Viva!

Matthew Graves here. I’ll be spending the week at the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention in Las Vegas. This annual meeting brings together content providers, filmmakers, visual FX artists, and  more to display the new gear and practices in all things audio/visual. In other words, it’s a filmmaker’s heaven on earth. The exhibits don’t open until tomorrow but the sessions began today and I’m excited to learn as much as I can in the next few days. Some of the sessions I’ve attended today include panels on creative shot design, Render acceleration in After Effects, and Visual FX compositing tips. Later this afternoon, I’m planning on attending sessions on Small Production Lighting, 3D software integration with After Effects, and Media Management in Final Cut. I also listened to a keynote lecture by the Editor of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek who spoke about her workflow in Final Cut. Exciting stuff! I’ll be blogging on the convention all week so check back for daily updates.