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Monthly Meetup on Tap – Pints & Pixels! Kicks off 9/14

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Many of us have expressed the urge to meet more frequently and casually to talk shop over a drink or two. Entirely thanks to a certain cat(alyst) named Dan Short, this is finally happening.  VFX/PDX’ers, we present to you Pints and Pixels!  A logo is in order here:

The community in Portland is incredibly varied and diverse in abilities, medium and experience, and this is a place where we can all meet to share skills, techniques and the current talk of the town. Come out and share a drink with us on the second Thursday of every month from 7:00PM – 10:00PM.  First meeting – September 14th at Bunk Bar (SE).  Mark your calendar.

Bunk Bar
1028 SE Water Ave
Portland, OR 97214
Thurs, Sept 14 – 7-10pm

Agenda?  Let’s keep it loose!  Networking, recent work, a hot new plugin – anything goes at this early stage.  The main thing here is stepping out and seeing all the talented folks from other studios and such here;  everyone is eternally busy and there was getting to be a bit too much time between user group events, so now we have this to count on.

To help with reminders and tracking expected numbers, please nab a free ticket over at Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pints-pixels-monthly-vfxpdx-meetup-tickets-37137888424

See you there!

CCC Motion Capture Class @ WFMC – starting 10/10

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We’re excited to announce that Clackamas Community College has renewed the Motion Capture Fundamentals special topics course for this Fall.  In cooperation with the Willamette Falls Media Center, instructor Thomas Wasson will cover both the smaller, cameraless/portable Perception Neuron setup and also the larger Phasespace system that will now (finally) have a permanent volume set up in the studio at WFMC.  Students will learn how to capture and use MoCap data, and apply it to different rigs and character setups.  A professional workflow will be stressed throughout.

The 1 credit hour low cost class will run Tuesdays from 9-11:50am, October 10th through November 21st.  The first class will be held at the CCC Campus Art Center, following classes at WFMC.

Willamette Falls Media Center
1101 Jackson Street
Oregon City, OR 97045

To enroll, visit the Clackamas County Community College website and contact the DMC department (Kelly White) at (503) 594-3034 with any questions.

Resolve Workshop 6/21 @ Ai

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Part of our continuing workshop series aimed at keeping Portland up to date on the latest and greatest when it comes to post production, we bring you a special evening with Davinci Resolve 14. Dave Jahns (Joint) and Blackmagic Design bring you a hands-on look at what’s new with Davinci Resolve 14.

Blackmagic continues to expand and innovate the Davinci Resolve toolset, and with version 14 comes a major step forward via an extensive set of audio tools, facial tracking and correction, and reduced Studio level pricing to compliment the robust free version.  Resolve has never been more real and relevant, and whether you’re a seasoned colorist or a student just starting to look into editing and color tools, you’ll stand to get a heavy dose of the workflow and capabilities inherent to Davinci Resolve 14 in one tightly packed evening, with both our hometown presenters as well as a pair of  Blackmagic Product Specialists (Shawn Carlson and Rony Soussan) up from LA.

We will be giving away a license of Davinci Resolve 14 Studio as well as a license of Fusion 8 Studio at the end of the workshop.  You must be present to win.

Speakers to include:


Dave Jahns – Lead Colorist, W+K’s Joint Editorial – headlining project demo, workflows, and breakdowns.

Shawn Carlson and Rony Soussan – Product Specialists, Blackmagic Design – v14 highlights and new features: Fairlight audio tools, Fusion/Fusion connect, and collaborative editing/grading workflows.


J Bills – Compositor/Lead Colorist, Sprocketship – brief introduction and user group overview + demo project files.

This all takes place the evening of Wednesday, June 21st, from 6pm-9pm, graciously hosted & sponsored by the Art Institute, in their capable PC lab.  Space is very limited (20 workstations in the lab + about 10 extra non-workstation seats) and we expect this to fill up quickly, so reserve your spot now here:

https://resolveworkshoppdx.eventbrite.com

And please be courteous and cancel your ticket if your availability changes and you can’t attend so we can fill your seat.  This is absolutely free (extra special thanks to Dave and the Blackmagic artists for donating the time).  Also, be sure to check out and register separately for the Blackmagic Road Show happening the next day (Thurs, June 22) at OMSI from 1pm-5pm.  Details here.   See you at the workshop!

VFX/PDX Davinci Resolve 14 Workshop
Wednesday, June 21st, 6pm-9pm
The Art Institute of Portland
1122 Northwest Davis Street
Room 308
Portland, OR 97209

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