Hawaii FCPUG

May ‘10 Meeting: “Quick and Effective Audio Sweetening”

Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Mel Matsuoka.

1. MAY 2010 MEETING
THE MAY MEETING IS the 3rd WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH:
MAY 19

AGENDA:

A. Presentation: Quick and Effective Audio Sweetening
Presented by Steve Szabo
B. User Problem Solver
Presented by Steve Szabo & Mel Matsuoka

A. Presentation: Quick and Effective Audio Sweetening
Presented by Steve Szabo

The people who watch your video will notice flaws in sound far more quickly than they will notice problems with the picture. And unfortunately, it is a reality of modern production that the sound recorded in-camera or by a second device is rarely perfect.

If you’re going to invest your time and creativity in the editing, effects, titles, graphics and color grading of your project, it makes a lot of sense to ensure your sound is good too! In this presentation, Steve will use real-world examples of problematic audio and demonstrate some methods for lessening problems and improving the sound.

B. User Directed Problem Solver
Presented by Steve Szabo & Mel Matsuoka

In this User Directed Problem Solver, you will be able to direct the discussion.
Do you have a problem with your video that you can’t quite solve?
Do you experience issues with certain operations or functions that you would love to resolve?
This is a forum for getting “answers by demonstration” to your video issues.

Steve and/or Mel will address raised questions by demonstrating solutions using the applications in question.

DATE:
The May meeting of our group will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

WEDNESDAY, May 19th, 6:30 PM – 9 PM

LOCATION:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Krauss Hall,
Yukiyoshi Room
PARKING: $5, and because it is in the evening,
PARK IN ANY PARKING AREAS ON CAMPUS
See map at this link:
Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room Map

***** PLEASE RSVP *****
if you plan to attend.
SEATING IS LIMITED!

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Feb. 17, 2010 Meeting: Pizza and 2 short films with Academy Award nominated filmmaker Hanna Polak

Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Mel Matsuoka.

The February 2010 Hawaii FCPUG meeting will be on WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17, 6:30 – 9 pm. Because we’re expecting a large turnout for this event, YOU MUST RSVP FOR THIS MEETING!

Our February 2010 meeting starts off with FREE PIZZA at 6:30 (courtesy of the awesome folks at DigiEffects, makers of some of the coolest FCP and After Effects plugins on the planet!). We’ll follow that with screenings of 2 short films by Filmmaker Hanna Polak, who will be there to tell the amazing story of her life leading up to becoming a cinematographer and filmmaker whose film, The Children of Leningradsky, was nominated for both an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards.

For more information on Hanna Polak, check out her site, at HannaPolak.com

The Children of Leningradsky
Nominated for 2004 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject
Recipient of numerous international awards



This documentary takes an intimate and heart-breaking look at a group of homeless children living in and around a Moscow train station. Hanna Polak together with Andrzej Celinski captured numerous intimate and heartbreaking scenes in this raw, verite documentary, which combines footage of the children and Moscow authorities with alarming statistics about homelessness and its devastating effects in post-Soviet Russia.
35 min.

"This film is more than a film about the homeless children of Moscow. It is about the consequences of abandoning our humanity." – Hanna Polak

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Stone Silence
Cinematographers: Hanna Polak, Jacek Petrycki
Featuring striking cinematography of modern Afghanistan and a riveting true story!

This gritty documentary by filmmaker Krzysztof Kopczynski investigates the 2005 incident in which a 29-year-old Afghan woman named Amina was stoned to death for the crime of adultery. Investigating the story of Amina’s life, and the events that led to her brutal, unjust death, Stone Silence tells the story of how Amina’s arranged marriage was unfulfilling to her compared to the real love and passion she felt for a friend. She eventually succumbed to her feelings for her friend, and paid the ultimate price for it. – Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
52 min

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Pizza provided by DigiEffects (www.digieffects.com)

Free for MEMBERS and those for whom it is your first time at a Hawaii Final Cut Pro Users Group meeting.

Non-Members who have attended before, please become a member.
(SEE Instructions at the end of this Newsletter under NEW MEMBERSHIP)

DATE:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 6:30 PM – 9 PM

LOCATION:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Krauss Hall,
Yukiyoshi Room

PARKING: $5, and because it is in the evening,
PARK IN ANY PARKING AREAS ON CAMPUS
See map at this link:
Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room Map

***** PLEASE RSVP *****
if you plan to attend.
SEATING IS LIMITED!

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