Important Directions info for all attending tonite's BOSFCPUG workflow mixer at New England Institute of Art.
DIRECTIONS: Travel Rt 9 west from Brookline Village for about a 1/4 of a mile. The New England Institute of Art will be on the right. Take the right just before the school, down a little hill and then turn left and wait for the gate to the garage to open. Parking will underneath the building, elevators/stairs local in parking garage to the first floor. NOVEMBER BOSTON FINAL CUT PRO USER GROUP "WORKFLOW MIXER"
*See Updated Big Dig Raffle List Below* **SPECIAL Raffle Item: FREE Pass to Editors Retreat 2010**  Filmmakers! Please join us for our Thursday, November 19th meeting of the BOSFCPUG, to be held this month and for the first time at the New England Institute of Art at 303 Boylston Street in Brookline, MA. For our November "workflow mixer," we have a Final Cut Pro-filled evening of content with an assembly of FCP gurus that you'll not want to miss.
CODEC-CONFUSION?
Does codec-confusion permeate your workflow? This meeting is going to be all about understanding formats that today's digital filmmaker has available to them, and understanding the workflow involved in using them. Codec-Confusion: Resolution! BOSFCPUG is sponsored by
And we've got engaging gurus for this month's meeting who understand:
Special Guests: BOSTON FINAL CUT PRO USER GROUP MEETING
DATE: Thursday, November 19th
TIMES: 7:30PM - 10PM (Doors open at 7PM)
VENUE: DIRECTIONS: Travel Rt 9 west from Brookline Village for about a 1/4 of a mile. The New England Institute of Art will be on the right. Take the right just before the school, down a little hill and then turn left and wait for the gate to the garage to open. Parking will underneath the building, elevators/stairs local in parking garage to the first floor. **Includes PIZZA & Refreshments plus 1 free raffle ticket to Big Dig Raffle (See Updated raffle list *Below*!)
BOSFCPUG MEMBERS: $4.00 to attend via EventBrite STUDENTS RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION: contact us for free discount code to use at checkout ***NOTE: please be sure to pre-register if you plan to attend, it will make the check-in process more efficient and allow us to get accurate numbers for seating and refreshments*** SEE SPEAKER BIOS BELOW BIG DIG RAFFLE LIST **SPECIAL RAFFLE ITEM** We are raffling off a FREE PASS, worth $1,675 to the Editors Retreat in Miami in January 2010! To enter the raffle, reply to Dan Berube at dberube@bosfcpug.org with " Retreat Raffle Hopeful" in the subject line. You will be given a special raffle ticket when you arrive on the 19th. ( Winner will be responsible for airfare and cost of hotel. Cost of hotel is $975, this includes all meals, extra-curricular activities and full access to the Retreat goodie-bag.)  The Editors Retreat, taking place in Miami Beach, Florida, January 13th - 16th, is an annual gathering for the post-production elite. Experienced editors from the worlds of film, TV and video come together to network, exchange ideas, share tips and of course, have fun! Participation is subject to an application and screening process. Running for 4 days and 3 nights, the Editors Retreat offers advanced sessions on post, visual and audio techniques and features valuable insight into emerging trends and technologies. An equal amount of time is devoted to discussing the creativity, craft and business practices of successful editors. Plus, with a $400 dollar discount for all BOSFCPUG members, as well as over $4,500 dollars in free software and prizes to each attendee, your Editors Retreat 2010 trip more than pays for itself! BIG DIG RAFFLE (see Raffle Sponsor Logos below)
(Present list, to be updated, prizes subject to change) AND MORE TO COME! ABOUT NED SOLTZ  Ned Soltz has been involved in production for over 25 years starting by producing PSA's and community programming back in the days of "live to tape" and 1" porta-packs. Moving in more hands-on directions, he jumped on the desktop video bandwagon with such early products as Radius Video Vision. But one fine April day in 1999, Apple debuted a program which they had just purchased from Macromedia. He adopted Final Cut Pro 1.0 and hasn't looked back since. In those 10 years, Ned has been among the founders of the LA Final Cut Pro group and upon moving to the DFW area in 2001 became active in the Dallas FCPUG. He now resides in New Jersey just across the GW Bridge from New York and is active with both New York Mopictive and the NJ FCPUG. But when not devoting time to user groups, Ned shoots, edits and consults on hardware, software and video-related gear. He is a contributing editor of Videography Magazine and DV Magazine, and is one of the moderators of the 2-pop.com web site. His monthly column Instant Expert appears in DV magazine in addition to numerous product review articles and feature stories. Ned has also written for SuperMag and co-authored 1 book on After Effects and 2 books on FCP with the now-defunct Friends of Ed publisher and was technical editor of Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro by Kevin Monahan, published by Peachpit Press. His wife loves it when he talks techie. Ned can be reached at his website. ABOUT JAY IGNASZEWSKI  Jay came East after wandering off the honor farm at the Shirley Temple Black Home for the Cinematically Bewildered in Palm Springs. Having worked in the Film Industry for over 25 years on the West Coast, Jay came East seeking four seasons and the perfect ear of white corn. He has worked with George Lucas, Steven Speilberg, David Lynch and Mel Brooks, to name a few. His skill set includes editing (Emmy for co-editing the pilot for Twin Peaks), visual effects (producer VFX for Eraser, tests for Matrix and What Dreams May Come), sound (location and post - One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Black Stallion), camera (Panavision, Arriflex, Éclair, B&H) and he makes a mean Bolognese. Jay also teaches production courses at two local universities, sharing his vast reservoir of hearsay and misinformation with the upcoming generation of image-makers. Hoping to steer these impressionable youths to a better life path such as animal husbandry or fly tying. Jay now is seeking a crisp, brilliant sauvignon blanc to go with the corn. ABOUT GARY PONTORE  Gary started out in this business fifteen years ago working as an assistant editor, shortly thereafter finding his space as an editor at a small boutique production/post-production house in Rhinebeck, NY while attending Bard College. Very quickly into his hands-on training Gary realized that the technology side of the post-production business was meant for him. Since then Gary has worked as an Editor, Sales Engineer, DVD Author and Compressionist, Demo Artist, Animator, Post-Production Supervisor and Integration Specialist. Gary’s palette of broadcast, editorial and industry experience include: The Criterion Collection, Have Inc., Sony Music Studios, WCW, Disney’s World Of English, Accom, Apple, Avid, Discreet, Fast Multimedia, Media 100, Pinnacle Systems, and Spruce Technologies to name a few. Gary has earned the following awards and recognitions for his editorial work: a Cine Golden Eagle, three Eclat Awards, a Wilbur Award, and a Gold Houston Worldfest Award. Some of Gary’s most recent and recognized credits include: DVD Compressionist/DVD Author/Post-Production Supervisor on 2008 Grammy Nominated R. Kelly’s “Trapped In The Closet Chapters 13-22”; Multicam Post-Supervisor on 2007 Platinum Record Awarded R. Kelly’s “Live Light It Up Tour DVD”; DVD Compressionist for 2006 R. Kelly’s “Trapped In The Closet Chapters 1-12,” and DVD Author on 2005 Grammy Nominated Martin Scorsese’s “The Blues Film Series.”Gary now brings this palette to Tekserve, where he’s looking forward to helping not just film & broadcast companies in the Northeast but also corporations move towards an Apple centric solution. Gary takes the time to listen, brainstorm, and view each customer relationship as a partnership in order to come up with a solution that is best for the customer. Gary wants to help people make an educated decision instead of an impulsive one. ABOUT LOREN MILLER  Affiliated with both BOSFCPUG and LAFCPUG, Loren Miller is a prize winning documentary filmmaker, Oscar- winning documentary editor, consultant, teacher, screenwriter, graphic designer and textbook editor. His work as film editor has also been nominated for two Oscars, three student Oscar winners, as well as many other prize winners over a 25 year career. For years Loren edited on 16mm and 35mm film. Certified in 1994 on Avid and in 1999 adding Final Cut Pro to his skill set, he has worked as staff editor on Antiques Roadshow for PBS and as a freelance editor on other series for PBS, HGTV, Discovery Channel, South African Broadcasting Company, and others. Loren has beta-tested editing software for Avid and Apple, and develops KeyGuideTM professional placemats for intermediate and advanced editors. Loren currently produces independent documentary work, and serves as editor for professional clients of all kinds. He teaches editing at Emerson College in Boston. Reach him any- time at techpress@rcn.com. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR RAFFLE SPONSORS: Filmmakers, editors, producers, students and storytellers: Mark Thursday, November 19th in your social calendars to get out of your edit suites and production offices to network with the BOSFCPUG and with our special guests! |
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