The Digital Hollywood Experience

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

3:50 PM - 5:00 PM

Track I: Herscher Hall, 3rd Floor, Room 303-304

Producing Video OTT/Social Content - YouTube - FaceBook - Snapchat - Influencer - Advertiser - Series

Alia J. Daniels, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Revry

Neil Davis, Chief Business Officer, uCast

Darren Cross, COO, Unreel Entertainment

Tai Greene, founder and chairman, MCMG

Ben Ganz, President, Vego Pictures

Hugh Hou, co-founder, CreatorUp

Jeffrey Stansfield, President and CEO, Advantage Video Systems, Moderator

 

Hugh Hou, co-founder of CreatorUp, a global digital storytelling academy, is a 360 videographer specializing in 360 / VR Content production / education. He teaches VR filmmaking and Post-Production on one of the largest 180/360 VR educational YouTube channels - CreatorUp. He teaches VR360 filmmaking with AbelCine nationwide in the US and serves as a regular speaker for conferences like NAB and CES. His 360VR commercial clients include Google, Red Bull, GoPro, Adobe, Mastercard, WeWork, Insta360, Humaneyes VUZE, Radiant Images, LACOSTE and more. His latest VR short / documentary is featured in The Peoples Film Festival, Toronto New Wave and was showcased at VRLA. He is also the web developer of the popular YouTube channel Wisecrack. In the area of Video Production, Hugh is certified by Youtube in Production and Audience Growth.

Alia J. Daniels, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Revry: From a very young age, Alia J. Daniels has been captivated with the entertainment industry.  Determined to make an impact, Alia equipped herself with bachelor's degrees in Music and Communications Studies with a Mass Media emphasis and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School. As a business and entertainment attorney, Alia has not only represented clients in the digital entertainment and tech space including NBC Universal but is a featured speaker on legal and business issues in the digital entertainment arena. Since 2015, Alia has been consistently named to the prestigious Southern California Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for four years in a row. Today, Alia has found her niche at the intersection of entrepreneurship, digital media and law as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for Revry, a global queer digital media network where she oversees the content and marketing departments, as well as executive-produces several podcasts.  She is the Co-Festival Director for OWF (Out Web Fest), the first queer web festival dedicated to highlighting short-form content made by and for the global LGBTQ+ community.  Her dedication to inclusion within the Queer and Allied community is a cornerstone of Alia's personal mission to create avenues for authentic representation in media.

 

Neil Davis is the Chief Business Officer of uCast (formerly Qello); one of the largest global internet TV platforms. Neil manages all revenue for the company in addition to creating the most strategic partnerships.  Prior to uCast, Neil helped run and served on the Board of ConTV (Comic Con SVOD service) and raised capital for many start-up’s and Series A companies.  Neil started in TV and then went onto running global business development for AOL during the good years.  He then spent some frustrating time as a Movie Producer before moving onto running digital for Blockbuster during the good and not so good years.  Neil went to DISH Networks where Blockbuster became SlingTV  and ran business development.

 

Benjamin Ganz, Founder, Vego Pictures: Ben Ganz spent 7 seasons with American Idol and FOX before launching his fullservice digital production and consulting company, Vego Pictures, in 2016. With his strong background producing digital content for Fox and American Idol, Ganz built Vego Pictures to support major networks like ABC, FOX, and Lionsgate. In the rapidly changing digital ecosphere, Vego Pictures works with networks, brands, record labels, music festivals, content creators, and artists to develop and execute cutting edge platform-specific content strategies that reach audiences with the right message on the right platform. Vego Pictures was part of the team that launched Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network and continues to serve as their in-house production vendor developing marketing materials for original series, creating daily social media assets, and executing branded content with major names including Old Spice, Lyft, and Mountain Dew. Returning to his roots on American Idol, Ganz and Vego Pictures were brought onboard as the digital production vendor for the re-launch of American Idol on ABC in 2018. The social assets produced by Vego garnered an average of 1 billion digital impressions weekly over the course of the season. Ganz’s credits include 8 seasons of American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, The X Factor USA, Grease Live, Undercover Boss, and Pitbull’s New Year’s Eve. In addition to the successful development and sale of multiple shows, Ganz’s experience extends into branded content where he has executed collaborations with Coca Cola, Ford, Procter & Gamble, MetroPCS, and Rockstar Energy Drink. He has taken his passion for music to produce content for artists including The Chainsmokers, Odesza, Party Favor, Keith Urban, Lil Yachty, Three 6 Mafia, and Dan + Shay. Listen to his podcast on digital marketing, Hollywood 2.0: The Vego Show, on iTunes. Follow him on Instagram @vegoben for daily updates on digital production.

 

Tai Greene is the founder and chairman of MCMG – Missing Channel Media Group, founder of MyChoice – contextual marketplace, founder of EXLabs – technology incubator and the managing partner of Exthusia, a strategic design and technology consulting practice that employs the User Centric Design methodology. They connect Product Management frameworks to Development best practices. Tai is responsible for running all facets of MCMG’s media business – network creation, distribution (digital, cable, satellite, OTA), agency and production partners. At MyChoice, he drives the company’s efforts to develop SaaS big data & ecommerce solutions and media networks that are transforming the media industry, while setting the strategic business direction. He also continues to guide the development of MyChoice’s suite of advertising products and the technology behind its content platform. Tai was a founding team member of in 2011 Zaarly, an on developing a proximity-based, real-time, buyer-powered market platform. Prior to creating Zaarly, in 2006, he founded Exthusia, a technology strategy consultancy that design’s, architect enterprise and mobile solutions for fortune 500 companies, including AIG, Berkshire Hathaway, Boeing, Hewlett Packard, Salesforce (XTaaS),  Toyota, Volkswagen, CapitalStream, One West Bank, Bank of America, Mitchell International, State Farm, Geico, Met Life Ins., AAA Insurance, Ohio State Bar Association, Warner Brothers, FOX, and Disney. In 2010, he was an adjunct at the Art Institute of California in the Web Interactive Media Department teaching Human Computer Interaction & entrepreneurship. Tai's activities combine an immediate interest in global emerging markets with enthusiasm for adventure, fascination with science and passion for people. He is currently focused on the advancement of the A.I. - Deep learning, Blockchain, mobile ubiquity, smart grid, renewable energy, content distribution, and cloud computing. Tai is on the board of TECHCamp SV, an accelerator catalyst for middle school through college-age students to form early stage STEAM entities that graduate into VC ready companies. He did grad studies in software management | HCI at Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley and holds a BA in multimedia from Cal State University Long Beach.

 

Jeffrey Stansfield is the President and CEO of Advantage Video Systems, a leading technology provider to the broadcast, motion picture, television and motion graphics industries. Stansfield launched AVS in 2001 and has steadily built its clientele by focusing on one customer at a time. His slogan, “How can we make your day perfect?” drives him and his team to empower clients with the latest information and technology solutions. His company’s work encompasses workflow consultation, design, installation and integration. Stansfield has served as a general board member, treasurer and secretary of SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers). He supports many other industry organizations including the Creative Pro User Group Network, the Digital Cinema Society, the Hollywood Post Alliance, the Society of Television Engineers and the National Association of Broadcasters. His more than 25 years of experience includes the construction of broadcast facilities as well as technology services for production and post-production facilities, special effects businesses and motion graphics businesses.  Stansfield is a certified editor in Final Cut, Avid and Adobe Premiere, and a beta tester for Adobe After Effects and Premiere. He holds certifications in cabling systems, including fiber, and offers expertise in cameras, lighting, shared storage and asset management solutions.