Do you want to add 360˚ video (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzuqhhs6NWbgTzMuM09WKDQ) and VR production to your video toolkit? Then this is the Meetup you've been waiting for! Please join us for the inaugural session of our Silicon-Valley-Video-Production-Meetup!



The first 100 people that come to the Meetup get a Google Cardboard (https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/).



Talk #1 Implement 360˚ Videos on YouTube with Anjali Wheeler



Meet Anjali Wheeler, Project Lead for 360 Video support at YouTube. She will show us how to implement 360˚ video on YouTube.



About the speaker



Anjali Wheeler (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjaliwheeler) is YouTube's tech lead of 360 and 3D video playback and provides expert support on client side video processing. Before Google, Anjali worked for Adobe where she was the owner and tech lead of Flash video pipeline, and worked on low-level system software aspect of the Adobe video stack. She's also worked on 3D FPS games and artificial intelligence.



Talk #2 Introduction to Jump with Todd Shaiman



Meet Todd Shaiman, Head of Content Strategy for Google VR. Todd will give an overview of the Jump (https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/jump/) camera and pipeline and will offer some early lessons and insights from creating content with Jump.



About the speaker



Todd Shaiman is Head of Content Strategy for Google VR. Prior to Google, Todd held several leadership roles at Pixar Animation Studios, where his credits include the Oscar-winning animated features Up and Brave, and Pixar’s most recent film, Inside Out. Prior to that, Todd worked in strategy at AtomShockwave, Microsoft and WebTV.



Talk #3 Producing 360˚ Videos with Stephen Fromkin



We'll also meet VR Video Producer Stephen Fromkin of 360Heroes (http://www.360heros.com/our-team/). Stephen will show us some awesome examples and talk about practical applications of the new format and walk us through the workflow.



About the speaker



VR Producer Stephen Fromkin (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephen-fromkin/3/537/920), who has served as Head of Production for 360Heros since January 2015 will discuss the various aspects of producing content in this emerging and constantly evolving format. Discussion will cover creative approaches to VR as well as some technical hurdles often faced. Distribution, cross-promotion and monetization of VR will also be touched upon.



Schedule



6:00p Doors open, registration, networking



7:00p Evening kick-off with Brian Grady, Video Producer at Google Developer Studios



7:20p Talk #1: Implement 360˚ Videos on YouTube with Anjali Wheeler



7:55p Talk #2: Introduction to Jump with Todd Shaiman



8:30p Break



8:50p Talk #3: Producing 360˚ Videos with Stephen Fromkin



9:25p Q&A with our speakers



9:40p Raffle



9:50p Closing remarks and party



10:30p Doors close



Notes



• Come for the tech, stay for the party - There will be savory finger foods, soft drinks, craft beers and lovely wine.



• Come by car: Google's Tech Corners Campus in Sunnyvale is right off of both 237 and 101. LOTS of parking!



• Come by public transportation: The venue is just 4 miles from the Sunnyvale CalTrain station. So take a train and get an Uber pool with your new friends.



• Come by bike: There's plenty of bike stands to lock up your cycle. Bring your own lock!



• You'll need to RSVP so we can arrange visitor tags (required by security).



• Tell a friend, tell a colleague, bring your curiosity and be prepared to make some amazing connections! More to come as the date draws near, so check back.



• Smile! We are recording and photographing this event. If you do not wish to be included in the video or audio recordings or photographs, you can watch the recordings of all of our events from the comfort of your home. We will announce the link soon!