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Rethinking and Reinventing Content Creation
Constant and accelerating change is the new normal. The way people choose to watch content, the volume of opportunities available, and shifts in production technology, mean we’re all working harder and faster than ever before.
Jeff Rosica, CEO of AVID, leads a special presentation and discussion about why rethinking and reinventing how we do what we do is the best way to thrive in an ever-changing media and entertainment industry. With Steve Audette (Senior Documentary Editor, Frontline), T. Woody Richman (Film Editor), Gretchen Taipale (VP Director of Content Production, Hill Holliday), and Peter Norton (Assistant Editor, WGBH).
Ryan Stowell on Producing
Chances are if you’ve been working in and around film production locally you’ve become familiar with Ryan Stowell and Scott Free Productions work. Ryan has been a producer, co-producer, and executive producer on many esteemed dramatic features such as MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, AMERICAN WOMAN, JUNGLELAND, and THOROUGHBREDS.
Ryan shares his experience as a producer, and his insights from the many films he’s been part of in Massachusetts and beyond. With Ryan Stowell (SVP, Scott Free Productions) and Charles Merzbacher (Professor and Director of Production, Boston University Dept of Film & TV.)
FOMO: Media of the Moment
Keeping up with audiences, where they watch and how they respond, creates unique challenges for producers, media strategists and insight specialists to stay ahead in each project. In this discussion we’re breaking down the content. How to deliver great results to satisfy audiences, publishers, and the brands that support them.
With Amber Harris (VP Executive Producer, Digitas), Lubomir Madolev (Supervising Producer, Mustache), Joanie Tobin (Senior Producer of Emerging Platforms, WGBH), and Bobby Lacivita (VP of Research & Measurement, Group Nine Media.)
This is What Democracy Looks Like
Media’s role in the democratic process is more essential and influential than ever—from viral think pieces, films as a key tool in moving policy initiatives, to live streamed town hall debates. Our accelerated media paradigm has irrevocably changed the political landscape and is influencing voters on divisive and complicated issues. Is it helping, or hurting, the cause of democracy and social good?
With Lise Balk King (Filmmaker & Social Impact Producer), Chris Hastings (Executive Producer & Editorial Manager, WORLD Channel), Hedrick Smith (Author / Reporter / Producer), Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Journalist & Media Entrepreneur), and T. Woody Richman (Film Editor.)
