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!

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Haven't registered for ProductionCONN yet? Take advantage of our early bird pricing and get your tickets today!

Here are just some of the highlights you can expect from PCONN 2011:

• Guest speakers: Michael Tronick (Predator, All that Jazz, Green Hornet), Bobbie O'Steen ("Cut To The Chase: 45 Years of Editing America's Favorite Movies," "The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie Magic"), and Howard Baldwin (Ray; Mystery, Alaska; Sahara).

• Intensive conference sessions: Introduction to DSLR Filmmaking, Video Podcasting & Using Social Media, Producing for Editors, Editing for Producers, Production Assistant 101: Lighting and Grip on the Set, Making Ear Candy, 3D Titling in Post-Production, 3D Production, Media Management & Data Wrangling, and Motion Tracking for Editing, Effects & Motion Graphics.

• Engaging workshop instructors including Allan Title, Jem Schofield, Jeff Hoyt, Woody Woodhall, Dan Montgomery, Ross Shain, and Zax Dow.

• Exhibitions and product demonstrations in our vendor theatre by some of the industry's most highly regarded companies such as ProductionCONN's presenting sponsor AJA Video Systems, Adobe, JVC, Panasonic, HB Communications, HB Group Inc., Telestream, Imagineer Systems, Imagine Products, Zaxwerks, G-Tech, Maxon, Activate The Space, Manhattan Edit Workshop, and more.

• Networking events: Keynote dinner, PCONN After Hours Gala. Live music! Food! Fun!

• WiFi enabled lounge areas. 

• 50% Student discount on workshops and exhibits (email details@productionconn.com for info).

• Special guests, exhibitors, and attractions are still being added!

ProductionCONN is proudly being produced for digital media artists of all levels as a celebration of our industry and as a forum to provide a hands-on environment for experiencing new trends, networking, and learning.

In an effort to provide a Comic-Con style tone, ProductionCONN aims to create a truly innovative, fun, and game-changing experience for and by everyone involved: exhibitors, attendees and special guests.

Don't be on the outside looking in. Be a part of the ProductionCONN revolution...and take advantage of our early rates now!

Looking forward to seeing all of you at the show,

Team ProductionCONN

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Press Release: ProductionCONN 2011 Announces Preliminary Trade Show Details

CREATIVE MINDS UNITE

FOR PRODUCTIONCONN 2011

MEDIA PRODUCTION INDUSTRY CONFERENCE & EXPO

Two-Day Media and Video Production Trade Show

To Make Debut in Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, CT (May 20, 2011)—ProductionCONN, a two-day media and video production trade show where creative minds unite to experience emerging innovations, evolving technologies, and informative conferences announced today details for its inaugural show on November 30 and December 1, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut.

ProductionCONN 2011 will feature over 10,000 square feet of vendor exhibitions, interactive conferences, an after hours gala, and keynote dinner. Attendees will also enjoy WiFi enabled lounge areas, video games, product demonstrations, and the latest innovations and solutions from major exhibitors including AJA Video Systems, Adobe Systems Incorporated, JVC, HB Communications, and Panasonic.

The first ProductionCONN conference and exposition marks the coming together of media production professionals as a community: producers and post-production professionals, writers and journalists, students and top-tier experts—united to learn, grow and share the wealth of knowledge.

“I’m thrilled to bring an event of this caliber to the digital media professionals in our community,” said Keith Larsen, ProductionCONN co-founder & executive director. “Connecticut is a focal point of film, television, and video production, and sits in the ideal central location to reach industry professionals and students from all over the Northeast region. The early response has been nothing short of exciting.”

Guest speakers scheduled to appear at ProductionCONN 2011 include A.C.E. motion picture editor Michael Tronick (Predator, True Romance, Remember The Titans, Green Hornet), author Bobbie O’Steen (Cut To The Chase: 45 Years of Editing America’s Favorite Movies, The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie Magic) and Howard Baldwin (producer, Mystery, Alaska; Sound of Thunder; Sahara; Swimming Upstream; Danny Deckchair; The Game of Their Lives; Ray; and founder/owner of the former New England/Hartford Whalers and current CT Whale hockey clubs).

Workshops will be taught by industry veterans Allan Title, Jem Schofield, Jeff Hoyt, and Woody Woodhall, and include Producing for Editors, Editing for Producers, Introduction to DSLR Filmmaking, Video Podcasting & Using Social Networks, Making Ear Candy, and Production Assistant 101: Lighting and Grip on the Set.

ProductionCONN 2011 is produced by Digital CONNtent Creators, in association with Manhattan Edit Workshop. For times, location, workshop details, guest bios, news updates, and registration information, please visit www.productionconn.com.

About ProductionCONN

ProductionCONN is a two-day media and video production trade show where creative minds unite to experience emerging innovations, evolving technologies, and informative conferences. Our events celebrate the energy and passion of bringing film, television, documentaries, corporate videos, and news to life on any platform by providing an environment to network with industry peers, see new products first hand, and gain advanced knowledge to stay ahead of the curve. ProductionCONN can be found online at www.productionconn.com, www.twitter.com/productionconn and http://www.facebook.com/productionconn.

And so the fun begins…!

After months of tireless pre-planning, the show prep momentum for PCONN has propelled forward at an amazing pace.

With many thanks to Logan Hagstrom, the PCONN Web Dude, we finally have the website. We also have our social networks off the ground—you can find us at the big three—Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Be sure to follow us to keep-up-date with our latest news announcements, early bird special and other important details you may not want to miss! (And spread the word!)

As for our website changes, you won’t want to miss the Classes and Events page, where we’ve added the bios of our guests: Michael Tronick, Bobbie O’Steen, Howard Baldwin, Allan Title, Jem Schofield, Woody Woodhall and Jeff Hoyt.

Keith, Kristi, and Matt from the PCONN staff are currently getting ready to head out to Las Vegas for NAB 2011, where they plan to hit the town in these nifty new PCONN shirts. (They are the latest thing…get yours today!) Long days of meetings and work planned, but looking forward to coming back with lots of exciting news to share.

We’ve loved hearing all the great feedback and excitement coming from all over. It makes every moment of creating this event for the digital media community far and wide worth it!