SHORT ENDS
New York TRAINS
The Training Room at the New York Guild has been rather busy this spring with seminars and courses for members. Most recently, on June 13, was a seminar and demonstration of the Lightworks Alacrity editing system, one of which was donated to the Guild's Training Program by Lightworks. Seminars are pictured below.
 At the June 13 event, editor Scott Brock discusses trimming and editing techniques on Alacrity that he and fellow editor Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE, are using on The Departed, which will be released this fall. Photo by Carrie Puchkoff |
 Michael Phillips, Avid's principal designer, conducts a presentation to Guild members on June 7 of the products the company originally introduced at NAB in April. Photo by Orion Gordon |
 Greg Ondo of Steinberg Media Technologies hosts "Nuendo in the Hot Seat," a presentation on the Nuendo recording, editing and mixing tool to members on April 18. Photo by Orion Gordon |
 Assistant editor member John Acosta instructs members in Avid picture editor basics at a Training Program course on March 26. Member Stephanie Dworkin is on the left. Photo by Orion Gordon |
A REAL DISCOUNT FROM VIRTUAL KATY
Members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild are entitled to $100 off the price of Virtual Katy's VK2. This auto-conform and change management tool for Pro Tools editors was recently demonstrated at a Virtual Katy event held at the Guild's Hollywood office in June. VK2 users can analyze all major formats, preview changes, trace historical elements, re-balance movies and process up to 2,500 picture edits in less than a second.
VK2 is available through the Virtual Katy web site (www.virtualkaty.com). To take advantage of the special Editors Guild discounted price of $895 (standard price is $995), order it from the website and use the password VKMPEG. E-mail sales@virtualkaty.com for further details.
 Jay A. Riggs Photo by Wm. Stetz |
RIGGS HEADS GUILD OFFICE IN CHICAGO
Jay A. Riggs has joined the Editors Guild as an Organizer/ Field Representative, heading up the Chicago office. He brings with him years of experience in both political and union organizing. After receiving his graduate degree in Political Science from Ball State University, Riggs spent three years with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), organizing public employees and professionals in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit and Chicago. He will be focusing on building union density for post-production professionals in Chicago, as well as servicing the Midwest membership.