DC Metro FCP UG

LINK TO Las Vegas SUPERMEET: http://www.supermeet.com/

Happy Holidays to the Washington DC Metro Family! Today we go international with our first global radio interview on the Digital Production BuZZ! The BuZZ is hosted by the internationally famous, Larry Jordan. Here is a little insight into what my creative mission is all about:

INTERVIEW AUDIO:

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As the Apple User Group Ambassador for the Washington DC metro area, Rodney has taken the reigns in 2010 as President of the Washington DC Metro Apple Final Cut Pro Users Group and has made a tremendous difference in the growth and diversity of what a user group can do in today’s fast paced, creative environment. In 2011, he is looking to expand into other creative edit and production activities to re-energized the Washington region to participate, learn, share and network with the greater network of creatives worldwide. As a true leader, he demonstrates his abilities by leading by example. Check out our reel page for a few examples!

The Washington DC Metro Final Cut Pro User Group (DCFCPUG) is an established community of Final Cut Pro enthusiasts, digital filmmakers and broadcast professionals sharing ideas and concerns encompassing the use of Final Cut Pro HD and related tools for digital cinema.

Officially recognized and listed by Apple as a regional member of the Final Cut Pro User Group Network, DCFCPUG provides both advocacy and education about Digital Filmmaking on the Mac and free membership opportunities for learning and professional growth in storytelling. DCFCPUG builds connections between storytellers who want to lead the Digital Filmmaking revolution. Bridging the gap between Apple, Adobe, Avid and Sony creative solutions to evolve and advance the art of storytelling. Product neutral, we use the best the industry can provide to tell that awesome story!

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Larry Jordan is an internationally-renowned digital media consultant and Apple-Certified trainer with over 30 years experience as a television producer, director, and editor with national broadcast and corporate credits. Based on Los Angeles, he’s a member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America. Jordan is the author of hundreds of hours of online training, and five books on Final Cut Pro, published by Peachpit Press and Focal Press.

Rod

As if you didn’t need yet another reason to attend our special event on 1 December at the Expo!

Sign up now and let’s make a big splash for the world!

Just announced… I will be on the Larry Jordan, Digital Production BuZZ radio show for DCFCPUG!
Will be carried all over the world, and at the GVExpo as Larry is the official Podcast for the show too!
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Stay tuned for it!

Rod

As if you didn’t need yet another reason to attend our special event on 1 December at the Expo!

Sign up now and let’s make a big splash for the world!

Special group pricing discounts extended to us!

DC Metro Final Cut Pros welcomes the DC DSLR team to the family.

Stay tuned for more on this at the December GVExpo meeting.

Rodney – DCFCPUG Leader

DCDSLR organizer and fellow DCFCPUG member – George Kennedy!

http://www.meetup.com/DC-DSLR-Meet-Up/?a=socialmedia

You are missing a good SUPERMEET via the Internet live from Amsterdam! It will be available later, in case you missed for replay (non live, of course).

Here are a few screenshots to stir your interests…

SUPERMEET 2010 – AMSTERDAM!

FOUNDERS: Michael Horton (LAFCPUG), Daniel Berube (BOSFCPUG)

BLACKMAGIC daVINCI on the MAC

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Rodney Mitchell
President and Apple Ambassador + Washington DC Metro SUPERMEET rep
Washington DC Metro Final Cut Pro Users Group

http://www.dcfcpug.org

Here is what the world will see come NAB time and the release of the SUPERMEET digital magazine with over 50 top authors from around the world covering over 300+ pages of new and exciting content.

Thanks for contributing to the success of the PUG so far and I look forward to more exciting things to come for us!
Keep your eyes on the Supermeet.com site for the imminent release of the digital magazine…

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Rodney Mitchell
DC Final Cut Pro User Group
President and Apple Ambassador

MacVoices#1068 audio podcast

Listen to The Talk of the Mac Community – MacVoices with Chuck Joiner as he interviews Dan Berube [Left in Photo] of BOSFCPUG and Mike Horton of Los Angeles FCPUG on the upcoming NAB show and FCPUG SUPERMEET. Around audio marker ~00:31:40, you will hear Dan talk about the DCFCPUG and fact that my SuperMag article was chosen to lead on Page 1 of the SUPER MAGAZINE for Issue 4, 2010!  I was totally honored to hear about that selection since there were over 50 contributors from all over the world in this edition!

This is great visibility for us as a growing PUG and it gives us all more exposure on the big, worldwide stage. Don’t forget to watch the SUPERMEET live on the 13th April at:

http://www.supermeet.com/live

This has been a very interesting year so far, let’s show the world we are here to stay!

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All the best and edit the rest!

Rodney Mitchell
DCFCPUG Leader

Bringing the Tips of the Editing Suite to the Middle of the Action.

The Post Pit, sponsored by NAB, brings together users and creators of the most savvy and dynamic post-production software available. Located right on the show floor, the Post Pit isn’t about products or vendors, its about getting work done. During the day, post-production geniuses take the stage to showcase their work and talk about how it was done, while at the end of the day, no matter your platform of choice, you can join together with fellow pros for a reception.

Thanks Larry Jordan!

Rodney Mitchell – DCFCPUG Leader
Member of FCPUG network

I’m representing our DCFCPUG at the national level in San Francisco this year. I’m registered for the free workshops during the morning and in the afternoon we do a roll call of all FCPUG Leaders around the country. This will be the FIRST year DCFCPUG will be represented. Another milestone for our growing PUG community! Given the epic snow storm descending on the DC area, I can’t complain about the rain here in the Bay Area too much… I just hope I still can fly home as scheduled on Sunday… if not, guess I will just have to tough it out here in the Silicon Valley one more day..

Post a comment and say hello…

All the best and edit the rest!
Rodney Mitchell
President, FCP Leader and Apple Ambassador

Washington DC Metro Final Cut Pro Users Group

http://www.dcfcpug.org

email: rodney [at] dcfcpug.org

Here is the details of the events today. Perhaps Washington, DC might be a new destination for the SUPERMEET one year!

Event specifics – Ninth Annual San Francisco SuperMeet to take place on Friday, February 5, 2010 at the University of California San Francisco, Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. Doors open at 3:30PM with a Digital Showcase and presentations begin at 7PM and continue until 11:00PM. This SuperMeet promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut Studio, Adobe and Avid editors, gurus and digital filmmakers in the Bay Area for all of 2010.

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Scheduled to appear on stage will be:

• Canon: Best Workflow for Canon File-Based Cameras
• Canon’s line of EOS HD Video Cameras has created a storm of interest among cinematographers and videographers, using them exclusively as a tool for video acquisition. Joe Bogacz of Canon will present solutions for matching Canon’s file-based cameras with the most functional workflow choices for high-end production.
• Autodesk: Smoke on Mac OS X
• Alexandre Domingue, President of Post-Moderne will show commercial and music video work on Autodesk(R) Smoke(R) on Mac OS(R) X.
• Music Video: “Destroy Me”
• The debut music video from Indie/electro band Lilofee for their single “Destroy Me” was directed by filmmaker Jordan Livingston. The video features all six band members perming amidst eye-popping, post-apocolyptic dreamscapes. Visual Effects and Animation were created by Tony Hudson in extensive collaboration with the visual effects students at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.
• AJA KiPro and Io Express: A Simple Workflow from Lens to Post
• Jon Thorn of AJA will show off the simplicity of a 10-bit workflow from lens to post using both the AJA KiPro and Io Express. The Ki Pro’s ability to instantly create Apple ProRes files on-set has revolutionized post-production in addition to giving file-based life to a range of tape-based cameras. Io Express, a portable digital i/o with full 10-bit support can be used alongside Ki Pro recordings to monitor and edit files anywhere, at anytime. Jon will demo how the Ki Pro’s included up/down/cross conversion brings unity to a production while providing the most efficient direct-to-edit capabilities in the industry.
• Motion 4 Does 3D
• Apple Motion expert Mark Spencer will show us real honest to goodness 3D by showing how to integrate Motion 4 and Maxon Cinema4D together into your editing workflow.
• The New Speed Tools in Final Cut Pro 7
• Final Cut Studio Guru and author Kevin Monahan returns to the SuperMeet stage to show off the newly improved and much easier to use speed tools in Final Cut Pro 7.
• Top 5 iApps Every Digital Content Creator Must Have
• HandHeldHollywood.com’s Taz Goldstein will show off 5 of the newest, most innovative must-have iApps for the iPhone and iPod Touch designed for digital content creators, along with a variety of hardware that’s been developed to support this growing market.
• Matt Silverman: The Idea behind IDEO’s Living Climate Change
• IDEO CEO Tim Brown needed to tell the world about his latest initiative, LivingClimateChange.com. Bonfire’s Creative Director Matt Silverman convinced IDEO’s senior creative brain-trust to move away from a simple live-action video and created an eclectic motion graphics piece utilizing a combination of live action video, rotoscoping, hand-drawn illustration and animation, 3D animation, and hand-lettered typography.

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The San Francisco SuperMeet will also feature Show and Tells from Bay-area digital filmmakers

• SuperMeet
• AJA Ki Pro
• Autodesk
• Canon
• Adobe
• Red Giant

SuperMeets are gatherings of Final Cut Studio, Adobe and Avid editors, gurus and digital filmmakers from throughout the world who use or want to learn to use Macintosh-based workflows and solutions such as Apple’s Final Cut Studio suite of applications. SuperMeets are held annually in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Amsterdam, and London, with a new major city to be announced in 2010. The SuperMeet agenda usually includes demos of new products, digital video tips and tricks, and filmmaker show and tells, including a SuperMeet Digital Showcase with vendors and small developers providing workflow solutions for digital filmmakers and content creators.

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