REDUSER NAB 2009 - The Official Thread

[Steve Gibby]

Just to point out that the Red reel was done by Michael Cioni at Plaster City, I've worked only at the "Behind the scene" clip...
Corrado.

Plaster City did a great job on the reel, and so did you on the Behind the Scenes clip...very cool stuff!

 

[Steve Gibby]

We are considering this type of event going forward vs. a booth in the halls of NAB. Thoughts from those that went?

Jim

Loved it as a party - it was like a "gathering of the tribe". The long lines, and distractions of an NAB booth are a different type gig. I liked the party gathering approach much better than the booth approach.

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

I had a royal blast! My favorite part of the trip to be sure.. I took out at least 3 or 4 of Ketch's Tirami Su's!!! WOW! That stuff wakes me up!

So great to see all of you again.. Just wonderful

Jay

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

We are considering this type of event going forward vs. a booth in the halls of NAB. Thoughts from those that went?

Jim

It's a good question. My answer is... I'm not sure.

From the perspective of a REDUser, and a proud member of this community, I liked the party / personal aspect of this much more.

Also, as I mentioned to you, the room was not that loud, the only time I was lost was when you gave me instructions to move to the center of the theater early on to enjoy the reel more.. (Something you caught immediately and yelled the instructions to the nice gentleman next to me, and he told me.. That was classy Jim).

As a person who feels protective of RED and it's success, I am concerned that the party does not favor those who have not really seen or experienced RED. Your tent at NAB always brings in new people.

I dunno, the 2nd part is something you can work out better than me.

My PERSONAL preference is to have the party.. It's more fun.

I will say this: If you are going to have it the last day of NAB, then start earlier and end earlier, both the RED team, and all the vendors (You too Jim) looked like they were about to pass out from exhaustion (My hearing also began to give out from being so tired.. Can't read lips with blurry eyes!).

Better yet, have it the day BEFORE NAB.. Everyone will have more energy and I think it could be a better experience.

Just suggestions.

Jay

 

[Ketch Rossi]

Which was delightful. Thanks Ketch! It was a nice event, and I enjoyed the presentations that I was able to see. Nice to talk to people and have a larger venue for Red specific things. I'd welcome a similar exhibition again.

If I had the choice between a RedUser event like Wednesday's or a NAB booth, I would attend the RedUser event every time.

Seeing the reel kick off the show and being told that it was actually Red Ray was the perfect way to begin. Totally took me by surprise. It was also great to eat Ketch's Tiramisu and meet Jim for the first time. :beer:

Silas J Kyler

I had a royal blast! My favorite part of the trip to be sure.. I took out at least 3 or 4 of Ketch's Tirami Su's!!! WOW! That stuff wakes me up!

So great to see all of you again.. Just wonderful

Jay

On a personal note, I thank you guys so much for all your compliments on the Tirami Su',it was also a great pleasure talking to you guys.

Jay I imagine you didn't slept much that night with all the caffeine and the sugar from the few Tirami Su's :

ciao

 

[Casey Green]

We are considering this type of event going forward vs. a booth in the halls of NAB. Thoughts from those that went?

Jim

I think this format worked very well. It might be nice to have it at a place closer to the LVCC, so people could go back and forth easier, but the format was great.

Thanks again for a great time!

 

[bigbluebox]

Is there any video from the event?

I know about the the videos from the live stream but they kind of look crappy
and I think the beginning was missed.

some one must have shot it in 4k

 

[bobaandy]

A booth will attract more new customers but is what "everyone else is doing." A party will not attract any more customers but will make those "in the know" feel special.

 

[Steve Sherrick]

As with everything in life, you learn lessons as you go along. There are some things that went really well, and some things that could get improved next year. And they will. Last year we were in a small room with about 350 people. This year we had a much bigger space and a lot more people, well over a thousand. Next year I would hope the event would expand a little further. It's all about taking each one to the next level.

The one thing I know for sure is that I will stay off the stage and let those with stage presence run the show.

Ketch, forgot to thank you in an earlier post for bringing the Tirami Su. Thank you! You know you're untouchable when the hotel staff can't throw you out know matter how hard they try.:thumbsup:

Also, I mentioned this at the event and I want to note it here as well that this wouldn't have been possible without Jarred's hard work creating and maintaining the REDUSER community. We probably take it for granted at this point but it's his effort and the rest of the REDUSER staff that allow us to all interact and leads us to events like the one in Vegas.

The staff at the hotel was actually great. The A/V guys were as well. Chris Eschweiler was great providing the technical directing, and Hugo did a great job coordinating things with the 4K projection. The whole Red team did a fantastic job building that space with the lens demo area, the display cases, and the couches. As usual, just really top notch presentation.

So, keep the feedback coming as this will help shape events in the future.

 

[Peter Majtan]

We are considering this type of event going forward vs. a booth in the halls of NAB. Thoughts from those that went?

Jim

Needless to say we are in! Kudos to Steve for pulling this off! :thumbsup:

The two main positive things about this:

A. Pretty much everyone who came was interested in RED and RED related accessories (both HW and SW), unlike the much more "general" crowd at NAB...

B. From the visitor's perspective - You can find all the RED-related products in one place instead of having to chase it all over NAB with many stands being hard to find...

One "negative" thing: Next year I will just focus on RED event and leave NAB to my colleagues. I am still recovering from having to handle support at 6 different locations at NAB and the RED event...

Once again huge thanks for Steve for pulling this off, RED and other vendors for participating and everyone who came to visit...

And let's not forget Ketch's tiramisu! I had the "serial number" 1000 ... :thumbsup:

Peter

 

[Michael Schmitt]

We are considering this type of event going forward vs. a booth in the halls of NAB. Thoughts from those that went?

Jim

Personally, I think this event was better. I planned my whole visit to NAB around the Red event.

An Evening with Red filtered everything Red into one location and brought Red-specific vendors together with Red-specific users.

Since I am not yet a Red owner, I wasn't positive I was welcome at first. A private message to Steve cleared that up. So the question is: How can you have this event in the future, instead of at the convention, and bring in new customers?

 

[Peter Majtan]

BTW: I have posted number of pics over at SCARLETUSER (since we have no restriction on number of images... ):

http://scarletuser.com/showthread.php?t=2906

Enjoy!

Peter

 

[Ketch Rossi]

Ketch, forgot to thank you in an earlier post for bringing the Tirami Su. Thank you! You know you're untouchable when the hotel staff can't throw you out know matter how hard they try.:thumbsup:

Steve you have thanked me many times, and you big smile was more then a thank you in itself.

What makes me truly Untouchable is the so strong support from this community, and I know you had your hands in it as well, so I thank you for that, it would definitely have been a huge shame to having to take back home almost one Thousand portions of Tirami Su'.

And let's not forget Ketch's tiramisu! I had the "serial number" 1000 ... :thumbsup:

Peter

Thank you Peter, you guys @ MaxxDigital had sure come out with some Bad A%@! stuff this time, congrats.

BUt lets be honest Peter, you were first given one, but then I considered the Size factor of the portion vs. yourself, and left you teo more on the way out, so technically you had "serial numbers" 998, 999 and 1000

ciao

 

[Joshua Gill]

Does anyone have some of the information given by Michael Cione during the second session, "Red postproduction state of the union" specifically the debayered images from deferent editing platforms or the histogram demo?

 

[Michael Hastings]

Steve, you did a fantastic job throwing this event together.

Ditto

 

[Luis Otero]

SS nd Red???!!!

SS nd Red???!!!

Plaster City did a great job on the reel, and so did you on the Behind the Scenes clip...very cool stuff!

So, since I have been disconnected and I just saw the reel, can someone confirm that SS was shooting his "Do not vote" using Red? Is the sky falling?:sifone:

 

[Alan Rosenfeld]

We are considering this type of event going forward vs. a booth in the halls of NAB. Thoughts from those that went?

Jim

I had a great time, got to meet some fantastic folks, loved the moco robotic arm, great lenses. It was an effective and entertaining evening. Thanks to Steve for organizing the event.

I liked that the event was focused. Made for a better experience, easier to absorb information about the subject at hand. You should definitely do it again.

 

[David Birdy]

We are considering this type of event going forward vs. a booth in the halls of NAB. Thoughts from those that went?

Jim

Great event! Thanks Jim, Red Team & Steve!
This type of event is much better than the floor of the NAB...Can you expend it to Two days next year??

Dave

 

[Jarred Land]

Great event! Thanks Jim, Red Team & Steve!
This type of event is much better than the floor of the NAB...Can you expend it to Two days next year??

Dave

1 day is really, really nice

 

[Jarred Land]

Also, I mentioned this at the event and I want to note it here as well that this wouldn't have been possible without Jarred's hard work creating and maintaining the REDUSER community.

Thanks again Steve for putting all this together.. you did an incredible job for a one man band. Look forward to next year.