SBFilmmakers

Santa Barbara Filmmakers: Our mission: To stimulate and educate the
filmmaking community in Santa Barbara County.

Paul Mathieu of West Beach Films http://www.westbeachfilms.com and Justin
Rowe of 10 Toes Over http://www.10toesover.com are working with Jeffery
Morse to organize the group and provide great networking, collaboration,
and education opportunities for the Santa Barbara media production
community.

Our Next Meeting - We're finalizing date, presenters and venue...stay tuned!

Cost:
FREE! Thanks to AJA Video Systems! http://www.aja.com

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SB Production Holiday Mixer next Tuesday!

Santa Barbara Filmmakers' members have been invited to attend the
Screenwriters Association of Santa Barbara, Indie Co-op, and the SB
chapter of The Table at their

2010 Holiday Mixer

Tuesday, December 21, 5:30-7:30 pm
Dargan's
8 East Ortega Street
Downtown Santa Barbara
(805) 568-0702

Hope to see you all there!

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RESOURCES

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AJA continues sponsorship of SBF for 2011!

Many thanks to our generous sponsor AJA Video Systems, makers of high
quality and cost effective digital video interfaces for professional
broadcast and post-production, for another year of our group sponsorship.
We look forward to making the most of our relationship in 2011 - stay
tuned!

AJA News: AJA ships the KONA 3G for Professional Video and Audio I/O.

KONA 3G provides professional editors with the utmost in workflow
flexibility, supporting a broad range of video formats including: 10-bit
uncompressed video 3G/HD/SD SDI I/O, new HDMI 1.4a output for
stereographic monitoring to consumer 3D displays, 8-channel AES digital
audio I/O (16-channel AES with optional K3G-Box) and 16-channel SDI
embedded audio I/O, real-time hardware-based up/down/cross conversion to
support a range of SD and HD formats, dual-link HD, even 2K formats, a
hardware-based downstream keyer and more.

For more info:
http://www.aja.com/news/index_article.php?id=131

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Artbeats - Holiday Blow-Out sale!

Artbeats is having a great sale on select royalty free stock footage.
Save up to 70% off collections

Visit http://www.artbeats.com/holiday for a complete list & pricing.

Hurry sale ends Jan 7th, 2011.

Many thanks to Artbeats for their awesome $500 gift certificate raffle
prizes! Remember if you won one of the prizes, your coupon expires on
December 31st!

http://www.artbeats.com

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Great Final Cut Studio Training - Webinars from Larry Jordan

Larry's web-based Final Cut Tutorials are a great way to improve your
skills, maximize your time, and save money; all without leaving home.

Larry guarantees you won't be disappointed and I can testify to that - his
webinars are well worth their modest pricing.

Click here to learn more: www.larryjordan.biz/webinars

Also, don't forget to check out Larry's weekly talk radio show - Digital
Production Buzz!

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/

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Focal Press

http://www.focalpress.com/

Check out their new release:

The Filmmaker's Eye - Learning (and Breaking) the rules of Cinematic
Composition
by Gustavo Mercado

This is the only book that combines conceptual and practical instruction
on creating polished and eloquent images for film and video with the
technical know-how to achieve them.

http://www.focalpress.com/books/film_and_video/the_filmmaker39s_eye.aspx?cat=124&sub=128

DSLR Cinema by Kurt Lancaster

Great book to follow up on our last SBF meeting. Exploring the cinematic
quality and features offered by hybrid DSLRs, this book empowers the
filmmaker to craft visually stunning images inexpensively.

http://www.focalpress.com/DSLR-Cinema.aspx?cat=124&sub=

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Digieffects

Digieffects has just released a new product called Buena Depth Cue v2! For
a low price of $199, Buena Depth Cue v2 includes:
• Atmosphere
• Camera Mapper
• Depth
• Falloff Lighting
• Flipside
• Rack Focus
Also, if you are a previous owner of any of these plugins or of Buena
Depth Cue v1, you are eligible for the upgrade price of $99! You can get
more info and download a free trial of BDCv2 by going to our product page
here. We also still have a variety of tutorials and a project gallery
which includes free presets, project files and video samples.

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26th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival kicks off Jan. 26th!

It's that time of year again. As our members start to hear whether or not
they've made it into this year's festival, we'll update everyone so we can
see our member's work on the big screen.

I worked with John Klein on a documentary short titled "Free and Alive"
that we're hoping gets accepted - and I know that Paul Mathieu submitted a
project...stay tuned....

Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to let me know if your project will
be screening at the festival.

For more info and to purchase tickets visit:
http://sbiff.org/

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Great 50% Holiday sale for SBF on FCP Plugins from CrumplePop

If you've never seen their affordable and fun plugins - I suggest taking a
look - and they are offering us a 50% discount! Thanks CrumplePop!

50% off the price of any CrumplePop effect for FCP.

This coupon code will work until Dec. 31. HHDC-3450-FCPU-1207

Use the coupon code at: http://www.crumplepop.com/

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If anyone has an announcement about an upcoming project, screening,
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and I'll include it in our upcoming newsletters!

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Santa Barbara Filmmakers is operated by:

Justin Rowe
10 Toes Over Video Productions
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805.576.7699

Paul Mathieu
West Beach Films
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805.448.9261

Jeffery Morse
Producer / Editor / Trainer
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Aperture Mentor Trainer
www.deepfield.net
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805.886.1324