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 Patrick Southern, Michael Kammes, Jason Bowdach and Steve Kanter 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 - 8:20PM - A Conversation with editor Eddie Hamilton ACE - Eddie Hamilton
We will use the hour to discuss Eddie Hamilton's remarkable career editing such movies as Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Kick Ass 1 and 2, Kingsman: Secret Service, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Kingsman: Golden Circle, and (still in theatres) Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

We will dissect selected scenes from, (if time allows) Kick Ass, Kingsman: Secret Service and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. We will touch on what Eddie looks for, and expects from his Assistant editors. There will be time devoted to Eddie's ever changing editing methods and why he has no problem with the word "manipulation."

About Eddie Hamilton ACE
Eddie recently cut Paramount Pictures' Mission: Impossible - Fallout for director Christopher McQuarrie. Before that he was editor on 20th Century Fox's Kingsman: Golden Circle for writer/director Matthew Vaughn, Paramount’s, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation for McQuarrie again, Universal’s Kick-Ass 2 for writer/director Jeff Wadlow, and was co-editor on Fox's X-Men: First Class (with Lee Smith) again for Matthew Vaughn.

After 18 years in the industry Eddie has cut over 20 feature films (both indies and studio movies) in a wide variety of genres as well as TV dramas, documentaries and award-winning shorts. His enthusiasm for big screen storytelling is matched only by his total dedication to the craft of film editing, his world-class technical expertise and his undisputed love of chocolate.

Eddie's other studio movies include the first Kick Ass (with Jon Harris and Pietro Scalia), and Sony Pictures' Resident Evil: Apocalypse, starring Milla Jovovich, which opened to number one at the US Box Office in October 2004. For Universal Pictures' DOA: Dead Or Alive, directed by legendary Hong Kong fight choreographer Cory Yuen, Eddie spent a year editing in Los Angeles during an intense post-production process, also supervising the visual effects, music, sound design, mixing and digital colour correction. Eddie also cut Paramount Pictures' Mean Machine, starring Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham, and Sony Pictures' Swept Away, directed by Guy Ritchie (both produced by Matthew Vaughn).

For an extended biography of Eddie, click HERE

8:20PM- 8:50PM - 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. Extend your hand and say, "Hi my name is..."
Edit5 Consoles will be in lobby showing off Editing tables and chairs. Snacks and drinks will be available in lower lobby. All proceeds go to the Gallery Theatre. Get to the Gallery early for this show.

8:50PM - 9:40PM - Q and A with Eddie Hamilton ACE
This is your time. Time to ask questions. We will allow as many questions as we can squeeze into our time allotment. Come prepared, as the more prepared you are, the better questions you will ask.

10:00PM - World Famous Raffle
Editing Chair - Edit5 Consoles
OWC USB-C Travel Dock, Silver: OWC
OWC USB-C Travel Dock, Space Gray: OWC
$200 in Pond5 Credits - Pond5
$200 in Pond5 Credits - - Pond5
2x Echo Remover - Crumplepop
2x Kollaborate 1-year subscription - Digital Rebellion
3x CinePlay for Mac - Digital Rebellion
1x Pro Maintenance Tools - Digital Rebellion
1x Pro Media Tools - Digital Rebellion
AKito Thunder2 Dock - Advantage Video Systems
$100 credit from Intelligent Assistance.com or LumberjackSystem.com - Philip Hodgetts
1 Year Subscription to Boris Continuum Complete - Boris FX
1TB EV G Tech Rugged Drive - IVB Media Services
1 Year Subscription to Mocha Pro - 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