The Streamers: Meet the Buyers
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In this session, the decision makers from both established platforms and new ones on the way will share their perspectives on the digital marketplace. Learn how the many online distribution channels vary from each other and why digital demand for content is exploding. Session sponsored by General Motors. Speakers Senior Vice President, Content, Disney+ Senior Vice President of Content, Hulu President, EPIX Co-Head of Television, Amazon Studios Moderator ...
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The Art & Craft of Pitching
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Times may change, but the pitch remains the critical component of Hollywood salesmanship. It’s the first — and sometimes only—opportunity for your idea to sink or swim. Throughout the years, this session has been one of the Produced By Conference ‘s most popular, and we are excited to provide attendees an extraordinary opportunity to refine their pitching skills with help from some of the most seasoned pros in the business. Speakers Head of A+E Studios President, Producers Guild of America; Chairperson,...
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The Power of Podcasts - The Latest Way To Extend Your Story
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Seems like everyone wants a piece of the podcast pie. Here’s an opportunity to learn from creatives who are breaking barriers when it comes to podcast content. Whether it’s a solo story or a show with a cast, hear from the producers, actors, comedians and entrepreneurs making waves in this fast-growing field. Speakers Dirty John, Chance Head of Gimlet Pictures, Gimlet Media Homecoming Small Town Dicks, All Square Moderator ...
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360 Profile: When They See Us
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Featuring Ava DuVernay, Cindy Holland, Jane Rosenthal, Jonathan King & Berry Welsh It was a shocking crime that made headlines from coast to coast — a jogger brutally raped in New York’s Central Park in 1989. Five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were wrongly convicted of the attack. The men were finally exonerated in 2002 but not before they were vilified in the media and forced to serve time for a crime they did not commit. When They See Us tells the heartbreaking story of this miscarriage of justice in a miniseries for Netflix, created by . DuVernay also...
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The Keys To The Kingdom: Financiers & Distributors
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Sponsored by Variety Just as there is no one way to produce a story, there is no one way to finance a film. Raising money for your project can be a complex path to navigate. These panelists will help streamline the process and give advice on not only how to come up with the capital but what kinds of projects they’re looking to finance. Speakers President & Chief Operating Officer, Skydance Media Co-Founder, The Money Pool President & CEO, Solstice Studios ...
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The Future of Producing
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Where do we go from here? Never before in the history of entertainment have there been so many avenues for creating content or such a wildly diverse audience to consume it. This generation of viewers is looking to the next generation of producers to come through for them. Hear from some of the top people doing just that: Dan Goor, co-creator and EP of Golden Globe winner Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Dee Harris-Lawrence EP and showrunner on OWN’s David Makes Man, Leslye Headland co-creator and EP of Netflix’s Russian Doll, Alexandra Rushfield, the EP and showrunner on...
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Content With A Conscience
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There’s never been more productions that are making a statement about society and the times in which we live. From examining race relations to shattering stereotypes, these voices are producing some of the most thought-provoking content and truly making a difference across the globe. Sponsored by The Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Speakers President of Production and Development, Outlier Society Productions Founder/Impact Producer, Abaunza Group Principal, Outlier Society...
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Conversation With: Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman
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The Hollywood and tech industry moguls discuss their new premium short-form mobile streaming service, Quibi, which is short for “quick bites.” Think Hollywood meets Silicon Valley. A launch date has been set for April 2020, with plans to host more than 100 pieces of original content each week. Hear this dynamic duo provide insights into how disruptive technologies are changing the future of the entertainment industry. Session Sponsored by Delta Air Lines
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The New Age of Producing Horror
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Horror films are among the most popular genre at the box office. In this session, attendees will hear from innovative producers who have gone beyond the traditional “slasher flicks” and taken a new, sophisticated approach to thrilling and scaring audiences. Speakers Castle Rock, Manhattan Creative Director, Monkeypaw Productions Chief Content Officer, Crypt TV Blumhouse Co-President of Television Castle Rock, Manhattan The Haunting of Hill House,...
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Conversation With: Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito
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Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito have been friends since they were up-and-coming actors in New York in the 1960s. They have worked together for decades on such popular films as War of the Roses, Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile. Douglas won an Academy Award for producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and DeVito was nominated for an Academy Award for producing Erin Brockovich. The two recently got to work together again on the award-winning Netflix series The Kominsky Method. With over 900 combined film and television credits, these...
info_outlineNina K. Noble, and her producing partner David Simon, have created some of the most groundbreaking television series in the modern age. In this episode, Nina talks about her work as a Producer, and what it takes to re-create a 1970s Times Square for her latest project HBO’s The Deuce.
About Nina K. Noble
Nina K. Noble is a freelance producer, and producing partner of David Simon’s Blown Deadline Productions. With Simon, she has produced 2 long running series and 3 miniseries for HBO- The Wire, for which she won a DGA and Peabody award as well as a BAFTA nomination, and Treme, the Emmy nominated, Peabody award winning Post- Katrina series set in New Orleans. Miniseries include The Corner, which won the 2000 Emmy for best miniseries, Generation Kill, and Show Me A Hero. Her latest project is HBO’s The Deuce, starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal which recently completed filming its first season.
Nina was previously a field Producer/ Production Manager/ 1st A.D. for the Levinson/Fontana company, working on a variety of pilots and movies for TV., including NBC’s Homicide: life on the street.
Nina began her career as an assistant director on feature films, including Basic Instinct (dir. Paul Verhoeven), Angel Heart (dir. Alan Parker), Enemies: A Love Story (dir. Paul Mazursky), and Bull Durham (dir. Ron Shelton).
On all of her productions, Nina makes community outreach and inclusion a priority, especially focusing on exposing young people to the industry.
Member, Director’s Guild of America
Founding Board Member, Maryland Film Industry Coalition
Mentor, Morgan State Univ. screenwriting and animation program Consultant, Baltimore School for the Arts Film and Visual Storytelling program
Speaker at various organizations on the subject of job skills for free lancers, creating diverse workplaces, and community inclusion.
This episode was recorded during the 2017 Produced By: New York conference, where NIna was a participant on the panel:
Scripted Series Content: From Pitch to Post
The path from idea to edit room is never an easy one, filled with obstacles and uncertainties. With its abundance of potential storytelling platforms and formats, from multi-part narrative events to traditional 22-episode seasons, the scripted series requires producers to consider more opportunities than ever before. This session brings together producers, showrunners and producing talent to share insights into their strategies for every leg of the process.
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