final (cut) Berlin User Group

Dear all,

only one more week to go before the launch of the 5th International Kino-Kabaret Berlin 2008! This year’s event will take place in the open art space Kunstetage from September 5th to 13th.

Thanks to those who already sent their application form. If you have not registered yet, please complete the application form and send it back to us (don’t forget to rename the file). We need to know how many guests will arrive so that we can accommodate you all in our private homes as usual.

Here are further info :

PRODUCTION ROOM / KINOLAB:
Kunstetage (link to map 1)
Edisonstr. 63a
entrance hall D – 4th floor
12459 Berlin (Köpenick)
near S-bahn Schöneweide

WELCOME MEETING & OPENING NIGHT
September 5th, 8 pm
Kunstetage, Edisonstr. 63a, entrance hall D – 4th floor

FIRST PRODUCTION MEETING
September 6th, 1st round starts at 10:00 am
Kunstetage, Edisonstr. 63a, entrance hall D – 4th floor

FIRST PUBLIC SCREENING
September 7th, 9:30 pm
Movimiento (link to map 2)
Kottbusser Damm 22
Berlin (Kreuzberg)
U-bahn Schöneleinstr.

TIME SCHEDULE:

Friday, September 5th, 8:00 pm: Welcome meeting

Saturday, September 6th, 10:00 am: 1st round starts (production meeting)
Sunday, September 7th, 9:30 pm: 1st screening

Monday, September 8th, 10:30 am: 2nd round (production meeting)
Wednesday, September 10th, 9:30 pm: 2nd screening

Thursday, September 11th, 10:30 am: 3rd round (production meeting)
Saturday, September 13th, 9:30 pm: silent screening (with live music) & closing party

REGISTRATION & PARTICIPATION FEE

You can download the application form on www.kinoberlino.de

**for participants who will be hosted in our private homes in Berlin, please bring your sleeping bag along with you

1st round: 10€
2nd round: 15€
3rd round: 15€

The participation fee includes:
1. food and refreshments (we will serve cold meal only)
2. free entrance to public screenings in Movimiento
3. free access to the Production room/Kinolab in Kunstetage
4. your personal ID badge (with photo)

FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS

If this will be your first Kabaret, you are more than welcome to take part in a creative week of 48 & 72 hours filmmaking! Last year’s Kabaret was fantastic and we’re looking forward to repeat the experience again, this year with participants from new countries!

To learn more about how a Kabaret normally runs, we have written an Information-Guide (in English) on our website.

ABOUT FILM EQUIPMENT

For those of you who will bring film equipment to the kabaret, please specify in the application form what you will bring: camera, laptop, lighting equipment, sound equipment, etc.

If you will bring your camera, please inform us which format: mini-DV, HD, HDV, super 8, etc.

Before you start sharing your expensive gear, don’t forget to label them ALL by placing nametags.

QUESTIONS

If you have any question, contact us by mail: kinoberlino@googlemail.com

www.kinoberlino.de

www.filmcommunity.com/group/kinoberlino

www.myspace.com/kinoberlino

www.youtube.com/group/kinokabaret

www.studivz.net/group

www.facebook.com/group

Dear final BUG members

Tutorials, discussions, problem solving, networking and after hour drinks.

This time we´re meeting on Tuesday 02 September.

It´s time for a sound overdose.

***The egg timer will also once again be in use. With a maximum of 50 min***

With Clemens Seiz who will talk about Tati´s use of sound to amplify or contradict images.

http://ikonograph.de/

Paul is back with some practical tips for sound mixing in FCP.

http://paurray.de/

And once again back due to popular demand.

Julius Krebs, will show us how to solve some of those more difficult sound problems.
Without even having to leave our favorite application FCP!

http://plancton.de/

And for those who just can´t get enough of Julius check out his forthcoming Sound Course.

http://www.bilgi.de/trainingscenter/tr-soundtrack/

Got a technical FCP or related problem?

Then bring ALL the relevant files with you to the meeting?

Perhaps the group has the answer your looking for!

Once again our meeting at the Akademie der Kunste:

TUESDAY in the Club Room

Last but by no means least Uwe will fish another Gem out of the ADK archive.

Finally, the bar is once again open at the ADK.

02.09.08

18 – 22 Hours
Hanseatenweg 10
10557 Berlin

P.S. A team from final BUG are off to the IBC next month. Are you going?
Or if you can´t go is there a product that interests you in particular?
Let paul know and he can include it in the forthcoming final BUG IBC report!

Contact : paul(at)paurray.de