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!

PCONN Staffers Hit the Road to NAB...Vegas, Baby!

ProductionCONN's Keith, Kristi & Matt just wrapped up a crazy week in Vegas working at NAB and networking with old and new industry friends at night.

In between shifts working at the AJA booth, they wandered the show floor promoting PCONN and brokering deals to bring the best of the best companies to exhibit at our show on November 30 & December 1. We're very excited by the response we received and some of the negotiations we have on the table for more great products and speakers to add to the ProductionCONN roster!

We've added some of our personal pictures to the PCONN Facebook page, be sure to check them out! There are a few shots of our evening at IMUG's Media Motion Ball, an evening hanging out with the MoGraph guys at the Pinball Hall of Fame, prepping for the infamous 2011 Vegas Supermeet (where Apple announced FCPX), and some cool shots of Keith being interviewed by Josh Apter of Manhattan Edit Workshop for his NAB iPad-shot and edited-on-the-spot padumentaries. VERY cool! Check it out here:


NAB - On The Floor : ProductionCONN from Manhattan Edit Workshop on Vimeo.

Keith also appeared on the Digital Production BuZZ with Larry Jordan to discuss ProductionCONN.

Overall, we felt really good about our NAB experience this year. The fact that Keith & Kristi won $125 playing penny slots on the way out of town helped...a bonus that they promptly spent on a a feast of Indian food upon returning to Los Angeles.

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