This is Part 1 of the VFX Colorspace Seminar, given by Chris Healer, CEO of The Molecule VFX.

TURNOVER TO VFX 

Technicolor PostWorks New York
110 Leroy Street
New York, NY 10014

November 6, 2014 @ 7pm 

The final session in the popular Turnover Series is Turnover to VFX, a conversation between a visual effects editor and visual effects supervisor about what goes into their work together. Technicolor again hosts us in their comfortable Leroy Street ground floor theatre. If you can’t make it, be sure to check out our podcast recording.

This Turnover to VFX workshop will cover the full visual effects editorial process. We’ll hear from top working pros just how visual effects shots move through their workflow from editorial versions to finishing.

Seating in the theatre is limited to 30. Don’t be disappointed by not securing a seat! Please RSVP to seminars@postnewyork.org as soon as you can. Seats will be allocated on a first-come basis.

Speakers on the night are:

Zana Bochar has been working in postproduction in NYC since graduating from Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts. Zana joined the Editors Guild as an apprentice on A Serious Man. Her feature film work includes Black Swan and Men In Black 3. Zana started in visual effects editorial as a visual effects assistant editor on The Bourne Legacy and Noah. Most recently she was the visual effects editor on Chris Rock's upcoming Top Five.

Chris Healer’s varied career includes finishing a film degree at University of Colorado/Boulder, building a 16mm projector out of Legos and writing a 3D graphics library in DOS, Chris transitioned from web design to motion capture and 3D animation while in Denver. He moved to New York in 2002 to complete work on Below the Belt (Sundance 2004). By 2005 Chris founded visual effects house The Molecule (http://www.themolecule.com). At The Molecule, he splits his time as CEO, CTO, Visual Effects Supervisor, VFX Consultant, Creative Designer, Software Developer, Producer, and Chief Scientist. 

Chris has worked on a variety of film and television projects, including The Affair, Nurse Jackie, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, The Americans, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Rescue Me, Damages, 30 Rock, Rubicon, Royal Pains, Smash, Blue Bloods, Golden Boy, A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Giver, Hellbenders, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and many more.

Ben Baker, series’ moderator and PNYA Education committee chair, has worked across a broad range of studio and independent films in both the UK and US as an executive producer, post supervisor, project consultant, workflow designer and manager. His work has covered 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 an entire project, from development to distribution. 

Ben’s credits include his work on Casino Royale, The Narnia Chronicles Trilogy, and Generation Kill (HBO). His film and digital restoration work is extensive, including mastering hundreds of films. While living in the UK, Ben ran the Digital Lab at noted facility Framestore. He now lives in the New York area.

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

TURNOVER TO SOUND 

POSTWORKS NEW YORK

100 AVE OF THE AMERICAS

NEW YORK, NY 10013

THEATER – 10TH FLOOR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 @ 7PM 

Following up form the successful AE/ DIT Seminar, PNYA is holding a series of workshops on the editorial turnover process.

The first, Turnover To Sound, is being held on September 16, 2014 at PostWorks New York.

The workshop will go through the reason for and creation of the key deliverables for sound finishing. Assistant editor and editor Ian Blume and Supervising Sound Editor Alexa Zimmerman will lead the session.

Seating in the theatre for this event is limited, so please RSVP to seminars@postnewyork.org to avoid disappointment. Seats will be allocated on a first-come basis.

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

Speaker Bios:

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

A graduate of Emerson College, 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 lives in Astoria, Queens, and is currently working as editor on his 2nd narrative feature film, DRAWING HOME.

Alexa Zimmerman has been working in the sound post field for 14 years, working most recently as an Supervising Sound Editor on Julie Taymor's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, dialogue editor on the series BOARDWALK EMPIRE and ROYAL PAINS, and assistant editor on features including THE FIFTH ESTATE and LEE DANIEL'S THE BUTLER.

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Join Moderator Joe Chianese, EVP of EP Financial Solutions, as he leads a panel featuring the top independent producers of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, along with the film commissioners and incentive specialists who helped them bring their projects to completion.
MODERATOR: Joe Chianese, EVP of EP Financial Solutions
HOSTS: Variety 411 in association with EP Financial Solutions, Producers Guild of America, Association of Film Commissioners International and Oakwood Worldwide.
PANELISTS:
Bonnie Curtis– Producer, "Last Days in the Desert”
Houston King – Producer, "Results”
John Hadity – EVP, EP Financial Solutions
Kim LeBlanc – Production Consultant, Texas Film Commission
Julie Lynn – Producer, "Last Days in the Desert”
Carroll Morton – Managing Entertainment Industry Development,  City of New Orleans
Celine Rattray – Producer, "Ten Thousand Saints”
Susannah Greason Robbins, Executive Director, San Francisco Film Commission
Amanda Marshall, Producer, "The Diary of a Teenage Girl”
Jeremy Kipp Walker, Executive Producer, "Mississippi Grind”

Learn from the pros. Producing independent films requires a broad range of skills and expertise. 

Our panel features some of today’s most successful producers and industry leaders who will share their practical insights and best business practices.

MODERATOR/HOST: Matt Lefferts – Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo (FWRV)
PANELISTS:
Peter Gilbert ("Unexpected” – Sundance 2015)
Chris Webber ("Unexpected” – Sundance 2015)
Nancy Schafer (8750 Films)
Claudine Marrotte ("I Am Michael” – Sundance 2015)
Jake Levy (FWRV)
Kimberley Skyrme (KS Casting)
Melanie Miller (Fishbowl)

Independent Financing

DESCRIPTION: EP Financial Solutions is hosting a panel of experts to discuss the financing issues that need to be considered and various options to get your independent film produced. Listen to our experts exchange relevant tips and tricks of the trade.  After the panel, stay to continue the discussion one-on-one and network with other filmmakers.
MODERATOR/HOST: Entertainment Partners

Directors of Photography – The Craft of Indie Cinematography

DESCRIPTION: A panel of cinematographers with films at Sundance will discuss the status of the craft of cinematography.  The moderated discussion will cover topics ranging from camera and lens choices to the collaboration with the entire creative team.
MODERATORS/ HOST : Cineverse
PANELISTS: 
Kristian Kachikis, (Dog Bowl)
Chris Rejano (A Million Miles Away)
Dagmar Weaver-Madsen (Unexpected)
David Kruta (Wallace)

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