7:30 p.m. – MAF presents “Systems As Thought: Building Custom Video ‘Effects’”

Free event

Cellar Door restaurant below The Grand Magnuson Hotel in the Chase Building at 213 W. Washington Street South Bend, IN 46601

This presentation will help filmmakers with creative thoughts for non-traditional, experimental effects editing. From the presenter: “I look for points of inspiration while playing with the creation of custom video “effects.” Once I find these points, I look for what the visuals might be communicating on their own terms. The processing of the image or system is equal to the process of thought. Each of my projects grows out of this conversation. I will be presenting these explorations of thought and systems that have taken place over the past four years, while discussing the creative potential of the graphical programming environment MAX/MSP and Jitter.”

Eric Souther is a time based media artist and Assistant Professor of New Media and Informatics at IU South Bend with his MFA in Electronic Integrated Arts (IEA) at Alfred University, and his BFA in New Media from the Kansas City Art Institute. Eric has worked on many collaborations including The Life of the Techno Buddha, where he worked with engineers to develop an interactive brain wave cap to control video and sound. He has also worked with dancers, musicians, and other artists in developing interactive multi-media performances. His own work develops modes of information flow in which he can control and reinterpret code in order to create electronic forms. Eric has shown his work nationally and internationally including New York, Chicago, Beijing, Barcelona, Italy, and South Africa. His upcoming group exhibitions include a show at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design Sept. 2012 and the Museum of Art and Design (MAD), Feb. 2013.

This free and open to the public presentation will take place 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 part of a monthly series of “Making Movie Magic” workshops. Please visit our website at www.midamericafilmmakers.org for updates and additional workshop listings.

We usually have a filmmaking presentation called Making Movie Magic on various topics, but at this first meeting of the year we will discuss ideas for presentations and other events for the upcoming year. All our meetings are open to the public and we encourage you to stop by!

Do your movies or still shots turn out flat-looking? Wish they had that extra “pop?”Come discover the tools Hollywood post-production experts and graphic designers use to turn plain-looking images into eye-catching visuals. You will learn the basics of how to exploit obscure tools such as levels, curves, filters, and color mixers to enhance any video or photo project.  Seminar is led by Carl Obremski, director of the award-winning kids’ film “Fresh Fruit Pie.

This free and open to the public presentation will take place 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 part of a monthly series of “Making Movie Magic” workshops.

Or you can be a MAF supporter with levels starting at $25. Details on the form below. Thank you!

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BENEFITS OF MAF MEMBERSHIP:
·Extensive networking in filmmaking, screenwriting, and acting, networking opportunities in Indiana, Michigan and the Midwest.
·Receive regular MAF newsletter via email.
·Via MAF website, post announcements of screenings and other film-related events, including requests for casts and crew in the Michiana and Chicago regions.
·Membership fees help support MAF actors list, casting calls, mailings, mentoring, education, regional screenings, and other marketing costs.
·MAF is a 501C3 nonprofit organization.
·Participation in MAF Screenwriters Group
·Free entry to all MAF screenings
·Discounted tickets to MAF supported River Bend Film Festival
·Opportunities for discounts from filmmaking-related local businesses
·Fiscal sponsorship for your filmmaking or film-related activity if applying for a grant
·Eligibility to partake in the MAF sponsored $100 movie project

MAF meetings and filmmaking presentations are the 1st Tuesday of each month at The Cellar Door, located in the Ramada (formerly Holiday) Inn, downtown South Bend, 213 W. Washington at 7:00 pm. Free parking in the 4th floor adjacent garage.

Friday, September 16 at 7 pm

Merriman’s Playhouse

1211 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, IN 46615

Enjoy an evening of locally and regionally produced short films, then meet the filmmakers afterwards for a Q&A. Visit our website for film descriptions and director info soon. Here are the titles, in no particular order:

The Bridge (trailer)
Greek to Me
Leah Not Leia
Filmed on Location in Southwestern Michigan
The Art of the Chase
Rick and Ilsa
Split up
Rigamortis: A Zombie Love Story

ADMISSION IS $5 AT THE DOOR. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED AND WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE DONATE FOR THOSE TO HELP OUT MERRIMAN’S PLAYHOUSE.

The festival has been sponsored by MAF for three years and is the premiere film festival of Northern Indiana, bringing in local, regional, national and international films of all genres. Each year over 50 films are screened, as well as a variety of film related workshops presented by independent filmmakers and industry professionals. Past speakers have included Stephen Susco (The Grudge), Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger), Jack Olesker (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Rodney Sciba (Fast and Furious) and the film production company Glass City Films.

MAF looks forward to working with the festival again this year. Congrats to everyone on the achievement of this grant.

The next meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by this month’s Making Movie Magic Presentation.

Mid America Filmmakers presents “Creative Costuming for Indie Films”
Tuesday, August 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Free event
Cellar Door restaurant below Downtown Ramada Plaza 213 W. Washington Street South Bend, IN 46601

Making a period piece? How about a fantasy or sci-fi movie? Or maybe you need police uniforms or soldiers in your film? Like all indie filmmakers, you are working on a very tight budget and need to be creative, without sacrificing the quality of your movie.

Filmmaker and Art Director Tim Richardson and Make-up FX Artist Andy Swisher use their experience from working on a myriad of styles of films to show you how to accomplish the costumes you desire.  They will discuss the costume design process, acquiring costumes locally and online, and how to plan your costuming for special effects and crowd scenes.

This free and open to the public presentation will take place 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 part of a monthly series of “Making Movie Magic” workshops. Please visit our website at www.midamericafilmmakers.org for updates and additional workshop listings.

MAF Presents: “Creating a Web Series”

(Our regular meeting beings at 7 p.m. as usual, with public invited to attend and learn more about filmmaking in the area)

The internet has opened up a whole new medium of distribution that allows just about anyone with an idea and a video camera to put content on the web.  The problem is that there is so much content out there that it’s hard to find the quality stuff.  Film producers Scott Goble and Shane Roby will discuss their experiences creating the web series BadTV from production to marketing and distribution…the good and the bad.

Scott Goble bio – Proving once again there is more than corn in Indiana, Scott developed the concept of Bad TV and is its co-creator.
He also produces, co-directs and plays the role of Bruce for the show.  In the past Scott has lead a church drama team where he wrote, directed and acted in a number of live skits and video shorts. He is currently a member of Mid America Filmmakers where he holds the position of Screening Committee Chair.  To pay for his “film hobby” he works as a physical therapist specializing in the treatment of sports medicine injuries.

Shane Roby bio - A self-proclaimed native of Denver, Colorado, Shane  started his career of entertaining people doing summer theatre productions for Theatre West Virginia.  After studying theatre with an emphasis on directing in college, Shane returned to Colorado to begin work in television and video production.  Over the course of 15 years he has traveled the globe to shoot TV shows, documentaries and commercials.  A course correction to join the staff at River Valley Community Church allowed Shane the opportunity to branch out into short form dramatic videos.  Those four years cemented his desire to tell compelling stories through his camera lens full time.  To that end, Shane’s latest project was to co-create, co-direct, film and edit a full season web series called BadTV which is currently making its way through the Independent Television Festival circuit.

MAF Presents: “Marketing Your Script: The One Minute Pitch”
Tuesday, June 7 · 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Cellar Door restaurant below Downtown Ramada Plaza 213 W. Washington Street South Bend, IN 46601 (Free parking on 4 & 5 floors of the adjacent garage at the hotel)

Rose Waldschmidt will be presenting “Marketing Your Script: The One Minute Pitch”. Topics covered will include where to research production companies, different ways to construct a logline, and a template for creating the one minute pitch. For those would would like to test a logline or a pitch, please make sure it is no longer than one minute.

A University of Notre Dame graduate, Rose Waldschmidt is an actor and screenwriter. Some of her feature credits include Harvey Putter, Women’s Prison, and Trippin. She was a Scriptapalooza semi-finalist and in 2008, had a play accepted to the Indiana Theatre Association’s IT Works conference.

She serves as Treasurer and Chair of the Screenwriter’s group for Mid America Filmmakers. She formerly served as a board member for the IN Arts Grant Review for the Community Foundation of St. Joe Co. and Sponsor Chair for the River Bend Film Fest.