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HD EXPO would like to wish our community a Season's Greeting, Happy New Year and a big thank you for an amazing 2007! Join us in 2008 for our biggest year yet with Expos and Workshops. Mark your calendars for the upcoming March 6, 2008 HD EXPO at The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, CA - it promises to be an educational and networking event not to be missed! Also stay tuned for new workshops, events and a unique opportunity to be part of the elite HD EXPO community. HD EXPO 2007 Wrap As the year draws to a close, HD EXPO marks a year of outstanding growth and high caliber presentations for a national and international audience. 2007 saw HD EXPO take a number of key steps. HD EXPO March at the Beverly Hilton, featured a One on One Conversation with Chris Watts, VFX Supervisor for “300,” a high speed photography panel, and a panel of the top technologists discussing “Progress, Predictions, and Challenges.” Curtis Clark, ASC, (ASC Technology Committee), Craig German (Ascent) Terry Brown (Technicolor,) Richard Greenburg (The Post Group) discussed the challenges and hopes of the ever-evolving technologies with ETC Executive Director David Wertheimer. Watch the panels from HD EXPO March. At Chicago’s Navy Pier in June, HD EXPO presented a full day of leading edge information for technology and advertising with presentations by Stephen Poster, ASC, newly elected President of the ICG; a ground-breaking presentation by AICP: Next; a full range of intensives and top national and Midwest exhibitors and experts. In November, by popular demand, HD EXPO grew to a two day event which featured sold-out exhibition space, a full slate of intensives from Adobe, Sony, Autodesk and Panasonic, and two full days of outstanding panels. November 7th, RED’s own Ted Schilowitz presented an in-depth overview of the company’s highly anticipated camera, and American Cinema Editors presented “Cut To The Chase,” a panel of the industry’s top editors from the year’s biggest blockbusters: “Transformers” (Glen Scantlebury), “Hairspray,” (Michael Tronick, ACE), “Star Trek,” (Mary Jo Markey,ACE) and “Ratatouille,” (Darren Holmes, ACE). HD EXPO November broke all previous attendance records, with numbers topping 6000 attendees. Watch the panels from HD EXPO November. November 8th, HD EXPO premiered 3D DAY. 3D is emerging as the critical technology of the day, and HD EXPO brought together the key players in 3D including Josh Greer from RealD, Buzz Hayes from Sony Pictures Imageworks (“Beowulf”), Aaron Parry (Main Street Productions) and Howard Postley from 3ality Digital (“U23D”). Sony Pictures Imageworks presented “From Asset Creation to Projection,” featuring Rob Engle, Layne Friedman, Kenn McDonald and Brian Steiner. Watch the panels from HD EXPOs 3D Day. Workshop offerings have grown exponentially during 2007, including the launch of new workshops including the P2 Workflow Workshop and HD Fundamentals. The P2 Workflow Workshops launched in a series of national workshops that are slated to continue through 2008. HD EXPO launched its international workshop division, which premiered with an extremely successful P2 Workshop in Tokyo held during InterBEE. Q: What’s Next, an invitation only pavilion where industry insiders meet, exchange ideas, and engage the most interesting presenters in intimate conversations was launched in November. World-renowned video artist Bill Viola, Panavision’s own John Galt, Aguru Images Saul Orbach, Withoutabox’s Fred Kramer, high speed photographer Jim Matlosz and RED ONE’s Ted Schilowitz were featured in candid conversations with industry experts and attendees. Helping to facilitate the conversations were industry luminaries Leon Silverman, Larry Chernoff, Dan DiPaola and Bob Primes, ASC. P2 Workflow Workshop Tours across the U.S. This dynamic two-day workshop brings the technology to the professional, and the professional into the process. Our instructors, all industry professionals, introduce the P2 line of cameras and supporting equipment, while illuminating the process of working with P2 to bring data to screen and beyond. We cover all aspects of the process, from shooting to post, from production to archive. Whether you shoot, edit, post or produce, this workshop will leave you completely educated, fully informed, and ready to tackle any size P2 project. For upcoming cities, click here.
ICG and HD EXPO form an alliance to make education for cutting-edge technology accessible to all ICG members at discounted rates and with payment plans. Discounts for ICG members: We wish all a joyful and prosperous Holiday season! The HD EXPO team
David Franko heads up the Film Degree program at Full Sail, Winter Park Florida’s vibrant film school that has educated more than 15,000 filmmakers and creative team members. Founded in 1979, Full Sail is home to more than 5000 students from around the US and the world and offers 13 degrees including Bachelor of Science, Associate Bachelor of Science and Master degrees covering a wide spectrum of entertainment and media disciplines. In addition to the film degree, Full Sail programs include Digital Arts, Computer Animation, Education Media Design and Technology, Entertainment Business, Game Art, Game Development, Music Business, Graphic Design, Recording Arts, Web Design, Show Production and Touring disciplines. HDE: Thank you so much for contributing to FILM SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL David. You had a busy freelance and staff career in Florida’s thriving entertainment economy. What attracted you to become part of the Full Sail team? Franko: When I was working for Disney and freelancing in Orlando, I kept running into people who had graduated from Full Sail. Listening to their stories about the unique education that Full Sail offered, I became very curious about the college. One of my colleagues took me to visit Full Sail and gave me a tour of the facility. After that tour, I said, ‘If I had this education when I was in school…’ Apparently, that’s what everyone says when they actually see what Full Sail does and is. I never witnessed such a progressive style of education and was so intrigued with the facility. Who runs a school 24/7, with multiple soundstages, state of the art equipment and working professionals as educators? Eventually, I met with the head of the education department and we really clicked, and I was offered a job teaching in the Production Design Department. Currently, I am the Head of the Film Program and have been with Full Sail for over 13 years. HDE: There are so many interesting programs going on at Full Sail, it seems that there is a wider variety of options available than at many universities. Can you give me an overview of the Film program? Franko: The Film Program is a 21 month Bachelor of Science degree. At Full Sail, we combine the creative and technical aspects of Filmmaking within the curriculum. Students must take 29 unique courses which deal with all aspects of filmmaking, complete five film projects, (they may work on more), in order to graduate with 127 credit hours. Our Pedagogy incorporates traditional lectures, multiple hands-on labs and online learning modules. Students may encounter 30 to 40 contact hours around the clock every week. The school runs 24/7 preparing our graduates for the rigorous deadlines they will encounter in the Film Industry. Click here to read the rest of the interview with David Franko.
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HD EXPO EVENTS & EDUCATION: P2 Workflow Workshop VariCamp Workshop P2 Workflow Workshop P2 Workflow Workshop HD EXPO March 2008 - Beverly Hills HD EXPO June 2008 - Chicago HD EXPO October 2008 - Burbank
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