DCFCPUG sponsors the NY Post Production Conference!

Direct from the NAB Show in Las Vegas, the New York Post|Production Conference features dozens of expert training sessions for video, TV, film and new media professionals.

Taking place along side the Content & Communications World Expo, this three day training conference features in-depth sessions for Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Creative Suite, Motion Graphics, Video Production and HDSLR Cameras.

The NY Post Conference also features certification and testing for Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro, as well as raffle prizes, free expo access, a special keynote speaker and a unique RED camera workshop!

Visit www.nypostconference.com for all of the details and join us for the east coast’s largest resource for production, post-production and content delivery education.

All DCFCPUG members are entitled to a 10% discount on registration! Contact Event Manager,
Jack Reilly (jackr@fmctraining.com) to redeem!

Register NOW to lock in your seat at our June and July events. Go to our Meeting and Upcoming Event Section for details!

Go to the DCFCPUG.ORG site
Under Member portal, log in
Under Meetings tab, you will find the instructions.
Two choices: Use the manual discount at the eventbrite event site link (found under the main menu, at the Upcoming Events section (left pane of site). This is the long version.

Or just click the red DISCOUNT EXPRESS LINK (June) or JULY DISCOUNT Express Link
These two links have the code embedded for easy access to the free entry for the event.

June – AJA and Autodesk (Smoke on Mac 2012 edition) @ Resolution Post, Fairfax, VA
July – GenArts, Visual Effects – the Hollywood favorite for effects @ Capital One Bank – Mark Leisher Productions offices (upper floor), Bethesda, MD (nearest Metro is Bethesda on the RED line)

Medical Center Metro and Bethesda Metro Stops

Path from Bethesday Metro Stop to Capital One Meeting Venue + optimal parking spot

Steven Spielberg said "remarkable period architecture" in Richmond and Petersburg was a factor in deciding to film here

TIME: 6-7:30PM
Location:
Art Works
320 Hull Street
Richmond, VA
Almost at CAPACITY.. if INTERESTED, SIGN UP BEFORE SUNDAY!

Details:
The Virginia Production Alliance presents:

LANDING LINCOLN

Join Virginia Film Office Director Rita McClenny and Location Manager Andy Edmunds for a lively hour discussing the upcoming film project about Abraham Lincoln using the working title of ‘Office Seekers.’ Andy will share with you the eight-year saga of what it took to recruit the high profile Spielberg project to Virginia. Rita and Andy will give a general outline of what to expect while the film is in Virginia, including information about casting, jobs and hiring protocol.

WHEN

Monday, May 23, 2011
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Networking
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Landing Lincoln

WHERE

ArtWorks
320 Hull Street
Richmond, VA 23224
Park in non-reserved spaces in adjacent parking lot

COST

VPA members: Free (RSVP to: info@filmva.com)
Non-members: to buy your ticket in advance for $5 (+ service charge)
Call SmartTix: 212 868 4444
or go online: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=LAN11

First Come First Served.

Non – members at the door – $10
(if seats are available)

To join VPA and receive a free admission
visit www.filmva.com or join at the door.

For more information visit the VPA website, or email info@filmva.com

Casting Grid:

Casting Grid for new Feature Film - Lincoln

Winner Circle Raffle offering: $4,557 and climbing…

• Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 valued at $1,700
• ARTBEATS – Footage you can use – $500
• POND5 – Stock Media prize (Footage/Photos/Vector Illustrations/Music/Sound Effects/AE projects worth $100 (Qty: 2)
• GenArts Gift Certificate ($507 value for 3 months use of ALL Sapphire for FCP plugins)
• Noise Industries – SUGAR Fx Bubble Buddy plugin for cool animatable 2D/3D speech bubbles $50
• Noise Industries – Idustrial Revolution SupaWipe valued at $99
• G-Technology by Hitachi – 500GB G-RAID mini valued at $200 (limited due to the events in Japan!)*
• RED GIANT – Keying Suite 10 valued at $800
• Blackmagic Design – its a surprise! More to come

Love and the RED camera... It's EPIC!

GEAR:
Epic-M with a rapidly growing list of support gear from Arri, O’Connor, Steadicam, etc. An additional Epic is coming soon, and Scarlets when they’re ready.

Website at archaimedia.com will be up by the time of the meeting (24th May).

BIO:
After attending NYU film school, Adam left the field for several years to explore other interests including drawing, sculpting, woodworking, bicycles, construction, and fitness training. He recently created a bronze statue for the city of Frederick. His return to filmmaking began with shooting and editing documentaries. He has directed the feature documentary “Eb”, and worked on projects for numerous anti-poverty nonprofits. He’s currently writing a comedy feature set to shoot next year. His new company, Archai Media, has several productions in the works both here and in South America. Archai Media also rents its Red Camera gear, and is developing a line of ergonomic camera support accessories.

WHAT DRIVES ME AS A FILMMAKER:
My approach to filmmaking is to focus on a subject that moves me, and to find my way intuitively from there. Everything seems to happen naturally once I catch that spark. The first film I really connected to was Bicycle Thieves. So many moments in the film felt like complex life moments, not movie moments. This changed my conception of what cinema is capable of. I see film as a means of connecting us with our core and helping us live with ourselves and with each other.

Steven Spielberg went to town this week casting his upcoming Abraham Lincoln biopic, which already had Daniel Day-Lewis in place as Lincoln and Sally Field as his wife, Mary Todd.

Sally Field

Joining them in the film, based on Pulitzer-winning biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals, will be Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Hawkes, and a dozen other thesps.

Tommy Lee Jones

Who else will log time inLincoln?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jones will play Republican congressman Thaddeus Stevens while Gordon-Levitt steps into the role of Abe ‘n’ Mary Todd’s eldest son, Robert.

Also joining the cast will be Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill, Joseph Cross, David Costabile, Byron Jennings, Dakin Matthews, Boris McGiver, Gloria Reuben, Jeremy Strong, and David Warshofsky.

From DreamWorks Studios:

Based on the best-selling book, Team of Rivals, by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, the screenplay has been written by the Pulitzer Prize winner, Tony Award winner, and Academy Award nominated writer Tony Kushner. It will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg.

The film will focus on the political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War.

Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones will play Thaddeus Stevens, a Republican leader and powerful congressman from Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives. Stevens was a staunch supporter of abolishing slavery and was critical to writing the legislation that funded the American Civil War.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, known for his roles in “Inception,” “(500) Days of Summer,” and next year’s “The Dark Knight Rises,” will take on the role of Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President Lincoln and the only one to live past his teenage years.

Thanks George Kennedy for the Vimeo post! Check out our DCFCPUG member winning the biggest prize at the SUPERMEET – 30K worth of BlackMagic Design DaVinci software + associated color grading console gear [1 min, 31 seconds in on video]

ALL-IN film is a charity poker meet-up for filmmakers and film lovers.

Here are the types of filmmakers headlining the event:

• Philip Bloom
• Alex Lindsay
• Kevin Shahinian
• Vincent Laforet
• Jared Abrams
• Cristina Valdivieso
• Jon Connor
• Barry Green
• Planet Mitch

Players have the opportunity to win huge prizes and hang out with film industry professionals. Proceeds will benefit the Red Cross for Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Relief.

signup@ALLINfilm.org

Go to this LINK for more details and good luck!

Congrats to Kevin Wolff of Kevin James Wolff Studio as the winner of the Session 1 workshop and to Beau Heath of Bonolabs as the winner of the Session 2 workshop grand prize.

Grand Prize = (1) copy of Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve color correction software now at release 7.0!

New DaVinci Resolve 7.0 now shipping on Mac and Linux with new stereographic 3D tools, and support for native ProRes, H.264, Quicktime, DNxHD files and RED Rocket support! Value = $~1,000

Thanks to everyone who signed up, attended (or wanted to) and provided a very interactive session for the talented colorist we were lucky to have in DC from Atlanta! Thanks to the Blackmagic team (Terry/Michelle) for supporting the DC regional activities!

Don’t forget to check out our next event on 23rd March at RHED PIXEL with Richard Harrington!

Rod – DCFCPUG Leader

Hollywood, Calif. – To no one’s surprise, “The King’s Speech” took home the Oscar gold last night, earning the statuette in four categories, including Best Picture. In a more heated race, “Inception” won for Best Visual Effects, beating “Alice in Wonderland,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” “Hereafter,” and “Iron Man 2.” Meanwhile, “Toy Story 3″ bested the competition in the Animated Feature category, beating “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Illusionist.” In the Film Editing slot, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter won for their work on “The Social Network.” The work on “Inception” received the gold for Sound Editing (Richard King) and Sound Mixing (Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick). The award for Best Art Direction went to Robert Stromberg (production design) and Karen O’Hara (set decoration) for “Alice in Wonderland.” And, “The Lost Thing” was selected as the Best Animated Short Film.

Here’s a list of the winners:

• Best Picture: “The King’s Speech”
• Best Actor: Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
• Best Actress: Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
• Best Director: Tom Hooper, “The Kings Speech”
• Best Original Song: “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3″
• Best Film Editing: “The Social Network,” Angus Wall & Kirk Baxter
• Best Visual Effects: “Inception,” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley & Peter Bebb
• Best Documentary Feature: “Inside Job”
• Best Short Film (Live Action): “God of Love,” Luke Matheny
• Best Documentary (Short Subject): “Strangers No More”
• Best Costume Design: “Alice in Wonderland,” Colleen Atwood
• Best Makeup: “The Wolfman,” Rick Baker & Dave Elsey
• Best Sound Editing: “Inception,” Richard King
• Best Sound Mixing: “Inception,” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo & Ed Novick
• Best Original Score: “The Social Network,” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
• Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
• Best Foreign Language Film: “In a Better World,” Denmark
• Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, “The King’s Speech”
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network”
• Best Animated Feature Film: “Toy Story 3″
• Best Short Film (Animated): “The Lost Thing,” Shaun Tan & Andrew Ruhemann
• Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
• Best Cinematography: “Inception,” Wally Pfister
• Best Art Direction: “Alice in Wonderland,” Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara