Category Archives: infrastructure

Ready for your close-up?

If you haven’t scheduled your time in front of the camera to talk about the importance of a thriving regional movie industry, time is running out. It’s happening TODAY between 4 and 7 pm! Call or email Morgan ASAP. schedule@michiganmoviemakers.com … Continue reading

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A message from Bill Latka

I’m sure you’ve received the email from Dan Kelly and Michigan Movie Makers by now about this Wednesday’s shoot. I hope you have read and replied to his request to participate in the filming. Dan’s energy is great. Now what … Continue reading

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Production this Wednesday

There is still time to schedule an interview at the Michigan Movie Makers production event this Wednesday. Gosh, all these pesky reminders, why so persistent? What does it matter whether YOUR voice is heard, whether or not YOUR special song … Continue reading

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Not quite a fortnight

Have YOU scheduled YOUR on camera appearance for March 27? We’re 12 days away from Michigan Movie Makers’ first collaborative production event, and your stalwart facilitators are doing their utmost to make it a whopping success. Have you got your shoulder … Continue reading

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*I am M3* production scheduled for 3/27

Schedule a time to be interviewed on 3/27 from 4 – 7 pm email: schedule AT michigan movie makers DOT com phone: Morgan Burke-Beyers 248 891-3460 We’re on for March 27 from 4-7 pm at UpNorth Media Center to record … Continue reading

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SWOT with Deb Havens TODAY

Michigan Movie Makers gather today to assess the Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats and Opportunities of/to our regional industry. This is the first step towards building a plan to thrive. Deb Havens of Film Friendly Michigan, (former board member and president of … Continue reading

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Cinematography and Citizenship, M3 goes to Lansing

My career in the Boy Scouts of America was, to paraphrase Hobbes, brutish and short. But ah… those merit badges! Here are two of the many merit badges that I did not earn when I was a Boy Scout – Cinematography … Continue reading

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How can regional movie making thrive?

Inside Out Gallery, 229 Garland St, Traverse City, MI 49684 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:30 – 8:30 PM Gather with the Michigan Movie Makers to evaluate our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) with Deb Havens, former Chair/President of The … Continue reading

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How to run a Micro Movie Marathon

These are notes to myself about running a solid M33M. These are tight tolerance events, forgetting a crucial step could result in disgrace, bone loss and the ascendancy of the anti-christ. So… here’s my first pass at a step by … Continue reading

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M3 and beyond

M3 just had our fifth M33M. This summer will mark our third anniversary. High time for a check up, perhaps as a precursor to a meeting of the M3 Core, Supreme Soviet, Founding Mothers, Star Chamber, aka those who bother … Continue reading

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