NOTE: Online registration is now closed. Tickets are available and may be purchased at the door. Doors open at 6:00pm.

January's spectacularly successful re-launch of our MoPictive Monthly Meetings continues in our new venue: the Helen Mills Screening room - featuring 130 stadium-style seats, with a projection booth, 5.1 surround system, free food and soda, and an opportunity to meet and network with a wide range of New York City's best and brightest filmmakers. 

February Theme: Compression In-Depth

After post is finished, your picture is color corrected and the mix is laid back you've got to get your film to your audience. Almost always, this means some form of compression. There are 1,001 ways to compress video badly. There are only a few ways to do it well. This month's meeting focuses on two different approaches - via the web and via optical disc. We are also continuing MoPictive Shorts; a monthly event showcasing some of NYC's best storytellers in a 15 minute or less short film format, including a Q & A after the screening. Also returning, Ned's Toy Box.

Doors open: 6pm

Meeting starts: 6:30pm

The Lineup:

(this is our latest itinerary, which is guaranteed to change - and has, frequently)

• Grand Prize Raffle: Telestream Episode EncoderPro ($995 value) + iPod Touch preloaded with NetBlender's BD Touch app, MetaMenu Smart Remote app, and the BD Touch enabled BluRay title, Gamer
  • Telestream's details on Episode EncoderPro. Here's a glowing video review.
  • NetBlender is generously donating the iPod Touch bundle. The bundle is a single raffle item and includes: iPod Touch; preloaded with two apps, BD Touch & MetaMenu Smart Remote; the BD Touch-enabled BluRay disc, Gamer. 
  • Only 50 Early Bird tickets are available to purchase, 1 ticket per person.
  • An additional 25 tickets will be available for purchase at the door for $10 each (1 per person). 
  • This month, each raffle card has two chances of winning.
  • Here are the official rules:
    • Grand Prize ticket holders will only be given (1) ticket per person, regardless of the number of additional Early Bird tickets they purchase. This rule is non-negotiable and since those seats can't be re-sold, no refunds will be given.
    • (25) additional KiPro raffle tickets will be held in reserve for purchase at the door, only (1) raffle ticket per person will be sold. 
    • In the event of any disputes, you agree that the decision of MoPictive Board Members who are present at the event will be final and binding.
    • This raffle is not open to MoPictive Board members or their immediate family.

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• Compression In-Depth: 
  • The Art of Compressing for the Web: Craig Seeman returns to MoPictive to explore Compression. Craig will cover:
    • 'Best practices' with an emphasis on how to create professional web-based video for the web’s most popular video-sharing sites. He will be working with Telestream's excellent compression software Episode EncoderPro.
    • h.264: What it is, why you should care, and how the new HTML 5 spec is altering the landscape for web delivery.
  • The State of BluRay and BluRay on the Mac: We are extremely pleased to host NetBlender at this meeting! They are the creators of DoStudio, a professional BluRay authoring app with WYSIWYG Java menu creation - perfect for us non-programmer types. Topics covered in this presentation:
    • Industry Transition: DVD to Blu-ray
    • AACS Licensing Fees: How it works, who pays what fees
  • Blu-ray on the Mac (waiting for Apple might cost you)
  • Bootcamp set-up
  • AVC BD encoding with Compressor
  • NetBlender DoStudio Authoring
  • Blu-ray Menu Design with Photoshop: Time to Think Different (again)
  • Advanced Interactivity: Your iPhone is part of the Blu-ray experience

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  MoPictive Shorts: With our great new screening room at Helen Mills, MoPictive is bringing back one of its early signature segments, Show & Tell. This time around, we're calling it MoPictive Shorts - showcasing the tri-state's best storytellers in the 15 minute and under short film art form.
  • MoPictive Shorts February Selection: Open Air

    • Two women, trapped in a brutal civil war, attempt to go about their daily lives with some form of normality, yet remain in constant danger by an unseen sniper. 

    • Written by award winning (screen & stage) writer David L. Paterson (Bridge to Terabithia), directed by Shira-Lee Shalit (A-List), and stars Lynn Cohen (Sex in the City, Munich).
    • Best Short winner of several film festivals including the New Jersey Film Festival

    • The exteriors of Open Air were shot over 2 ½ days at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City and the interiors built and filmed in Manhasset, New York.  Later in Post, the NYC skyline was removed digitally and replaced with destroyed buildings and mountains from the European city of Sarajevo. The film was shot on the Sony F-23 and posted on Final Cut Pro.

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  Ned's Toy Box: Join us as MoPictive’s own Ned Soltz demos his favorite of the latest gear that has floated across his product reviewer’s desk. We never know what Ned’s going to pull out of his Toy Box!

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  MoPictive Board of Directors Elections: It's that time of year where our slate of BoD's get newly elected or re-elected. Here's the 2010 slate:  Patrick Inhofer,  President (returning); Ned Soltz: Vice President (new); Josh Apter: Director of Education (returning); Jim Moore: Director of Raffles (returning, new role)

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  Monthly Doorprize Raffle: MoPictive Board Member Jim Moore has a full lineup of donated products to be raffled away! Everyone who attends will get at least 3 raffle ticket with their entry. Additional tickets can be purchased during the meeting.