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A weekly roundup of buzzworthy tips, tricks, and topics from the Final Cut Studio community:

- Apple's been dabbling in the Ellen Page craze, albeit just by talking about the post-production of one of her recently released projects, The Tracey Fragments, in a Final Cut Studio 2 profile. The film, adapted from the novel by its author Maureen Medved and directed by Bruce McDonald (Roadkill, Highway 61, Hard Core Logo), tells the coming-of-age story of a 15-year old girl on a journey to find her missing brother. In the profile, McDonald explains why Final Cut was integral to the successful creation of a multi-fragmented screen throughout the film as a means to conveying the fractured interior of Page's character. He comments, "Whatever we thought to do with Final Cut Pro, we could do".

- Zoom In Tutor and Apple Certified Trainer Jem Schofield is teaching a free online seminar on 'Motion Basics for Designers'. Register here and check out some tips on how to use everyday techniques to create high-end projects.

- If you're near or around Nashville, be sure to pop into the next Nashville Apple Pro Video Group meeting on June 10th at 6:30 pm. Jackson Bostwick, best known for his role as Captain Marvel in the first season of the Shazam! TV series in the mid-70s, will be discussing post-production on his current movie, "Bloody Mary-Lite". Door prize at the meeting will be a One Year ZIO Pro Membership which includes 16 Training DVDs (over 70 hours) valued at $299, so don't miss out!

- Lastly, Solid State Logic has developed a new Gravity interface for Apple's Final Cut Pro editing software. The system wil synthesize the workflow in production, as well as distribution. Read about it here.