Speakers at the Expo

The speakers and schedule are shaping up to become another must-attend expo for the HDSLR filmmaking community. There was energy in the air at our last event when early luminaries Vincent Laforet, Shane Hurlbut and Rodney Charters met as speakers and inspired the crowds.

This year, the PhotoCine Expo will have double the expo show floor space and in addition to the great seminars, we'll have some hands on training for filmmaking and post production.

We've added new faces as well as emerging HDSLR shooters who have gone viral or won major awards or contests. Don't be surprised if some of your favorite stories from our PhotoCineNews.com blog come to life on stage.

Keynote Speakers

Shane Hurlbut ASC Shane Hurlbut is an accomplished cinematographer who graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor of Arts in Film. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) nominated Hurlbut's first feature, directed by Rob Cohen, for Best Cinematography in the category of Motion Picture, Miniseries or Pilot Television. Hurlbut recently collaborated with directors Scott Waugh and "Mouse" McCoy to lens "Act of Valor" that details the covert operations of the US Navy SEALS for Bandito Brothers and Legendary Pictures. This highly anticipated footage using mainly the Canon 5D Mark II camera will be among the first HDSLR full-length features released by a major studio.

Vincent Laforet Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Vincent Laforet is known for his progressive approach to filmmaking. At the 2010 Cannes International Advertising Festival he received three Lions for his work as creator and director of the groundbreaking Canon "Beyond the Still" competition, which he spearheaded with Grey Advertising. In addition to becoming the youngest photographer for The New York Times, Photo District News chose Vincent as one of their "Top 30 Photographers Under 30" in 2002 with American Photo naming him one of the "100 Most Influential People in Photography" in 2005. Laforet has charted this evolution on his blog, attracting over 3,000,000 visitors each year. Vincent is considered a pioneer both for his innovative tilt-shift and aerial photography and in the field of HD-capable DSLR cameras. Yet his greatest pride lies in his wife and two children, who continue to keep him grounded even when he is hanging out of a helicopter shooting aerials! In addition to being the keynote speaker on Sunday September, Vincent Laforet will also be teaching a cinematography master class on Saturday September 25th. This one day workshop is a break out session from the PhotoCine Expo that will take place in the cinematography stage of the Los Angeles Film School. There's only room for 15 students in this all day event and the cost is $675. Click here for more information

Speakers

	Jared Abrahams Jared Abrams is a cinematographer based in Hollywood, California. He writes a daily news column for a popular HDSLR website, www.cinema5d.com. After many years as a professional camera assistant he switched over to still photography. About two years ago a new Canon camera changed the way the world sees both motion and still photography. Most recently, he has been consulting Birns and Sawyer Hollywood with their HDSLR business. This unique relationship has given him unprecedented access to the entire Canon lineup and all of the other professional support equipment in the motion picture industry to make this new breed of camera cinema friendly. He is constantly working on new and innovative ways to push the limits of HDSLR's in the professional world of motion picture production.
	Bui Brothers The Bui Brothers, Lan and Vu, are photographers and cinematographers specializing in online media and promotional photography. The brothers shoot conceptual and promotional photography mostly for web personalities and professionals. Their photo clients represent much of the "top talent" in the new media industry. In 2006 they started web show Noodle Scar with host Bonny Pierzina and broadcast 205 episodes through 2007. They went on to produce the daily video content for The [b] School Blog, a daily educational videoblog for photographers with [b]ecker. Lately they have become known for their behind the scenes videos. They started shooting behind the scenes of their own photo shoots of new media celebrities and have now shot on movie sets and other production. They adopted DSLR video shooting as soon as it came out (with the Nikon D90) shot the first US television commercial on the Canon 5D mark II. They now teach DSLR video shooting and online media creation to professionals in numerous industries.
	Alex Buono Born in Portland, Oregon, Alex moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, majoring in film production and still photography. His early post-collegiate years were spent on the camera crews of studio films including Twister, Conspiracy Theory, and Armageddon, learning from top ASC cinematographers and personal mentors including Conrad Hall, Don Burgess, Dean Cundey, and John Schwartzman. Soon after, Alex became a full-time cinematographer of indie films, music videos, and as the Director of Photography for the Saturday Night Live Film Unit. In 2009, Alex's 10th season with Saturday Night Live marked his first experimentation with the new HDSLR format, shooting the show's title sequence and most of the season's commercial parodies with Canon's new 5D and 7D cameras. Most recently, Alex continued his experimentation with Canon DSLRs as the 2nd Unit DP of the new ABC drama series Detroit 187. Alex lives in Venice, California where he continues to write, produce, and shoot for his production company, Third Person, and is represented by Hyphen Management.
	Liam Finn Liam Finn wrote, directed and produced the first HDSLR movie, Rejouer. With over twenty years of production experience in all forms of media, such as, feature films, short films, commercials, music videos, corporate videos and new media, Mr. Finn innately understand the production process from start to finish.
	Sam Gorsky Sam and Niko are two filmmakers from the midwest who have a taste for action and spectacle. Specializing on working with light, mobile crews, they've created their workflow from the ground up, utilizing modern visual effects and digital filmmaking techniques to effectively create dazzling imagery. Their most notable work includes Dark Island, a feature film shot in Vancouver, BC, and the highly popular Modern Warfare: Frozen Crossing series, both of which were directed by and display visual effects by the team.
	Richard Harrington Richard Harrington has had a long relationship with media. When he was seven, he was grounded for using magnets to rearrange the picture tube on the family's 13-inch color TV (it works, but don't try it). He has since gone on to many more interesting adventures as the founder of RHED Pixel, a visual communications company in Washington, DC. Rich worked on early websites, published a music magazine, was a concert photographer, and worked on the first nonlinear editing systems. A master's degree in Project Management fills out Rich's broad spectrum of experience. Rich is also a certified instructor for Adobe and Apple and regularly speaks at industry events like the NAB conference, DV Expo, IBC conference, Photoshop World, and more. He has been the Program Manager and a Technical Chair for the Post|Production World Conference at the National Association of Broadcasters since 2003. Rich is an internationally published author. His books (as author or coauthor) include: Photoshop for Video, After Effects for Flash / Flash for After Effects, Broadcast Graphics on the Spot, and From Still to Motion: A Photographer's Guide to Creating Video with Your DSLR.
	Clinton Jones Clinton Jones is a 19 year old filmmaker currently living outside of Atlanta Georgia. His interest in filmmaking started up about 4 years ago when he started using a friends video camera which led to doing some visual effects. His action short film "Cardboard Warfare" went viral and garnered him attention in HDSLR filmmaking circles. His interest in VFX is rooted in being able to create something out of ones and zeros which is only limited by creativity and inspiration, not budget.
	Brandon Laatsch Brandon Laatsch is the co-creator of the 'freddiew' channel on Youtube. He is experienced in the use of DSLR's for VFX shots, particularly match-moving with handheld footage. Additionally, Brandon has an extensive background in amateur pyrotechnics.
	Gene Martin Gene Martin has been a professional sound mixer for the last 10 years. He started his sound-mixing career at the age of 18 as an ENG mixer primarily for Dateline NBC. At 22 he transitioned into mixing sitcoms, documentaries and commercials. Gene has been at the forefront of the HDSLR revolution since working with Bandito Brothers and Shane Hurlbut to shoot "Terminator: Salvation" webisodes as well as the Navy Seals film "Act of Valor" directed by Scotty Waugh and Mike McCoy. Gene has worked on over 20 commercials shot using the Canon 5D for companies including AT&T, Sony, Dominos, Wal-Mart, Marines, Army, Navy and Toyota. In addition to being a freelance sound mixer, Gene also owns Audio Department, an audio sales and rental company he started in 2008 in Burbank, Ca. He brings his knowledge as a sound mixer and as a retail owner to present the best equipment options and techniques for HDSLR on-set workflow.
	Josh Mellicker Josh Mellicker has been recognized as one of the foremost experts, pioneers, trainers and consultants in the digital video industry for over 15 years, helping guide companies like Apple, Canon, Intel and countless others through the brave new world of digital media. Starting to edit with Final Cut Pro many months before its release, Josh was instrumental in helping Apple launch Final Cut Pro and make it a new standard. Co-founded DVcreators.net, one the world's best and best-known resources for digital video creators, helping millions of video producers around the world improve the quality of their projects and workflow. Designed the "DV Revolution Workshop" - the world's most successful 3-day digital video production workshop, held in over 60 cities in 5 countries with tens of thousands of attendees. Created and implemented the biggest digital video free seminar tour in the history of the industry. Chosen for the prestigious Production Conference Chair at NAB. Designed and created DV Kitchen web video publishing software and currently, the revolutionary MOD Machine enterprise-class video delivery system.
	Gail Mooney Gail Mooney, along with her partner Thomas Kelly, run Kelly/Mooney Productions, a visual communications company in New Jersey. Gail has 30 years of experience in still photography, shooting for international magazines, major corporations and advertising agencies. Gail started shooting 35mm motion footage for stock in 1996, and in 1999 started producing and shooting video projects. Since then, her company has become fully integrated with multi-media. She has produced three short documentaries: Freedom's Ride - a story about two diverse groups of high school students retracing the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, The Delta Blues Musicians and Through the Hearts and Hands of Children - about the New Jersey Youth Symphony. Gail is currently in postproduction with her latest feature documentary Opening Our Eyes, a film about people making a positive change in the world. She recently completed the film after traveling around the world on a 99-day journey. Gail sees many opportunities for still shooters to expand into video and multi-media, and she feels that this is just the beginning of how technology will transform how we, as visual communicators, will deliver our message in the future.
	Roberta Munroe Roberta Marie Munroe is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, international short film festival programmer, consultant and now published author. Her first book How NOT To Make A Short Film: Secrets From A Sundance Programmer (Hyperion Books, January 2009) is a provocative and practical insider's guide to making a great short film. From 2001-2006 Roberta Munroe programmed short films at The Sundance Film Festival. During her tenure at Sundance, The Sundance Online Film Festival (2003-2006) was acknowledged with several highly acclaimed Webby Awards. After five very successful years at Sundance, Roberta was instrumental in launching The Blackhouse Foundation, which supports African American filmmakers, and served as their founding Artistic Director. With over fifteen years experience of short film programming experience at international film festivals and after viewing over 15,000 short films during her career, Ms. Munroe is considered the go-to expert in the world of short form filmmaking. In working with short form media makers, Roberta has provided a large group of artists with her valuable first-hand knowledge and advice, helping many go on to produce award-winning films.
	Snehal Patel Snehal Patel is a visual director and producer with a keen eye for technology who shoot regularly with Canon DSLRs. His first television experience at the age of seventeen as the host, director and producer of his own show called "Digital Basement." It wasn't until almost a decade later that Snehal attended film school in Chicago. After which he lived in India and worked in the Bollywood film industry for four years before returning State-side to settle in Los Angeles. Through The Association, Snehal trains professionals in the industry about the Canon DSLR cameras and digital post production work flow. You can read his tips and reviews of everything DSLR on the Association Blog. Working professionals that are filmmakers, cinematographers and still photographers have taken his Boot Camp and rave about the training. By pushing the envelope of budgetary restraints by exploiting newer, affordable technologies, The Association continues to re-define cutting edge production that works.
	Niko Pueringer Sam and Niko are two filmmakers from the midwest who have a taste for action and spectacle. Specializing on working with light, mobile crews, they've created their workflow from the ground up, utilizing modern visual effects and digital filmmaking techniques to effectively create dazzling imagery. Their most notable work includes Dark Island, a feature film shot in Vancouver, BC, and the highly popular Modern Warfare: Frozen Crossing series, both of which were directed by and display visual effects by the team.
	Jon Reiss Jon Reiss is a critically acclaimed filmmaker who has produced and directed three feature films most recently Bomb It about graffiti, street art and the battle over visual public space throughout the world. His experience releasing Bomb It with a hybrid strategy was the inspiration for writing Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution in the Digital Era, the first step-by-step guide for filmmakers to distribute and market their films. Reiss is now working with numerous film organizations, film schools and festivals to bring a variety of distribution labs and workshops around the world. This Spring Reiss launched Think Outside the Box Office: The 2 Day Workshop in London, Amsterdam, NY, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, with more on their way. Jon was recently brought on board the IFP to help transform their Independent Filmmaker Labs into year-long completion and distribution labs. He also teaches in the Film Directing Program at Cal Arts and is launching a distribution and marketing tools website for independent filmmakers.
	Frank Rohmer Frank is the creator of the first DVD tutorial for editing Canon 5D Mark II files in Final Cut. He's an online instructor at Lynda.com and has 14 years of experience in professional and broadcast video production. He has created projects for EA Sports, Oakley Sunglasses, Callaway Golf, SONY Electronic, Microsoft, Nestle, Hampton Products, T-Mobile, and AT&T to name a few. He is also an Apple Certified Trainer that has successfully authored training curriculum that has sold around the world. Frank is also a professional photographer that combines the two worlds of Photography and Videography for most of his projects. With his extensive experience in video production and photography Frank has produced over 1,000 projects to date. Franks works full time for the Eleven Agency as Director of Video Production overseeing all aspects of photography video production.
	Jacob Rosenberg Jacob Rosenberg was born and raised in the heart of Silicon Valley. He is a digital technology expert, author and filmmaker. For over a decade, he has worked extensively as a senior consultant to Adobe Systems Inc., on Adobe's digital video software applications. In 1994, Jacob built his first non-linear editing system utilizing the latest Adobe products. Within a year he was retained by Adobe to help it develop the forthcoming versions of its digital video products. As Rosenberg's relationship with Adobe solidified, he became part of the team that continually developed Adobe's industry leading software. His partnership with Adobe has given him access to "state of the art" digital tools and enabled him to become a foremost expert on using film and video in a digital environment. Mr. Rosenberg brings his extensive experience as filmmaker, author and digital media expert to Bandito Brothers, a full service media solution that creates, produces, manages and distributes audio visual content.
	Bob Sliga Colorist for 3 different post production facilities. In the fall of 2005 he went freelance to pursue Digital Intermediate color correction with Silicon Color's FinalTouch. In 2006 he became the Director of Training and Demo Artist for Silicon Color?s FinalTouch. In 2006 he was hired by Apple to be the lead QA for Color in Cupertino after Apple Purchased Silicon Color. He was instrumental in helping design the current Color application and created all of the AppleColor FX room Signature Looks. In addition to freelance color grading, Bob is also an adjunct professor at DePaul University teaching the art of color correction using Apple Color.
	Jeremy Ian Thomas With a lifetime of creative pursuit, Jeremy's always found himself inspired by the subtle things. As a pupil of art and expression, he's forged his way into the ranks of legitimate creators and artists,. A successful musician, writer, director and post production hound, his eye is second to none. As a professional colorist with more than 15 feature films under his belt, Jeremy has become an expert on all kinds of post production workflows.
	Ami Vitale Ami Vitale's journey as a photojournalist has taken her to more than 75 countries. She has witnessed civil unrest, poverty, destruction of life, and unspeakable violence. But she has also experienced surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit, and she is committed to highlighting the surprising and subtle similarities between cultures. Her photographs have been exhibited around the world by the UN, Human Rights Watch, MSF, Oxfam, the Open Society Institute, The Nature Conservancy and many others. Ami's work has garnered numerous awards and grants including: the Photographer of the Year International, multiple World Press Photos awards, the Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism, Lucies, Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting, Magazine Photographer of the Year award, Photo District News - 30 image makers of the future, first-ever Inge Morath grant , The Canon female photojournalist award, and the Alexia Foundation for World Peace. Her photographs have been published in prestigious international magazines around the world, She is now a contract photographer with National Geographic magazine and is also senior producer for the Knight Center for International Media.
	Freddie Wong Freddie is a director on YouTube. His channel is among the top 100 most subscribed channels on YouTube, with 50 million views and over 450k subscribers. He graduated from the University of Southern California as a cinema production major in 2008. He puts out one video a week, and has been featured on Digg, Kotaku, and Gizmodo. In 2009, he produced an independent horror/thriller, entitled Bear. He has extensive experience with digital cinematography, VFX, and post production.

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