Author Archives: Krystn Madrine

Movie Makers in Cuba

  Several film and photography students from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City recently went to Cuba as part of an educational people-to-people tour. Our member Krystn Madrine was one of those students. Each day the group filmed their activities … Continue reading

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WMFVA’s Newest Board Member

Hello Movie Makers! I greet you as one of the new board members of the West Michigan Film and Video Alliance! I was installed as a board member last Tuesday night at a town hall meeting of the group, at … Continue reading

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Meeting coming up!!!

Hello, Michigan Movie Makers! This is a reminder that we have our monthly meeting coming up on Wednesday, August 27 at Up North Media/LIAA, and we will meet at 7 pm. Morgan Burke-Byers will lead a discussion of the 10th … Continue reading

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Wow! Great party. Thanks all!

Dear M3, That was a really great party! It was wonderful to see many of you there…and the film makers loved it. The food was good, the wine and beer were popular, and the conversation went on and on….a good … Continue reading

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M3 Party and Big News!

Me, again…social director’s report. First of all, remember the party! Tomorrow night, 5:30….Film Makers Loft on the corner of Cass and Front, above the box office. My excellent source tells me that the film makers are all excited about this … Continue reading

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TCFF and M3!

Hello to all Michigan Movie Makers! Here we are at the big week for MOVIES Up North – TCFF! The Tenth! I know I will see many of you during the week, and I wish you all a great Film … Continue reading

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Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer Caroline Schaefer-Hills will speak!

Hello, Movie Makers, We will have our monthly meeting this coming Wednesday evening, at 6:30 pm. Caroline has JUST returned from a week at Apple in California where she became certified to train the trainers of Final Cut Pro. This … Continue reading

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Cookies! Milk! M3 Meeting on Wednesday – March 26 at LIAA

Cookies, Movie Makers! There will be a meeting this week! We will get together at LIAA at 6:30 Wednesday evening, at the offices of LIAA and UpNorth TV. We will feature some sneak peaks at the work of our group:  … Continue reading

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M3 Open Studio: Film, Food, Fun

Last Saturday was the Open Studio event for Michigan Movie Makers. We gathered at Mark and Lisa Eiden’s home to shoot some scenes for Mark’s movie, “FORK”. The day was frigid and snowy, yet 20 film fanatics showed up for … Continue reading

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Movie Makers! Here is Part Two of the interview I did with Mark Eiden…you get a sense of how he organizes his productions. He shows us around his studio and fills us in on some of the details of FORK, … Continue reading

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