| Mezzanine (Jan 7) Agenda (subject to change)
"FCP 4: From DV to HD"
6:00pm Doors Open
H'ors D' oevres and cash bar
Sponsor exhibits
attendee registration
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6:30pm Walk in -
lively montage from past year's events.
DJ for walk on
7:00pm Welcome
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7:05pm UG State of the State by Dan Berube and UG leaders
who we are
what we do
introduce new UGs
call for anyone interested to start a UG:
our future plans for 2004: NAB and MWBos 7:15PM - Tribute to Ralph Fairweather
The Final Cut Community will pay tribute to Ralph Fairweather
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7:20pm - FCP 4 - Randy Ubillos
Special guest Randy Ubillos, the chief Architect and designer of Final Cut Pro will show and tell us everything we need to know about the state of FCP 4
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7:35pm HD FCP Workflow - Brett Shapiro and Gary Adcock
Brett Shapiro will be discussing the workflow for High Definition post
production editing and finishing using Final Cut Pro. Using his latest
high definition project, an independent short entitled "The Chocolate
Curse" as a real world example, Brett will examine the different
options for offline and online and explain the benefits and
shortcomings of the numerous choices available. He will also touch upon
workflow issues dealing with visual effects on the mac and the pipeline
between Final Cut Pro, Shake, Maya and other 3rd part visual effects
applications. Now that Panasonic and others breaking the bounds of lower cost HD
cameras and production solutions, it's time for
the editing solutions to catch up. Gary will be offering up a short
Technology Preview of the future of editing and storing HD content, and
what it means for the the rest of us.
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8:20pm "BUS 24 The Diversity Bus" - Show and Tell -Aron Ranen and Julie Trell
Aron Ranen of San Francisco Video Workshops
(www.dvworkshops.com)and Julie Trell of Salesforce.com
Foundation will be showing clips and talking about
their experiences making "BUS 24 The Diversity Bus".
This project took Ten inner city- "at risk Youth" and
taught them how to shoot and edit with Final Cut Pro.
The result is a provocative look at San Francisco thru
the eyes of these Young Filmmakers. The resulting
documentary was selected to open the SF Film Arts
Festival of Independent Cinema at the Roxie Theatre in
SF. A SF Chronicle review can be found on the home page of
dvworkshops.com.
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8:30pm Break -
A chance to stretch, drink a few beers and meet and greet each other.
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8:50pm - Editing "Cold Mountain" with Final Cut Pro - Sean Cullen
"Cold Mountain" was the first "major" motion picture to use FCP in post production. Sean Cullen, First Assistant Editor to Walter Murch will discuss the workflow techniques they employed and share 'war' stories.
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9:30pm "No Regrets" - Michael Matzdorf- Show and Tell
Michael Matzdorf, editor on USA Network's TV series "MONK", will
present his 5 minute short film, "NO REGRETS", which won the audience award at
the Boston Underground Film Festival and screened at Woods Hole Film
Festival in 2003. "NO REGRETS" was filmed on a Canon GL2 with a $600
budget - Michael will discuss how he made it happen and how he uses
Final Cut at USA Network.
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9:40pm Raffle with all UG Leaders Prizes include Copies of "Inside Editing with FCP 4" - Magnet Media
dvGarage Pro Pack - dvGarage
Copies of DVDxDV - DVDxDV
Copies of BitJazz SheerVideo Pro Codec - BitJazz
Editing Tables - Bretford
Copies of FCP 4 Keyboard KeyGuide - Neotron
Copy of "Killer Titles" - Intelligent Assistance.
Copy of "Great Visual FX" - Intelligent Assistance
3x 32mb Flash Hard Drives - ThinkStock Royalty Free Footage
6x Footage titles on CD ( a value of over $3100.00) - ThinkStock
Royalty Free Footage
LaCie 250gig FireWire 800 D2 hard drive - LaCie, Ltd.
Boris Red 3GL - Boris FX
FireStore FS1 Field Kit - Focus Enhancements
ShuttlePro 2 Controllers - Contour Design
$500 encoding coupons - CustomFlix
Copies of selected titles from the Apple Pro Training Series -
PeachPit
Copies of selected Book Titles - Focal Press
GenArts t-shirts - GenArts
G Filter Film Effects - www.nattress.com
4 packs of Live Fonts - LiveType Central
2 volumes of ProductionBlox - 12inch Design
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10:00pm PARTY BEGINS
·Networking Session:
DJ from ChiFCPUG. | North Hall FCPUG Theatre Schedule Tuesday, Jan 6, 2004 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Soundtrack for Scoring with Gary Adcock
Join Digerati Gary Adcock for an inside look at getting the most out of Soundtrack. Gary will mix it up live as he talks about the scoring process and ways to create music for your next project. Gary is the President of CHIFCPUG, the Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group. 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Killer LiveType Titles with Philip Hodgetts
Join FCP guru Philip Hodgetts for an aesthetic look at using LiveType, FCP 4's broadcast quality title generator, to create and animate visual metaphors in your work. Wednesday,Jan 7, 2004 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Power Editing in FCP 4 with Sharon Franklin
Join feature film editor Sharon Franklin in this fast paced session as Sharon cuts through several new tips and techniques designed to speed up your workflow in Final Cut Pro 4. Sharon is co-founder of SF Cutters 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
All You Need to Know About 24P with Adam Wilt
Join Adam Wilt of AdamWilt.com as he unlocks all the secrets of getting that cool film "look" by shooting in 24P with cameras like the Panasonic DVX-100. Adam is a member of MacFilmmakers and SF Cutters and has given many talks to Final Cut Pro User Groups all over the US. 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kranky Kids on Final Cut with Lishka DeVoss
Join educator Lishka DeVoss as Lishka shows how fast and easy it is to use DV, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack and LiveType in an after-school program, making films with students to enhance their communications skills.
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Color Correction in Final Cut with Steve Martin
Want to know how to correct the color in an edited scene or to change color for an aesthetic look? Join Apple Certified Trainer Steve Martin of Ripple Training as Steve explains the 3 Way Color Corrector in FCP 4, how to use FCP 4's built-in video scopes during color correction and how to properly calibrate your monitor to work in FCP 4.
Thursday, January 8, 2004 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Art of Shooting Greenscreen for FCP with Alex Lindsay
Join Alex Lindsay will be talking about how the math of DV (and Beta/HD) is against you when trying to key blue/green screen footage. Alex will show a few workarounds and what to look for as he guides you through tips and techniques of pulling a professional-looking chroma key using a DV camera and FCP. Alex Lindsay is the founder of dvGarage and had spent several years on the production of Star Wars: Episode 1 (at JAK Films and then at Industrial Light and Magic as part of the "Rebel Mac Unit"). 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Bulletproofing Final Cut Pro and Express with Charles Roberts
Join Charles Roberts and explore methods for keeping your video editing station rock-solid and delivering top-notch performance. Learn the best workflow for backing up your system and projects from here to eternity, from his Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express books from Focal Press.
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Offline Real Time, Real World with Daniel Berube
Join BOSFCPUG founder Daniel Berube as he discusses using Final Cut Pro's Offline RT to create a success story for a Flash interactive CD-Rom project for Canon USA.
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Stump the FCP Gurus!
Bring your newbie and hardcore questions on using Final Cut Pro and get them answered in this fun session of tips and techniques with FCP gurus and other members of the FCP UG Network. During this hour there will be chances to win copies of the latest books on Final Cut Pro and Digital Video offered by Focal Press, PeachPit Press and CMP Books.
Friday, January 9, 2004 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
"Hey Y'all Watch This!" with Graham Smith
Join Emmy Award winner Graham Smith of ThinkStock Footage as Graham shares his vision for shooting techniques and top secret tips useful for projects edited in Final Cut.
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Color FX with Color Correction and Composite Modes
Join SF Cutters Co-Founder Kevin Monahan as he explores how to construct attractive video effects using tips and techniques from his upcoming book, "Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro," from Peach Pit Press.
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