tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79614804172168626252024-02-20T00:34:28.972-08:00MacFilmmakersWe are a user group located in Silicon Valley. Our mission is to help filmmakers of all levels develop high quality content using a Macintosh-based workflow. While an emphasis of MacFilmmakers is post-production with Final Cut Studio, we also look at the entire production cycle from project development through distribution.MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-18651251035192172302010-02-12T15:11:00.000-08:002010-02-12T15:16:08.422-08:00Whoops! Say, wasn't there a rug underneath my feet a few minutes ago...?Rumors have been flying and, in my silence, perhaps understandably so. One rumor is true, one is false. Here's to setting the record straight.<br /><br />(1) Rumor: <span style="font-style:italic;">MacFilmmakers has disbanded</span>.<br /><br />Reality: FALSE. MacFilmmakers HAS been on hiatus, mostly planned--first through the November/December holiday period and then through January (for Sundance, where I was out of town for the latter half of the month)--<span style="font-weight:bold;">but we are most definitely NOT "disbanded"</span>. We do plan to meet again and on a regular, if reduced, schedule (see below). That said...<br /><br />(2) Rumor:<span style="font-style:italic;"> Apple has announced that user groups, such as MacFilmmakers, can no longer schedule rooms on the Apple campus.</span><br /><br />Reality: Sadly, this rumor is TRUE. I have confirmed with the powers that be that, as of this moment,<span style="font-weight:bold;"> the proverbial rug has been yanked out from under our feet as we (and all other user groups) will NOT be allowed to use Apple meeting rooms going forward</span>. However, that is not necessarily the final word on the subject as I am aggressively (but nicely, of course) following through to see if there are creative and/or agreeable workarounds; I'll have more to say about this after such internal exploration has happened. Naturally, even if this icky status quo remains in place, there are other meeting locations that might be available.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">So, pending finding a suitable location for March-ish, we are likely to have a MacFilmmakers meeting.</span> Going forward, however, we might be looking at a different kind of schedule, i.e., rather than monthly meetings perhaps quarterly meetings. And/or perhaps more "co-sponsored" meetings, ourselves with other established groups, and then splitting costs that might be associated with room fees (if any).<br /><br />And, independent of meeting room challenges, <span style="font-weight:bold;">there are other ways we can stay vital and viable as a group</span>. For example, there is a short filmmaking project tentatively scheduled for production at the end of March/early April that could involve large portions of our membership--more information on this as the schedule is fleshed out in pre-production.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Anyway, my apologies for my lack of communication.</span> I had planned to send out an update in January before I left for Sundance--and then promptly got sick for the two weeks preceding Sundance. Then, the day I got back from Sundance, I got sick again for another week-ish. Nothing scary either time--and thankfully I was in perfect health during Sundance--but both illnesses were enough to knock me on my keister for those several weeks.<br /><br />--KevinMacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-81989492506883488362009-11-09T21:07:00.000-08:002009-11-09T21:11:09.158-08:00YES, we are meeting Wed. Nov. 11th!Hi, Gang--<br /><br />"Good Things Come to Those Who Wait"<br /><br />Or so they say. And that is certainly the theme for our next meeting. This coming Wednesday night, November 11th, we have a very special event lined up. Local filmmaker <span style="font-weight:bold;">Amy Glazer</span>--whose previous feature, "Drifting Elegant", starring Coby Bell ("Third Watch", "The Game") and which premiered at the 2006 Mill Valley Film Festival--is back with her newest feature film...and we get to see it first as a nearly-finished rough cut!<br /><br />"<span style="font-weight:bold;">Seducing Charlie Barker</span>" stars Daphne Zuniga ("Melrose Place") and is currently under consideration for this year's Sundance Film Festival. Billed as "a satire of the Manhattan social/entertainment industry scene, in which a TV show producer encounters a chameleon-like social climber", we will see the film in its nearly completed form, before it undergoes final tweaks and minor edits. And--here's the really cool part--following the screening we will discuss the film, looking at it as filmmakers, and then collectively generate feedback and constructive criticism. These comments will then be forwarded to Ms. Glazer and her post-production team for their consideration during these penultimate stages of editing. Showtime for this screening is estimated to be at 7:30 pm with a runtime of approximately 90 minutes.<br /><br />But that's not all! Preceding this special screening, when we open the doors at 7:00, we will show any <span style="font-weight:bold;">Demo Reels</span> y'all may have been sitting on these past few months. So, dust off that DVD or Blu-ray you've been dying to share, let's see what you've been up to.<br /><br />Again, doors open at 7:00 pm in Apple's Garage I in Cupertino. And, oh yes indeed, there WILL also be pizza! For this special program, it will have been pre-ordered and served earlier than usual, with the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Pizza Break</span> happening somewhere in the first half hour of the meeting, chowing down right there in the meeting room. (Yes, I know, order lots of pepperoni.)<br /><br />Anyway, it's good to be back. And I hope to see you all this Wednesday!<br /><br />--KevinMacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-13782632508001766712009-09-30T06:06:00.000-07:002009-09-30T06:15:34.400-07:00Next meeting TBA in OctoberDear MacFilmmakers friends, please accept my apologies for the lapse in meetings and communication. In the last couple of weeks I have been going though some pretty severe family drama that has commanded my attention. I hope to be through it soon and believe I'll be able to announce an October meeting date in the near future.<br /><br />To be clear, there is no meeting scheduled yet, none for September, but an October date remains likely. Thank you for your patience and understanding,MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-33946640809096089542009-08-24T14:36:00.000-07:002009-08-24T14:39:44.350-07:00NO MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, 8/26We are having trouble getting a room reserved in our usual Wednesday slot. We are definitely NOT meeting THIS week but, past that, I cannot tell yet. I am still working with the scheduling office to find a suitable alternate room/date and will post that information here (and send out an email) once I have that info. Thanks in advance for your patience and flexibility.<br /><br />--KevinMacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-27532907152887849922009-07-28T19:24:00.000-07:002009-07-28T19:38:38.827-07:00This Wednesday's (July 29th) MeetingOK, folks, unless you've been living under a rock these last few days, there's no way you haven't heard <span style="font-style:italic;">something</span> about the new Final Cut Studio, which has been making headlines everywhere. Already available (and at a new, lower price) and with over 100 new features, the new Studio sounds like it is going to be fantastic. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Charles Meyer</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Steve Bayes</span> of Apple will lead us through a major demonstration of what's new.<br /><br />For details as to what IS new, here is a link to the press release:<br /><a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/07/23fcs.html">Over 100 New Features in Final Cut Studio</a><br /><br />The MacFilmmakers meeting is, as you know, Wednesday, July 29th, in Apple's Garage I/II rooms (upstairs in Building 4 at One Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA). Doors open at 6:30pm. Meeting starts at 7:00pm. The meeting is free and open to the public. Parking is plentiful and free. While we will have Demo Reels, we are going to play it by ear as to when during the meeting these are shown. We will also, of course, enjoy our hallmark Fabulous Pizza Break around the halfway point.<br /><br />See you Wednesday!MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-91835925835504717722009-07-23T07:34:00.000-07:002009-07-23T07:43:22.840-07:00Next mtg Wed. July 29thOK, this news is SO HOT, I am burning my fingertips trying to type it out. YES, we are meeting next Wednesday, July 29th, 7:00 PM in Apple's Garage I/II and, YES...drumroll, please...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><big><big>Apple is confirmed as our special guest for the evening, presenting the just-announced new <ins>Final Cut Studio</ins>, including over 100 new features in <ins>Final Cut Pro 7</ins> and more!</big></big></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/">http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/</a><br /><br />Details will be posted here shortly, I just wanted to get this HOT, HOT, HOT news out FAST, FAST, FAST!MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-56932871090494297472009-06-23T12:27:00.000-07:002009-06-25T01:01:05.138-07:00Agenda for tomorrow night, Wed. June 24thOK, gang, here is the rundown for tomorrow night's meeting (specific order/timing subject to change):<br /><br />• Demo Reels<br />• RED+FCP+Color: Making It All Work by Adam Wilt<br />• Pizza Break<br />• Multiformat Editing for Indies: Starting a Multiformat Project, or Fixing One That Is Underway by Jesse Spencer<br /><br /><hr>As always, the meeting opens up with your <b>Demo Reels</b>. Please keep your reel to a maximum of 5 minutes. Slots are limited and available on a first-come first serve basis.<br /><br /><hr>Next up will be <i>Adam Wilt</i> presenting <b>RED+FCP+Color: Making It All Work</b>.<br /><br />Recently, Adam shot a 30-second spot using the RED camera. Tonight we will take a look at how that footage was taken through Final Cut Pro and Color. We will see many different vignettes in Color and how much of a difference there can be. Adam's original article on this subject is posted over at:<br /><a href="http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story/redfcpcolor_making_it_all_work/">Pro Video Coalition</a><br /><br /><i>Adam Wilt is a filmmaker with Meets The Eye LLC</i><br /><br /><hr>Following Adam is the always fabulous <b>Pizza Break</b>. Free pizza, free soda and, according to a rumor I heard, YES, free cookies from San Francisco's famous Hot Cookies! So, skip your meals today, save that lunch money for filmmaking and chow down with us tonight!<br /><br /><hr>Once we're all properly bloated from pizza, we round out the evening with <i>Jesse Spencer</i> presenting <b>Multiformat Editing for Indies: Starting a Multiformat Project, or Fixing One That Is Underway</b>.<br /><br />Indie filmmakers often have the most challenging technical problems to solve, and unfairly, they have least amount or resources! This presentation will concentrate on the challenges of multiformat editing, and will reveal a few simple key tricks that are handily built into FCP to help indie filmmakers overcome them. Even when you need to plan your edit today, for a video format that won't debut until tomorrow!<br /><br />This presentation will be discussing nuts-and-botls anatomy of the video anatomy... as well as feature a few in-the-timeline tricks for untangling a messy project.<br /><br /><i>Jesse Spencer has been editing for 23 years. FOr the past 13 he has worked as Video Arts in SF as an onliner/colorist finishing high end projects bound for Theatrical release, and Broadcast on ITVS. His offline editing in films have screened at Sundance, and have been distributed by Lions Gate. Jesse is now freelance, working in all aspects of post offline through mastering, but now concentrating on consulting and post-supervision for Indie Projects.</i><br /><br /><hr>We are in Apple's Garage I/II. Doors open at 6:30, meeting starts at 7:00. For those arriving past 7:00 there will be a sign on the door with a cell phone number you can call to gain entry. Meetings are free and open to the public, all are invited to attend. Parking is plentiful and free.<br /><br />Reminder: Garage I/II is upstairs in Apple's Building 4 (same location as Town Hall) at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino.MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-75720423586639537722009-06-20T11:24:00.000-07:002009-06-20T11:33:17.894-07:00We ARE meeting Wed. June 24thThank you, thank you, thank you to one and all for your generous support and suggestions for speakers. <span style="font-weight:bold;">We now have an abundance of topics/presenters for this coming Wednesday, June 24th and therefore will be meeting.</span> Indeed, I now need to coordinate with several offers to speak. While I won't mention those names here just yet, pending such individual confirmations, know that if you offered to speak yourself and/or connected me with another speaker, I will be contacting you or them in the next few hours to work out the details.<br /><br />Again, thank you everybody, we will meet June 24th in Apple's Garage I/II meeting room.MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-39482380239348197922009-06-16T15:09:00.000-07:002009-06-16T15:22:07.520-07:00Next meeting is NOT June 17th, read more...OK, so as it turns out, the major Apple Pro Apps presentation which was planned for our June meeting has, at Apple's request, been postponed to July. So, immediately I can say there is no meeting on June 17th (tomorrow).<br /><br />Now, at this moment, as I'd thought Apple was going to be our exclusive guest this month, while we do have a <span style="font-style:italic;">room</span> for next Wednesday, June 24th, I have no <span style="font-style:italic;">speakers</span> lined up. <span style="font-weight:bold;">This is a call for assistance in helping to put together an agenda for 1 week from now, for Wednesday, June 24th.</span> Please either add your comments here and/or email me directly with your ideas for available speakers.<br /><br />If we <span style="font-style:italic;">can</span> get a reasonable agenda lined up within the next couple of days--and that IS possible, we've done it many, many times over the years--then our next meeting will stay on track for next Wednesday, June 24th. OTOH, if collectively we cannot get at least one speaker/presentation lined up, preferably two, (along with the usual Demo Reels), then we are looking at no meeting this month but with the postponed Apple presentation happening July 29th. <span style="font-weight:bold;">I will set the deadline for coordinating a decision to be this Friday, June 19th.</span> For those who do not have it, my email address is (encoded to avoid spambots, but I'm sure you'll figure it out):<br /><br />b o s s k e v a t p a c b e l l d a w t n e t<br /><br />So, ladies and gentlemen, please start commenting as desired...MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-49811121417801149902009-05-26T07:18:00.000-07:002009-05-26T07:19:54.606-07:00Next meeting is June 17th or 24th TBAThe next meeting of MacFilmmakers will be either Wednesday, June 17th or 24th, to be determined very soon so stand by. (There will be no meeting in May.)MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-22041841098009326442009-04-28T13:46:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:49:34.753-07:00Next Meeting is Wed., April 29th, 7:00 pmThe next meeting of MacFilmmakers is tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 29th, 7:00 pm, in Apple's Garage meeting room. It will be a low-key evening with a focus on iMovie '09 (which, as most of you know, is <span style="font-style:italic;">radically</span> different from iMovie '06 and all earlier versions, and is a <span style="font-style:italic;">tremendous</span> jump in capability over iMovie '08).<br /><br />• Demo Reels<br />• iMovie '09--the basics<br />• iMovie '09--new/advanced features<br />• Pizza Break (with cookies!)<br /><br />As always, the meeting is free and all are invited to attend.MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-26124349519524984732009-03-24T11:12:00.000-07:002009-03-24T11:13:31.888-07:00Next Meeting is Wed., April 29thThe next meeting of MacFilmmakers is Wednesday, April 29th, in Apple's Garage I meeting room. The meeting that was held two weeks ago on March 11th will have been our March meeting with no additional meetings this month. Just FYI.MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-39754809801902596692009-03-10T08:38:00.000-07:002009-03-10T09:48:21.995-07:00Meeting: March 11, 7PM, Garage I (Postponed from February 25)Let's do the Time Warp again...<div><br /></div><div>OK. So, our postponed meeting IS happening. Also, the agenda has been updated to include a NEW PRESENTATION. See below:<br /><br />Yes, we ARE meeting this Wednesday evening, March 11, at 7:00 pm, in Apple's Garage I meeting room.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Agenda:<br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;">• DVD Duplication vs. Replication: What You Don't Know...<br />• Blu-ray Duplication vs. Replication: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly<br />• Fabulous Pizza Break, now with COOKIES!<br />• Demo Reels<br />• Inside Cinequest and EXIT Stage Left: Real World Social Media Networking<br />• Social Media Networking 101: How Do I Start?</span><br /><br /><hr />Back by popular demand! <span style="font-style:italic;">Mark Calice</span> will present a follow-up to his earlier presentation, "<span style="font-weight:bold;">DVD Duplication vs. Replication: What You Don't Know...</span>". Mark's original delivery on this topic was so well-received that, due to everybody getting involved in the discussion, we actually had to cut the presentation short! Tonight, we have set aside enough time to fit it all in.<br /><br />On top of that, Mark will also include updated and expanded Blu-ray information, including all that is currently known in "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Blu-ray Duplication vs. Replication: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly</span>". It's like getting two presentations in one...well...'cuz it <span style="font-style:italic;">is</span> two presentations in one!<br /><br />Mark's presentation is structured as an informational Q&A session, so your questions and participation are definitely encouraged.<br /><br /><hr />Following Mark's preso will be our <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fabulous Pizza Break</span>. Once again filling the tummies of Bay Area filmmakers with really good pizza and a variety of soft drinks, the Pizza Break is, as always, <span style="font-style:italic;">free</span> with your unpaid admission!<br /><br />And tonight, as a thank you for your understanding and patience about the postponement, we will <span style="font-style:italic;">also</span> have <span style="font-weight:bold;">cookies from San Francisco's world famous Hot Cookie</span>!<br /><br /><hr />Next up will be your <span style="font-weight:bold;">Demo Reels</span>. Use our stunning 1080p DLP projection system (complete with Blu-ray player) to show us a work-in-progress, sample clips or a complete short, but please keep the total running time to under 5 minutes. Check in early with your demo reel as timeslots tonight will be limited.<br /><br /><hr>After that will be "<b>Inside Cinequest and EXIT Stage Left: Real World Social Media Networking</b>". <i>Sinohui Hinojosa</i> of Emerging Artist Productions has been a busy, busy guy. I mean...BUSY! Just wrapping up his round-the-clock coverage of Cinequest filmmakers and celebrities with <a href="http://insidecinequest.blogspot.com/">Inside Cinequest</a>, and previously having produced an ongoing web series titled <a href="http://www.exitstageleft.tv/">EXIT Stage Left</a>, Sinohui is a <i>perfect</i> example of a real-world social media networking success story. Tonight we will hear how this all came to be and also see samples of these productions.<br /><br /><hr />Rounding out the evening, <span style="font-style:italic;">Kevin Johnson</span> will present a mini-talk about "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Social Media Networking 101: How Do I Start?</span>". So, now you are all jazzed from the previous presentation about social media networking. But, how do you <i>start</i>? And what are the sites/tools you should consider...Facebook? MySpace? LinkedIn? Twitter? Blogspot? How do they compare? What are the privacy issues and how can you minimize any such dangers? Kevin will give a short introduction/comparison to these and related social media networking sites/tools, laying out the basics <span style="font-style:italic;">you</span> want to know.<br /><br />And, if it just so happens you already are using such sites, <span style="font-weight:bold;">please feel free to jump into the conversation with your own experiences or opinions</span>, both pro and con. It's 2009, folks--just having your own website may no longer be enough. (And, no, you do <span style="font-style:italic;">not</span> need to be a 20-something "kid" to benefit...)<br /><br />Doors open at 6:30. Meetings are free and open to the public. Parking is plentiful and free.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Reminder: Garage I is upstairs in Apple's Building 4 (same location as Town Hall) at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino.</span></div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-19547505852137569322009-02-25T10:16:00.001-08:002009-02-25T10:34:35.851-08:00TONIGHT'S MEETING POSTPONED!ACK! Our main speaker for this evening, Mark Calice, has quickly (and, of course, unexpectedly) come down quite ill and will not be able to speak. As Mark was our primary speaker for the evening--and my talk was a secondary and much shorter "intro" piece--I am pained to say that we are going to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">POSTPONE OUR MEETING UNTIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11</span>.<div><br /></div><div>I've just spoken with Mark, he is on board for that new date. I've also spoken with Apple scheduling, we do have a room for the 11th, the very same Garage I space. So, we will move the meeting to 3/11.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD.</span> Most people will check this blog and/or get the email I am about to send out to the listserv, but some listserv folks are still in digest mode, meaning there is a chance they won't see that message until after this evening.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">AGAIN, TONIGHT'S MEETING IS CANCELLED AND HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 11.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><hr /><div>Regarding what was to have been <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">my</span> topic for the evening, Social Media Networking 101<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span>, I will at least post some mission-critical "bullet point" info here on the blog by this weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, the <a href="http://www.cinequest.org/cinequest_19.php">Cinequest Film Festival</a> starts today, so, going with the old make-lemonade-from-lemons adage, maybe take this opportunity to go out and, you know,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> actually see a movie</span>.</div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-69725535136956768682009-02-23T18:36:00.000-08:002009-02-24T10:01:32.539-08:00Meeting: February 25, 7PM, Garage I/IIYes, we ARE meeting this Wednesday evening, February 25th, at 7:00 pm, in Apple's Garage I/II meeting room.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Agenda:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">• DVD Duplication vs. Replication: What You Don't Know...</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">• Blu-ray Duplication vs. Replication: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">• Fabulous Pizza Break</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">• Demo Reels</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">• Social Media Networking 101: WTH is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">That</span>?</span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><hr /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Back by popular demand! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Mark Calice</span> will present a follow-up to his earlier presentation, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">DVD Duplication vs. Replication: What You Don't Know...</span>". Mark's original delivery on this topic was so well-received that, due to everybody getting involved in the discussion, we actually had to cut the presentation short! Tonight, we have set aside enough time to fit it all in. </div><div><br /></div><div>On top of that, Mark will <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">also</span> include updated and expanded Blu-ray information, including all that is currently known in "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Blu-ray Duplication vs. Replication: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly</span>". It's like getting two presentations in one...well...'cuz it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">is</span> two presentations in one! </div><div><br /></div><div>Mark's presentation is structured as an informational Q&A session, so your questions and participation are definitely encouraged.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><hr /><div>Following Mark's preso will be our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Fabulous Pizza Break.</span> Once again filling the tummies of Bay Area filmmakers with really good pizza and a variety of soft drinks, the Pizza Break is, as always, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">free</span> with your unpaid admission!<div><br /></div><hr /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Next up will be your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Demo Reels</span>. Use our stunning 1080p DLP projection system (complete with Blu-ray player) to show us a work-in-progress, sample clips or a complete short, but please keep the total running time to under 5 minutes. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><hr /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Rounding out the evening, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Kevin Johnson</span> will present "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Social Media Networking 101: WTH is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">That</span>?</span>". Sure, you've heard of them: Facebook. MySpace. LinkedIn. Twitter. Etc. But, what in the heck <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">are</span> they? Blogging? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Micro</span>-blogging? How do these relate to YouTube or Flickr? And, as a creative professional, should you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">care</span>? Yes, you should! Kevin will give an introduction to these and related social media networking sites, laying out the basics <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">you</span> want to know.</div><div><br /></div><div>• What are these sites? How do they compare?</div><div>• How might you use them to further your career?</div><div>• What are the privacy issues? How can you minimize any such dangers?</div><div>• What are good resources to get you started?</div><div><br /></div><div>And, if it just so happens you already <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">are</span> using such sites, please feel free to jump into the conversation with your own experiences or opinions, both pro and con. It's 2009, folks--just having your own website may no longer be enough. (And, no, you do <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">not</span> need to be a 20-something "kid" to benefit...)</div><div><br /></div><div>Doors open at 6:30. Meetings are free and open to the public. Parking is plentiful and free. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Reminder: Garage I/II is upstairs in Apple's Building 4 (same location as Town Hall) at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino.</span></div></div></div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-53400557870944598622009-01-27T15:16:00.000-08:002009-01-27T15:22:15.734-08:00Lost our room; next meeting in FebruaryHi, Gang. Bad news--we lost our room this month at Apple. Apparently a high-level manager claimed all rooms of any size for tomorrow night and all that was leftover were tiny rooms not suitable for our meeting purposes. It happens.<div><br /></div><div>So, what would have been our January meeting will be rescheduled for February 25th. For that rescheduled date, our own Mark Calice will be making a presentation and other presenters will be announced later.</div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-88523460671607744462008-12-16T10:19:00.000-08:002008-12-17T09:38:30.920-08:00YES, we are meeting tomorrow, Dec. 17, in Garage 1/2YES, we are meeting tomorrow, Dec. 17, in Garage 1/2. This month we are combining forces with the Digital Cinema Society to bring you what will likely be the biggest meeting we've had in years. Here is the lineup for the evening:<div><br /></div>6.30 Doors open<br />7.00 Meeting starts (late arrivals will find a phone number on the lobby doors)<br />7.15 Sony present EX3 - Q & A follows<br />8.00 Pizza break<br />8.15 Draw raffle<br />8.20 Sony present HD Displays<br />8.30 F35 segment, Art and Adam demo the F35, show their F35 spot and talk about<br />production. Discussion of S-log, Hyper gammas - Q&A follows.<br />9.40 Wrap.<div><br />The Garage 1&2 rooms are located directly upstairs from Town Hall in Apple's Building 4 at 1 Infinite Loop. To find it, just pretend you are headed to the Town Hall facility, enter the main lobby doors, but instead go up the stairs to your far left to find The Garages rooms.<br /><br />To locate the meeting room on a map, go to maps.google.com and search for "1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino CA". Building 4 will be on the backside of the loop towards the top right corner (northeast) of the map.</div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-14722894821150451322008-11-18T15:38:00.000-08:002008-11-18T19:16:16.844-08:00Good News, Bad News...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">First, the Bad News:</span><div><br /></div><div>Mid-November came up so fast from our previous meeting there just wasn't enough time to put together a credible/complete agenda for a November meeting. Sorry, so no meeting this month...but I think the good news will <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">more</span> than make up for it.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Now, the Good News:</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Our next meeting will be in December, specifically, December 17th. And it is going to be KILLER! I am thrilled to announce that we will be co-hosting the December meeting with the Bay Area's new <a href="http://www.digitalcinemasociety.org/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Digital Cinema Society</span></a>, a worldwide filmmaking organization now with a local chapter under the leadership of Simon Sommerfeld. Our special guests for the evening will be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">SONY</span> showing off their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">HD FILMMAKING SOLUTIONS</span>. Not only that but it's also a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">PARTY</span>!</div><div><br /></div><div>More details will be posted as December approaches, but DO mark your calendar for 12/17/08 as MacFilmmakers and the Digital Cinema Society will be partying like it's...well, 2008.</div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-18485275886083896912008-10-29T06:45:00.000-07:002008-10-29T06:52:36.720-07:00Tonight's Meeting BONUS: COOKIES!As the subject line says, as an added bonus for tonight's meeting, our Fabulous Pizza Break will once again feature those <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">amazingly</span> good cookies from San Francisco's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Hot Cookie</span>. Yay!<div><br /></div><div>Of course, this means there will have to be a 50% increase in the entry fee at the door. Let me do the math here. Let's see, zero admission charge, times a factor of 1.5, equals...umm...oh yeah, that's still FREE!<div><br /></div><div>See y'all tonight.</div></div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-79247295150924251352008-10-26T08:39:00.000-07:002008-10-26T15:52:15.889-07:00Next Meeting is Wed., Oct. 29th, BEATLES meeting roomThe next meeting of MacFilmmakers is this coming Wednesday evening, October 29, at 7:00 pm in Apple's Beatles meeting room in the De Anza 3 building. Note that the Beatles meeting room is a new space. Full details below.<br /><br />Wednesday, October 29<br /><br /><div>Apple's campus, Cupertino, CA<br /><br /><div>Beatles meeting room, located in the De Anza 3 building (Use the building entrance that faces onto Mariani Ave. Yes, this is a different entrance on the opposite side from what we are used to using previously.)<br /><br /></div><div>Doors Open 6:30 pm<br /><br /></div><div>Admission is Free!<br />Parking is Free!<br />The Pizza Break is Free!<br /><br />_______________________________</div><div>7:00 – 8:00 PM<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">NATE GENTNER<br /></span>Product Manager for Adobe's Encore<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">“Adobe's Blu-ray Authoring Workflow"<br /></span></span>While Blu-ray may be a "bag of hurt", what <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">really</span> hurts is that Apple does not (yet?) offer video professinals a Blu-ray authoring solution. Aargh! No problem, Adobe has a workflow solution.</div><div><br /></div><div>With Adobe's Encore, you can author fully professional Blu-ray discs and, using third party hardware, burn your own Blu-ray movies. While Encore is, of course, part of Adobe's Premiere Pro editing suite of software, it also works well in an Apple Final Cut workflow.<br /><br />Come, release your authoring pain! Blu-ray no longer needs to be a "bag of hurt".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/encore/">http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/encore/<br /></a><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/encore/">http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/<br /></a><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/production/">http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/production/</a><br /><br />_______________________________</div><div>8:00 PM<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Pizza Break<br /></span></span>Once again, filling that gnawing void in filmmakers' lives (i.e., hungry tummies) since 2002, we present our always fabulous Pizza Break. Pizza and soft drinks are provided for everybody and at no cost (although kindly donations are never turned down), just show up and enjoy.<br /><br />_______________________________</div><div>8:30 – 8:45 PM<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">LISHKA DEVOSS<br /></span>Kranky Kids<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">“Size Matters, Especially if Your Video Is Being Shown as Part of a Presentation"<br /></span></span>Lishka DeVoss of Kranky Kids walks us through what happens when you:<br /><br />1. Set-up a basic Keynote presentation and then -<br />2. Grab some sound effects from Soundtrack Pro and do a simple edit of them in GarageBand (because you think Soundtrack Pro is too difficult to learn and all you wanted were those sound effects) and then -<br />3. Add your FCP edited videos to Keynote and see what the same QuickTime compression of your videos from three different cameras looks like when they are blown-up and projected to a size they were not intended to be viewed at because you just wanted to put them on the web, right? (Except someone asked for you to show them as a preso . . . for work, or at school, or you really think people will invest money in your BIG film idea and you thought it might be nice if everyone didn't all have to gather around a computer monitor . . .)<br /><br />The camera output into a Keynote Presentation will be from:<br /><br />• a Sony TRV9 (Yes! The Original!)<br />• a Canon XL1-S (Another dinosaur!)<br />• and The Flip ULtra (The hottest little consumer Flash-based camera on the market for people who just want to shoot video for YouTube or the family computer using no tape and which only needs to have regular AA batteries on hand to make the little monster work!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.krankykids.com/">http://www.krankykids.com/<br /></a><br />_______________________________</div><div>8:45 – 9:30 PM<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ADAM WILT<br /></span>filmmaker, writer<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">"Making 'One Man, One Vote'"<br /></span></span>Adam Wilt talks about the production and postproduction of a seven-minute short film.<br /><br />- Mistakes made in production, and how they had to be fixed and fudged in post.<br />- How to use three cameras, including a cellphone cam, for a single image.<br />- Simple compositing and VFX using FCP, Motion, and Photoshop.<br />- Color correction and creating a look (even if it wasn't the look we planned on).<br />- Reworking an interlaced program for progressive displays.<br /><br /><a href="http://provideocoalition.com/">http://provideocoalition.com<br /></a><a href="http://www.adamwilt.com/">http://www.adamwilt.com/<br /></a><br /></div></div></div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-60993157724281292172008-10-24T14:53:00.000-07:002008-10-24T14:55:45.867-07:00Next Meeting is Wed., Oct. 29thOur next meeting is Wednesday, October 29. One of our confirmed guest speakers will be Adobe presenting solutions for creating/burning Blu-ray DVDs on the Mac. More details to be posted later.MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-42539689323836156472008-09-30T13:58:00.001-07:002008-09-30T15:09:08.129-07:00Noren Acoustilock 24 unit cabinet "Virtual Giveaway!"***NOTICE: LISTSERV IS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE, should be back up within 24 hours***<div><br /></div><div>Hey, My Fellow MacFilmmakers--<br /><br />Kevin Johnson here. The following is a ONCE IN A LIFETIME DEAL on a Noren Acoustilock 24 unit cabinet. These are those giant sound-reducing racks for post-production and A/V studios that will house all your noisy computer equipment. This particular one was previously the top of the line model, a 24 unit cabinet. (It is not the current 24TD; it is, I believe, the previous configuration, whatever those were designated.) It could hold, for example:<br />(2) Mac Pros<br />(1-2) XServes<br />(2-3) XServe RAIDs<br />(Many) smaller FW drives<br />possibly even a UPS unit<br />a picture of your Mom smiling at you, proud of your good fortune<br /><br />So, here's the aforementioned once in a lifetime deal. These things go for, literally, way over $3,000 plus shipping. I just bought a used one in great condition off eBay for...drumroll, please...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FIFTY TWO BUCKS!</span><br /><br />And...<br /><br />Since I already own my own Acoustilock, I'm selling this one to the first friend/person who confirms with 100% absolute certainty that they want it for...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FIFTY TWO BUCKS!</span><br /><br />To check out the concluded eBay auction, go to this link:<br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220285327189&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fsatitle%3D220285327189%26catref%3DC3%26from%3DR2%26fvi%3D1">eBay link</a><br /><br />Know that it is a local pickup only in Menlo Park and it is up a flight of stairs (no elevator, apparently) so you'll need a truck, a refrigerator dolly and some strong-armed friends (and while I may be your friend, I probably can't be there to help you move it) to get it. Here's the deal:<br /><br />Give me <span style="font-weight: bold;">FIFTY TWO BUCKS</span> and a firm, absolute commitment that <span style="font-weight: bold;">YOU</span> will <span style="font-weight: bold;">PICK IT UP</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">USE IT YOURSELF</span> (NO, do NOT use this as an opportunity to resell it and make money off someone else, that would only ROYALLY piss me off, and you do NOT want to do that!), it goes to the first person to contact me and say they will personally use it.<br /><br />How do you contact me? If you already have my email address use that, I check it frequently (and will see timestamps for the first-come, first-serve thingy). Or, if you already have my cell phone, call me (and be sure to leave a message). If you have neither of those, then try leaving a comment here and I'll check in here from time to time until it is confirmed as sold.<br /><br />--Kevin</div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-71740574269807388012008-09-17T13:53:00.000-07:002008-09-17T14:50:47.967-07:00MFM meets next week, Wed., Sept. 24The next meeting of MacFilmmakers is next week, Wednesday evening, September 24, at 7:00 pm in Apple's Garage II meeting room. Full details below.<br /><br />Wednesday, September 24<br />Apple's campus, Cupertino, CA<br />Garage II (inside Bldg 4, upstairs from Town Hall)<br />Doors Open 6:30 pm<br />Admission is <span style="font-style:italic;">Free</span>!<br />Parking is <span style="font-style:italic;">Free</span>!<div>The Pizza Break is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Free</span>!<br />Tonight's Raffle <span style="font-weight:bold;">(a full copy of CS4 Production Suite!)</span> is <span style="font-style:italic;">Free</span>!<br />Unsolicited Opinions Regarding Your Haircut are <span style="font-style:italic;">Free</span>!<br /><br />7:00 – 8:00 PM<br />MARK SPENCER<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">“Apple Motion workflow tips and tricks”<br /></span></span>Mark Spencer is a bay area-based producer, editor, teacher and writer. He owns Day Street Productions, Inc. (<a href="http://www.daystreet.com/">www.daystreet.com</a>), a production and post studio focused on corporate video. Mark is also an Apple-certified instructor and the author of Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio from Peachpit Press and the author of our Motion 3 Fast Forward and Deep Dive tutorials.<br />See Mark’s video tutorials and more at:<br /><a href="http://www.applemotion.net/">www.applemotion.net/</a><br /><br />8:00 PM<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Pizza Break</span></span><br />Once again, filling that gnawing void in filmmakers' lives (i.e., hungry tummies) since 2002, we present our always fabulous Pizza Break. Pizza and soft drinks are provided for everybody and <span style="font-style:italic;">at no cost</span> (although kindly donations are never turned down), just show up and enjoy.<br /><br />8:30 – 9:30 PM<br />KEVAN O'BRIEN<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">“Adobe CS4 Production Suite, workflow with Final Cut Studio”<br /></span></span>Kevan O’Brien was post production consultant for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Peter and the Wolf</span>,<br />2008 Academy Award Winner for best Short Film (Animated). Adobe officially launches CS4 on Tuesday 9/23. There will be a special web broadcast on September 23 (the day before our meeting). To register to view the broadcast go to:<br /><a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/somethingbrilliant">www.adobe.com/go/somethingbrilliant</a><br /><br />9:30 PM<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Raffle</span></span><br />At the conclusion of tonight’s meeting we will raffle off <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">a full version of the Adobe CS4 Production Suite</span></span>! As stated above, this raffle will cost you...well, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">nothing at all</span>, it is absolutely <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">free</span>! Naturally, you must be present to win. And, you know, own a computer to put it on.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and by the way, while we are truly sorry that our previous month's (August) meeting was cancelled, we'd have to kind of say that tonight's line up, well, pretty much MORE than makes up for that! Indeed, you might want to arrive a wee bit early just to make sure you get a seat for what will likely be a standing room only event.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, finally, very special recognition goes out to our own Chip Curry for acting as the Grand Poobah to coordinate tonight's lineup. THANK YOU, CHIP!</div>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-13346925921748774112008-08-26T13:21:00.000-07:002008-08-26T13:44:11.570-07:00August 27 meeting cancelled;September 24 meeting with MARK SPENCERThis is a Good News, Bad News announcement.<br /><br />BAD NEWS: Tomorrow night's scheduled AUGUST 27 meeting of MacFilmmakers unfortunately needs to be CANCELLED. I have come down with either the flu or a really, really severe cold (can't tell yet, but I am totally bummed out 'cuz I had essentially what started out as these same symptoms only a few months ago, ick) and Mark Calice is out of town. Since our current arrangement requires ONE of us co-hosts to be present to facilitate we will have to postpone our August meeting. That's the bad news.<br /><br />GOOD NEWS: For the SEPTEMBER 24 meeting, we have MARK SPENCER coming in to present Apple's Motion, part of Final Cut Studio. Mark is THE GUY when it comes to understanding and training Motion as he is the author of several books including three on Motion itself! Additional info will be added to the blog much later, but know for now that September 24 is a GO with Mark Spencer in Apple's "Garage I" room at 7:00 pm.<br /><br />To whet your appetite for the September meeting (and to be a tiny ersatz substitute for tomorrow night's lack of a meeting), here is a link to a short podcast (with a curiously long musical intro) from last Fall that features Mark discussing Motion with DMN's David Basulto:<br /><br /><a href="http://podcasts.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=188795">http://podcasts.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=188795</a>MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961480417216862625.post-36478672722218698992008-07-28T14:58:00.000-07:002008-07-30T14:08:17.507-07:00MacFilmmakers meeting for Wed. July 30th, 7:00PM, NEW LOCATION in Apple's "GARAGE II"This coming Wednesday night, July 30th, promises to be an <span style="font-style:italic;">amazing</span> evening for MacFilmmakers. For this meeting, we have not one but <span style="font-weight:bold;">TWO BRAND-NEW SHORT FILMS</span> to present in their entirety along with <span style="font-weight:bold;">THE FILMMAKERS</span> for <span style="font-weight:bold;">Q&A DISCUSSIONS</span>. Also, we will feature your <span style="font-weight:bold;">DEMO REELS</span> and or <span style="font-weight:bold;">SHORTS</span> and, in celebration of tonight's program, we will again enjoy our <span style="font-weight:bold;">FABULOUS PIZZA BREAK</span>! Here's all the details:<br /><br />We are meeting in a new space tonight. The room is called "Garage II" (as in roman numeral 2), but it is in a familiar Apple campus location in Cupertino. Located directly upstairs from Town Hall in Apple's Building 4 at 1 Infinite Loop, Garage II is our temporary home while renovations continue on other venues. To find Garage II, just pretend you are headed to our regular Town Hall facility, enter the main lobby doors, but instead go up the stairs to your far left to find Garage II.<br /><br />Doors open at 6:30 pm. Meetings are free and open to the public. Parking is plentiful and free. To locate the meeting room on a map, go to maps.google.com and search for "1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino CA". Building 4 will be on the backside of the loop towards the top right corner (northeast) of the map.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><big><big>"Timba Mania" with Chip Curry and Stephen Vahle</big></big></span><br /><br />Film Director and Editor CHIP CURRY recently finished work on "TIMBA MANIA", a Latin Music Video. Featuring the music of percussionist/drummer STEPHEN VAHLE (who also served as the film's Producer), the soundtrack is deep rooted in the music of the great triangle of rhythm: Africa, Cuba and Brazil.<br /><br />Chip, a San Jose filmmaker with 25 years experience, will be on hand to show this video and discuss production, band organization, special microphone techniques, dual system audio, studio construction, lighting, camera control, editing effects, etc. Also, as an incredibly special treat, <span style="font-style:italic;">Stephen Vahle himself will be in attendance exclusively for our MacFilmmakers audience</span>! And, as if all that weren't enough, <span style="font-style:italic;">Chip will have the SonyEXDCAM EX-1 available for anyone wanting a close-up look</span>. Yowza!<br /><br />Footage was acquired with a Sony XDCAM EX-1 and Sony VX 2000. English. 5 minutes.<br /><br />Chip Curry's website is at:<br /><a href="http://www.ChrysalisFilms.com">www.ChrysalisFilms.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><big><big>"Julie, Julie" with Mark Calice</big></big></span><br /><br />MARK CALICE just finished sound design and audio post on a short HD film, "JULIE, JULIE", directed by local filmmaker LIAM CREIGHTON. Fresh from its world premiere at this month's Sacramento French Film Festival, Mark will be showing this new short in it's entirety exclusively for our MacFilmmakers audience. Following the film, Mark, a Grammy-nominated audio engineer and owner of Ardenwood Sound & DVD, will participate in a Q&A discussing his work with the 2-track and 5.1 surround audio mixes.<br /><br />He will also attempt to answer some questions on the technical aspects and logistics involved in the making of the film such as costs and working with SAG, from notes provided by the filmmaker.<br /><br />Shot on a Panasonic HVX200 adapted for professional Zeiss prime lenses and edited in Final Cut Pro. English soundtrack and French with English subtitles. 21 minutes.<br /><br />Here is the link to the film's trailer:<br /><a href="http://www.junkopia.net/movieblog/?page_id=34">Julie, Julie trailer</a><br /><br />Here is the link to a blog interview with Liam Creighton:<br /><a href="http://criticontheloose.blogspot.com/2008/06/julie-julie.html">Liam Creighton interview</a><br /><br />Mark Calice's Ardenwood Sound & DVD website is at:<br /><a href="http://www.ardenwoodsnd-dvd.com">www.ardenwoodsnd-dvd.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><big><big>Demo Reels and Shorts</big></big></span><br /><br />Tonight is all about short film presentations. Do you have a short film you'd like to show off? If your film or demo reel is 12 minutes or less (yes, that is an extension to our usual 5 minute limit, just for this meeting), tonight is the night to present it! Slots for demo reels and shorts are filled on a a first-come, first-serve basis, so be sure to alert us when you arrive that you have a demo/short to show.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><big><big>Pizza Break</big></big></span><br /><br />And what would a night at MacFilmmakers be without our Fabulous Pizza Break? Yup, pizza and soft drinks--<span style="font-style:italic;">included</span> with your FREE ADMISSION!--will be served up at the mid-point of the evening. Take the opportunity to not only fill your tummy but to also network with your fellow filmmakers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><big>NOTE: </big></span>As we will <span style="font-style:italic;">not</span> be within view or earshot of the main lobby doors, please do your best to arrive by 7:00 pm. For those arriving past 7:00, a notice will be posted on the lobby doors with a cell phone number you can call to get in.MacFilmmakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605973652125627415noreply@blogger.com9