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RMM General Meeting Minutes – August 25, 2016

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Start Time: 6:08 pm End Time: 7:43 pm
Location: RCTV 21 Gorham St., Rochester, NY
Organization Announcements:

  • The Writer’s Workshop is on September 7, from 6 pm – 8 pm. They have a new Web site at rwwny.org.
  • The name change from RMM to RAFAS is official on paper. There is a lot of work going on behind the scenes.
  • Animatus Studios is hosting a local animation screening on September 15 at 6:30 pm at the Little Theater.
  • RAFAS is actively seeking new board members and volunteers.

Topic Presentation:
RAFAS board member Mike Boas conducted the Round Table Discussion. The topic: Production – Shooting for Post FX. The table gave an introduction to special effects, explaining the various
types, from stop-motion animation to CGI, using examples from the panel’s own work.
The panel included special FX artist John Vincent.
The discussion was video recorded and will be archived on the RAFAS Web site.

September 2016 General Meeting: “Post Production: Sound/Sound Editing”

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NOTE: Special Location
This one will be a must catch for RAFAS members. We are moving into Post Production, and our first topic will be the tricky subject of Sound Editing. Joining us this month is guest panelist David Sluberski.Mr. Sluberski is a Peabody-and Emmy-Award-winning audio professional and owner of West Rush Media, LLC. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the RIT School of Film & Animation. His current clients include the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, WXXI PBS/NPR, and many local, national and independent filmmakers. Dave will demonstrate all aspects of audio post-production for film, including ProTools, at RIT’s 35-seat Mix Theater.

As a special treat, Mr. Sluberski is inviting RAFAS members to join him at RIT’s Mix Theater for our September General Meeting! During which, he will be able to show attendees firsthand all the intricate details that go into editing sound for film and video.
For instruction on where to go, please check out this PDF: https://www.docdroid.net/3a8Bsnx/rit-smpte-map.pdf.html
Don’t miss out on this opportunity for an often misunderstood and under-researched part of editing. Bad sound equals bad film, and the sound editor is your last line of defense against it! Join us at RIT on Thursday, September 22 at 6:00 pm.

RMM General Meeting Minutes – May 2014

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May 29, 2014
Start Time: 6:32PM
Total in Attendance: 17
Location: RCTV
Agenda:
Introductions:

  • Made individually around the room

Upcoming Events:
RMM Writers Group

  • Location moved to Crossroad’s Café (behind Cinema Theater)
  • Wednesdays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  • Next meeting is June 11, 2014
  • Bring outlines, short scripts, or first ten pages of feature for reading and discussion
  • All skill levels welcome
  • Sign up to receive updates on RMM Writers Group’s Facebook page

RCTV’s 35th Annual Black Music Month Celebration

  • RMM bought a ten-seat table
  • Anyone interested in going with RMM board members should contact stan AT rochestermoviemakers DOT org

RMM Auditions

  • Film audition reels almost completed and will be available for viewing online shortly
  • Over fifty auditioners this year

Upcoming Projects:
Adrian Esposito – Journey in Brookside

  • Writing a script about institutions for the mentally ill from the 1960s and 1970s
  • Needs help/assistance with structure and story of his screenplay
  • Wants to finish script in December and start shooting next year
  • Contact adrianesposito AT rochester.rr DOT com for more information

Other Announcements:
Mike McFadden – available for freelance work and teaching/training

  • Mike McFadden is a full freelance sound technician and is now available to help work on projects/films/etc.
  • Is also willing to train others on his gear/sound setup
  • Contact michaelmmcfadden AT gmail DOT com for more information

Speaker:
Mary Reed – Executive Director of High Falls Film Festival (HFFF)
Background

  • HFFF is a film festival that celebrates women in film
  • Today, only 16% of the top 250 films are run by women
  • Started in 2001 in Rochester because of its convergence of women’s rights and the motion picture industry
  • 2010 – festival changed its focus and became the “360/365 Film Festival” for two years
  • 2012 – new festival wasn’t working, so the board took a year off to rebrand again
  • 2013 – switched back to HFFF and had first festival again April 2013
  • This year, HFFF is October 23-26, 2014 at the Little and Dryden Theaters
  • www.highfallsfilmfestival.com

Festival Submission Criteria

  • First preference for an accepted film is a woman behind the camera (producer, director, cinematographer, writer)
  • Also looking for films with a strong female lead or a positive life experience
  • Local films that don’t meet this criteria can still be entered and shown as a “spotlight” piece, not included in the official festival
  • Can submit films online for consideration
  • Deadline is probably going to be in early or late August
  • Can submit if it hasn’t shown yet in Rochester or on broadcast
  • Can also resubmit if a film didn’t get in previously

Programming

  • Currently starting to program the festival by getting films
  • Nora Brown is head of programming committee
  • Very close to bringing in a big-name director to attend festival
  • Will probably show twenty films, including a shorts, children’s, and animation programs
  • Planning on building in coffee chats with filmmakers
  • Including a panel with local filmmakers
  • In need to narrative films right now (need more narrative film submissions)
  • HFFF is trying to balance local spotlight films with films about/by women

Other

  • Need volunteers to help out
  • Looking for sponsorship

End of Meeting: 8:00PM

RMM General Meeting Minutes – March 28, 2013 – Script-A-Palooza

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Start Time: 6:36PM
Total in Attendance: 43
Location: RCTV
Agenda:
 
Introductions:

  • Made individually around the room

 
Upcoming Events:
RMM Writers Workshop

  • Next meetings are April 2 and April 16, 2013 at 6:00pm at Pita Pit, 311 Alexander Street

Rochester Film Lab

RMM General Meeting – April 2013

  • Next meeting is Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 6:30pm at RCTV

Shmoovies 2012

  • Tentative date for screening of 2012 Shmoovies is Monday, August 5 at Cinema Theater

 
Upcoming Projects:
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 filming in Rochester

  • Need extras for street scenes
  • E-mail your photo, contact information, and year/make of your car to Rochester AT gwcnyc.com
  • Can also get information on the Rochester Film Commission page on Facebook

 
Curt Markham Project

  • Needs British voices for an upcoming radio/animation project
  • Contact Curt Markham at curt AT pixelmander.com for more information

Jeff Burkey Match King Project

 
Script-A-Palooza
Seven ten-page (or less) screenplays read

  • Hank Shaw – “Shut Your Mouth (You Stupid Idiot)”
  • Dominique Pierce – “I Just Can’t Weight”
  • Mike Russo – “Billiard Balls”
  • Curt Markham – “Up the River”
  • Zachary Welch – “Rock Bottom”
  • Mike Boas – “Ingredients”
  • Wayne Coughlin – “I Don’t Want a Pickle, I Just Want to Ride My Motorsickle!”

Each participant voted for best screenplay (voting members’ vote counted twice)
 
Winners

  1. Curt Markham – “Up the River”
  2. Mike Boas – “Ingredients”
  3. Hank Shaw – “Shut Your Mouth (You Stupid Idiot)”

 
Networking: 8:15PM
 
End of Meeting: 8:45PM