar Alessandra
  • Christine Conradt   
  • Barry DeVorzon   
  • Michael Ferris   
  • Syd Field
  • Jen Grisanti   
  • Heather Hale
  • Chris Hammond
  • Marilyn Horowitz
  • Karl Iglesias
  • Steve Kaplan   
  • Corey Mandell  
  • Dara Marks
  • Joaquin F. Palma
  • Victoria Wisdom      
  • Terri Zinner 

The biggest event of all is the Golden Pitch Festival, "the biggest screenplay pitch festival in existence." Nearly 60 of Hollywood‛s A-list producers, development executives, agents and managers are gathered in one room for new screenwriters to have rare access.  

Some of the panels and seminars are:

• Loglines, Query Letters and One-Sheets  
• Why Most People Fail at Screenwriting
• Talk Is Cheap: Thirteen Principles for Dialogue
• Creating and Pitching Series Ideas for Television    
• 8 Ways to Ruin Your TV Pitch
• How to Write an Original TV Pilot Script
• Breaking into Reality TV: Two Screenwriters Tell How
• The Graphic Novel is the Next Screenplay
• Comic Book Graphic Novel Screenwriting 101
• Vampires, Zombies, and Ghosts: Writing Horror That Doesn’t Suck, Bite, or Fall Over Dead
• Crowdfunding Your Film
• How to Find the Right Buyer for Your Project
• A Real Live Film Financier Tells Which Screenplays Sell and Why
• Legal Tips Every Screenwriter Should Know to Make Money and Avoid Getting Ripped Off   

Also including in the programs will be several Product Demonstrations and Software Classes, including Final Draft 8 and Logline.

For more information, go to screenwritingexpo.com.

And for those of you joining the Golden Pitch, best of luck!

Screenwriting Expo 2011
September 15 - 18, 2011

Westin Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Hotel
5400 W Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-216-5858

The Writers Store, Inc.
3510 West Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank CA, 91505
800-272-8927
310-441-5151

IBC 2011

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Published on Monday, 05 September 2011 20:00

Written by Christopher Lai

IBC 2011 is coming this weekend September 9 – 13, 2011 held in at the Amsterdam RAI in the Netherlands, located in the heart of Northern Europe. IBC is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. Attracting 48,000+ attendees from more than 140 countries, IBC combines a highly respected and peer-reviewed conference with an exhibition that exhibits more than 1,300 leading suppliers of state of the art electronic media technology and provides unrivalled networking opportunities.

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