RMM General Meeting Minutes – February 28, 2013

Start Time: 6:34PM
Total in Attendance: 31
Location: RCTV
Agenda:

Introductions:

Upcoming Events:
RMM Summer Shorts: Script-A-Palooza

Happening at March General Meeting (March 28, 2013)
Ten screenwriters will do readings of ten-page (or less) screenplays
Vote to determine winner of Best Screenplay
Anyone that wants to be available to read scripts should contact Wayne Coughlin (wayne AT rochestermoviemakers.org) to get on a reader’s list to be posted on website.

RMM Writers Workshop

Next meetings are March 5 and March 19, 2013 at 6:00pm at Pita Pit, 311 Alexander Street
Will give help for Script-A-Palooza scripts

Rochester Film Lab

For directors/editors
Next meeting is Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from 7:00pm to 9:00 at Animatus Studios, 34 Winthrop Street (http://animatusstudio.com/main/home/)
Sign up for newsletter and e-mail list at www.rochesterfilmlab.org

RMM Executive Board Meetings

Upcoming General Meeting Speakers Announced

April will be Jimmy Day, a WXXI Producer, talking about “5 Easy Lighting Tips To Make Your Films Look Great”
May will be Tom Malloy, author of “Bankroll”, with talk, “5 Things You Need To Have In Order Before Making Your Movie To Get Film Distribution”

Upcoming Projects:
Patrick Jaouen – From the Underground

Needs sound producer for shooting local live bands, including shooting interviews
Contact Patrick.jaouen AT gmail.com for more information
Patrick is also collecting used musical instrument donations for school bands

Wayne Coughlin – Investigation Nation with Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff – Tonight’s Episode: Walking that Lonely Road…Along…Again…Naturally

Mockumentary film to be shot in 2013
http://bluemoonfilms.net/films/walking/index.htm for more information and to download script
Announced cast list:

Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff	50’s/60’s. The host of the program. Robert Osborne type
Interviewer	Neat, tidy. Uptight.
Lionel Q. Deveraux	Looks like the Comic Book Guy in the Simpsons
S. Quentin Quale	Early 20’s. Urkel type
Penelope Kornblow	Late 20’s. Struggling journalist type
Geoffrey Spaulding	40’s. Angry man, Looks like “Where’s Waldo”
Otis B. Driftwood	50’s. Postal Worker. Clint Howard type.
Chicolini, the Itinerant Discordian Pope of Little Note	30’s to ??. Voice disguised – speaks like adults in Charlie Brown TV shows. Face pixelated.
Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush	Looks like the 1970’s version of Woody Allen
Nestor, Lev and Harlan	70’s. One line each at end of film. Singing a plus.

Speaker:
Kristina and Adrian Esposito – “5 Things We Learned Making Bury My Heart With Tonawanda”

First Step in making a film in Rochester – call the NY Film Office on East Avenue

Spoke with person named, “Carl”
Helped find them cameramen, grips, and sound professionals with own equipment
Had helpful information regarding child work permits, insurance, and other paperwork

Must have correct filming permit that allows children to be filmed, even for babies (cost: $350.00 for three years)
Also required to have worker’s compensation insurance and state disability insurance if shooting for over thirty days (penalty: $200 per day per child)
Also, needed worker’s comp insurance for crew, which can be purchased up to a year and must be cancelled after shooting
For direct worker’s comp insurance from the state, go to 100 Chestnut St., Suite 1000 in Rochester

Could get fined, otherwise
Payroll laws are especially important, especially for audits
Will get audited after insurance is cancelled, so make sure books are in order as well (went by line by line and checked everything thoroughly)
This film used a third party payroll company for payroll and audit

Batavia Players – great, free costumes (need member to get them, but willing to lend them out)
Pittsford Musicals (Grove Street) – rented costumes, very busy and popular
Pittsford-Sutherland School
Rochester Community Players
Arlene’s Costumes – retail store

Networking:
7:43pm
End of Meeting: