'Bring Me the Head of Sockets the Clown'
Derek VOWLES
Sometimes Y Productions
vowlesx@aol.com

This animation piece was created by Derek for his 1996 Senior Thesis at Loyola Marymount University. He used Macromedia Director 4, Adobe Photoshop, Strata Studio Pro (titles) and his trusty black and white Apple OneScanner. The sound was recorded and mixed in ProTools by his friend Doug Traeger. This piece was done originally for 16 mm (shot off the screen with a Bolex camera), and later output from Director as raw QuickTime, edited in Adobe Premiere, and coded in DV format.

This film serves as a sequel of sorts to Socket's original film appearance — "Sockets, the World's Angriest Clown, Meets the Boy Who Would Not Smile." For more information on Sockets and to see screenshots of both films and a full QuickTime of Sockets II (compressed with Sorenson Squeeze 2.0), visit Sometimes Y Productions' webpage.

'Kids for the Bay' clips
Michael GARRIGUES
Foglifter Media
foglifter@aol.com

This was a series of clips from a promotional video on a local environmental education group called 'Kids for the Bay.' It is being used both as a fundraising tool and as an introduction to their programs for bay area schools. The footage was shot in miniDV with a Canon XL-1. This was Michael's first Final Cut Pro project, and was cut mostly in FCP 2. He wanted to do something that would benefit the community for his first effort, so he went down to the San Francisco Volunteer Center (www.vcsf.org) to do his research. Funding was provided by the Earth Island Institute.

Michael's background is in corporate marketing and writing. He is currently looking to create more pieces for other non-profits.

'EV Rules'trailer
Alec PROUDFOOT
Survival Machine Productions
alec@survivalmachine.com

This was a trailer for a documentary on electric vehicles that Alec is currently working on. He is filming the documentary in 16x9 format. Two cameras were used: a DSR-500 WL and a TRV-900 with an anamorphic lens. The race sequence against the Lambourghini was filmed at the Watsonville Airport. The piece was cut with EditDV.

Alec is also the president of a local film user group called IMAGE.

Endorphin is…'
Robert "Bob" FRANCO
Endorphin Productions
bob@endorphin.com

This was a sequence of clips from Bob Franco's website (Endorphin.com) videos. The camera used was a Sony DVCam DSR 500WS. He uses both Media 100 and Final Cut Pro systems to edit, and Media Cleaner Pro 4 and Sorenson Pro for encoding the video to QuickTime progressive download files. The website is primarily dedicated to the presentation of quality video news and entertainment (many in 16x9) taking place in the Monterey, Carmel, and Big Sur areas. (Broadband is advised.)

By the way, his first feature, "California P.I.", a goofy comedy shot primarily in Carmel and Big Sur, has a trailer on the CA PI page
which can be accessed from the home page. He will release it first on his website in segments much like his documentary, "Big Sur The Way It Was".

'Ball Lightning' sample
Kevin JOHNSON
Ceramic Rooster Productions
bosskev@pacbell.net

This sampling is from a featurette that Kevin is co-producing with San Jose State University called, 'Ball Lightning.' It was shot in Hi-Def 24p using a Sony Cineogic camera. It was edited in 30i. The piece that was shown was a DV down-conversion. It was written by Barry Gifford, directed Amy Glazer, and the cinematography was by Robert Humphreys. The piece was shot in the Livermore area.

Kevin is also the president of Mac Filmmakers.