NAB Show 2011

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Parent Category: Expos and Conventions

Category: Previews

Published on Friday, 08 April 2011 20:00

Written by FFTraveler Staff

The NAB Show is being held April 9 - 14, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Included in this event is the Media Business Conference on April 13.

The NAB Show is the world's largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. Held annually in Las Vegas, the event hosts 90,000 attendees from 151 countries and more than 1,500 exhibitors.

"From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, the NAB Show is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways."

The Art of Integration Gallery presents the entire collection of inspired images used throughout the 2011 NAB Show.

The NAB Show Opening starts with the welcome by NAB President and CEO Gordon H. Smith, who provides a brief overview of what to expect at the NAB Show.

The NAB Distinguished Service Award is presented to members of the broadcast community who have made significant and lasting contributions to the broadcasting industry. This year's recipient is Eddie Fritts, Founder of The Fritts Group and former NAB President for 23 years.

The NAB Show Opening finale features a perfect example of "The Art of Integration" with Academy Award winning director James Cameron, the creative force behind the two highest grossing motion pictures of all time, and Vince Pace, renowned inventor of 3D film technology. The two discuss recent developments and innovations in content creation, and implications for the entertainment industry at large, most notably the most advanced stereoscopic acquisition system ever created, known as FUSION.

Other General Sessions

Spotlight on Broadcasting: Change, Challenge and Opportunity – Leslie Moonves, CBS Corporation and Gordon Smith, National Association of Broadcasters

In Conversation with: Kevin Smith (Red State¸ Clerks, Mall Rats) with Matt Feury (The Rough Cut). Kevin shares his filmmaking adventures using such advanced editing tools and technologies as Avid Media Composer, and the innovative production and marketing of his latest film, Red State. A Q&A session follows.

Behind the Multi-Platform Success of Glee, Mad Men, Spartacus and More... – Lacey Rose of The Hollywood Reporter  in conversation with Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate Television Group, Hollywood Radio & Television Society; with Dante Di Loreto, Glee, Ryan Murphy Productions and Stephan Shelanski, Starz Entertainment, LLC. They discuss everything from the original concept to distribution of some of the most successful broadcast and cable franchises on television, and compare/contrast their respective shows to highlight common best practices for successful cross-media strategies.

Some of the Keynote speakers are:

• Broadcast Engineering Conference – Brian Markwalter, Consumer Electronics Association
• DCS 2011 – Rob Legato, Visual Effects Supervisor, Director, Director of Photography and Doug Trumbull, Trumbull Ventures LLC
• Post Production World – Chad Beck, The Edit Center and David Moritz, Editor, FMC
• Telepresence Conference – Mary Davie, General Services Administration

Super Sessions cover current trends and projections for the future by leaders in the broadcasting industry, including:

• Testosterone TV: Behind the Scenes with Original Productions (Ax Men, Ice Road Truckers)
• Mobile TV: A Path to the Future
• Transmedia: Telling the Story through Narrative Content, Games and Real-World Adventures
• The Art of Storytelling: The Changing Face of Visual Effects Across Media Today
• Emergency Alert with Mobile DTV
• Digital Rebels: The New Generation of Filmmakers & Storytellers

Content Theater includes:

• Drive Angry: High Octane 3D from Script to Screen, with Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier, Brian Pearson, Max Penner of PFX 3D Camera Systems and Ryan Turek of ShockTillYouDrop.com and Crave Online.
• Rango: The Next Step in CG Animation – David Cohen, Variety in conversation with John Knoll and Crash McCreery of Blindwink Productions, Hal Hickel of Industrial Light and Magic and James Byrkit.
• Community: Intelligent Comedy Meets Innovative Production – Debra Kaufman, Mobilized TV, Creative Cow
• Sons of Anarchy: Grit and Texture in Small Town America – Lynette Rice of Entertainment Weekly in conversation with Paul Maibaum, Anthony Medina and Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy).

The following training and certification programs are being offered this year.

• Master Class in 3D Filmmaking
• PostProduction World
• PostProduction World Certification Prep Classes and Exams

Among the New Products and Features on Display at NAB Show:

• I-MOVIX presents a new version of SprintCam® Vvs HD, the ultra-slow-motion system for live HD broadcast production. Featuring the outstanding quality, performance, and usability of SprintCam technology, SprintCam Vvs HD now operates at frame rates up to 2,700 fps in 1080i50 or up to 5,800 fps in 720p60 (more than 200 times slower than live action) and provides instant replay at native HD resolution and image quality.
• Softel will be showing the company's enhanced portfolio of captioning and subtitling solutions as well as its interactive TV and connected TV solutions.
• Media Exchange (MX) is a highly secure browser-based application that enables IT and non-IT managers and staff to send content bigger than e-mail can handle to where it needs to be faster and more easily than ever before. Users working from their offices or production sites, or even from home, can exchange content with other employees, customers, systems, and applications regardless of location and size of digital assets.
• Atempo presents its latest innovations in digital archiving and data protection. From protecting newly ingested footage to archiving completed projects, Atempo products protect and preserve content throughout file-based workflows.

There is a wealth of information to be found at every NAB Show, but this year's event promises to deliver even more.

For more information, visit www.nabshow.com.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.

The NAB Show 2011
April 9 - 14, 2011

Las Vegas Convention Center
3150 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, Nevada
702-892-0711
www.lvcva.com

Las Vegas Hilton
3000 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV
800-732-7117

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