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Meetings are once a quarter, and are a
full day of information, tools, techniques and learning opportunities galore. In
between meetings, Special Interest Groups (SIGs) meet on an intermittent basis,
usually at members' homes or studios.
Quarterly Meeting:
Sunday, April 20, 2008
9:30am to
5:00pm
Non-members welcome
Location: Liberty School Multipurpose Room, 170
Liberty School Rd, Petaluma
Cost: Free to PVNB members. Non-members are
$20 if registered before April 1, $25 after April 1. Students half price.
Registration form is below.
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Photoshop for
Video:
A two-hour session taught by one of the instructors from the Bay
Area Video Coalition in San Francisco. Bring your laptop (charge the battery
first) and learn by doing! IMPORTANT: This class assumes a working
knowledge of basic techniques including layers and selection tools - this is
NOT a beginning class.
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Project
Workflow: A panel discussion on best ways to manage your shooting
and editing projects. Learn valuable tips that will save time, money and
frustration.
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Video
Competition: Bring a piece of your own work (5 minutes, max - 3
minutes recommended) and
compete for prizes. Competition rules are below.
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Show and Tell:
See some of the coolest, most useful, most inventive gadgets and
solutions to everyday shooting and editing challenges.
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Door prizes:
There will be two door prize drawings at the end of the day.
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Bring a brown bag lunch. Water and soft
drinks provided.
CLICK HERE for a
full color flyer and registration form.
Competition rules:
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Video submissions shall not exceed 3-5 minutes.
The actual time allowed will depend on how many entries we will
be viewing in the time alloted at the end of the day, and there
may not be enough time available to watch 5 minute
entries. We recommend sticking to a max of 3 minutes.
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There are two categories: Event
(wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, anniversary, tribute, etc) and
Non-Event (corporate, industrial, commercial, etc)
- One entry per attendee or company, either
Event or Non-Event (one category only.)
- The majority of the production effort to
produce an entry must have been by the contestant or contestant's
company.
- Entry must have been produced and delivered
to the client within the last two years.
- Entries must be submitted either on DVD or on
miniDV tape, queued up to the beginning of the entry.
- Entries will be judged on secret ballot by
the event attendees. In the event of a tie, a re-vote will be taken
of the finalists.
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Awards in each
Category: 1st place: $75 Gift
Certificate, 2nd place: $25 Gift
Certificate. Winners will receive an official PVNB certificate,
and a link to their video placed on the PVNB website (if
desired.)
We will also have two door prizes in the afternoon so be sure to
stay for the entire session. The first
drawing will be exclusively for PVNB members.
The non-winning PVNB
members and guest attendees are all-in for the second
drawing. Must be present to win.
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