Editors Retreat 2013
Pic of Retreat Alumni, Stuart Bass, Emmy Winning Editor
An Exclusive Summit For Experienced Editors, Feb 27 - Mar 3, 2013 Cancun, Mexico

SCHEDULE

Each year the goal of the program is to provide something for everyone. Our editors have come to expect a good balance of advanced training, creative inspiration, and productive discussion. Check out the 2013 Schedule below!
*(the schedule is still being tweaked, sessions are subject to change).

THURSFRISATSUN

     
WEDNESDAY, FEB 27
Room A Room B
5:00 - 7:00 PM Reception & Orientation
Ben Kozuch
7:15 - 8:15 PM What is the future of Post: Adobe
(Al Mooney)
8:30 - 9:30 PM Dinner
10:00 PM Mix and Mingle With Consultants Over Drinks
WEDTHURSFRISATSUN

     
THURSDAY, FEB 28
Room A Room B
8:30 - 9:30 AM Breakfast
10:00 - 12:00 PM
SUPER SESSION :

2 Hour Deep Avid Tips

(Steve Audette)
SUPER SESSION :

2 Hour Deep Premiere Pro Tips

(Maxim Jago)
12:15 - 1:15 PM PEER :
Action Camera Footage In Post

(Douglas Spotted Eagle)
PEER :
Still Screaming : Cutting A Horror Documentary

(Monical Daniel)
1:30 - 3:30 PM Lunch
3:30 - 4:45 PM Being your own agent: PR and other Social Media Skills
(Rich Harrington)
Delivering now and the future: Compression outputs for today and tomorrow
(Jeff Greenberg)
5:00 - 6:00 PM PEER :
Automation and Editorial

(Jarle Leirpoll)
PEER :
Reality AE Workflow on American Chopper

(Liam Johnson)
6:15 - 7:15 PM Steve Bayes talks about New Features in FCP X
(updates that were announced late in 2012)
8:30 PM Pizza and Poker!
It's the 7th annual tournament! Sharpen up your poker skills for a chance to win fantastic prizes
WEDTHURSFRISATSUN

     
FRIDAY, MAR 1
Room A Room B
8:30 - 9:30 AM Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER 1
Award Nominated Filmmaker and Editor : Adam Pertofsky
10:45 - 12:00PM The Hidden Power of FCP X
(Abba Shapiro)
Being a savvy freelancer
(Maxim Jago)
12:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch
 
HANDS ON DaVINCI COLOR CORRECTION for EDITORS
Bring Your Own Laptop - PART 1

HANDS ON AUDIO MIXING IN PROTOOLS FOR EDITORS
Bring Your Own Laptop - PART 1
2:00 - 6:00 PM Basics of Interface :
Room setup/base Color theory

(Robbie Carman/Patrick Inhofer)
Basics of Interface:
Setup/basic Audio theory

(Cheryl Ottenritter)
  Scopes and Projects:
Finding scopes, importing from NLE

(Robbie Carman/Patrick Inhofer)
Setting up a project:
Basics of EQ/Noise Reduction, setting clip levels

(Cheryl Ottenritter)
7:30 PM Outing
Out in the Cancun Scene: Having fun together! a night of food, music and dancing!
WEDTHURSFRISATSUN

     
SATURDAY, MAR 2
Room A Room B
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:30 - 11:00 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2
Academy Award Winning Editor : Anne Coates
 
HANDS ON DaVINCI COLOR CORRECTION for EDITORS
Bring Your Own Laptop - PART 2

HANDS ON AUDIO MIXING IN PROTOOLS FOR EDITORS
Bring Your Own Laptop - PART 2
11:15 - 12:45 PM Primaries & Secondaries :
Go over primary corrections + secondaries

(Robbie Carman/Patrick Inhofer)
Spotting, Compressing, and Adding Ambiance
(Cheryl Ottenritter)
12:45 - 2:45 PM Lunch
2:45 - 3:45 PM Smarter Workflows/Output
(Robbie Carman/Patrick Inhofer)
Track Based Mixes, Creating Good Output
(Cheryl Ottenritter)
4:00 - 5:00 PM PEER :
Building a Scene - Documentary Step-by-step

(Steve Audette)
PEER :
Heroes & Punks in a Green screen world with Avid and Smoke

(Kanen Flowers)
5:15 - 6:15 PM SONY VEGAS In Depth
(Douglas Spotted Eagle)
7:00 PM Free Night
WEDTHURSFRISATSUN

     
SUNDAY, MAR 3
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30AM AJA : Making 4K Managable & Profitable
(Tony Cacciarelli)
10:45 - 1:00PM Attendee Cuts:
"Everyone cuts the same scene"

Always lauded as one of the favorite sessions - everyone takes the same scene and gets feedback from the whole group
(Jeff Greenberg)
1:00PM Closing Ceremony