BAWIFT - Women in Film & Television
Celebrating Five Years in the Bay Area!

BAWIFT has three core values -
· Furthering women's creative achievement
                        in film, video and related media arts.

· Maintaining a supportive and collaborative community
                        of women in the Bay Area.

· A continuing dedication to the highest standards
                        of professionalism and integrity.

BAWIFT began as Cinema Chicks in February 2001 and is now a community of over 850 women mediamakers from all over Northern California. In May 2003 we became Bay Area Women in Film and Television (BAWIFT), a chapter of the Women in Film and Television International network. In May 2008 we turned 5 - Welcome to BAWIFT!

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BAWIFT's General Meeting Event: Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Presents…

POST-PRODUCTION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Please Signup Online!

NOTE: Unlike our special events, this month's meeting is for women only.

Is it HD, HDV or SD? What aspect ratio should I use as we march towards the digital TV (DTV) transition? What's the workflow for uncompressed 4k Redcode raw? Transcode in Pro Res? Digital Intermediate? Should I res up or res down? Do I use cards, hard drives, tape or DVD? What are the basic tech requirements we need to stay in the game? Whether your project is for theatrical release, DVD, web or all-digital, you’ll learn what capture, editing, compression and/or graphic technology advancements are reshaping our industry in 2008 and beyond. Panelists from Bay Area post-production houses will present basic information as well as big picture, so that you can make the best technological choices. You’ll learn to ask critical questions in advance that will impact your workflow overview - from planning and production to post and distribution!

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RSVP: Register on our website; Signup Online! Please register early so we can plan the refreshments accordingly.

Our panelists include:

Matt Silverman is a Partner and Creative Director at Phoenix Editorial | Designs. Since joining Phoenix in 1999, Silverman has completed design and visual effects work on hundreds of spots for leading ad agencies including Black Rocket (now Heat), Venables Bell & Partners, DDB, and Goodby Silverstein & Partners. Standouts include Superbowl spots for Yahoo! and First Union Bank, as well as work on spots for Got Milk?, HP, PG&E, HBO, AT&T & Audi. Feature film work includes special effects on “Scooby Doo,” “Hell Boy,” and the trailer for Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s “Team America,” as well as title design for the Sundance-winning documentary “My Flesh and Blood.” and the Academy Award nominated "La Corona".

Julia Sonder-Patchin is a 17-year industry veteran who recently joined Phoenix Editorial /Designs after a year of freelance producing and consulting under Desmo Creative, a company she founded in 2007. Before branching out on her own, she served as executive producer at Rough House Editorial from 2004 to 2007, and OneSixEight Design Group, where she oversaw projects for National Geographic Channel and Buena Vista. Sonder-Patchin’s career also took her to Miami, where she worked at DeepBlueSea and Broadcast Video (now Manhattan Transfer), producing visual effects and on-air packages for HBO, NBC, ABC and a multiple BDA Award-winning campaign for Nickelodeon. Sonder-Patchin got her first taste of the advertising business in NYC after graduating from Syracuse University with a degree in Visual Communications.

DATE: Wednesday, July 9, 2008

TIME:
7:00 p.m. Networking and light refreshments
7:20 - 9:00 p.m. Panel
9:00 - 9:30 Networking

LOCATION: San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking, 2565 Third St., Suite #337, between 22nd & 23rd Streets, San Francisco, CA. Street parking is usually available.

ADMISSION: FREE for Members, $5 general, $3 students with ID

** Reminder: Unlike our special events, this month's meeting is for women only.

Please refer to the information on location and directions to the School provided below. There are two campus locations for SF School of Digital Filmmaking if you look on their website. Below we provide the correct location for this event.

HOW TO GET TO THE SF SCHOOL OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING at 2565 THIRD ST.:

By Public Transit - BART
Exit at the 16th Street/Mission Station. Take the #22 bus from the SW corner to the last stop on the line, which is Third St. at 20th St.
Walk 1.5 blocks south.

Public Transit - SF MUNI
To use Muni from downtown SF or from the East Bay, take the T-THIRD MUNI line (inbound to SF) on the Embarcadero. This is on the street
level. Pick it up anywhere along the Embarcadero and it goes down
Third Street and stops just opposite the SFSDF building, near 22nd St. For more MUNI info go to: www.sfmuni.com

BUS LINES in San Francisco to use:
# 22 (take it to the last stop, at Third & 20th), and # 49

FOR THOSE DRIVING, STREET PARKING IN THIS AREA IS EASY AND FREE AFTER 6 PM.

DRIVING FROM THE EAST BAY:
Go West toward San Francisco
Cross the Bay Bridge (toll)
Stay on US 101, toward San Jose
Exit right onto Cesar Chavez Blvd heading EAST
Turn left onto Third St.
The school is located between 22nd & 23rd Streets.

DRIVING FROM THE SOUTH BAY
US 101 or US 280 North toward San Francisco
Exit right onto Cesar Chavez Blvd., go EAST
Turn left onto Third Street
The school is located between 22nd & 23rd Streets.

DRIVING FROM THE NORTH BAY
US 101 S toward San Francisco (toll)
Turn right onto Van Ness Ave./US101
Turn left onto Golden Gate Ave.
Turn slight right onto 6th St.
Merge onto I 280 S / US280 South
Take Mariposa St. exit
Turn left onto 18th St.
Turn right onto Third St.
Go South a few blocks.
The school is located between 22nd & 23rd Streets.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US ON JULY 9th!

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 BAWIFT GENERAL MEETING