Yes, we know the video and audio quality are not the best, but first let me tell you about how this video was made. Technology is amazing. This was streaming live from my iPhone from the Lansing Center yesterday. They had video blocked at the convention hall so I couldn't go straight from my computer. This was recorded over 3G. Knowing that, it's not too bad, eh!
Alicia from Toolfarm is demoing Magic Bullet Looks and Video Copilot's new one, Optical Flares, from our table at the show. I finally got to see the video today. Yes, that is one extreme close-up on me! I needed a monitor on the front of the phone.
We are hoping to do some more live broadcasts from future events, like NAB. Hopefully we can work the bugs out by then and have better quality. I know we will not have wifi at NAB. It costs entirely too much.
Come out to the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference at Michigan MAB and stop by Toolfarm's table. Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm will be presenting at 8:30am on Creating Great Keys and at 10:15am on After Effects Plug-ins that you need now. Come out and meet Michele and Alicia and get some questions answered about plug-ins. The conference runs today and tomorrow. More info on the conference.
AETO be kicking the presentation with Steve Roberts showing Imagineer's Mocha. Then, Tom Green will talk about "the rise of Flash video to today's ubiquity of the technology".
Join AETO at 156 Augusta Ave., Toronto, ON Jan 20, 2010 Time: Doors open 6:15 pm. First presentation starts 6:45.
Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm will be presenting on behalf of Red Giant Software during the 16th Annual SVSE Expo January 20 and 21st at the San Mateo Expo Center, California.
SVSE is a o ne-of-a-kind trade show for film/video, broadcast, A/V presentation, interactive/3D, government and House of Worship technologies! 100+ manufacturers featuring state-of-the-art technology, Hands-on demos and multi-vendor Camera Shoot-Out, Expert-lead panels and seminars on hot industry topics, Mini JOB FAIR- find out where the work will be next year, and much more!
Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm will be presenting at MAB, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo in Lansing, MI, on March 3. Toolfarm will also have a table in the expo center.
Seminars: Creating Great Keys: 8:30am-9:30am, March 3, 2010 After Effects Plug-ins You Need Right Now: 10:15am-11:15am, March 3, 2010
MAB's Great Lakes Broadcast Conference & EXPO (GLBC), March 2-3, 2010 at the Lansing Center. The Lansing Center is located at 333 E. Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48933.
See Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm showing Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug in Apple Final Cut Pro as well as a walk through of Boris's new XML Transfer plug-in.
When: Thursday, November 19th at 6:30pm
Where: Apple Store SoHo 103 Prince Street New York City, NY 10012
Come on out Friday, October 30 to the Editor's Lounge in Los Angeles, CA, for "Plug-ins, Pixels and Pumpkins: A Look at Tools that Take Your NLE to the Next Level... and Then Some". Michele will be showing the incredible Boris Continuum Complete plug-ins. There will be food and networking. RSVP here.
The event will be held at AlphaDogs in Burbank. AlphaDogs is a full-service post production facility and design studio located at 1612 W. Olive Ave. #200, Burbank, CA 91506. (818) 729-9262 or the southwest corner of Olive and Verdugo Avenues and Sparks Street. (Map)
San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2009 - Red Giant Software has teamed up with SmartSound Software to sponsor Larry Jordan's Final Cut Pro Seminars called PowerUp Tools for a Down Economy.
Working smarter with tools that work harder is a way to stay ahead of the competition. This full-day seminar with Larry Jordan will show you how. Plus, there will be plenty of giveaways, including two copies of Magic Bullet Quick Looks courtesy of Red Giant Software.
Nobody presents like Larry Jordan. Whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned pro, you'll discover dozens of tips, tricks, and techniques you can put to work immediately. ADDED BONUS: Larry has reserved the last hour of the seminar to answer your hardest technical questions. Any question, any subject - this is where to get answers.
About Red Giant Software Red Giant Software offers a vast range of visual effects plug-ins, with over 30 packages designed for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid. The product line features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as Angels & Demons, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mummy 3, and Grindhouse, and added sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
Sign up to "Meet the Expert" Peter Wiggins, programmer and video editor who you may know best from his idustrial revolution plug-ins (or his snooker tournament videos perhaps.)
Meet the expert: Peter Wiggins, Pro Video Editor. 15 October 2009. 11:00 - 12:00 PST. Join renowned broadcast video editor Peter Wiggins for a live web seminar and interactive Q&A session.
Peter uses a Mac-based editing suite and real time graphics software to produce stunning video for sports TV and online. Learn how the tools he uses help him create broadcast quality content to tight deadlines.
Initiative to Focus on Evolving Editorial Workflow, Enhancing Skill Sets with Planar Tracking Skills
GUILDFORD, UK (September 29, 2009) — Imagineer Systems announced today that it has launched a series of free training sessions and has bolstered its online tutorials as part of a new customer training initiative focused on expanding editors' and VFX artists' skill sets, while also demonstrating the newest advances in motion tracking, replacement and stabilization with tools such as mocha, mocha for After Effects and mocha for Final Cut.
With this announcement, Imagineer Systems has opened registration for its New York City training session being held on October 8th, 2009, as well as for its Los Angeles session being held on October 15th, 2009. The company also announced today that has significantly enhanced its online tutorial offerings on www.imagineersystems.com, and is offering new training content developed by Imagineer product specialists, as well as by such VFX industry experts as Ben Heusner of Curious Turtle.
"We're placing a big emphasis on education and training, beginning in an aggressive way during the month of October, and continuing for as long as necessary to ensure our customers are well prepared to tackle new opportunities with new tool sets," said Ross Shain, chief marketing officer of Imagineer Systems. "The title of 'editor' is taking on new meaning as traditional editors are increasingly tasked with newer and more complex challenges - challenges that our planar tracking technology is designed to handle with ease. By taking our mocha family directly to the users in these major market cities, we're showing them first hand just how easy their workflow can be when they integrate these new skill sets."
October is Education Month in NYC and LA Imagineer Systems will be holding free training sessions during October in New York City and Los Angeles at which editors, VFX artists and designers will receive in-depth training and hands-on experience using Imagineer's planar tracking tools in real-world exercises. Seating is limited and attendees are required to register online at the Imagineer Systems web site as soon as possible. Details of the October training sessions follow:
New York City: When: Thursday, October 8, 2009 Where: 133 West 21st Street (Between 6th and 7th Avenue) Room #212C, 2nd Floor 212.592.2598
Los Angeles: When: Thursday, October 15, 2009 Where: New Media 6150 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 323.957.5000
mocha is an award-winning stand alone 2D tracking tool packed with features that help editors and VFX artists tackle more complex jobs and enable them to finish projects within Final Cut. The tracker in the mocha family of VFX tools is based on Imagineer Systems' unique 2.5D Planar Tracking technology, which is significantly more robust than traditional point trackers typically found in today's editing systems. mocha enables users to obtain high quality tracks, even in situations where objects are moving out of frame, lack detail, motion blur and heavy grain.
About Imagineer Systems Imagineer Systems Ltd innovates and markets next-generation visual effects solutions for film, video and broadcast post production markets. Imagineer Systems has made its mark on such marquis Hollywood blockbuster productions as Casino Royale, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter. Imagineer's desktop product line consists of monet - placement station, mokey - removal station, motor - roto station, mocha - tracking station, mocha for After Effects - planar tracker for Adobe After Effects, and mocha shape for After Effects - the new rotoscoping shape import plug in for After Effects users. Imagineer Systems was founded in 2000 and its headquarters is located in Guildford, United Kingdom. For more information visit www.imagineersystems.com.
Charlotte Animation Visual Effects + Motion Design aka CAVEMODE has their next meeting on October 20 at Limerick Studios in Charlotte, NC. Toolfarm and Digieffects are both sponsors of the group, as well as Focal Press and many other companies.
CAVEMODE “Demo Reel” presentation
Guest speaker: John Lemmon, John Lemmon Films
Project Breakdown: Zach Chambers & Eric Hurtgen, Art Directors, Creative Services at INSP
Studio Spotlight: Limerick Studios
Door prizes by Toolfarm, Digieffects, Focal Press, Artbeats, Peachpit and Boxx
If you're in the area, check them out and do a little networking. Hopefully you'll win a door prize!
Nick Campbell of Grayscale Gorilla will be presenting. The meeting is only 45 minutes from the time of this posting but if you're in Toronto, hopefully you'll get a chance to go. I went to the meeting a couple of months ago and everyone was so welcoming and cool. I had a great time.
Our next meeting is at: 156 Augusta Ave. Sept 23, 2009 Time: Doors open 6:15 pm. First presentation starts 7:00. Presenter: Nick Campbell
Join AE NY at their next meeting this Thursday, August 27, from 6:45pm - 9:00pm.
Location: P.S. 41, 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Get ready to be inspired by some incredible animation. The Mix Tape Club & Florian Witzel will be sharing their amazing work.
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE. Great door prizes from the following sponsors, including Toolfarm, Video Copilot, Digital Film Tools, Red Giant, Imagineer, Artbeats, GridIron, Digieffects, pond5 and more!
We're very excited to announce that Toolfarm's own Michele Yamazaki will be coming up to our next user group meeting. (http://www.aeto.ca)
Place: 156 Augusta Ave., Toronto, Ontario (Map) Date: July 22, 2009 Time: Doors open 6:15 pm. First presentation starts 6:45. Presenter: Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm will be giving a demo on Keying & Compositing in After Effects
Toolfarm has given us 3 prizes. One on AE Expressions featuring Harry Frank, Keylight Training and Trapcode 3S Training, both featuring Angie Mistretta.
Imagineer has given us the very excellent companion to AE. Mocha V2 and the Mocha shape plug-in.
...and a whole lot more!
Hope to see you there.
Our second meeting is now online @ http://aeto.blip.tv/ (Flash/AE integration and using Scripts in AE)
Georgia Animation on Our Mind Screening Friday, July 10th, 8pm-10pm at the High Museum RSVP required
Distance Learning Meetup Saturday, July 11, 5pm-6:30pm
Creative Remix Party Saturday, July 11, 7pm - 11pm at the Creative Circus + Atlanta PREMIER of Sims 3 Remix by Addictive TV + Live Audio-Visual Performance by Quetzatl, GalaxC Girl (Night Light Riders), and The Secret Life + Artists being showcased include: Shepard Fairey, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Chuck D of Public Enemy, KRS-One, Slumdog Millionaire, Lollapalooza and more.
Super Fun Screening Night Sunday, July 12, 7pm - 11pm at the Creative Circus + Artists being showcased include: Digital Kitchen, The Mill, Passion Pictures, Animal Logic, Post Panic, Dvein, David Lobser and more. + Live Audio-Visual Performance by Integrated Visions and Sensitive Chaos
Silent Auction Over $20,000 in software being given away on silent auction with no minimum bid, including: + Maxon Cinema 4D with Mograph + Master Designer and Developer Collection from Microsoft + After Effects Plugin Bundles from Re:Vision Effects, DigiEffects and Boris. + 5 copies of Ableton Live + VJ Software like Resolume, VDMX, Module8, and Livid + DVDs and Music from Stash and Psymbolic Sounds
Imagination College Workshop July 12, 10am - 2pm at Sterling Ledet & Associates + Sound Design in Ableton Live workshop
Purchase Tickets to Attend $7 includes both Saturday and Sunday night events $99 includes 1 workshop and all entertainment events
American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop Present Vibrant Series of Panels and Workshops Aimed at Working and Aspiring Editors
June 22, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA & New York, NY) EditFest NY, the east coast version of American Cinema Editor's successful EditFest series, launched last weekend at The Director's Guild Theater in Manhattan. Kicking off at the DGA on June12 & 13th, the event was followed by Certification Sunday at Manhattan Edit Workshop on Sunday. The attendees, who came from New York and states surrounding, included working editors, professionals from related disciplines, industry experts and students. EditFest NY is presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop).
Over the course of the weekend, EditFest NY presented some of the best known and highly regarded east coast film editors who turned out to mingle, mentor, and present. EditFest NY kicked off on Friday with an industry insider's view of how to break into the editing business, moderated by ACE President Randy Roberts, ACE editor and Supervising Producer, Law & Order: SVU." Friday's Breaking In panel featured ACE members Bill Pankow, Troy Takaki, Michael Berenbaum, Scott Brock, Lee Percy, and Plummy Tucker in a candid discussion of the rigors of starting and maintaining a long-lasting editing career. The panel was followed by an opening night gala, a wall-to-wall party where panelists from every EditFest NY panel mingled with rapt attendees. Saturday's panels featured a who's who of editing talent and focused on key areas of interest:
Television - Kate Sanford, Meg Reticker, Troy Takaki, Michael Berenbaum and Alexander Hall, moderated by editor and author Bobbie O'Steen
Comedy - Ken Eluto, Stephen Rotter, Anne McCabe, moderated by MEWShop founder Josh Apter
Documentary - Robert Eisenhardt, Sam Pollard, Tom Haneke, Larry Silk, and Karen Schmeer, moderated by Tom Atkin
Feature Film - Chris Tellefson, Jeffrey Wolfe, Tim Squyres, Brian Kates, Craig McKay, and Jay Rabinowitz, moderated by American Cinema Editor Vincent Lobruto
The presenters shared equal parts inspiration, insight and knowledge that only such an esteemed group can deliver.
MEWshop hosted Certification Sunday at their mid-town headquarters, which offered hands on review followed by the certification test for Final Cut Pro. They also held Re-Tool Bootcamp, an intensive three-hour seminar demystifying key areas of the digital media pipeline while filling in knowledge gaps along the way. Each workshop was sold-out.
EditFest NY 2010 will take place June 11-13, 2010 in New York, details on locations, events and panelists will be forthcoming. EditFest LA is slated for August 8th & 9th, 2009 at Universal Studi"os in Los Angeles. "
For further information about EditFest NY, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.editestny.com"www.editestny.com, for further information about American Cinema Editors and EditFest LA, visit www.americancinemaeditors.com, and for information about Manhattan Edit Workshop, visit www.mewshop.com.
About MANHATTAN EDIT WORKSHOP Founded in 2002 by Josh Apter, Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a full range of certified courses in the art and technique of film editing - from Final Cut Studio to Avid, from Adobe to corporate and customized classes designed to provide top-tier training to professional and aspiring editors. The company's Manhattan Edit WorkForce program, where editor's reels are created and distributed to a number of top post-production facilities, is a groundbreaking connection service which allows students to meet with industry leaders. For more information please call 212-414-9570 or visit www.mewshop.com.
About American Cinema Editors AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (ACE) is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing.
The objectives and purposes of the AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS are to advance the art and science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic pre-eminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of editing; to bring into close alliance those editors who desire to advance the prestige and dignity of the editing profession. The organization publishes a quarterly magazine, CinemaEditor, highlighting the art, craft and business of editing and editors. For more information visit www.americancinemaeditors.com.
Mason Dixon, the head honcho of the Atlanta Motion Graphics Festival (and all of them, actually), has posted all of the details at our forum. Read it now!.
I have been to the Chicago Motion Graphics Festival several times and I can't tell you enough what a fantastic event it is. Go! Go!
The Minnesota AE User Group will have their second meeting this Saturday the May 30th @ 4:30pm at the Minneapolis Art Institute at 15 S 9th St, Minneapolis, MN.
Speakers: Scott, Israel "Izzy" Long, Brian Michael
Ko Maruyama had some nice photos from the DMA\LA meeting this week featuring Shine. Shine did the titles for Kung Fu Panda, Traitor, Mad Money, and Gray Gardens and a hundred other titles. My friend Dru Nget is the guy with the black shirt on that has Shine in big letters in the photo. I interviewed Michael Riley from Shine about the Kung Fu Panda titles last year. Read the interview here.
Online registration is FREE and includes all panels, keynotes, exhibit hall, roadshow product demos and Intensive Workshops.
Register Now June 11, 2009, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Navy Pier. Chicago, IL
In the Midwest for the Midwest. Execute your creative vision and sharpen your skills with high-return education, networking and an exhibition floor featuring the most anticipated tools and technologies available for content creators. The only show of its kind in the region, HD EXPO serves the entire community of content creators with attention to advertising production, independent filmmaking, post production and broadcasting.
Check out the Colorado Pro Video Association's meeting tonight! RSVP here. The group is out of Denver.
6:00pm - Networiking & Dinner 6:30pm - Meeting Begins 7:00pm - Grass Valley Edius Presentation - Mike Downey has been a Canopus/Grass Valley user for over 10 years, having used the EDIUS NLE since the very first version.
He has traveled around the world consulting and training groups of individual videographers and broadcast affiliates for NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, and the WB. Mike now works for Grass Valley as an EDIUS demo artist and trainer.
Many consider him one of the best trainers in the industry, but if you ask him, he is just a former high school teacher that enjoys teaching. When he is not training, his favorite hobby is listening to Jimmy Buffett while eating an Original Tommy's cheeseburger!
7:45 - Editing Round Tables featureing FCP - Edius - Premiere & Vegas (Want to learn some new tricks? Having a burning question about how they did that? Don't miss this meeting! All the major editing platforms will be in one room. You can take advantage of the combined skills of the entire COPVA and get those answers and more.) 8:30pm COPVA Brown Bag - Bring a peice of your work to show on the screen 9:00pm Meeting Ends
I will be presenting on Sunday, May 17 at KAFI at the Kalamazoo Valley Community College (room CNM 175) in Kalamazoo, Michigan, about... you guessed it.... greenscreen. I'll be on from 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM. For more information, go to the KAFI website
Also, a very nice review from Robert Grant at Sci-Fi-London:
Written with the indie filmmaker in mind 'Greenscreen Made Easy' follows a beautifully logical path through the entire process of pre-production, production and post-production from buying or building your greenscreen (or blue, and it explains that as well) through shooting your backgrounds, lighting for greenscreen, positioning your actors, techniques for clean keys, prepping for post-production, getting rid of artifacts, different plug-ins, blending, colouring, making it believable and using CGI backgrounds.
London, May 12th 2009 - CVMP, the European Conference on Visual Media Production, is now announcing its call for submissions. The conference takes place on 12th and 13th November 2009 at the BFI Southbank, London. Now in the sixth year of CVMP, a new management team is injecting fresh momentum to this unique event, which brings together practitioners in media production from the film, broadcast and games industries with leading academics and researchers in imaging and graphics. The two-day conference will provide a dynamic forum for the exchange of knowledge between researchers and media industry specialists working at the cutting-edge of visual media production and delivery.
CVMP has traditionally been held at the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology), but has a new, larger venue for 2009, and a dedicated team that will develop and expand the event and associated activities. The conference chairman is Dr Oliver Grau, lead technologist at BBC Research & Development, with Adrian Hilton, from University of Surrey, the programme chair. The CVMP organising committee is comprised of Bill Collis, CEO at The Foundry, Simon Robinson chief scientist at The Foundry, Anil Kokaram of Trinity College, Ireland, Tom Evans of Wavecrest Systems Ltd, and Dr Graham Thomas, principal research engineer at BBC Research & Development. Conference secretary is Abi Bowman, project manager at The Foundry.
This year, the latest research developments will be presented together with real-world, industry applications, combining to deliver a unique melting pot of ideas and experience. The event promises to be fascinating and informative, with a line up that already includes Matt Welford, head of compositing at Weta Digital (The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, King Kong, The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Professor Marc Pollefeys from ETHZ and Dr Toni Mateos of Barcelona Media. Special sessions this year are 'Advanced Technology in Post Production', and 'Capturing 3D Worlds'.
CVMP will also address the increasing demand for 3D stereoscopic content and delivery for emerging platforms such as e-cinema, high-resolution home displays and interactive media, which are all fuelling the development of new technology and approaches.
The 'Call for Papers' is now live at www.cvmp-conference.org for those who would like to submit papers on innovative research and practical applications related to media production, along with a comprehensive list of suggested topics. Registration for CVMP 2009, (Full rate: £300 / Retired/Student rate £150) is also live on the CVMP website.
The Best papers from CVMP 2008 will be published in a special issue of JVRB (Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting) and the conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
Further information and enquiries: For further information, please visit www.cvmp-conference.org.
For media or any other enquiries, please contact: Abi Bowman T: +44 207 434 0449 E: contact@cvmp-conference.org
I'll be running a session on Greenscreen and Keying (mainly keying tricks) at the Ferris video Festival on Friday, April 3.
The Ferris student chapter of MCA-I is hosting its 9th Ferris Video Festival on Friday, April 3. The event begins at 10:00 AM with a keynote presentation by Angela Prater, a graduate of the program who will speak on Diversity Online. She will present the awards for the high school award winners. Following the ceremony, there will be concurrent training sessions from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM on a range of topics including the RED camera, Animation in Video Production, Copyright Issues, Special Effects Makeup, Greenscreen tricks, Music Video Production, After Effects, the HD Workflow, and Women in Film and Television. Members of the MCA-I Mid-Michigan chapter will be among the presenters. Everyone is invited. Admission is free. The event will be held in the IRC building which shares a parking lot with the football field on the mother campus in Big Rapids, MI.
Here's the full schedule of the breakout sessions, from 11am-1pm.
Copyright Issues - Denise Glassmeyer, Young Basile Attorneys
Special Effects Makeup - Dawn Butler, fxmakeupbydawn & MCA-I
Red Camera Demonstration - Jeff Hamlin, Lansing Community College
Animation in Game Design - David Baker, Ferris State University
Green Screen - Michele Yamazaki, Toolfarm & MCA-I
Women in Film and Video - Serenity Sherie, Detroit Women in Film and TV
Music Video Production - Chavell Crofford, Vellis Productions
HD Workflow - going Tapeless - Glen Okonoski, Ferris State University
After Effects - Andrew Tingley, Creo Productions
Unions in a Production Environment - William Minihan, IATSE
On Saturday April 4, also in the IRC building room 120 on the Big Rapids campus, the Television and Digital Media Production Program will host a PA Bootcamp from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The P.A. Boot Camp will provide more than just an overview of what is expected of production assistants on both film and video sets. MPA instructors Jax Baker and Mitch Nyberg will engage students with demonstrations, hands-on activities, form usage exercises, and give a review of set/client etiquette. Students will gain job search tips from a panel of production professionals during an informative discussion on local production companies, unions and film organizations, and the resources they offer. The training session is open to the public for $40 and for students at a reduced rate of $35. Seating is limited.
I'll be running a session on Greenscreen and Keying (mainly keying tricks) at the Ferris video Festival on Friday, April 3.
The Ferris student chapter of MCA-I is hosting its 9th Ferris Video Festival on Friday, April 3. The event begins at 10:00 AM with a keynote presentation by Angela Prater, a graduate of the program who will speak on Diversity Online. She will present the awards for the high school award winners. Following the ceremony, there will be concurrent training sessions from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM on a range of topics including the RED camera, Animation in Video Production, Copyright Issues, Special Effects Makeup, Greenscreen tricks, Music Video Production, After Effects, the HD Workflow, and Women in Film and Television. Members of the MCA-I Mid-Michigan chapter will be among the presenters. Everyone is invited. Admission is free. The event will be held in the IRC building which shares a parking lot with the football field on the mother campus in Big Rapids, MI.
Here's the full schedule of the breakout sessions, from 11am-1pm.
Copyright Issues - Denise Glassmeyer, Young Basile Attorneys
Special Effects Makeup - Dawn Butler, fxmakeupbydawn & MCA-I
Red Camera Demonstration - Jeff Hamlin, Lansing Community College
Animation in Game Design - David Baker, Ferris State University
Green Screen - Michele Yamazaki, Toolfarm & MCA-I
Women in Film and Video - Serenity Sherie, Detroit Women in Film and TV
Music Video Production - Chavell Crofford, Vellis Productions
HD Workflow - going Tapeless - Glen Okonoski, Ferris State University
After Effects - Andrew Tingley, Creo Productions
Unions in a Production Environment - William Minihan, IATSE
On Saturday April 4, also in the IRC building room 120 on the Big Rapids campus, the Television and Digital Media Production Program will host a PA Bootcamp from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The P.A. Boot Camp will provide more than just an overview of what is expected of production assistants on both film and video sets. MPA instructors Jax Baker and Mitch Nyberg will engage students with demonstrations, hands-on activities, form usage exercises, and give a review of set/client etiquette. Students will gain job search tips from a panel of production professionals during an informative discussion on local production companies, unions and film organizations, and the resources they offer. The training session is open to the public for $40 and for students at a reduced rate of $35. Seating is limited.
On March 26th & 27th, Photoshop World at Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, is open to the public. Mingle with the biggest names in the industry and see the newest in Photoshop-related technology! Sign up for a free Expo pass (valued at $20 per person) at Photoshopworld.com.
We've just set up an events calendar of the happenings at Toolfarm. It's a Google Calendar, so if you're already using Google Calendar, you can copy over any of the events to your own calendar, giving you an quick reminder of sale dates and events. So far, there are loads of sales and a few upcoming events that Toolfarm will be attending or sponsoring.
If you haven't received your badge yet - you can still get one at the expo. There is still some space available, as all of the conferences are not yet sold out.
High Octane Information, Community Connection and Creativity Are Critical Factors to Success for Creative and Tech Communities
October 30, 2008 (Burbank, CA) - HD EXPO ended on a high note today after the two day conference and exhibition attracted a capacity crowd to its trade show floor, panels and educational offerings. During the event, Oscar winners, technology visionaries, and technical experts presented real-world knowledge through intimate conversations, 3D screenings, cutting edge panels and intensives to standing-room only audiences.
Wednesday's panels featured an acquisition to post workflow with RED, featuring Ted Schilowitz and a cadre of cinematographers, producers and post experts, and featuring never-seen-before footage. Also on Wednesday, American Cinema Editors presented "See What's Coming - Meet the Editors of The Hottest New and Upcoming Releases," a panel discussion featuring top editors Paul Hirsch, ACE, Nancy Richardson, ACE, Terilyn Shropshire, ACE, and Myron Kerstein, moderated by Carolyn Giardina. On Thursday, HD EXPO launched the Second Annual 3D Day, a highly anticipated series of screenings and expert discussions about 3D. The panels took a hard look at 3D in its current state but kept an eye towards the future, as the technology barrels into the workflow and into the public consciousness. Industry leader Vince Pace ("Avatar," "Journey to the Center of the Earth," "U2 3D"), led two panels focusing on 3D. "Myth Busting 3D: Stop the Myths. Hear the Truth.", which featured director Eric Brevig, ("Journey to the Center of the Earth"), Doug Merrifield, ("Hannah Montana"), Glen McPherson, ASC, ("Final Destination 4"), Phil Orlins, (ESPN), and Eric Torres ("Final Destination 4"), explored and explained the facts and in some cases the fiction of 3D production. Pace also took the audience through a first hand -discussion of the exciting and challenging deployment of Sports in 3D. 3D screenings accompanied the panels. Peter Anderson, ASC was joined by Doug Bankston from American Cinematographer in a One-on-One conversation exploring Anderson's extensive 3D experience including "U2 3D," and a number of groundbreaking 3D public space projects.
HD EXPO Delivers
HD EXPO's exhibition area, sold out well in advance of the event, featured top industry manufacturers and technology companies including Panasonic, HYPERLINK "http://www.atempo.com/" Atempo, HYPERLINK "http://www.usa.canon.com/home" Canon, Boris FX, IDX, Band Pro and many others.
Geared towards decision makers, thought leaders and key influencers, the invitation-only Q: What's Next Pavilion featured conversations with Daryn Okada, ASC, President of the American Society of Cinematographers and iconic journalist Bob Fisher; Nash Parker from Alcatel-Lucent and Debra Kaufman of mobilizedtv.com, and John Nicolard of FotoKem, recent winner of the IBC Innovation Award.
HD EXPO CEO Kristin Petrovich noted "We are honored and proud to have the community and industry support that is a key part of our education and shows. As we close our flagship show tonight, we look forward to an exciting 2009 with a number of exciting announcements and new products. We are grateful for the support of our amazing experts and exhibitors." Petrovich announced dates for 2009 HD EXPO including March 5, 2009 at the Universal Hilton, June 11, 2009 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, September 17, 2009 in New York City and November 4-5, 2009 in Los Angeles.
About HD EXPO
HD EXPO creates venues where entertainment technology and creative vision converge. In its eighth season, HD EXPO is dedicated to promoting the adoption and growth of entertainment technology for content creators by building a community of experts and users through shared knowledge, information and education. In addition to annual March and November EXPOsitions in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, HD EXPO produces workshops and training internationally and an online resource of education and streaming content.
Going to HD Expo at the end of the month in Burbank, CA?
October 29-30: EXPO - Includes all panels, exhibit hall and Intensive Workshops EXPO Hours: Wednesday, October 29 - 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Thursday, October 30 - 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Register here!
Oct 1-3 - Final Cut Studio Conference, Mt. Pleasant, MI. I'll be teaching some Apple Motion Seminars at the conference. As far as conferences go, this one is very inexpensive and there are excellent classes being held. Plus, Mt. Pleasant is home to the world famous Sweet Onion restaurant. :-)
Oct 8-9 - Rocky Mountain VidExpo, Denver, CO. Toolfarm will be running a booth at the show. Stop by and say hi to Alicia and Michele from Toolfarm (that's me!). Also, if you register by October 2, you can get into the exhibit hall, the keynote address and some of the seminars for free.
Oct 12-15 - Motion08 Conference (special offer expires September 30), Albuquerque, NM. Use that link to get a fantastic special offer. Save $600! For real! Trish and Chris Meyer, Mark Coleran and others will be presenting so this is a big show not to be missed. Not only that, the NM Hot Air Balloon Festival is at the same time. Toolfarm may have a booth at the show. We're in this little contest and we're very close to getting in.
Oct 13-17 - MG Fest, Orlando, FL Toolfarm is a sponsor of the MG Fest. It's a traveling show this year and will be hitting loads of US cities. I'll be teaching some classes at the Chicago stop in January. Nothing like Chicago in January...
Oct 24 - The Nobody Hole Contest Ends The contest just launched last night! This is something like we've never done before and we're very excited about it. There are boatloads of prizes. Check it out!
Right now I'm sitting in the audience waiting for them to pull my raffle ticket out for something really great and hoping it isn't something I already have :-) Digieffects is giving away 4 $1200 plug-in packages and Eyescream Factory is currently being pulled.
The SuperMeet was VERY successful. It was really cool to meet up with our European customers... and many people who are AE users and FCP users who had never heard of Red Giant or Toolfarm (can you believe that!) Everyone was so nice and had really great questions for us. It was a lot of fun and very worthwhile to attend. Here are a few photos.
L to R: Miguel de Olaso (aka MacGregor), Beth Manning from Red Giant, Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm, Philip Bloom and Steve from France.
L to R: Miguel de Olaso, Beth Manning and Philip Bloom
Enter your work to be show in the Adobe MAX Events which will be stopping in San Francisco, Milan and Tokyo. Enter in one of six categories: Advertising & Branding, Enterprise, Mobility and Devices, Public Sector, Rich Internet Application, and Video.
The top three finalists will get to go to San Francisco where a winner will be selected, as well as the People's Choice. The deadline for all entries is Friday, September 5, 2008.
Catch the early deadline for the AAFF by August 15th and submit your film for only $30. The standard deadline is October 15th for $40 and the late deadline is November 15th.
The AAFF is looking for new independent films of all lengths and genres that are artistically inspired, lovingly crafted, cutting edge, bold visions.
If you're submitting, AAFF requests that you make your entries as green as possible.
If sending DVD, use a paper slip case, not a hard plastic one
Ship in a stiff cardboard or other recyclable mailer with no bubble wrap
Print "Do Not Bend" on the front of envelope
No press kits of any kind - these will be immediately recycled
To submit your film, please visit our website and download the PDF application, or go the online route through withoutabox.com
If you're going to Siggraph next week, make sure the stop by the Motion Graphics Birds-of-a-feather meeting.
Tuesday, Aug 12, 4 - 6 pm Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 511A
The idea of the meeting is to network with colleagues and chat with friends. The meeting will be organized similar to a Pecha Kucha meeting (http://www.pecha-kucha.org/), but will less formality. Everyone is invited to talk a bit about themselves, cool projects they're working on or anything in the field that others may find interesting. Come to hear something different or just come for the free crudite´!
You're invited to the Final Cut Studio Users Conference, October 2nd-3rd, 2008 at Soaring Eagle Resort and Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. I'll be teaching three Apple Motion sessions and lots of companies that you know and love will be participating.
Three different workshop tracks allow you to select the training that is just right for you! This exciting, information-pack conference can either get you up and running quickly with Apple's Final Cut Studio or simply expand your creativity allowing you to take your skills to the next level. With 17 different sessions, there's no way you won’t walk away without numerous tips, shortcuts and ideas that you’ll apply to your workflow the minute you launch your Mac. Having the best software at your finger tips won't always create the best results but learning the ins and outs of its many advanced features will! The brochure is now available!
Feature Film Compositor and visual effects instructor Pete O'Connell will be coming out to talk about his work on films such as Stranger then Fiction,Mr Magorium's Wonder Imporium,Across the Universe and Transporter 2 as well as his new training DVD Advanced Rotoscoping Techniques for After Effcts from CreativeCow.
Owner, editor, visual effects artist Jason Diamond of NYC's MBS Production, whose clients include MTV, A&E, SpikeTV and Samian Records, will be sharing some recent AE work. I met Jason last time I was in NY and he's a really cool guy and very talented.
There will be tons of door prizes, including prizes from Toolfarm, Red Giant, Wondertouch, Imagineer, ArtBeats, Digital Film Tools, GridIron Software, Class on Demand (Harry J. Frank's Particular Training!)
Next meeting: Thursday, July 31, 2008 The Time: 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM The Place: P.S. 41 at 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.) Seats up to 400 people!
The food: Sorry - but due to site rules - no food this time. If you can live for 2 hours without eating, you'll have a great time!
You're invited to the Final Cut Studio Users Conference, October 2nd-3rd, 2008 at Soaring Eagle Resort and Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. I'll be teaching three Apple Motion sessions and lots of companies that you know and love will be participating.
Three different workshop tracks allow you to select the training that is just right for you! This exciting, information-pack conference can either get you up and running quickly with Apple's Final Cut Studio or simply expand your creativity allowing you to take your skills to the next level. With 17 different sessions, there's no way you won’t walk away without numerous tips, shortcuts and ideas that you’ll apply to your workflow the minute you launch your Mac. Having the best software at your finger tips won't always create the best results but learning the ins and outs of its many advanced features will!
Call: 734.641.9936 to reserve your seat today! Seating is limited. Also, mention that you saw this at Toolfarm and get registered for just $199!
Register Today! All conference attendees receive:
Access to any of the sessions
Lunch for both conference dates
Admission to Wednesday night's Meet and Greet
One raffle ticket for the Magnificent Michigan FCS Raffle
Conference Workbook: 125 Power Tips and Tricks for FCS
What else?
Check out all the new HD cameras!
Learn how to create a DVD menu your clients will love!
Perform a multicam edit without cracking open the manual!
Understand how to replace audio/dialog in the next feature film you edit!
Master how to create clean and effective keys!
Animate text without leaving Final Cut Studio!
I have a PDF with the full information and description of classes, however something happened to MY photo and I look completely eeee-ville, so I'll wait until it's updated. You must attend!
From ninja crayon: Join us as welcome Quantum Solutions to lafcpug to talk about the ever important question of archiving and storage. Also Steve Martin of Ripple Training returns to lafcpug to show off and talk about the one Pro App in the Final Cut Studio suite that no one seems to understand, but should,Soundtrack Pro 2.
Also the students from SFETT will make their annual pilgrimage to lafcpug to show and tell all about their upcoming iCan 9 Film Festival in San Fernando, CA. Plus the FCP Tip/Trick of the Month, Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and, of course, World Famous Raffle. And much much more.
Agenda will be set about one week before meeting date.
A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door. Doors open at 6PM. lafcpug meetings are open to the public. First come, best seat.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 25, 2008 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced dates and locations for its MAX 2008/2009 event series. MAX is the premier industry forum for designers, developers and business decision makers focused on creating and delivering rich, engaging digital experiences across mediums and devices. The series begins Nov. 16 to 19 in San Francisco, followed by events in Milan from Dec. 1 to 4, 2008, and Tokyo from Jan. 29 to 30, 2009.
Adobe also launched its call for entries for the 2008 worldwide MAX Awards program, which recognizes the most innovative work from designers and developers around the world. Entries are being accepted through Sept. 5, 2008.
Under the theme, "Connect. Discover. Inspire." the San Francisco event will feature keynotes from CEO Shantanu Narayen and CTO Kevin Lynch, as well as technology "sneak-peeks," business discussions, technical sessions, hands-on workshops, exhibits and networking events. More than 200 sessions will engage designers, developers and business strategists on the topics of:
Designer/developer workflow
Cross-media design, including Web, video, mobile, print and interactive
Rich Internet applications
Services, components and tools
Designing for multiple screens
"MAX inspires creatives and technologists to design, build, and share new ways for people to deliver engaging experiences over the Web and on any screen," said Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch. "Nowhere else can passionate members of the Adobe community learn from the best, be on the inside track of breaking industry news, connect with peers and industry experts while discovering cutting-edge technologies."
MAX 2008 promises to deliver a glimpse into the future of digital experiences, enabling designers to dive into the art and science of designing across media, while developers broaden their expertise in architecting, building and deploying next-generation Web, mobile, enterprise and rich Internet applications. 2008 MAX Awards
2008 MAX Awards will honor the most engaging and innovative work from designers and developers using a broad spectrum of Adobe products and technologies. Categories include: Advertising and Branding, Enterprise, Mobility and Devices, Public Sector, Rich Internet Applications, Video, and People's Choice. Adobe is accepting nominations now through Sept. 5, 2008. All entries must be submitted online at www.max.adobe.com/awards/ . To see last year's finalists, visit: www.adobemax2007.com/awards/2007/finalists/ . The 2008 MAX Award winners will be announced on Nov. 18 at an awards ceremony during the North America event. Exhibits and Sponsorship
Companies interested in exhibiting or sponsoring MAX North America should contact Robb Trost at 1-650-226-0656, robb.trost@gpj.com . For MAX Europe, email sponsorships-europe@max.adobe.com. Registration
To register for MAX North America, visit www.max.adobe.com/na/reginfo/ . Register before August 31, 2008 to qualify for the early bird discount.
Registration for MAX Europe will open in mid July. More details about MAX Japan will be announced later in the year.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com .
I was invited to the June Motion Picture Collective Meeting on plug-ins. It was held at Pratt Institute in New York City.
I got there about 45 minutes early and there was no one there! After about 30 minutes I started to worry that I came to the wrong place. As I was walking around I ran into Wes Plate of Automatic Duck. We chatted for a bit and then people started to roll in.
The pizza, sponsored by Sony, was incredible. Seriously, some of the best I've ever had. I had some veggie concoction, but Michael Vitti, head of MoPic Collective told me they also had some Cajun Shrimp pizza, but they only ordered one pie. Sounds fantastic!
The meeting started with an introduction and then Frank Garfi and Marc Fratto talked about their film Zombies Anonymous. Two words: Gratuitous violence. Their talk was pretty interesting though. They've taken the zombie story and flipped it around, making it a statement about how Arabs were treated after 9-11.
After that, Juan Martinez and Andrew Shipsides talked about Sony's EX Cameras.
Wes Plate from Automatic Duck came up and presented his products. Since there were so many editors in the audience, there was a lot of interest in his FCP products, especially.
My turn. Right before the show began, we were told we have an extra 15 minutes to fill. My presentation was planned to be exactly 20 minutes! Haha. I began asking the audience some questions about editing technique vs. software knowledge and then talked about Toolfarm. I presented Boris Continuum Complete and as usual, people are blown away by the Motion Key filter. I also had quite a bit of interest in the BCC Pan & Zoom filter which gives the Ken Burns style effect. I had a bit of time at the end, so I quickly showed Red Giant's Primatte Keyer, since keying seems to be a hot topic lately.
Next Michael Vitti showed Zaxwerks ProAnimator, then Jason Diamond showed Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks, which is always a crowd pleaser. I can't help but think that Zombies Anonymous could have benefited from a touch of Looks! Jason did a great job of presenting Looks and demo'd with some footage from a music video he had recently finished.
They also had an auction that night with tons of stuff.
Anyway, it was a good meeting and it was fun to get to New York City again. Thanks Michael Vitti for the invitation and the shirt. I love free shirts! It was great to see everyone in NYC, especially my old buddy Jim G. of the Toolfarm Expert Forum and Chris Tack, one of my former students who headed out to NYC after graduation. I also met quite a few new people from the NYC area. I saw Mario Lopez at a hot dog stand too! He's buff!
That's right, free pizza, sponsored by your good friends at Toolfarm!
This Wednesday, June 18th 6:30pm at Adobe in San Francisco. Pre-register here. It's free but you need a badge to get into Adobe.
Adobe 601 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (map) 415.832.2000 Entrance on Townsend Street. Reception is on the 1st floor.
FEATURED GUESTS
Brian Diecks A 16 year veteran of branding, strategic marketing + creative for the entertainment, lifestyle and the sports industries, Brian Diecks is an award-winning broadcast designer and creative director of television branding, motion graphics, promotion campaigns, main title design, show packaging, print collateral, packaging and interactive projects. www.diecksgroup.com
Patrick Siemer Former Directing Animator at the esteemed H-Gun Labs, and long time Pixar AE Animator Patrick Siemer walks us through his After Effects process in the creation of the Pixar short "Your Friend the Rat" www.tapeandglue.com
The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be Wednesday, June, 18, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, California. Join them as they celebrate the eighth anniversary of the lafcpug.
Scheduled to appear will be veteran film editor and Associate Professor and Head of the Editing Track at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Norman Hollyn. Plus, the brand new soon to be shipping Video Recorder/D.264 encoder from BlackMagic Design will make it's LA debut. Plus, the brand new Focus FS-5 Portable DTE Recorder from Focus Enhancements will wow all of you who hate tape. Plus the FCP Tip/Trick of the Month, Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and, if budget allows, Balloons, Circus Clowns and Pony Rides. And of course, World Famous Raffle. And MORE!.
A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door. Doors open at 6PM. lafcpug meetings are open to the public. First come, best seat.
SF Mograph's second meeting will be held Wednesday, June 18, Adobe Offices in San Fransisco at 601 Townsend/7th
You must preregister on the website, sfmograph.com, but the meeting is FREE.
Brian Diecks of Diecks Group - Brian is a 16 year veteran of branding, strategic marketing + creative for the entertainment, lifestyle and the sports industries, Brian Diecks is an award-winning broadcast designer and creative director of television branding, motion graphics, promotion campaigns, main title design, show packaging, print collateral, packaging and interactive projects.
RE:Vision Effects Plug-ins of the month: Smooth Kit, PV Feather, ShadeShape, Twixtor, DE:noise
Paolo Ciccone shot the first SF Mograph meeting, which Michele and Colin from Toolfarm attended. Check it out!
Come meet me at the Motion Picture Collective NYC's meeting this Thursday, June 12. I'll be presenting Boris Continuum Complete and possibly Boris Final Effects Complete at Pratt Manhattan, 2nd floor.
Thursday, 12 June 2008, 6:00-8:30pm at Pratt Manhattan, 2nd floor. Google Map
Seating is limited to first come, first serve, but the meeting is open to members, subscribers and their friends, so please join us.
Location - We have a new location that can sit up to 400 people!
PS 41 @ 116 W est 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.
Date: Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Time: TBD - but probably around 6:45 PM-9PM
The new space is just in time too because our lineup is insane!!!! Guess who coming to dinner?
Visual Designer, Marc Coleran, whose work has been seen in films like The Bourne Ultimatum, Domino, Alien vs. Predator, The Bourne Identity, Blade II, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The World Is Not Enough - just to name a few.
Visual effects artist John Montgomery - co-founder of the online visual effects news site fxguide, as well as the training site fxphd. His Clients and Credits include Super Bowl commercials for McDonald's, Disney as well as work for Budweiser, Miller, Hallmark, Sears, Moen, Gatorade, Morgan Stanley, and the ESPN and CBS television networks.
... And more prizes than you can possibly imagine (unless you can imagine a lot, and then it's roughly the same amount of prizes you can possibly imagine).
Motion Graphics Artists Around the World Rely On CINEMA 4D's MoGraph Module to Create Award-Winning Content for Broadcast Industry Giants
MAXON Computer invites members of the press and all other Promax|BDA 2008 attendees to stop by the MAXON booth, #10 in the Networking Village, to see the latest versions of the company's professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. MAXON's flagship software solution, CINEMA 4D, one of the fastest growing and most widely used 3D products for digital content creation, is used by artists around the world to create compelling motion graphics for some of the broadcast industry's most widely recognized entities, including The Weather Channel, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, BBC, Al Jazeera, NBC, FOX, NFL, Court TV, National Geographic Channel, Univision, and the BBC, to name just a few.
Recent high profile broadcast projects that have leveraged CINEMA 4D include TMZ TV, Dr. Who, ET/The Insider, Nike Power, the Academy Awards "80 Years of Oscars" montage, SoBe Life Water Superbowl's "Thrillicious" commercial, NBC Sunday Night Football broadcast package, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune openings, NBC's identity rebranding, "Big Science" on the Discovery Channel and many more.
What:Promax|BDA North America 2008 When: June 17th - 19th Where: Hilton New York - 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York City Booth: #10 Networking Village Booth hours: June 17th: 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., June 18th and June 19th: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Promax|BDA is the world's largest television marketing conference attracting industry leaders and executives from top television networks, cable channels, local stations, station groups, distribution, syndication, media and creative agency, design and emerging media. Through sessions, panels, exhibits and screenings, Promax|BDA brings together the world's leading creative and strategic marketing professionals for three days of dialogue, debate and discussion about the international business of television marketing, promotion and design.
Booth Highlights
Visitors to the MAXON booth will see the company's full range of motion graphics solutions and associated demonstrations, including MAXON's popular MoGraph module, which provides artists with a broad palette of tools that make it easy to create everything from flying logos to abstract effects. Booth demonstrations will also highlight the significant workflow enhancements CINEMA 4D brings to creative professionals in the production of award-winning TV programming, commercials, motion graphics, broadcast graphics and promos, feature films, film/game/television pre-visualization, interactive gaming and video production.
About CINEMA 4D
CINEMA 4D's core application contains everything needed to quickly and easily create high-end 3D images and animations. Additional modules provide added functionality and customization to suit a wide array of industries. Modules can be purchased individually or in bundles. CINEMA 4D renders scene files directly to popular editing and compositing applications including After Effects, Final Cut, Shake, Combustion, etc., and is completely cross-platform for Windows and Mac.
How: To schedule a booth visit with Paul Babb, president of MAXON USA, please contact Vicky Gray-Clark, Ambient Public Relations, (408) 243-8880, vicky@ambientpr.com, or Laurie Guarino, (408) 876-7064, lguarinopr@yahoo.com, or feel free to stop by the MAXON booth. Additional information on MAXON can be obtained on the Web at www.maxon.net.
Yep, that's right. I'll be at the Motion Picture Collective meeting demoing Boris Continuum Complete and maybe Boris Final Effects Complete if there is time.
From the MPC newsletter:
Toolfarm has been taking a proactive community approach to EFX for a while now with the Plugged-In podcasts, the Experts Forums and their great compendium of plug-ins & software. Michele is the VP of Marketing for Toolfarm and is hence responsible for the awesome, 50% off One Day Sales (I keep missing). If not for the pizza or the auction, you must make it a point to meet the Software Diva, the Effects Dignitary, Michele Y and her Boris FX demo.
Oh, they flatter me. I'm certainly can't take credit for the One Day Sales. Effects Dignitary.... I like that. Has a nice ring to it. :-)
The Moving Pictures Collective NYC's June '08 is scheduled for Thursday, 12 June 2008, 6pm-8:30pm at Pratt Manhattan, 2nd floor.
They have a full card this evening with a bunch of great plug-in developers and Sony's EX-3. The meeting will start promptly at 6:00pm with pizza. Seating is limited to first come, first serve, but the meeting is open to members, subscribers and their friends, so please join us.
Pratt's Manhattan campus is located at 144 West 14th St between 6th and 7th Avenues on the south side of the street. Best train stations are Union Square (4/5/6, Q/W + N/R), 1/2/3 at 14th St (7th Ave), the F/V or L at 14th Street (6th Ave) or the A/C/E at 14th Street (8th Ave). Google Map.
As the title says, we're holding our monthly Dallas Fort Worth AE User group. We're still a pretty new group and hence don't have quite the line-up that groups like the NY do, but we're slowly growing!
We meet at Bluefish TV at 7 PM in Richardson 3304 Essex Dr. Richardson TX 75082.
Pratt Manhattan 144 West 14th Street (b/w 6th and 7th Ave), Room 213
Pizza and soda/water served. Thanks to Adobe and Pratt, the meeting is FREE.
The Lineup Includes: Design Junkie and Motion Graphics artist Sean Cusson of Qmedia will be flying down from Canada to share his workflow, and show some of the cool tips and techniques he's developed and learned while animating up north. Get ready to say "Man, that was awesome, eh?"
Get ready to do battle with aliens, vikings, Santa Clause and sketchy fruit! Dan Opsal, Editor for CableVision's Gameplay HD, will debut his animated short "Billy Bombo," a stylized work that will make you sorry you threw away your old Nintendo Entertainment System.
Toolfarm is giving away a few prizes at the meeting.
Trapcode Form Training - Trapcode Form is a grid-based 3D particle system with a twist. It can be used to create fluid, organic patterns, complex geometric structures and swirling stringy animations. Form is phenomenally cool but also extremely complex. Harry J. Frank, freelance motion graphics artist, instructor and Adobe Certified Expert, beta tested Trapcode Form and shows you how to get comfortable with Form very quickly. You'll be spinning out gorgeous textures and eye candy in no time.
Professional Video Templates Weekly Weather Report This high-quality template for Adobe After Effects shows a weather report with seasonal opens. A classy addition to a television station or website. It is sized SD NTSC and Pal.
AE Expressions Tutorials Bundle 1 & 2 Harry J. Frank, freelance motion graphics artist, instructor and Adobe Certified Expert, goes over the basics of Expressions – Expressions for the average designer. The tutorials are in 6 parts - 20 minutes each: Introduction to Expressions, Introduction to Arrays and Variables, 3D Text.
2d3 will be attending Siggraph in August and is looking for material for their showreel.
Do you have any footage that you have used boujou or bullet in and if so, would you be willing to contribute some footage to their showreel? The footage can be anything from commercials, film and TV to architectural visualizations, etc.
All footage they receive will be credited at the end of the reel. Siggraph provides a good opportunity to gain exposure to a vast community of developers, creators, educators and freelancers.
Their preferred formats for footage are Quicktime movie, AVI or frame sequence, but they can accept Beta SP/Digi Beta. Footage is needed as soon as possible with a deadline of around July 11th, 2008
If you have customers that would like to feature on our showreel please contact Elaine Ormes.
Alternatively you can mail footage to Elaine at the following address:
Attn: Elaine Ormes 2d3 Ltd 14 Minns Business Park Westway Oxford OX2 0JB UK
Footage can also be uploaded to their FTP site. Just email Elaine and she can send you the upload link details on request.
Dennis Radeke is organizer of the Adobe event later this month on May 29 near B&H at the New Yorker Hotel's Crystal Ballroom on the 2nd floor. There will be two sessions, 11am-3:30pm and 3:30pm-8pm.
Additionally, rather than have the event be static where you sit and we talk, it is a twofold event. In one area, you'll have a large room where many of the vendors will present their products and workflows throughout the day in rapid fire 20 minute presentations. I hope that one of the highlights to these 20 minute demos will be a 20 minute technology preview demo of some stuff we're working on that I think you will find VERY helpful.
The event will have onsite representation from Adobe, AJA, Blackmagic Design, B&H, CalDigit, DigiEffects, GenArts, GridIron, Matrox, Maxon, MOTU, Wacom and Zoomin Online (aka Magnet Media).
They're giving away LOADS of prizes from these sponsors too. If you're in NYC at the end of May, this is a free event. Don't miss it. Register now!
The New York Post|Production Conference will be held from November 11 - 13. I went the first two years and it was really cool. Much smaller and lower key than NAB in Las Vegas, plus focused more on what I'm interested in.
Cutting-edge technical training sessions will be presented by an elite team of manufacturer-authorized instructors, developers and power users. This event is for professionals at all levels, and is the East Coast's largest resource for the latest and most up-to-date production, post-production and content delivery education. With the recent updates to Apple Final Cut Studio 2 and Adobe Creative Suite 3, there has never been a better time to take advantage of this one stop training opportunity.
The new Media 100 Version 12.5 release expands on Media 100's workflow acquisition options and finishing capabilities with support for HDV capture via FireWire and multi-channel audio input. Media 100 Version 12.5 is the fifth major feature release since the acquisition of Media 100 by Boris FX.
Learn more about Media 100 Version 12.5 by attending a free, live webinar...
AENY is meeting Thursday, March 27, 2008 from 6:30-9:00pm. Videocopilot.net's Andrew Kramer will be presenting and they're giving away tons of prizes. It looks like they will be at Pratt Manhattan again, but they are shopping around for a larger venue, due to the large turnout they've been having at meetings.
The next San Diego LightWave Users group meeting will be this Saturday, March 15, from 11am-2pm at Crywolf Computers (7634 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92111) [map]. Phone: (858) 277-9653
Presentation 1: The Power Of IK Booster by Mark Dunakin Mark Dunakin will present the basics of IK Booster and progress toward the practical application of using IKB (IK Booster) with goaling to another object. He will be using the default Chic Rigged (default tutorial rig in LightWave) IKB scene to show how to get started setting up IKB for animating any character in LightWave 9.2 and up.
Presentation 2: Squash & Stretch Basics for Animation by Roger Cotton Roger Cotton will continue his teachings on Animation Basics through understanding the Squash & Stretch concept of a bouncing ball. Last month he shared this concept by using Maya as an example. This month he will show how to apply this concept in LightWave.
Adobe will be presenting at the MCA-I meeting tomorrow night in Rockford, MI, which is just north of Grand Rapids. I'm on the board and Toolfarm is the food sponsor for the meeting. If you're in the area, please RSVP (link below) and you can meet me (Michele Yamazaki) and also see a terrific presentation from Adobe. The info below is from Scott VanderSchel who is our President Elect.
The forward momentum continues with our next Mid-Michigan MCA-I event showcasing Adobe Creative Suite 3. Adobe Production Premium trainer Josh Fozzard will join us at Wolverine World Wide to present this workshop on real-world workflow for both Mac and PC. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium software enables exceptional productivity with the ability to create visually innovative work for film, broadcast, web, mobile phones and other portable devices. Josh will show this software in action. He’s also an After Effects guru so this has the makings of an interesting evening!
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 12th at Wolverine World Wide in Rockford, Michigan. The address is 9341 Courtland Drive NE. Join us for networking and refreshments at 6 PM. The meeting will begin at 6:45PM. The event is free to MCA-I members. There is a $5 charge for non-members. If you are not a current member, this would be a great opportunity to join.
We would like to thank Wolverine for hosting this event. Come early to check out their facility. Please come out and bring a friend! If you are planning to attend let us know with an RSVP at the following address: mcai.eventbrite.com. This will help us make preparations for food, etc. Hope to see you there!
Don't miss the next meeting this Thursday, February 28, 2008, 6:30p-9:00p at Pratt Manhattan.
It's going to be an awesome meeting with Tronic and Digital Kitchen presenting. If you're in NYC, you don't want to miss it. Check the AE NY website for all the details.
I wouldn't miss it for the world! The IMUG Media Motion Ball and meeting up with our vendors and customers for a couple of days is worth the trip. It's a shame Apple won't be there. Last year I demo'd FxPlug plug-ins at their booth and had a great time. I'll miss them, but I can imagine it must be crazy expensive to rent booth space and pay for transportation and hotel rooms for all of their employees. I can't blame them. They'll be missed but I'll still be there.
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