Category Archives: technology / gear

Process and Debrief – Winter 2015 M33M

The following article is posted as written by Dan Kelly. It is Dan’s explanation of the philosophy and methodology of the M33M festival, his assessment of what went right and what went wrong, his thoughts on making it better next … Continue reading

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Entries and Ballot Count – Winter 2015 M33M

The Winter 2015 Micro Movie Marathon screening sequence at the State Theatre, March 18. Movies entered on drives or as attachments do not have links presently. Michael Kroes 1 Three Minutes, The Creative Process Kitchen Sink Collective 2 Click Clack … Continue reading

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Tonight – Winter 2015 M33M

You’ve been waiting for months and finally the big day is here. Tonight is the the Michigan Movie Makers Winter 2015 Micro Movie Marathon (M33M), complete with a new venue, 2000 marbles and 42 hand crafted home brewed movies from … Continue reading

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Cinema Camera Roundup 2015

It is easy to get caught up and overwhelmed in the ever-changing landscape of digital cinema. To get your brain in a twist, we have to worry about sound, camera, computers, non-linear editing software… and within there you have codecs, dynamic range, color spaces, … Continue reading

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Micro Movie Marathon

For the last 4 years, the Micro Movie Marathon or M33M has happened an average of 1.75 times a year. You’d need an advanced degree in mathematics to understand let alone explain the perodicity of the Micro Movie Marathon. Perhaps it’s … Continue reading

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Intriguing Rumors

What about these changes to M3 you keep hearing about? Is it true that there’s now a team behind the organization? Is there really a concerted and intelligent effort to expand M3’s presence and services? What’s the deal with the … Continue reading

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iMac for sale

Dan Kelly is selling gear, starting with this iMac. http://nmi.craigslist.org/sys/4593350116.html

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LinkedIn – closed for business

Northern Michigan is teeming with movie makers – writers, camera operators, prop stylists, set designers, costumers,  fabricators, cosmetic professionals, directors, actors etc. We’d like to showcase our talent, allow us to more easily find each other and even attract projects … Continue reading

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Dogman 2, Pro Wrestling and Volunteers for Picnic at the Opera

Picnic at the Opera is coming up and the UpNorth Media Center could use a few volunteers.  I’ll take you on quick tour through what’s happening at the Media Center including a new wrestling show in the works and a … Continue reading

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7 days to enter

Will this be the best Micro Movie Marathon yet?  You’ve got just 7 days to make it so. Next week at 11:59 PM the opportunity to enter the oddest little festival in Michigan will have slipped past. Most of us … Continue reading

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