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On May 25th, Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre will transform Oliver Art Center into the House of Capulet for An Evening in Verona – a 10th anniversary season fundraising event for Northern Michigan’s own professional Shakespeare Company.  In an effort to build community and highlight their 2013 Season, LST will treat guests to the music of wandering minstrels, and local food and wine – but the focus will be interactive scenes performed by the company.

All Capulets are welcome, *Montagues must be masked.
No poison or daggers will be allowed, swords must be checked at the door.

When: May 25th @ 7pm

Where: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort, Michigan (map)

What: Silent and Live Auctions, including a Walk-on Role During our 2013 Season, Scenes from LST Past and Present by Ensemble Members, Wandering Minstrels, Local Foodie Delights prepared by Jim Barnes and Suz McLaughlin with ingredients provided by Birch Point  Farm, Echo Bend Farm, The Ant and The Grasshopper Farm, May Farm, and Ware Farm, serving Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, and wine representing 30 wineries poured by Leelanau Peninsula Vintner’s Association.

How: Tickets $25 advance $30 at the door. Available at Corner Drug, Charlie’s Natural Food Market, and the Oliver Art Center in Frankfort, and Oryana Natural Food Market in Traverse City. For online purchase visit mynorthtickets.com.
Mask Making Open Studio May 15 4-7pm for revelers 12 & up, click for details.

Grateful thanks to Taste the Local Difference and Clark Hill.

<<——— Buy your tickets now

Lakesides Shakespeare Theatre’s
10th Anniversary Season

Romeo and Juliet
and
The Comedy of Errors
July 23 – August 2

For more visit:www.lakesideshakespeare.org

Save the date to see this incredible breakout short by Kirk and Scott. Look for the trailer in future updates.

Nowadays, the word film is being clung to by old school film makers as a way to distinguish what they do from the great unwashed masses of YouTube. Time is running out though – everything is digital, the tools are ubiquitous and snobbery is pretty much a waste of time.

This has been an editorial by Dan Kelly, like it or not.

Here’s the history of delightfully written elaborations this meeting’s premise for your reminding pleasure.

M3 meets at FNM this Wednesday, M3 meeting next Wednesday, April M3 at FNM.

Contact tonight’s host, Scott Tompkins with questions = scott _ tompkins AT charter DOT net <- loose the spaces, etc. AND 231 – eight eight three – five seven seven zero. End of Transmission, see you tonight!

Unless you’ve been hibernating in a cozy cave, you know that CTC FNM is one of several crucial links in M3′s daring scheme to build a thriving regional movie industry.

After a long winter of crouching under the crispy frozen loam,  morels and forest ramps are preparing to pop up. Let’s emulate them and be tasty, sought after, glorious! Hanging with our future this Wednesday is the next best thing to a stroll in the waking wilds.

For further details, check these previous posts.

M3 meeting next Wednesday

April M3 at FNM

Movies are a shorthand for any story that you can watch or play. Storytelling enabled by technology.

There are two flavors of technological storytelling – audience / linear and participant / interactive. There’s overlap in the development of both, (writers, actors, artists, teams) and the Michigan film incentive supports both.

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Why does this matter? The terms film and video are linked to old tech. Our group is preparing to transform, so our name is important. Is “movie” going to accurately describe our constituency and mission for the next 6 months – 12 months?

GETTING REAL (May)

M3 becomes a legal entity, LLC or other

Identify an umbrella – non-profit fiduciary willing to receive funds on our behalf for a fee. Perhaps (eventually) create a second organization, friends of M3 that would be our non-profit arm.

We raise funds to staff M3, Operations Manager concentrates on our issues full time, a talent and resource inventory, maybe education and speakers stipends

Full time OM = $26k
Meetings space, accounting, legal $5k
Web, outreach = $5k

WHY WILL FUNDRAISING BE SUCCESSFUL? 80% / 20%

80% currently exists / delivering

1. two year track record of documented meetings – community building / inspiring
2. timely blog with push to social media – timely relevant news
3. passionate and committed volunteer advisory board (us)
4. active mentoring initiatives (CTC)
5. Micro Movie Marathons 3x annually (venue and recognition for regional artists, public outreach)
6. significant skilled labor contribution to the success of TCFF and related
7. robust alliance of professional, educational and community
8. in process – legislative outreach campaign receives statewide exposure
9. other?

20% to be executed

1. enhanced mentoring and matching funds
2. talent and resource reference, (people first, skills second)
3. legal and communication guidelines for professionals – avoid conflict, support professionalism

LEGISLATIVE OUTREACH CAMPAIGN

main components

1. video(s) complete (3 minutes)
2. 2-3 of us meet with legislators, present video, make our request – the legislators authorize the MEDC to devise metrics for the film incentives so their effectiveness can be accurately evaluated. Update us on progress.
3. meetings are recorded and then released to the TV and radio within 2 hours. State-wide coverage facilitated. “Movie industry offers legislators leading role”
4. possible follow up with luncheon with chambers of commerce and legislators

objectives

1. Campaign galvanizes other groups around Michigan to create coherency regarding film incentives.
2. M3 recognized as a force to be reckoned with in the region and state. Who are these Michigan Movie Makers?

PROFESSIONALISM

Strive for excellence – how can we constantly keep getting better? How do we continue to improve in storytelling, organization, communication, profitability, efficiency, technical, artistry, confidence (not bluster).

Beyond little fish in a little pond, snapping at scraps?

Options

1. Bigger pond
2. Less fish
3. We evolve. Grow legs and climb out of the water, grow wings and fly.

Just 7 short days from today we’ll be meeting at the Career Tech Center to explore the benefits of connecting with students of the Film and New Media program.

TBAISD Career-Tech Center (MAP)
880 Parsons Road
Traverse City, Michigan <- our state

Wednesday April 24, 6:30-8:30 pm

Imagine, if you will, a thriving regional movie industry – what would that look like? One essential element would be a steady supply of emerging talent willing to trade enthusiastic effort for experience. Imagine beefing up our crews or having more volunteer help around the studio/office. In exchange,  we provide real world production challenges and guidance for problem solving. Maybe an occasional doughnut too.

If an intern situation works out, matching funds could be available to create part or full time positions.

The connection between M3 and FNM is rife with potential. April’s meeting is about leveraging our combined genius to realize new resources. This is the next step in manifesting the official M3 mantra, “a thriving regional movie industry”.  Say the words, feel their power.

Contact Robert Zemeckis 1997