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- Inside a BAPVA Board Meeting
- Fictitious Business Name
- Indie Roar- Get your Film On!
- David Jay Meeting Updates
- SLRs for Digital Cinema Production Meeting
- New Members
- February Meeting Photos
- The Power of Sharing
- Wedding Industry Event
- Live Meeting Feeds
Inside a BAPVA Board Meeting
I had just received the new ContourHD 1080 camera before the November BAPVA board meeting and thought I would test it out to see how it looked.
While not so great footage here, I have extensively tested it in many other situations since and love what it can do. It would make a great addition for some cool shots to any event. Check out some of the footage here, and go to Vimeo to check it in HD:
BAPVA ContourHD Test from BAPVA on Vimeo.
Fictitious Business Name
I urge anyone doing business in San Jose under a fictitious business name to check with the County Clerks office online at http://www.clerkrecordersearch.org/
After finding out that my own business name has expired without notice, I did a bit of research and found that very few of us in BAPVA have a FBN that is active. If you've been in business over 5 years and have filed a FBN when you began, it does not (unfortunately) last the life of the company. Legally, you might be at risk of losing your FBN when the filing expires. I would suggest a visit to the website to check and possibly renew your FBN. The grace period is rather short, so you might have to have a legal notice published at an additional cost (I've been quoted anywhere from $18-80 dollars). The filing itself (one business name) is about $35 and can be done online or in person. Don't risk having your name stolen over a paltry amount.
After finding out that my own business name has expired without notice, I did a bit of research and found that very few of us in BAPVA have a FBN that is active. If you've been in business over 5 years and have filed a FBN when you began, it does not (unfortunately) last the life of the company. Legally, you might be at risk of losing your FBN when the filing expires. I would suggest a visit to the website to check and possibly renew your FBN. The grace period is rather short, so you might have to have a legal notice published at an additional cost (I've been quoted anywhere from $18-80 dollars). The filing itself (one business name) is about $35 and can be done online or in person. Don't risk having your name stolen over a paltry amount.
Indie Roar- Get your Film On!
Indie Roar is an online, five genre, short film festival and competition. The genre's are: Drama, Comedy, Horror, Animation and Documentary. Everyone that submits a film to IndieRoar will be accepted into the festival. The top 20 most watched films in each genre will get into the competition. Films in the competition will compete to win cash and prizes. Each genre has 2 judges with knowledge of that field.
Every film gets its own dedicated website automatically. Entry is easy, Go to the website Indieroar on Oct. 30th fill out the form, pay the $35.00 and upload your film. Each genre has it's own 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. 1st prize is $5,000.00, a software package from jungle software and a one year subscription to American Cinematographer. 2nd place is $1,000.00 and a one year subscription to American Cinematographer. 3rd place gets a hundred dollar gift certificate.
The festival begins Oct. 30, 2009.
The 20 most popular films (by registered viewers) will enter the competition Dec 13, 2009.
Winners will be announced Dec. 18, 2009.
David Jay Meeting Updates
Did you know that David Jay is going to be speaking at the next BAPVA meeting? It's going to be a great one! Aside from the FREE webcast on uStream, all guests will be able to attend for FREE now as well, due to our partnering with SmugMug for this meeting.
In addition, Adobe has given us permission to host the meeting in their auditorium! Check out the meetings page for more details.
In addition, Adobe has given us permission to host the meeting in their auditorium! Check out the meetings page for more details.
SLRs for Digital Cinema Production Meeting
The Digital Cinema Society presents:
Digital still cameras for Motion Picture production- Canon 5D MkII and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
6.00 pm - 9.30 pm
Transvideo Studios, Mountain View, CA.
Meeting Agenda:
The Digital Cinema Society Northern California Chapter will explore the motion picture capabilities of the Canon 5D MkII and the Lumix GH1 hybrid digital still cameras. There is a lot of hype surrounding these cameras, and we will be looking at the good, the bad, and the ugly of each camera system.
Presenters include DCS Advisory Board member Art Adams SOC, and DCS Northern California Chapter President Simon Sommerfeld who will discuss their experiences shooting a spec spot with the Canon 5D MkII and the post production workflow.
Tim Smith of Canon will be present to answer questions about the 5D MkII and will give a detailed tour of the camera system. Tim will also be showing footage from the 5D MkII and discussing how the camera is being used in major production environments.
Illya Friedman of HotRod Cameras will be presenting the Panasonic Lumix GH1 and showing footage from the camera. Illya is at the forefront of using this camera in cine-style shooting and he will be demonstrating how the camera can be adapted for use with PL mount cine lens systems.
DCS Northern California President Simon Sommerfeld, and VP Trudi Melohn will share moderating duties.
Digital still cameras for Motion Picture production- Canon 5D MkII and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
6.00 pm - 9.30 pm
Transvideo Studios, Mountain View, CA.
Meeting Agenda:
The Digital Cinema Society Northern California Chapter will explore the motion picture capabilities of the Canon 5D MkII and the Lumix GH1 hybrid digital still cameras. There is a lot of hype surrounding these cameras, and we will be looking at the good, the bad, and the ugly of each camera system.
Presenters include DCS Advisory Board member Art Adams SOC, and DCS Northern California Chapter President Simon Sommerfeld who will discuss their experiences shooting a spec spot with the Canon 5D MkII and the post production workflow.
Tim Smith of Canon will be present to answer questions about the 5D MkII and will give a detailed tour of the camera system. Tim will also be showing footage from the 5D MkII and discussing how the camera is being used in major production environments.
Illya Friedman of HotRod Cameras will be presenting the Panasonic Lumix GH1 and showing footage from the camera. Illya is at the forefront of using this camera in cine-style shooting and he will be demonstrating how the camera can be adapted for use with PL mount cine lens systems.
DCS Northern California President Simon Sommerfeld, and VP Trudi Melohn will share moderating duties.
More info here:
This is not a BAPVA event, but you may be interested.
New Members
February Meeting Photos
Our February 2009 meeting featured Jay Holben, the technical editor with DV Magazine.
Here's a few shots from the event, souped up using Stupeflix.com:
All shots can be found in the forums, as well as the video link to the actual meeting, hosted by Ustream!
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