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Comprehensive schedule?
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Ooooo, good tid-bit of info. Not having been to NAB before, I didn’t know that. With all the other conferences that I have attended, this has not been the case and I have gotten some really nice deals. That is too bad. On the plus side, I’ll be walking around the streets with a LOT less money in my pocket.
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This is my 6th (or 7th?) NAB but this the first time that I’m attending “exhibits only”. Last year I felt like all of my time was spent at the Post Production World Conference and I didn’t have time to explore the floor. I found some events that I’d like to attend in the Post Pit at https://www.nabshow.com/2010/education/post_pit.asp and I believe that they are free to all. I’m also attending a few vendor-sponsored events.
I’m kind of a jack-of-all-trades in that I script, shoot, edit, stream, duplicate, etc. But, I’m more a content creator than a tech-head. Like Terry and so many others, we’re in the process of a HD and tapeless transition. Most of our “parts” have been ordered but I’m looking to make sense of a comprehensive tapeless workflow and all it entails…and to explore what others are doing to achieve this. We just received our new JVC HD-Pro last week and we’re getting our AVID upgraded at the end of the month…. around the time that our remote switcher (and all its parts) arrives.
I plan to attend the Creative Cow event on the 12th and I would love to talk with others in the same boat… or anybody who has successfully made this transition… esp people from small production houses or university production houses who are willing to talk the art, discuss what has worked, and explain the parts. Please let me know of any meet-ups, forums, events.
Thanks!
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I saw the Post Pit and I don’t see any pricing either, so I assume free. I also found a few other things that I have put into a quick excel sheet and posted it here. If anyone has anything to add let me know! I’ll try to update it a couple more times before the show.
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“Last year I felt like all of my time was spent at the Post Production World Conference and I didn’t have time to explore the floor.”
Do you think this was a good or bad thing? I’m in the same boat…I’m excited about learning at the PPW sessions…but as my plan looks now, I won’t get to the exhibit hall!
-Jason
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Both strategies are good but there is a lot of free training this year by Sony and in the Post Pit. Last year was the second year that I went through the PPW training and, although it was good, it doesn’t change much from year to year. I did learn a lot about chromakey techniques and marquis and some great tips for lighting but this year, I’m going to use the 1K to get taxis back and forth to the events at Hard Rock and Tropicana. The PPW training is great if you don’t otherwise have time for development/refresher training but it seemed to me that most people who attend are producers looking to pick up a few basic production tips, not advanced-level production folks. I’m also looking forward to playing with cameras and the free booth presentations by Tricaster and AVID.
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