NEXT MEETING:

October 19, 2010 

UpCrown Gallery

LoRicco Towers, 2nd Floor

216 Crown Street 

New Haven, CT 06511

6:30-9:30pm 

REQUIRED PRE-REGISTRATION (No payment necessary online-can pay at door)

Early Bird Pricing until Oct 12 --$10 (includes 5 raffle tickets and food)

After Oct 12 -- $12 (includes 3 raffle tickets and food) 

Students: Contact Us for 50% discount code

6:00-6:30 Networking - Food Provided

6:30-7:30 AJA at IBC, WOW! Jay Ignaszewski will be on hand to show us the great new products released at the IBC Trade Show in Amsterdam on September 10. Come see and hear about the new Hi5, 3D Mini-converter, the new Kona 3G card, and the striking KiPro Mini! Bring your workflow questions for Jay and touch and feel the new equipment.

7:30-7:45 BREAK

7:45-9:15 "Didjoo See That?!?!" Come and meet Rob Birnholz, premiere motion graphics artist and animator who is kind enough to come to Connecticut and show us lots of tips and tricks for designing show looks and other eye candy. OK, that the peak of foliage season brought him here. Rob can also lend advice as to how he is able to contract large clients being a one-man shop. Rob is a humorous and engaging presenter and loves interaction so bring your questions!

9:00-9:30 Michael Vitti Big Prize Raffle and Wrap-up 

About Jay: Jay came East after wandering off the honor farm at the Shirley Temple Black Home for the Cinematically Bewildered in Palm Springs. Having worked in the Film Industry for over 25 years on the West Coast, Jay came East seeking four seasons and the perfect ear of white corn. He has worked with George Lucas, Steven Speilberg, David Lynch and Mel Brooks, to name a few. His skill set includes editing (Emmy for co-editing the pilot for Twin Peaks), visual effects (producer VFX for Eraser, tests for Matrix and What Dreams May Come), sound (location and post - One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Black Stallion), camera (Panavision, Arriflex, Éclair, B&H) and he makes a mean Bolognese. Jay also teaches production courses at two local universities, sharing his vast reservoir of hearsay and misinformation with the upcoming generation of image-makers. Hop- ing to steer these impressionable youths to a better life path such as animal husbandry or fly tying. Jay now is seeking a crisp, brilliant sauvignon blanc to go with the corn.

About Rob: He's a pro who's seen it all, from analog to digital. He's worked in Features, Broadcast, Corporate, Large Scale Special Events, Business Meetings, Trade Shows and Theme Parks. Rob is a nationally recognized Adobe After Effects expert, multiscreen presentation specialist, skilled Final Cut Pro editor and a popular speaker and demo artist at workshops, user groups and trade shows. His After Effects tutorials are featured on leading websites including Toolfarm (where he is a Resident Expert), AETUTS+ and Red Giant TV. Rob is also a featured contribitor to the Final Cut Pro User Group Network's "SuperDisc", distributed at NAB, IBC and other broadcast conventions. As an author, Rob's "Professional Training for the After Effects Camera" has proven to be one of the most popular selling titles in Toolfarm's Expert Training Series. GENARTS, creators of the high end Sapphire VFX software collection singled out Rob's work when they profiled him as an Artist of the Month. What makes Rob valuable is his 30 years experience in video and film, beginning with 15+ years as a director/cameraman and more than 25 years in post as an editor and motion graphics artist. He's self motivated, deadline driven, and has a track record that shows he always exceeds expectations. He loves to collaborate, but doesn't require constant supervision. Rob understands what clients need and how to deliver it, whether from his studio or yours. RECENT PROJECTS have been completed for T•Mobile, Walt Disney World, ESPN, Kodak, Dolly Parton (Dollywood), General Motors, Long John Silvers, KFC Franchisee Association, SUBWAY®, History Channel, Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival, Siemens Medical, and Cricket Communications.

Michael Vitti Big Prize Raffle (value $2,192 as of 09/15/2010) 

Three Month Rental GenArts Sapphire Plug-Ins for FCP/AE (value $507) 

Artbeats Footage Package of your choice (value $500) 

(3) Kinemac 3D FULL LICENSE (value $299 each)

PHYX Cleaner by PHYX - Noise Industries (value $199)

(2) FREE Larry Jordan Final Cut Webinar Passes (value $49 each) 

Artbeats T-Shirt (value $20) 

(2) Larry Jordan FCP Keyboard Shortcut Mousepad (value $10 each)