Archive for July, 2008
Huge thanks to Dan Short for dedicating an evening to the half-dozen or so attendees. After an hour long demo based around creating a logo, Dan fielded questions, both about best practice and technical tips. He even went so far as to provide some AfterEffects ideas/resources like motionographer.com.
At the request of the attendees, Dan has shared the source files for his demo. They’re freely downloadable below!
Workshop Source Files
Also, based on the positive responses from the attendees, we’d love to get Dan back to run another workshop. What would you like to see? Leave us your ideas in the comments, and we’ll follow up with a poll!
Tags: after effects,dan short,workshop
Next Wednesday, July 30th Dan Short will be sharing his extensive knowledge of Adobe After Effects! This return of our workshop series from the spring is very exciting, and will be the first of lots of new events we’re getting fired up for this fall.
The event will run from 6:30-9pm. Please RSVP on Upcoming so we can have a headcount!
From Dan:
This tutorial is meant to introduce users who are already familiar with Adobe applications to After Effects, although I am sure that there will be elements that would be valuable to anyone interested in the program. I will be showing how to animate a logo over a background using 3D space, cameras, keyframing, with pixel and vector graphics. I know it sounds like a mouthful, but I’ll be breaking it down and doing my best to answer any questions you might have. If it sounds over complicated, don’t panic. I am a nerd at heart, and it is in our nature to make things seem more complicated than they actually are.
This “Logo” type of demonstration is a common introduction into After Effects because it incorporates so many of the programs abilities. If this session is received well, I will build more tutorials based on the specific needs and wants of the Indy Hall community. I look forward to seeing you there.
If anyone would like to get a familiarity with the program before the tutorial, or would like to work along with me, I will be supplying my files to anyone interested. You can also download a demo version of the program from the Adobe site.
Tags: after effects,dan short,Events,indyhall,workshops
Yesterday, I made a post over on my personal blog, explaining some changes in my own personal business. Some of this is related to the business side of IndyHall, and in the spirit of transparency that we’ve adhered to along the way, it’s important that we share.
The release below, compiled by myself, Geoff DiMasi, and Bart Mroz explains the steps that we’ve taken.
For immediate consideration:
Recognizing that growth and change are a natural part of any organization and knowing how to react to those changes is one of the greatest challenges for a company of any size.
Indy Hall has grown and changed at a rapid pace in this past year and half. As the community has grown, the business and operations have morphed and changed along with it. This agility remains one of our key strengths.
One of the scenarios that we anticipated was a startup (or better, multiple startups) forming within the members of our community. A number of these opportunities have, in fact, materialized. One of them became known as Round3Media, formed by IndyHall board members Alex Hillman and Bart Mroz, along with Ken Rossi. It was initially created to help aid business process between some of the collaboration that was already happening with the members. As that business grew, focus shifted, and the overlapping founders of Round3Media and IndyHall sat down to discuss that growth.
The only way for both of these organizations to thrive is for each of their leaderships to stay focused. It is for that reason that Alex Hillman has stepped down as a partner of Round3Media, LLC. Similarly, Bart Mroz has stepped down as a board member of Independents Hall, LLC.
Respectively, Alex will remain a consultant to the Round3 team, and Bart will remain a full time member of IndyHall.
This decoupling of the businesses is for maintaining the the strength and focus of each organization, and for removing potential conflicts of interest as one business resides within the walls of the other.
We look forward to both of these operations growing and continuing to add to the success stories of the Philadelphia creative and startup community.
The teams of both organizations remain supportive of one another, and we all appreciate continuing support from the community.
Lots of exciting events are going on down between now and the end of the month! Some things you should be aware of (all of which you can find on our iCal as well):
July 17th - IndyHall Member Poker Night presented by Johnny Bilotta and Dave Speers. This is limited to 16 members first come first serve. If you want to attend and aren’t an IndyHall member yet, you can either join us, or find a member to bring you as their guest. Each member player get’s one guest. Thanks to TwoGuysOnBeer and Phillypreneurs for hooking this up! RSVP on Upcoming is required.
July 24th - Junto- This month’s topic is the open source beer project. As always, P’unk Ave provides beer and tomato pie. You provide your ideas and willingness to engage. Doors at 6:30, conversation at 7pm. Also, be sure to follow www.twitter.com/thejunto for future updates.
July 26th - Fail Camp is fast approaching! What the heck is Failcamp? It’s an event where you admit to your mistakes in business and in life with the hopes that others can learn from them. Co-organizer Amy Hoy has a much better description in her recent post to the Failcamp google group. We’re filling up fast so please RSVP on Upcoming.
July 30th - Workshops are back! We will be holding a workshop on the motion effects program After Effects from 6:30- 8:30pm at IndyHall. The presentation will be given by Dan Short. We hope that, like our previous workshops, this provides practical insight into how an industy professional uses a tool. We encourage students and professionals alike to attend!
ALSO!
Movie Nights will be finally starting in August. The concensus has been that they will take place on a thursday and since those are already booked up this month, we need to move it along to August. We’re kicking things off with one of your favorite cheesy 80’s movies, and for the next run, we’ll be embracing a new opportunity to work with Independent Exposure, a Houston based touring independent film circuit.
So stay tuned, and while you do, vote on the next movie:
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Tags: after effects,Events,failcamp,junto,open source beer,poker
Tomorrow, Tuesday 7/8, our faithful cream cheese leaders Jason Tremblay and Lauren Galanter have organized a casual coworking session at Milkboy Cafe. This is a new venue for us, so we’re hoping to get some folks from out in the ‘burbs to join.
If you’re coming from the city, Milkboy is just a block away from the Ardmore station on Septa’s R5 Regional Rail line Check Schedule on iSepta.
Tags: ardmore,coworking,cream cheese,jelly,philadelphia
We hope everyone had a fantastic Independence Day Weekend. After kicking things off with our Launch Party on Thursday night (thanks to EVERYONE who came out and to all of our sponsors, as well as the hardworking people at National Mechanics). The holiday weekend is over (boo) but the celebration of independents is not!
IndyHall isn’t just about geeks and nerds, it’s about embracing the power of the independent. That’s why I was thrilled to hear about the Philadelphia chapter of the Recording Academy putting on a seminar geared towards selling music in today’s recording industry. This all day event focuses both on the independent talent, as well as the multimedia and independent music industries overlap in the new marketing space.
This event is taking place at Drexel University this upcoming Saturday, June 12th from 9am-6:30pm.
The recording academy is recommending advance ticket purchase, which is $15 for members of the Academy and $25 for the general public. You can RSVP/purchase by calling 215-985-5411 or emailing.
You can find out more details by downloading this PDF Flyer.
Viva l’independents!
Tags: conference,independent,music,recording academy
