Category Archives: feature

Editorial workshop at Northwestern Michigan College starting January 16, 2013

Northwestern Michigan College and UpNorth TV present Enhanced Editorial, (NMC catalog EEAC-749), a workshop for movie editors guided by Dan Kelly. Six weekly meetings jam-packed with hands-on practice and theoretical discourse to amplify your artistry. Whether an AB roll old-timer … Continue reading

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Aaron Dennis and Jacob Wheeler on the People and the Olive

After a screening of the People and the Olive at the Inside Out Gallery on November 28, 2012, the Michigan Movie Makers spent an hour with the filmmakers talking about the technical aspects of the project. Thanks very much to … Continue reading

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How regional movies are made, the P and O Wednesday

This Wednesday is a special opportunity to learn how great regional movies are made. Aaron Dennis and Jacob Wheeler will take us behind the camera on The People and the Olive, a feature length documentary about planting olive trees and ultra … Continue reading

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People and the Olive

On Wednesday November 28 the Michigan Movie Makers host a screening of The People and the Olive, followed by a technical Q and A with filmmakers Aaron Dennis live and Jacob Wheeler via Skype. Though The P and O explores … Continue reading

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Meeting tomorrow and…

Steve Julin from Cleverscope will be skyping in for September’s meeting, (that’s tomorrow) to answer your questions about Postapalooza – Michigan’s comprehensive production / post-production conference coming to Mount Pleasant, October 8 and 9. Dan Kelly went last year and … Continue reading

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September 2012 M3 meeting

Two days into a wet and windy Fall, resplendent with towering Maxfield Parrish cloudscapes shot through with bold ochres and scarlets of the rising sun. After a brief summer vacation, Michigan Movie Makers meetings resume, every fourth Wednesday of the … Continue reading

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M3 likes Postapalooza 2012

Coming up in October, Postapalooza 2012, a top notch training and networking event smack dab in the middle of the state – the Soaring Eagle Resort and Casino in Mount Pleasant. Production a plenty plus an editorial extravaganza with After … Continue reading

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Jeff Gibbs on June 27

There’s a meeting of the Michigan Movie Makers in less than two weeks at the Inside Out Gallery featuring the inimitable and indomitable Jeff Gibbs, who will guide us on an exploration of Storytelling. To fully prepare for this unprecedented … Continue reading

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Next four months, wow!

What?! We now know the M3 schedule 5 months in advance… We are amazing! Here’s the line up… April 25, 2012 – Crowd Funding Host – Andrea Maio This Wednesday, Andrea Maio talks about how to pay for independent projects … Continue reading

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Jeff Morgan shows the Scarlet

The March 28 meeting enjoyed solid attendance with folks coming from the far reaches of Northern Michigan – Petoskey and Grand Rapids. Our focus (!) was a sharp (!) presentation by Jeff Morgan about camera options generally and his RED … Continue reading

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