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Fusion Effects with DaVinci Resolve Certification class

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Editor’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve Certification class (Spanish)

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Colorists Guide to DaVinci Resolve Certification class

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Editor’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve Certification class (Portuguese)

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Introduction to DaVinci Resolve Certification class (French)

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Fairlight Audio with DaVinci Resolve Certification class

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Introduction to DaVinci Resolve Certification class (Spanish)

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Fairlight Audio with DaVinci Resolve Certification class (Portuguese)

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Editor’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve Certification class

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Seven of our board members from Post New York Alliance will discuss the organization’s ambitious plans for promoting post-production in New York State in a special Post Break session scheduled for Thursday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m. EDT on Zoom.

PNYA chair Yana Collins Lehman will join board members Chris Peterson, Jennifer Lane, Rebekah Hernandez, Kim Spikes, Andrea Bloome, and Ben Baker in describing the organization’s programs, initiatives and outreach efforts, its new website and how members of the wider post-production community can get involved.

Yana Collins Lehman is President/COO, Trevanna Post

Chris Peterson, Board Secretary, PNYA is Executive Producer, Nice Shoes

Jennifer Lane, Membership Director, PNYA is a Post Producer/Associate Producer

Rebekah Hernandez, Board Member, PNYA; is a Post Production Supervisor

Kim Spikes, Chair of Sustainability Committee, PNYA is SVP of Culture and Engagement, Streamland Media

Andrea Bloome, Chair of PR Committee, PNYA is a Founding Partner and COO, Alchemy Post Sound

Ben Baker, Board Member, PNYA is a Partner, Next Generation Production

“New York’s post-production industry has proven its resourcefulness and resilience the past two years and PNYA has adapted and grown along with it,” says Colins Lehman. “We are working to capitalize on our momentum, broaden our membership and promote the common interests of post-production companies and working professionals in our state.”

Post Break sessions are free and open to all. Registration is available HERE

Following two sessions devoted to picture, Post Break, the webinar series from Post New York Alliance (PNYA), turned its attention to sound in the third and final installment in its series on editorial turnover. Harbor Picture Company Sound Editor Dan Timmons and award-winning Sound Supervisor Roman Chimienti who joined moderator Ben Baker for an in-depth discussion of sound post-production and offer advice for assistant editors on how to guide projects through the final mix.

The event took place on Thursday, March 17th at 4:00 EDT. Turnover to Sound | Part III, provided assistant editors with the information they need to nail this crucial phase in post-production. It’s a not-to-be-missed session for anyone aspiring to work on motion picture or television projects in a New York editorial department.

View the full recording HERE

Panelists:

Dan Timmons, Sound Editor, Harbor Picture Company, is an MPEG member and a two-time nominee for MPSE Golden Reel Awards. He also received Emmy Award nominations for his work on Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief and What Happened, Miss Simone? His credits also include the HBO long-form documentary Forever Prisoner, which made extensive use of archival media, and Hale County This Morning, This Evening. Timmons is an expert in Dolby Atmos sound design and edits originating in both Avid and Adobe Premiere. He offers insight into the crossover between Avid and Pro Tools, as well as working remotely in sound with producers and directors.

Roman Chimienti is an award-winning sound designer, editor and mixer based in New York City. Experienced in post-production sound for entertainment and advertising, he has handled sound design, editorial and mixing for commercials, branded content, documentaries, television series, shorts and features. His credits include the acclaimed documentaries Wrinkles the Clown and Madonna and the Breakfast Club, as well as the Shudder Network exclusives Lucky and Drop Dead Gorgeous. He also produced and directed Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, a 2020 feature documentary that received several awards and nominations.

Moderator:

Ben Baker has more than 22 years of experience in VFX and post-production in Australia, the UK and, for the last 12 years, the United States. He has experience as a post producer, onset supervisor, and head of department at Framestore, London, and as a VP at Vice and at HBO. Always working at the bleeding-edge of production technology (with the scars to prove it), he is also a board member of Post New York Alliance.

For the last 18 months, Baker has focused on virtual production, finishing the Epic Games Unreal Fellowship in March 2021, consulting for studios, networks and construction clients through Next Gen Production. He is currently serving as Executive Producer of the Entertainment Technology Center@USC’s latest R&D short, FATHEAD, in production on a volume stage in LA.

Post Break, the webinar series from Post New York Alliance (PNYA), presented second in its three-part series on Turnover as a panel of visual effects experts discussed best practices in managing VFX material from editorial through post-production and delivery. Designed for assistant editors, this session included a wealth of information essential for anyone involved in the complex process of coordinating media deliveries between VFX vendors, editors and post houses.

Took place on Thursday, March 10th at 4:00 EST. Mechanism Digital president Lucien Harriot and VFX editors Kent Blocher, Christian Kelley-Madera and Alec Styborski joined moderator Ben Baker in offering practical advice for keeping VFX projects organized and on track in a variety of workflows. It was a rare opportunity to learn from pros who have been in the trenches on scores of high-profile motion picture and streaming productions.

View the full recording HERE

Panelists:

Lucien Harriot is president of Mechanism Digital, New York City, and has been designing and producing award-winning CGI and VFX for feature films, episodic television and advertising for more than 25 years. Mechanism prides itself in taking the mystery out of the process, working closely with clients through the technical and creative phases from storyboard to delivery. A fast thinker and problem solver, Harriot is comfortable leading teams of technical artists at the studio or supervising crews on the sets of feature films.

Kent Blocher is a New York City-based VFX Editor who has been involved in editorial since 1989. His VFX projects include Jarhead with Sam Mendes; Black Swan, Noah and Mother! with Darren Aronofsky; The Bourne Legacy with Tony Gilroy; Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk and Gemini Man with Ang Lee; and Mary Poppins Returns and The Little Mermaid with Rob Marshall.

Christian Kelley-Madera has worked as a VFX editor on both the production and vendor sides for nearly ten years. His credits include Marco Polo for Netflix, The Purge: Election Year for Universal, Noelle for Disney and Birds of Paradise for Amazon. His current project involves full CG character animation with dialogue. He is constantly seeking ways to make VFX editorial processes smarter, not harder. In his free time, he co-writes and directs a scripted fiction podcast.

Alec Styborski is a freelance assistant editor, VFX editor and editor based in New York City since 2007. He has worked on many high-profile film and television projects including Boardwalk Empire, Life of Pi, Europa Report, American Ultra and Gemini Man.

Moderator:

Ben Baker has more than 22 years of experience in VFX and post-production in Australia, the UK and, for the last 12 years, the United States. He has experience as a post producer, onset supervisor, and head of department at Framestore, London, and as a VP at Vice and at HBO. Always working at the bleeding-edge production technology (with the scars to prove it), he is also a board member of Post New York Alliance.

For the last 18 months, Baker has focused on virtual production, finishing the Epic Games Unreal Fellowship in March 2021, consulting for studios, networks and construction clients through Next Gen Production. He is currently serving as Executive Producer of the Entertainment Technology Center@USC’s latest R&D short, FATHEAD, in production on a volume stage in LA.

This event took place on Thursday, March 3 at 4:00 p.m. EST.

View the recording HERE

Hartley and Berger offered advice on how to organize projects and manage turnover in a manner best suited to individual productions. They described what, how and when to deliver media to a digital intermediate post-production house for finishing. While also providing guidance on how to ensure everything on an edit timeline transfers directly to the colorist’s timeline. If you are an assistant editor, or aspire to work in a New York editorial department on television or feature projects, this session will tell you everything you need to know to nail this crucial part of the editorial process.

Guest Speakers:

Alex Hartley is a DI finishing artist in the film and episodic team at Nice Shoes, a multifaceted creative studio and post-production company with offices across the United States and Canada. He specializes in online conform, color pipeline management and other finishing methodologies used in narrative and documentary projects produced for streaming and theatrical deliveries. His recent credits include The Lost Daughter, The Year of the Everlasting Storm, Couples Therapy, and Sirens.

Max Berger is a freelance film editor, and has served as an assistant editor on several theatrically-released motion pictures. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2010 and has been a member of The Motion Pictures Editors Guild since 2017. Berger is currently working as the 1st AE on Ari Aster's film Disappointment Blvd.

Moderator:

Ben Baker has more than 22 years of experience in VFX and post-production in Australia, the UK and, for the last 12 years, the United States. He has experience as a post producer, onset supervisor, and head of department at Framestore, London, and as a VP at Vice and at HBO. Aways working at the bleeding-edge production technology (with the scars to prove it), he is also a board member of Post New York Alliance.

For the last 18 months, Baker has focused on virtual production, finishing the Epic Games Unreal Fellowship in March 2021, consulting for studios, networks and construction clients through Next Gen Production. He is currently serving as Executive Producer of the Entertainment Technology Center@USC’s latest R&D short, FATHEAD, in production on a volume stage in LA.

View recording of event HERE 

The free event took place on Thursday, December 16 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Read more about the panelists below.

Panelists:

David Leitner 

David Leitner is an Oscar-nominated producer, director, and Emmy-nominated cinematographer with more than 90 film, television and documentary credits, including eight Sundance premieres. He is the author of The Filmmaker’s Handbook and Kodak’s Creating Better Video With 16mm Film, and has been a contributing editor to The Independent, Millimeter and Filmmaker, as well an industry consultant on camera design and film preservation. He is an active board member of IndieCollect and a Fellow of the SMPTE. He was on staff at DuArt from 1977 to 1985, serving as Director of Optical Printing and Director of New Technology, and responsible for innovations in liquid gate design, cine lens testing, film-to-tape transfer and Super 16.

Jane Tolmachyov was born in Russia and studied at the Moscow Institute of Cinematography. After immigrating to the United States, she worked as a freelance assistant film editor in New York. Joining DuArt, she became a colorist and went onto work on scores of features and documentaries, including work for directors Frederick Wiseman, Ken and Rick Burns and Michael Moore and cinematographers Nestor Almendros, Fred Elms and Ed Lachman. Recent credits include 2nd Chance for producer/director Ramin Bahrani, and remastering/ restoration projects for the Cohen Film Collection, and the MOMA Film Collection.

Tim Spitzer

Tim Spitzer is Post Production Supervisor at Jigsaw Productions. His experience encompasses television, feature and commercial post-production from capture through deliverables. He offers expertise in the latest technological developments as well as in-depth knowledge of pastanalog and digital tools and media. He spent 18 years at DuArt as Manager of Optical Printing and in other technical and sales roles. His background also includes leadership post with Tape House and Goldcrest Post.

Bob Mastronardi began his career as a customer service supervisor with DuArt in 1980. He later spent 25 years in the Motion Picture Division of Eastman Kodak Company where he managed sales, marketing and technical support for Kodak products and services. In 2007, as WorldWide Marketing manager, he coordinated and supervised the technical development and launch of Kodak Vision3 color negative products. As TV segment manager, he facilitated sales, marketing and technical support to episodic TV productions for high profile accounts such as The Sopranos, Law and Order, Sex and the City, 30 Rock and NFL Films. He is currently enjoying semi-retirement.

Moderator:

Domenic Nom

Currently Managing Director of Goldcrest Post, Domenic Rom has over 40 years of experience in post-production. He began his career painting stages and fixing lights at Unitel Video and later became a colorist. He joined DuArt in 1984 where he moved into management and eventually led the facility. He founded The Lab at Moving Images, which was acquired by Technicolor/Postworks. He served as Managing Director of Deluxe TV Post Production Services before joining Goldcrest in 2019.