To bring the art of film to “Mid America” (Indiana and bordering
states) by expanding awareness of and interest in the social and cultural
impact of independent filmmaking.
This will be achieved by
providing educational, creative and financial assistance to residents of
Mid America who recognize non-commercial film as an important art form
through which ideas are expressed, and by awarding grants and providing
fiscal sponsorship for film projects that would not otherwise be possible.
MAF Salons/meetings are held on the
first Tuesday of each month in the Cellar Door restaurant at the Holiday Inn Downtown at 213 W. WASHINGTON STREET, SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 at 7:00 PM. Everyone is
welcome!
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS FRIENDS, SPONSORS, AND DONORS
At our February 2 meeting Visual Effects artist Mark Willis talked about keying, compositing, rotoscoping, 3D modeling and shared examples and videos of his work with the DAVE school in Orlando, where he recently graduated from. Over 30 people showed up to hear him speak and there were a lot of excellent questions.
If you missed it, or want a refresher, we now have an edited 3-part version of his presentation up on our YouTube page at www.youtube.com/midamericafilm. We will continue to put our seminar up om YouTube and you can check under our VIDEOS and EDUCATION pasges of this website for updates and archived.
Our next presentation on March 2 will be “Dynamic Screenwriting” at 7:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!
3 is a new festival of three-minute films from all over the world. Enjoy an evening of short shorts, including music videos, documentaries and experimental works. More information and film listings at http://three-fest.blogspot.com
Feb 13th, 7-9 pm, 2010
Studio Art Classes, 4609 Grape Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545
$3 Admission
Tues., Feb 2 @ 7:30 p.m. at Cellar Door restaurant in Downtown Holiday Inn.
Mark Willis, a recent graduate of the DAVE School in Orlando Florida, shares examples, tips and program recommendations for producing effects for low budget independent films. From green screen keying, to compositing, to 3D modeling, Mark will share his experiences from the DAVE School, as well as from a number of local and national film projects he has worked on.
This free and open to the public presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. immediately following our regular monthly Mid America Filmmakers meeting which begins at 7:00 p.m. You are welcome to join us for both.
This is the first in a monthly series of filmmaking workshops. Please visit our website at www.midamericafilmmakers.org for updates and additional workshop listings.
Mid America Filmmakers presents an evening of local and regional short films followed by a staged reading of short screenplays, which will be voted on to see which one the audience would like to see made into a $100 movie. This year’s theme is “B-Movies.”
7:00 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2010
Lower level Recital Hall, Century Center 120 South Saint Joseph Street, South Bend, Indiana
$5.00 Admission.
Here are the short films we are screening:
“Drop Shot” – Steve Figueiredo & JJ Rees “Here I Am” – Bryon DeVolder & Justin Jones “Death in Charge” – Devi Snively “Harvey Putter preview” – Tim Richardson & Michael Kouroubetes “All Night” – Jason West “Indiana’s Everglades” – Jeff Manes & Pat Wisniewski “5 cm Peter” – David Boyer
