Annie Chang is
the Vice President, Creative Technologies for Universal Pictures,
responsible for developing strategies and plans for innovative
next-generation workflows across film and emerging immersive media
experiences. In this role, Chang works closely with the film's studio
internal production groups and represents the company in various
industry forums.
Prior
to joining Universal Pictures in 2018, Chang was the VP, Technology for
Marvel Studios and held various roles during more than a decade tenure
at The Walt Disney Studios. At Disney, she shaped technology standards
and strategies, helped research and implement new technologies into the
feature post-production and mastering pipelines, helped the Studio
transition from tapes to files and helped launch feature iTunes and
2D/3D Blu-ray. Prior to Disney, Chang spent six years at THX Ltd. as
the Senior Engineer for the Digital Mastering Program and three years in
DVD authoring and compression. She also ran master control and was an
online editor for broadcast and ran a small recording studio.
Chang
is the AMPAS ACES Project Chair and has been a Co-Chair of the 10E
Essence Technology and Chair of the Interoperable Master Format (IMF)
Working Group at SMPTE. In October 2015, she became a SMPTE Fellow and
received the Workflow Systems Medal Award for her research,
implementation and participation in file-based technologies. In 2016,
Chang became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Members-At-Large branch. Previously, Chang was a Board Member in the
Avid Customer Association and a Board Director in the UHD Alliance. In
2018, Chang was honored with The Advanced Imaging Society's
Distinguished Leadership award for forward-thinking efforts in visual
technology and emerging content and as one of StudioDaily's 2018
Exceptional Women in Production and Post.
Chang holds a BS in Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University.
Topics of Discussion:
A discussion of UHD Alliance Filmmaker
Mode where Filmmakers, Hollywood Studios, consumer electronics
companies and the UHD Alliance have collaborated to make this
next-level home theater viewing experience possible. By
disabling all post-processing (e.g. motion smoothing, etc.) and
preserving the correct aspect ratios, colors and frame rates, Filmmaker
Mode enables your TV to display the movie or television show's content
precisely as it was intended by the filmmaker.
