Dan Allen

Summary: On this episode of That Post Show, Kanen sits down with Dan Allen to talk about running his YouTube channel, independent no-budget filmmaking, and Final Cut Pro X including the recent 10.1 update. The Song This episode features the hit song, "Here We Go!" by Mike J. Nichols. Now available in iTunes for 99 cents!. The Editor This episode was edited by Kristin Martin. Kristin started in audio post production and music production, but now works on a variety of projects as a sound and picture editor, technologist, motion graphics artist, and more recently, working with visual effects and color grading. You can follow her on twitter @KristinCMartin. Housekeeping Find yourself in need of good ambient noise to get to work? Check out Coffitivity. While the guys have a great conversation about the pitfalls of independent film production, stay tuned for the end to hear how not to avoid a visit from the Portland Fire Department while shooting. We are always looking for freelance artists, editors and VFX people who use Adobe Creative Cloud, including (and especially), Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition and, most recently, MAXON Cinema 4D. We are also (always) looking for listeners who are willing to write show notes for all our shows, including That Post Show. If you are interested, send us an email and we can discuss rates, upcoming work and the opportunity. That Post Plea Please take the time to write a review of That Post Show in iTunes. It helps us gain an audience and attract sponsors. 



 Sponsorship We are sponsored by GEEKDESK: High Quality, Affordable, Adjustable Desks. Kanen has the GeekDesk Max and was standing at it while recording this podcast. They range from $700 US (and up) and are well-crafted, sturdy and have huge amounts of space. Programmable buttons with presets, they lower to 23 inches and raise to 49 inches and can hold up to 335 lbs -- that's a lot of desktop gear! Go to geekdesk.com and see them in action. Kanen has used it for a weeks and is completely in love with this desk. We are also sponsored by Pond 5, the world's stock media marketplace. Kanen has used them for years because of their wide selection of stock footage, photos, illustrations, music, SFX, AfterEffects comps, and 3D objects. Earlier this year they introduced a Premiere Pro plugin that integrates Pond 5 searching and downloading watermarked video directly inside of Premiere Pro. When you're done it's a simple click to purchase and automatically replace with the high-res video. Kanen Flowers Kanen is the Creative Director (and troublemaker) behind That Studio, which includes That Post Show, Ruining it for Everyone, Sci-Fi Idols, Not Just A Movie and Hero Punk. He is also the Writer and Director of Jake Forgotten. You can follow him on twitter. Dan Allen Dan is an independent filmmaker in the United Kingdom. Oh, and he's a University student at the same time. Dan has created over 10 short films and has hundreds of videos on his YouTube Channel including popular FCP X tutorials with thousands of hits. Check out his latest horror film, Audition and say hi on Twitter @ASProductions. Show Notes Show notes brought to you by Matt Christensen. Check out his work at mchristensen.net.