The Programme

25 November
12.00 — 13.00 Lunch
13.00 — 13.15 Introduction
13.15 — 14.15 Fundamentals: Glossary and Grammar
14.15 — 14.30 A Workflow Skeleton — Decision Tree
14.30 — 14.45 Break
Case Study 1
14.45 — 15.45 200'000 € to 1 mio € budgets with digital cameras between 50 and 400 Mbps
The analysis goes from shooting the film to promotion and distribution through prices and availability of the materials, control tools, delivering the copies, "Digital Cinema Package", etc.
15.45 — 16.00 Focus: Camera Ergonomy
16.00 — 16.15 Break
Case Study 2
16.15 — 17.15 Around 2 mio € budgets with the Red One camera
17.15 — 17.30 Focus: Sound recording & postproduction & digital workflows: data supports and management, synchronization, frames / sec, tests
17.30 — 17.45 Break
Case Study 3
17.45 — 18.45 Around 5 mio € budgets with digital cameras over 400 Mbps
18.45 — 19.00 Focus: Data Management and Digital imaging technician (DIT) during the shooting
19.30 Dinner
26 November
9.30 — 12.30
(2 x 15' breaks)
Review of the selected projects of the participants with the following perspectives:
  • Formats and processes, tests to be made
  • Organization, planning and costs
  • Promotion and distribution
12.30 — 14.00 Lunch
14.00 — 15.00 Synthesis 3 Workflows and Discussion
15.00 — 15.15 Break
15.15 — 16.45 From the digital cinema distribution master (DCDM) to the theater:
  • Manufacturing Digital Cinema Package (DCP) 
  • Security Incription and Archiving
  • Logistics of digital distribution (transport, servers, licences)
  • Key Delivery Message  (KDM)  management
  • d-cinema versus e-cinema
16.45 — 17.00 Break
17.00 — 17.45 About 3D
  • Short-lived, trendy or reality?
  • 3D: access to low budget movies?
18.30 — 20.00 Screening (3D)
20.30 Dinner
27 November
9.30 — 10.30 New relationship between production, distribution and postproduction providers
  • New production workflow ideas
  • Audience acquisition
10.30 — 10.45 Break
10.45 — 11.45 Case Study 5
From Production to Exhibition
11.45 — 12.00 Break
12.00 — 12.45 Conclusion and Evaluation
12.45 — 14.00 Lunch
The Participants The Benefits The Extra Zing The Experts The English – German – French Digital Cinema Glossary The Partners Applying for Digital Production Challenge 2010 Making-of 2009

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with the support of

in cooperation with
The Training Programme EP2C