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13 November 2002 — We would like give some exposure to elements of the Mac filmmaker community, particularly local elements. (Most of these groups' events will be posted to the MacFilmmakers' webcalendar/iCAL.)
OTHER FCP USER GROUPS — Nationwide
OTHER FCP USER GROUPS — Worldwide
 Leaders: Kevin Johnson | Alutha Jamancar | Jerry Monti | Mark Calice Description: We are a user group located in Silicon Valley. Our mission is to help filmmakers of all levels develop high quality content using a Macintosh-based workflow. While a primary focus is on editing with Final Cut Pro, MacFilmmakers will also look at the entire production cycle from project development through distribution. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: Founded in January 2002, we had our inaugural meeting in March 2002 on the Apple campus. Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet. Benefits: Monthly meetings; website. Location: South Bay; Cupertino Leaders: Kevin Monahan | Sharon Franklin | Alberto Palacios Description: This user group is a Final Cut Pro-centered user group, and just recently celebrated its two-year aniversary. They were the world's first FCP users group! (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: Founded in March 2000, they just recently celebrated its two-year aniversary. Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet. Benefits: Monthly meetings; listserv; website. Leaders: Jim Tierney Description: This user group is primarily visual effects, and has had great presentations for Adobe After Effects, plugins, and 3D and compositing software. They meet at the Graphic Arts institute each month, usually a Monday. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: .... Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet. Benefits: Monthly meetings; new website: BAMG.org. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.) Leaders: Alec Proudfoot Description: IMAGE is a community of Film/Video/Multimedia
Makers. Who would have thought that there was a community of filmmakers
in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay? Believe it or not,
there are thousands of independent filmmakers working here, producing
everything from feature films to cable access programming. History: .The Independent Media Artists Group, IMAGE, was formed in October 1993 to bring together local film/video/digital media makers. In our 9 years of existence, IMAGE has grown by leaps and bounds, with over 1,500 people in our database. Membership: Currently open, there are membership fees. Benefits: Monthly meetings; website, seminars …
Location: South Bay; Palo Alto Leaders: Dan Gomes | their staff… Description: The Film Arts Foundation is a nonprofit leader in the media arts field, providing comprehensive training, equipment, information, consultations, and exhibition opportunities to independent filmmakers. History: Film Arts Foundation has been in existence 25 years. Membership: Open. Membership Fees $45 / $65 Benefits: website.
Leaders: Frank Swanson Description: VCC is a non-profit educational organization devoted to promoting the art and craft of non-commercial movie/video making. They meet monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of every month (except December) at Cupertino's Quinlan Community Center from 7 – 9pm. Their website has a more information including their monthly newsletter. History: VCC was founded in 1996 as an outgrowth of a camcorder class given in Cupertino. Membership: Yearly Membership Dues: $25. Benefits: Monthly meetings, newsletters; contests ...
Leaders: Liza Seybold Description: Cinema Chicks is a group where Bay Area women in film can connect, collaborate and be inspired. They meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month for an evening of Show & Tell, Tips & Tricks, guest speakers and whatever else they can fit into 2 hours. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) Meetings usually start at 7:30 pm. History: Founded in February 2001, they have over 90 members from all walks of film. Membership: Open to women only, there are no membership fees as yet, but a $2 donation is requested at meetings. Benefits: Monthly meetings; listserv; website. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Ted Price Description: DVD Studio Pro was founded to create a place
to exchange ideas and to go for information and suggestions. DVDSP
doesn't have too many support History: begins October 22, 2002 Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet. Benefits: Monthly meetings; listserv (soon), associated forum on the dvGarage Forums. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Alutha Jamancar Description: The After Effects User Group presents "mini-classes" and discussions dedicated to After Effects and related plug-ins, including new tools, production techniques, and utilizing everything After Effects has to offer: Film Production to Flash output…. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: Inaugural meeting will be October 17, from 7 - 9:30 pm at DVGarage Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet; preregistration required to attend. Benefits: Monthly meetings (seating limited to 70 persons max.); webpage soon, associated forum on the dvGarage Forums. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Alutha Jamancar Description: The Photoshop User Group is dedicated to production techniques for print, multimedia, and film production in Adobe Photoshop. These "mini-classes" by high-end Photoshop users will discuss techniques necessary for professional-level work. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: Inaugural meeting will be October 16, from 7 - 9:30 pm at DVGarage. Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet; preregistration required to attend. Benefits: Monthly meetings (seating limited to 70 persons max.); webpage soon, associated forum on the dvGarage Forums. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Alutha Jamancar Description: The Power OS X User Group is dedicated to learning the details of both the OS X operating system utlities and the underlying UNIX (FreeBSD) operating system, which includes the UNIX shell, file systems, security, and networking. UNIX is a key component of the systems deployed at the top film and special effects houses in the world, and its penetration in the motion graphic industry is expected to grow strongly. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: Inaugural meeting will be October 29, from 7 - 9:30 pm at DVGarage. Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet; preregistration required to attend. Benefits: Monthly meetings (seating limited to 70 persons max.); webpage soon, associated forum on the dvGarage Forums. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Larry Rosenthal Description: The focus of this group will be to explore realtime, interactive, involving interfaces and content expressed in three dimensions — the kind that offer people the one media experience that can't get from television, film, or print. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: more info later. Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet. Benefits: Monthly meetings (seating limited to 70 persons max.); webpage soon, associated forum on the dvGarage Forums. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Alutha Jamancar Description: The FormZ / Electric Image User Group presents "mini-classes" and discussions dedicated to FormZ and Electric Image. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: Inaugural meeting was November 6, from 7 - 9:30 pm at DVGarage. Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet; preregistration required to attend. Benefits: Monthly meetings (seating limited to 70 persons max.); webpage soon, associated forum on the dvGarage Forums. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Alutha Jamancar Description: The RealViz User Group presents "mini-classes" and discussions dedicated to RealViz. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: Inaugural meeting was November 7, from 7 - 9:30 pm at DVGarage. Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet; preregistration required to attend. Benefits: Monthly meetings (seating limited to 70 persons max.); webpage soon, associated forum on the dvGarage Forums. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Alutha Jamancar Description: The Maya User Group is dedicated to digital content creation using Maya for modeling and rendering. (Check the MacFilmmaker webcalendar for dates.) History: Inaugural meeting will be November 21, from 7 - 9:30 pm at DVGarage. Membership: Currently open, there are no membership fees as yet; preregistration required to attend. Benefits: Monthly meetings (seating limited to 70 persons max.); webpage soon, associated forum on the dvGarage Forums. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.)
Leaders: Alex Lindsay Description: Our training is part internship, part user group, part think tank … all hands-on and all project-oriented. No previous experience in computer graphics is necessary to enter the program. Previous graphics experience (3D, 2D, Video) may allow you to accelerate some training. Pixel Corps training is team oriented, so if you don't like working with others, please do not apply. Applications covered include : Photoshop, After Effects, Electric Image, Form-Z, Maya, Final Cut Pro, REAL VIZ, and more. Techniques covered include: Unix Shell Scripting, Production Management, Photoshop, Video Compositing and Editing, 3D, and Photogrammetry. The intention is to train the next generation of Media Developers … familiar with everything from Broadband Content Creation to Digital Film Production. We intend to bring the opportunity to everyone regardless of economic background or location. If you participate … you will be part of an experiment that may have a global impact. (Check the Pixel Corps webcalendar for dates.) History: Incubated over the past 2 years, the Pixel Corps is beginning an expansion phase. Membership: Opens periodically; orientation is free.To join the Pixel Corps after orientation: $50 registration, $25 per month til year's end. Benefits: See description. Location: San Francisco-based; meets monthly at DVGarage, 785 Market Street, Suite 200. San Francisco, CA 94013, USA. (Map it.) |
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