Agenda (subject to change and availability of artists) -

6:45- 7:15PM - Stump the Gurus
An abbrivated Stump the Gurus this month. Only 20 minutes. Join guest Gurus Michael Kammes John Knowles, Monica Daniel and Sven Pape as they will attempt to answer all of your questions and solve all of your problems concerning Resolve, FCPX, Avid, Premiere Pro, getting a jo
b and Networking. 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 - 7:45PM - Quickture - Irad Eyal
Quickture is the ultimate AI editing assistant for the pro workflow. It integrates seamlessly with Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer to give editors the power to instantly understand their footage, find their story, and get to a rough cut fast. Irad will be demoing the Quickture workflow for unscripted content, scripted content, and social media and show you how it can help turn hundreds of hours of footage into a great rough cut.

About Irad Eyal
Irad Eyal is a serial entrepreneur and veteran reality tv producer with 25 years of experience creating hits like Southern Charm on Bravo and Floor Is Lava on Netflix. In 2024, Irad tapped his engineering background to launch Quickture, an AI story building engine for professionals. Quickture revolutionizes the editing process, allowing editors and producers to finally work on the level of story, instead of clips and frames. Quickture fits into the professional workflow, integrating seamlessly with Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro.

7:50PM- 8:20PM - AI features you don’t know about - Larry Jordan
AI is not the end of the world - it just seems like it! Master trainer Larry Jordan returns to LA to showcase new AI-powered features in Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Axle AI. Discover how to use the tools you already have to save time, create better work and attract new clients. Bring your hardest questions and, together, we'll find answers.

About Larry Jordan
Larry Jordan is a producer, director, editor, author, teacher, and Apple Certified Trainer in Digital Media with more than 45 year’s media experience; including national broadcast and corporate media credits. Based in Boston, he’s a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America. He’s been recognized with awards as an “Industry Innovator” and “Top Corporate [Media] Producer in America.” An Adjunct Professor at USC from 2010-2020, he’s written fourteen books on media and software, thousands of technical tutorials, and created hundreds of hours of podcasts and video training. His latest book is: “Techniques of Visual Persuasion.” Visit his website at: LarryJordan.com.

8:20PM- 8:40PM - 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. Special thanks to Cornelius Miller for donating snacks and drinks.

8:40PM - 9:15PM - Discussion with Blackspot Media Group - John Laskas and Michael Kammes
From John: "We’ve all got to create more stuff than ever before, and it all needs to be done quickly, at world-class quality, and yet work with teacup-sized budgets."
John Laskas will discuss how automation-driven workflows can help your creatives solve that fast-good-cheap triangle, and open new creative and commercial opportunities.
Michael Kammes moderates.


About John Laskas
John Laskas is the Founder of Black Spot Media group, a Marketing and Entertainment agency based in NY. A thirty-year industry veteran, he’s currently driving Black Spot’s Post-Production team as they leverage new workflow tools to create award-winning work for clients such Max, ABC, AMC, Peacock, PBS, Martha Stewart and LIV Golf.