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Television’s Expanding Universe
Conference Today By Chris Forrester
The IBC guide describes multiple award-winning broadcaster Professor Brian Cox OBE as being known globally for his hit TV shows that help explain the story of life, the universe and everything! IBC is never wrong, but one suspects that Professor Cox is perhaps just a little more modest, although he certainly deserves all of the praise he has received for bringing quite challenging topics to a very wide television audience. Inspired by Carl Sagan’s CosmosTV series (1980) to follow a career in physics, the former keyboard player of D:Ream is taking that message further forward and inspiring a new generation of minds via TV, social media and the web to be amazed at what’s 'out there' and how science works. ‘The Prof’ is a quite brilliant
thinker, a charismatic communicator, and with that key ability to explain hugely complex concepts for the humble viewer.
10.00-11.00 Forum
The stars have
aligned to bring the ‘rock star scientist’ to IBC2014 and a keynote in which Cox will explain how his unique story- telling style evolved, and the impact of television’s expansion since Cosmosfirst aired in 1980. He is also supremely well qualified to deliver today’s IBC keynote, and says that his thoughts on the future of television will be hugely relevant for IBC’s delegates. By the way, his thesis (which everyone will want to read before attending his keynote) was snappily entitled 'Double Diffraction Dissociation at Large Momentum Transfer', which says it all. His presence at IBC is really no surprise. He is a Kelvin prizewinner (2010) and was awarded the Michael Faraday Prize in 2012. His television appearances, whether as a guest on the Jonathan Ross TV show, or hosting the BBC’s multiple award-winning Wonders of the Solar Systemor its follow- ups Wonders of the Universe and Wonders of Life, as well as Stargazing Live, with fellow science enthusiast Dara
O’Briain, gained him popular success and critical acclaim for his ability to convert complex topics into easily digestible TV fare.
Interviewed by journalist and media commentator Ray Snoddy, Professor Cox OBE is part of IBC’s examination of the future on today’s programme, where broadcasters, platform operators and others talk about their new services, changing the nature of their existing relationships with advertising, and offering more immersive multiplatform viewing
experiences. New technologies are presenting fresh
opportunities for monetisation, with tagged ads and realtime bidding systems for advertising slots opening up as broadcasters learn to use the power of the return path. But engaging with the viewer in an increasingly untethered and multiscreen world remains a challenge. Today’s future-facing sessions will seek to guide delegates through the newly blended world, where TV becomes even more social and reality is augmented.
Coming to a screen near you
The global update by the European Digital Cinema Forum is a popular annual event at IBC. This year it takes place this afternoon, at 16:00. It is part of the IBC Big Screen Experience, and is free to all IBC attendees. This year’s panel brings together a huge range of experience, from manufacturers, researchers and technologists to exhibitors,
trade bodies and film festivals. They are coming together to talk about the real issues affecting the continued development of digital cinema delivery.
The digital transition gathered a huge momentum, and Hollywood studios are announcing their last ever celluloid releases. But is the digital transition complete, and
if not, why not? How far has electronic delivery progressed? Working in an IT world, we have to face IT timescales. What is the effect of old software on global operations? Are there barriers to upgrade if we have to keep many cinemas on legacy software? SMPTE has standardised an advanced DCP: are we about to see it deployed?
Sunday Keynote
Quadcopter backpack takes flight
Porta-Brace By David Fox
A backpack designed to carry the DJI Phantom quadcopter has been introduced by Porta- Brace. The BK-2SVN has a hollow-core rigid plastic frame to provide protection while remaining lightweight. The frame has a layer of foam padding and durable, abrasion-resistant Cordura material. The padded straps are lined with a soft nylon mesh to improve comfort and airflow, and there is a suede- leather handle for carrying the case by hand.
Also new is Porta-Brace’s Backpack Camera Case (BC- 2NRF), which can carry camera, tripod, accessories and up to 17-inch laptop. An exterior tripod sleeve and cinch keep a tripod securely in place, and there are two side pockets and a front pocket for accessories.
For quicker access, there is a new large HDSLR
Messenger Bag designed to carry camera, multiple lenses, memory cards, and an iPad. There is also a fold out flap,
What are the next generation technologies? How, when and at what price will they be adopted? Will it need legislation to solve the loudness issue in cinemas? How can festivals cope with a plethora of commercial and home-grown delivery formats? How do we reliably measure and deliver consistency in screen brightness? These are just a few of the
Phantom-powered: Porta- Brace’s new BK-2SVN quadcopter backpack
lined with anti-skid material, to hold a monopod.
If a messenger bag isn't hip enough, there are several new hip-belt cases, including the HIP-3LENS offering quick- access to spare lenses, and the HIP-2GP for GoPro cameras and accessories. The Cordura hip packs can be worn in front or back positions, have a semi-rigid, padded frame, and are lined with soft Veltex. There are extra pockets for cords and additional small accessories. 11.B65
issues facing an industry that has already gone through a revolution in less than a decade. Under the chairmanship of EDCF’s Dave Monk, a remarkable panel will consider all this and more. Your contributions are sought, too, so come to this free-to-attend EDCF Global D-Cinema Update and join in the debate, this afternoon at 16:00 in Room E102.
View the IBC Conference Programme online, at
www.ibc.org/conferenceprogramme in print or on the mobile app, sponsored by Blackmagic Design
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