Tonight's DMA\LA Meeting is at the Gallery Theatre at Barnsdall Art Park from 7pm-10pm. No cover charge thanks to Adobe Systems!

LINEUP: Q&A / SIGRAPH / Psychic Bunny / Rob Birnholz / Demo Reels / Door Prizes

For this July meeting we have Jill Smolin, SIGGRAPH Conference Entertainment Director, to talk about this year's SIGRAPH; Doug Spice from Psychic Bunny to talk on how to improve your reel from the perspective of someone who is in a position to hire and has also been a working designer; Rob Birnholz to talk about how to have longevity in your business and working remotely; Demo Reels (some DMALA members have had their reels with them at the past few meetings... bring them!); and door prizes.

Please check your inbox late Monday for a more detailed meeting announcement!

With this month's late "teaser" e-mail, we know there's been some worry over July being cancelled. It’s not.

Here are the DMALA meeting dates for the rest of the year to go into your calendars (maybe even into that brand new iPhone?):
Tuesday, August 19 - confirmed
Tuesday, September 23 - confirmed (4th Tuesday for this month)
Tuesday, October 21 - confirmed
Tuesday, November 18 - confirmed

Labels: DMA/LA

Info from Ninja Crayon:

Digital Media Artists / Los Angeles (DMA/LA) is an association for professionals creating imagery for video, film, and other media using desktop tools. MGLA was formed in August 1997 through the merger of several previously-existing groups. DMA/LA is an extention of that - continuing in 2008. DMA/LA's area of discussions are not restricted to a specific hardware or software solution, understanding that an artist often has to employ 2D, 3D, and other digital tools to realize their vision - and that artistic inspiration can be universal.

Lineup: Q&A with Tom Luth / SonicFire SmartSound / Trapcode Horizon / Chevon Hicks - HeavenSpot

7:00 - 7:30 Q&A with Tom Luth

In addition to a short Q&A session, DMA's Tom Luth will show off the bit of title design that we missed last month.

7:30 - 7:55 Smartsound SonicFire 5.

With the new version soon to be released, Stephanie Joyce will be presenting a sneak peek for us at DMA/LA. If you're a motion graphics artist or producer, you'll want to be sure to see the new features.

Stephanie will be demonstrating all the amazing new features in SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5. Building on the recent success of their Multi-Layer Music and the famous Mood Mapping® feature, the new Sonicfire Pro 5 does things you never imagined possible with library music. Want to move a music beat to align with an event in your video? Come check it out.

8:05 - 8:30 Trapcode Horizon

Presented by Sean Safreed of Red Giant Software (site to all Trapcode, Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory Pro, Instant HD and more), Trapcode Horizon is the latest offering from Peder Norrby for After Effects users. Taking advantage of some simple steps, AE users can create scenes that, well, stretch to an unending horizon.

8:35 - 8:55 Break

Get to know some of the other members, grab a snack or drink in the lobby, or ask the presenters some of those questions you didn't want to raise your hand for.

9:00 - 9:50 Chevon Hicks : Heavenspot

Chevon will be presenting some of the company's recent work for FOX's NASHVILLE which will incorporate both motion graphics for promo and interactive. It is a great case study on a newly emerging trend, where the website design took an interesting influence on the broadcast look.

Door Prizes will include great prizes from our friends at: Black Magic Design/ Adobe / Artbeats / Red Giant Software / Smartsound / Automatic Duck / Toolfarm / Ballistic Publishing / Focal Press / 12" Design / Gridiron Software And More...

New Members welcome: JOIN (free of course)

If you have any announcements about jobs, projects or other employment opportunities, please contact Tom Luth (tom luth @ aol . com) (remove spaces).

And again, thanks to Adobe's sponsorship of DMA/LA this year, admission is free!

* Tony, Warren, Ed, Tom and Ko
Your co-hosts

Labels: Adobe, ArtBeats, Automatic Duck, DMA/LA, GridIron, Ko Maruyama, Red Giant, SmartSound

The next DMA/LA meeting is Tuesday, May 20 at Gallery Theatre at Barnsdall Art Park, 7-10pm. It's FREE thanks to Adobe Systems. Learn more at DMA/LA.

Labels: DMA/LA, Event, Photoshop

TOMORROW: Tuesday, January 15 - Gallery Theatre at Barnsdall Art Par, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Cover charge: FREE courtesy of Adobe Systems

From Ninja Crayon: On the heals for the opening day of the MacWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco (Monday, Jan. 14), DMA/LA (formerly MGLA) will be having its first meeting of 2008 - not to mention its first meeting under the new name: Digital Media Artists / Los Angeles - on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

As any long time MGLA member can tell you, the first meeting of the year is usually big and this one fits the bill. As early as May of last year you may have heard of MAXON’s " The Power Integration Tour" for 2008, a joint road show with Adobe Systems Incorporated where motion graphics artists will learn how to bring their vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices. A quick glance at the show dates, set for next summer, may have even left you feeling anxious to see what MAXON and Adobe have to show. The third Tuesday of January, the wait is over.

Read more at Ninja Crayon

Labels: Adobe, DMA/LA, Ko Maruyama, Maxon Cinema 4D, MGLA