The Jackson Hole Tech Symposium had another compelling lineup of equipment demos, provocative discussions, special screenings, and in-depth seminars in 2004:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Exhibit Floor
Exhibit Floor Open 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Exhibit Floor
Special Demo Hour 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Forum Room
HD SCREENING STRANGE DAYS ON PLANET EARTH
A sneak preview of the Sea Studios/National Geographic production airing next spring. Around the globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries: Why do invasive species cause such havoc? What happens to an ecosystem when top predators disappear? If we've cleaned up our waterways, why are animals, including ourselves, still at risk? How could a one-degree rise in average temperature have such profound effects? Strange Days on Planet Earth explores these questions and draws upon cutting edge science in a fast-paced search for answers. A new age of exploration is about to begin. 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Forum Room
The Aesthetics of Technology
Technology itself has become a component in the creative process. The official midyear review of the hottest picks, the biggest disappointments, users critique the tools available, with a mind toward what is--or should be--looming on the horizon. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Forum Room
Market Futures - if we build it will they come?
Mapping the expanding digital universe: fueled by amazing advances in production and distribution, HD3D and large format markets are exploding, Museum consortiums, HD Theatre Networks, and Cable/Satellite HD Distributors are springing forth. HD-DVD distribution is around the corner and broadband delivery will not be far behind. Where do we stand in HD programming, and what does it mean to the independent filmmaker?
5:30 - 7:00 pm, Exhibit Floor
Exhibit Floor Happy Hour - Demos & Drinks
Sponsored by NHK Japanese Broadcasting
7:00 - 9:30 pm, The DoubleTree's Plaza del Sol
Reception and Fiesta
Dress warmly for a Mexican dinner overlooking the Pacific shore.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2004 8:00 - 9:00 am, Reagan Room
Roundtable Breakfast Buffet
Sponsored by Canon & NATURE-WNET 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Exhibit Floor
Exhibit Floor Open 9:00 - 10:00 am, Exhibit Floor
Special Demo Hour 10:00 - 11:30 am, Forum Room
Technology of Image Origination
Just when you thought things were quieting down, there is still new technology to consider. Tapeless Cameras, the latest flavors of HD, 2K/4K, and HDV just open the box of creative possibilities. 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm, Forum Room
HD SCREENING SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION
Take a journey out of this world with a High Definition celebration of recent exploits by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This program includes highlights of the exploration of the 'home base' of Earth, the first mission ever to orbit Saturn, a new generation of space telescopes that can see what the human eye cannot, and, of course, the dramatic landings of the Mars Rovers that have captivated the world. This thirty-minute presentation recently premiered at the National Air and Space Museum's IMAX Theater in Washington, D.C. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Forum Room
Keeping You Posted
presented in association with the Hollywood Post Alliance
A panel of visionaries considers the changing world of post and the impact of the latest production, finishing, and distribution technologies on the independent filmmaker. An examination of the needs of the next generation in post, from digital intermediate to data and workflow management in a tapeless world. 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Forum Room
Taking Post to the Field:
Case Study Anatomy of A Production
In the hottest Las Vegas wedding this year, Panasonic DVC Pro HD and Apple Final Cut Pro tied the knot at NAB. The honeymoon is overó did the marriage work? A case study approach from production teams putting it to the test. 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Forum Room
Natural History Hits the Big Screen
Case Study Anatomy of a A Production and
Special Screening Event - The BBC's Deep Blue
Digital cinema offers tremendous potential, but at the same time faces substantial hurdles. Filmmakers are taking natural history out of the living room and onto the big screen. The power of this move extends well beyond the marketplace and holds great potential to influence public opinion, drawing attention to conservation efforts, environmental hotspots and political activism. Deep Blue: This feature-length version of the BBC documentary series, The Blue Planet, takes us to the darkest depths of the ocean in an odyssey that conveys a riveting sense of nature's infinite variety. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Andy Byatt, the 90-minute feature was orginated on multiple formats and transferred to 35mm and HD for theatrical distribution. There is much to discuss and members of the production team will be on hand to give their insights. 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Forum Room Foyer
Cocktails & hors d'ouevres will be served immediately following the screening.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2004
8:30 - 9:30 am, Forum Room
Roundtable Breakfast 10:00 - 11:30 am, Forum Room
High Definition 3D and Large Formats
Hardware and Hard Knocks
An inside perspective on the HD3D and large format landscape as programming opportunities grow and the tools to create get refined. Show and tell on the latest tools with the people who have taken them into the field. 11:30 - 1:00 pm
Break 1:00 - 3:30 pm, Forum Room
Special HD3D Screenings
James Cameron's Aliens of the Deep and
JPL/NASA's 3D Journey to Mars ALIENS OF THE DEEP
Selected Excerpts, followed by Q&A with members of the Production Team! James Cameron, Academy Award® winning director, deep ocean adventurer, and space exploration visionary, combines his talent and his passions in the forthcoming digital 3D film Aliens of the Deep. Cameron takes audiences to the depths of the ocean to encounter some of the strangest life forms on Earth, while inviting us to imagine what future explorers may someday find on other planets. Aliens of the Deep presents the highlights of more than 40 dives made to the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that winds 46,000 miles around the globe and contains mineral-rich volcanic vents with names like Lost City and Snake Pit. These vents spew constant clouds of super-heated water, made dark as smoke by substances sent up from deep beneath the earthís crust. The creatures are abundant and very strange, including 6-foot tall worms with blood-red plumes, white crabs, and an absolutely astonishing biomass of blind, white shrimp, all competing to find just the right location in the flow of superheated water--or fry trying. "They are as close to alien life as anything seen on Earth," says Cameron. "A clue to what might exist elsewhere." Aliens of the Deep gives first-hand insight into Cameron's passion for exploration, the extreme machines that allow humans to explore the deep, and the possibilities that exist both below and beyond the horizon. Cameron and the mission scientists help us consider the correlations between life under water and the life we may one day find in outer space. 3D JOURNEY TO MARS
In the last two years we have seen: the discovery of hundreds of asteroids and comets, the exploration of the Martian surface by two orbiters and two rovers, the exploration of Saturn's atmosphere, rings, and moons. In the next six months, we will probe beneath the clouds of Titan, the sample of the dust in a comet's tail. We have seen first light for a new space infrared telescope, and shall see the return to flight of the shuttle. Join us for a behind the scenes three-dimensional stereoscopic virtual tour of the preparations for these expeditions to "other worlds." Journey with us "through the telescope" from Hawaii to the heavens. 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Forum Room
And It's a Wrap: Making sense of it all
C.R. Caillouet gives you the final word. This may be the Symposium's hottest session, where we raise more questions than we answer. 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Break 6:30 pm
Transportaion begins from Fess Parker Reception Area to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Cocktails, hors d'ouevres, and museum wandering. 8:00 - 10:00 pm
Closing Dinner Event at the
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast
Dress Warmly for a casual evening at the creek side grotto.
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