March 17 Meeting: Finishing Your Film

Between picture lock and your final compression for delivery lies: Finishing. This month we have a presentations on:

• Philip Hodgetts: Media Tracking in FCP

• Autodesk's "Smoke on Mac OS X" finishing system

• "Dolby Demystified" from veteran mixer Peter Levin

• MoPictive Shorts Monthly Selection: (2) short films by filmmaker Bat-Sheva Guez.

• Monthly Door Prize Raffle

Media Tracking in Final Cut Pro

Philip Hodgetts will reveal the first public viewing of his new super-secret software tool from Intelligent Assistance. It will revolutionize media tracking in Final Cut Pro.

More details on the product will be updated when the embargo is lifted, so stay tuned!

• Philip Hodgetts is an expert and consultant in digital production and post-production workflows, encoding, web applications, digital delivery and technology innovation. He is the President and CEO of Open Television Network, a company dedicated to making "podcasting" a professional service.

Smoke on a Mac Demo

Previously unavailable at under $80,000, Autodesk has released a “roll your own” version of its non-linear finishing platform Smoke for Mac OS X.

• Join Scott Malkie (blogger, post production supervisor, Smoke / Flame artist) as he takes us through the unique toolset of Smoke and helps us understand how Smoke can be used in a Final Cut Studio workflow as the ‘Hero Room’. And why a Final Cut Studio production might want to finish their projects on Smoke.
• Special thanks to Brett Yager and VCA Fusion for configuring and providing the hardware/software for the demo!

Demystifying Dolby Deliverables

Dolby 5.1 Surround, Dolby E, RtLt, Split Stems – There are a multitude of ways to produce and deliver Dolby Surround Sound for DVD, BluRay, or any of the professional tape stocks.

• Veteran Mixer Peter Levin (Splash Studios) helps us navigate the waters of Dolby deliverables. The next time a client (or your mixer) asks if you should get an LtRt with the Dolby E fold-down, you’ll be able to answer intelligently and with authority.

MoPictive Shorts March Selection

This month we’ve selected two shorts by filmmaker Bat-Sheva Guez.

• morning is a musical piece starring two dancers from everything smaller.
• whorl was shot in a single day while Bat-Sheva was on vacation in Barcelona, Spain. It is a tale about a traveler who is lost forever in the labyrinth of the old Bari Goti.

Door Prize Raffle

As always, we continue our monthly door prize raffle of a basket of goodies donated to us from a variety of our favorite vendors. You can find them under "Raffle Donations" on the left side of our website.

MoPictive Monthly Meetings continues in our new venue: the Helen Mills Screening room - featuring 120 stadium-style seats, with a projection booth, 5.1 surround system, free food and soda, and an opportunity to meet and network with a wide range of New York City's best and brightest filmmakers.

Doors open: 6:00pm
Meeting starts: 6:30pm
Cover Charge: $5
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 AM

New York, NY 10001

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