S6E06: Making MovieLabs Magic
In 2019, MovieLabs published their 2030 Vision for the film and TV industry. What is their progress on delivering on that vision that stands to drive greater efficiencies, standards, and collaboration in the industry?
In the latest episode of Making the Media, we delve into the world of MovieLabs and discover the work which has been done with Avid to help realize the ambitious vision for the future that is not too far away.
Our Guests This Episode
Jim Helman, CTO, MovieLabs
Jim Helman is an experienced technologist who brings toMovieLabs an extensive background in building entertainment-related products and a passion for innovation. At MovieLabs, Jim has led cross-industry initiatives including driving worldwide standards for high dynamic range (HDR)video and building the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR), for which he received an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award. His work on security includes the development of the MovieLabs Enhanced Content Protection Specification (ECP), which established a hardware level of robustness for 4Kconsumer devices.
Mark Turner, Program Director, Production Technology MovieLabs
Mark coordinates the Production Technology program for MovieLabs that created the 2030 Vision for the future of content creation. In Mark’s 25 years in the global media industry, he has always been at the intersection of technology and business models. Mark has held roles from product management to sales, strategy, business development, and partnerships for start-ups, to multi-billion-dollar corporates including Ryff Inc., Technicolor, Levels Beyond, RStor, Dolby Laboratories, Microsoft, BT Media & Broadcast, andEutelsat.
Shailendra Mathur, VP of Architecture, Avid
Shailendra is a seasoned technology executive and industry leader specializing in managing large engineering organizations. With over 30 years of innovation experience, he has a proven track record of combining business acumen, technology thought leadership, and collaborative teamwork to define business transformation strategies for media enterprises. His work has consistently created competitive differentiations and business efficiencies.
More Resources
For more on this topic, check out
Avid Content Core – Discover more about Avid’s coming content data platform for media production
Video Post-Production – Get the latest updates on Media Composer and AI-powered workflows
MovieLabs – Find out about the mission of the organization and its ongoing work to deliver on its 2030 Vision
Contact Us
Questions? Comments? Cool ideas? Get in touch: makingthemedia@avid.com. Follow Avid at @avid.
Credits
Hosts:Craig Wilson and Ray Thompson
Production team: Matt Diggs, Owen Lynch and Wim Van den Broeck
ThemeMusic: Greg “Stryke” Chin
