Speakers
Jeff Greenberg
principal instructor
Future Media Concepts
Editing since the mid 90s, he has worked on numerous corporate/industrial projects, regional and national commercials, music videos and supervising editor on a 35mm independent feature length films His work has been in festivals, on DVD and on television. Editing and instruction clients include all three major networks, Letterman, Conan O'Brien, ESPN, all four branches of the military and many Fortune 500 clients.
Teaching both nationally and internationally for Future Media Concepts, he specializes in post production, focusing on subject such as: Editing, High Definition, Standard Definition, DV, DVD Production, Workflow, Color Correction, Compression and Graphic Compositing.
Some of the solutions he's certified to teach include products from Apple, Avid, Adobe and Autodesk.
Jeff is a entertaining and energetic seminar instructor, speaking on average over fifty sessions a year at various shows. For the past four years he has taught and chaired technical Tracks at NAB's Post Production World, Post Production World New York, the Avid Government Training Symposium, and the Consumer Electronics Show. Additionally, he is the Program Manger for the Editor's Retreat, a yearly exotic getaway, focusing on editing (both aethetics and technology.)
Jeff does some technical writing, having contributed to a number of books and magazines. He has Tutorial DVDs on Avid, Marquee and Color, available from Vasst.com.
Feel free to drop him a line with any questions to: JeffG@FMCtraining.com.
Abba Shapiro
writer / producer / director
Shapiro Video & Multimedia
Abba Shapiro is an Award winning Writer/Producer/Director with over 25 years experience in video and film production. His production company, Shapiro Video & Multimedia currently works in every format from DVCam to BetaSP to 35MM film. He has done work for a wide range of commercial, corporate, and federal clients, including; USA Today, The Associated Press Television Network, NASA, and the Department of Defense, He uses the full range of Apple software and hardware to deliver videos, DVDs and CDs to his clients.
Abba is also a master instructor for Apples Pro Apps training program, certifying trainers worldwide in Final Cut Studio. He also teaches Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color correction, and Photoshop for Video courses throughout the country. He is co-author of an advanced tips and tricks book, "Final Cut Pro on the spot."
Luisa Winters
certified Adobe instructor
Future Media Concepts
Luisa Winters is an internationally celebrated instructor, presenter, and musician. An accomplished videographer, editor, 3D animator and graphics designer, she has created and edited scores of broadcast video and web projects for corporate, government, and educational, commercial and private clients.
An accomplished violinist, Luisa was, at the age of 13, a full-time member of the National Symphony Orchestra in the Dominican Republic. While attending the legendary Peabody Conservatory (in Baltimore, MD), Luisa learned from master musicians: Henryk Szeryng, Berl Senofski, Aarond Rosand, Charles Libove, and Leon Fleisher, among others.
Expressing her art in digital form, Luisa became an editor and motion graphics artist in 1985, and has been performing both arts full-time since that point in time. Luisa was the Adobe Premiere Pro Technical Chair for the Post-Production Conference at the 2008 NAB convention in Las Vegas.
Luisa is the author of Total Training for Adobe After Effects CS4 - Essentials (DVD), Absolute Training Premiere Pro Essentials (DVD), Adobe Premiere for Videographers (DVD) and Scores of magazine articles on Adobe Production Premium techniques (in English and Spanish).
Sean Casella
Apple & Adobe certified instructor, Digidesign Pro Tools HD certified expert
Future Media Concepts
Sean Casella is an Apple Certified Pro Apps Trainer, Digidesign Pro Tools HD Certified Expert and an Adobe Certified Instructor for After Effects, Premiere Pro and Encore DVD. His applications of expertise are DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro and Pro Tools HD.
Sean has been working in the entertainment and training industries for over 15 years, and has a large list of high profile clients. He has produced many TV shows, DVD's and Music projects worldwide. Sean was the Technical Editor for the Official Apple Certified Courseware for DVD Studio Pro versions 1- 3, published by Peachpit Press. Furthermore, for 8 years he served as the Lead Instructor for the International Academy of Design-Tampa, in the Digital Media Production Department.
Sean has taught many technical and certification conference sessions at the NAB Post|Production World, Post|Production New York, DigitalMediaDC and the DV Expo LA.
Sean holds an Associate's Degree in Music and Video Business from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Florida Metropolitan University.
Yossy Tessone
Apple & Avid certified instructor
Future Media Concepts
Yossy studied Film and Television at Tel-Aviv University,
He started his editing career cutting film on a Steenbeck, then migrated to Online A/B Roll suites, and moved on to Non-Linear Editing on Avid, Final Cut Pro & Premiere.
His editing experience spans from documentaries, to TV shows, and Corporate videos.
He served as one of the editors, and Associate Producers for 'Unsettled',
the film which received the Grand Jury Award for best documentary at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival awards.
His work for television includes, 'The Best of Nature',
color correcting the 25th Aniversary Show of the 'Nature' program, that aired on PBS,
as well as editing segments for BetterTV, and comedy shows and news magazines aired on Israeli TV channels.
His corporate experience includes working for clients such as NYSE, CIT, Tiffany's, and Salvation Army.
Based in NY, he is certified by Apple and Avid, and teaches all levels of Avid Media Composer, and Final Cut Pro as well as Sountrack Pro.
Yossy presents regularly at conferences including NAB's Post|Production World, Post|Production New York, Digital Media DC, and the Avid Government Training Symposium, and has written articles for Videography Magazine.
He is Fluent in both Spanish and Hebrew.
Robbie Carman
Apple & Avid certified instructor
Future Media Concepts
Robbie Carman is part of the first generation of certified Apple Final Cut Pro instructors. Currently, he is certified to teach Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Aperture, Motion, and Color. Robbie is the co-author of several books and has served as technical editor for others including: Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook with Jason Osder, Final Cut Studio On The Spot 3rd Edition with Richard Harrington and Abba Shapiro, Color by David Gross and Michael Wohl, The Encyclopedia of Color Correction Filed Techniques Using Final Cut Pro by Alexis Van Hurkman. Recently, Robbie also completed Color Essential Training for Lynda.com
Robbie is partners with Jason Osder at Amigo Media, a consultancy with the motto: Relate, Educate, Create where he specializes in online editing and color correction on standard and high definition projects.
Speaker Interviews
Robbie Carman
What would your track include? How is it beneficial to attendees?
I'm speaking in two tracks - The Editing with Final Cut Studio track and the Adobe Production Premium Track. In the Final Cut track I will be speaking about Color Correction in Final Cut Pro, Ingesting Media in Final Cut Pro and Compositing Techniques with Final Cut Pro and Motion. In the Adobe Production Premium Track I'll be speaking about Color Correction in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. These sessions are beneficial to attendees as they can learn techniques to better help their workflow in two of the most popular creative software packages in the industry.
Any session you would particularly like to highlight, and why?
I would highlight the session on Color Correction Using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. In the past few years Adobe Premiere Pro has positioned itself as one of the best editorial tools in the industry but it also has a full featured color correction tool set, coupled with Adobe After Effects with the Color Finesse Plugin, powerful masking and rotoscoping capabilities there is not a whole lot you cannot do when it comes to color correction and grading with these toolsets. The session will also feature techniques and combination of techniques that many users can use in their own projects
Jeff Greenberg
What would your track include? How is it beneficial to attendees?
In Avid sessions, we're really going to dive deep into the hidden settings that can maximize how Media composer works. In most software the default settings are for novice users; we're doing to push heavily into understanding how certain settings can help and hinder you.
Any session you would particularly like to highlight, and why?
Each session!
The Compression session with Sorenson Squeeze?? Everyone needs to have a better foundation when it comes to compression.
The Avid script sync/phrase find session? If you're using a Media composer and editing narratives/news/documentary/industrial work, these features change the way you edit.
The FCPX Color tools session? This is how you're going to finish in FCPX!
The Optimizing Avid settings? This shows the truly hidden corners of Media Composer.
The Switching to Avid Session? If you're using another tool, this will allow you to cheat and start using Avid Media Composer faster.
Luisa Winters
What would your track include? How is it beneficial to attendees?
My tracks are about Adobe products - more specifically: Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro.
I will go over techniques (both advanced and basic) that will help attendees with the creation of new ideas and the development of existing ones. Most of the students will come out with newer (and better) ways of doing effects and efficient ways of editing.
Any session you would particularly like to highlight, and why?
Advanced techniques in Premiere Pro, because it will concentrate on workflow to make the attendees work better and more efficient.
Yossy Tessone
What would your track include? How is it beneficial to attendees?
My track would include amazing sessions to help Avid editors become more efficient in their daily work-flows.
There are sessions for general editing, trimming, effects, titles and more.
Attendees will walk out with new knowledge, gaining tips on how to improve the way they work on Avid. They'll be able to implement these tips right away, it will save them a huge amount of time, and help them become more efficient.
Any session you would particularly like to highlight, and why?
'Hidden gems and goodies' - I think every Avid editor will pick up something they didn't know that will make them go: "Huh, that's cool, i didn't know that."
Sean Casella
What would your track include? How is it beneficial to attendees?
My tracks would include:
Troubleshooting in FCP X - What to Do When Things Go Wrong - Cant really give you a good answer here.. The software has just been released 3 days ago and I am still trying to understand the new concepts and workflows... I will have to get back to you on this sessions benefits.
Creating Dynamic titles in FCP X - This session will benefit attendees by understanding how to create titles in the new FCP X software in a total new way working environment than the way they did it in the past..
Mastering Motion Behaviors - This session will benefit attendees by showing them how to create eye catching motion graphics with the power of Motion behaviors instead of the traditional key framing that takes much time to accomplish.
Any session you would particularly like to highlight, and why?
The session I would like to highlight is my session in Mastering Motion behaviors. This session will be the most creative and informative session that I do at this conference.
Why? Motion is my personal favorite application and the session will take the skills of the attendees to the next level by attending my session on Motion 5.