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M3 Open Studio – 45 Parallel Productions

Michigan Movie Makers launches our latest industry building initiative, the Open Studio. Open Studios are bonus events beyond our regular monthly meetings. Every other month, a regional movie studio opens it’s doors to M3’s peer community and the general public … Continue reading

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How to build an Industry

How do we help Michigan’s movie industry thrive? Make a great movie. Michigan Movie Makers brings together a diverse community of creative and practical people. One person can make a movie, but complex projects need a crew of technicians, artists … Continue reading

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M3 with Richard Brauer

Michigan Movie Makers welcomes Rich Brauer to the stage November 20, 6:30-8:30 at the Inside Out Gallery Theater, 229 Garland Street, Traverse City, Michigan. Fresh from shooting his latest feature, Dogman 2, Rich will discuss and illustrate how he works … Continue reading

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Summary October 23, 2013

The M3 met TBAISD* Career Tech Center Film and New Media classroom/studio, (phew!) aka FNM. FNM’s Advisory Group meeting ran long, so M3 was a little late getting started. There’s some overlap between these two groups so the transition was … Continue reading

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M3 meeting this week at FNM

Scott Tompkins  and the crew at the Film and New Media Center are hosting us next Wednesday, October 23, 6:30-8:30 pm. We’ll get some updates on what’s going down at FNM and in the community generally. Meet your movie peeps! … Continue reading

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M3 meeting report

Our September 2013 meeting demonstrated once again that we’ve definitely have an industry in the making. We filled the conference room at LIAA with many of the usual suspects and some fresh recruits. News was shared and possible collaborations pondered. … Continue reading

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Rolling Thunder Studios Musician Garage Sale

RTS is downsizing and has way more gear than needed. All kinds of equipment from recording gear to live sound. Also office furniture and wall art. Some local musicians will also be bringing by instruments for sale. Miles of cables! … Continue reading

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M3 meeting 9-25-13

TONIGHT we Michigan Movie Makers will meet at UpNorth Media (LIAA), 324 Munson Ave in Traverse City (map) 6:30 – 8:30pm. Bring summer stories and autumn gossip to share in a round table (round-ish) free for all. Find out who’s … Continue reading

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TCFF Party…

TONIGHT! If you’ve ever been to an M3 meeting, entered a short into the Micro Movie Marathon, read any post from this blog, slept in a hammock, opened a door for a lady, backed up an HDSC card, worn elegant … Continue reading

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M33M Summer 2013… not happening

We didn’t have quite enough entries by the deadline to deploy a proper M33M this summer 🙁 To those that entered, thanks! We’ll have another go in January.

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