“Motion Pictures in the Cloud - Economics, Security & Architecture

Hollywood media companies DreamWorks Animation and HBO are already using and exploring new Cloud Services.  Welcome to a unique opportunity to learn how they leverage the “cloud” to meet their latest creative and logistical needs in digital motion picture and television episodic pre-production, production, post production, storage, delivery and archive. In addition, hear examples of how cloud users and partners have built media solutions that enable distributed resources and that increase both team and individual creative power to work together

 “Motion Pictures in the Cloud - 

Economics, Security & Architecture” 
An evening of presentations from Industry Leaders about real-world
technologies and the moving of images using Cloud Services.
Keynote Speakers: Lincoln Wallen, CTO, DreamWorks Animation
Stephen Beres, Technology Architect, HBO Studios West at HBO

The Chinese Theater 6
Third floor Hollywood Highland Complex
6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038
Underground parking in the Hollywood Highland Complex
($2.00 for 4 hours with Theater Validation*)

SMPTE Members and industry guests are welcome

This event is free, other than parking.  However, to be assured the opportunity for admittance, Early-bird attendees will need to check in not later than 6:45 PM at the event with proof of their Early-bird RSVP (bring a valid printed registration ticket).  Early-bird RSVP will end once registration approaches the theater capacity.  After 6:45 PM, entrance into the theater itself from the lobby mixer will also include ticketed Standby-registrants on a first come first served basis, up to the full seating capacity of the theater.

RSVP at: https://hsmpte28january2014event.eventbrite.com
Lobby Doors Open 6:00 PM for all ticketed attendees
for refreshments and appetizers sponsored by Aspera

Meeting / Program Starts 7:00 PM

Following the keynote speakers, the program will include up to date briefings of how cloud services providers efficiently enable connectivity, distribution of resources, and increase speed of project completion among creative teams and individuals: 
Terry Koosed, Bel Air Internet (last mile fiber connectivity); Michelle Munson, Aspera (file transfer, uncompressed acceleration); Michael Crandell, RightScale (cloud designs and support products);Mark Ramberg, Amazon Web Services (AWS);
Ben Masek, Sony Media Cloud Services (creative shared access/software);
Martin Holmes, Snell (broadcast infrastructure for second screen and distribution, such as “TV Anywhere”)
The event concludes at 9:30 PM.

For more information:
Steve Wong, SMPTE: (310) 987-7696
Chris Bone, SMPTE Hollywood Section Chair: (818) 566-9898 x730

(* Parking Validation from the TCL Chinese Theater is available for attendees.  Bring your parking garage entrance ticket with you.  After 4 hours the rate is $1 for every 15 minutes up to the daily maximum of $13)
Isn’t it time you joined SMPTE? For more information about the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) including membership, and other upcoming programs, please visit www.smpte.org and www.smpte.org/sections/hollywood