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Rapture Weekend Film Challenge
Philip Bloom has issued another weekend film challenge:
Your film is simply about the end of the world…do what you want! Make it fun, scary, silly, epic…It’s up to you…this should be a blast to make…I am going to try to make one too!!

Keep it short and punchy…no more than 3-5 minutes, less is fine!
PhilipBloom: “The end is nigh” Rapture Weekend Challenge



London DSLR Meetup May 26
If you're in London on May 26, Philip Bloom is also holding a DSLR meetup "just to the right of the London Eye."
I will show people who need to be shown how to do timelapse and I will guide people through how to do HDR bracketing timelapses too. This is free, done for fun!
PhilipBloom: London DSLR meetup on the South Bank. Learn how to shoot timelapse and HDR timelapse


Adobe Road Show: June 2-21 | Los Angeles | San Francisco | New York
Join Creative Suite video experts for a free, in-depth seminar on Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium. Covers Adobe Mercury Playback Engine in Adobe Premiere Pro, the new Warp Stabilizer in After Effects, and a high-performance audio tool, Audition—now included in CS5.5 Production Premium.
  • June 2, 2011 - Los Angeles, LA Film School, 5:00pm to 9:00pm
  • June 14, 2011 - San Francisco, Adobe Headquarters, 4:00pm to 9:00pm
  • June 21, 2011 - New York City, The New Yorker Hotel, 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Creative Suite: Adobe Road Show



Sony PMW-F3 Workshop
Sony is working with Maine Media Workshops on classes that will include their PMW-F3 and NEX-FS100U camcorders. HD cinematographer, producer/director/editor, consultant and founder of Vortex Media, Doug Jensen, who is also a member of Sony’s Independent Certified Experts (I.C.E.) team, will teach one of these; “Digital Cinematography with Sony’s Super 35mm HD Camcorders,” August 7-13.
dv.com: Sony Teams With Maine Media Workshops For Pro HD Training





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