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Princeton Media Communications Association APRIL 2003 MEETINGWho'll Own Town Hall digital democracy in the age of Media Conglomeration* Brian McKernan, Digital Cinema magazine Date: Wednesday,
April 23, 2003
Additional Information "Digital media" continues to revolutionize the way we communicate, and in turn, the way we live. Consider the Internet. Ten years ago few in the general public could have imagined it. Today most people can't imagine being without it. Likewise, "video", once a tri-opoly of corporate-sponsored news and entertainment, is deconstructing. But into what? New and improving technologies - featherweight cameras, PC-based editing, cyber distribution - allow tech-savvy individuals to communicate (and advocate) globally, in new and far reaching ways. The changes will be profound - on our industry and economy; our culture and political process; on the notions of privacy, individual liberty, even the perception of reality itself. We're going to talk about some of these changes - the promise and potential as well as questions and caveats. Speakers include: Brian McKernan is the editor and associate publisher of Digital Cinema magazine. He previously spent over a decade as editor of Videography magazine from 1988-1999. Mr. McKernan also served as editorial director of Videography and Digital Television magazines. Brian is also co-editor of the book, Creating Digital Content: A Guide to Video Production for Web, Broadcast, and Cinema, published by McGraw Hill. Steve Rosenbaum is founder and CEO of CameraPlanet. An innovator of videojournalism, Mr. Rosenbaum's award winning television, Internet and film projects range from reality based documentary and hard news to narrative fiction. Under Mr. Rosenbaum's leadership Camera Planet produces and distributes original stories from filmmakers around the world. Steve is an active member of the Board of Trustees for the International Documentary Association. Jay Milner is a screenwriter/producer living and working in Princeton, New Jersey. He has written eleven screenplays, six of which have been optioned. He currently has three projects in various stages of development with his LA-based partner, writer/producer/director Roy Campanella II. Mr. Millner has an undergraduate degree in English & Drama, and is a member of the Writer's Guild of America - East. Dr. Jeffrey Bloom is a Video and Web Informatics Specialist at Sarnoff and co-author of "Digital Watermarking" Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2001). This book has been accepted by the research community as the standard text and is used throughout the world in both industry and academia. Dr. Bloom worked on the watermark proposed by NEC and then Galaxy for copy control in DVD video and was the principal investigator on a $2.1M NIST-sponsored project to develop a forensic tracking watermark for digital cinema.. If these meetings sound intriguing, now would be a good time to join PMCA. And our board is always looking for people who are excited about the video or electronic media profession and want to help us make the organization successful and rewarding. Those interested in joining or sponsoring our activities should contact Andy Kienzle, PMCA President, at Newton Gravity Shift. Meeting Contact: Dennis Nobile, 609-716-1727, nthdmedia@aol Contact: Andy Kienzle, PMCA
President, Princeton MCA-I Directions to Sarnoff Corp. Sarnoff Corp. is on Routes 1 and 571, From Route 1, take Route 571 towards Hightstown
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