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

Agenda (subject to change)

6:45- 7:10PM - Stump the Gurus
Join Gurus Philip Hodgetts, Michael Kammes, and Monica Daniels as they will attempt to answer all of your questions and solve all of your problems concerning FCS 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.

7:15PM - 7:20PM - Welcome and Announcements
lafcpug sponsor AJA will give us the latest. Also if we have time, this is your time. Get up and tell us something about yourself. Ask for a job, offer a job. Whatever you want. Keep it brief. I also want to update everyone on the new projector and kick off the campaign to buy it.

7:20PM - 7:30PM - "On the Record: LA Vinyl" - Michael Garber
Mini-documentary made for the premiere of KCRW’s new blog site.

7:30PM - 7:40PM - NFL Dallas Cowboys - Luie Flores
Shot on EPIC 5K 96FPS and 300FPS 2K

7:40PM - 7:50PM - G-phi
I'll be showing some of my youtube videos in which I demonstrate the usage of Cinema 4D, After Effects CS6, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and Logic Pro. My website can be located at: youtube.com/gphiproductions and also at vimeo.com/gphiproductions.

7:50PM - 8:00PM - "Rebooting" - Unagriot
Every time I type in his name the app crashes, no matter what app, online or off, someone else’s computer or mine.

8:00PM - 8:10PM - "Cowboys and Indians: The Great Diversion." - Danielle Agnello
This short film, Cowboys and Indians: The Great Diversion, was shot in the desert at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed with the temperature in the 100s. It centers on two Mexican day laborers who are confronted by an angry protest against illegal immigration, which results in an enlightenment of grammar and ideas. The film has been featured on the websites CROOKS AND LIARS and FIREDOG LAKE.
Director/producer Danielle Agnello is very pleased to share this short with you.

8:10PM - 8:25PM - "Blood Oath" - David Kiang
Born out of wedlock, 15-year-old Lucienne and her native Chinese mother struggle to survive amidst the squalor in the slums of London in 1891. She is a half-breed, abandoned by her aristocratic father who succumbs to pressure from his wealthy family seeking to distance themselves from the disgraceful union when Terrence had embarked in the employ of his father’s trading business to China.
When her mother takes ill and dies, Lucienne must fend for herself. But there are dark figures that roam the night and she falls victim to their blood-lust.

8:30PM - 9:00PM - Break
In the lobby will be many FCP, Avid and Premiere Gurus. This is your chance to ask questions. No questions? Then talk to each other. Also in the lobby will be Tery Williams and Christina Oliver from lacpug Platinum Sponsor AJA. The break is a chance to hang out and meet and greet and get your problems solved and who knows, get a job. You never know who you are going to meet at lafcpug. Snacks and Beer and Wine will be on sale in the lobby. Proceeds go to the Gallery Theater.

9:00PM - 9:20PM - "Just Seen It" - Cooper Griggs
Just Seen It is the half hour review show on PBS where film students, alumni and industry professionals review the latest in theaters, on TV and cable. Just Seen It started out as a web series in January of 2011 and has produced more than 400 review segments! The show was picked up by PBS SoCal in August of 2012 as a half hour format and is currently being considered by two national PBS syndication distributors.
For more information, please visit www.justseenit.com or to view the shows on PBS visit: http://video.pbssocal.org/program/just-seen-it/

9:20PM - 9:30PM - "Outside the Box" - Antonio Scarpitta
Outside the Box is a web series presenting local artists and showcasing their unique talents and their original methods of creating art. The goal of each 3-5 minute episode is to inspire others to think about the world in different ways.

9:30PM - 9:40PM - "Love Awkwardly" - Reid Nicewonder
A man distressed by an awkward life, attempts to score a date with a woman he was forced to fire.

9:40PM - 9:50PM - "Andie" - Paul Baker
A young boy who brings a doll to summer camp gets bullied.

9:50PM - 10:00PM - "Loch Scavaig" - Tony Fleming
This video is a brief excerpt from a much longer video documenting a trip made in a 65' powerboat from Southampton in England, through Scotland, to a circumnavigation of Iceland and return. The segment shows a dramatic anchorage on the Isle of Skye on the rugged west coast of Scotland. This kind of trip - lasting several months - calls for a solo effort. Other than a camera, the only equipment used was a bean-bag and every aspect of the production - with the exception of composing and playing the music - was done by myself. Camera was a Sony Z1U - after my Sony EX1R took a seawater bath delivered by a rogue wave.

10:00PM - World famous Raffle (subject to change)
Return of the Automatic Duck Bottle Openers
2x copies of Red Giant Retrograde - CrumplePop
1x The pSTIK - Steve Payne
1 full license "QC Integration FX" CHV Plug-ins
1x Pro Maintenance Tools- Digital Rebellion
1x Pro Media Tools- Digital Rebellion
1x Pro Versioner - Digital Rebellion
$100 voucher for any AssistedEditing product - Intelligent Assistance
2 FREE Webinars - Larry Jordan
$200 free Stock Footage Clips - Pond5
Free Stock Footage HD Clips up to $500.00 value - Artbeats
$200 towards MotionVFX Templates - MotionVFX
QC Effects for FCP and Motion - QC-Effects
Copy of VeeScope Live - VeeScope Live
Copy of DVDxDVPro - DVDxDV
FCP Keyguide - Neotron

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, one long block from the Art Park. More info on the Red Line can be found here.

Note on 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.

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.