Category Archives: test screening

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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Five! M33M 2013 Winter

It’s sort of amazing we just had our 5th Micro Movie Marathon. Five! M33M 2013 Winter has triggered the launch of new content at michiganmoviemakers.com: Major Awards verification and explanation page, Micro Movie Marathon premise and objectives, and Dan Kelly’s … Continue reading

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M33M Winter 2013

What M33M is a biannual festival of 3 minute movies made by people in and around Northern Michigan. The acronym M33M (aka Micro Movie Marathon) is derived as follows: Michigan Movie Makers (M3) + 3 Minutes (3M) = M33M. All … Continue reading

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September meeting report

We had a successful skype visit from Steve Julin who gave us the skinny on Postapalooza 2012, coming up next week. You can request a super top secret Michigan Movie Makers discount code, contact Dan Kelly. We then had a … Continue reading

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Micro Movie Marathon – YouTube entry deadline is Monday!

ATTENTION Michigan Movie Makers, The entry deadline for M33M via YouTube is Monday 01/23/12 at 11:59 pm, so wrap up your 3 minute (or less) movies and follow the entry protocol. http://www.michiganmoviemakers.com/blog/2011/12/13/m33m2012/ We want your movies! The SECOND Michigan Movie … Continue reading

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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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Test screening – Greedy Lying Bastards

Here’s an invitation from Jeff Gibbs. Getting effective feedback is far more difficult than most directors and producers perceive.  Here is a great chance to see how one team handles this – coming all the way from NYC and LA … Continue reading

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DOGMAN alert!

Update – BOTH SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT Rich Brauer (Brauer Productions) has two sneak preview screenings of DOGMAN at the State Theater tomorrow, Wednesday at 6:00 and 8:30. The film was shot in Benzie and Manistee Counties. It’s not rated … Continue reading

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08-24-11 report

Wave bye bye to the TADL. In the future, M3 may be at the Library for special events (like test screenings – see below) but Dan Kelly got his wires crossed when he thought we could set up a consistent … Continue reading

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