Day One HD EXPO - Createasphere - A memorable day of killer speakers, education and exhibits
Against the backdrop of a packed exhibition area, HD EXPO - Createasphere raised the curtain on a jammed flagship show at the Burbank Marriott.
Today's buzz worthy event featured a Keynote Conversation with Lance Acord, ASC sponsored by American Cinematographer. Acord's "Where the Wild Things Are," is a critical and box office smash, and he shared creative and technical insights with AC's Jon Witmer.
Planes Trains and Automobiles, or actually 3D truck, camera boats and production gear marked the premier of GEAR ALLEY, where the latest production tools took center stage; the area anchored by a West Coast appearance of the Panasonic 3D truck along with he companion panel for GEAR ALLEY, "Hard Core, Revolutionary and Indispensable: Must Have and Must See Gear." Featured Mark August, SOC, Dan Kneece, SOC, David Frederick, SOC and Larry Mole Parker, moderated by Jessica Sitomer. Debra Kaufman, MobilizedTV.com brought together a top notch panel from Fox Mobile (Mike Wallen,) Omelet (Steve Amato,) Fun Little Movies (Frank Chimendano) and Burbank Tonight's Hayden Black in a deeply insightful look at Producing for Mobile.
TOMORROW - 3D DAY!
For the third year in a row, HD EXPO - Createasphere Presents the Cutting Edge of the Art and Technology Behind 3D
DOORS OPEN AT 11:00 AM, REGISTRATION OPENS AT 10:00 AM
Screening of concert footage, movies, documentaries and animated 3D features will accompany two leading edge panels.
FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN, moderated by POST Magazine's Dan Restuccio, features Buzz Hays (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Director Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine 3D) Colorist Siggy Ferstl (Company3) Ami Dror (XpanD) and Brian Gaffney (Technicolor) will take the audience on a full on start to finish look at how 3D goes from idea to reality.
And, 3D Creativity, Imagery and Cinematography brings together a diverse group of artists and filmmakers including Wayne Miller (producer) Jed Weintrob (Director) Toshiaki Ozakawa (cinematographer) Rodney Taylor, ASC (Cinematographer) These talented filmmakers will discuss their often cutting edge work on feature films (SCAR 3D, The Evening Sun) and in concerts headed for theatrical release (Phish, JayZ, Kings of Leon, Yea Yea Yeas) and lead the audience in the creative exploration of 3D as a storytelling tool.
You can't afford to miss these panels, exhibits, intensives and community. We keep you plugged in.
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*NOTE: Regrettably, Jeffrey Silver, scheduled to deliver the Keynote Conversation on November 5th, has been unexpectedly called out of the country for production.
**Photos by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging
