Joyce Anastasia
Creative Production, Global Healing Consultant/Transformational Filmmaking--Soulprints
"Hello! What an incredible conference! I attended as many of your trainings as possible during my stay at NAB. My colleagues also were extremely impressed with your training. It was challenging financially for the 4 of us to attend this year, because we were quite affected as a non-profit with fewer and fewer donations in California, but we feel it was well worth the effort.
On a personal note, I have been a college art professor, psychotherapist/parapsych researcher and, more recently, a filmmaker for the past 30 years. I have attended and presented at numerous workshops and want you to know the incredible skills and interpersonal training I witnessed from your team. It was especially refreshing to see a start to finish series of footage from Abba into a workable clip, the blips along the way and the non-egotistical way it was handled. It certainly made the training enjoyable AND I learned so much--more importantly, I believe I retained a ton this time, i.e. simple, but powerful tools like the x-y-z mathematics lesson in 1 minute-learning!--not to mention all the ways in which Jeff, not only made me cry, but WEEP (Motion & FCP functionality that I had not been exposed to previously)!!!
One of my goals in attending this conference was to create more efficient ways of producing high quality work that is aesthetically intriguing! I know my work will grow exponentially. I wish this conference was a month earlier, as I had a tight deadline to complete a full length documentary on Remote Viewing for the Monroe Institute through the foundation (www.f4gh.org ) just prior to this event. Although we haven't posted a clip of this on our site yet, we will upon our return from a film product in Sedona, AZ--the reason for our early departure from NAB. We will certainly put our new learnings into practice this week in our 24-7 editing immersion.
Regarding the announcement of FCP 10, we are thrilled. So many of the functions that were so labor-intensive, that frankly I have been complaining about for 3 years now, have been addressed! As soon as it is available, we will upgrade. We will also be interested in immediate training, so that we are all on the same page--I have approximately 10 years of filmmaking experience--first as a scenic designer, then as an actress, then as a videographer & director and only in the last 5 years have I experienced editing--some initial FCP training on a much earlier version, then primarily self-trained. I trained one of my colleagues and my other two colleagues took their first FCP Intro session at NAB. They were thrilled to "speak the language"!
Thank you so much for your amazing contribution to this conference (I loved Jeff and Abba as targets for the Super Meet raffle ticket attack!!!)."
Professor James Biddle
Telecommunications Arts, The Grady School
"I can't even begin to thank you. I've held FMC as a standard for many students to get involved with, but the conference and your generosity and honesty were inspiring. Thank you."
Matt Hill
"I attended the FCP level 1 certification training at NAB last weekend, and thoroughly enjoyed Alex's training. The style and pace was perfect for my level and got me through the test with no problems at all - in fact I scored a 97.12%! Many thanks for great training."
Miku Happonen
former Senior Editor at Oxygen Media, LLC
As a former Senior Editor at Oxygen Media, LLC, Miku Happonen spent his time editing promos for a variety of popular reality TV show launches and premiers, including, "The Janice Dickenson Modeling Agency" and "The Bad Girls Club." Awarded with an Emmy nomination for his work on the Public Service Announcement, "Vote," Miku has had a rich career thus far, working with celebrities and industry forerunners alike.
Currently working as a freelance editor, Miku credits much of his career growth and industry connections to Future Media Concepts' invaluable educational training and networking events. An avid attendee of FMC's annual Editor's Retreats and NAB Las Vegas Post|Production World Conferences, Miku raves about the quality of instruction and caliber of attendance; "On top of all the extremely beneficial technical aspects of the training conferences, FMC has truly been able to create a tight-knit network of editors at each event," says Miku. "We are able to share ideas, tips and techniques with the best and brightest in our field - it is a networking experience like none other."
As a Final Cut Editor, Miku recognizes the added benefits of consistently syncing his creative and technical skills with the industry's latest trends. FMC's training conferences continually provide him with the means to do just that. With a wide range of Final Cut courses, from introductory to advanced, FMC has had a direct impact on Miku's work as an editor at Oxygen, as well as in his current freelance projects, including "Celebrity Ghost Stories," airing on Bio TV. Participating in FMC's high-level Final Cut Pro certification and advanced-tips courses has truly given Miku a leg-up on his peers; not only enhancing his resume, but also providing him with a unique classroom learning experience that directly correlates to real world situations.
Nicole Coon
President of Matrix Video Production, Inc.
President of multi-award winning full service video production company, Matrix Video Production, Inc., Nicole Coon, turns creative visions into video realities. Founded in March 2005 in Portland, Oregon, Matrix Video Productions, Inc. has created numerous Telly Award winning video productions in everything from corporate videos, to music videos, commercials, wedding videos, and more. Pouring all of her time and energy into her production company, Nicole has taken significant steps in perfecting her craft and ensuring that her clients receive the most professional film quality possible.
As an avid production buff and professional video editor, Nicole has seen her fair share of editing and post-production conferences and training events, yet credits Future Media Concepts as a leader in its field. A regular attendee of FMC's Editor's Retreats and NAB Las Vegas Post|Production World Conferences, Nicole thrives on the energy and creative buzz of each event. "FMC's training events provide editors and post professionals with an opportunity to re-awaken creative energies and re-sharpen technical skills," says Nicole. "The range and depth of courses and industry trends present at FMC's conferences is outstanding, and the instruction from digital video gurus like Richard Harrington is unparalleled. My creative and technical skills would not be at the level they are today if it weren't for these world-class events."
Attending FMC's conferences and retreats has helped Nicole keep her video editing and post-production techniques up-to-speed with current trends such as DSLR video and post-production. Her extensive coursework and time invested in FMC has certainly paid off, as Matrix Video Production, Inc. continues to draw in huge clients, such as Animal Planet, ABC Sports Television, and Roads End Films. Nicole continues to take valuable tips and inspiration away from each FMC digital training event, leaving refreshed and energized to tackle her next creative project.
Mitch Jacobson
producer, editor, director; owner of Category-5 Studios
Owner of Category-5 Studios in New York City, producer, editor and director, Mitch Jacobson, has an impressive 30 years in the broadcast television and entertainment production industries. An active member of the Motion Picture Editor's Guild (MPEG 700/NYC), Mitch's credits include, cutting multicamera concert films and EPKs for the likes of U2, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney & Aerosmith; Talk shows for Montel Williams, Rachael Ray and Isaac Mizrahi; and sports programming for the NFL Network, Fox and CBS.
Following his appearance as a video editing presenter at Future Media Concept's 2008 Editor's Retreat, Mitch's career catapulted to a new level, as he was given the opportunity to present and teach workshops all over the country, as well as in parts of Central America. Due to his exposure via industry-recognized FMC retreats and conferences, Mitch's studio business has doubled and he was offered his first publishing deal from Focal Press for his recently released book: Mastering Multicamera Techniques: From Preproduction to Editing and Deliverables.
Mitch has been an avid attendee of FMC's Editor's Retreats, NY Post|Production Conferences and NAB Post|Production World Conferences. In addition, he successfully completed FMC's Final Cut Pro level 1 and 2 certification courses and passed the level 1 certification exam for Final Cut Pro 6 in 2009. "The best thing about the conferences is the excellent contacts that I have made. My contact book has fattened up with the best professional video people from all over the world, top-level executives from all the leading manufactures and the most creative and experienced brains in the industry," comments Mitch. "Secondly, the online forum is a great on-going resource that is not clouded with beginner questions like other public forums...quick and accurate answers from people who know." Mitch continues to work with FMC, attending conferences as both instructor and student of their world-class training methodology.