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Fork Gallery

Thanks to M3’s fabulous photographers – Scott Tompkins, Louise Somerville, John Scollon and Michael Toms – here are high resolution pix from the first M3 Open Studio, December 14, 2013 at 45 Parallel Productions, distributed under a Creative Commons Free … Continue reading

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Dogman 2 Sneak Preview

DOGMAN2:The Wrath of the Litter will have its first public sneak preview this coming Saturday (12/21/13) at the State Theater in Traverse City at 6:30 pm and this Sunday (12/22/13) at 2:30 pm. Short notice for sure, but the State … Continue reading

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News and events

This Wednesday, December 18 is a field trip to the State Theater to see Philomena with a breakout session afterwards TBA. Show starts at 6:30 pm.  Jeff Gibbs and Dan Kelly are definitely going. http://youtu.be/sFQctZ-Mhc4 Micro Movie Marathon 2014 Winter … Continue reading

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Micro Movie Marathon 2014 Winter

What M33M is a biannual festival of 3 minute (or less) 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) = … Continue reading

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Open Studio TODAY

WHAT The first M3 Open Studio is TODAY at  45 Parallel Productions with Mark Eiden and scenes from FORK. WHERE 45 Parallel Productions is at 400 West Sleights Road, just south of Traverse City. The road runs east/west between Garfield … Continue reading

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Mark Eiden Interview, Part One

Hello, M3! Mike Matthews and I went out to Mark’s home studio last Thursday night, and we had a great time getting to know this interesting and talented film maker. I know that after you see this, and the other … Continue reading

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Help Wanted for FORK shoot

Help wanted for next Saturday’s FORK shoot. There’s no money changing hands for this project – just good food, experience working together, sharing craft, learning techniques… Here’s the line-up so far… Mark Eiden – Director, FX Supervisor and talent (Lucas) … Continue reading

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Shooting action scenes from FORK

45th Parallel Productions, LLC is shooting action scenes for the film, “FORK.” This is an action/thriller about a former CIA operative pursued by an endless supply of foreign operatives and assassins, all after what he has in his possession.  One … Continue reading

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Dreams come true

Bottom line – M3 is all about making your dreams come true. Constant blog posts about movie industry this and collaborative community that, who cares? We might grasp the theoretical value of being surrounded by supportive people, ready access to … Continue reading

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Introducing Krystn Madrine!

My name is Krystn Madrine, and I have volunteered to be a regular contributor to MichiganMovieMakers.com. One of my jobs will be semi-regular member interviews, introducing each of you to the others as we go along. I also will be … Continue reading

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