BOSFCPUG "Final Cut Friday" at the Boylston Street Apple Store - Friday, October 9th

 

Now is the time to find out at this Friday's October 9th "Final Cut Friday" at the Boylston Street Apple Store in Downtown Boston.

 

Join the BOSFCPUG and Steve Whatley of Adobe for an in-depth look at Adobe Story, a collaborative scriptwriting tool for film, broadcast, and rich media. Adobe Story enables the online pre-production workflow for digital filmmakers who want to collaborate and expand their ideas anytime, anywhere, with anyone.

 

Also joining Steve will be Jon Houser of Cinemek who will demo Hitchcock for the iPhone/iPod Touch, the worlds first and only mobile storyboarding application for storyboarding at your fingertips, and how Hitchcock works well with Adobe Story. Cinemek® Hitchcock for iPhone and iPod Touch is a mobile storyboard and pre-visualization composer designed for Directors, Directors of Photography, Producers, Writers, Animators, Art Directors, film students and anyone who wants to be able to visualize their story. 

 

Please join us! We are making this an accessible event for producers, students, editors, local filmmakers and production companies - so spread the good word to your filmmaking friends.

 

Raffle: We will also be giving away a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium and copies of Hitchcock for the iPhone/iPod Touch!

 

BOSFCPUG presents:
"FINAL CUT FRIDAY": Thinking Visual with Adobe Story and Hitchcock for iPhone/iPod Touch
WHEN: Friday, October 9th
TIME: 6:30PM - 8PM
WHERE: Boylston Street Apple Store
815 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 385-9400

DIRECTIONS: http://www.apple.com/retail/boylstonstreet/map/

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

 

 

Steve Whatley of Adobe will join us for an overview of Adobe Story. Adobe Story begins the planning and preproduction phase of video workflows and will be integrated with other Adobe products, including future versions of the Adobe Creative Suite® product family. Developed to create more efficient video production workflows while reducing production costs, Adobe Story automatically turns content in scripts into relevant metadata that can be used throughout the production process.

 

From Script to Screen
Adobe Story offers many ways to simplify the production process, reduce costs and bring new efficiencies to camera operators, editors, directors and others involved in the project development. Once information, such as script location and character biographies, are captured or entered into Adobe Story the valuable metadata will automatically flow into other products in the Creative Suite Production Premium toolkit, improving the efficiency for capturing clips and editing footage. When the video production is ready for online distribution, the metadata can also help viewers discover and search through content online to find their favorite characters, episodes or scenes, making the entire viewing experience more interactive and engaging.

Collaborative Scriptwriting
Scriptwriting typically goes through several phases: initial outline, several drafts, final draft, shooting script and creation of a production shot list that accompanies the final script. Adobe Story is designed to help simplify and accelerate this process for virtually any creative endeavor.

With Adobe Story, project participants have a visually rich environment where they can share their ideas at any time. Users can create a script from scratch using Adobe Story, leveraging its industry-standard formatting. They also can import scripts into Adobe Story from a variety of applications, including Microsoft Word, Final Draft or export into Adobe PDF, text, XML, Movie Magic and CSV. Project participants can use Adobe Story to work online and offline and automatically synchronize input and comments once they connect to the Internet. During this phase, the software captures metadata such as scene locations and other pertinent information automatically, creating a more efficient end-to-end workflow. 

 

 

We are pleased to have with us Jon Houser of Cinemek for a hands-on look at Hitchcock for the iPhone. Hitchcock is the worlds first mobile story boarding application. With Hitchcock you can have your first story board up and running in a matter of minutes. Hitchcock streamlines the process of storyboarding by allowing you to compose storyboards using photos rather than the tedious hand drawing process. This allows professionals and students to portray their vision to others in a easily controllable and transportable format. Hitchcock is there when you need it.

 

Hitchcock Features:

• Add and arrange images in an intuitive GUI interface.
• Re-Arrange panels in any order you choose.
• Auto-Save feature keeps your board always up to date.
• Set user defined "duration" for each panel in Minutes/Seconds/Frames.
• Intuitive Multi-touch interface allows for smooth markups for camera moves.
• Add Audio Clips to each panel for dialogue or audio notes.
• Add notes and scene description to panels.
• Shot and Scene picker wheels.
• Realtime playback of Storyboards.
• Export and email a PDF of the storyboard for distribution.

 

Jonathan Houser is a Seattle based Director of Photography who has been featured in several publications for his cutting edge super8 and 16mm wedding films. He sold his production company Lumiere in 2008 to pursue his dream of making innovative film tools.

Jonathan approaches every product from the viewpoint of a filmmaker. This allows him to strip away the superfluous waste and focus on what filmmakers need. In 2008, Jonathan launched Cinemek's flagship product "G35", the most durable depth of field adapter on the market, which has abeen a dream of Jonathan's for some time. With the launch of Hitchcock, Jonathan is able to continue his vision of enabling filmmakers through innovative tools.

 

 

See you Friday, October 9th at "Final Cut Friday" at the Boylston Street Apple Store!