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March 11, 2018
Two SXSW Panels Address Emerging Questions in Cybersecurity
How can following breadcrumbs online help create a safer physical work environment? And how do organizations balance the matter of privacy with concern for the greater good?
Has the vision of a crime-preventing police unit known as “PreCrime”, as described in Phillip K. Dick’s Minority Report, come true? What are the overlaps between predictive analytics and this vision of the future, and how do we toe the line between safety and Big Brother?
These questions and more will be explored in two panels taking place at this year’s SXSW Interactive festival.
On Monday, be sure to join Forcepoint CEO Matt Moynahan, CEO, Forcepoint, and Elizabeth Rogers of Greenberg Traurig LLP for Breadcrumbs and Badges: Hacking Workplace Violence, a conversation moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Byron Acohido the topic of ensuring safety in the workplace.
Then, on Wednesday, don’t miss futurist David Brin, Electronic Frontier Foundation lawyer Jennifer Lynch, and Forcepoint chief scientist Richard Ford as they dive into a discussion entitled Pre-Crime: It’s Not Just Science Fiction Anymore, moderated by Popular Science editor-in-chief Joe Brown. If you can’t join in person, be sure to tune in to the Facebook Live stream at 3:30 PM CST.
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March 11, 2018
Watch SXSW Live: Elon Musk at SXSW 2018
3/11 Update: All tickets for Elon Musk Answers Your Questions! have been distributed.
SXSW registrants can watch the simulcast in Ballroom BC at the Austin Convention Center and Salon 5 at the JW Marriott.
The event will be livestreamed at sxsw.com/live starting at 12:30pm CT.
SXSW is excited to reveal that Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, will join us for a special Q&A open exclusively to SXSW registrants tomorrow, Sunday, March 11 at 12:00pm at ACL Live at the Moody Theater.
Ticket distribution will begin at 8:30am on Sunday, March 11 in Exhibit Hall 5 at the Austin Convention Center. This event is Primary Access for Platinum and Interactive badgeholders. A limited number of tickets for Secondary Access badges will be available.
Elon Musk Answers Your Questions!
Date: Sunday, March 11, 2018
Location: ACL Live at the Moody Theater. 310 West Willie Nelson Blvd.
Doors: 10:30am
Session Time: 12:00pm
You must have your ticket and SXSW Platinum, Interactive, Film, or Music badge to attend.
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Source: SxSW Film
March 10, 2018
TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast and BE Conference during SXSW 2018
We believe that as a community, women can rise above the noise of a tumultuous time – and do great things.
TheWrap presents Power Women Breakfast kicking off two days of events that include the BE Conference for millennial women on Sunday and Monday, March 11-12.
Our remarkable speakers include actress Rachel Bloom, Julia Hart director and Jordan Horowitz producer of the film FAST COLOR premiering at SXSW, Public Advocate for the City of New York, Letitia James, award-winning journalist Katie Couric and the founders of IFC’s Baroness von Sketch Show to name just a few.
We are proud to support spaces where women have a powerful voice – to meet, connect, and talk with other amazing women about the issues that matter most.
TheWrap is pleased to offer general admission spots to the first 50 women registrants who RSVP to PowerWomen@thewrap.com by Sunday at 3pm. Please make sure to give us your name, title, company, phone and LinkedIn profile.
General Admission includes:
- Mentorship Sessions, where you meet with other attendees in a small group environment to get advice from your assigned mentor
- Amazing workshops + panels with top industry executives, thought leaders and creatives
- A gift bag with goodies from our partners and sponsors
- Closing Happy Hour with cocktails and wine
- Breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages throughout the day
Together we are building a legacy of empowered women. Will you join us?
Tune into the Facebook Live stream of Katie Couric’s Q&A session with Sharon Waxman Sunday, March 11 at 10:30am CST on the official **SXSW Facebook page.
For a full schedule of events and more information, visit our website here.
Content and image provided by TheWrap
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March 10, 2018
SXSW Film Festival: See the Climb that Rocked the World (and Even Got Obama Tweeting) #DawnWallFilm
Two thousand feet above the ground, Tommy Caldwell (@TommyCaldwell1) and Kevin Jorgeson were in the midst of their 19-day push to free climb the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Beards shrouded their gaunt, sunburnt faces. Their hands were bloodied and beaten raw. As their tiny portal-edge camp, normally a lonesome refuge from society, became the focus of nearly every mainstream media spotlight, the story of these two climbers struggling to climb the Dawn Wall became an international sensation unlike the adventure world had ever before seen.
Tommy Caldwell is a rock-climbing icon, with a captivating story. At the age of 22, the young climbing prodigy was taken hostage by rebels in Kyrgyzstan. Shortly afterwards, he lost his index finger thanks to a table-saw accident, but resolved to come back stronger. When his marriage fell apart and he escaped the pain by fixating on the extraordinary goal of free climbing The Dawn Wall — the steepest, tallest section of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite monolith in Yosemite National Park — he didn’t realize he’d be undertaking the project of his lifetime.
The project was so difficult, he had trouble finding a climbing partner who could keep up, until Kevin Jorgeson — an unlikely boulderer who had never even climbed El Cap before — rose to the occasion.
Over 19 days, these two climbers pushed themselves harder than they’d ever thought possible, as the world, including President Obama, tuned in to see whether they would ever succeed.
SXSW is pleased to host the North American premiere of The Dawn Wall, a film by Red Bull Media House in association with Sender Films.
SXSW Screenings:
March 11 @ 12PM – Paramount Theatre
official after party March 11 @ 6PM – Parlor & Yard
March 13 @ 10PM – Alamo Lamar A
March 14 @ 12:30PM – Alamo Lamar D
March 15 @ 6PM – Satellite Venue: AFS Cinema
Directed by: Josh Lowell & Peter Mortimer
Cast: Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson
Director of Photography: Brett Lowell
Editor: Josh Lowell
Producers: Josh Lowell, Philipp Manderla, Peter Mortimer
Photo: Corey Rich
Content provided by Red Bull
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March 10, 2018
‘¡Las Sandinistas!’: How Hundreds of Source Materials Captured a Revolution
Jenny Murray’s documentary celebrates the women who fought for change, and upon receiving it, changed a country.
If modern politics are any indication, a political uprising daring to challenge those in power is necessary for ensuring a better tomorrow. A nation’s leaders are only of worth if they have their citizens’ best interests at heart, and in the case of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza—the 73rd and 76th President of the Central American country where extreme poverty and violence ran rampant—a terrible leader can never be ousted quickly enough.
Fed up and fearing for their future, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) took to ending Somoza’s reign by any means necessary (their motto was “freedom or death”), and their violent force was justified: when the opportunity arose, the FSLN was not against the taking of political hostages to ensure the release of their members (accompanied by a tidy ransom). Better, democratic living conditions were vital and, as became quickly apparent, impossible to obtain if Somoza remained in power.
Source: NoFilmSchool
March 9, 2018
Why ‘Good Editing Is Like Good Sex’
At Berlinale 2018, Susan Korda discussed secrets from the editing room.
“I don’t think we need to suffer in the editing room, but it’s truly where the chicken comes home to roost,” said Susan Korda, editor, producer, director, story consultant, and professor at Columbia University. In a workshop for editors at Berlinale this year, Korda shared some hard-won insights from her career as well as golden rules from Walter Murch (the rule of six) and William Faulker (“kill your darlings”). Breaking down scenes from Bonnie and Clyde and Jaws, Korda recreates the initial “Oh, shit!” experience in the editing room in order to reveal how courageous editing and the ability to surrender preconceived preferences can create a cinematic discovery from what initially appears to be a failure. After all, “God gave us digital to make the edit,” said Korda.
Below, we have highlighted some of Korda’s most salient editing tips.
Source: NoFilmSchool
March 9, 2018
Bose’s new prototype AR glasses focus on what you hear, not what you see
Bose announced a new augmented reality platform that changes what you hear around you instead of what you see and based on its first prototype, the company has big plans for the technology’s future.
The post Bose’s new prototype AR glasses focus on what you hear, not what you see appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
March 9, 2018
12 Not-to-Miss Film Panels at SXSW
Barry Jenkins, Spike Lee, top TV execs and more will drop knowledge in Austin.
We’ve scoured through the hundreds of panels coming up at SXSW and picked out some sure winners for filmmakers. But if you’re not in Austin, don’t worry, we’ll bring you coverage from these and many more films and events throughout the week, so be sure to check back. Here are the panels we’re most excited to attend.
Film Keynote: Barry Jenkins
How do you go from premiering your very first film at SXSW to winning the Academy Award for Best Picture? If anyone knows, it’s Barry Jenkins. He started his career with a debut film called Medicine for Melancholy that premiered at SXSW in 2008. Nine years later, he made history with Oscar-winning Moonlight. That’s one hell of a rise, in one short period of time. If only we could get some insight into the mind of Jenkins. Oh wait, we can! Don’t miss his Film Keynote, which is sure to inspire and enlighten fellow filmmakers and fans alike.
Source: NoFilmSchool
March 9, 2018
Keep an Eye on All of Your Multi-Camera Settings With the New LiveGrade Pro
Pomfort has upgraded its industry standard software with new features to make it easier for DITs and DPs to monitor all of the cameras in a multi-camera workflow.
One of the first lessons you learn when doing any kind of multi-camera shoot is to match the cameras as closely as possible on set. Start by getting identical cameras, if possible, and matching lenses, and then before the shoot go through all the menus and make sure that they all match, making all the “metadata” settings identical (ISO, color balance, sometimes contrast, etc.).
Source: NoFilmSchool
March 9, 2018
Watch: Check Out All of the SXSW 2018 Trailers and Exclusive Clips Released So Far
Here’s a quick take of what’s been released thus far.
We’re currently deep down in Austin, Texas for this year’s SXSW Film Festival! To celebrate the festival’s kickoff, we’ve compiled a few trailers and clips that represent a sliver of this year’s eclectic programming. Which are you most looking forward to?
Be sure to check out this year’s full slate here.
Barry
Synopsis from SXSW: Barry is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his “mark” into an acting class and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the LA theater scene. Barry wants to start a new life as an actor but his criminal past won’t let him walk away—can he find a way to balance both worlds? The eight-episode series also stars Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Glenn Fleshler, Anthony Carrigan and Henry Winkler. The series was created, executive produced and written by Alec Berg and Bill Hader.
Source: NoFilmSchool