Making the Media S6E06: Making MovieLabs Magic

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.

Listen to Hear:

• What MovieLabs’ 2030 vision is and how they are working with the industry to deliver on it 
• Why cloud and hybrid workflows are key, and why SaaS is so important
• How Avid Content Core™ is embracing the principles

Our Guests This Episode

Jim Helman, CTO, MovieLabs

Jim Helman is an experienced technologist who brings to MovieLabs 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 4K consumer 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, and Eutelsat. Mark currently serves as president of Entertainment Technologists Inc.

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.

“The benefits of the 2030 Vision really come from people being able to work together from wherever they are.” Jim Helman, CTO, MovieLabs

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