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Filmmakers! Please join us for our Wednesday, March 24th workflow mixer, to be held at the
New England Institute of Art at
303 Boylston Street in Brookline, MA.
For this month, we are pleased to have a special night of
Show & Tell on RED Commercial Production Final Cut Pro workflow
with
David Bigelow of
Gray Matter Entertainment and special guest
Hayes McCarthy and
David Gutt of
Hasbro's
Cakemix Studios; plus Boston's first public viewing of a
new super-secret software tool from Intelligent Assistance Founder Philip Hodgetts that will revolutionize media tracking in Final Cut Pro. Producers, Editors, Digital Content Creators: Network and interact with members of Boston's digital filmmaking community as you mingle and swap stories and business cards.
Whether you're a Final Cut Pro, Avid or Adobe editor, this is one networking workflow mixer you'll not want to miss to learn some new tips & tricks for your production and post workflow and to interact with with our featured guests!
Big Dig Raffle featuring prizes from Litepanels, Digieffects, ArtBeats, Boris Fx, Boinx Software, GenArts and More! Plus we are giving away two copies of "The Hurt Locker" Exclusive Edition on Blu-Ray (value $30 each) - the film that won an Oscar© for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Film/Sound Editing and Sound Mixing at the Academy Awards!
ADMISSION: $5 (Includes Pizza and beverages courtesy of AJA Video Systems and free raffle ticket to Big Dig Raffle)
STUDENTS: use discount code "neiavip" for free admission. Must show valid Student ID.
***NOTE: You MUST register to attend this mixer as we need accurate numbers for seating and refreshments.***
MARCH BOSFCPUG WORKFLOW MIXER
DATE: Wednesday, March 24th
TIMES: 7:00PM - 10PM (Doors open at 6:30PM)
VENUE:
The New England Institute of Art
Room 120-121
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.
AGENDA:
6:30PM: Network with other filmmakers as you mingle and swap stories and business cards!
7PM: SHHhhh: For now...
Join us for the first public viewing of a new super-secret software tool from Intelligent Assistance Founder Philip Hodgetts that will revolutionize media tracking in Final Cut Pro.
7:30PM: NAB PREVIEW
Going to NAB this year? Thinking about it? Not even sure what NAB even is? Well, join our discussion about this year's big show in Las Vegas and drive the rumor mill. We will also focus on what you need to know about upgrading your video graphics card to take full advantage of the new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine for the upcoming future release of Adobe Premiere Pro.
8PM: INTERMISSION
Not enough time before the meeting to eat & mingle? Here's your chance. Enjoy food and beverage while you swap anecdotes and business cards with your peers. Upper Crust Pizza and beverages sponsored courtesy of AJA Video Systems.
8:30PM: RED Commercial Production and Post at Hasbro's Cakemix Studios
At Hasbro's Cakemix Studios, producers, editors, graphics pros and colorists all take part in creating successful broadcast commercial campaigns in high definition. Almost every commercial on the air for a Hasbro toy comes from this facility.
With a demanding pace to produce more than 40 "full up" commercial campaigns this year, 200 cutdowns and 400 sizzle videos, Cakemix has become an efficient production and post production operation. Using XSAN shared storage on 20 edit systems, Cakemix is a highly tuned engine of television productivity.
David Bigelow, David Gutt and Hayes McCarthy will present examples from broadcast commercial campaigns and discuss the workflow involved from camera to editing and final color correction.
9:30PM: BIG DIG RAFFLE (See Below for list)
Big Dig Raffle featuring prizes from Litepanels, Digieffects, ArtBeats, Boris Fx, Boinx Software, GenArts and More! Plus we are giving away two copies of "The Hurt Locker" Exclusive Edition on Blu-Ray (value $30 each) - the film that won an Oscar© for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Film/Sound Editing and Sound Mixing at the Academy Awards!
PRESENTERS:
ABOUT PHILIP HODGETTS Philip Hodgetts is an expert and consultant in digital production and post-production workflows, encoding, web applications, digital delivery and technology innovation. He is the President and CEO of
Open Television Network, a company dedicated to making "podcasting" a professional service.
ABOUT HAYES McCARTHYHayes McCarthy is a 16-year industry professional. He has worked as a Director, DP and Editor for over 100 commercials and most recently serves as Head of Production for Hasbro’s Cake Mix Studios. He has played a pivotal role in the development of Cake Mix and has helped cultivate the talent, technology and workflow of the studio.
ABOUT DAVID BIGELOWCurrently working with Hasbro's Cakemix Studios as an Online Editor and Colorist, David is an acclaimed film, tv and commercial editor with over 15 years of projects behind him. In the film world, he is called upon to lead editorial teams on extensive high definition projects, including feature films such as "The Legend of Lucy Keyes", shot on the HD Panasonic Varicam. His work has been showcased by Apple Computer. He is also an accomplished commercial and promo editor, with clients such as Discovery Channel, The Food Network, McDonald's, Atari, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fox Sports Net and many others.
ABOUT DAVE GUTT
Dave Gutt is partially responsible for making your child have tantrums in various toy aisles across the us and abroad. Prior to working for Hasbro, he chased rock stars from venue to venue as the owner/operator of Subversion Media making long form concert videos for HD broadcast and DVD distribution. Liam Gallagher tried to punch him once. As Post Supervisor at Boston.TV, Dave created all sorts of web video for touring rock bands, the Boston Celtics and an angry comic book nerd. A long time ago he learned how to string one-inch tape in the dark hollows of the dub room at Pisces Productions. On his off time he writes amusing bios about himself.
BIG DIG RAFFLE (see Raffle Sponsor Logos below)
(Present list, to be updated, prizes subject to change)
- Digieffects MegaSuite (all Digieffects plug-ins) - ($799 value)
- 2x Litepanels LP Micro - Litepanels - ($500 total value)
- 3x 3 month rental of GenArts Plug-ins - GenArts - ($507 value)
- Magic Bullet Suite 2009 - Red Giant Software - ($799 value)
- BoinxTV - Boinx Software - ($499 value)
- 2 x copies of "The Hurt Locker" Exclusive Edition on Blu-Ray (value $30 each)
- Beauty Box for FCP/Premiere Pro – Digital Anarchy – ($199 value)
- mocha for Final Cut - Imagineer Systems - ($199 value)
- Topaz Enhance - Topaz Labs - ($349 value)
- 2 free Stock Footage Clips - ArtBeats - ($500 value)
- 200 towards MotionVFX Templates - MotionVFX - ($200 value)
- 2 free Stock Footage Clips - FootageHead - ($400 value)
- Copy of VeeScope Live - VeeScaope Live - ($100 value)
- $100.00 off or towards any Digital Heaven products - ($100 value)
- "Fast Path to Blu-ray for Mac" - Bruce Nazarian - ($14.95 value)
- Copy of UserMatic - EditGroove - ($34.95 value)
- "Final Cut Pro Power Skills" - Larry Jordan - ($39.99 value)
- ShotPut Pro version 2.0 - Imagine Products - ($89 value)
- ProxyMill version 2.0 - Imagine Products - ($199 value)
- Copy of DVDxDVPro - DVDxDV - ($39.95 value)
- Copy of "The New Now" - Philip Hodgetts - ($19.95 value)
- KeyGuide FCP Guides – Neotron Design – ($13.95 value)
- The New Now – Philip Hodgetts – ($19.95 value)
- SUGARfx Bubble Buddy 1.0 – Noise Industries – ($49 value)
- Boris Continuum Chroma Key – BorisFX – ($299 value)
- Creative Cow Training DVDs – Creative Cow – ($100 value)
- 2x Collectible SuperDVD w/ Issue #3 of SuperMag – FCPUG Network
- Selected Books by PeachPit Press
- Selected Books by Focal Press
AND MORE TO COME!
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR RAFFLE SPONSORS:
Filmmakers, editors, producers, students and storytellers: Mark Wednesday, March 24th in your social calendars to get out of your edit suites and production offices to network with the BOSFCPUG and with our special guests!
