CMCM Updates

CMCM CLOSED (SEE DATES/TIMES)!

The Community Media Center of Marin will be closed to the public early for a Staff Only Event and for the Holiday Break at the following dates/times listed below:

STAFF-ONLY EVENT:

CLOSED on Friday, December 15th @ 4:00 PM*
*CMCM resumes normal hours on Saturday, December 16th

HOLIDAY BREAK:

CLOSED on Saturday December 23rd, 2023 - Monday, January 1st, 2024*
*CMCM will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024

For more info, please email info@cmcm.tv or call (415) 721-0636 x101

CMCM Highlights of 2014 & Plans for 2015

CMCM is pleased to share some highlights of our activities over the past year -- and plans for the New Year:

We installed production equipment in San Anselmo and Larkspur and will start 2015 with ten different county and city governments and agencies cablecasting their meetings on the Government Channel - many live!

With so much government content, we are requesting a second government channel from our cable providers.

We continued our Summer Sports Broadcast Camp and had a great group of youth produce ten live cablecasts of San Rafael Pacifics Baseball Games.

We are launching the Marin Media Corp to train youth and engage them in community productions.

We'll begin to upgrade our aging field equipment and bring the studio up to full HD production capability so our community productions will look even better this time next year!

Most significantly, we were successful in securing temporary bridge support funding from the MTA which ensures for the first time that CMCM has a firm foundation upon which to build.

Your support is essential to our work and helps us expand our efforts into the communities of Marin. All donations are tax deducible.

Latino Film Festival 2016

Selected films from the Cine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival were hosted by the Community Media Center of Marin in collaboration with ForWords, The Task Force on the Americas, Canal Welcome Center, and Canal Alliance. Screened at the Albert J. Boro Community Center, the featured films celebrate Latino culture and will include
Q&A sessions with the filmmakers.

"Ask the Experts" Workshop with S. Kramer Herzog | Wednesday, June 6 @ 6:30 PM

Get Your Video into Festivals & Awards Competitions | Wednesday, June 6 6:30 - 8:30 PM

You've put in the work, now it's time to show it off! Learn the best methods for submitting your content to festivals and competitions with local filmmaker S. Kramer Herzog. Don't miss this essential workshop in our "Ask the Experts" series!

Free for CMCM members. Non-member fee of $25 includes a one-year membership to CMCM and FREE admittance to all events in the series.
Sign up today at https://www.cmcm.tv/asktheexperts

Class Schedule

Maximize Your Social Media Impact | Wednesday, June 13 6:30 - 8:30 PM:
Step up your social media game! Marketing expert Mike Wolpert, founder/CEO of Social Jumpstart, simplifies social media, demystifying how producers create space for their brands to live and thrive on the Internet.

DIY Voice-Over Narration | Wednesday, June 20 6:30 - 8:30 PM:
Enhance videos with the magic of narration! Voicetrax instructor and working V/O artist Vicki Baum leads a lively interactive session that will give students the opportunity to explore their own narration abilities.

Thank you for celebrating with us!

The Community Media Center of Marin is ten years old! Thank you for coming to our Block Party & Open House on Sunday, September 8. Vietnamese food from Banh Mi Zon, music by Cubed and The 7th Sons, fun photo opportunities, a cool green demonstration in the Marin TV studio, were enjoyed by all!. And some lucky raffle winners got to bring home some fabulous prizes. If you weren't able to attend the party, stop by anytime we're open and learn about all the great work that happens here! Who knows? You may decide to join our creative community!

My Place | My Story Premiere: Thursday April 28th @ 6:00 PM

MY PLACE | MY STORY
APRIL 2022 PREMIERE

MY PLACE | MY STORY is a five-day intensive workshop where students ages 14–18 create personal short films while learning digital storytelling and basic filmmaking skills. Supervised and supported by professional media makers, students write and record personal video narratives about their own lives and experiences and the things they are most inspired by or care about. The finished films are presented in a premiere screening one month after the workshop for an audience of family, friends and supporters, along with a Q&A with the student filmmakers. The program is FREE and includes all the necessary media tools and training. All workshops are offered during school breaks to allow for full student participation.

The My Place | My Story program is designed to serve students who lack easy access to filmmaking instruction and/or resources and who are rarely given opportunities for their voices to be heard or their stories to be told. Students of color and LGBTA+ or gender non-conforming youth are strongly encouraged to apply.

ASK THE EXPERTS Returns This Fall (October & November)!

CMCM's popular series of masterclasses "Ask The Experts" is back at Marin TV on-site with media-related topics presented by experts in their field. These special workshops are free for all CMCM members and $35 for non-members (all ATE workshops and 1-year membership included).

The Ask The Experts (ATE) series will be hosted by CMCM's Director of Operations, Omid Shamsapour. The following ATE Workshops will all be held on Thursdays @ 6:30 PM:

October 5: "Comfortable On Camera" with Tiffany McElroy
October 12: "What It Takes To Be A Producer" with Lori Wright
October 19: "Introduction To Smartphone Productions" with Michael Bouyer
October 26: "Solo Freelance Videography" with Matt Grimshaw
November 2: "Music Production Fundamentals" with Dave Gafner
November 9: "Augmented Reality For Everyone" with Brant Hindman
November 16: "ChatGPT For All Ages" with Kaz Keller
November 30: "From Story To Script" with Yoel Iskindir

For more info and registration, please visit here: https://cmcm.tv/asktheexperts

November Updates

This month's updates include a chance to peak inside the Star Wars model shop, a look at our 'Horrorsonmia' late night movie line up, board member election results and upcoming workshops.

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The CMCM Media Mixer

Chris Hardman, artistic director and founder of Antenna Theater, will be the guest presenter. In addition to transforming the museum audio tour into an artistic medium, Hardman and Antenna also created San Francisco's critically acclaimed Magic Bus Experience. Get on board!

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Ask the Experts - CMCM Master Classes | April 3 - May 8

Ask the Experts - CMCM Master Classes

CMCM's popular series of master classes returns with compelling media-related topics presented by experts in their field. Free for CMCM members. Non-member fee of $25 includes one-year membership to CMCM and FREE admittance to all events in the series.

Follow the link to sign up!
https://marintv.org/asktheexperts

Class Schedule

Get Mac Savvy | Wednesday, April 3 6:30 - 8:30 PM:
Are you a PC user, but want to test the Mac waters? CMCM's Education guru Scott Calhoun will have you jumping into the Macintosh operating system "pool" with big screen demonstrations. Email any specific questions you have in advance to scott@cmcm.tv.

Mastering Video for Social Media | Wednesday, April 10 6 6:30 - 8:30 PM:
Discover how to use video simply and effectively to expand your reach, accelerate your social media marketing, position yourself as the expert in your field, and connect with your followers on a whole new level. Video marketing expert Mike Wolpert shows you how.

Being a Working Director | Wednesday, April 17 6:30 - 8:30 PM:

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