San Diego Final Cut Pro User Group
MEETING NOTES
Meeting Every 2nd Monday of each Month
Next Meeting 1/9/2012
Website: www.sdFCPug.com
FREE Parking after 6pm
CNN laid off 50 staffers,primarily videographers and editors.
Colbert Report (Link)
As has been reported recently, CNN laid off 50 staffers, primarily videographers and editors. Why? Essentially after a three year internal review, CNN has determined that professional editors are not necessary to craft news stories any longer. Instead they are expanding their iReport section allowing for more user generated content to be provided to the network, at absolutely zero cost to the network. Yep, zero cost to the network since these folks won’t be paid. I could go on about that part of the story, but Stephen Colbert explains it so well in this clip from “This Colbert Report” on Comedy Central.
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
•Rates for these songs range from $48 to $100 per song.
Royalty Free Music Collections:
Companies like Digital Juice have royalty free music products you can purchase that have hundreds of versions of songs at less than $1 a version. The downside of these songs vs. the sites I mentioned above is the quality of the music.
Video Copilot: (Link)
Cinematic Music Design Tools
Layered Music Tracks (Percussion, Choirs, Orchestra, etc.)
•Tension Building Elements & Editorial Music FX
5 In-Depth Tutorials + 5 Layered Soundtrack Templates
Software:
Products like Apple's Garage Band or Smartsound's Sonic Fire Pro allow you to assemble guitar riffs, drum beats, piano tunes, etc., and create you own music.
SPONSORS
UCSD Digital Arts Center
