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Keynote Speaker: Kirby Ferguson

KIRBY FERGUSON is a writer, director and producer who has created dozens of comedic short films and gotten over four million views on the web. As part of a development deal with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he recently wrote, directed, produced and edited the viral hit "Macs vs. PCs". The video has now gotten almost 400,000 views. He is a prolific comedy writer and has extensive knowledge of video production, executing almost all production roles for his shorts.

 

Skills

• Extensive experience in all areas of video production: writing, direction, editing, videography, and audio
• Prolific writer with hundreds of already developed premises
• Expert in Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Illustrator; intermediate in After Effects and Final Cut Studio; quick ability to learn new applications
• Equally proficient on Mac and Windows systems
• Over ten years experience as a graphic designer for print, video and the web
• Adept at web building and online promotion

 

Awards & Notice

• Winner of "CBC Exposure," televised online filmmaker competition produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Featured on YouTube homepage multiple times, as well Yahoo, Veoh, Revver, College Humor, Gizmodo and BoingBoing

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