Community Media News

Marin TV Studio back in production!

Submitted by jlessard on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 3:06pm

Lights!  Cameras!  Action!  The Community Media Center of Marin is pleased to announce the re-opening of the Marin TV production studio effective immediately.
 
Studio-certified CMCM members are welcome to reserve the Studio during regular “block” periods  – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 2 – 5 PM or 6 – 9 PM; Fridays and Saturdays from 11 AM – 2 PM or 3 – 6 PM.
 
Reservations must be made on CMCM’s new content management system – RueShare.  Please email jill@maraintv.org to receive a “Member Invite” that will enable you to activate your RueShare account and begin using the new CMCM reservation system.
 
The studio will operate at 50% capacity.  No more than three people in the Control Room; no more than three people in the Studio.  Social distancing will be enforced.  Mask wearing will also be required, except for talent appearing on camera.
 
Please note that COVID pandemic protocols will be strictly enforced in compliance with California State and Marin County guidelines.  Members will have their temperature taken at the door, and anyone with a measured temperature of 100.4° F (38° C) or greater will not be allowed entrance. 
 

Fire Safe Marin's Wildfire Watch Live Special Tonight @ 6:00 PM!

Submitted by Omid Indeed on Mon, 07/31/2023 - 3:37pm

FIRE SAFE MARIN'S WILDFIRE WATCH LIVE SPECIAL TONIGHT!

Monday, July 31st at 6:00 PM on Education Channel 30

Wildfire Watch is a one-hour show that will bring you up to speed on wildfire activity and what you need to do to keep safe in Marin. Fire Safe Marin brings together the leading experts on wildfire, emergency planning, and fire preparation to offer realistic solutions that will make a difference. Featured stories will take you to the front lines of wildfire defense, behind the scenes of Marin’s alert system, and prepare you for power outages. DIY segments show you home fixes for the most common fire hazards. Fire Beat offers a fast-paced look at wildfire prevention projects happening around the county, and Voices of Marin taps into the questions and concerns of residents throughout the area.

Stream on-demand. This is produced by Fire Safe Marin and funded by Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority. Marin TV will also be highlighting Fire Safe Marin on the Education Channel.

Fire Safe Marin Programming Replays

Education Channel 30 - Thursdays & Saturdays at 6:00 PM

Watch Online: https://marintv.org/30

COVIDEO Festival Welcomes Your Submissions

Submitted by jlessard on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 12:00am

CMCM presents the first (and hopefully only) COVIDEO Festival.

What are you doing to cope with COVID-19? Gardening like crazy? Cooking up a storm? Getting out of Dodge? Share your pandemic perspective!

Create a short (2 minutes or less) video on your smartphone, then email it to: programming@cmcm.tv. CMCM will create a compilation and show it on Marin TV.

Spread the word! Not the virus!

Ask the Experts: WisdomVR Project TONIGHT, May 6

Submitted by jlessard on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 1:56pm

Join co-founder Gary Yost in a discussion of immersive media and VR documentaries in the context of his recent VR experience “Inside COVID19.” In the "WisdomVR Project, Yost cuts through the chaos of 2020 and dives deep in the story of how SARS-CoV-2 hijacked our culture and our bodies.

This "Ask the Experts" master class will be offered Thursday, May 6 (7-8:30 PM) via Zoom.

"Ask the Experts" is free to CMCM members. Non-member registration of $25 includes a year-long membership to CMCM and admittance to all "Ask the Experts" presentations in this virtual series. Register at www.cmcm.tv/asktheexperts.

My Place | My Story Premiere: Thursday April 27th @ 6:00 PM

Submitted by Omid Indeed on Sat, 04/22/2023 - 2:34pm

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.

THURSDAY, APRIL 27 • 6:00
SCREENING + Q&A

Behind the Scenes

Submitted by jlessard on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 11:33am

Although CMCM has been closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, plenty of activity has been happening behind the scenes, including:

The production of several programs for Congressman Jared Huffman out of the Marin TV studio, including two important Virtual Town Hall meetings about the COVID-19 crisis.  The implementation of considerable technical adjustments and support necessary to keep our Town, City, and County meetings running on the Government Channel (27) and Education Channel (30). We also have some new K-6 educational programming content starting this week thanks to the folks at MCOE.

The configuration of RueShare, a content management system designed especially for community media centers like CMCM, which will replace our current system for member, equipment, workshop, and payment tracking. We'll launch this in the coming weeks along with a newly refreshed web site.

And on an aesthetic note, a chroma-key blue curtain has been hung in the Marin TV studio.  Add a new splash of color to your set!  (It looks great with the blue chairs donated by Soroptimist International.)

"ODD & off" Virtual Photo Exhibit through April 30

Submitted by jlessard on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 1:00am

After a year of contending with a plethora of challenges to our collective psyche, "ODD & off" was created to bring a bit of levity into our lives.

Treat yourself to a mini-tour of these odd and offbeat photographs culled from the private collection of Jill Lessard. Perhaps after checking out this virtual photo exhibit, your affection for your own quirky collection of family, friends, and colleagues will be rekindled.

View "ODD & off" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z3H4QcgCcJk

CMCM is closed on November 24th & 25th!

Submitted by Omid Indeed on Mon, 11/21/2022 - 2:07am

CMCM is closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th!

CMCM will be open on Saturday, November 26th from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Normal open hours will continue for the general public on Tuesday, November 29th!

We greatly appreciate your understanding. If you have any questions, please email info@cmcm.tv

THANK YOU! ☺

Screening of "Veracruz: The Forgotten Grave"

Submitted by AlejandroP on Fri, 09/11/2015 - 5:09pm

What is happening in the state of Veracruz, Mexico?

“Veracruz: The Forgotten Grave” documents the abuse, kidnapping and murder of students, teachers and activists. This piece produced by Rompeviento TV traces the complicity of the state government with organized crime to perpetrate this terror.

Monday, September 14 - 7PM
Big Roxie - 3117 16 St. San Francisco

Thursday, September 17 - 6PM
UC Berkeley, 5125 Dwinelle

¿Qué sucede en el estado de Veracruz?

Veracruz: La Fosa Olvidada documenta el abuso, secuestro y muerte de estudiantes, maestros y activistas. Este reportaje especial producido po Rompimiento TV traza las complicidades del gobierno del estado con el crimen
organizado para perpetrar el terror en el que se vive en Veracruz.

Lunes, Septiembre 14 - 7PM
Big Roxie - 3117 16 St. San Francisco

Jueves, Septiembre 17 - 6PM
UC Berkeley, 5125 Dwinelle

"marINSANITY" welcomes 2021 with laughter TONIGHT, January 11

Submitted by jlessard on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 12:21pm

Get the New Year off to the best possible start -- with laughter — when “marINSANITY” records another episode on Monday, January 11 from 7 - 8 PM. Be a member of the virtual audience as some of the Bay Area’s best and brightest talents share their stand-up comedy routines via Zoom. To get a link to the fun, email jill@marintv.org.

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