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Speaking Engagements
Presenter, “The LED Lighting Revolution,” 20th Annual Pro Video Show, Dedham, Massachusetts, March 12, 2010.
Presenter, “Seven Habits of Highly Successful Interviewers,” 20th Annual Pro Video Show, Dedham, Massachusetts, March 12, 2010.
Presenter, “The Hatchback Production Kit,” 20th Annual Pro Video Show, Dedham, Massachusetts, March 13, 2010.
Presenter, “Using Raylight to edit Panasonic P2 MXF files directly with Final Cut Pro” Boston Final Cut Pro User’s Group Meeting, August 19, 2009
Panelist, “Innovation,” Technology Forum, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, Rhode Island, August 6, 2009
Moderator, “Web 2.0: Engage Your Audience Using the Web,” Making Media Now 2009, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts, June 5, 2009
Instructor, “Practical Sound Recording and Editing Techniques For Better Video,”, 4th Annual New Media Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 14-16, 2008 (see related post, PDF of presentation slides available).
Panelist, “Distribution in the Digital Age,” Roxbury Film Festival, Boston, August, 2, 2008 (see related post).
Featured Presenter, “Sony PMW-EX1 Camcorder,” Meeting of the Boston Final Cut Pro Users Group, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, Massachusetts, July 24, 2008 (see “related post).
Presenter, “Improve your video using cinematic language techniques,” Podcamp Boston 3, July 19, 2008
Presenter, “Art of the Interview,” Podcamp Boston 3, July 19, 2008
Presenter, “Sony PMW-EX1 HD camcorder demo/discussion,” Media Tech Tonic #3, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, July 16, 2008
Panel Organizer, Moderator, “The Future of Documentary in the Age of Internet Video,” Making Media Now 2008, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, May 30, 2008 (videotaped and available online at WGBH Forum)
Instructor, “Wordpress Intensive: From Blogging to Dynamic Web Sites,” Media Tech Tonic #1, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, May 21, 2008
Instructor, “Web Video 2.0: Delivering your video on the web,” 18th Annual Pro Video Show, presented by the Camera Company, Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts, May 8, 2008
Instructor, “Art of the Interview: Strategies and techniques for better video interviews,” 18th Annual Pro Video Show, presented by the Camera Company, Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts, May 8, 2008
Panelist, “Lights, Cameras, Sound: How to Get Great Results,” Web Video Summit Fall 2007, The Roosevelt Hotel, New York, New York, December 10-11, 2007
Presenter, “Art & Technique of Double System Sound,” Podcamp Boston 2, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, October 28, 2007
Presenter, “Champagne Production Values on a Beer Budget,” Podcamp Boston 2, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, October 27, 2007
Co-Presenter, “New Media Crash Course for Traditional Filmmakers,” Podcamp Boston 2, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, October 27, 2007 (w/ Beth Kanter)
Panelist, “Future Now: New Media and the Modern Filmmaker,” New Hampshire Film Festival, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, October 13, 2007
Presenter, “Pro Video Results on a Low Budget,” Podcamp Philly, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 9, 2007
Presenter, “Low Budget Interview Lighting with Professional Results,” Podcamp Philly, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 9, 2007
Presenter, “Introduction to Video Production Fundamentals,” Podcamp Philly, Drexel University, Philadelphia, September 8, 2007
Opening Remarks, Rhode Island Film Forum, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, Rhode Island, August 9, 2007
Panelist, “Finding Your Audience & Building a Portfolio,” Rhode Island Film Forum, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, Rhode Island, August 9, 2007
Moderator, “Survival Strategies for Independent Media Producers,” 16th Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, August 4, 2007
Organizer, Presenter, “Media Literacy for the 21st Century,” 16th Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, August 1, 2007, Audio (WGBH Forum)
Organizer, Panelist, “Delivering video via the Internet: challenges and opportunities,” 16th Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, July 31, 2007
Organizer, Moderator, “The future of long form documentary in the age of Internet video,” 16th Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, July 29, 2007, (videotaped and available online at WGBH Forum, View Video)
Speaker, “Opening Remarks,” Making Media Now: Filmmaking in Transition, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, June 1, 2007
Organizer, Moderator, “Producing & Delivering Short Video on the Web,” Making Media Now: Filmmaking in Transition, Boston University, Boston, June 1, 2007
Co-Presenter, “Using Cinematic Language Elements in Your Video,” Podcamp NYC, New Yorker Hotel, New York, New York, April 7, 2007 (co-presented with John Herman)
Instructor, “Delivering Video on the Web,” 17th Annual Pro Video Show, Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts, March 10, 2007
Instructor, “Champagne Production Values on Beer Production Budget,” 17th Annual Pro Video Show, Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts, March 10, 2007
Moderator, “New Technologies / The Digital Market,” Festival do Rio 2006 (Rio International Film Festival), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 28, 2006
Presenter, “Practical Video and Audio Production Techniques,” PodCamp Boston, Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown, Massachusetts, September 9, 2006
Panelist, “Marketing & Distribution Strategies for Independent Filmmakers,” 15th Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, August 5, 2006
Panelist, “Social Issue Documentary,” 15th Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, August 3, 2006
Panelist, “Beyond Theatrical: New Opportunities for Distribution,” Roxbury Film Festival, Boston, Massachusetts, July 29, 2006
Presenter, “An Offline RT Case Study,” Boston Final Cut Pro Users Group, Waltham, Massachusetts, June 12, 2006
Organizer, Presenter, “The Rise of Citizen Media and Video Podcasting,” The Camera Company’s 16th Annual Pro Video Show, Quincy, Massachusetts, March 10, 2006 (handouts)
Organizer, Presenter, “Prosumer HD Cameras, the Filmmaker’s Perspective,” The Camera Company’s 16th Annual Pro Video Show, Quincy, Massachusetts, March 10, 2006 (handout)
Organizer, Panel Moderator, “Cinema in the New Millennium: New Screens, Devices, and Forms,” Festival do Rio 2005 (Rio International Film Festival), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 29, 2005
Speaker, “The Film Look: Production Values in the Digital Age,” Festival do Rio 2005 (Rio International Film Festival), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 29, 2005
Speaker, “Production Values in the Digital Age,” Boston Filmmakers’ Expo 2005, organized by Filmmakers Collaborative, Boston, Massachusetts, June 9, 2005
Speaker, “Demystifying the Film Look,” The Camera Company’s 15th Annual Pro Video Show, Quincy, Massachusetts, March 12, 2005
Organizer, Panel Moderator, “Documentary Filmmakers on Documentary Filmmaking,” The Camera Company’s 15th Annual Pro Video Show, Quincy, Massachusetts, March 12, 2005
Panelist, “DV Filmmaking,” Meeting of the New England Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Canton, Massachusetts, December 15, 2004
Roundtable Moderator, “Which format should I shoot my film with?” Northampton Independent Film Festival, Northampton, Massachusetts, October 30, 2004
Panelist, “The Convergence of Technology and Media I: New Technologies,” and “The Convergence of Technology and Media II: New Business Strategies,” Festival do Rio 2004 (Rio International Film Festival), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 30, 2004
Guest Lecturer, “Designing web-based entertainment: stories from the trenches,” Media Design Seminar, Professor Brian Lucid, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, May 27, 2004
Co-Chair, Second Multiples of One Conference, Bartos Theater, MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 7-8, 2003
Organizer, “An Evening with Vanu Bose,” MIT Wireless Forum, MIT Faculty Club, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December, 2003
Organizer, “Rooftop Networks,” MIT Wireless Forum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October, 2003
Organizer, “An Evening with David Reed,” MIT Wireless Forum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December, 2002
Organizer, Panel Moderator, “The Challenge of Designing User Interfaces for Mobile Devices,” MIT Wireless Forum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October, 2002
Panelist, “Digital A-Z: Ask the Experts,” Digiday Conference, New York Women in Film & Television, New York, New York, June, 2002
Speaker, “Digital Tools for Film Restoration,” Technology Luncheon, New York Women in Film & Television, New York, New York, June, 2002
Speaker, “Proposition: Double,” Multiples of One Conference, IBM/Lotus, Cambridge Massachusetts, May, 2002 (with screening of the short film Destiny)
Panel Moderator, “Short Range Wireless Technology,” MIT Wireless Forum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 2001
Panel Organizer and Co-Moderator, “Business and Social Implications of Decentralized Systems,” O’Reilly Peer to Peer Conference, San Francisco, California, February 16, 2001
Speaker, “An Experience Design Framework for Multiple Channels,” Narrative Workshop, Media Lab Europe, Dublin, Ireland, December, 2000
Speaker, “Peer to Peer: Beyond the Hype,” Digital Convergence Seminar,The Ford Foundation, New York, New York, October, 2000
Speaker, “Active Messaging,” Seventh Annual Living Surfaces Conference, American Center For Design, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1999
Speaker, “State of the Art: Optical and Digital Restoration Techniques,” Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, December 8, 1998
Panelist, “An insider’s guide to Super 16 blow-ups to 35mm,” Independent Feature Project (IFP) Seminar, New York, New York, July 21, 1998
Panelist, “Film Restoration for Independents,” New York Expo of Short Film and Video, New York, New York, December, 1998
Panelist, “What’s Hot, What’s Not,” ShowBiz Expo, New York, New York, September, 1998
Speaker, “Digital Tools in Postproduction,” Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM), New York, New York, September, 1998
Presenter, “Insider’s Guide to Super16 Blow-Ups,” IFP Seminar, Technicolor Screening Room, New York, New York, July 21, 1998
Panelist, “The Reel Thing: Digital Film Restoration,” Il Cinema Ritrovato,Bologna, Italy, July, 1998
Panelist, “Advances in Digital Film Restoration,” ShowBiz Expo, Los Angeles, California, June, 1998
Speaker, “Faded Color Negative Restoration,” Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., October, 1997
Panelist, “Production for Web-based Entertainment,” Webcinema Seminar, New York, New York, September, 1996
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