TV, New Media, Motion Picture and Technology Pioneers Discuss the Future of Entertainment at SMPTE 2008

TV, New Media, Motion Picture and Videogame Journalists

Pioneering Showrunners, Directors and Videogame Developers

Jesse Alexander - "Heroes," "Alias," executive producer/writer

Javier Grillo-Marxuach - "The Middleman," "Medium," executive producer/writer

Tim Kring - "Heroes," "Crossing Jordan," executive producer/writer

Naren Shankar - "CSI," "UC: Undercover," executive producer

Matt Wolf - ABC Family's "Fallen Alternate Reality Game" and "Bourne Conspiracy" video game developer

Rob Letterman - "Monsters Vs. Aliens," "Shark Tale," director

Technology Innovator

"Father of MP3" - Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg

"Rebel Alliance: Geeks Lead Hollywood into a New Era": showrunners, directors and game developers partake in an in-depth discussion about transmedia--branding and storytelling across multiple media channels--and how it is transforming entertainment in this convergent, interactive age

"The Future of Digital Media" Keynote Address: glimpse the future of immersive entertainment, stereoscopic 3-D audio and video and interactivity

http://www.smpte2008.org

"Future of Digital Media" Keynote Address: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

"Rebel Alliance" Panel: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

The most innovative Hollywood voices are creating stories and telling them in different ways on TV, the Internet, videogames and mobile phones. They are also combining their stories with branding, marketing and interactivity, particularly on the Web. Hear how Hollywood's top Emmy Award-winners are charting entertainment's future.

With recent advancements in stereo 3-D and multi-dimensional sound, completely immersive professional entertainment is on the near horizon, and not just in videogames. Hear from the "father of MP3," Dr. Brandenburg, about the future of digital entertainment.