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M33M is on!

We have 22+ movies for the Micro Movie Marathon. Whoo! Today – Wednesday July 20, 2011 at the Traverse Area District Library If you’d like to help set up and generally be useful, show up between 5- 5:30 pm. We’ll … Continue reading

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36 hours

Tick tock people, 36 hours left to enter 3 minutes movies! We’ve got 18 movies so far and expecting at least a dozen more by Monday’s eve. Currently, the Micro Movie Marathon has 45 minutes of regional movie maker panache … Continue reading

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Deadline nigh and Major Awards

The 3 minute movie entry deadline is rapidly approaching, less than 5 days left! Monday night (07/18 at 11:59 pm) is the cutoff for YouTube links. If you’re planning to hand deliver a DVD at the 11th hour, hidden infrared … Continue reading

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2 weeks to go!

Only 2 weeks until the M3’s Micro Movie Marathon, a community festival of 3 minute movies on July 20, 2011. The entry deadline is July 18, 11:59 pm EST, just 12 days away… Check out our running tally of entries … Continue reading

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M3 ad hoc administration

As animal fat is the foundation of the food pyramid at Soul Hole on Union Street, vegetarians should just steer clear… and Cajuns def don’t do vegan. Yet, there I was last night hosting an M3 meeting with Joe and … Continue reading

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3 weeks to go!

It’s a three alert! Only 3 weeks until the M3’s Micro Movie Marathon, Northern Michigan’s festival of 3 minute movies! The entry deadline is now July 18, 11:59 pm EST There’s been a smattering of reports about works in progress!  … Continue reading

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Entering 3 minute movies into M33M

How There are only two requirements to enter… Movies can be up to 3 minutes long including opening titles and closing credits, but not a second longer. NEW – movies longer than 3 minutes can now be entered, but playback … Continue reading

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M3 on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook

M3 has established a presence on  Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. Twitter http://twitter.com/michiganmovie YouTube http://youtube.com/michiganmoviemakers Facebook temporary url (yuk!) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michigan-Movie-Makers/155095997895094 It’s vitally important to “Like” M3’s Facebook page so we can request a permanent URL ASAP, which makes it very easy … Continue reading

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Thoughts on organizing M3

Post June 22 meeting, I told Andrea and Lesley the story about my excellent friend Michael Vitti from Mopictive (the Moving Picture Collective in NYC, formerly the Final Cut Users group.) Michael was Mopictive’s fearless leader and it was a … Continue reading

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06-22-11 report

A pretty darn decent first meeting for M3! Thanks everyone for being there and getting riled up! Big hugs for the library staff – Keith, Aaron and Joan! The pre-meeting schmooze was adeptly handled by Andrea Maio, Joe Carter, Andy … Continue reading

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