Vegas baby, Vegas

One week from right this minute I'll be rappin' keynote-style at NAB.

A Million Dollar Look on a Thousand Dollar Budget!
Wednesday, April 16, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Convention Center S222/223

Today’s flexible hardware and software are offering opportunities to create high-quality productions for theater and broadcast on very reasonable budgets. If you love to create projects independently, this is the session for you.

Executive Panelists
Dave Basulto, CEO, Clarity Pictures
Alex Lindsay, Founder, Pixel Corps
Taylor Wigton, Director of Photography, 447 Productions

Keynote
Stu Maschwitz, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, The Orphanage
Moderator: Brian Valente, Partner, Redrock Micro

Comments

[Kenneth Ecker]

Stu, "you're like this bear with these big f***in' claws..."

If I may be so bold as to speak as an audience member...

There's a pretty big gap between the guys that state the actual cost differences and how the barriers to entry aren't what they used to be; and then there's the guys that show the practicality of the changing face of the industry. That's what makes the guide a great book.

Things like illustrating miniature techniques, or that bit about 'why not shoot 2:40 to 1?', that stuff is infectious. It gets people excited about the process.

Not for nothin', but if I read one more article about the big features that have edited with FCP and were shot on REDs...

Anyway, I hope to drop by, I'm sure it'll be worth it.

"Why'd it have to be Goofy?"
"At least it's Disney"

[George P. Schnyder]

Please record it and put it online if possible...

Wish you a lot of fun there

[NBCJackBauer]

Hello!
Is there any possibility to watch a videostream of those conventions. Everytime I read of them (here or also over at videocopilot) I´d really like to go there and watch.
But since "going there" means flying several thousand miles on my non existent budget, I´d really like to know of other ways of sitting in.

greetings from munich/germany

Patrick
PS: I´m reading the guide right now and I love it, it makes me feel like I could do anything I want to. (but buying a ticket of course...)

[MBS]

really want to come see you and alex bust it out, 325 donuts is alot.

i agree with everyone creaming over the scarlett and other marketing maneuvers from RED (my camera just showed up!hahha) its still a long way from being fully known and worked into a proper workflow and image control.

stoked to see you are still focusing on that because all the toys in the world dont make up for good story and good pictures.

[Orlandont]

Prolost has a itunes podcast. Basulto has a podcast. I don't think NAB will provide or authorize a podcast (defeats the purpose of getting folks to travel for info). So it's up to a kind audience member to record and post an MP3 (video is really not important for any presentation. You can import audio only in FCP if you use your lenscapped camera as the audio recording device).
Please post a link back to this thread. Thanks!

I recorded the "future of distro" at Florida Film Fest a few weeks back. I'd post it, but as one panelist said, "We expected to change the game. But then we saw that distro has not changed for 100 years. The game won't be changed in the near future..." I can sum it up for you now: there are no new revenue streams. All new technology simply slices the pie, it doesn't add any new pieces. Do direct to video genre pieces. You'll actually get paid, though no guarantees of ever getting paid, ever. Anything with theatrical will probably not get you paid. It'll help you with future projects, but that movie will be your loss leader. (Direct to video involves a sale. Distro agreements don't normally give advances). And the most heartening advice... Good films are seen, eventually. Considering that Southland Tales only grossed $300K theatrical, and I doubt it'll generate $14 million in DVD sales, that's a nice sentiment but doesn't repay the debt.
All the same, watch Southland Tales. It's like Idiocracy in some ways, not as funny but more fun to watch.

[G Man]

there are companies out there that actually sell DVD's of their events and conferences for people who cannot afford the pass or even get time off from their jobs to attend (SF tech. companies mostly.)

I would gladly buy (for upto $50.00) any recording of this conference.

Hey Stu, I'm sure most people reading this post would also buy the DVD...helping you offset the production costs.

Any chance of recording the conference for us, Stu?

BTW, I also wrote to NAB addressing the same issue.