Hollywood Reporter

Future of entertainment

SepT 13, 2005

What does the next 75 years hold for Hollywood? A look into the future through the eyes of key industry players.

From the publisher
The Hollywood Reporter turns from its first 75 years to the next 75 for the entertainment industry.

Welcome to 2080 A.D.
The past is prologue. The future is now.

Next level
CINEMA: Where will new digital tools take the art of cinema?

Target practice
MARKETING: Brain scanning? Behavioral targeting? Gene markers? No, it's not the future of medicine, it's what lies ahead in marketing.

Power push
MUSIC: Will subscription music services solve the industry's woes?

All access
NETWORKED MEDIA: Entertainment media embrace new outlets

Screen scene
TELEVISION: The small screen is all about control.

Game points
VIDEO GAMES: Widening demographics and crossover talent bode well for gaming's future.

Postcards from the edge
BITS & BYTES: Forward thinkers shed light on the road ahead.

Sleight of light
EFFECTS: Master cinemagicians allow us to dream with our eyes open.

Future imperfect
HISTORY OF THE FUTURE: When it comes to the world of tomorrow, Hollywood has had some wildly outre visions.

School of cool
INVENTION: Imagining the future at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab.

If you build it...
DESIGN: From nature nests to Lego sets, homes of the future offer something for everyone.

Tomorrow's consumers
NEXT GEN: Gen Y is wireless but well-connected.

Convergence fulfilled
CORPORATIONS: A fleet new class of corporate entrepreneurs invents the future.

Dialogues:

Chris Albrecht
The HBO exec on driving home its brand message while innovating programming.

Jim Banister
The veteran onine executive says the future of the Internet is networked media.

Jeff Berg
Search engines, mobile media and film financing appear in the crystal ball of ICM's head.

Kevin Kelly
Wired magazine's founder on the filmmaking process and why virtual doesn't necessarily mean realistic.

James Cameron
The ambitious filmmaker explores the medium's next dimension.

Kevin Corbett
Intel's digital home expert on how portability and personalization will give consumers clout.

John Gaeta
The "Matrix" effects maestro fuels hybrid entertainment.

Neil Gaiman
The fantasy author finds reality a special effect.

Johhn Kricfalusi
The maverick animator is not afraid to mix old-fashioned fun with new technology.

Yair Landau
Sony Pictures is using technology to take storytelling to the next level.

George Lucas
The digital filmmaking pioneer is getting to the future faster than you are.

Syd Mead
The artist and futurist says the future is out there.

Judith Regan
The pioneering publisher says the future of entertainment is the human touch.

Scott Ross
Previsualization and distance collaboration are on the docket of this effects maestro.

Tavis Smiley
The public affairs host says reflecting all the shades of America will help propel the industry.

Blair Westlake
The television chairman turned Microsoft executive builds a bridge between consumers and entertainment providers.

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