LACPUG Next Meeting

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, OWC, VES and members like you. lacpug meetings are presented in association with the Barnsdall Gallery Theater, a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

Agenda (subject to change and availability)

6:45- 7:15PM - Stump the Gurus
Join Gurus Steve Kanter, Michael Kammes, Jason Bowdach and Patrick Southern as they will attempt to answer all of your questions and solve all of your problems concerning Resolve and FCPX, Avid, Premiere Pro and anything else you can think of. If they can't solve your problem or answer your question, then you go home with a problem, but you still got out of the house, so that's not a bad thing.

7:20PM - 7:50PM - Staying inside FCPX using CoreMelt Plugins - Remo Camerota
Director/DOP Remo Camerota will show off his use of CoreMelt plugins, screening a montage of several projects that were all edited in FCPX and used Coremelt plugins. After the screening he will go through each project and explain what were created with Coremelt.

About Remo Camerota
Remo Camerota a multi award winning Director, Artist & Photographer with a background in film, photography, illustration, painting, animation, sound and interactive multimedia design. He is the archetypal modern day artiste who embraces the latest multi-media platforms and expresses them in a compelling visual style.

His work in film and video is timeless, utilizing cutting edge techniques and technologies to achieve a unique style that sits in a category all of its own. He is also the author of 2 best selling photography books and several celebrated Apps.

His work in contemporary fine art has seen him exhibit in some of the best galleries in the world including Carrousel Du Louvre, Paris and work alongside some of todays leading artists and brands such as Banksy, Obey, JR, Tommy Hilfiger, Ogilvy and Mather, Toyota, Red Bull, Clinton Foundation, Gwen Stefani, Aardman Animation, Kiss, Devo, McCann, Universal Music, Hong Kong Gov, Great Guns and many more.

He has also created murals from London to Paris to Tokyo, NY, L.A and Australia.

2015 he became Artist of the year for LICC, London International Creative awards which sits among many other accolades over his 25 year career.

7:55PM - 8:25PM - Designing the Sound in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum - Mark Stoeckinger
Academy Award Nominee Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor Mark Stoeckinger will discuss the workflow that went into the museum knife fight and the bridge motorcycle sequences in JW3.

About Mark Stoeckinger
“Film sound is cinematography for the ears. We collaborate with filmmakers so their audio dreams can come true.“ A California native, Stoeckinger attended film school at the University of Southern California. He was drawn to post production as he discovered that so much of a film’s success is due to that part of the filmmaking process. Inspired by alumni such as Ben Burtt and Walter Murch, Stoeckinger embarked on a career in Motion Picture Sound upon his graduation. Now at Formosa Features, with nearly three decades of experience, Stoeckinger continues to leave his sonic footprint in some of today’s most notable films including John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. Mark has over 80 film credits. In addition to 3 Oscar nominations, he has been nominated for the Motion Picture Sound Editors a total of 10 times, winning once with Gladiator. Other films include Face/Off, We Were Soldiers, The Italian Job, The Last Samurai, Unstoppable and many many more.

8:15- 8:45PM - Break
This is the most important part of the show. It's networking time. This is a great opportunity to not only ask questions and get problems solved, but to meet people that just might change your life. Edit5 Consoles will be in lobby showing off Editing tables and chairs and there will be cookies. And water.

9:00PM -9:40PM - Killing Your Darlings (And 172 Other People): The Editing of John Wick 3 - Evan Schiff
Between a split shoot, a compressed post schedule, five stunt dogs, some horses, and a lot of knives, editing John Wick 3 called on a lot of different skill sets. In this demo I'll walk through the big picture and the small, showing things like our approach to cutting the movie down to time, how the motorcycle bridge sequence was created, and what a snowball fight with knives looks like before the knives have been put into it. I'll also take audience questions, and dive deep into our Avid project to show the answers. Hope to see you there!

About Evan Schiff
From action epics to indie films, Evan Schiff is an editor with a diverse range of experience. Originally from Syracuse, NY, Evan moved to LA to attend the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Between classes he worked part-time at Stan Winston Studio, eventually becoming their in-house editor.

After USC and thanks to two study abroad semesters in Madrid, Evan landed a dream job as an assistant editor on Guillermo del Toro's Pan’s Labyrinth, and then a year later on Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Soon after, he was hired as the associate editor on Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, and continued editing at Bad Robot for several years afterwards. Evan was also the Animatic Editor on Baby Driver, working closely with Edgar Wright during pre-production to time out storyboards with each of the songs in the film.

Evan got his editing break with Joe Lynch's Everly, followed soon after by the indie romance Southside With You. In 2015, he landed the job of cutting John Wick: Chapter 2 for director Chad Stahelski, and then teamed up with him again in 2018 for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. He is currently finishing up Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.

9:50PM - World Famous Raffle
Edit Chair - Edit5 Consoles
Copy of VFX Suite - Red Giant
Coremelt Everything - Coremelt
Chromatic + PaintX bundle - Coremelt
Endcrawl T-shirts - Endcrawl
1x Pro Maintenance Tools - Digital Rebellion
5x Cineplay - Digital Rebellion
2x Kollaberate - Digital Rebellion
1x Pro Pro Media Tools - Digital Rebellion
4x of PixelTools Vol 1 - PixelTools
2x AudioDenoise 2 - Crumplepop
$100 credit from Intelligent Assistance.com or LumberjackSystem.com - Philip Hodgetts
1 Year Subscription to Boris Continuum Complete - Boris FX
1 year subscription to Sapphire - Boris FX
1 Year Subscription to Mocha Pro VR - Boris FX
3x copies of a "free scene" with feedback from EditStock
Automatic Duck Bottle Openers - Wes Plate

Directions

Click here for Google Map

Click HERE to download a PDF(300K) of the grounds that points out the parking areas and includes other helpful hints.

The Gallery Theater at Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Boulevard
(between Vermont and Normandie)
Hollywood, CA 90027
Phone: 323.644.6272

Enter through the gate on Hollywood Blvd just West of Berendo. The theater is at the top of the hill, adjacent to the art gallery.

From US 101 (heading South),
take the Hollywood Boulevard exit.
Turn left at the end of the exit ramp onto Hollywood Boulevard.
Turn right into the entrance to Barnsdall Art Park at 4800 Hollywood Boulevard. (you will only see a parking lot. Drive to top of hill to find the Gallery Theater)
The Gallery Theater is in the center of the park.

From US 101 (heading North),
take the Vermont Avenue exit.
Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Vermont Avenue.
Turn left onto Hollywood Boulevard.
Turn left into the entrance to Barnsdall Art Park at 4800 Hollywood Boulevard. (you will only see a parking lot. Drive to top of hill to find the Gallery Theater)
The Gallery Theater is in the center of the park.

Metro Red Line
Yes, Los Angeles has a subway and if possible you ought to use it. Riders are dropped of at Sunset and Vermont and then it is a walk of several blocks and uphill to get to the Theatre. The Park has a gated stairway ending at Barnsdall Ave, just behind the strip mall. It's the only access point from this side, but it is often locked. There is long, tree-shaded stairway leading from Hollywood Blvd to the Gallery Theatre and this area is sometimes shared with a homeless population. The best route for people who use mobility devices is the sidewalk along the Barnsdall Park road access. More info on the Red Line can be found here.

PARKING: Parking is FREE. There is ample parking on top of hill near the Art Park. Parking extends around the perimeter of the Park. NOTE: Please park your car diagonally even though the spaces are not marked that way. If there are no spaces to park at top, then use parking lot at bottom of hill near Hollywood Blvd. Click HERE to download a PDF(300K) of the grounds that points out the parking areas and includes other helpful hints.

What to do if I cant find a place to park?
Park at the Kaiser Hospital Parking lot. Download directions HERE - or...

1. Turn right on Hollywood Blvd
2. Turn right on Vermont Ave
3. Turn right on Sunset Blvd.
4. Turn right into Kaiser Parking Structure
5. Park on rooftop
6. Take elevator down to Level 2
7. Exit at Parking Entrance on Barnsdall Ave.
8. Cross Street to Barnsdall Park
9. Use Stair or elevator to Park
10. Climb stairs and follow signs to Gallery Theatre
11. Cost is $4.00 (I think) And security is provided.

Wheelchair access: Park in the lot next to the Hollyhock house (you will see a handicap parking sign), come into the theatre entrance, and take the elevator down. There will be space in the front of the theatre for wheelchairs.

Before or after the meeting, there is a fine restaurant row on Vermont between Hollywood and Franklin (just around the corner from the park). There are also a number of funky ethic eateries along Hollywood Blvd.

lacpug meetings are presented in association with the
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, a facility of the City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs
Digital Projection provided by Adobe,
DigitalFilm Tree, OWC, DVCreators and lacpug Members