Filmmaking At The Millennium: Filmmakers Forum
The Hollywood Reporter, in conjunction with the American Society of Cinematographers, presents the inaugural Filmmaking at the Millennium: Filmmakers Forum on Saturday, May 8, 1998 at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. This one-day conference will address the issues of the business, technology and future of filmmaking and cinematography. ""Of all the motion picture arts and sciences, none has made such groundbreaking leaps as cinematography. From the silent era, when clunky machines made photography burdensome, to todayís world when inventions like the steadicam, super-fast film and digitalization are following each other with the speed of light, cinematography is truly the cutting edge of the movie business,"" said Robert J. Dowling, Editor-In-Chief and Publisher of The Hollywood Reporter. Highlighting the conference will be the keynote address delivered by Allen Daviau, ASC, an OscarÆ-nominated cinematographer. Daviau, who began his career shooting commercials and music promos in Los Angeles, has more than 20 film credits to his name, including E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, The Color Purple, Avalon, Empire Of The Sun, Bugsy, The Falcon And The Snowman, and Fearless. He has won the two ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards and a British Academy Award and is also a member of the Board of Governors of the ASC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to hear panelistsí insights on these four featured topics: Session 1 ñ The Changing Creative Team will explore the changing relationships between cinematographers and others that are a part of the filmmaking process. Session 2 ñ The New Business of Cinematography will discuss elements that are affecting cinematography budgets and how the new technologies are impacting creativity. Session 3 ñ Creative Collaboration: An Interactive Simulation features the Mighty Joe Young team looking at how time and money can either be saved or wasted. Session 4 ñ The Problems and Possibilities of Digital Filmmaking will address changing digital production and prost-production techniques including virtual photography, sets and synthetic characters. Some of the industryís top cinematographers, executives, directors and producers will be participating as panelists and moderators. They include: Dan Curry, Visual Effects Supervision; Jerry Ketcham, Vice President Motion Picture Production, The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group; John Schwartman, ASC; Richard Edlund, ASC; Morgan Rector, President, Imperial Entertainment Group; Michael Watkins, ASC; Rob Hummel, DreamWorks SKG; Bob Lambert, Vice President New Technology and Development, Walt Disney Pictures; Evans Wetmore, Vice President of Advance Engineering, New Technology Group; Adian Foley, Chairman/CEO, Cinesite; Russell Carpenter, ASC; Holt Yeatman, Visual Effects Supervisor; Ted Harley, Producer; Dean Cundy, ASC; Garrett Smith, Vice President of Digital Mastering Operations, Paramount Pictures; Jack deGovia, President of the Society of Motion Pictures & Television Art Directors; Dennis Muren, Senior VFX Supervisor, ILM; Curtis Clark, ASC; and Rob Legato, Visual Effects Supervisor, Digital Domain. For more information contact Lynda Miller, The Hollywood Reporter at 323 525 2153 or Bob Fisher for the ASC at 760 438 5250.