NAB comes to a Close, but mouths remain Open
Hello, my friends! You know, it's becoming increasingly challenging to come up with a new, catchy 'Title' for these blog posts...but I think this one really paints an accurate picture! LOL
In short, our four days at NAB proved nothing short of spectacular. Interest in CS3 continued to fill the seats in our theatre presentations, and with new products like Adobe Media Player and AdobeTV being centre stage (not to mention, the 'couch' experience), attendees were genuinely blown away (re: gaping mouths, in awe) by the technology, the workflow, and the overall story of the Adobe Message...Powering the Future of Entertainment.
Another 'mouth open' moment was the preview of the Reel by Paul & Christina Graff and Robert Stromberg. As mentioned earlier, these three produced a demo (compiled from footage of some of their recent triumphs, including HBO's John Adams) and literally left people in complete disbelief...for when you see that nearly EVERY SHOT in the aforementioned and subsequent films was in fact 'composited together' in After Effects CS3, well, it's just a sight to behold. Unfortunately, I'm not able to post a clip (or I would)...so all I can say is...see it for yourself. If you can check out John Adams, the Golden Compass, 3:10 to Yuma (or just IMDB search their names for more) you'll see what I mean. But seriously...John Adams? It's fricken incredible. I've now seen the reel (and the show) multiple times..and the fact remains, as John Lennon once said, "Nothing is real." The Power of Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended and After Effects CS3.
So, a real short update, but just wanted to end on a positive note. Thanks to all of our customers and freelancers for presenting on stage (alongside me, Greg Rewis, Kevin Towes, Karl Miller, Bob Donlon and others) and we look forward to seeing you again, sometime, somewhere, on the road.
Until next time...
Blog on.
PS - Many people were asking when I'd be doing an Audition 3 training series. For the moment, there's nothing scheduled...but if you want to learn about workflow (and see some really cool techniques for producing, mastering, and finishing audio) check out my Adobe TV series starring yours truly, Johnny Encore & Karl Soule entitled "Short & Suite". And if that's not enough, you can still purchase my Audition 2.0 training video from Total Training.