PNYA’s Ben Baker (left) discusses a point with Alexa Zimmerman and Chris Healer.

The Post New York Alliance hosted a series of podcasts in September, October and November 2014 concerning the intricacies of editorial turnover. The talks helped members understand the specifics of the intricate dance between what happens on set and those film scans and data files are handled in the various post workflows for feature film finishing.

Since this is much more complex than it might seem at first, the series broke it all down into three evening sessions covering picture, sound and VFX. If you're curious to hear what was said, head on over to the PNYA podcast page, which you can find here.

Moderated by PNYA Education chair Ben Baker, the podcasts feature interviews with top professionals working in the field today, including Ian Blume (The Bourne Legacy, Chocolat, Doubt) , Alexa Zimmerman (Lee Daniel's The Butler, Boardwalk Empire, Midsummer Night's Dream), Zana Bochar (The Bourne Legacy, Noah), Chris Healer (Beasts Of The Southern Wild, A Walk Among The Tombstones), and Matthew Schneider (Workflow R&D Technicolor Postworks).

Each podcast episode can be listened to as standalone discussions on a single workflow. These talks have proved some of our most popular, however, so you might want to check out the whole series. After all, where else can busy New York post professionals learn about the latest trends in workflow and post processes in Hollywood and Independent films?

Thanks to Technicolor Postworks for their sponsorship and hosting of these events.

-Podcast theme by Ben Pedersen.

Workshop: Turnover to Picture 

Technicolor PostWorks New York

110 Leroy Street 

New York, NY 10014
Theatre

October 14, 2014 @ 7pm

The workshop will cover picture turnover from editorial to a picture finishing/ DI department. Seating in the theatre for this event again is limited, so please RSVP to seminars@postnewyork.org to avoid disappointment. Seats will be allocated on a first-come basis.

Speakers this evening are:

Ian Blume has worked in feature film postproduction for 15 years, spanning such films as CHOCOLAT, DOUBT and THE BOURNE LEGACY.

A graduate of Emerson College (Film Studies, 99), he started out in NYC by building a strong foundation at Sound One. There he established close ties in the industry, and quickly became part of a tightly knit family.

Ian has climbed the ranks as an assistant editor, working on 14 features of all budget levels, in the US and abroad. He has collaborated with many top-tier, award-winning editors, directors, writers and producers, and accumulated valuable experience, technique and guidance from all of them.

Ian is currently working as editor on his 2nd narrative feature film, DRAWING HOME.

Matthew Schneider leads the research and workflow development effort at Technicolor - PostWorks through the Test Lab. He assists clients in workflow design and implementation, and other issues related to digital camera systems and formats. He also serves as liaison to Avid and other technology manufacturers to assist in product development and customer support.

Prior to joining Technicolor - PostWorks New York in 2003, Schneider worked as a support engineer for Avid Technology, where he assisted with large-scale broadcast network deployments, and workflow design for feature film and television clients. He is an active member of SMPTE New York and the Sony Cine-Alta User Group.

Ben Baker has been across a broad range of US and UK studio and independent films as an executive producer, post supervisor, project consultant, workflow designer and manager, in areas as diverse as on location dailies and editorial for digital cinematography, high-end digital intermediate mastering, feature film restoration and digital asset management over the life-cycle of entire project, from development to distribution. He lived in the UK for 10 years and ran the Digital Lab at Framestore during that time. He now resides in New York.

The workshop is free for members- non members can sign up on the night!