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August 24, 2011: Lets Make a Movie & More

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The Making of a Movie: 

David Marek's "Somewhere West"

Wednesday, August 24th 6:30 p.m.

 

 

So… you want to make a movie? Wednesday August 24 at 6:30PM, Traverse City’s native son David Marek presents the making of Somewhere West, a narrative feature. 

 

David will share the joys and sorrows of going mostly

Michigan Movie Makerssolo for pre, production and post. He’ll reveal how he kept the budget under $25,000, explain his iconoclastic approach to production and Signature Dissociative ™ editorial technique, show geeky gear solutions and much more. Our questions will drive his discussion so go ahead – ask him anything!

 

Michigan Movie Makers is open to anyone involved or interested in making movies – writers, producers, directors, actors, photographers, painters, musicians, singers, composers, dancers, choreographers, VFX and pyro techs, costumers, make-up artists, stylists, carpenters, fabricators, caterers, investors and even audience members.

We are the movie community / industry in Northwestern Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

M3 meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:30 pm Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, Michigan.

 

 

 

Voices Getting Off the Fence:

An Evening of Song, Poetry and Dance

 

Friday, August 26th 12 noonWatch it now online!

Saturday, August 27th 7 p.m.

Sunday, August 28th 12 noon

 

Join northern Michigan performance artists for a thought provoking evening, which includes poetry and prose by Dar Charlebois, John Alberts and Sean Twomey; dance by Gretchen Eichberger and Cornelia Dhaseleer; song by Jerry Ward, Allison Osband-Zager and Rebecca Glotfelty.

 

 


 

Traverse City Film Festival Rewind 7/28/11: 

The Documentary Panel

 

Friday, August 26th 9 p.m.Watch it now online!
Sunday, August 28th 5:30 p.m.
Monday, August 29th 9 a.m.

 

Each year, TCFF gathers together the diverse and eclectic documentary filmmakers who make some of the best films at the festival. They open our eyes to the world around us — its problems, its possibilities, its joys, its future. We’re proud to welcome to the stage a large group of the people who made this past year’s best documentary films to talk about their evolving craft.  The panel is moderated by Jeff Gibbs.

 

Watch It

 

UpNorth TV

   Cable channels 97 & 992 or
   online at upnorthmedia.org

 

Government TV

   Cable channels 99 & 994 or
   online at upnorthmedia.org

 

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This page last updated on 9/19/2011.
 

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