Tag Archives: film

Film’s perceived pedigree is defunct

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

Film’s perceived pedigree is pretty much defunct. Back about 30 years ago, (1980s) film still implied theaters (quality, art) as opposed to television (crap, advertising). TV was the medium of video. Video camcorders (camera / recorders) were getting cheaper and … Continue reading →

Posted in editorial, storytelling | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Not quite a fortnight

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

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 →

Posted in infrastructure, job, meeting, outreach, production, research, storytelling, technology / gear, training, volunteer | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cinematography and Citizenship, M3 goes to Lansing

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

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 →

Posted in documentary, editorial, feature, infrastructure, job, M3 vision, meeting, outreach, research, storytelling, volunteer | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

September meeting report

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Dan from michiganmoviemakers.com

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 →

Posted in film festival, meeting, Micro Movie Marathon, outreach, research, test screening, volunteer | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment