September 25, 2014
Start Time: 6:35PM
Total in Attendance: 23
Location: RCTV
Agenda:
Introductions:
- Made individually around the room
- Stan announced D&C article about local filmmakers
- http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/09/15/independent-movie-makers-rochester-canandaigua/15542061/
Upcoming Events:
RMM Executive Board Meeting
- Second Thursday of each month
- Next meeting is Thursday, October 9, 2014
- Put out call for new Secretary
- Any interested parties should come to the board meeting for more information
RMM Writers Group
- Next meeting is Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Animatus Studio
- 6:00pm to 8:00pm
RMM Mind2Movie 2015
- May change start date to Friday, instead of Thursday
- Secured Karl Goldsmith from the Rochester Finger Lakers Video Office and Michael Gamilla from Image Out Film Festival as judges
RCTV Classes this Fall
- Basics of Videography classes – Saturdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm
- Can take on a rolling basis
- How to Shoot a Talk-Show Format Show – started Tuesday, September 23, 2014, but can still join class
- Will have this class again in February 2015
- Also mentioned the Question Bridge exhibit will be going on from October 3, 2014 through November 16, 2014
- For more information, go to www.rctv15.org
Johannes Bockwoldt classes at Writers & Books
- “Writing the Short Film”
- Starting Thursday, October 2, 2014
- http://www.wab.org/classes-workshops/writing-the-short-film-2/
- “Reading Philip Seymour Hoffman”
- Starting Tuesday, October 21, 2014
- http://www.wab.org/classes-workshops/reading-philip-seymour-hoffman/
- Gave short talk at previous RMM meeting based on this class material
RMM “372-Hour Film Competition”
- New film competition for next summer
- Teams have two weeks and three weekends to make an entire short film, five to ten minutes in length
- A prop, situation, and character will be the same for all teams
- Tentative Dates are July 18, 2015 – August 4, 2015
Fast Forward Film Festival Call for Entries
- Submission window – October 8, 2014 (8:00am) through February 27, 2015 (11:59pm)
- Submit on website www.fastforwardroc.org
- $1,000 prize
Upcoming Projects:
Dan Bauman – “Limitations”
- Experimental nature video
- Shooting in the Fall, needs an editor
- Contact danbauman@netzero.com for more information
Speaker:
Neeti Fidurko – “How NOT To Make An Indie Film”
o Teacher at RIT, musician, and promo/music video producer
o Recently filmed “Who Would Jesus Date?”, which explores the question, “what if Jesus dated?”
- Filming wrapped in July, currently in post
- About 15 minutes long
- Ten tips on how NOT to make an independent film
o Be an auteur
- The filmmaker as sole artistic vision
- Instead, get people to help you and share the workload
o Continue to work with people who miss deadlines
- Especially on a low budget
- Instead, get people that are prompt and responsible
o Be a democrat
- Instead, be a decisive director on set (even if you’re mean)
o Change locations the night before the shoot
- Especially for a special effects shot
- Instead, stick to the shooting plan
o Don’t check the monitor
- Instead, always check it, especially if the camera operator is not experienced
- It will allow you to catch focus/smudge/framing issues
o Cast your friends
- You can cast your friends, but AUDITION first
o Shoot everything in three consecutive, 12-hour days
- Too stressful
- Instead, be more realistic with time and spread out if you can
o Don’t have a production photographer
- Instead, always get promo shots in addition to production/on set shots
o Consider it work
- Instead, have fun and don’t stress out on set
o Save the worst for last
- Instead, do the toughest shots first because you’re most fresh and awake
Networking:
End of Meeting: 8:30PM
Download the word doc: RMM General Meeting Minutes – September 2014