Beyond Tradition: Innovations in Storytelling For Cross-Platform & Transmedia Development
With transmedia and cross-platform development rapidly becoming buzzwords and goals for producers of storytelling content, there is the need to bette...
Saturday April 16, 2016 9:45am - 10:16am
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Whether you’re in music, film, or the arts, living the lifestyle of an entrepreneur is never easy. Late nights, long hours, irregular schedules, and the constant search for a paycheck always keeps you on your toes. So, how do you do it? How do y...
Saturday April 16, 2016 9:45am - 10:16am
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
Greg Corner is a Chicago based DJ, bass player, event producer, music programmer and artist consultant best known for his ability to throw successful events and spin eclectic music that people of all bac...
Saturday April 16, 2016 10:50am - 11:21am
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Every Artist has to learn how to get feedback that actually helps their project, not just their ego. This interactive workshop teaches participants how to ask for and give constructive creative input at two critical stages of filmmaking: the script an...
Saturday April 16, 2016 10:50am - 11:21am
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
Hidden Histories is a panel dedicated to discussing how three very different and unique projects use creative media platforms to bring social justice issues to light. Each panelist employs multifaceted media strategies to raise awareness in a unique a...
Saturday April 16, 2016 10:50am - 11:21am
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
Is licensing for film the only way to break a band now? Traditional means are slow or dead or dying, and panelists discuss what’s becoming a great commercial upheaval where corporations, music, and tv producers hold more power over the music ind...
In a world where constant innovation is required to produce change, collaboration is essential for any and all creative endeavors. It's a model that values ambition and above all else, a highly effective network of relationships. For years, Incubators...
Saturday April 16, 2016 11:55am - 12:26pm
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
A small group of Chicago hiphop legends sit down with moderator Teefa and Ryan Brockmeier, director of the upcoming documentary film and archival project Midway: The Story of Chicago HipHop for a conversation on the past, present and future ...
Saturday April 16, 2016 11:55am - 12:26pm
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
Stephen Collins is a technologist working at the intersection of art,science and technology. Stephen pursued live performance as aDJ and musician and tinkered with radio broadcast technologies with likeminded c...
Jed Enlow is “Of Counsel” at Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC. Currently, Jed serves as the Production Attorney for the Steve Harvey daytime television talk show, where he handles ...
Periscope Post and Audio is responsible for 100% of the music for Fox's "EMPIRE". As a result of our successful and well documented work on television's biggest hit, we'd like to take the time to discuss what goes in to producing music for TV with so ...
This panel will focus on grant funds available for local film and digital video makers. Representatives from private and governmental funding agencies will talk about what kinds of projects they fund and how to apply. They will also offer insights int...
Saturday April 16, 2016 1:40pm - 2:11pm
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
We will explore the future direction of how virtual reality will be used as a new narrative medium within the movie and music industry. This discussion will touch on how VR is being used today, predictions on what it will become in the near future and...
Saturday April 16, 2016 1:40pm - 2:11pm
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Tao Fei is the Executive Producer of POP Montreal. Our main event is a fiveday music and arts festival presenting 450 bands and 150 multidisciplinary artists (visu...
Saturday April 16, 2016 2:45pm - 3:16pm
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
Urban Video content site 247HH.com hosts a panel of how the new expanding world of video is impacting artists. ;Everything in the digital world is going to video, 90% of what people are going to be consuming on their mobile device, tablet, and compute...
Saturday April 16, 2016 2:45pm - 3:16pm
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
Neil Stevenson’s fascination with emerging technology and culture started at the age of eight when he began programming his first computer, a Commodore Pet. Now he carries a cellphone which has four millio...
Saturday April 16, 2016 2:45pm - 3:16pm
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
The Tools You Need! Discover how to produce music, get great sounds & mix (even in your home studio), that will compete with your favorite records. Featuring the incomparable Jim Tullio & Shelly Yakus.
Born in Sicily and raised in Chicago, Oriana is a director, producer, and actor. Recent award-winning films include “Lobster fra Diavolo,” “Camp Belvidere” and “Lost...
"Our findings demonstrate that women appear very infrequently behind the camera, but women of color are nearly invisible," said researcher Katherine Pieper.So, how do these rare unicorns actually make it? What does the bigger picture of film and...
Sunday April 17, 2016 9:45am - 10:10am
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Moderator: Travis Life, Attorney at Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC
Travis Life is an attorney at the entertainment, media and intellectual property law firm Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC in Chicago. Travis represents ar...
Technology has had immense effects in the past two decades on society and the way we live. From efficiencies in business to leaps in productivity and human connection, it has impacted traditional institutions, cultural moors, and displaced many others...
Whether it’s Commercial, Theater, TV, Film, or you just love to act and are compelled to work tirelessly in the efforts you engage in. If you’ve asked yourself what is needed in your acting career to excel in the presence of Casting Direct...
Sunday April 17, 2016 9:45am - 10:16am
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
Many artists are so focused on making it to the “next level” that they frequently forget to tackle some of the most important aspects of their business before it is too late. This panel combines the experience of Jeff Becker (Chair, Swanso...
Sunday April 17, 2016 10:50am - 11:12am
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Storytelling is more than a buzz word. It’s an approach that short-circuits the often vacuous marketing-speak that we culture makers and chroniclers fall back on to describe the art we love. We’ll look at how Latino-heritage artists, journ...
We discuss how filmmakers choose already-recorded music, ranging from stock music to top hits. We’ll also look at the licensing process, working directly with musicians vs. their managers, and the Editing Process when it comes to integrating the...
Sunday April 17, 2016 11:55am - 12:26pm
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Stephen Collins is a technologist working at the intersection of art, science and technology. Stephen pursued live performance as a DJ and musician and tinkered with radio broadcast technologies with...
So your band is taking off, now what? Before you sign anything, make sure you know what the contract says. For example, your Band Agreement determines: the structure of the band, its decision making process, division of costs and profits, leaving memb...
Sunday April 17, 2016 11:55am - 12:30pm
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
How do artists and entrepreneurs fund their creative ventures? Should you bootstrap, rely on family and friends, or seek outside investors? And what are investors looking for? Please join entrepreneur and musician Justin Sinkovich, film producer and f...
Documentary director Dinesh Sabu and film composer Joshua Abrams offer an inside look at the scoring process behind their collaboration on the forthcoming documentary feature Unbroken Glass. The film follows Dinesh as he unravels a troubled fami...
Sunday April 17, 2016 1:40pm - 2:11pm
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
Chicago is quickly becoming a hotbed for music technology. This is your chance to get a pulse check on the music tech startup scene as we spotlight a number of local founders.
For over 30 years Norm Winer has been at the forefront of radio programming in the Midwest. His experience in the rock world has no parallel and in this discussion with current XRT DJ Ryan Arnold sits with Norm to talk about his life in music, the peo...
What can music actually contribute to a film? When is the absence of music more powerful than music could ever be? When is the best time to bring a composer onto a film? And how the hell *do* you talk about music?!? Just a few of the questions we&rsqu...
Your recorded music constructively critiqued by award winning pros!!! Shelly Yakus, Jim Tullio and an award winning EARS panel! Be anonymous or not, but bring the recording you want constructively critiqued on a CD or thumb drive.
Shel...
Sunday April 17, 2016 2:45pm - 3:16pm
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Tom is the founder of StageBloc, a direct to fan platform and artist network that was recently acquired by Fullscreen and rebranded to Fullscreen Direct and is curr...
Sunday April 17, 2016 2:45pm - 3:16pm
The Radler2375 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago,IL 60647
It doesn't matter what part of the process you are at, filmmakers are always pitching someone: investors, actors, programmers, distributors. Your pitch can make or break your film. Learn the essentials elements of a pitch by watching two Chicago-based...
Sunday April 17, 2016 2:45pm - 3:16pm
East Room2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.
