As Spring makes its way into San Diego, is there a better way to celebrate with a get together with production professionals to learn and talk shop?
Later sunsets are here with Daylight Savings Time! Like the time change or not, let's enjoy the later sunset and get together with your San Diego Media Pros friends, and meet some new people who share your love of production.
On Wednesday, March 18th, 6-8 pm, SDMP returns to AleSmith Brewing to continue our always fashionable midweek-mixers.
AleSmith is where we held our first Mentor Hour!
And three amazing mentors will join us to share their knowledge and experience in the film and video production world.
Shawn Ferjanec is a senior editor and creative director known for combining cinematic storytelling with sharp editorial precision.
Mike Watson is a former news professional who now specializes in corporate, non-profit and government production.
And Wilson Large's broad career includes feature films and live production for national music events.
When
Wednesday, March 18
6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Where
AleSmith Brewing
9990 AleSmith Ct
San Diego, CA 92126
Zoe’s Place taco food truck will be there if you’re hungry, and for those so inclined.
Alesmith also features gluten-free cider and hard tea as well as non-alcoholic IPA and a variety of Liquid Death water and teas along with Swell sodas.
Map to AleSmith
Cost
No charge for members or non-members. This event is a No Host bar. Students are welcome, but you must be 21 or older to purchase and consume alcohol.
Please register so that we can have a name tag ready for you and we can let our host know how many people to expect.
Mentors
Shawn Ferjanec is a multi-award-winning senior editor and creative director with more than two decades of experience in film, television, and streaming marketing. After spending 20 years living and working in Los Angeles at the heart of the entertainment industry, he now continues his work from La Jolla, CA. He is known for crafting emotionally driven trailers, promos, and brand campaigns that combine cinematic storytelling with sharp editorial precision.
Over the course of his career, Shawn has collaborated with major studios, filmmakers, and creative agencies, helping shape high-profile marketing campaigns across theatrical, broadcast, and digital platforms. His work includes major motion pictures such as Mission: Impossible, Iron Man, The Hills Have Eyes, Alice in Wonderland, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, The Martian, Sweeney Todd, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and Joker, among many others. His campaigns span a wide range of genres and formats, from global blockbuster franchises to prestige television and streaming originals.
You can find his work at: https://shawnferjanec.wixsite.com/editor
Mike Watson is Executive Producer and Founder of Video Approach. A seven-time Emmy award winner, he spent more than a decade chasing television news from hurricanes on the eastern seaboard to earthquakes on the west coast. At the CBS affiliate in San Diego, he directed commercials, PSAs, and half-hour programs. Eventually, he left the network life to serve corporate, nonprofit, and government clients with the skills he spent years mastering.
Wilson Large is a film and video professional with 37 years of experience, including 27 years working full time in the industry. His work spans writing, producing, directing, cinematography, editing, and live event production. Large has worked on four feature films currently in distribution and was instrumental in producing the pilot variety show The Cody Rivers Show for R.W. Goodwin (The X-Files, The Fugitive).
As owner of One World Communications, he has provided production and post-production services for hundreds of projects and live events featuring artists including Creedence Clearwater Revival, REO Speedwagon, Sammy Hagar, and Melissa Etheridge. Large continues to develop original film and comic book IP while remaining dedicated to storytelling.
Sample of Wilson's work - Dark Darkness trailer
NOTICE
San Diego Media Pros is an educational non-profit organization and follows all laws and guidelines required for 501c3 organizations. San Diego Media Pros meetings are for the professional exchange of educational information only.
Meeting topics and discussions may include technical or creative news, services that apply to the industry, training, national industry conferences, webinars and events, and Southern California film and media events.
Absolutely no political or religious discussions are permitted.
San Diego Media Pros may discuss fact-based educational information on laws such as AB5 as they pertain to the industry. Please be advised that any information shared is being offered courtesy of the original source and should not be relied upon as legal advice.
San Diego Media Pros reserves the right to terminate discussions deemed inappropriate, or that break the group rules.
Personal attacks, racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic, religious, age, and other epithets or defamations will not be tolerated, and will get you banned from the group.
San Diego Media Pros is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and harassment-free environment for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of members, guests, or volunteers in any form.
For more information on the Code of Conduct and the San Diego Media Pros organization, please see the Policies and Procedures page on our website.
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