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Jem Schofield

Jem Schofield is a producer and creative director who teaches and consults on production and post-production solutions throughout the United States. His company, Buttons Productions, produces video, motion graphics, DVD, and audio projects for Final Cut Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro.

Jem Schofield

Jem Schofield is a producer and creative director who teaches and consults on production and post-production solutions throughout the United States. His company, Buttons Productions, produces video, motion graphics, DVD, and audio projects for commercial and broadcast clients. Jem is an Apple Certified Master Trainer in Final Cut Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro

Mark Spencer

Mark Spencer, a San Francisco-based film and video editor and producer, has been editing with Final Cut Pro since its introduction in 1999. He owns Day Street Productions, a production and post studio focused on corporate video, with customers such as Trend Micro, Applied Biosystems, and YCI-TV. Mark also has experience cutting documentaries (Girl Beat), short films (Tripoli Sun) and animation (Alligator Planet). He is an Apple Certified instructor in Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, and Motion, and the author of Motion Visual Quick Start Guide. Mark holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mark Spencer

Damian Allen is a commercial artist and creative director living in Los Angeles, CA. He has designed and directed motion graphics projects for British Airways, Coca-Cola Amatil, Toshiba, Epson, Pfizer and several multinational financial and telecommunications companies. Damian lectures around the world on compositing theory and visual effects design using Apple's Shake compositing platform. He is the co-author of Encyclopedia of Visual Effects and Apple Pro Training Series: Shake 4 Quick Reference Guide.