Image Mechanics Expo - Collision Conference

The Collision Conference schedule is officially finalized with great speakers and really interesting content. I will start off Saturday with a look at the equipment available along with the workflow that Image Mechanics has developed in order to stay competitive in this hybrid market. Alexx Henry will speak about his experiences shooting "Living Posters" with the RED™ ONE motion picture camera and the Canon 5D Mark II in a seminar called "Living Art - The Future of Motion in Photography". Next, Frank Rohmer will present Canon 5D Mark II Editing Workflow for Final Cut Pro. There will be a VCS live shoot with the RED ONE and a Canon 5D Mark II mounted on a Redrock Micro cinema kit, in the concourse area during the lunch break. The shoot demo will be followed by a presentation from Jeff Jochum of Smugmug entitled "Ignite the Fusion" where they will screen and discuss projects hosted by Smugmug including Vincent Laforet's Reverie. The keynote speaker of the day is Vincent Laforet who will be speaking about his experiences shooting Reverie and his transition into hybrid photography and filmmaking.

Sunday August 30th will focus on DSLR filmmaking with Director of Photography, Shane Hurlbut ASC as the keynote speaker. Shane has used the Canon 5D Mark II in innovative ways and will talk about the future of these hybrid cameras in motion pictures. Liam Finn and Illya Friedman will discuss using cinema lenses on the Panasonic GH1 to create the cinema look for DSLR Filmmaking. Ted Shilowitz from RED will present "The Future is Now... and What's Coming Next for 4K and Beyond" where he will screen 4K RED footage and discuss advantages of the RED system for photographers and filmmakers. The Cinematographer for the television show 24, Rodney Charters ASC CSC, will talk about "Creating a Hollywood Esthetic Without a Crew" focusing on a recent project in North Korea using a RED camera as well as blending 5D Mark II footage with RED on television projects. Last up before Shane's keynote speech is a look at what's new in Final Cut Pro 7 by Frank Rohmer.