San Francisco DVX Users Group STARTING!

dillont

dillont

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Greetings!

I am pleased to announce that the Bay Area Video Coalition has offered to host the San Francisco DVX Users group in San Francisco!

As I am not sure exactly how many people there are in Northern California who are willing to come, I am putting the first meeting TENTATIVELY for October 17th, Monday from 7-10pm. If there are *more* people who would be interested in attending on a Saturday or Sunday Evening, I will reschedule the event.

Bay Area Video Coalition is the Nation's largest non profit media education center. I am a technician and teacher there and have been hosting other user groups there for over 2 years.

BAVC is located at 2727 Mariposa Street, 2nd floor, corner of Bryant and Mariposa in the Mission District of San Francisco. Parking is plentiful.

INAUGURAL SAN FRANCISCO DVX USER MEETING OCTOBER 17TH, 7-10PM!

If you're interested in coming, please let me know so I can be sure there is space enough.

Edit: I can be reached by email: dillon@bavc.org or by phone 415.558.2150.

Talk to you soon

Dillon Thomas
 
I think it would be interesting if we showed up and had some sort of guest speaker present...or one of the more experienced guys show us something interesting....give us a lesson in this art form.
 
Dillion, let us know how it goes. I know I wont be able to meet during that time but keep me posted! I would like one day like to meet some of you folks!
 
I would definitely like to get some suggestions for a speaker. It looks like there will be a strong showing by City Locals. If y'all know anyone who has a DVX that isn't a member of the list, please spread the word.

We have access to the main facility projection room, so we have a big screen to project and a nice amp system to show stuff.

I definitely would like to have a speaker - if you know someone who loves to speak and got their contact information please let me know.

Also, does anyone have a micro35 or mini35 they can show off? That would be a cool thing to show. My partner and I are contemplating on purchasing the micro35, but she has questions about the PL mount.

After our initial meeting, I would like to format the meeting so that there is time for "show and tell" and time for lessons on the art of 24p, and the occassional guest speaker as well. If anyone has any other contributions they'd like to how to format the meeting please let me know.

Just so you all know - BAVC has lots of resources - we have Avid systems (Adrenaline), G5 systems running Shake, Motion, FCP), light kits, sound kits, and the whole 9 yards. We can really make this a stellar group because of the resources we have access to.

See you all on the 17th (of October)!

Dillon
 
We're 3 weeks away from the first Northern California DVX user meeting. We'll have producers and owners of companies and directors of independents showing up so far.

Anyone from here definitely going to make it? Please bring suggestions for future speakers and presentations/tutes on our beloved technology for future meetings.

The location is: 2727 Mariposa Street, 2nd Floor, corner of Bryant and Mariposa in the Mission District of San Francisco.

Y'all can reach me at dillon@bavc.org or call my office line at 415.558.2150

See y'all there. (Who from here is definitely coming!?)

D
 
lol I dont know! We're trying to schedule my short and thats right when we want to be shooting, so i'll have to see what happens. But i really wanna come! :D
 
Thats okay - I don't own a DVX either, and I'll be hosting the group (Part of why I'm hosting the group >:)

2 weeks left until the first meeting.

There are a *lot* of Northern California DVX users on this forum - any idea as to how I can reach them via a pm on this board?

Dillon
 
Just click on they're name, and there's an option that says "Send a private message to _____"
 
Dillont, I live in Skyline Forest, in Monterey. You in San Francisco now? Let me know when your next project is so I can come up and help. :)
 
Skyline forest is beautiful - had a few friends living up there. Did you go to MHS or PGHS?

In pre for another short - will attempt to shoot this november/december - depending on how everything comes together. Script's almost finished and boards have begun.

See you soon!

TC - thanks for the suggestion. Was hoping to be able to do a search for members based on their locations. Was informed there is no way to do a search based on location. :P

See y'all on the 17th

Dillon
 
Excellent!

Bring a friend or two if they're DVX users too.

I'm still looking for suggestions for our first meeting. I have access to a projector to project movies and such. I have a piece to show, but it wasn't shot on DVX (wish the camera existed then).

See y'all soon

Dillon
 
sry Dillont, but I'm pretty sure I wont be able to make it the SF meeting. I doubt I'll be shooting, but I have a college seminar that day.

I hope others go though, and let me know all the cool things that happen afterwards. :)
 
I'll come down from San Rafael. Will do my best with the traffic to be on time. I should normally drive in reverse commute so that should be ok.
 
I'll try to be there.

I'll try to be there.

I live in the Mission. Not too far away. My DVX just arrived today. I've used one a few times before professionally (surprising, since I don't have much experience shooting video).
 
Ok, I feel like an idiot. For some reason I had marked today, Friday, October 14 in my calendar as the date of the meeting. So after work I hopped in my car and braved my way through traffic to get to S.F. I found the building at 6:00, I didn't want to go in an hour early, so I went into Starbucks and had a water and a nice piece of Apple Crumb Loaf. At around 6:40 I tried to go to the meeting and found the front door locked.

After standing around a while, not sure what to do, a group of people came out of the building and I slipped in before the door closed. I made my way up to the second floor and found the door to BAVC locked. I knocked and got no response. A little later a couple guys happened by and one of them had a key and was unlocking the door. I asked him about the meeting and he hadn't heard about it.

Then as he was opening it, a young lady came along and when I asked her about it, she had heard about it, but was certain it was on Monday. But she was nice enough to check for me. After she checked around and found that Dillon wasn't there it was assumed by us both that she was right and I wasn't.

She did mention that she had recently bought a DVX and was planning to come to the meeting. I was so embarrassed that I apologized and got out of there as quick as I could, and didn't even introduce myself or get her name.

So Dillon, if you know who I am talking about, or can figure it out. Please let her know I appreciated her help and give her my apologies if I came off rude, I was just embarrased.

Looking forward to Monday night.

Peace,
Larry
 
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