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June 27 , 2018

Happy 18th Birthday lacpug

Join us Wednesday June 27 for a very special lacpug Meet. It’s lacpug’s 18th birthday!

We will celebrate with the official debut of Bradley Olsen’s OFF THE TRACKS, a documentary about Final Cut Pro X. Brad will be in attendance to introduce the film and for Q and A.

Also, the original creator of Final Cut Pro, Randy Ubillos returns to lacpug. We intend to take a trip back to the beginning. Back to the early years of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group and the Digital Revolution. Back to the beginings of Final Cut Pro, from its origins at Macromedia all the way until Final Cut Pro X. There will be  never before seen footage, and never before heard stories. Learn how it all started and where it all went. And some of the original members of the FCP team will be in attendence.

We have only a limited amount of seats available so buy your ticket soon. 

Admission will be $10.00 per person plus ticket fee.

Free wine and beer and appetisers courtesy of:

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)

6:00- 7:00PM - Reception
Meet and greet. A blend of the old and new guard will be here to help celebrate our 18th Anniversary. Meet some of the SuperStars of the DV Revolution as well as your peers. It's networking time.

7:00PM - 7:15PM - Macromedia Key Grip goes to NAB 98 - Tim Serda
By April in 1998 Macromedia decided the future was in Web Tools and not Desktop Video and gave FCP, then known as Key Grip, a zero budget to demo at the NABShow. This suggested to the team that Macromedia cared little for FCP and the team would either be dissolved or sold to someone. Original team member Tim Serda will show us rare footage of him and Walt Shires and the U-Haul truck drive to Vegas to demo in a tiny room next to the Food Court at the Sands Hotel.
It was shortly after that demo that Apple bought Final Cut and its 30 engineer team and finally shipped Final Cut Pro 1.0 at NAB-99.
Without the belief of Apple, a little luck, and the determination of the team of folks working on this project, things might be very different today.


About Tim Serda
Tim is one of the original team members of the Final Cut Pro Team both at Macromedia and Apple.
Among his many credits ae assistant editor on Cougar Town, Scrubs, Rules of Attraction, and many more. He was a consultant on Cold Mountain and Full Frontal.

Tim is currently back at Digitalfilm Tree, a post house he co-founded and is now head of facility operations.










7:20pm - 8:15PM - A Conversation with Randy Ubillos - Randy Ubillos and Michael Horton
We intend to take a trip back to the beginning. Back to the early years of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group and the Digital Revolution. Back to the beginings of Final Cut Pro, from its origins at Macromedia all the way until Final Cut Pro X. There will be never before seen footage, and never before heard stories. Learn how it all started and where it all went.

About Randy Ubillos
Randy Ubillos is a software engineer and designer who has worked on video and photo editing applications for over 25 years. He was the original author of Adobe Premiere in 1990, started and led the team that delivered Final Cut Pro to market in 1999, reimagined iMovie in 2008, and spearheaded the reinvention of Final Cut Pro X in 2010. In 2005 he led the team that created Apple’s Aperture photo editing software and in 2011 he brought full-featured photo editing and management to iOS with iPhoto for iOS. Randy has spent most of his career working to bring powerful, easy to use editing applications to wide audiences on desktop and mobile computers. He lives in San Francisco and, since retiring from Apple in 2015, has been traveling the world enjoying videography and photography.











8:15PM- 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. Get to the Gallery early for this show. Snack bar wil be open for sodas, water, wine, chips and beer

8:45PM - 9:55PM - Off The Tracks, a documentary about Final Cut Pro X - Bradley Olsen
In 2011 Apple ended Final Cut Pro as we knew it and started over with a brand new video editing application: Final Cut Pro X. The disruption from this change is still being felt by the film, television, and video industries to this day.
With misinformation running amok, Off The Tracks aims to clear the air once and for all.
This documentary features exclusive interviews with the creative professionals who use the software and the developers who created it. Why did Apple make Final Cut Pro X?

Director Brad Olsen will be on hand to introduce the movie as well as take Q and A after.

About Bradley Olsen
Bradley Olsen is an independent filmmaker from Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his career as an assistant editor in the early 2000s. Since then he has done work for BBC Worldwide Productions, CW, Spike TV, SyFy, and The Hallmark Channel as a media manager, location editor, and DIT. Brad has edited 6 independent feature films using Final Cut Pro X. He recently completed his directorial debut, Off The Tracks, a documentary about Final Cut Pro X. 












10:00PM - World Famous Raffle
Editing Console - Edit5 Consoles
Apple stuff - water bottle, tote bag and note pad.
OWC Envoy Pro Mini 480GB - OWC
18 copies of FCPX Book for iPad or iPhone - Michael Matzdorff
$200 in Pond5 Credits - Pond5
$200 in Pond5 Credits - - Pond5
2x Koji Advance - Crumplepop
$100 credit from Intelligent Assistance.com or LumberjackSystem.com - Philip Hodgetts
1 Year Subscription to Boris Continuum Complete 11 - Boris FX
1TB EV G Tech Rugged Drive - IVB Media Services
1 Year Subscription to Mocha Pro - Boris FX
1 year subscription to Sapphire 11 - Boris FX
2x 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

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