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Distribution

Distribution Presented at the 2024 Filmmaker Symposium Moderator: Christian Fry, CVF Productions Panelists: Patty Collins, MacGillivray Freeman Films Don Kempf, Giant Screen Films Amber Hawtin, SK Films Description: Once you have completed your film you will need to find a way to get it into theaters. Distribution in the giant screen world is very different from television and feature film distribution. In this session we will look at how this process works and the questions you should ask before choosing a distributor to represent your [...]

Distribution2024-10-31T17:01:31+00:00

We Need To Talk: A Town Hall Meeting on the Giant Screen Industry’s Business Models

We Need to Talk...A Town Hall Meeting on the Giant Screen Industry's Business Models Presented on September 11, 2019 GSCA 2019 International Conference in Victoria, BC Moderator: Paul Fraser, Blaze Cineworks Panelists: Daniel Ferguson, Cosmic Picture Caroline Borgudd, Cosmonova, Swedish Museum of Natural History Amber Hawtin, SK Films Jeana McNeil, Isurus Market Research & Consulting The giant screen film and theater industry has not experienced growth in a long while. In fact, some metrics are on a downward trend. It’s hard to imagine growth returning [...]

We Need To Talk: A Town Hall Meeting on the Giant Screen Industry’s Business Models2024-10-31T02:17:01+00:00

Shooting and Production

Shooting and Production Presented at the 2024 Filmmaker Symposium Moderators: Phil Streather, Principal Large Format Panelists: Jonathan Bird, Oceanic Research Group Michael Dalton Smith, Wild Imagination Films Sean Phillips, MacLeod Productions Description: Giant screen films are lauded for their premier images and sound, but how do filmmakers achieve that immersive, you-are-there quality? This session will give you a peek inside the giant screen technical toolbox. We’ll examine creative approaches to capture, lens options, shooting native 3D vs. converting in post, formatting for the dome, and [...]

Shooting and Production2024-10-17T18:57:55+00:00

Funding Giant Screen Films

Making Making a Giant Screen Film Presented at the 2024 Filmmaker Symposium Moderators: Christian Fry, CVF Productions Michael Daut, Michael Daut Productions Panelists: Kevin Clark, Ph.D., National Science Foundation Michael Dalton-Smith, Wild Imagination Films David Gross, Definition Films Shaun MacGillivray, President, MacGillivray Freeman Films Description: Peter Jackson once said, “No matter the project, you will never have enough time or enough money.” In this session we will look at ways filmmakers find funding for their projects from sources that do not have to be paid [...]

Funding Giant Screen Films2024-10-17T18:35:38+00:00

Making a Giant Screen Film: Topic and Subject

Making a Giant Screen Film: Topic and Subject Presented at the 2024 Filmmaker Symposium Panelists: Myles Connolly, 360-Media Michael Daut, Michael Daut Productions Christian Fry, CVF Productions Description: The best giant screen films are more than just big, beautiful images. It’s the stories we tell with those images that inspire and resonate with audiences. But what makes storytelling on the giant screen unique? How do filmmakers approach scriptwriting? How is shooting, editing, and scoring different from other media? Which topics and genres have worked, which [...]

Making a Giant Screen Film: Topic and Subject2024-10-17T18:33:43+00:00

Maximizing Audience Engagement through Social Media Analytics

Maximizing Audience Engagement through Social Media Analytics Presented at the 2024 International Conference Presenter: Meg Bell, Senior Manager, Commercial Marketing and Public Relations, Museums Victoria and IMAX Melbourne Session Overview: In today's digital age, social media is an essential tool for engaging with audiences and driving traffic to giant screen theatres. Meg Bell from IMAX Melbourne will present an insightful session on leveraging social media analytics to enhance audience engagement and improve marketing strategies. Session Description: Meg and her team are experts in using social [...]

Maximizing Audience Engagement through Social Media Analytics2024-10-17T16:30:55+00:00

Deal or No Deal: Realities of the Producer/Distributor/Theatre Triangle

Deal or No Deal: Realities of the Producer/Distributor/Theatre Triangle Presented at the 2024 International Conference Session Organizer: Phil Streather, Principal Large Format Presenters: Patty Collins, Director of Global Sales, MacGillivray Freeman Films Michael Dalton-Smith, Director/Producer, Wild Imagination Films Patricia Keighley, Chief Quality Guru, IMAX Corporation Ryan Holota, Chief Operating Officer, Saskatchewan Science Centre Tyler Mifflin, Managing Director/Producer, SK Films Description: Is it time to revisit the distributor/theater splits? 75% average to theatres was forged in the heady days of theaters spending $100,000 or more to [...]

Deal or No Deal: Realities of the Producer/Distributor/Theatre Triangle2024-10-17T16:20:11+00:00

AI-Powered Insights for Giant Screen Film Marketers

AI-Powered Insights for Giant Screen Film Marketers Presented at the 2024 International Conference Session Organizer: Brad Lisle, Foxfire Interactive Presenters: Caroline Borgudd, Senior Communication Strategist, Swedish Museum of Natural History Max Collister, Marketing and Communications Manager, SK Films Mary Jane Dodge, Senior Project Director, MacGillivray Freeman Films David Schweidel, Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School Description: Kick off the session with AI marketing expert, David Schweidel, Professor of Marketing at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. David explores how marketers can harness generative [...]

AI-Powered Insights for Giant Screen Film Marketers2024-10-17T16:08:36+00:00

GSCA’s Digital Cinema Naming Convention tool

GSCA Digital Cinema Naming Convention GSCA's Digital Cinema Naming Convention tool The GSCA Innovations Committee has established best practices and created a tool for naming DCDM files, similar to practices established by the Inter-Society Digital Cinema Forum (ISDCF). The GSCA Digital Cinema Naming Convention tool generates a file name that will inform vendors what the file contains so the artistic integrity is maintained during exhibition. This tool is especially important for submitting content for GSCA events. It is critical that when the file is received, [...]

GSCA’s Digital Cinema Naming Convention tool2024-01-26T19:46:57+00:00

Camera Assessment Test (2023)

In July 2023, the GSCA Innovations Committee conducted a test to show the strengths of six higher-than-6K-resolution cameras to show filmmakers how each performs in challenging situations. Under the direction of GSCA Innovations Committee Co-Chair Michael Daut and with renowned cinematographer James Neihouse, ASC, serving as director of photography using a wide variety of cameras, lenses, shooting situations, and locations, this test will provide invaluable information to filmmakers as they decide which equipment to use for different types of shoots. This is a follow-up to [...]

Camera Assessment Test (2023)2024-04-02T17:41:00+00:00