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IDA Presents Documentary Track at Digital Hollywood

By IDA Editorial Staff


For the past 15 years Digital Hollywood has evolved into the definitive digital technology and brand / advertising conference for the entertainment industry. The 3-day Digital Hollywood Content Summit is the latest addition to the program, designed for creative content creators, filmmakers, producers, writers and storytellers working at the intersection of film, television and new media.

The IDA is presenting its own dedicated Documentary Track at the fall conference on Tuesday October 20.

The conference runs from Monday, October 19 to Thursday, October 22 at the Loews Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. Full conference agenda here: http://www.digitalhollywood.com/09DHFall/DH09Fl-HollywoodSummit.html

Members of the IDA will receive an affiliate discount of $ 95 - $ 135 for the 4 day conference pass (instead of $ 695 regular price).

$95 - Freelance
$135 - Self-Employed & Production, Technology or Start-Up (Under 5 Employees)
$75 - Students (in groups of 5 or More - See instructions below)

Register here for the special IDA discount: http://www.digitalhollywood.com/DHDiscountReg.html

The IDA is giving away 3 Free 4-day all-access conference passes! Be the first to email: freepasses@documentary.org with the subject "Free Digital Hollywood Fall Pass".

The IDA is presenting its own dedicated Documentary Track at the fall conference on Tuesday Oct 20.

Tuesday, October 20th
Lunch Content Presentations:
Documentary Track
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM
Online Distribution for Docs
Rick Allen,
CEO, SnagFilms, Les Guthman, documentary filmmaker and Anne Thompson, IndieWire discuss the state of the indie union" from the perspectives of distribution, journalism, production financing.
Lunch and presentation courtesy of SnagFilms

1:00 PM – 1:20 PM
Indie Funding Workshop
Danae Ringelmann and Slava Rubin, CEOs, IndieGoGo, demo hands-on tools to fundraise and budget your next picture, doc or web series
Presented by IndieGoGo

Documentary Track
Hollywood Content Summit - Session 6
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Arcadia C Ballroom
The Digital Documentarian – DIY all the way from Shoot, to Post Production into Distribution
Are the choices for today’s documentary filmmaker helping to create better films and better outreach to their own audience?
AJ Schnack, CineEye Awards
Matt Tyrnauer, Director, Valentino: The Last Emperor
Marina Zenovich, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Chris Paine, Who Killed the Electric Car
Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Director, The Garden
Eddie Schmidt, President IDA, Moderator
Presented by the International Documentary Association

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 SPECIAL FREE ADOBE EVENING EVENT:
Networking, Appetizers, Cocktails.
Open to the public and conference attendees.
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
TAPELESS PRODUCTION WORKFLOW – Embracing Creative Solutions for Filmmakers.
Presented by Adobe

6:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Special Session Panel 12:
Workshop –HD Filmmaking: Editing, Producing and Digital Delivery
See the workflow behind a feature film that will be released in fall 2010. Shot in 35mm film and HD (Canon 5D Mark II), you will learn about the entire process from capture to digital delivery. The film’s production team will show you clips and answer audience questions.
Presented by Adobe

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Product demos – cameras, CS4 / premiere.
Networking, Appetizers, Cocktails.
Presented by Adobe

Special Session Panel 13:
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Workshop – Tapeless workflows for Cutting-edge Digital Productions
Meet the innovative talent behind some of the most exciting visual effects-laden films. Meet the pioneers in the tapeless workflow arena, including RED, and learn how to incorporate it into your own project. You’ll get a behind the scene look at the effects workflow used in James Cameron’s new film, Avatar.
Presented by Adobe.