Spreading and sharing knowledge about digital media work-flows, new standards, best practices, their challenges and solutions.

With online video becoming a native part of every online interaction, it is crucial that we use agreed standards, and discuss ways to keep video open and free for all. The Kaltura Open Video Group brings together thinkers, hackers, designers and innovators who wish to learn and collaborate on new projects related to online video, and to ease consumption of media online. The group hosts meetups in various cities around the world and holds online webinars and everyone is welcome to present inter …

We wanted to get a group of digital media professionals together to talk about emerging media, challenges, anything that we all deal with on a daily basis and to share ideas.

Welcome to the Light & Shadow Workshop Group. Our mission is to share with the New York independent film community the knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in the art of lighting and cinematography. When it is your turn to make a movie, you must ask two questions: 1) "Where should I put the LIGHT?" A single strategically placed light can work the magic of four or five incorrectly placed lights. 2) "How to create SHADOW?" Anybody can switch on a light and flood a scene with light and ma …

After my first video test shoot with my Canon 5D2, I realized what an incredible artistic tool this camera truly is! There are many DSLRs out there, but the 5D Mark II has strengths that put it in a class all it's own!  It's no wonder that it's getting serious industry attention! The goal of this group, is to bring together Canon 5D Mark II owners and users (along with anyone interested in learning about this fantastic camera) to share information, tips and ideas, in a positive and relaxed envi …

We are a community of Emmy winners, Webby honorees, YouTube celebrities, special FX gurus, celebrity hair & makeup artists, and film & television personalities with the intent to equip the growing legions of internet content creators with the know-how, tools and resources necessary to transform their ideas into television quality productions. Hangar Underground is a creative content incubator that helps aspiring “Generation YouTube” content creators professionalize and popularize their media pro …

Mark and I are two NYC Vloggers who want to get out and meet more people in the YouTube community. Both of us are interested in doing awesome collaboration videos, parodies, and short comedy skits. We also want to plan events to just hang out and have a fun in NYC. -Mark and Milena

Socialize with your peers in film, video and the arts! We've been having FREE meetings around NYC since 2005, looking at the creative process, often in conjunction with cutting edge technologies from Adobe, Apple, Autodesk and Avid, featuring Adobe Premiere Pro and elements from the Adobe Creative Suite, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, writer’s tools, DSLR and an assortment of third party applications. We're a social and media network, looking forward to having some fun, featuring guest spea …

This is a gathering point for all of us finding our way in learning how to live creative in NYC. For filmmakers, video producers, camera ops, relevant start-ups, writers, coders, designers, actors, financiers, brain-stormers, make-up artists, costume designers, etc. A place to network, start projects, source talent, find a job and imagine new possibilities for how we can all leverage our contacts, talents and ideas to create more and better work. This a take 2, about 2 years ago I created "NYC I …

Our focus is on sharing and exchanging ideas and information - while discovering new ways to use Adobe Photoshop  (including creative suite) to make our creative visions come to life. Photoshop is an essential tool in todays workflow - let's grow and learn together to often we sit alone in front of the monitor - join & share. Open your mind... Open your eyes... See the Light... Color... Texture... and your creative visions materialize... The group is based on the premise that sharing informatio …

Storyhunter Screenup NYC is a monthly event for video journalist, filmmakers and documentary enthusiasts to hang out, screen some short documentaries, chat about journalism, have a drink or two, and jam to some cool global music videos. The screening, sponsored by www.Storyhunter.tv, will feature 6-7 minute video journalism pieces, trailers and short documentaries from local, or international, filmmakers (with Q&As with the directors afterwards). The format of the events vary but always include …

Big Screen Little Screen - The Creative Side of Web Video - is a monthly event devoted to celebrating and supporting innovation in the creative side of web video and the exploding online entertainment industry and hosted by Matt Semel and Paul Kontonis. Each month, we’ll take an in-depth look at the processes and people behind some of the most successful entertainment products created for broadband distribution, followed by networking with industry peers, artists, executives, producers, and up-a …

If you own a GoPro camera or love the idea of portable, wearable, durable cameras then let's make something awesome. Do you use GoPro cameras for extreme sports? Music videos? Experimental works of art? Do you capture video from the clouds in your drone copter? Let's talk shop!

The goal of this meetup group is make good short films. Filmmaking is not an easy task and requires people who are dedicated to the art form and willing to work hard to improve in their craft. With that said, you can only learn so much about filmmaking from reading books (which is helpful in its own right), or going to film school (very expensive/time intensive)... but the best way is improve as a filmmaker and actor is to get involved in the whole process numerous times (Director Robert Rodrigu …

Anyone shooting Video or photo with the Canon 5D Mark II, 7D or T2i are welcome to join and meet throughout NYC on a monthly basis to share ideas, workflow, shoot and showoff their gear. Website coming soon www.nycdslr.com The Twitter hashtag for this group is #nycdslr, the Twitter account is @nycdslr and the contacts are: Anthony Quintano - www.anthonyquintano.com, @anthonyquintanoJohn Hyland - www.paperfieldfilms.com, @johnhyland Find us on Facebook at

If you are in the field of web design, graphic design, online marketing or video production/editing then this group is for you.  Why? Because we can collaborate, teach and support each other since all of our specialties are intertwined and interdependent. We'll also discuss regularly how technology is influencing both marketing and design and how it can benefit us.

The TINTED VISION Filmmakers Group is a community for current and aspiring filmmaking professionals of all types who, at the end of the day, want to do one thing:  create great narrative or non-fiction cinematic work.  Whether the format be short films, feature films, web series', music videos, spec commercials, TV pilots, or anything else in between, the goal is to conceive of a project, develop it, and PRODUCE IT. The unfortunate reality is that many writers and filmmakers come up with great …

Presented by Tilzy.TV, the New York Web TV Meetup is a monthly event devoted to celebrating and supporting innovation in the exploding digital entertainment industry and bringing together the dynamic web television community. Each month, we’ll take anin-depth look at the processesand people behind some of the most successful entertainment products created for broadband distribution, followed by networking with industry peers, artists, executives, producers, and up-and-comers.

Digital Asset Management draws from various areas of expertise including archiving and library sciences, metadata, taxonomies, searchability, even trafficking. As the field grows to include a wide range of online DAM systems, it requires sensitivity to user experience, asset security, and workflow development. Join us to share experiences, discuss the intersections of these disciplines, and the challenges unique to all manner of file types. NYC DAM Meetup videos File Acceleration

This group is by, for, and about users of the popular Adobe® After Effects® software - which is the industry-leading solution for creating visual effects. We range from first-time users to novice users to proficient users to professional users.... and beyond. No matter how much you know (or don't know), you're sure to learn new skills in this group...

Meetup with other local freelancers. Network, discuss freelancers' issues, barter, find a space-share, and make new friends! Freelancers Union provides info and resources for officially sponsored freelance Meetups.

Adams Apple is a creative platform for filmmakers who want to work actively on producing short films during the weekdays. With this group I hope to bring together professionals with varied specifications in order to write, shoot, edit and showcase quality short-films. I started this group because I have to work on weekends and therefore cannot partake in the activities of other New York film Meetups. With Adams Apple I hope to assemble a strong team that will be able to work together on creating …

The Future of Local Media (FLM) celebrates the people, technologies and services helping to transcend the meaning of "local". With the confluence of social, mobile and now location (GPS) enablement, the manifestation of information within a local (i.e. place, area or community) environment has never been more powerful or useful. We invite influencers, entrepreneurs, media makers and you to join us in a discussion about the future of local.

Calling all DUMBO filmmakers! Come together and rub shoulders with others like you in your community. This is a group for anyone interested in filmmaking, producing, documentary filmmaking, nonfiction storytelling, public programming and education! We want to get together once a month, in a casual setting, and learn about the people in our community who share these passions!

This is a filmmakers group for those in film who are inspired to shoot now! This is a group for active members only; people who are desperate to make awesome movies. You must be motivated and willing to make it to production meetings. Here we are a team. To start we take on one film at a time. We meet once a week for production meetings and brainstorming. We then shoot our scene, short or feature film and move to the next. We are a family and this my friends is how we make it big!

This Group has been moved to become more localized. Check out GoPro NY! http://www.meetup.com/GoPro-NY/

Filmmakers!  From Concept to treatment to script to production to distribution deal. Let's get together and discuss it all! This meetup is for filmmakers to meet and discuss the creative side AND the business side of filmmaking. WRITERS with a script, meet filmmakers who may want to develop your film. FILMMAKERS, let's brainstorm and compare notes about distribution. DP's and DSLR shooters, let's talk about casting, directing, about web series, and about self-distribution.

The IAWTV East Coast Webseries Writers Group - Welcome!