DSLR Filmmaking

Event Fee: $5

Raffle: More than $5,000 in raffle items - including the $3995 AJA KiPro

Join MoPictive as we raffle off a $3995 AJA KiPro and move into a new decade with a new venue: the Helen Mills Screening room - featuring 140 stadium-style seats, 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.

January's theme is DSLR Filmmaking. We are also introducing The MoPictive Shorts Series; a monthly event showcasing some of NYC's best storytellers in the 15 minute or less short film format, including a Q & A after the screening.

• Grand Prize Raffle: AJA KiPro ($3995 value)
  • AJA has joined MoPictive for the second year in a row as a Platinum Sponsor! We thank AJA for their continued support of our group. To help celebrate our new venue, AJA has donated a $3995 AJA KiPro to raffle at this meeting.
  • Details on the KiPro can be found on AJA's website. A recent review of the KiPro and its capabilities can be found at Studio Monthly.
  • The first 50 people to select and buy an Early Bird ticket will get a free KiPro raffle ticket.
  • An additional 25 KiPro Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the door for $35 each (1 ticket per person).
  • See the Eventbrite Sign-up Page for contest rules

• DSLR Filmmaking:
  • DSLR Compare and Contrast: Josh Apter (Manhattan Edit Workshop) and Jem Schofield (theC47) will present an overview of Video DSLR cameras and their real-world application. They will discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of HD DSLRs and where these game changers could and should be used. Topics will include camera features, double-system sound, lenses and post workflows. The presentation will also include sample footage shot by both Josh and Jem and will discuss the possibilities of shooting with these large sensor, small format cameras.

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  • TheFoundry's RollingShutter plug-in: Mike Bailey from TheFoundry will demonstrate their RollingShutter After Effects plug-in. This amazing plug-in analyzes distortions caused by the 'rolling shutter' effect of CMOS DSLR / video cameras and corrects these distortions

• MoPictive Shorts: With our great new screening room at Helen Mills, MoPictive is bringing back one of its early signature segments, Show & Tell. This time around, we're calling it MoPictive Shorts - showcasing the tri-state's best storytellers in the 15 minute and under short film art form.
  • Shorts January Selection: L’Accordatore - The Tuner is written, directed, and self-produced by NYC's Tomax Aponte. Completed just last month, it's a richly lensed short film that is both intimate and loving, though sometimes in a perverse sense. After the screening we will have a Q&A with the director and a few members of his team.
    

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• Audio For Editors, Part 2: Jamie Hitchings returns for a more in-depth look at how editors can use SoundtrackPro to improve the overall quality of their sound.
  

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• Writing the Short Film: This is a tentative presentation - awaiting final confirmation later this month.
  

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• Monthly Raffle: MoPictive Board Member Jim Moore has a full lineup of donated products to be raffled away and help keep MoPictive running! Everyone who attends will get at least 1 raffle ticket with their entry. Additional tickets can be purchased at the door. This month's raffle donors include:
  • Automatic Duck: Swag
  • Boris FX: Training
  • GenArts: Training
  • IFP Membership: One Year Membership
  • Imagineer Systems: Mocha
  • Intelligent Assistance: Book
  • Movie Maker Magazine: One Year Subscription
  • O'Reilly: Books
  • Peachpit: Books
  • Pond 5: Stock Footge
  • Ripple Training: Training
  • Telestream: Training
  • theFoundry: RollingShutter After Effects Plug-in

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• February Meeting: MoPictive Board of Directors Election - In February we will be electing the slate for MoPictive's Board of Directors. Up for re-election: Patrick Inhofer, President; Josh Apter, Director of Education; Jim Moore, Director of Scholarships & Director of Raffles. New to MoPictive: Ned Soltz, Vice President

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Hello MoPictive!

Finally, after a loooong time we've got ourselves a new website. And you, our members, get to watch us build it out over the next few days! Ain't that fun? We'll be building out a Community Calendar and a full blown Web Forum. We'll also be able to prominently feature our generous sponsors who pay our bills.

Thanks for sticking with us!

Sincerely,

Patrick

President, MoPictive

Ripple Training has donated their Apple Certified COMPRESSOR training tutorial for the Jan. Raffle. Introducing the Apple Pro Video Series. Ripple Training is pleased to present the industry's first Apple Certified online video curriculum for iTunes

In this tutorial, master compressionist and author Brian Gary will walk you through all facets of using Compressor 3.5 while preparing you to become an Apple Certified Pro .

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Cross host plug-ins

Fundamentals of Writing the Screenplay