Clive Barker and Thomas Tull to keynote 2007 Hollywood and Games Summit
The Hollywood and Games Summit to be held the second time around will be keynoted by horror icon Clive Barker and Legendary Pictures’ CEO Thomas Tull. According to a press release, the duo will be tackling a 360-degree perspective overview of the games and entertainment industries.
Clive Barker is slated to provide insight into the innards of how to create an interactive parallel universe through his unique artistic perspective on June 26. Thomas Tull, on the other hand, will get technical on content strategies for films and games and introduce his own strategies for providing financial opportunities to aid both sides of the industry.
As you may recall, Tull recently co-founded a game development company in Hollywood, known as Brash Entertainment. He will also be citing details of entering the game development venture during his keynote on June 27. Closely following the game industry’s relations to the big screen, the GDC sponsored event will be tackling issues regarding simultaneous games development and movie productions.
Paula Parisi, VP and Executive Producer of The Hollywood Reporter, concluded the official announcement, saying:
We are thrilled to have Thomas Tull and Clive Barker as our keynote speakers this year. Their distinctive creative vision and experience with a variety of media forms serves as a key asset to both industries. We’re looking forward to an event that is focused on an exchange of ideas and increased cooperation between filmmakers and videogame creators.
The Hollywood and Games Summit to be held the second time around will be keynoted by horror icon Clive Barker and Legendary Pictures’ CEO Thomas Tull. According to a press release, the duo will be tackling a 360-degree perspective overview of the games and entertainment industries.
Clive Barker is slated to provide insight into the innards of how to create an interactive parallel universe through his unique artistic perspective on June 26. Thomas Tull, on the other hand, will get technical on content strategies for films and games and introduce his own strategies for providing financial opportunities to aid both sides of the industry.
As you may recall, Tull recently co-founded a game development company in Hollywood, known as Brash Entertainment. He will also be citing details of entering the game development venture during his keynote on June 27. Closely following the game industry’s relations to the big screen, the GDC sponsored event will be tackling issues regarding simultaneous games development and movie productions.
Paula Parisi, VP and Executive Producer of The Hollywood Reporter, concluded the official announcement, saying:
We are thrilled to have Thomas Tull and Clive Barker as our keynote speakers this year. Their distinctive creative vision and experience with a variety of media forms serves as a key asset to both industries. We’re looking forward to an event that is focused on an exchange of ideas and increased cooperation between filmmakers and videogame creators.