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HDFEST is giving away 10 free tickets to its Visual FX panel discussion in Los Angeles on Saturday December 3rd from 4pm-5pm and 10 free tickets away to the HD Filmmaking panel Saturday December 3rd from 8:30pm-9:30pm. This event will take place at the Dolby Laboratories Larry Umlang Presentation Theatre II in Burbank, 3601 W Alameda. The first panel from 4pm-5pm is entitled HD Innovation and the Future of Special and Visual FX. Some of the industry's foremost special and visual effects experts will be speaking including panelists who worked on and won awards for Titanic, Independence Day, and Lord of the Rings Two Towers. This panel discussion will focus on the latest development in special and visual effects and how they are being incorporated into high-definition specifically and the film industry in general. Experts will be on hand to discuss what's new, "where it is all headed" and how these industry experts and "wizards" are overcoming common and not-so-common problems. Advice for both the seasoned vet and those new to special and visual effects will be discussed, as well as tips for the indie filmmaker bold enough to attempt to incorporate effects on a indie budget. The HD Filmmaking Panel is running from 8:30pm-9:30pm and is entitled "HD Filmmaking Achieving Great Results with High-Definition." This panel discussion will explore the ups and downs of High-Def filmmaking. Among topics to be discussed are camera choice, editing choices, cinematography tips and price points for working in HD. Learn some tips and tricks from some of today's HD filmmaking innovators. If you are interested in the tickets, please just email HDFEST at admin@hdfest.com with your name, address and phone number. Indicate if you are interested in free tickets to the FX panel, the HD filmmaking panel or both. And mention you read this posting on the DV filmmaking group. We will send you instructions on how to pick up your tickets for Saturday's events. More information and the complete schedule can be found at http://www.hdfest.com. Also on Sunday December 4th from 8:30pm-9:30pm a free seminar will take place presented by DALSA Digital Cinema entitled "4K: The Future of Filmmaking." For free tickets to this seminar just register on HDFEST's website www.hdfest.com. The registration form can be found at http://www.hdfest.com/tickets.htm

HDFEST's Los Angeles Event will be taking place July 13th-15th. This is part of the HDFEST 2004 World Tour also taking place in NY, Miami, Finland, Sydney and London. Admission to the event is free with preregistration, to register please visit HDFEST tickets In Los Angeles, the three panel discussions to be presented at the Sony Ince Theatre July 13th from 6:30-9:30 include "High-Definition Filmmaking, the DP's Perspective," "Independent Filmmaking in HD," and "New Visual Frontiers and Digital Solutions." More information about HDFEST events can be found at The HDFEST Website