Digital Production BuZZ (AAC)

Join Larry Jordan as he talks with: Bruce Sharpe, Founder, Singular Software Earlier this week, Red Giant announced the purchase of Singular Software – makers of PluralEyes and DualEyes, among other products. This week, we invited Bruce Sharpe CEO of Singular Software, to talk about the transition, why he said “Yes,” what this means to him and the products we use every day and where he sees himself and their products going in the future. Jonathan L, DJ, “The Lopsided World of L” Jonathan L is an American-born radio deejay, programmer and publisher who currently broadcasts via the internet from Berlin. His show, “The Lopsided World of L,” features independent alternative bands and is heard around the world. Last week, we talked with Jonathan about the creative challenges of doing a weekly, worldwide broadcast. This week, we talk about the production issues in creating the show. Simon Walker, Free-lance editor and trainer Adobe just completed a nationwide road show promoting the CS6 release of its audio and video products – Production Premium. Part of the road show was a pavilion of third-party developers showing off products that support the new platform. Simon Walker is a free-lance editor and trainer who at the event on behalf of Red Giant. We want to talk with him about the significance of this new release from the point of view of plug-ins, products, and training. What does Adobe’s latest release mean for editors in the future? Luis Pelayo, President, Hollywood Tools With the possible exception of talking about metadata, nothing empties a room faster than a discussion of Digital Asset Management (DAM). Yet, increasingly in this tapeless world, if we can’t find the shots, they effectively don’t exist – tracking media becomes essential. We all need intelligent workflow solutions for digital asset management. Luis Pelayo, President of Hollywood Tools, offers workflow solutions across all industries. Andy Liebman, Founder/CEO, EditShare EditShare is a company that has evolved from selling shared storage, into providing a complete workflow for editing teams. From ingest and logging through editing and final output, EditShare is designed to simplify the process of working with media. Next week, EditShare is on the West Coast with two seminars in Los Angeles, so this week, we talk with company founder and CEO, Andy Liebman, about EditShare, their products and their plans for the seminars.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Alan Edward Bell, Editor, The Amazing Spider-Man The last time we spoke with Alan Edward Bell, he had just finished editing “Water For Elephants.” This time he’s back with stories of editing “The Amazing Spider-Man.” What’s it like working on a high-budget production? How does he organize his edit team? How does he determine the path from dailies to finished movie? How does he balance technology with story-telling? Alan is a great guest – be sure to listen in! Jonathan L, DJ, “The Lopsided World of L” Jonathan L is an American-born radio deejay, programmer and publisher who currently broadcasts via the internet from Berlin. His show, “The Lopsided World of L,” features independent alternative bands and is heard around the world. We last spoke with Jonathan a year ago and want an update on his vision of the intersection of creativity, alternative music, and the Internet. Deborah Calla, Chair, Producers Guild of America Diversity Committee Deborah Calla, writer/producer, is the Chair of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Diversity Committee and the Media Access Awards. This is an annual event honoring people in the industry who advance the employment and portrayal of people with disabilities. Her most recent works include writing a Movie of the Week for ABC Family, and writing and producing the feature film “A Beautiful Life” starring Dana Delany. We we are curious about why diversity is so important to the PGA. Philip Hodgetts, CEO, Intelligent Assistance Metadata logging – tedious yet necessary. Philip Hodgetts, the CEO of Intelligent Assistance, tells us everything we never knew to ask about logging our projects. And here’s our first question: “If metadata is so darn important, why is it so boring???”

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Robert Slutske, Industry Expert Bob Slutske, an industry expert in efficiencies and effectiveness of media issues, tells us stories of how it was, how it is and how it just might be in the future. As George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” We are eager to get Bob’s take on the future. Cristina Clapp, Editorial Director, New Bay Media Cristina Clapp, Editorial Director of New Bay Media, reports on DV Expo – East and DV Expo – West. DV Expo is a great opportunity to take the pulse of our industry by checking in with key vendors and technology. Michele Yamazaki, VP Marketing & Pluginologist, ToolFarm Our favorite Pluginologist, Michele Yamazaki, is back to update us on the latest from Tool Farm. Plug-ins are the life-blood of every editing system – and Michele understands plug-ins like no one else. It’s going to be a great time this week, learning about all the latest toys, um, tools this week. Stacey Duncan, Sr. Worldwide Marketing Mgr, Branded, HGST, a Western Digital Company Creativity needs tools and when a hardware company gets behind boosting creative thinking, a great synergy can happen. Stacey Duncan, Sr. Worldwide Marketing Mgr, Branded at HGST, talks about G-Technology and reveals a new competition for filmmakers that you just may want to enter.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Michael Cioni, CEO, Light Iron Digital Michael Cioni is the CEO of Light Iron Digital. In addition to doing state-of-the-art postproduction on a wide variety of high-end feature films, they recently announced a new “membership service” — pay as you go post-production. Is this a way for producers to reduce costs, future trends in post, or just another hare-brained idea? We invited Michael on to explain. Charles Burket, Visual Product Development, Rampant Design Tools Charles Burket heads visual product development for Rampant Design Tools. Rampant is a stock image supplier of high-resolution video, design, and audio elements. Charles joins us this week to tell us about their company, their products, and why we should pay attention to them when there are a lot of other great companies out there. John Irwin, Writer/Director, Robinson Hope Creative John Irwin is a freelance Writer/Director in Los Angeles. His short film, titled “Sold” has been chosen as a semi-finalist out of over 15,000 submissions for Ridley Scott’s “Your Film Festival” on YOuTube. If it’s voted in the top ten, he’ll be flown to open Venice Film Festival with his short film, with the chance to win the Grand prize, a $500,000 grant from Ridley Scott to direct a project of his choice. We want to talk with John about his process in creating a successful short film and his plans for marketing it. Kevin Reagan, Chief Marketing Officer, Scenios, Inc. Scenios developed a popular, cloud-based tools for film and video production – especially when it comes to planning and collaboration. Now, they’ve released a free version which allows film, TV and commercial producers to manage every aspect of their production, including 5 GB of cloud storage and an unlimited number of users. We want to talk with Kevin Reagan, Chief Marketing Officer for Scenios, about what this new version contains, who its designed for, and how it works. Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter Lindsay Lohan was in the news this week for “working 85 hours in 4 days” on her new film. Except, that violates union contracts and California labor law if she is actually working that much. Then, there are two crew members from the same production, taken to the hospital for exhaustion. Buzz Regular Correspondent Jonathan Handel is covering the story about working conditions in the entertainment industry and joins us this week with a breaking news report. BREAKING NEWS… Jim Sherhart, Director of Marketing, Drobo This morning, Drobo announced two new Thunderbolt storage systems specifically designed for media creators – the Drobo 5D and the Drobo Mini. Jim Sherhart, Marketing Director for Drobo, joins us this evening to discuss their latest hardware.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Bill Kizorek, CEO, Two Parrot Productions Bill Kizorek, CEO of Two Parrot Productions, has filmed in over 100 countries and authored a dozen books. He and his daughter work together to give back to the community by creating videos for non-profits. It is an exciting and very rewarding life for both! He joins us this week to tell us more. Jessica Sitomer, President, The Greenlight Coach Jessica Sitomer, President of The Greenlight Coach, and a regular contributor to The Buzz follows on Bill’s conversation about the benefits of volunteering for industry committees. Because you are in the right place at the right time, volunteering can be great for your career! When it comes to finding great job hunting tips, Jessica’s website is the first place to go. Jim Roberson, Co-Founder, Mobile Imagination Rich Kwiat, Co-Founder, Mobile Imagination Jim Robertson has been producing film and television projects since 1994. In 2009, out of necessity, Jim founded Mobile Imagination with long time pal Rich Kwiat to solve some fundamental issues facing the film and television industry working “in the field”. Together they have designed some mobile solution tools to make your production life as simple as possible so your creative juices can keep on flowing. Johnny Staub, Instructor, Film & Television, Collins College Johnny Staub is a veteran director of commercials and episodic television, and prior to joining the Collins College faculty taught commercial direction at UCLA. In his classes at Collins, he has migrated away from DSLR’s and is now primarily teaching with the Panasonic AF100. We want to know why, and whether teaching a particular camera is good or bad for students.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Bill Mills, Director of Photography, Florida Film & Video What’s it like, shooting big cats with small cameras? Bill Mills is the president of Florida Film & Video. He used a Panasonic AG-HPX250 P2 handheld camera for his recent trip to South Africa to shoot big cats. It was a long way from home, if anything went wrong. We invited him on this week to hear the stories. Ned Soltz, Contributing Editor, Digital Video magazine If Ned Soltz, contributing editor for Digital Video magazine is on the show, we must have new gear to talk about.. And we do, we just can’t tell you what it is, yet. But as a regular contributor to The Buzz, we’ve learned that no one know hardware like Ned Soltz. Stop by and hear what he has to say. Susan Johnston, Founder/Director, New Media Film Festival Actress Susan Johnston founded the New Media Film Festival which has its annual run next week in Los Angeles. We pulled her away from her last week of prep before opening at the Landmark Theatre Westside on June 12 & 13th. The screenings are almost sold out, so we want to hear what’s new at this year’s event. Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Attorney, Troy Gould Our legal expert, Jonathan Handel, tells us that the musicians are picketing against Disney/Avengers and that IATSE is trying to organize VFX artists at Imageworks. Elsewhere, the Cinematographer’s Guild met to talk about this subject this last weekend. Lots happening and Jonathan’s got the latest news on labor.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Alonzo Crawford, Associate Professor, Howard University Alonzo Crawford, MFA, is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Radio, Television and Film at Howard University’s School of Communications where he has taught film directing, editing, scriptwriting and cinematography to graduate and undergrad students. Prof. Crawford also created and is the director of DC/HU/FILMWORKS, a film workshop, offered free to interested members of the community each summer. We want to talk with him about how he teaches the craft of film-making. Gentille Gohoho, Founder, Stock4less.com Gentille Gohoho founded Stock4less.com in 2007. Stock4less is a California-based online discount store providing high quality brand name products to worldwide consumers In less than 2 years, their line has grown to over 4,000 products. Recently, they began streaming movies as Video-on-Demand (VOD), integrated into his online shopping site. He holds a Bachelors degree in International Business and Finance from the American Business School in Paris, France and an MBA in Information Technology Management from California Lutheran University. We want to talk with him about why he’s using digital distribution for retail. Josh Apter, Founder/President, Manhattan Edit Workshop It’s almost time for another EditFest in New York and Josh Apter, Founder and President of the Manhattan Edit Workshop, has all the info about who is attending, what they will be covering, and why this kind of networking is important for those of us who spend most of our days in front of a computer screen! Terry Curren, Founder/President, Alpha Dogs, Inc. In dog years, Alpha Dogs, a post production house in Burbank, California, is celebrating their seventieth birthday! (For us humans, that works out to ten years.) Terry Curren, President and Founder is a longtime member of our BuZZ audience and we want to get his tips on how to get and keep customers and how to find top-notch staff! If you are looking for work in the industry, listen to what Terry has to say.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Nick Dager, Editor and Publisher, IndieFilm3D Nick Dager is a 30-year veteran tech reporter who is currently Editor & Publisher at IndieFilm3D and the Digital Cinema Report. We had a great conversations with him at NAB about the changing face of our industry and wanted to invite him back to talk about the good old days when print was king and reporters ruled — and figure out the future of film in the digital age. Aharon Rabinowitz, Director of Communities, Red Giant Seth Worley, Director, “Plot Device” The Webbies are increasingly visible to geeks and web aficionados worldwide. When the folks at Red Giant announced that “Plot Device” had been nominated for a Webby, we were really pleased. Now that the short film actually won for “best editing,” we want to chat with director Seth Worley and executive producer Aharon Rabinowitz about their winning experience. Dan May, President, Blackmagic Design, Inc. When Blackmagic Design announce they acquired Teranex and lowered the price 90%, that was stunning. When they announced the Blackmagic Cinema camera at NAB, all the air left the room. This week, we talk with Dan May, president of Blackmagic Design, Inc., about their two latest announcements, what they are, and what they mean for our industry. Snehal Shinde, Co-Founder, CEO Dhingana.com Music. Always free, always legal. The millions of songs on Dhingana are heard by over 10 million visitors each month. It is the largest online collection of indian music and is streamed from sites that are simple, clean and uncluttered. No pop up windows here! And…it is free. Snehal Shinde, Co-Founder and CEO of Dhingana.com and his team from Sunnyvale, California, and Pune, India, looks to us as though they are living in geek heaven.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Stephen Arnold, President/Founder, Stephen Arnold Music, Dallas Chad Cook, VP of Creative Services, Stephen Arnold Music, Dallas As a multiple Emmy, Addy and Promax Gold award-winning music production company, Stephen Arnold Music has over 15 years of success in delivering the sounds that make a difference to networks and producers the world over. Recently, they created an entire musical branding package for mainland China’s predominant television outlet – China Central Television America (CCTVA). We want to find out how a Dallas company creates memorable music for China? Stephen Arnold, President/Founder, and Chad Cook, VP of Creative Services, join us to explain. Randon Morford, Director, Product Management, Sorenson Media Last week, Sorenson Media upgraded Squeeze to version 8.5. This free upgrade provides significantly faster performance and supports yet more codecs. So, we invited Randon Morford, Director of Product Management for Sorenson Media, to explain the details. We want to find out just how much faster the update is and whether the world really needs yet more compression codecs. Randy Hudson, Director of Digital Media Post Production, DuArt Blu-ray Disc is NOT dead — at least, that’s according to DuArt. Randy Hudson, their Director of Digital Media and Post Production, joins us to explain what they are doing with Blu-ray. Along the way, we want to find out if Blu-ray is just for the high-end of the industry and how DuArt and its clients are competing against digital downloads. Should be a good discussion. Tony Lee, Publisher, CareerCast.com In a recent study by CareerCast.com, lumberjacks were rated as the worst job in the nation. Not particularly germane to The Buzz audience, until you consider the other two jobs at the bottom: newspaper reporter and broadcaster! Sheesh!! What’s going on here? Tony Lee, publisher of CareerCast.com stops by to explain the findings of their study – and also suggest where to look for the highest rated jobs.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Steve Kilisky, Director, Product Management, GenArts GenArts has released a new version of Sapphire Edge – version 2. It’s now available for Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Sony Vegas. We wanted to learn more about it, so we invited Steve Kilisky, Director of Product Management at GenArts to tell us more. Ryan Avery, National Sales Manager, Schneider Optics We talk a lot about the cameras we use for our productions, but the lenses and filters we choose are equally important. The National Sales Manager for Schneider Optics, Ryan Avery, gives us some tips about what to look for in lenses and filters and how to pick the best ones for your project. Mike Flanagan, Founder/CEO, Video Symphony, Inc. Keeping our technical skills up to date is critical – especially given the rapid change in our industry and the pressures of competition. Mike Flanagan founded Video Symphony in Burbank, CA, a technical school focused on post-production skills for film and video. He also wrote a book called “Hollywood Jobs.” We are always interested in new techniques we can use to get work – so this is one interview you won’t want to miss! Phillip Hodgetts, CEO, Intelligent Assistance He’s doing WHAT??? Philip Hodgetts, CEO of Intelligent Assistance, is about to embark on an historic adventure – a 6,000 mile expedition around the Great Loop of North America in a solar-powered sailing craft. First, we want to know WHY? Then, we want to discover HOW he’s doing it and WHAT gear he’s bringing; especially when it all has to be solar powered. We can’t wait for him to explain.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Ken Zamkow, Director, Sales & Marketing, LiveU In a surprise announcement during the recent NAB Show, Panasonic revealed a new partnership with LiveU that specializes in bonded uplink video streaming. We got to demo one of their live streaming packs during NAB and were able to stream live news while walking around the show floor without a hitch. Marketing & Sales Director, Ken Zamkow, Director of Sales and Marketing for LiveU, tells us more about the company and the impact live streaming can have on your production. Jay Costa, Licensing Director, Chicago Music Library Jay Costa is the Licensing Director for the Chicago Music Library. He also works as a music supervisor. Since music is a world that is constantly changing, we want to ask him about how to make a living in this very competitive field. Christian Ugbode, Co-Executive Director, The Blackline Magazine It’s time for a creative change of pace. iPad Apps are not easy to write and funny iPad Apps are even harder. Christian Ugbode, Co-Executive Director for The Blackline Magazine, seems to know how to do it, however, so we’ve invited him on the BuZZ to tell us more about the creative process behind creating humor. Dave Fisk, Sales Manager, K-Tek Dave Fisk is the Sales Manager at K-Tek, known for their graphite and aluminum boom poles, K-microphone and camera accessories, but they have recently begun manufacturing products as accessories for iPhones. Does this portend the end of civilization as we know it?

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Rob Hoffman, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, 3D Products, Autodesk, Inc. Autodesk recently announced their 2013 Digital Entertainment Creation Software Portfolio used by creatives in the film, game development, TV and advertising fields. Now that NAB is over, it’s time to take a closer look at this portfolio. We invited Senior Product Marketing Manager for 3D, Rob Hoffman, to answer our questions. He has over 20 years experience in the field, so we are looking for some great tips on how to maximize these powerful tools. Scott Hamilton, Media & Entertainment Market Strategist, Dell Precision Product Marketing Group Scott Hamilton, Media & Entertainment Market Strategist for the Dell Precision Marketing Group, has been involved in the media and entertainment industry for over 20 years in a variety of roles including technical specialist, engineering and production management, consulting services as well as major accounts manager. He is currently focused on developing market strategy and partner relationships for the Dell Precision workstation business, including the new towers they announced this week. We don’t often talk about computer hardware, so we want to learn why media professionals should give this gear a special look. Patrick Donnelly, Director/Director of Photography Director/DP Patrick Donnelly is launching the full-service production and post-production boutique, Cinema Five Films with fellow director Tim Pumphrey and editor Mark Breese. They are busy creating cross-promotional ads for MTV, Victoria’s Secret, Clean & Clear, and Subway…wait, did you say, Victoria’s Secret? Since life is obviously very tough for Patrick, we thought we’d cheer him up and invite him on the BuZZ to talk about life in the commercial lane. Joseph Slomka, VP, Principal Color Scientist, FotoKem When a well-respected company like FotoKem steals away a color scientist like Joseph Slomka, we are intrigued. Our first question is why bring a color scientist on staff? Then, while we are at it, we want to learn what it takes to create good color? How can producers manage the pipeline to help their images look great? Join us and discover the answers.

Intensikey creates 3D camera moves in a virtual set in post-production, Cirina Catania examines the new Canon EOS 1D DSLR camera, Mocha introduces a new planar tracker, Harmonic describes the "black art of video compression," Michael Kammes looks at the current state of workflow automation, Miller Camera Support explains what makes a fluid tripod head work, IBM offers collaboration tools for production companies, and Amberfin explains how its software solves business problems. Join host Larry Jordan, live from our booth on the show floor, as he talks with: Eric Pratt, CEO, VisualSetWorks Cirina Catania, Producer, Digital Production Buzz Ross Shain, Chief Marketing Officer, Imagineer Systems Tom Lattie, VP Product Management Michael Kammes, Sr. Workflow Specialist, Keycode Media Mike Lippmann, European Manager, Miller Camera Support Equipment Gregor McElvogue, Global Solution Lead, Media and Entertainment Industry, IBM Bruce Devlin, Chief Technology Officer, Amberfin Its another great show - recorded LIVE at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This is our seventh show from NAB - filled with news, great guests and exciting new products. Join host Larry Jordan, live from our booth on the show floor, as he talks with: David Walton, Assistant VP, Marketing Communications, JVC Professional Products Co. Pat Grosswendt, Co-founder/Chief Technical Consultant, LitePanels Siobhann Chapman, Exhibition Manager, Vinten Richard Schleuning, National Sales Manager, Americas, Carl Zeiss Wayne Arvidson, VP Marketing, ATTO Technology Josh Apter, Founder/Owner, Manhattan Edit Workshop Cirina Catania, Producer, Digital Production Buzz Ric Viers, Founder, Blastwave FX Jim Tierney, Founder/President, Digital Anarchy Its another great show - recorded LIVE at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This is our seventh show from NAB - filled with news, great guests and exciting new products. Join host Larry Jordan, live from our booth on the show floor, as he talks with: David Walton, Assistant VP, Marketing Communications, JVC Professional Products Co. Pat Grosswendt, Co-founder/Chief Technical Consultant, LitePanels Siobhann Chapman, Exhibition Manager, Vinten Richard Schleuning, National Sales Manager, Americas, Carl Zeiss Wayne Arvidson, VP Marketing, ATTO Technology Josh Apter, Founder/Owner, Manhattan Edit Workshop Cirina Catania, Producer, Digital Production Buzz Ric Viers, Founder, Blastwave FX Jim Tierney, Founder/President, Digital Anarchy Its another great show - recorded LIVE at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.