From the 2010 Jingle Mingle

PVCF Celebrated the Season (and our local film and TV industry) by attending the Jingle Mingle 2010 at Full Sail University sponsored by Women In Film Florida. Several of our members participated including: Bobby Fishbough, Michael Angelo, Brian Bazala, Bruce Reynolds, Mary Angelini, Von Marie Donato, Doug Howard, Frank Roper, Mark LeGrand and Schuyler Osborne.


Mary Angelini of Key Moments Productions and Von Marie Donato of Michael Angelo Films, The Unofficial PVCF Calendar Girls!

Video and Photo by: Brian Bazala

PVCF Holiday Social - December 21 at Doug's!

PVCF's Holiday Social will be hosted in Downtown Orlando by Member Douglas Howard of Pixel1080. Festivities start at 6:30 pm.

Celebrate 2010 with the members of PVCF. Come mingle and discuss your projects and accomplishments as well as meet new members.

Beer, wine, and heavy hors devours will be provided by both PVCF and Pixel1080.

WHEN: DECEMBER 21 AT 6:30 PM
WHERE: PIXEL1080
N. ORANGE AVE. STE. 755
ORLANDO, FL 32801

Free Parking is available from 7:00pm on in front of the building, Orange Avenue, unless there is an O-rena event (The old Angebuilt hotel, 37 N. Orange Ave., Suite 755) or in Central Parking by the fire house or metered parking around the block for a small fee.

The elevators need a pass key after 7:00 pm so please call 321-277-5279 to be escorted up to the 7th floor after 7:00 pm

There will be a small demonstration in one of the edit bays to demo the attributes and differences of the Sony XDCAM PMWEX1 and the Canon 5d Mark2 for image capture.
The imagery captured will then be used for a formal meeting/demonstration in January to discuss tapeless workflows by Pixel1080' s Douglas Howard.

Hope to see you all there to celebrate a fantastic 2010.

Directions:

Pixel1080 is on Orange Avenue, in the Angebuilt Hotel 37 N. Orange Avenue. There is a Subway subshop on the first floor and FinnHenry's Pub. The building is on the corner of Orange Avenue and Wall Street (Cantina), between Central and Washington.

**There is parking after 7 pm on the street IF THERE ARE NO SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE ARENA. There will be POSTED signs if there IS a special event.
IF NOT POSTED, YOU ARE FREE TO PARK ON ORANGE AVENUE. Otherwise, there is parking (both metered or garage) surrounding the block.




Best Wishes,

C. Douglas Howard
Motion• Design• Interactive
37 N. Orange Avenue #755
Orlando, FL 32801
321-277-5279
www.CDouglasHoward.com
www.pixel1080.com

November 2010 Meeting Recap

This month's meeting was hosted by Photomart Cine-Video in Orlando (Thanks Jeff!). After refreshments and a tour of the facility, we began the meeting by sharing several great videos by our members including Brian Bazala, Bobby Fishbough, Bruce Reynolds, Edmund Rhodes and Roger Van Duyn. We then got into a general discussion about the industry including the process of creating a sizzle for spec projects. Following the meeting, we continued the camaraderie at the Orlando Ale House around the corner (a favorite PVCF hang out).

2010 Jingle Mingle, Wed. Dec. 8

Join Central Florida's Top Media and Entertainment Associations for Holiday "Mingling", Networking and Fun!

Fabulous Food, Cash Bar, Silent Auction and More!

Hosted by: Women in Film & Television-Florida

Co-hosted by: Digital Media Alliance Florida (DMAF) and the Florida Motion Picture and Television Association (FMPTA), Central Florida Professional Videographers and the Connetions Group

Advance Ticket price: $20 for members of participating organizations listed above; $30 for non-members and day-of-event.

Date and Time
Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010
06:00 PM - 10:00 PM Eastern

Location
Full Sail University on the Studio Backlot
3300 University Boulevard
Winter Park, FL

For more details and to purchase tickets visit http://www.womeninfilmfl.org/

PVCF October 2010 Meeting Recap

The PVCF October 2010 meeting was hosted by Full Sail University and featured a presentation by Eric Zaino, Regional Account Manager for Matrox. He presented several new video encoding and monitoring solutions for videographers.

Following the presentation, Matrox generously provided one of the featured models for raffle, which was won by attendee Irv Vantage.

We were also entertained by a vintage music video from the mid 80s produced by Bill Wilson, followed by a screening of clips from Opening Night of the Living Dead, a feature being produced by Brian Bazala.

The meeting concluded with social networking at the Orlando Ale House. Be sure to check back for meeting details for the November and December meeting.

PVCF September Meeting Recap with Michael Angelo

September's PVCF meeting was hosted at Full Sail (thanks Lee Day) and featured a new segment we're calling "What's In Your Bag", in which members share their favorite items from their video gear collection.

Brian Bazala gave an update on his feature film project, "Opening Night of the Living Dead", and invited members to participate in the upcoming shoot on October 8 and 9. If interested, contact Brian for details.

Finally, President Bobby Fishbough demonstrated his techniques for creating a same day edit.

If you missed this month's meeting, there's even more good stuff happening in Ocotober!

Next Meeting: UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29

We have a confirmed room at Full Sail next Tuesday September 28. Let's get the word out!

Molly, could you promote this on Facebook and wherever else you think might be good.

If our board members could arrive between 6:30 -6:45 that would be great.

Karen, our membership director will need to wait at the front door to let our members in the building and sign them in.

I would like to begin the meeting with discussing our plans for the next 3 months including the Christmas Party.

Jeff Bova from Photomart will be attending he just wants to sit in this time, and we plan on having him for our October meeting.

7:15-8 Whats in your camera bag.
8:00-9 Same day edit.
9:30-? Ale House - Food & Drinks

UPDATE:  Room change again. Bldg 3B Room 131!  The building with big glass windows  Sorry for the confusion but we are at the mercy of Full Sail and availability. 

PVCF August Meeting Highlights

The August regular meeting was held at the Orange County Public Library. Topic of discussion was the recent WEVA Expo. Michael Angelo passed on a few highlights from the sessions, including:

The 5-Minute Rule. Spend the first five minutes of your initial consultation with a client talking about...the client. Get them talking about themselves and their event. Avoid discussing pricing or anything that has to do with gear and technique.

Do your own thing. Figure out what you do best and do it. Don't try to emulate what everyone else is doing. Find your niche, whether is is SDE, stylish camera work or destination events.

Price = Value. Make sure your pricing accurately reflects what you are offering. And if you are offering a discount, you should trim an item from your package.

Offer teaser packages to "get them in the door". Don't scare clients away with your biggest package. Give them the opportunity to see your work and allow them the opportunity to upgrade.

In addition to the WEVA discussion, there were some proposals for hands-on workshops, which we will discuss at an upcoming meeting. Bobby also gave an update on possible meeting locations, including Full Sail. Details will be forthcoming.

August Meeting at Orange County Public Library

Schuyler Osborne

President Bobby Fishbough

VP Michael Angelo gives an update

Michael Angelo

Bruce Reynolds, Karen Osborne and Kat Small

Mary Angelini and VonMarie Donato

Seth Cohen and Schuyler Osborne

Website Updated!

It's been in the works for awhile but the website has finally been updated, using the hybrid blog/website format of blogger. Please take a moment to browse the site and report any typos or corrections needed. Pay particular attention to listings in the Member Directory and send any contact information changes.

There will be a few more changes coming, but I think this is a great leap in form and functionality.

BB

July Meeting w. Tampa Videographers

July's meeting will be hosted by the Tampa Bay Area Professional Videographer's Association and will feature a presentation by Alex Karas, Owner and President of Voila Cinematic, who specializes in DSLR Wedding Filmmaking.

In this workshop, entitled "How to Make Your DSLR Come to Life", Alex Karas will discuss the pros and cons of DSLR Wedding Fimmaking, as well as his use of various lenses, sliders and Steadicam to achieve his highly acclaimed look.

We will also have the opportunity to tour Rhino Film Studios, a full production studio that is available for rental. We'll check out their green screen, cyc wall, sound studio and various production equipment.

This meeting is FREE to all current (paid) members if you register in advance HERE.

Members interested in carpooling can discuss arrangements on our Facebook page where Kat Small has started a post.

WHEN: TUESDAY, July 27, 2010 at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Rhino Film Studios - 657 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701

RSVP: Register online at http://tbapvajulymeeting.eventbrite.com/

QUESTIONS? Email Bryan, bryan@tampawonderworks.com, or call 727-542-8614.

And as always, if you have a piece of equipment for sale, please bring it with you.

Cash bar and popcorn will be available.

WEVA Expo Coming in August!

SNEAK PEEK - Top Wedding Video/DSLR Filmmakers Coming in August
Plan now to attend! Here's a SNEAK PEEK at the PARTIAL LIST of Featured Presenters for the special
WEVA 20th-Year Wedding & Event Video Expo 2010 (August 23-26) at Walt Disney World in Orlando,
Florida. Open to all worldwide.

Top Wedding Videographers, Event Filmmakers, and DSLR Shooters from around the globe will all be sharing the hottest new coverage techniques, editing styles, production creativity, event filmmaking, digital cinema technologies, workflow, and best new sales & marketing strategies at WEVA EXPO 2010.

"The PARTIAL LIST of Featured Presenters that WEVA is announcing today reveals a whole new explosion of talent coupled with new trends, and new digital cinema technologies that are changing the look, and the future, of professional wedding video and event filmmaking worldwide," said John Zale WEVA's Director of Educational Development. "It's all coming to WEVA EXPO 2010, including our industry's biggest TRADE SHOW. More Speakers will be announced shortly, and registration at www.WEVAEXPO.com will open soon."

Details here.

FMC Orlando: Apple Open House Wed. June 16

Please join us for our Open House, where FMC's Apple Certified Instructor Sean Casella will demonstrate Final Cut Pro Tips & Tricks!

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Networking: 5:30-6:00 pm
Demo Start: 6:00-7 pm
Raffle: 7:00 pm

$10 fee will get you Raffles, cool swag, snacks
and drinks...Register here.