Upcoming Meetings and Events

Stay Tuned for 2012 programs

	2012 Schedule
	February 2012: Program to be announced - Check our Friends of Film Calendar for more film related events.

Previous Programs

"Crowd Funding Can Work For You!"
Nina Knapp, an Albuquerque filmmaker, and Angie Beauchamp, Lightning Web Marketing present:It's more than just
setting up your campaign on any one of several crowd funding sites. Crowd funding CAN work for you,
but in order to be successful, it is essential to invest time in marketing to attract donors. So, besides offering
suggestions/tips on setting up a dynamic site, we will discuss how to build email lists, social media contacts and
community in advance of launching your funding project, so that you have a group of people who already feel involved and
connected to you and your project. Then we will look at how to use persuasive marketing techniques like scarcity, social proof,
implied celebrity endorsements, bonuses, and more to get people to actually pull out their credit cards at launch time.

How to make a Million Dollars
Sheryl Brown of Real to Reel Productions, shared options of various film competitions that you can easily enter and
hopefully win some $$$$. Additional guests were on hand who have entered competitions and shared their insights.

The State of Editing
Chris Paul of POV Productions gave a brief history on editing up through current trends and recent changes
in software for MAC and PC operating systems.

101 Ways to make a funny film, or how to make a film funny, from script to edit
filmmakers who have made us laugh, including Jessi Badami and Randy Nargi of Bogwood films, and
Matt Page of RiffRaff New Media. Plus lots of fun participation encouraged from everyone in the room.

101 things learned from Webisode workshop productions
Led by Chris Paul with Sheryl Brown and all those involved in production since December 2010. We will screen productions and
review what they've learned and talk about next steps

4th Annual Laugh Out Loud Film Festival 2011
Friends of Film, Video & Arts wishes to thank everyone who participated, volunteered, attended and any one else not mentioned.
Thank You for a fun Laugh Out Loud Film Festival! (see pictures)

Pitch Package 101
The basics of putting together a pitch package for your television series or film project.
Using an animated television series as an example, we looked at what goes into putting together a pitch package, including
the demo reel and the pitch bible.

101 things to know about Set Design, from building sets to Art Direction
Set dressing and props - or all things art department: from pre-production, through location scout, tech scout, on set, and then clean-up.
Presenters: Steve Brown and Christina Bouajila will be creating a set at Mike Millers studio

101 Things to Know About Storytelling
The Art of Storytelling in Documentaries and through narrative. We will be screening the directors cut video on the Art of Storytelling
produced by Friends of Film, Video & Arts with on air guests including Michael Kamins, Arcie Chapa & Chris Schueler . . . additional
guests will be on hand who can speak to the subject

Season Wrap Party!
For members and others who make films and support the film community!
We celebrated together with a Season Wrap Party. PLUS participated in the inaugural run of the all-new all-fun Mystery Shadow Theater!

101 Ways to Produce and Distribute your Webisode
Presenters include writer/director of “Date Doctor's" series, Hannah Macpherson, Bekkah Wiggins, and Ultimatum Pictures.

101 Ways to Avoid Getting Sued in Films
Chad Mathis (entertainment attorney) and Cara Cress (Entertainment Insurance Agent) presenters.

Music Licensing 101
Basics of using music in film/TV and what is required of you as a film maker/production company to keep track of.
We took a look at what Performing Rights and what a “PRO” is and their role in all this, as well as Mechanical Licenses and who
administers them to the very important Synchronization Rights and License. And yes, we took a test at the end of the program…just kidding!