You are not currently viewing the most recent Realscreen West. Go to Realscreen West 2023.
Print View
Tuesday, June 5
| 11:15am |
Aging Down Unscripted (11:15am - 12:15pm)Wedgewood Ballroom The challenge is real: how to capture an increasingly elusive millennial audience with unscripted content. How are they watching? Why are they watching? What are they watching? New platforms are racking up billions of views for shareable content, and viral sensations, new and returning, are setting ratings records, so it seems that someone has cracked the code. This session will bring together some of the leading media brands making the connection, to discuss how they do it, and why it’s important for the genre. Featuring:
   
Moderating:
|
| 1:45pm |
The Surge of Social Entertainment (1:45pm - 2:45pm)Wedgewood Ballroom The proliferation of social media platforms moving into the content space continues at a quickening pace, and producers are keen to join the action. Each platform taking the plunge aims to deliver a unique programming offering to its users, distinct from what is currently available via linear and SVOD, and also distinct from its competitors. But in every case, the content is meant to be social, shareable, and smartphone friendly. Hear from leading social video platforms and producers about how to craft content that connects audiences to the programming, the platform, and to each other. Featuring:
Moderating:
|
| 3:00pm |
Media 2020 (3:00pm - 4:00pm)Wedgewood Ballroom It’s only a couple of years away, but with the speed of change seeming to accelerate with each passing year, it’s prudent — and perhaps a little fun — to predict what changes will impact the mediasphere by 2020, and what changes will be on the way in the years following. Here, experts in various sectors will offer predictions about trends that will impact the way we consume content, and the way you conduct your business. Featuring:
|
Wednesday, June 6
| 11:15am |
The FAANGs and the Formats (11:15am - 12:15pm)Wedgewood Ballroom International hit formats have been a huge boon for the global television industry, and now, the new platforms taking a big bite into the content business are hungry for fresh formats. But doing business with the new players can involve new rules, especially for format creators and producers used to licensing rights to various markets. This session will examine how the emergence of new platforms on the formats scene is impacting the industry, from creative and business standpoints. Featuring:
Moderating:
|
| 1:45pm |
Trendwatch: Taking on the Tough Stuff (1:45pm - 2:45pm)Sponsored by: .jpg){kind=logo} Wedgewood Ballroom These are interesting times, and while TV can provide an escape from our realities, it can also serve as a powerful tool to help us better understand the world in which we live. Some of the factual formats currently making waves — and selling internationally — are tackling big issues through the lens of entertainment. This session, bringing together execs behind some of these formats, will explore how to transform tough subject matter into captivating formats. Featuring:
Moderating:
|
| 3:00pm |
The Gamut of Game (3:00pm - 4:00pm)Wedgewood Ballroom The game show genre continues to evolve some eight decades after the very first TV game show, Spelling Bee, made its debut in 1938. From the tried and true to the brand spanking new, and from shiny floor spectacles to “in the field” contests, good game will never go away. In this session, hear from execs deeply entrenched in the game show genre about the range of shows currently racking up the ratings and the trends shaping the genre as it moves into new forms and onto new screens. Featuring:
Moderating:
Jacqui PitmanCEO, Casting Director & Executive Producer Pitman Casting Inc/ Partypit Productions Inc. |
| 4:15pm |
Returning Champions: Trading Spaces (4:15pm - 5:15pm)Wedgewood Ballroom Reboots are all the rage these days, both in the scripted and unscripted genres. Reviving familiar properties can be a surefire way to generate buzz before the premiere, but once people tune in, the show has to appeal to fans of the original and new audiences. How much of the “DNA” of the original should you retain, and how much do you dare to freshen up for a new generation of viewers? This session will provide a special case study of TLC’s Trading Spaces. Learn from execs and talent behind the series about the strategy behind bringing the updated version to life. Featuring:
Moderating:
|
Thursday, June 7
| 10:15am |
Hub Entertainment Research Presents: Entertainment Explained (10:15am - 11:00am)Wedgewood Ballroom Screen content consumers have a limited amount of time to spend on their viewing. How do they decide where to spend that time, in a world of practically unlimited options? Join Jon Giegengack from Hub Entertainment Research as he shares valuable data and sheds light on such topics as the importance of the viewer experience, brand perceptions, share of time across platforms, the default sources viewers turn to for entertainment, and the implications of all of this and more for the unscripted industry. Moderating:
|
| 11:15am |
The New Deal on Dealmaking (11:15am - 12:15pm)Wedgewood Ballroom Production partnerships are not just the domain of the larger superindies anymore. Smaller indies can now expand their reach, produce more and build their brand by pursuing pod deals, strategic investment plays and other copro partnerships – either with other unscripted producers, feature filmmakers, and yes, networks too. This session will explore the range of partnerships available to producers, as well as the processes behind establishing them, and making them work. Featuring:
Moderating:
|
| 1:45pm |
Inclusive Unscripted (1:45pm - 2:45pm)Sponsored by:  Wedgewood Ballroom This year: After Frances McDormand uttered the words “inclusion rider” in her acceptance speech at the Oscars, the idea that film and television sets should be inclusive and diverse gained widespread attention and support. But what about unscripted? This session will bring together executives from various sectors of the industry to discuss the inroads that can be made in making unscripted content production more inclusive, and in turn, more reflective of reality. Featuring:
Moderating:
|
| 3:00pm |
A-List Unscripted (3:00pm - 4:00pm)Wedgewood Ballroom There has been a steady stream of boldface names from the film, television, music and sports worlds attached to non-fiction projects, ranging from feature docs to game shows and all points between. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, is having A-List talent at the helm, either behind the scenes or in the front of the camera, a prerequisite for getting your project to the table? Here, you’ll hear from execs from celebrity-driven companies about how they work, how to work with them, what projects and genres they're keen to explore, and why they’re staking a claim in the unscripted production business. Featuring:
|
