Special Digital Cinema Issue

The Big Pixel Show : Part 1 of 2
It was a little over two summers ago when George Lucas, arguably the world's most bankable director, announced that he would digitally project The Phantom Menace, his long awaited Star Wars follow-up, in four theaters across the US. This marked the first occasion that a major studio feature would be projected electronically. Since then, the interest in both digital film creation, and digitally converting multiplexes everywhere, has been growing rapidly within the entertainment industry, which forsees massive distribution and production cost savings on the "d-cinema" horizon.
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The Big Pixel Show : Part 2 of 2
Currently, d-cinema is both a buzzword, albeit a meaningful one, as well as a growing experiment making carefully plotted baby steps.
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Coming this October: Hollywood Unstrung II
This fall, larta will premiere its second report on the convergence of the technology and entertainment industries, Hollywood Unstrung II. This comprehensive study will examine the direction of such areas as copyright protection, digital cinema, production technologies, digital audio, as well as the new direction of rich media content on the Internet.

Related Articles

Cinema Expo 2001
Disputed standards and funding issues continue to keep digital cinema grainy.
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24p Hits New Heights With Sony's CineAlta
Sony Broadcast & Professional Europe brought the latest technology in digital filmmaking, its CineAlta, to the Palais des Festivals at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 12, impressing the audience with how the new capture, transfer and projection methods stack up against the old.
Click here for the full article from Editor's Net

Industrious Light and Magic
George Lucas sounds off on why digital cinema is a force to be reckoned with, and explains why he never said any cinema without digital projection in 2005 would not be able to show Star Wars Episode III.
Click here for the full interview from Entertainment Weekly

Making Digital Cinema Actually Happen
Click here to download the free report from Technicolor Digital

Movies coming to a PC near you
Hollywood is in the deal-making phase of its campaign to distribute movies over the Internet and showtime for the resulting ventures is still some way off, executives said on Thursday.
Click here for the full article from Reuters

Other Articles

In case you haven't heard: California is the 5th largest economy on earth
California surpassed France in 2000 to become the 5th largest economy in the world, reports the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). The State enjoyed spectacular growth last year, and is still recording gains this year.
Click here for the full statement from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation

Microsoft's Ballmer: Business As Usual Despite Imminent Antitrust Ruling
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said the company has no contingency plans "whatsoever" to address a potential government-mandated breakup. In an interview with The Washington Post on Wednesday, Ballmer defended Microsoft's practices and denied that the company is a monopoly.
Click here for the full article from Washington Post

Biotech rivals make progress on psoriasis treatments
In the latest round of a heated competition, rival biotech companies Thursday unveiled positive results of large-scale testing of two new drugs for the debilitating skin disease psoriasis.
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June 18: Visa Changes to Help High-Tech Firms (Los Angeles Business Journal)

Bon Voyage

larta's Marketing Manager Nicole Huntington will be leaving the company on July 6, 2001. Nicole has been a valuable member of larta for two and a half years and has been one of the reasons that we are as successful as we are today. During her time here, she helped develop a variety of larta programs, including media relations, CalTIP, the Venture Forum, and Larta University. Her contributions have been significant, and her presence here will be missed. We wish her the best of luck.

larta's upcoming events

July
The Right Stuff, Building Your Management Force:
July 11 in Costa Mesa, July 12 in Santa Monica
It's no secret that good management is what makes any successful company what it is. It distinguishes the "doers" from the "also-rans." But how to attract and manage that talent, often with limited resources, poses one of the toughest challenges for any company. Both investor and entrepreneur perspectives are brought into this workshop, touching on all crucial aspects of high-level recruitment and overall staff management: where the talent is, what is the right talent, creative compensation, employment law issues, and more.
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July 19: larta presents "Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California"
Despite many indications that show strong potential for growth, the region's bioscience industry still faces challenges. According to a new research report to be released July 19th from larta, Southern California has many resources available to develop the industry. Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California is the first ever report to define and assess the bioscience industry throughout Southern California. Please join larta and industry experts at the University Club in Irvine. 6-9 p.m., program begins at 7.
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September
larta will be hosting a Venture Salon for bioscience companies coming this September. We are currently accepting 1-2 page executive summaries for review for the private showcase. Email executive summaries to Stefanie Chao at schao@old.larta.org.

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Meet, Mix and Mingle:
Highlight of Featured Events
This event bulletin is provided as a service by larta on behalf of various partner organizations and about events vetted and endorsed by larta.

June 23: Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum - "Venturing In Wireless and Mobile Technology: Separating Money From Mirage"
A panel of entrepreneurs and industry experts takes a fresh and hard look at the promise of wireless and mobile technology and its potential for new and viable ventures. Featured speakers include: Tracy Trent, President and CEO, Stellcom, Inc.; Joel Balbien, Managing Member, Smart Technology Ventures; Joseph Cadieux, Enterprise Solutions Group, Palm, Inc.; Joseph Lawrence, Director of Global Technology Marketing, Qualcomm Incorporated; Bruce Perens, Open Source Evangelist, Hewlett-Packard Company; Katrina Barillova, Founder and CEO, Fusion Technology; Ari Kaplan Co-Founder, President and CEO, PocketDBA Systems, LLC; and Moderated by Michael Krieger Lecturer, UCLA Computer Science Department.
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June 26: TiE San Diego Presents Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder of Hotmail
"Experience the unfolding of the Internet through the eyes of an Entrepreneur - both during good and bad times." SABEER BHATIA co-founded Hotmail Corporation in 1996. As President and CEO, he guided Hotmail´s rapid rise to industry leadership. A little over three years ago, Sabeer sold Hotmail, a free Web-based email offering, to Microsoft for $400 million and walked into Silicon Valley hall of fame.
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June 26: Jetro 4th Tuesday Meeting "Who Wants To Be A Venture Capitalist?"
The unprecedented bull market in the 1990s set the stage for the explosive growth of venture investment. Despite a substantial decline in venture investment at its second half, 2000 as a whole was still a banner year - $93 billion was raised by venture firms, $104 billion was invested in 5,380 companies located in 48 states, and $90 billion was pulled down through IPOs and Mergers and Acquisitions. Currently, there are nearly 1,000 venture firms in the U.S., over a dozen of which have billion-dollar-fund loaded in their war chest. By all means, venture capital is now more than a profession, it has grown into a full fledged industry. Featured speaker: Luke Wang of Venture Spring Capital.
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June 26: Kylix/Delphi 6 Free Seminar
Join iApplication Technologies for a free seminar that will introduce you to Kylix, the new Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment for Linux from Borland Software. You will also learn about the amazing new Delphi 6 RAD environment and its support emerging standards like XML, SOAP, WSDL, and XSL. Finally, cross-platform development capabilities between the two products will be demonstrated. This is a 'don't miss' event for corporate IT managers and developers alike. The seminar is free but seating is limited. Attendees must make a reservation by calling iAT at (626) 296-6253 or sending an email with name, company, and address to kylixseminar@iatinc.net.

July 11 and 12: Larta University Presents "The Right Stuff- Building Your Management Force"
July 11 in Costa Mesa and July 12 in Santa Monica
It's no secret that good management is what makes any successful company what it is. It distinguishes the "doers" from the "also-rans." But how to attract and manage that talent, often with limited resources, poses one of the toughest challenges for any company. Both investor and entrepreneur perspectives are brought into this workshop, touching on all crucial aspects of high-level recruitment and overall staff management: where the talent is, what is the right talent, creative compensation, employment law issues, and more. The July 11 session will take place in Costa Mesa.
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July 12: eBrew in Westwood
No long boring talks--no rubber chicken, just great networking, with great people, all focused on growing the high tech economy. To meet the challenge of global and economic change, eCommerce Networking Group offers an informal setting for a high quality gathering of 200+ technology executives and professionals. At this meeting, the agenda is yours.
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July 19: larta presents "Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California"
Despite many indications that show strong potential for growth, the region's bioscience industry still faces challenges. According to a new research report to be released July 19th from larta, Southern California has many resources available to develop the industry. Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California is the first ever report to define and assess the bioscience industry throughout Southern California. Please join larta and industry experts at the University Club in Irvine. 6-9 p.m., program begins at 7.
Click here for more information

 

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