8h Annual Amsterdam SuperMeet 2015

Where? - The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Dam 9. 1012 JS Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Click HERE for map.

When? - Sunday 13.9.2015 (Doors open 16:30) Stage Show begins at 19:00

How Much? - €15.00 General Admission, €7.00 Students (€20.00 at door)

Any raffle prizes? - Of course. €2,00 per raffle ticket or 3 for €5,00

Who should attend? - Everyone who wants to learn more about the craft of editing, digital filmmaking and meet others who may know more than you do.

Food and Drink? - Food (hors d'oeuvres) and Cash Bars will be available.

Agenda (not in order and subject to change)

- "Moviola Metaphysics: Why we do what we do, why it's important, and how we can do it better." - Walter Murch

About Walter Murch
Walter Murch has been editing picture and mixing sound in Hollywood since starting on Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Rain People (1969). He co-wrote, sound-edited and mixed George Lucas’s THX-1138 (1971), and then supervised the sound editing on The Godfather (1972), sound-edited and mixed American Graffiti (1973) and The Godfather: Part II (1974), got his first Academy Award nomination and won a double BAFTA for picture editing and mixing The Conversation (1974), won his first Oscar for Apocalypse Now (1979), and an unprecedented double Oscar for sound and film editing for his work on The English Patient (1996). He reconstructed Touch of Evil (1958) to Orson Welles’ original notes, and edited and mixed The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), K-19 (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), and Jarhead (2005). In 2013 he edited and mixed Mark Levinson’s feature documentary Particle Fever on the search for the elusive Higgs boson. His latest film is Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland, released in May of 2015. Mr. Murch was, along with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, a founding member of northern California cinema. Mr. Murch has written and directed – Return to Oz (1985) — but as an editor and sound designer he is one of the few universally acknowledged masters in his field. For his work on the film Apocalypse Now (1979), Walter coined the term “sound designer”, created the now-standard 5.1 sound mixing format, and along with colleagues such as Ben Burtt, helped to elevate the art and impact of film sound to a new level.

- Blackmagic Design presents "Temple" - Nguyen-Anh Nguyen
Temple is a concept short film for a science fiction cyberpunk thriller, helmed by the team behind The Akira Project, a crowd-sourced, live-action trailer based on the manga AKIRA. It garnered more than three million views online and received accolades worldwide.

About Nguyen-Anh Nguyen
Director and producer, Nguyen-Anh Nguyen, is now represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and has developed TEMPLE as his first long form project, incorporating everything he loves; dystopian science fiction, cyborgs and martial arts with a touch of manga. Supported by a talented global production crew, the short film is a proof of concept for the financing of the feature film.

Based in Montreal, Anh offers a unique look behind the scenes on his latest production, discussing some of the challenges of shooting an ambitious 4K production on such a small budget, and why he chose to shoot on Blackmagic Design’s digital film cameras, and post in DaVinci Resolve Studio and Fusion Studio.

Film Synopsis - By 2085, ocean levels have risen to a point that entire coastal cities and islands have been submerged. On an island megalopolis, a genetic virus and cybernetic beings are threatening the survival of its population. Oz, a health services employee, must find a way to survive amidst the swelling chaos.

- Adobe Creative Cloud: Creativity a lot more colorful - Al Mooney
The creative processs just got a lot more colorful with re-invented color workflows for every step of your creative process. Adobe Premiere Pro has come to be known for its unparalleled innovation addressing the needs of editors through every step of the editing process - from color, to audio, to unparalleled integration with other Adobe tools like After Effects and Photoshop, as well as all new mobile apps like Adobe Premiere Clip and Adobe Hue CC. Al Mooney will demonstrate how, through Creative Cloud, new innovations will continue to make Premiere Pro CC the market leading NLE.

About Al Mooney
Al Mooney has extensive technical, sales and marketing experience in the media industry. As product manager for Adobe Premiere Pro software, Mooney is responsible for defining, delivering, and supporting the overall feature set and functionality. Earlier, Mooney was the UK senior business development manager for video and broadcast at Adobe, providing technical workflow consultation for top broadcast accounts in the U.K. In that role, he oversaw the redevelopment of Adobe’s video VAR channel, a network of expert resellers and service providers for the Media and Entertainment industry.
Mooney joined Adobe in 2009, after spending two years at Apple as the U.K. Pro Video business development manager. There he was responsible for the communication and go-to-market strategy of video solutions for the U.K. market, working with resellers and customers.
Before Apple, Mooney was European sales specialist at Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology. In this role, Mooney was responsible for the communication of high-end solutions into multiple territories, and managed technical communication between European specialists and engineers in the U.S. He also held earlier positions at Digidesign, including post-production product specialist, EMEA product specialist and marketing representative.

Stop-Motion filmmaking. Analog Storytelling in a Digital World. - Mascha Halberstad
Presentation description coming soon

About Mascha Halberstad
Mascha is a successful Dutch filmmaker, who has specialized in narrative stop-motion filmmaking. In her work she tries to stay "as analog as possible". In today's modern world, she manages to use classic techniques to create beautiful imagery that has incredible warmth to it. This, in no small part, because of the sheer amount of dedication that goes into the creation of these works of art and because she has a particular sense of storytelling. This also lead to several filmmakers asking her to contribute animated sequences to their live action films.
When Liam Howlett (leading man behind The Prodigy) happened to see her short animated film "Munya In Me" on TV (here's a trailer for that film, he asked his record label to find out who made that beautiful film. He then contacted Mascha, and asked her to create the music video for their track "Wild Frontier", which was released worldwide earlier this year: You can watch Wild Frontier - The Prodigy HERE . She currently has two feature-length animation projects in development.

- HP/NVIDEA - Gary Adcock and Kosmas Kitsos
Presentation Description coming soon

About Gary Adcock
In the film and television industry, few people exemplify advancement in the technological landscape for digital cinema more than Gary Adcock from Studio37 Inc.

His understanding of OnSet and Production technologies and their relationships to Post Production has been a guide to the evolving relationship between acquisition, edit and delivery. From Gary's jump into High Definition post production (1999), Demo of a laptop-based HD editing (2004), Tapeless camera acquisition (2005), Digital Recorders as a replacement for Tape (2008), Workflow for Arri's Alexa Camera (2010),and his latest focus is on the advancement of Thunderbolt technology it's various workflow opportunities (2011–2014).

Gary is one of the co-authors and the primary tech editor for the Data Handling Procedures and Best Practices guide used by IATSE Local 600 (Cinematographer's Guild). Speaker at the NAB Show since 1999, Tech Chair for the Director of Photography Conference, a part of the Post Production World Conference held during NAB Las Vegas from 2007-2014.

His industry client list includes: Adobe, Apple, Aja, Arri, Autodesk, Corning, HP, Intel, JVC, Panasonic and Sony Media clients include CNN, MSNBC, Discovery Networks, MTV, WGBH (Antiques Roadshow), FOX, National Geographic Inc. and Nat Geo's Networks worldwide. Commercial clients include such brands as McDonalds,Taco Bell, HBO, Citibank, NBA Entertainment, NFL Films.

Recent Production work also includes: Sirens USA Season 1&2 (2014} {D.I.T& Workflow), Transformers 4 {2013} {plates}, Divergent (2014) {plates}, Transformers Dark Side of the Moon (2011) {plates}, Just Like a Women (2012) {Dailies colorist & Data}, NBC's Playboy Club 2011 {Camera LUT's}

Gary has been a regular contributor to Macworld Magazine, as well as a long term contributor on CreativeCow.net and is now writing for ReelChicago.com. You can follow Gary on Twitter @garyadcock or his blog at garyadcock.com

- Boris FX/Imagineer - Advanced VFX & Finishing Tools for the Editor's Timeline: Ross Shain & Mary Poplin
Following the recent merger, the team from Boris FX & Imagineer Systems will showcase newest versions of flagship products Boris Continuum Complete 10 (BCC 10) and mocha Pro 5.

About Ross Shain
Ross Shain is the Chief Marketing Officer of Boris FX/Imagineer Systems and an accomplished VFX artist & supervisor. In 2013, Ross was recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures with a Science and Engineering Academy Award for his work on the development and design of mocha planar motion tracking software. With 20 years of creative and technical experience in post-production, visual effects, and the software industry, Shain has held responsibilities ranging from senior compositor, colorist, and effects supervisor to product and user interface designer. Prior to his role at Imagineer Systems, Ross held positions with Avid Technology, On2 Technologies, Northern Lights Post, and New York University’s CADA Program. As a VFX supervisor and colorist, Ross has worked closely with with The Beastie Boys, Lyle Lovett, and the award-winning documentary filmmakers, Robert Stone and Michael Tucker.

About Mary Poplin
Mary Poplin is the Senior Product Specialist for Imagineer Systems. An experienced visual effects and motion graphics artist, Mary has worked on major Hollywood feature films such as The Last Airbender, Gullivers Travels, and Jackass 3D. As Imagineer Systems' West Coast Product Specialist, Mary consults with film studios and customers to provide hands on training to help evangelize the power of mocha and planar tracking. Before joining Imagineer Systems, Mary held creative production positions at Stereo D, Cafe FX, and Barnyard.