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Join us Wednesday, December 10 for our last BOSCPUG of 2014 – with post networking + refreshments (pizza and drinks) following at SALVATORE’S!

Get out to meet & mingle with fellow filmmakers in the Bright Family Screening Room at The Paramount Center at Emerson College – Enjoy a great night of networking, engaging screenings & conversation – swap stories and business cards, discover talent and crew for your next project – and interact with members of Boston’s Production and Post community.

Then, join us for an industry reception featuring Refreshments + Networking next door at SALVATORE’S. Grab a seat now!

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Put mocha in Your Filmmaking: Ross Shain, Imagineer Systems

Ross Shain from Imagineer Systems  will be presenting mocha, the Academy award-winning planar tracking and visual effect software. Come see the newest mocha Pro version 4.1 and learn how this amazing tool is used for fixing footage, digital makeup and seamless visual effects. mocha compliments standard post-production and editing tools such as Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Autodesk Flame, Smoke, NUKE and many more.

AND joining Ross is Tim “Monty” Montgomery of Finish Post, who will show off his magical mocha powers with examples of his work, including before and after footage from ‘The Chain,’ directed by Noel Dow Barlow.

Note: We will be screening the new trailer to ‘The Chain’ as part of Tim’s preso.

ABOUT ROSS SHAIN
Ross Shain is the Chief Marketing Officer of Imagineer Systems and product designer of mocha. An award winning visual effects supervisor and finishing artist, he has worked on numerous music videos, commercials and feature films. In 2012, Ross was honored with a Science and Technology Academy Award for his participation in the design and development of mocha software. Prior to his role at Imagineer Systems, Ross held positions with Avid Technology, On2 Technologies, Northern Lights Post and taught at New York Universities CADA program.

Imagineer Systems develops of visual effects solutions for film, video and broadcast post production markets.  Imagineer Systems has made its mark on such marquee Hollywood blockbuster productions as The Hobbit, Gone Girl, The Amazing Spiderman, The Wolf of Wall Street, and the Harry Potter series.

For more information visit: www.imagineersystems.com

Twitter: @imagineersystem  | Website: www.imagineersystems.com

ABOUT TIM MONTGOMERY
Tim Montgomery, better known as Monty, is the Senior VFX Artist at Finish Post.  Monty has over a decade of experience working with clients such as Sam Adams, Liberty Mutual, Carnival, Bailey’s, Santander, McDonald’s, Keurig, and Acura. In addition, he has handled the VFX on films such as ‘Underwater Dreams‘ and most recently ‘The Chain.’  Monty’s suite is ready for any of your finishing needs and includes Flame and After Effects, a 13 foot screen, Barco cinema projector, 48 inch plasma, 5.1 surround and the ability to create encrypted DCPs.

Twitter: @MontyVFX

A member of the Soundtrack Group, Finish Post is a full service post-production facility located in Boston’s Back Bay. Finish Post can handle everything including Offline to Online Editorial, DCP Digital Cinema Packages, Film Scanning, Telecine and Digital Ingest for dailies or selects Color Correction, Animation and CGI, and finally a 15 person screening room outfitted with surround sound and DCI compliant Barco Digital Cinema projector outputting to a 13′ screen.

Twitter: @finishboston  | Website: www.finishpost.com

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Creating with mocha, DaVinci Resolve and Boris FX

Joining both Ross and Tim will be a guest filmmaker on behalf of Boris FX to share on creating with mocha, DaVinci Resolve and Boris Continuum Complete 9 –

Stay Tuned for complete details to be added week of December 1st!

ABOUT BORIS FX
Founded in 1995, Boris FX is a leading developer of VFX, compositing, titling, video editing, and workflow tools for broadcast, post-production, and film professionals. Boris FX products have grown to serve over a million artists worldwide. The company’s success lies in its ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with Adobe, Apple, Avid, Grass Valley, Nexidia, Sony, Quantel and other leading developers of video editing software.

Twitter: @borisfx  | Website: www.borisfx.com

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SPECIAL EDITOR’S RETREAT 2015 GIVEAWAY!

Boscpug is proud to be a media sponsor of Editors Retreat 2015 – happening February 5-1oth in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida

We will give away one Full Tuition Pass in an Essay contest at our Wednesday, December 10 BOSCPUG
(Airfare, Hotel, food and beverage are not included – participants are required to stay in one hotel – sessions are held during meals)

FULL ACCESS PASS + WARMUP
it includes 6 days of sessions, all networking activities and special events —
WINNER’s price $1650.00, regular price $4195

OR

FULL ACCESS PASS = includes 5 days of sessions, all networking activities and special events —
WINNER’s price $1395, regular price $3695.00

In each case the price paid actually covers Editors Retreat costs only on hotel and food & Beverages for the days mentioned.. so all training, goodies and kick ass experience are on Editors Retreat

Airfare is not included.
(There is one night that attendees spend their own dollars and go out or stay in etc) It is a beautiful hotel and the setting is relaxing if you choose to stay in. Please check the schedule and airfares to make sure you can get to and from Daytona Beach, Florida-

Essay Basic Requirements

IN order to be eligible to win, you must submit an essay in person at our Wednesday, December 10th BOSCPUG

Essays must be single page printed hard copy and turned in during the December 10 meeting – wait for them to be collected-

You need to attend the December 10 meeting to enter, if no qualified applicants apply and commit to the time and costs we may choose to not assign the pass-

Essay should have your full name, address, phone, email and other contact info should demonstrate – your experience, skill level, passion to take the Editors Retreat and clearly state your understanding, commitment to schedule the time, make the trip, and have the current ability to pay the room and board fees upfront, and your travel.

Please leave the opportunity to those who can cover the expense.

Jeff Greenberg will review the complete essays and choose the winner.

Benefits for 2015 have not yet been set but last year included Goodies for everyone – and Prize Raffles and Game Winner Bonuses

All BOSCPUG members may use Discount code ‘BOSCPUG‘ to reduce costs by 10% – (cannot be combined with other ER Discounts) – Refer to

http://www.editorsretreat.com/editors-retreat-rates/

which has current pricing and what is included in each package. Your code will take 10% off WHICHEVER package your members choose.

RETREAT FULL ACCESS with discount:$3,325.50 ( normally $3,965.00)
RETREAT FULL ACCESS+ WARMUP with discount:  $3,375.50 (normally $4,195.00)

ER Alumni have a greater discount and are automatically accepted- check your emails from Editors Retreat.

If you have attended the Editors Retreat in the past and have not been receiving communications – check with Denise Miller below

Questions check the website
http://www.editorsretreat.com or
email Denise Miller
Denisem@fmctraining.com
http://www.editorsretreat.com/contact/

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PLUS OUR END OF YEAR HOLIDAY BIG DIG RAFFLE!

Presently over $9,000 & Counting!

Featuring cool filmmaker prizes you want to use on your projects:

– We are giving away a 1 year Subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud!

With new, connected Creative Cloud apps and services, you have all the tools and assets you need to create amazing work across desktop and mobile devices. There are plans for everyone, including students, photographers, and small and medium business.

Watch the Adobe CC 2014 launch event

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– We are giving away mocha Pro from Imagineer Systems (value $1,046)!

mocha Pro 4 Quick Look from Imagineer Systems on Vimeo.

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– We are giving away a copy of Boris Continuum Complete 9!

Boris Continuum Complete 9
There’s something for every editor and artist in the latest release of Boris Continuum Complete. Work more efficiently and creatively on all your projects. Top feature highlights include:

• FX Browser™ – Allows you to quickly & easily search through the entire fx library and its presets over video from your actual timeline, not just a still image.
• Filters: BCC 2-Color Strip, BCC Chromakey Studio, BCC Edge Grunge, BCC Grunge, BCC Laser Beam, BCC Lens Correction, BCC Magic Sharp, BCC Pan and Zoom, BCC Vignette
• 3x the amount of transitions than in previous versions, including single track transitions for Adobe Premiere Pro. Flutter Cuts, Lens Flare Dissolve, Damaged TV Wipe, and lots more!
• Open CL and NVIDIA CUDA acceleration. Popular filters such as BCC Film Glow and BCC Film Process render 2x faster.
• Expanded HTML documentation – Chock full of examples, tips, and tutorials.

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– We are giving away a copy of Boris RED!

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– We are giving away Fusion 7 Studio courtesy of Blackmagic Design (value $995)!

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– We’re giving away TWO COPIES EACH of  iZotope RX 4 Standard & Advanced Complete Audio Repair – (total value $2,596)!

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– We’re giving away INDIE ESSENTIALS – Over 100GB of Practical Visual Effects for Editors (Value $349)!

Indie Essentials! from That Studio on Vimeo.

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We are also giving away:

– copy of the new “RIGGING YOUR CINEMA CAMERA” book by Marco Solorio of OneRiver Media!

– Damage & Delerium from digiEffects – total value $398: (http://www.digieffects.com/)

– $500 worth of Artbeats HD stock footage of your choice – value $500: (http://www.artbeats.com/)

– $100 in Imagine Bucks from Imagine Products – value $100: (http://imagineproducts.com/)

– $100 credit from IntelligentAsisstance.com – value $100: (http://intelligentassistance.com/)

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