DC Metro FCP UG

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.

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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!

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Thanks to the volunteers from DCFCPUG who participated in the 2010 Las Vegas NABshow’s Digital Production BuZZ daily podcast. Those that participated got a little special surprise letter and gift from the show promoters today.

I’d like to thank both Zhibo and George for helping me make our contributions make a difference!

For those that are curious, here are the details of what we pulled off during that week:

• Team of nearly 30 volunteers who each gave their time freely before, during and after NAB
• During the course of NAB, we generated 35.2 GB of audio, roughly 7 GB per day
• We interviewed 225 people for News Briefs
• We created 36 newscasts, containing 142 sound bites, averaging 3.9 sound bites per newscast
• Eight Special Reports
• Interviewed 62 companies in the booth
• Sixteen Special Correspondent Reports

The Digital Production BuZZ is syndicated right here on DCFCPUG… look for the BuZZ tab to listen to the weekly talk radio on production, post production and distribution highlights for each week from around the world…

One open door leads to another….

As the old saying goes: “What you give, you get back ten fold….”

Congrats to the DCFCPUG team!

Rodney Mitchell
President, DCFCPUG

NEW MENU TAB Exclusively for Digital Production BuZZ radio podcast shows!
Edit Smarter! Enjoy the talk radio for digital production, post production and distribution from our favorite FCP expert, Larry Jordan!

Digital Production Buzz

Here are other free goodies from the BuZZ team:

Larry’s podcast, Digital Production Buzz is the Official Podcast for the NAB 2010 Show. From April 10th to the 15th follow all the latest news and announcements live from the convention floor. DCFCPUG members can listen at www.nabshowbuzz.com or download the show from iTunes.

PLUS, we’ve also created a FREE Buzz Player which can easily be installed on a website. Go here for the simple installation instructions: www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/syndicate. As a way of saying thanks to people who post the player on their website, Larry is offering two of his video tutorials free. Anyone interested contact me directly for more information.

Also, we are constantly posting breaking news on our Twitter account. For information, free offers, and advance notice of breaking news you and other members of your user group can follow Larry on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LarryJordanFCP.

Larry recently updated his Editing Library at www.larryjordan.biz/articles/index.html with more than 100 new articles reviewing new products, showcasing new techniques, and much more.

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Enjoy!

Rodney Mitchell – DCFCPUG Leader

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

Edit Smarter! Enjoy the talk radio for digital production, post production and distribution from our favorite FCP expert, Larry Jordan!

Digital Production Buzz

The Digital Production BuZZ, the official podcaster for the NAB 2010 show in Las Vegas, NV offer me a role on their production team for this year’s NAB show event.  The show is from 10-15 April and features a full radio production booth on the show floor for the duration of the NAB show.

Keynote speakers, members of the NAB team, vendors and show attendees will be interview and produced in near real-time. It’s going to be a busy week but will give me additional exposure and the ability for me to talk about DCFCPUG!

One of the benefits is that we get a FULL SHOW PASS for contributions to the team production of the show. Any DCFCPUG members going to NAB this year?  Look for us on the show floor and join us for the planned SUPERMEET as well. There are special considerations made for FCPUG members, ask me for more info!

Regards,

Rodney – DCFCPUG Leader