plazo: 15 octubre 2009
cuando: del 3 al 5 de diciembre (2009)
donde: Zurich

35 mm film? 35 mm film with three or two perforations? Super 16 mm? Or digital? XDCAM? HDCAM?
Arri D20 or RED?… Traditional silver emulsion or Digital Intermediate? 2K? 4K?…
From shooting to print delivery, which workflow best suits a specific project? What are the costs, pitfalls and advantages of each?
How can producers, line producers and production managers deal with the continuous technical developments of the digital era?

Using case studies, the 2,5-day workshop compares tested and proven digital production processes and solutions presently available to European film production. The second part of the programme will be devoted to the review of the participants’ projects.

What is Digital Production Challenge?

Objective of the workshop
The objective of DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHALLENGE is to give producers, executive producers and production managers the tools and the methods of analysis to choose between the various digital production processes available today.

Subjects and skills taught
This 2,5-day workshop will give an overview of the digital production processes and the specific challenges of each aspect of these processes. It will investigate each step from shooting the film to delivering the copies.

• Cameras and shooting systems
• Scanning
• Data supports and data management
• Backup copies
• Integration into the off-line editing system
• Conformation, special effects, grading…
• Film transfer, copies of antenna bands and DVD burning
• “Digital Cinema Package” (different language versions and subtitling, encrypting and keys for digital distribution…)
• Communications which insure a coherent interface between the partners in these many steps

Applying for Digital Production Challenge 2009
When: Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 December 2009.
Where: Zurich (Switzerland)
Language: English, with translation in German and French.
Application deadline with a project to expertise: 15 October 2009
Application deadline with no project: 30 October 2009
Please fill in the application form.

Fee: 400 Euro, including accommodation and meals. Travel to Zurich not included.

Please note that most MEDIA DESKS can help you to find financial support for your participation at Digital Production Challenge — consult your national MEDIA DESK.

more info: http://www.focal.ch/digiprodchallenge/index.html

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