Jem Schofield and Josh Apter Dish About ProductionCONN on theC47's gearbox.

Jem Schofield, founder of theC47 and host of daily video podcast gearbox, and Manhattan Edit Workshop's Josh Apter share laughs and insightful information as they dish about ProductionCONN 2011. 

Video courtesy of theC47. 

We're excited to have Jem present two workshops at PCONN 2011: Introduction to DSLR Filmmaking and Video Podcasting & Using Social Networks.  

Introduction to DSLR Filmmaking is an in-depth workshop which will cover pre-production and planning for HD-DSLR filmmaking, shooting tips and tricks, and post-production utilizing the latest tools on the market. Learn about new cameras, shooting accessories, and software to aid in your workflow as you master both basic and advanced techniques of digital cinema production.

Video Podcasting & Using Social Networks will provide an inside look at what goes into today’s video podcasts as well as how you can use podcasting as a new avenue for content distribution on the Internet.

Introduction to DSLR Filmmaking and Video Podcasting & Using Social Networks are just two of ProductionCONN's featured workshops. Other classes include Producing for Editors, Editing for Producers, Making Ear Candy, 3D Titling in Post-Production, 3D Production, Motion Tracking for Editing, Effects and Motion Graphics, Media Management and Data Wrangling, and Production Assistant 101: Lighting and Grip on the Set.

"It's a big show...it's about education, it's about toys for grown-up guys [and gals!] who like cameras and junk, and it's called ProductionCONN."  ~Josh Apter, Manhattan Edit Workshop

ProductionCONN is November 30th-December 1st and is centrally located near Hartford, CT. Haven't registered yet? Take advantage of our early bird pricing and get your tickets today! (Students are eligible for a 50% discount!)   

This is a trade show in your own backyard! PCONN is not a user group event, nor is it a conference with just a state-wide reach. ProductionCONN has become an industry-recognized trade show that we are so proud to share with you. Please support our digital media community and seize the opportunity to experience an event you'd otherwise have to travel hours and spend a lot of dough to enjoy!

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Createasphere Brings 3D Road Show to ProductionCONN 2011

Keith, Kristi, and the rest of the team here at ProductionCONN, are happy to announce an exciting new partnership with Createasphere to bring its 3D Road Show to PCONN 2011.

Createasphere's interactive 3D Road Show includes presentations, 3D exhibits, and hands-on experience with the latest tools in stereoscopic 3D. The 3D Road Show will be the centerpiece of ProductionCONN 2011’s new Day of 3D track on December 1. The 3D Road Show is featured at five cities around the country: Chicago, Burbank, Austin, Miami, and now Greater Hartford (previously scheduled for New York City).

Kristin Petrovich Kennedy, President of Createasphere said, “Createasphere is excited to be partnering with ProductionCONN for our third 3D Road Show. We feel that the growing production in the New England market and the ability to bring the community together while presenting 3D education makes a powerful partnership.”

Createasphere joins Manhattan Edit Workshop and presenting sponsor AJA Video Systems as ProductionCONN’s key partnerships for the event’s inaugural run. ProductionCONN 2011 aims to deliver outstanding content, speakers, workshops, and exhibitions for professionals and students from all over the northeast region.

"One of the challenges industry trade shows in the Northeast have faced is drawing people from both Northern New England and Greater New York to the same event. Holding a small to mid-sized expo in one city and attracting attendees from the other seems to have proven fruitless. I believe we've solved this problem by placing ProductionCONN 2011 at the geographic center of Boston and New York,” said Keith Larsen, ProductionCONN Founder & Executive Director. “We knew we were on the right track when Kristin approached us about moving the Createasphere 3D Road Show New York to our event here in Connecticut. I think we’re on to something big."

In addition to the 3D Road Show, ProductionCONN will feature two days of exhibitions with major industry companies such as AJA Video, Autodesk, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Avid, HB Group, HB Communications, JVC, Panasonic, Zaxwerks, Maxon, Imagineer Systems, Imagine Products, Activate the Space, Telestream, G-Tech, and more. A variety of workshops aimed at professionals and students of all levels will be available, as well as the opportunity to hear guest keynote speakers Michael Tronick, Bobbie O’Steen, and Howard Baldwin.

Please join us in a warm welcome for our friends at Createasphere. We're happy to have them on board; their 3D Road Show promises to amp up the 3D programming at PCONN incredibly so! You won't want to miss this event.

To keep up-to-date with our growing exhibitor list, workshop details and schedule, speaker bios, and registration information, please visit http://productionconn.com.  And register today...the early bird special will be gone at the end of the month. Take advantage of those deals!

Steve Jobs: The Edison of Our Generation

Tonight I sit in stunned sadness and reflect on the impact Steve Jobs had on me personally.  In the summer of 1998, I saw Steve present for my first time at Macworld Expo, New York.  I was immediately drawn to his charismatic presentation of the first iMac.  The energy and passion in his address was intoxicating – and how about the CEO of a large company wearing jeans on stage!

This guy was different.  This guy was inspiring.  This guy spoke to me.

Until that point, I had only used Apple computers on non-linear editing systems, which were still feeling the pangs of being relatively new and very expensive to get your hands on.  Like much of the world, I was a PC owner wrestling with Windows daily...Macs were just NLE engines to me.  Macworld Expo was also the first trade show I attended.  Both experiences stirred something inside of me.  I didn't know quite what it was at first, and it wouldn't even begin to manifest itself until years later. 

I bought my first Mac six months later and it's still running today as a donated internet and MS Office machine.  I've owned all things Apple and have introduced dozens of people to the Macintosh lifestyle over the years.  Final Cut Pro brought those expensive NLE's into our laps and every device added a new, revolutionary, and fun way to communicate and work.  Steve Jobs introduced innovative and awe-inspiring products year after year and I've never missed a Jobs Keynote address. To that end, I've admired his presentation skills even more than his creations.  He has inspired me to take on amazing challenges such as leaving my state job to venture out on my own in business, founding Connecticut Final Cut Pro User Group/Digital CONNtent Creators, and other such endeavors as a community leader and activist leading the charge against the silly status quo of the establishment. 

So here we are, a mere 55 days to go until ProductionCONN 2011.  A trade show and expo that I hatched from a simple idea and have watched grow into the largest event of its kind to come to our little state.  From that first trade show experience and introduction to a man who would become my business hero, to now hosting my very own trade show, I've come almost full circle with the death of a pioneer.  In his spirit we know no bounds for what we can do here in Connecticut with ProductionCONN.

We entered an exciting partnership today, on the very day of his passing, which will be formally announced shortly. And we will continue to expand ProductionCONN until we just flat run out of time.  I believe that much like many of Steve's ideas, the inspiration behind this show comes from the simple question, "why not?"  So, I thank Steve Jobs for being the one man who took risks, believed he could change the world, stood tall in the face of adversity, and gave us all a new way of living.

ProductionCONN 2011 was born from Steve's very ideals, and I hope that you will all join us in honor of "Thinking Different" on November 30th and December 1st to celebrate technology and creativity on display at its finest.  We are all in this business in part because of the contributions of Steven Paul Jobs.


- Keith

PCONN 2011 Workshop Spotlight: Making Ear Candy

Woody Woodhall, CAS has created one of the most engaging workshop spotlight videos for us yet!

Making Ear Candy is the audio-centric segment of our ProductionCONN 2011 workshop series. In this class, Woody will talk about audio from production to post. He'll offer workflows, tips and techniques to enhance your projects, and will discuss location audio, various aspects of audio post, mixing and outputs.

Many thanks to Woody for putting together such a fun intro to his workshop!

Making Ear Candy is just one of ProductionCONN's featured workshops. Other classes include Introduction to DSLR Filmmaking, Video Podcasting & Using Social Networks, Producing for Editors, Editing for Producers, 3D Titling in Post-Production, 3D Production, Motion Tracking for Editing, Effects and Motion Graphics, Media Management and Data Wrangling, and Production Assistant 101: Lighting and Grip on the Set.

ProductionCONN is November 30th-December 1st and is centrally located near Hartford, CT. Haven't registered yet? Take advantage of our early bird pricing and get your tickets today! (Students and teachers are eligible for a 50% discount!)

About Woody Woodhall, CAS:

Bio  

Twitter

Allied Post Audio

Los Angeles Post Production Group

Blog (Woody's Sound Advice)

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