Digital Production BuZZ (AAC)

This is our sixth 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: Andy Liebman, Founder & CEO, EditShare Oliver Peters, Owner, Oliver Peters Post Production Bruce Sharpe, CEO, Singular Software Michael Rubin, Director of Marketing, The Tiffen Company Carey Dissmore, Founder, Carey Dissmore Productions, Inc. Dan Maloney, Technical Marketing Manager, Matrox Cirina Catania, Producer, Digital Production Buzz Joe Hammer, Product Support Director, Fairlight Its another great show - recorded LIVE at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This is our fifth 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: Steve Cooperman, Product Manager - P2 cameras and monitors, Panasonic Tim Dashwood, Founder, Dashwood Cinema Solutions Sam Thomas, Business Development Manager, Petrol Bags Philip Hodgetts, Special Correspondent & CEO, Intelligent Assistance Dr. Philip Storey, CEO, XenData Kyle Dann, Sales Supervisor, Product Specialist Group, Anton/Bauer Robb Blumenreder, Channel Manager, Sennheiser Electronics Corporation Its another great show - recorded LIVE at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Telestream leads todays Special Report from the 2012 NAB Show. New products, a new owner, and revised plans for the future. An NLE that doesn't get much coverage is Sony Vegas Pro - we have all the latest news on their recent update. Special Correspondent Walter Biscardi has his view of what's generating excitement here at the show. We get a look into lens making at Cooke Optics - and it isn't just the coatings. HVault is a brand new company with an archival storage system that lasts 50 years and doesn't require tape. Sound Devices has new digital audio and video recorders. And Doug Pircher has his usual collection of unusual stuff - including blink-in-the-dark badges for production staff. Its another great show - recorded LIVE at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

New announcements from Avid Technology lead today's Special Report from the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, we have Marquis Broadcast, which makes translation software for Avid and Final Cut Pro and Special Correspondent Ned Soltz with a look at the huge range of cameras on display. Pond5 showcases the incredible growth of their media marketplace, and Maxon gives us a sneak peek at new features for Cinema 4D. We wrap up with music news from SmartSound and a fire-breathing editing workstation from Lightbeam. This is our third 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: Dana Ruzicka, Vice President Media Enterprise, Avid. Chris Steele, Product Manager, Marquis Broadcast. Ned Soltz, Buzz Special Correspondent & Contributing Editor for DV Magazine. Tom Bennett, CEO & Co-Founder, Pond5. Paul Babb, President, Maxon. Kevin Klingler, CEO, SmartSound. Donn Gurule, President, Lightbeam Systems.

The CS 6 announcements from Adobe Systems is the focus of today's Special Report from the 2012 NAB Show - with interviews covering their strategic focus, as well as detailed looks at Premiere Pro and After Effects. We also check out the stunning new announcements from Blackmagic Design, including their new 2.5K Digital Cinema Camera. Special Correspondent Michael Kammes looks at workflow automation, NewTek showcases their latest TriCaster, and Red Giant explains why they are creating their own creative community. Join host Larry Jordan, live from our booth on the show floor, as he talks with: Bill Roberts, Director of Video Product Management, Adobe Systems. Michael Horton, Founder, LAFCPUG. Stuart Ashton, General Manager EMEA, Avid. Michael Kammes, Buzz Special Correspondent & Post-production Consultant, Keycode Media. Al Mooney, Product Manager, Video Editing, Adobe. Steve Forde, Senior Product Manager, Adobe. Philip Nelson, Senior VP Strategic Development , NewTek. Andrew Little, Co-founder, Red Giant. Aharon Rabinowitz, Director of Communities, Red Giant.

On today's show we want to take a look at what it takes to get ready for NAB. Join host Larry Jordan, live from our booth on the show floor, as he talks with: Marc-André Ferguson, Autodesk Smoke Industry Manager, Autodesk. Marc Hamaker, Senior Manager of Marketing, Autodesk. Kristin Petrovich Kennedy, President, Creatasphere. Nick Rashby, CEO, AJA. Ned Soltz, Buzz Special Correspondent & Contributing Editor for DV Magazine. Pete Schlatter, Director of Business Development Services, G-Technology. Justin Boitano, Director of Marketing, NVIDIA. David Newman, Senior Director of Software Engineering, GoPro.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Alex Gollner, President, Alex4D Alex Gollner, Founder, Alex4D, discovered a bug in one of Final Cut 6’s videos several years ago and figured out how to fix it. Since then, he’s uploaded numerous free transitions, effects and titles to his blog (over 50 just since FCPX was released)! His popular blog gets over 50,000 visitors each month and is about to cross the 1 millionth guest mark. He joins us on the Buzz this week to talk about his life as Plug-in King. Joel Edwards, Founder/Senior Director, Evolve Digital Cinema Joel Edwards is the Founder and Senior Director at Evolve Digital Cinema, a boutique creative production agency that produces digital film, TV, HD Video and Photography, for clients around the world. Joel uses Mocha extensively, which is why we want to talk with him on this week’s show — how does he make money using Mocha? James Mathers, Cinematographer James Mathers is a veteran cinematographer – as well as the founder of the Digital Cinema Society. Recently, James was on set shooting “Brake” – a film about a man trapped in a trunk. This was certainly not an environment where he had a lot of room for light! We talk with him this week on how he used LED lights from LitePanels to achieve the look he wanted. (Oh! And we’ll talk with him about how he managed to squeeze an actor, lights, camera, and crew into a space the size of a shoebox!) Craig Heiting, VP & General Manager, Market7 Craig Heiting, VP and General Manager for Media and Entertainment at Market7, is on his way to NAB to exhibit a new service to help solve specific collaboration issues for broadcasters, studios, etc. Market 7 is expanding and we are curious about how this will work for our major projects. Craig is here with a sneak preview of what they will present at NAB. Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy The ever-popular Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy, returns with a discussion of the creative process. Bruce runs a very popular web-radio program focused on independent music and jazz. We want to find out where he finds his artists, how he programs his show, and the creative process behind the music.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Dan Montgomery, President/CEO, Imagine Products, Inc. Dan Montgomery, President/CEO of Imagine Products, Inc., was an early proponent of tapeless digital workflows with their software ShotPut Pro. Recently, he told us about a new LTO backup solution they’ve invented for Mac users called PreRollPost Archiver, that will debut at NAB 2012. Since this may be one of the first truly affordable LTO solutions, we want to find out more before the NAB crush starts. Ross Bentley, CEO, Rights Tracker Karyn Bliss, Dir., Product Development, StorerTV Ross Bentley, CEO of UK-based Rights Tracker, has decades of experience managing rights software implementations for media companies. His company recently partnered with StorerTV to expand its reach to the Americas. Karyn Bliss is the Director of Product Development for StorerTV, and is working with Rights Tracker in the US to deliver cost-effective business solutions that meet the needs of global media companies. She is an authority on media workflow solutions and is a founding member of the SMPTE BXF Standard Committee. Philip Hodgetts, President, Intelligent Assistance, Inc . By now, you probably guessed that the latest edition of the NAB Show is fast approaching. Terrance Curran’s Editors Lounge recently gathered some of our industry’s leading experts to prognosticate about what the main stories will be at this year’s show. Philip Hodgetts, President of Intelligent Assistance, covered the event and gives us his report on this week’s show. Jessica Sitomer, President, The Greenlight Coach The NAB Show, one of the world’s largest and most important industry expos, starts in less than two weeks! How do we prepare? What should we do? How do we come home after the Expo feeling like we were successful? Jessica Sitomer, President of The Greenlight Coach says that you can never prepare too much. Darn, that’s depressing – find out what Jessica REALLY means on this week’s show! Jonathan Handel, Of Counsel, Troy/Gould: Well, SAG and AFTA did it. They approved the merger. But, what does this mean for the rest of us? Our intrepid correspondent – Jonathan Handel – ventures where only the brave dare to go and explains what it all means. When he’s not reporting for The Buzz, Jonathan is Of Counsel at Troy/Gould and the entertainment labor reporter for The Hollywood Reporter.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Alexis Van Hurkman, Author and Colorist Alexis Van Hurkman recently created a seven-hour overview of DaVinci Resolve for Ripple Training. Alexis divides his time between working as a writer and colorist. He’s graded programs that have aired on The History Channel, The Learning Channel, and BBC Four, features and shorts that have played at the Telluride and Sundance film festivals. We invited him to tell us about his new training and why we need to consider adding Resolve to our workflow. Michael DeVous, Jr., Publicist, NewFilmmakers – Los Angeles Michael DeVous is on the advisory board for New Filmmakers and has over 20 years experience in the entertainment industry. He is providing his expertise to NewFilmmakers LA as they prepare for their short program screenings on April 16th. He joins us this week to tell us more about it. Phil Bates, President, ArtBeats, Inc. Great aerial footage, especially from stock sources is hard to find. Recently, Artbeats announced a new series of iconic shots of Washington D.C. To learn more, we asked Phil Bates, the President and CEO of Artbeats, to join us. A pioneer in the stock footage industry, Phil founded the company with the mission to provide top quality footage with high production value. Both he and his company are well-known for their gyro-stabilized aerials and special effects footage. Carey Dissmore, Co-chair, IMUG Has another year gone by already? Carey Dissmore is preparing another Media Motion Ball, one of our traditional get-togethers during the annual trek to NAB. Tickets are already going fast, so listen in and get the details here on the BuZZ.

New Interviews! Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Brian Rausch, VP Production, Vicon House of Moves With over a decade of motion capture pipeline and animation production experience, Brian Rausch became the VP of Production at House of Moves in February 2008. Under his direction, the company has been the go-to provider of motion capture and animation for high profile clients on film, video game and commercial projects. The studio recently collaborated with The University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, Icon Imaging and Lightstage LLC to pioneer a new process to create digital doubles for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. We wnat to find out what this is, how it works, and whether the rest of us can benefit from it. Mark Kienlen, Head of Production and Distribution, New Media, The Second City Mike Damanskis, Associate Producer, New Media, The Second City The Second City is synonymous with humor with alumni that rank among the Who’s Who in Comedy. Recently, they branched out into comedy programming over the Internet. We talked with Mark Kienlen, Head of Production and Distribution, and Mike Damanskis, Associate Producer, at SXSW to learn more about what they are doing, what works, and what doesn’t. [Visit here for all our SXSW coverage. Dana Tower, COO & Co-founder, Pond5 Pond5 just celebrated their one millionth upload of royalty-free images to their online market. We talk with COO and Co-founder Dana Tower at the recent SXSW to learn more about what makes Pond5 so popular. [Visit here for all our SXSW coverage. Susan Seidelman, Film Director Susan Seidelman got her directing start in 1982 with Smithereens, and has gone on to direct such stellar independent films as Desperately Seeking Susan, and Boynton Beach Club, as well as directing multiple episodes of Sex and the City, numerous TV Movies and episodes of The Electric Company . She joins us this week to talk about her career as a director, what got her started, and what advice she has for women that are considering directing. Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Attorney, Troy/Gould On March 19th, Entertainment Attorney and regular contributor to the BuZZ, Jonathan Handel, reported that Judge James Otero had canceled the scheduled March 26th hearing in the lawsuit seeking to “preemptively void the SAG/AFTRA merger vote.” We asked Jonathan to explain to us what is happening and what it means to the impending March 30th merger vote.

Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Dennis Butts, Founder, Military Comm Networks We spoke with Dennis Butts, Founder of Military Comm Networks, a few months ago about the Military Comm Networks. Since Dr. Kiernan updated us on their educational programs, we thought it would be interesting to have Dennis comment on the latest in using this technology to reach out to military families. Philip Hodgetts, CEO, Intelligent Assistance Philip Hodgetts is a long-time contributor on the BuZZ. When we heard that he is prepping to embark on a six-month trip on a solar powered odyssey around “The Great Loop” with adventurer Jim Greer – well – we had to know how more about how you produce a television show entirely using solar powered equipment! Roy Klieger, VP of Products, Magisto Roy Klieger, is the VP of Products at Magisto, with over 14 years experience in online media, including web consumer products, web communities and social media. His company recently released a product to help people automatically edit their videos in the cloud. It is fascinating – but is it the future? Editing at the touch of a button… Sounds and Voices from SXSW SXSW, the South by Southwest Film Festival running this week in Austin, Texas, has been described as the place where ideas go to find money. We are covering this special event with a team of reporters and this week we present the first in our two-part series on the Festival. (You can see all our interviews here at this special show page.) Our reporters are Debbie Price and Laura Peters.

Great New Interviews! Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Jacob Rosenberg, Chief Technical Officer, Bandito Brothers Bandito Brothers is a production company that specializes in action/adventure films. Recently, they dominated the box office with “Act of Valor,” based on the real-life adventures of Navy SEALs. Tonight, we talk with Jacob Rosenberg, Chief Technical Officer at Bandito Brothers about how they put the film together. (Think TERABYTES of Canon Mark 5D footage, 35 mm film, HDCAM tape and a TON of media management. This is an interview you don’t want to miss! Elena Miliaresis, Filmmaker, “While Time Stands Still” We first talked with fiilmmaker Elana Miliaresis about a year ago, when she was in the middle of shooting her documentary on military families with family members deployed overseas: ”While Time Stands Still.” Now, the film is almost out of post, and we wanted to find out how she’s planning on marketing it. Sean Safreed, Co-Owner/Director of Product Management, Red Giant Red Giant is making a transition from being solely a plug-in software developer into creating creative communities. Sean Safreed is the Director of Product Management at Red Giant and is traveling to SXSW in Austin, Texas, next week to talk about video production using the iPhone. We want to ask: “WHY??” By the way, The Buzz will be in Austin next week covering the 2012 SXSW Festival. Check out all our news reports here. (Sponsored by Pond5.) Jan Crittenden-Livingston Product Line Business Manager, Panasonic Panasonic has once again hosted its annual “Shoot It. Share It” contest and this year, they featured the AG-AF100 large imager camera. Jan Crittenden-Livingston is Panasonic Broadcast’s Product Line Business Manager for the company’s growing line of AVCCAM camcorders. She is also a regular guest on The Buzz, keeping us informed on the latest in Panasonic technology. This time, however, she wants to highlight some of the outstanding filmmakers that participated in this year’s event. Michael Daoud, Co-founder, XShot LLC Like all great ideas, it started on vacation. Michael Daoud was trying to take a photo with his iPhone – and realized he couldn’t. From that initial frustration, Michael founded XShot and a whole new line of photo accessories for the iPhone was born. He joins us tonight to explain what they are and how they work.

Great New Interviews! Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Jeff Foster, Author/Producer Jeff Foster is an internationally published author of several computer technology, animation, video production, and VFX books. He is an award-winning producer and compositor/VFX artist and is a nationally recognized speaker on this industry. What caught our attention is that he is working on creating a History of Compositing – which sounds very cool and we want to learn more. Jonathan Handel, Attorney, TroyGould, and contributing editor, The Hollywood Reporter Jonathan Handel is an entertainment and technology attorney Of Counsel at TroyGould in Los Angeles. He also writes on entertainment labor issues for The Hollywood Reporter. Plus, he regularly reports on labor and legal issues here on the Buzz. This week, we want to talk with him about the latest news on the SAG/AFTRA union merger. Siggy Ferstl, Director of Telecine, Company 3 Based at Company 3 in Los Angeles, Australian award-winning colorist Siggy Ferstl has nearly 30 years experience and is internationally-recognized as one of the pioneers in feature-film digital intermediate workflow. His credits include the Underworld series of films in 2D and 3D, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2D and 3D; Lincoln Lawyer and This Means War. Some of Ferstl’s commercial credits include Nike, Microsoft – Halo, Blackberry, Call of Duty – MW3 and Chrysler. We want to talk with him about color grading, the DaVinci Resolve, and the whole process of making images look great. Norman Hollyn Editor and Professor, USC Film School Norman Hollyn is a long-time film, television and music editor, plus he’s an Associate Professor and Head of the Editing Track at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Norman and Larry also co-host the popular website called: “Two Reel Guys.” He joins us this week to talk about how to collaborate successfully with folks around the world. Mike Timm, Filmmaker Mike Timm, is an independent filmmaker who is starting to make waves with his first picture: A Guy, A Girl, and a Space Helmet. Too cool. We want to learn more.

Great New Interviews! Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Steve Cooperman, Product Manager, P2 HD Video Systems, Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Steve Cooperman is responsible for implementing product marketing and development strategies for Panasonic’s advanced P2 HD video systems. With the recent launch of Panasonic’s new 3DP1 camera, we have lots of questions and Steve is the perfect person to ask. Be sure to join us on the Live Chat — and ask your own questions! Larry Jordan, Host, Digital Production Buzz Last week, Larry Jordan attended the Broadcast Video Expo in London. The show was packed with both exhibitors and attendees. This week, he brings us a report on some of the people he talked with, including an update from the folks at Edit Share. Michael Olmos, Director, Olmos Productions Imagine you’re a young, new director and your film was just selected for the competition at Sundance. What’s it like to go to Sundance with your first film? How do you cope when everyone wants a piece of your time? That’s the situation Michael Olmos found himself in with his acclaimed film “Filly Brown.” This week, we talk with him about his experience; what he learned, what he did, and what he will keep in mind for “the next time.” Steve Kilisky Driector, Product Management, GenArts GenArts has released a bevy of new effects from Sapphire to Sapphire Edge to Monsters Gt. Steve Kilisky, Director of Product Management for GenArts, joins us this week to showcase their new releases and explain how they work. Cirina Catania, Producer, Digital Production Buzz Cirina Catania, producer of the Digital Production Buzz, was in Berlin attending the recent Berlinale Film Festival. She joins us this week with a report on the films, the stars, the directors, and all the excitement! You can’t find people or interviews like this anywhere else — on another fascinating show!

Great New Interviews! Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with: Ned Soltz, Contributing Editor, Digital Video No one know tech better than Ned Soltz, contributing editor for Digital Video magazine. As a regular contirbutor to The Buzz, we get to share in Ned’s unique perspective on the latest gadgets in our industry. This week, Ned joins us to share his latest discoveries on color correction plug-ins for Final Cut Pro X. If you are looking for ways to make your images look as good as they can, you need to hear what Ned has to say. Randon Morford, Director of Product Management, Sorenson Media In the past, all we needed to do was compress our file and post it to the web. Today, we need to worry about compressing it for mobiel devices, tablets, computers and a mind-numbing quality of bit rates and bandwidths. The solution is “adaptive bit-rate compression.” Sounds cool, but what is it? Randon Morford, Director of Product Management for Sorenson Media joins us this week to explain what it is and how it can solve the problem of too many formats and not enough time. Sydney Levine, Author, “SydneysBuzz” Last week, we spoke with the Belic brothers on how they are using alternative distribution methods to make money on their films. This week, we talk with Sydney Levine, author of the widely-respected blog: “SydneysBuzz.” Sydney is an expert at international film distribution. This week, she joins us from Berlin, where she is attending the Berlinale Film Festival, with her insights on how filmmakers can make up to 70% of their revenue through international distribution. Tune in to learn how to turn your creative ideas into cold cash. CJ Adams Founder/Colorist, Simplexity Digital Recently, CJ Adams, Founder of Simplexity Digital, wrote an interesting blog on the advantages of creative professionals banding together to help each other find work. We like the sound of “finding work,” so we invited CJ on the show to explain his idea in more detail.