ProFusion is thrilled to be able to announce to you that we will be welcoming back DP & Director Philip Bloom to this year’s event!

Director, DP & Editor Tim Dashwood will also be making a repeat appearance this year.

And we have a few more exciting names we can  drop to you as well:  award-winning photographer Peter Krogh, photographer & entrepreneur Gary Fong & landscape photographer Andrew Collett… to name just a few.

Stay tuned as we reveal even more exciting guest appearances at ProFusion 2011!

That’s right! In addition to an ever-expanding number of Pro Video exhibitors & seminars, ProFusion 2011 will be broadening its scope to include the complimentary world of Pro Photography, creating a blissful marriage of digital mediums.

This means that ProFusion 2011 will be TWICE as big (literally!) as last year’s event!

Now, who would want to miss that?

Stay tuned for more in-depth details… coming SOON!

ProFusion attendees know that you can’t win if you don’t play the game! And nobody knows better than Shiva Pararam – who won the ProFusion WITZ giveaway & walked away with $595 to spend on any Witz training seminar!

Plans for ProFusion 2011 are already underway and our sights are set on making this year’s event even bigger and better than 2010!

Of course, as with any expo, our success lies with what YOU want to see. And in that vein, we want you to tell us:

• Who would you like to see give a Keynote Address?
• What sorts of seminars interest you the most?
• Who would you like to see give these seminars?
• What exhibitors/products would you like to see?

Let us know your opinions & ideas. Leave your comments here or email ProFusion’s event co-coordinator and tell us what you’d like to see at ProFusion 2011. Let’s make this year even MORE successful than last year!

Marketnews was there — were you? Check out what Gordon Brockhouse had to say about our inaugural event:

The weather in the Greater Toronto Area on the last weekend of spring was gorgeous, but that didn’t keep local videographers from heading indoors to take in the ProFusion 2010 Pro Video Expo. The two-day event was held at the Toronto Congress Centre on June 18 and 19, and produced by Toronto-based Vistek Ltd. After the show, Vistek President Ron Silverstein told Marketnews that over 2,000 people attended the event.

Sliverstein said the idea for a pro video show had been germinating at Vistek over the past couple of years, after VP Kevin Parker and other members of the management team attended NAB conventions in the U.S. “We thought it would be good for these manufacturers to talk to our customers,” Sliverstein said, “but there is no venue for this.” Six months ago, Vistek began early preparatory work on the project, and intensive work began about four months ago.

Read the rest of the story…

Rotolight RL48-A ‘Stealth’ LED Ringlight Revolutionizes HD-DSLR Cinematography at Profusion 2010

New ‘Rotolight Stand’ Mount gives HD-DSLR users a HD ringlight that provides the ideal solution for both HD-Cinematography and Photography.  Profusion also sees launch of world’s most portable, self-contained 2-light ‘Rotolight Interview Lighting Kit’ with Color FX Filters.

Toronto, June 2010: Profusion 2010 saw Rotolight’s Canadian launch of the upgraded RL48-A LED Ringlight and Rotolight stand. Featuring soft, natural and ‘shadowless’ continuous light output, as well as an expanded operating range of studio accurate colour temperatures, Rotolight has proved to be a huge hit with cinematographers using the next generation of HD-DLSRs.  The RL48-A was described by the British Journal of Photography in its ‘Ultimate Guide to HD-DSLR Accessories’ (June 2010) as “an ideal solution” for HD-DSLR Photography, being “surprisingly low cost… and good colour quality“ .    Having perfect colour & ease of use in a lightweight, highly portable package is a huge advantage.    Being able to mount the ringlight below a matte box, over a shotgun mic or an accessory shoe, on a spare tripod or via an articulated arm gives the DSLR user a superb lighting solution for any shoot.

Read the full press release>>

We would like to send out a huge THANK YOU to each and every one of you who attended the first-ever ProFusion Pro Video Trade Expo this past weekend and helped to make it a resounding success!

The Toronto Congress Centre was jumping with activity right from the word go – and things didn’t slow down until we closed the doors Saturday evening. Between the jam-packed Trade Show Floor (our vendors must have laryngitis after talking to SO many people!) and our wildly successful seminars (we had to move two events to larger rooms in order to accommodate everyone who wanted to attend) – it’s safe to say that ProFusion 2010 was nothing short of a hit!

And for anyone who missed out on the excitement – worry not: next year will be bigger & even better!

ProFusion 2010 is under way and enjoy some of the highlights in these photos.

Just when you thought this show couldn’t get any better…

In addition to all of the amazing seminars, exhibits & displays at ProFusion – you’re going to have an exclusive opportunity to take advantage of some fantastic savings!

We’ll have camcorders & their accessories, HD-DSLR components (from Canon, Zeiss, Beachtek, Nikon, Redrock Micro, SHAPE & Zacuto), Tripods, Lighting, Camera Support, Video Lighting, Post Production software & hardware, Storage, Audio and more.

Need specifics? Have a gander at these incredible offers:

• Save $1,000 on a Canon XH A1S HDV Camcorder Kit
• Save $150 on a Mac Pro Desktop Computer Workstation w/640GB Hard Drive
• Save $300 on a Kupo Intercom Rack Mount Power Supply
• Save $1,800 on a Sony PMW-EX3 XDCam Kit
• Save $350 on a Sony HXR-MC1 Full HD Compact POV Camcorder
• Save $2,500 on a JVC GY-HM700UXT Solid State Pro HD Camcorder w/14x Canon Lens & SxS Recorder
• Save $5,000 on a Panasonic 85″ HD Plasma Display
• Save $800 on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II Body
• Save $500 on a Nikon D3S Body

And those are just the tip of the iceberg. But you have to come check out ProFusion to get in on any of these deals as they will not be available in Vistek stores or online.

Don’t miss out! You’ll kick yourself if you do!