APA/LA Digital Event: Digital Dissection with Dennis Dunbar

APA/LA Digital Event: Digital Dissection with Dennis Dunbar
Saturday December 13, 20089:30am - 1:00pm
Helms Daylight Studio
3221 Hutchinson Ave, LA CA 90034
*Please Note: Parking is Located on the North Side of Venice Ave and Helms

Join us on Saturday Dec 13th as our own Dennis Dunbar presents "Digital Dissection" where he will dissect several of his past projects. Dennis will show you how the complex composites for Movie Posters are put together, he'll take you through the maze of plastic wrap and Smart Objects and demonstrate how ultimate beauty is achieved.

In this session you'll see how the disparate elements that make up a movie poster are combined and blended to make a seamless composite using masking, color correction and yes, even paint! Moving on to a more commercial type of project Dennis will show how the same principles were used in combination with a good dose of illustration to create ads with noted photographer Bob Stevens. Finally he'll take you through the process of polishing and perfecting Beauty images.

This seminar promises to be an informative and interesting event as you run the gamut from complex composites to 'simple' retouching. Come join us at Anthony Nex's studio on Saturday, Dec 13th for this not to be missed workshop.

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Pre-Registration:
$25 APA/LA members
$35 ASMP, LADig, Student members
$45 non-members

Day of:
$35 APA/LA members
$45 ASMP, LADig, Student members
$55 non-members

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Asian Beauties

Matthew Jordan Smith is one of the top beauty shooters these days and recently we worked together on a shot he did of an Asian model. This woman had one of those faces where we wanted to really show off her beautiful skin and eyes.

Of course this being the digital age that meant a little 'Photoshopping' here and a little there but Matthew's shot provided a great base upon which to build the final image shown here.

APA/LA: The Art of Estimating & Bidding

Thursday November 13, 2008
Social 6:00-7:00, Presentation 7-9:30pm
Helms DayLight Studio 3221 Hutchison Ave., Los Angeles 90034
*Parking is Located on the North Side of Venice Ave and Helms
The bid has always been considered the much maligned "necessary evil" to getting gigs. It's really all in your perspective. As soon as you step away from the spreadsheet stereotype that is associated with bidding, you'll find a world of creative thinking and deal making that can make the process of bidding an interesting step to getting on the set. The key is to think like a Hollywood agent. When dealing with talent agencies, locations and rental houses, there is always a deal to be made. It's just numbers, and you're the one with the checkbook. 
Join APA/LA and our A list panel on November 13, 2008 for an informative, educational and entertaining evening and find out how you too can make sense of the estimating and bidding process.
  

The Art of Estimating and Bidding Panel includes:

 Lou Lesko, Founder, Blinkbid - Moderator
Elizabeth Grivas, Producer,Lonestar Productions 
Nicole Llyod - Sr. Art Buyer Deutsch Inc.   
Elizabeth Poje, Artist Representative, pojé + associates
Bob Stevens, Photographer, Bob Stevens Photography

 

The Art of Estimating and Bidding

Fur & Fun

Over the last few weeks I've been doing a lot of work at BLT on the Hotel for Dogs campaign. BLT (www.bltomato.com) is one of the larger ad agencies focused on Entertainment Advertising. Being such a large shop they get many of the projects that involve what are called "Domination" campaigns. With the Hotel for Dogs project this meant a domestic poster, an international poster, Standee, and countless billboards. Lots of dogs with lots of fur. What fun!

Here's a shot of the International 1 Sheet poster I worked on.