DC Metro FCP UG

It started with the RED 18-85 mm T zoom. RED Professional series lenses and accessories should begin rolling out in force the next few months in support of the RED ONE and in anticipation of Scarlet & EPIC.

Jarred will post a pic of the Prime lens set (1st). These are incredible. The bench testing is beyond our widest dreams. As you know, we have lots of lenses here for testing. These new primes outperform them all… especially wide open… and it isn’t close.

Matt is developing an all new accessory program that is equally incredible. “Everything will be machined and incorporates all we have learned over the past couple of years getting our feet wet in this industry”. If it says “Pro” on the box, it is.

So what is “Pro”?

1. All newly designed, machined accessories, including new base plates (15 mm, 15 mm offset and 19 mm), top and bottom mounts, BombEVF, dovetails, etc.

2. Lenses
18-85mm zoom T2.9
300mm T2.9
100mm T1.9
85mm T1.9
50mm T1.9
35mm T1.9
25mm T1.9

[Photo: Jarred Land - reduser.net]

Rod – DCFCPUG

DCFCPUG is partnering with the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University to host our next meeting/event – Film Financing 101 (The DIY Basics) and the The Storytelling Craft, featuring screenwriting consultant Jim Mercurio.

The event takes place on April 24, 2009 in Georgetown.

REGISTER FOR A FREE TICKET TO ATTEND:

• Special Guest: Jim Mercurio – a top-ranked national screenwriter consultant from Los Angeles (http://www.a-listscreenwriting.com/)
• See YouTube videos on Jim.
• Read about Jim’s work with Chris Cooley of the Washington Redskins. The “Ghost Don’t Exist” film is shooting using the RED camera in the coming months right in our backyard!

• Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University
  1055 Thomas Jefferson Street NW
  Foundry Building – Studio A
  Washington, DC 20007
  Phone: 202-625-1110/800-808-CDIA

  http://www.cdiabu.com

• DC Georgetown Campus:  In the heart of Georgetown, the Washington, DC campus is part of an energetic, historic community. Located in The Foundry Building, the campus is only blocks from the waterfront. From its unique beginnings at the former Foundry Theater, the campus features 18,000-square feet of advanced studios and classrooms in a spacious, gallery-like location. Getting to and from school is also convenient, by car or public transportation. The Georgetown Metro Connection runs a regular service to and from nearby Foggy Bottom Metro stop, while the DC Circulator links to destinations across the city.

MORE RESOURCES

For those interested in more screenwriting workshop opportunities, Jim will be conducting a full Screenwriter’s two day course at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC on 25/26 April 2009.  Email for a DCFCPUG discount or check your email for the announcement. UPDATE: Additional deep discounts are available now for weekend workshop in DC, see event link for details.

SUMMARY

Make plans to attend on April 24th!  We need members and guests to be involved and participate, as this meeting will set the tone for future meetings and partnerships.

108 registered tickets so far! Thanks for supporting this valued DC community event.

Please REGISTER!

DCFCPUG, Women in Film & Video of DC and A-List Screenwriting are teaming up to bring you this exciting evening.  You don’t want to miss it!  If enough people signup for the weekend course, there will be some lucky person walking home with a authentic, personally signed autographed NFL football (from Chris Cooley, #47, Washington Redskins).

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Final Cut Pro!

SUPERMEET RAFFLE is now at $68,000 dollars and counting!!

Anyone going to NAB and want to represent the DCFCPUG?

If so, email Mike Horton at LAFCPUG and tell him I sent you for a special deal.
Typically, members pay for such access, but we’ve arranged for a selected few who respond quickly to get FREE tickets/access to the events in Las Vegas!!

Represent our PUG and join the FCPUG Network at NAB for the largest gathering of FCP Gurus and users on the Planet!!

• Where? Rio Hotel
• Amazon Ballroom
• 3700 W. Flamingo Road
• Las Vegas, NV 89103
• When? – Tuesday, April 21, 5:00PM – 11:00PM (Doors open 4:30PM)
• How Much? – $10.99 per person (EarlyBird) Includes 2 raffle tickets per person. $15.00 after April 1, 2009. (tickets on sale NOW) See Mike for FREE access!
• Any raffle prizes? – Of course. $2.00 per raffle ticket
• or 3 for $5.00
• Who should attend? – Everyone who wants to learn more about Final Cut Studio, digital filmmaking and meet others who know more than you do.
• Food and Drink? – Food (free) and Cash Bar will be available.
• What’s on the agenda? – It’s super secret!

***FREE NAB Show Floor Pass***
Use Free Exhibits Passport Code: TP01 or SG09
Book your Hotel NOW. It’s CHEAP. But who knows how long that will last.
Click HERE for NAB Hotel deals

Vegas.com also has great Hotel deals

Visit us in our SuperBooth #SL10129 in the South Hall

You gotta click on the RED USER 09 link below to see the cool RED USER ’09 NAB PARTY INTRO POSTER !!!

Reserve your seat for the RedUser 2009 Event at the Rio Hotel, Wednesday, April 22 – 3-11PM

Enjoy NAB and get back here for the Big DC event on 24 April !!!

Rodney

DCFCPUG

A well assembled series of videos made at the National Film and TV school in the UK that turns the clash between digital and celluloid (film) in an anthropomorphic therapy session.

Very funny, beautifully subtle…  enjoy

A well assembled series of videos made at the National Film and TV school in the UK that turns the clash between digital and celluloid (film) in an anthropomorphic therapy session.

Very funny, beautifully subtle… enjoy

“Ghosts Don’t Exist”, a 19th & Wilson production is casting a HD full length horror about a ghost hunter whose wife dies and as a result he loses faith in what he believes — prompting him to retire. However, he decides to take one last case when a potential client makes a guarantee he can’t refuse. When they arrive to the home an unforeseeable and shocking event transpires and they struggle with the decision to keep investigating. See www.ghostsdontexist.com for more info. Please request sides and location of auditions from ghostdontexist@gmail.com and/or gdecasting@19thandwilson.com.

Project: Feature film (Red One)
Location: Metro DC area, Virginia
Union: SAG and Non Union
Pay: Ultra low budget SAG agreement
Audition Date & Location: March 14th & 15th 10am-5pm both days,HOTEL TOPAZ:

1733 N Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20036
Comments: Project marks the debut of NFL’s Washington Redskin player, Chris Cooley as Executive Producer.

Opening title credit roles:

Brett, 30′s male lead. The ghost hunter who is ridden with guilt over not being there for his wife when she died in the hospital. A man who’s looking for redemption after he realizes he’s focused on work more than his family.

David, 40-50, male. A critic of Brett and debunker of paranormal activity. Brett’s annoying antagonist whose only friend is a bottle of scotch.

Jen, 20′s, female. Jen is on the ghost hunting team and wants to believe in the afterlife becuase of a dark secret from her past. However, she’s not exactly fearless and getting through the night on a gig is challenging for her.

Richie, 20-30′s male. Richie is on the ghost hunting team and is in it for the money. His sense of humor helps ease the tension during an investigation.

Kurt, 30′s, male. Kurt is Brett’s best friend and was there with Brett’s wife the night she passed away.

Travis Garner, 40-50, male. Travis is the mysterious client and homeowner who makes Brett a guarantee that he’ll find the evidence he’s been looking for.

<Credit: 19th & Wilson>

New Cast, New Topics, New Generation of Independent Filmmakers

FilmFellas is back with a second installment featuring new faces hungry for more cinematic discussion.  Independent filmmakers Joe Swanberg (Kissing on the Mouth, Hannah Takes the Stairs), Susan Buice (Four Eyed Monsters) and Kris Williams (Young American Bodies) join me for an intimate conversation about their art and the practical business of independent filmmaking. In Webisode 5, I break the ice by telling Susan that I liked her web series even more than her film. This opens up discussion on the difference between making films for the computer screen, as opposed to the big screen. Joe and Kris stress the benefits of film school, and how it has changed over the years, while I highlight the work of Joe Simon, a filmmaker who turns wedding videos into artworks. While all of us acknowledge the challenge in balancing personal art with profitable business, we couldn’t imagine doing anything else. “Filmmaking is a compulsion for me,” Swanberg says. “I can’t not do it.”

FilmFellas – webisode 5 from Steve Weiss, Zacuto USA on Vimeo.

Enjoy…

Rodney – DCFCPUG

A well assembled series of videos made at the National Film and TV school in the UK that turns the clash between digital and celluloid (film) in an anthropomorphic therapy session.

Very funny, beautifully subtle…  enjoy

== 8th Annual FCPUG NAB SuperMeet Announced
The Final Cut Pro User Group Network announced the 8th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet will be held at the Rio Hotel (Las Vegas, NV) on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Expected to be one of the largest gatherings of editors, filmmakers, and digital content creators during the NAB 2009 show, the 8th Annual NAB SuperMeet provides an open forum for attendees to discuss the rapidly changing landscape of postproduction and broadcast, talk one-on-one with industry leading digital media technology developers, and network with peers.

“The SuperMeet is and always has been the biggest party in town during NAB week,” says Michael Horton, SuperMeet co-producer and founder of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group. “It has become THE social gathering place for editors and digital content creators looking to network, inspire, learn from each other and just have a good time.”

Rod – DCFCPUG