The BuZZ Podcast for July 27th

At the start of this week’s show we get some insight into Adobe’s latest version of After Effects and some visual effects tips, before heading to Boston to “Shake ‘n’ Ba…” er… something is going to shake for sure. The second guest created of one of the key reference points for Indie production on HD.

This week’s episode of the world’s only talk radio for Digital Production, Post Production and Distribution is full of great information and entertainment, as usual. We’ll start off talking with Mark Christiansen, the author of Adobe After Effects 7.0 Studio Techniques about using After Effects in visual effects. Mark has created visual effects and animations for feature films, television, computer games, and on behalf of an array of high-technology companies. His recent work for the animation and special effects studio The Orphanage includes The Day After Tomorrow and films by Robert Rodriguez, and he has also created graphics for documentaries produced by HBO and The History Channel.

After our Regional BuZZ from Boston with Dan Berube and Keith Larsen when we’ll talk about Siggraph 2006 and the Shake ‘n’ Final Cut Studio User Group event, we’ll answer listener questions in our Pick our Brains spot.

After the break, we’ll be talking with Mike Curtis. Mike is the driving force behind HDforIndies.com Mike is a prolific blogger on all topics relevant to HD production for Independent Filmmakers. Mike’s been involved in digital media production for over 15 years. He’s worked with visual effects, motion graphics, and digital video post production.

And finally, in our “BuZZ in Depth” segment we’ll discuss how free can be a viable business model, or “How to give your stuff away and still make money”.