Category Archives: technology / gear

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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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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M33M Today

Tonight, Wednesday July 25, 2012. Bite sized regional movies galore and you’re invited! 6:30 pm – 8:30, at Inside Out Gallery, 211 Garland Street in Traverse City (map).

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Happy Weekend!

Ah, the weekend. Rumpled lovers enjoying breakfast in bed, birds chirping, sunsets, emerald leaves flickering in a frisky breeze. So many perfect MOVIE moments! Normal people might let these moments slip by without lifting a finger to record them, to … Continue reading

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Dolph needs a director!

We need a director.. Northern Michigan Musician’s Journal (NMMJ) will be recording our next show on May 21st at Up North Media from 12:30-3:00… … that is, if we find a Director who has been through the Up North Media … 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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M3 meeting, the last Wednesday of 2011

We’ll take a look back on all what we’ve accomplished as a community in 2011. http://www.michiganmoviemakers.com/blog/2011/12/14/m3-meeting-2011-year-in-review/  

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M3 meeting – 2011 year in review

The next M3 meeting will be Wednesday December 28, 2011 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at the Inside Out Gallery, 211 Garland Street in Traverse City (map). That’s two weeks from this post. The plan is to do a year … Continue reading

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M3 meeting – The making of David Marek’s “Somewhere West”

So… you want to make a movie? Tomorrow, Traverse City’s native son David Marek presents the making of Somewhere West, a narrative feature. Dan Kelly (that’s me) and a bevy of lucky VIPs recently attended an invitation only screening at … Continue reading

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