Welcome, Guest [Sign In]Stimulating sessions, unparalleled panel discussions and powerful presentations make Realscreen Summit a can’t miss experience - here’s what’s in store for 2007:
January 29, 2007 | |||||||||||
| 7:45 am - 8:45 am |
Registration & Coffee
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| 8:45 am - 10:15 am |
New Production Techniques: The VJ Revolution * Workshop Registration Required
Low cost, high quality, fast turn - sound good? Learn how to use new technologies to slash your production costs by more than 50% while you speed-up your turnaround time. Rosenblum Associates pioneered the use of small, hand-held DV cameras in Trauma, Life in the ER and have now married small HD cameras to laptops in the field. Learn how to turn an hour out in 6 days - with high production values and low production costs.
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| 8:45 am - 10:15 am |
Presenting a Multi-Platform Pitch That Works * Workshop Registration Required
Now that you're asked to include execution for web and mobile as well as traditional television in your treatment, how do you change up your pitch and presentation to nail it on the head?
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| 8:45 am - 10:15 am |
Raising Money: Alternative Funding Methods * Workshop Registration Required
A fun experience that will teach you the skills and techniques needed to raise funds from wealthy individuals. Really, we’re not kidding! Participants will learn how to build relationships with 'people with money' and how to make 'an ask'. Chris Palmer, has raised millions of dollars for his films this way and is an expert fundraiser, and he'll show you how to do it too.
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| 10:15 am - 10:30 am |
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| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Understanding Licensing & Merchandising * Workshop Registration Required
Uncover creative ways to exploit your rights into ancillary markets that could add up to big business.
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| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
The Art of the Pitch * Workshop Registration Required
Pitching secrets revealed! The pitch process gets deconstructed in terms of preparation, strategy, intelligence, rehearsals as well as what to take, what not to take, how to close the deal and the all important follow-up. Knowledge from both sides of the desk plus examples will pull it all together to teach you how to give the killer pitch.
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| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
HD Workflow * Workshop Registration Required
Planning the workflow for an HD project can be one of the most time consuming aspects of your pre-production; however, not taking this time in prep can cost you time and money in post. Learn how to plan and execute a successful HD workflow that will alleviate a lot of stress and budget overages.
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| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
How to Work the Summit: Intro Session
A special introductory information session for those that are attending the Summit for the first time, or for those who haven't been in awhile. Get some ideas on how to best spend your time, what sessions to attend to accomplish your goals, and meet some other newcomers.
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| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
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| 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm |
Networking Workshop
Learn how to network with ease and how to get the most out of the time and money you are investing in Realscreen Summit. Maximize the benefits of attending industry events like this by brushing up on your networking skills. A not-to-be-missed workshop open to all newcomers as well as veterans.
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| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Interest Group Meetings (1:00pm-1:45pm)
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| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Interest Group Meetings (1:00pm-1:45pm)
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| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Interest Group Meetings (1:00pm-1:45pm)
Open to All Delegates, these facilitated group meetings will connect you with like-minded delegates, whether you are looking for a UK Coproduction Partner or someone facing the same production challenge. | ||||||||||
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
Sixteen leading stock footage libraries have come together under the auspices of The Association of Commercial Stock Footage Licensors (ACSIL) to present what they believe to be a remarkable new licensing paradigm for ALL rights owners to consider. After months of analysis of the business models of rights exploitation, ACSIL unveils its idea for the first time. Come and join the debate.
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| 2:20 pm - 3:05 pm |
Copyright law varies from country to country, and there are legal parameters that may allow you to use piece of IP in one territory that may not exist in another. In the US there is fair use, in the UK there is fair dealing and in mainland Europe there is neither fair use nor fair dealing. How do they differ and what do you need to know about them when making use of footage in productions that you hope to have worldwide distribution?
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| 3:05 pm - 3:20 pm |
Coffee Break
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| 3:20 pm - 4:05 pm |
FOOTAGE FORUM Rights Acquisition & Exploitation: Going Solo or Teaming Up?
Got footage? Making the choice to represent your footage yourself of have someone else do it for you is a big decision. What are the pros and cons of going it alone or having someone else manage the process for you, whether you are an individual rights owner or library looking to build revenue in new territories? Our panel representing the various opportunities, discuss the different ways to approach exploiting your IP successfully.
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| 4:05 pm - 4:10 pm |
Room Reset
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| 4:10 pm - 5:00 pm |
FOOTAGE FORUM Closing Keynote: In Conversation with Smithsonian
The industry was all a buzz in sping 2006 when the Smithsonian Institution announced it had partnered with Showtime Networks to create Smithsonian Networks. Surrounding the excitement, on ongoing debate ensued over access to the Smithsonian archives. David Royle, EVP Programming & Production, Tom Hayden, GM, Smithsonian Networks and Gary Beer, CEO, Smithsonian Business Ventures discuss the partnership and address the burning questions.
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| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
The emerging platforms have emerged and they are building themselves a tidy little business out of delivering content to the masses. Our panel of senior 'new media' execs from the companies leading the way share their insight on the current new media landscape, what's working, what the audience wants, the impact of UGC and how that all trickles down to the non-fiction content community.
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| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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January 30, 2007 | |||||||||||
| 7:45 am - 9:00 am |
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
Our panel of broadcast industry leaders discuss the big picture: What keeps them up at night, what drives them crazy about the business, what most excites them about the business, where do they see their biggest opportunity and their biggest threat, and what do the hope most for in 2007?
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
(9:00-9:30) 30 Mins with Tracy Beckett, National Geographic Channels International
Highly coveted and informative sessions led by programmers & commissioners; designed to give you insight into their programming strategy. Advance sign-up required, limited seating.
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
(9:00-9:30) 30 Mins with Dr. Ali Hossaini, Voom HD
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
(9:00-9:30) 30 Mins with Charles Nordlander, Food Network
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
(9:00-9:30) 30 Mins with Rob Swartz, Sci Fi Channel
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am |
Room Reset
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| 10:00 am - 10:45 am |
(10:00-10:30) 30 Mins with Chantal Rutherford Browne, UKTV
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| 10:00 am - 10:45 am |
(10:00-10:30) 30 Mins with Michael Kot, History Television (Canada)
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| 10:00 am - 10:45 am |
(10:00-10:30) 30 Mins with Kent Takano, Fine Living TV Network
Highly coveted and informative sessions led by programmers & commissioners; designed to give you insight into their programming strategy. Advance sign-up required, limited seating.
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| 10:00 am - 10:45 am |
Speed Pitching Jan 30th
Programming execs take individual one-on-one pitches in a fast-paced, lightening round style. Advance sign-up required, limited seating.
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| 10:00 am - 10:45 am |
The UK has a great rights situation, Canada has the tax breaks, and the USA has more channels and more hours to commission than anywhere else in the world...more and more producers are discovering their own "special relationship" concentrating on this golden triangle of creative and business potential. An increasing number of mid to large sized independents are exploring the possibilities as they seek to position themselves more robustly in a world of broadcaster/producers and "mega indies". Explore the options when the grass looks greener - do you buy the whole field or share grazing rights and what happens when the milk from your new cash cow goes sour?
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| 10:00 am - 10:45 am |
(10:00-10:30) 30 Mins with Susan Werbe, The History Channel
Highly coveted and informative sessions led by programmers & commissioners; designed to give you insight into their programming strategy. Advance sign-up required, limited seating.
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| 10:45 am - 11:05 am |
Networking Break
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| 11:05 am - 11:50 am |
One-on-one with Rob Sharenow at A&E.
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| 11:05 am - 11:50 am |
(11:05-11:35) 30 Mins with Michael Rubin, MSNBC
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| 11:05 am - 11:50 am |
(11:05-11:35) 30 Mins with David Davis, Oregon Public Broadcasting
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| 11:05 am - 11:50 am |
At the first Realscreen Summit, you’d have been hard-pressed to hear the word docudrama uttered without being followed by a chorus of ‘boo, hiss’. 9 years on, it’s a part of the regular line-up of most non-fiction channels and programming strands, but it’s an entirely different beast for traditional factual producers to tackle. From casting to scriptwriting to shooting, an expert in docudrama shows you how to do it well.
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| 11:05 am - 11:50 am |
(11:05-11:35) 30 Mins with Ross Martin, MTVu
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| 11:05 am - 12:00 pm |
(11:05-11:35) 30 Mins with David Lyle, Fox Reality
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| 11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Room Reset
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| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm |
In six short months the industry went from identifying that new content delivery channels were finally breaking through and everyone needed to be on-board to everyone being on-board but with the nagging questions: What content works? How do you monetize it? And who is paying for it? It’s a new multi-platform universe that can’t be ignored, but how do we make it a success for the non-fiction industry?
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| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm |
Master Class: On & Off-Air Marketing
How do you drive an audience to a program? With so many different ways a viewer can access their entertainment, how do you make them aware of what’s available to them? What makes for a good campaign or promo and what pieces of the marketing mix should you make use of?
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| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm |
(12:00-12:30) 30 Mins with Tom Neff, The Documentary Channel
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| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm |
(12:00-12:30) 30 Mins with Elaine Frontain Bryant, A&E
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| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm |
(12:00-12:30) 30 Mins with Michael Cascio, National Geographic Channel
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| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm |
(12:00-12:30) 30 Mins with Aaron Meyerson, Oxygen
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| 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm |
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| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm |
(1:45-2:15) 30 Mins with Robyn Hutt, Court TV
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| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm |
(1:45-2:15) 30 Mins with Mary Ellen Iwata, HGTV
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| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm |
Deal or No Deal: The Business of Factual Formats
The format business is alive and kicking, proving to be a cost-effective, ratings winner for many broadcasters. We’ll look at some top factual formats, the keys to their success, plus what makes for a format with international potential and the best way to roll it out. Moreover, we’ll discuss the business practices (or in some cases the lack thereof) that are controlling the format business today.
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| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm |
One-on-one with Alex Graham, Chief Executive, Wall to Wall Television.
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| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm |
(1:45-2:15) 30 Mins with Julie Bristow, CBC
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| 1:45 pm - 2:40 pm |
(1:45-2:15) 30 Minutes with Carlyn Staudt, National Geographic Channels International
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| 2:30 pm - 2:40 pm |
Room Reset
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| 2:40 pm - 3:30 am |
(2:40 - 3:10) 30 Minutes with Karen Gelbart, Alliance Atlantis Networks
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| 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm |
(2:40-3:10) 30 Mins with Mary Ellen Iwata, HGTV
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| 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm |
Understanding PBS
Executives from different sides of the public broadcasting business give you insight into the Public Broadcasting System, how it works, the different points of entry, and how non-fiction producers and distributors can work within the system.
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| 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm |
Last year’s Summit looked at some of the best genre-bending programs, and explored their development and success. But where are we now? Have broadcasters expanded their genre focus at the expense of their core viewer demographic? Do audiences even know what network they are watching anymore? Do they care?
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| 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm |
(2:40-3:10) 30 Mins with Gena McCarthy, WE tv
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| 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm |
(2:40-3:10) 30 Mins with David Royle, Smithsonian Networks
Highly coveted and informative sessions led by programmers & commissioners; designed to give you insight into their programming strategy. Advance sign-up required, limited seating.
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| 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm |
(2:40-3:00) 30 Mins with Kaye Zusmann, Weather Channel
Highly coveted and informative sessions led by programmers & commissioners; designed to give you insight into their programming strategy. Advance sign-up required, limited seating.
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| 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm |
Networking Break
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| 3:50 pm - 5:00 pm |
Live Focus Group & Discussion
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| 3:50 pm - 5:00 pm |
Speed Pitching Jan 30th Round 2
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| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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January 31, 2007 | |||||||||||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
One-on-one with Jane Root, EVP & GM, Discovery Channel.
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
(9:00 - 9:30) 30 Mins with Discovery - Animal & Natural History
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
No matter how you slice it, you need coproduction financing to produce the big ideas. Get the lowdown on the best ways to put them together from a master of the coproduction deal.
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
(9:00 - 9:30) 30 mins with Robert Ecker, Speed Channel Inc.
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
(9:00 - 9:30) 30 Mins with Bridget Whalen, National Geographic Channel
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| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
(9:00-9:30) 30 Minutes with Chris White, POV/American Documentary
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| 9:50 am - 9:55 am |
Room Reset
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| 9:55 am - 10:40 am |
(9:55 - 10:25) 30 Mins with Daniela Bagliani, RTI-SpA Mediaset
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| 9:55 am - 10:40 am |
(9:55 - 10:25) 30 Minutes with Courtney Thompson, National Geographic Channels International
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| 9:55 am - 10:40 am |
(9:55 - 10:25) 30 Mins with Discovery - HD & New Media
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| 9:55 am - 10:40 am |
'Good enough' just doesn't cut it anymore; broadcasters are demanding great music in all of their programming to keep the bar raised to where their audience expects the production values to be. Top Network execs tell you what they are looking for and crafty industry pros show you how to deliver the high-end goods.
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| 9:55 am - 10:40 am |
Why They Rejected It
Analysis of programs that were rejected and the reasons why. Was it the pitch? Was it the idea? Was it the producer? Or, oops, was it a mistake?
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| 9:55 am - 10:40 am |
(9:55-10:25) 30 Mins with Carl Lindahl, The History Channel
Highly coveted and informative sessions led by programmers & commissioners; designed to give you insight into their programming strategy. Advance sign-up required, limited seating.
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| 10:40 am - 11:00 am |
Networking Break
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| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
Producers from realscreen’s Global 100 – a list of the top production companies in non-fiction - showcase some of their favorite clips and explain how they created the shot, the sequence, their use of CGI, etc.
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| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
Bridging the Gap: Coproduction Opportunities with China
Through a case study and relevant examples, you will gain a better understanding of the opportunities for partnerships with Chinese media companies as well as the different agencies and organizations that exist to foster international relationships.
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| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
(11:00 - 11:30) 30 Mins with Laura Fleury, A&E
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| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
(11:00 - 11:30) 30 Mins with Glen Freyer, Court TV
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| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
(11:00 - 11:30) 30 Mins with Ann Julienne, France 5
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| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
(11:00 - 11:30) 30 Mins with Discovery - Health & Wellness
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| 11:45 am - 11:55 am |
Room Reset
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| 11:55 am - 12:40 pm |
Talent & Casting: Finding the Next ‘Dog’
Everyone is looking for hot talent, but where is exactly do you find it and how to you evaluate potential?
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| 11:55 am - 12:40 pm |
(11:55 - 12:25) 30 Mins with Lynne Kirby, Sundance Channel
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| 11:55 am - 12:40 pm |
A rapidly changing area, computer-generated imagery is a tool that when used well, can make the production. When should you use CGI and what software should you use? Is it the software or the designer that makes the difference? View how some sequences were created, look at the software/technique that was used, and better understand the options available to you when using CGI.
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| 11:55 am - 12:40 pm |
(11:55 - 12:25) 30 Minutes with Discovery, Factual Science
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| 11:55 am - 12:40 pm |
(11:55 - 12:25) 30 Minutes with Discovery, Current Events
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| 11:55 am - 12:40 pm |
(11:55 - 12:25) 30 Mins with Ralph Lee, Channel 4
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| 12:40 pm - 1:40 pm |
Luncheon Roundtables
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| 12:40 pm - 1:40 pm |
Roundtable Discussions
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| 12:40 pm - 1:40 pm |
Lunch
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| 12:40 pm - 1:40 pm |
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| 1:40 pm - 2:10 pm |
(1:40 - 2:10) 30 Mins with Discovery - Travel
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| 1:40 pm - 2:10 pm |
(1:40 - 2:10) 30 Minutes with Geoff Daniels, National Geographic Channels International
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| 1:40 pm - 2:10 pm |
(1:40 - 2:10) 30 Mins with John Wilson, PBS
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| 1:40 pm - 2:10 pm |
(1:40 - 2:10) 30 mins with Discovery - Lifestyle
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| 1:40 pm - 2:25 pm |
360° Distribution: New Adventures in Rights Exploitation
So many questions...How do existing distribution models deal with a true 360° delivery world? How is broadband and mobile changing the distribution business? What are the strategies for these new screens and what areas are showing a pay-off now? What other areas are emerging for rights holders to take advantage of? A look at where the distribution business is heading.
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| 1:40 pm - 2:30 pm |
Speed Pitching Jan 31st
Programming execs take individual one-on-one pitches in a fast-paced, lightening round style. Advance sign-up required, limited seating.
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| 2:25 pm - 2:30 pm |
Room Reset
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| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
The Art of Solid State Filmmaking
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| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
The Realscreen Interview: Lisa Heller, HBO
One-on-one with Lisa Heller, Vice President of Original Programming at HBO.
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| 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
Networking Break
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| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
A twist on a Summit classic; producers participating in this live pitch will be chosen in a random drawing on the morning of January 30th at the opening panel. Plus a la The X Factor, each pitcher will have an industry exec as their mentor, to give them coaching on their pitch and to big them up in front of our panel of industry judges and the audience. Who will have the X Factor?
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| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Closing Remarks
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| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Wind down with a Brazilian Caipirinha at the closing Happy Hour. | ||||||||||
