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Avid Connect Live APAC 2020 Collaboration from Everywhere
October 14, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join Avid Solution experts at Connect Live APAC 2020: Collaboration from Everywhere. Learn how to break content silos with Adobe® and Avid integration on the Avid MediaCentral unifying platform, and enable teams to collaborate from everywhere over any device.
Get behind the scenes of “The Invisible Man” with veteran Editor Andy Canny and discover what makes the edit, how he met some of the technical and narrative challenges of the post-production process, and tools he uses to best serve the story.
Presenters and guests for this webinar include:
Craig Dwyer, VP Global Cloud & SaaS Practice, Avid
Craig Dwyer and his team are focused on helping clients benefit from the open, world-class tools and infrastructure developed by Avid and its partners. These solutions focus on enhancing creativity and efficiency in the rapidly changing media and information management environment. With an emphasis on Cloud and SaaS migration, the practice guides clients on their transformation and adoption journey and provides industry expertise to accelerate implementation and reduce risk. With more than 25 years of experience, Craig’s background includes a mix of creative, operational, technical and senior leadership roles in the media and entertainment industry.
Craig Wilson, Product Evangelist – Broadcast & Media Enterprise, Avid
Craig Wilson is a newsroom specialist with almost thirty years of experience in the broadcast industry. He has worked on major projects ranging from workflow transformation of national broadcasters to large scale sports events including the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Craig has held various roles with Avid, working in Professional Services and Solutions Design and is now the Avid Global Broadcast and Media Product Evangelist.
Ray Thompson, Director of Market Solutions – Broadcast and Media, Avid
Ray Thompson has years of experience focused on media for broadcast, post, and film. Ray led the development of an IP live streaming platform strategy for sending SD, HD, and 4K video over a standard IP connection from anywhere at broadcast quality and at low latency to mobile and web. He has been a key driver in the transformation of a start-up software company from video editing to content licensing and management/distribution of assets via the web to multiple audiences.
Andy Canny, Editor – The Invisible Man, Upgrade, The Whistle Blower, The Loved Ones and more
Andy has worked in the film, television and advertising industries for nearly 30 years. From editing to post supervision, visual effects design, animation, titles design and producing. During this time he has worked with some of the world’s most talented directors such as Leigh Whannell, Tony Ayres, Sean Byrne, Robert Connolly, Matt Saville and Cate Shortland.
Jon Barrie, A/NZ Strategic Development Manager, CC for Video, Adobe
Jon Barrie “JB” began his Adobe life in 2009 as an Industry Ambassador, becoming the A/NZ Adobe Video Specialist in 2011 before migrating into the Strategic Business Unit where he brings 20+ years of post-production experience with Adobe solutions to Broadcast, Film and Video Creators across Australia and New Zealand.