Next lacpug meet is Wednesday, April 22 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood. Yes, that is right. The Gallery Theatre in Hollywood! We hope!
There is/was no meet in March due to the ongoing drama with the Gallery theatre and City of LA. This marks the first time in 15 years we were forced to skip a monthly meeting.
What am I talking about? The saga of the 2K projector, that’s what. For those of you who have not been following this story I have posted on the lacpug Facebook page all details.
Yes, these are lengthy posts, but worth reading if you can find the time.
Start with “part 1”:
https://www.facebook.com/loscpug/posts/978620898816921
Then read the results:
https://www.facebook.com/loscpug/posts/981884021823942:0
See you April 22. Should be interesting at the very least.
http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html
NOTE: lacpug generally meets every 4th Wednesday of the Month. Meetings are open to public and ALL, beginning through advanced Digital Story Tellers are welcome.
Digital projection made possible through the generous sponsorship of Adobe Systems, DVCreators, DigitalFilm Tree and members like you. With additional support from AJA, ProMax Systems and Gefen Inc.
lacpug meetings are presented in association with the
Barnsdall Gallery Theater, a facility of the City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs.
http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html
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***2. WHAT’S NEW ON THE WEB SITE?
David A. Saraceno reviews the OWC Envoy Pro EX and external SSD drive up to 480GBs.
Well worth looking into.
http://www.lafcpug.org/reviews/review_owc_envoy.html
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lacpug has a new Facebook page. The old Facebook page will soon be gone.
Follow lacpug by LIKING us.
https://www.facebook.com/loscpug
Also follow us on Twitter for all the latest happenings in the digital and lacpug world.
http://twitter.com/lacpug
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***3. ARTICLES AND THINGS YOU NEED TO READ AND DO
Join Josh Mellicker and me for another FREE Moviola Filmmaking webinar, Tuesday, March 31 at 11:30AM PST.
“FilmStyles in FCP X” This webinar will explore color psychology, the cinematic lexicon, and cover a range of techniques for making any scene look luscious and filmic using native Final Cut Pro X functions and the FilmStyles filter set from DVcreators. Going to be FUN. Register
http://bit.ly/1bu4Hfx
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Well this is interesting. “Avid and Adobe Collaborate on Integration With Shared Storage to Enhance Openness, Flexibility, and Efficiency”
http://bit.ly/1BMtUHh
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Jonny Elwyn has posted his “Essential Editing Apps For Every Film Editor.” Of course there are many more, but these are essentially essential.
http://bit.ly/1CYU8xe
Plus Jonny lists a bunch of FREE FCP X Effects and Plugins
http://bit.ly/1bu96PA
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Light Iron Post here in Hollywood hosted an excellent presentation on the FCP X workflow used on the recent movie FOCUS a few weeks ago. It was taped and all the videos can be found here:
http://bit.ly/1HFWGOo
Plus
Fcp.co goes more in depth with a 2 part series on how FCP X was used in the movie.
http://bit.ly/1EGj7jK
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Watch: Steve Martin shows you how to jump into Apple's Motion to create your own animated text builds.
http://bit.ly/1Br8waF
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Adobe has posted 10 quick creation tips to “Make Your Video Pop.”
http://adobe.ly/1HGFpbk
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“Tax Deductions for Filmmakers and Videographers.”
http://bit.ly/1EUyU11
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Visual Effects wizard Scott Squires has posted an analysis of “Visual Effects and Overtime.” It is eye opening.
http://bit.ly/19QCmQa
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Going to NAB for the first time? Are you a bit shy like every creative person on the planet? Then read this by Kylee Wall.
An Introverts Guide to NAB
http://bit.ly/1FVA8ut
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***4. ANNOUNCING THE 14TH ANNUAL LAS VEGAS SUPERMEET.
Going to NAB SHOW in April? Well then, of course you want to go to the SuperMeet on Tuesday April 14.
This year we will be holding it once again at the Riviera Hotel which is now scheduled to close its doors on May 4 and implode in early August 2015. WALK to the SuperMeet from the LVCC. Take pictures. Shed a tear. Steal a paper towel.. The 2015 SuperMeet is closing the Riviera down.
So sad.
Tickets are on sale NOW for the low price of $15.00 each plus ticket fee. It will be $20.00 at the door assuming any tickets are still available. Do not wait to buy at door! There might not be any to buy. Tickets are selling WELL!
The agenda is SuperSecret, but SuperMeets are not about what and who is on stage. They are about you. This is the biggest event of the year for all us creators and you will meet people from all over the world. And once again I say, you just might meet that one person who will change your life. But you got to get to the SuperMeet in order to do it.
Oh, and the World Famous Raffle is now worth over $102,000 as of this writing. That is officially insane! But we love insane.
Also we have FREE NAB Show codes:
Free Exhibits only code to NAB Show floor
DF121
Save $100.00 off the SMART or Conference Flex Pass.
DF145
Go here and sign up. Ends March 25. Wait, that’s tonight.
http://www.nabshow.com
Remember to mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 14 and get your tickets now as it helps us plan.
Also spread the word. We have no marketing budget and rely on each other to get the word out.
See you at the SuperMeet on April 14. It is going to be so much fun!
http://supermeet.com
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***5. SPONSOR LACPUG
lafcpug.org has available sponsorships available. If your company is
interested in sponsoring lafcpug.org head on over to the "How to Sponsor
lacpug" page and read up on the particulars. lacpug does not exist without
the support of sponsors and sponsors get a lot from lacpug. You will also
help us get rid of this "Sponsor lacpug" section of the newsletter.
http://www.lafcpug.org/sponsor.html
See you April 22 at the next lacpug Meet.
And see you April 14 in Vegas for the SuperMeet.
Peace- and bless you Ralph, Charles, Doug, Mik and Pete.
Michael Horton "HeadCutter"
lacpug is sponsored in part by:
* MEMBERS LIKE YOU!
*BLACKMAGIC DESIGN
"Blackmagic Design is dedicated to allowing the highest quality video to be
affordable to everyone, so the post production and television industry can
become a truly creative industry."
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/
*DIGITALFILM TREE:
DigitalFilm Tree is a highly unique creative hub where technology and art
converge. Offerings include production, design, effects, color correction,
online finishing, and consulting services.
http://www.digitalfilmtree.com/
*HDDISK:
A new starter company, but with plenty years of experience, We have been
providing products/services/programs to individuals, non-profit
organizations and corporations in the video industry for more then 20 years.
http://www.hddisk.us.com/
*POND5:
Pond5 is the world’s most vibrant marketplace for creativity.
Media makers find the content they need, and make money doing what they love.
http://www.pond5.com/
*QUANTUM:*
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out storage, archive and data protection, providing intelligent solutions for capturing, sharing and preserving digital assets over the entire data lifecycle.
http://bit.ly/1sEJvW2
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