Commerce, sales, the bottom line...the language of business and of production companies. From LLC to getting work to what is your time worth? Enhance your production company's profitability and feed the starving artist.

The concept behind the upcoming workshop is to give filmmakers/producers a foundation that imparts a financial acumen in relation to having a company or being a sole proprietor. This workshop will be followed by the more advanced, Business/Financial Modeling for Filmmakers, at a later date. Topics of this workshop will include:

The 6 Business Driven Principles for Your Film

Adapt the Process
Balance Priorities
Collaborate across teams
Demonstrate Milestones
Elevate the level of abstraction
Focus on Quality

Instructor: Robin Moore
Robin Moore is a business analyst for film and media, who puts together investment packages for investors to secure funding for filmmakers. Companies Robin have worked for include Disney, WGBH, Lionsgate and Cablevision.

Location: Simple Studios
134 West 29th Street (b/t 6th & 7th Ave.)
2nd. Floor Room 205

Mopictive Members get discount with this code DYPC10
Cost of Workshop: $62 with discount

Workshop Size Limited....Reserve Your Space Quickly at this link:

Full Story via PCPro.co.uk/blogs

Watch a demo via YouTube and the John Nack on Adobe Blog.

DaVinci Resolve Control Surface: $30,000

"Blackmagic announced the release of the new DaVinci Resolve 7.0 that includes support for the Mac OS X platform, upgraded user interface, improved video field support, a new EDL library, improved shared database support, as well as new pricing for all models starting from a very affordable $995. Delivery for the Mac version is planned for sometime this summer - after June."

Full Story via ProVideoCoalition.com

MC Control by Euphonix

"Avid also announced plans to further develop an open-standard protocol that expands the compatibility between the Euphonix control surfaces and Avid and third-party audio and video applications."

Full story via Sports Video Group

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The Independent Filmmakers Project (IFP) offers our members an annual membership valued at $100. for only $65.00! Use the code SHOOTER when joining online. For more information and to see their website and to join: http://www.ifp.org/

Filmmaker Membership   $100 (we pay only $65.00)

Includes all the above plus exclusive access to IFP Member Events & Screenings like Industry Connect panels and workshops, IFP Festival Bureaus, quarterly Member Mixers, a print subscription to Filmmaker Magazine, free Canon camera training a rental, 12 annual Preview Screenings (many with the directors present), voting privleges for the Independent Spirit Awards, Ability to attend 30+ NYC Independent Spirit Award nomination Screenings (and receive the DVD screeners at home);  job listings and classified, and industry discounts and services from our dozens of partner.

In just two short years, the wildly popular HD-DSLR craze has put HD video-shooting still Cameras in the hands of thousands of filmmakers.

Manhattan Edit Workshop’s Video DSLR Fundamentals Class is a two-day, hands-on workshop covering the shooting techniques, helpful tricks, infinite accessories, and known workflow solutions for this amazing new filmmaking tool.

Through hands-on exercise and demonstration, instructors Josh Apter and Jem Schofield will lead you through camera set-up, shooting and editing with the most popular HD-DSLR models on the market.

Among the topics covered:

• HD-DSLR overviews and popular models.
• Best shooting practices, shortcomings and workarounds.
• Shooting video like film.
• Double-System audio.
• Camera support systems and “tricking out” your DSLR.
• Lenses, adapters and how to use them.
• Transcoding and ingesting.
• Editing and output.
• EZ setups and proven workflow techniques.

Class runs Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5pm.

Course Cost: $399
Class size is limited to 15 students.

For info & registration info: http://www.mewshop.com/courses/course_detail/Video%20DSLR%20Fundamentals%20Workshop/

If you enter the date of your Event, Screening, User Group Meeting, Film Festival, or Seminar into our Event Calendar - it'll show up on the right side of our homepage under "Upcoming Events".

To view the calendar from the homepage click on the link under the MoPictive Community Calendar heading. If your event is taking place in NY, NJ, Conn - we hope this will become a great resource for all digital filmmakers. How does it work?

First - Register at this website via the Registration link in the footer.

Second - Use the "Contact Us" link to send an email to activate your posting rights.

Third - Post away!

Restrictions: Events must take place in the New York City Tri-State area. Events must be related to Digital Filmmaking. Use responsibly. For instance, don't post daily schedules for your school's entire semester. Do post registration deadlines. If you're not sure you're violating this policy... then you probably are!

Enjoy!

- The MoPictive, BoD

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speakers: Don Peebles , Jem Schofield
Event Type: Photography, Software
Join Don Peebles of Apple and Jem Schofield of theC47.com for an in depth workshop on shooting techniques, editing workflows and distribution options when working with HD DSLR cameras like the Canon 5DMKII & 7D along with Final Cut Studio.

The event will include live demos of lighting, audio and shooting techniques with HD DSLR cameras. Post topics will include demos of transcoding with Compressor, syncing double-system sound and editing in Final Cut Pro. Distribution topics will cover web, mobile & DVD delivery using Final Cut Studio.

Event details here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/eventDetails.jsp/id/605