TSOA Film and TV Directors Series and the Cantor Film Center
Cantor Film Center
36 East 8th Street
NY, NY
212 998-4100

Digital Cinema Seminar
Thursday November 14, 2002
6:30 – 9:30 PM
Overview
New York University's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Film Center and
the TSOA
Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and TV Directors Series are hosting
an
evening dialog for its fi lm students, faculty and alumni, along with
New York
City professionals on the subject of Digital Cinema. The event will
include
short presentations by professionals working in the fi eld, screening
of cinema
clips in 35mm film and digital projection as well as time for
questions from the
audience.
Digital cinema, a relatively new term, evokes the language of fi
lmmaking and
technology of a new millennium. It influences the traditional areas
of
production/acquisition, post-production, distribution and exhibition.
What is
the latest interpretation of this convergence by users and the
industry? Where
has digital cinema worked and will it meet the financial model needed
for
acceptance?
What is the most recent update from SMPTE on establishing technical
standards for the field? How do these new technologies impact
TSOA students? These questions and more will be addressed at this
evening
seminar.

PROGRAM
Welcome and Introduction
New York University TSOA Directors Series & Cantor Film Center
Brian McKernan: Digital Cinema Magazine, Editorial Director and
Associate
Publisher
Evening moderator

Production/Acquisition
Bob Zahn : Broadcast Video Rentals, President
Larry Thorpe: Sony, Senior Vice President Broadcast & Production
Systems
Division

Post-Production and Film Mastering
John Dowdell III: Tape House, Vice President

BREAK

Distribution and Exhibition
Nathaniel Bonini: Producer and Consultant for IT and Digital Cinema
Barry Rebo: Emerging Pictures, Chairman
Standards: SMPTE and DC 28
Bill Miller: General Manager DTV Planning & Standards, ABC Inc.
Engineering Vice-President for SMPTE Executive Committee
Ray Blumenthal: Consultant and Sec/Treasurer NYC SMPTE Chapter

What Digital Cinema means to the TSOA student
Gary Winick: InDigEnt Films, Co-Founder; Director, Tadpole and TSOA
Faculty

Closing Remarks
Mark Forman: Forman Hi-Definition Screening Room
Brian McKernan: Digital Cinema Magazine
New York University: TSOA Directors Series and Cantor Film Center
The Cantor Film Center and the TSOA Directors Series wishes to thank
all the
industry professionals who gave of their time to participate in this
evening
seminar. We would also like to thank the following manufacturers for
the
equipment supplied to make this
event possible: NEC and Sony.

Hope to see you there.

Mark Forman
Mark Forman Productions, Corp
http://screeningroom.com