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Join me for Making Media Now 2013 in Boston, May 3, 2013Written by David Tames on April 24, 2013
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, New Media
I hope you’ll join me this year on Friday, May 3rd at Massachusetts College of Art and Design for Making Media Now 2013, the annual must-attend conference for documentary media makers presented by Filmmakers Collaborative. I’m... Continue Reading...
Making Media Now 2012: Thriving in a Changing LandscapeWritten by David Tames on May 1, 2012
Filed Under Business, Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, New Media
The Making Media Now conference organized by Filmmakers Collaborative has become the annual must-attend event for New England media makers. This year the event will mark Filmmaker’s Collaborative’s 25th anniversary and... Continue Reading...
2010 Bumpkin Island Art EncampmentWritten by David Tames on July 27, 2010
Filed Under Art, Documentary, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, New Media, Photography
If you live in the Boston area, here’s an idea for what to do this weekend: The 2010 Bumpkin Island Art Encampment! Consider making a day of it and come out and visit on one of the public visitation days, Saturday, July 31st... Continue Reading...
20th Annual Pro Video ShowWritten by David Tames on February 7, 2010
Filed Under Camera, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking
If you live in or around the Boston area, it’s time to make plans to attend the 20th Annual Pro Video Show, brought to you by The Camera Company, which will take place March 12-13, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in... Continue Reading...
How does social media figure into the future of documentary film?Written by David Tames on August 5, 2009
Filed Under Distribution, Documentary, Events & Screenings
If you are planning to attend Podcamp Boston 4 this weekend, I invite you to help answer a question that’s been on my mind during a session I will facilitate on Saturday: How does social media figure into the future of documentary... Continue Reading...
What happens when artists annex an island?Written by David Tames on July 28, 2009
Filed Under Art, Events & Screenings
The Bumpkin Island Art Encampment, a weekend-long interactive art exhibition, will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday (August 1-2, 2009). Sharon Haggins Dunn, Alice Apley, and yours truly are among the artists participating... Continue Reading...
19th Annual Pro Video Show March 20-21, 2009 in Dedham, MassachusettsWritten by David Tames on February 4, 2009
Filed Under Camera, Documentary, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, Lighting, Sound, Video Production
The Camera Company‘s 19th Annual Pro Video Show, an annual Boston-area gathering that includes a show floor and a variety of demos and seminars of interest to media makers, will take place this year on Friday and Saturday, March... Continue Reading...
Media Tech Tonic: monthly demo/seminar series in BostonWritten by David Tames on June 10, 2008
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Media Technology, New Media
Media Tech Tonic is a series of monthly demos/seminars held in Boston on media technology topics for media makers and artists. Meetings are hosted by MassArt Professional and Continuing Education, presented in collaboration with Boston... Continue Reading...
Facing Realities: Dialogues in Boston Documentary FilmmakingWritten by David Tames on March 12, 2008
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings
The LEF Foundation recently announce its support of a new film screening series, Facing Realities: Dialogues in Boston Documentary Filmmaking. The film series is part of an effort to highlight the history and deepen the understanding... Continue Reading...
Boston Filmmaking ResourcesWritten by David Tames on March 7, 2006
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Table of Contents Vendors Publications & Online Resources Support Organizations Workshops and Training 1. Vendors Central Booking (Crew booking service) High Output (Lighting, Grip, and Electric rentals, studio space, production... Continue Reading...
1. Vendors
- Central Booking (Crew booking service)
- High Output (Lighting, Grip, and Electric rentals, studio space, production and event support)
- Rule Boston Camera Systems (Video camera and audio gear rentals, sales, and more)
- Talamas (Video camera and audio gear rentals, sales, and more)
- Heartpunch Studios (Audio postproduction: sound design and mixing)
- Modulus Studios (Postproduction services)
- Finish postproduction (Postproduction services)
- Barbizon (Lighting, grip, and expendables sales)
- Kaye Lites (Lighting and grip rentals and sales)
- Digital Playroom (Audio postproduction services including sound design and mixing)
- National Boston (Video and audio postproduction, design, telecine transfers)
- CineLab (processing & post production services for the silver halide folks)
- Parsons Audio (Audio equipment sales and training)
2. Publications and Online Resources
- Imagine (Print and online publication covering the film, video, and new media in New England, includes a production directory)
- New England Film (Online publication covering New England independent filmmaking)
- Craig’s List-Boston-television-film-video-radio (regional crew calls and more)
- Craig’s List-Boston-talent-gigs (regional casting calls and more)
3. Support Organizations
- Massachusetts Film Office (provides a range of services to productions shooting in Massachusetts, including making sense of the new Massachusetts tax credits)
- The Center for Independent Documentary (offering fiscal sponsorship, creative and technical support, fundraising advice)
- Filmmakers Collaborative (Local association of independent filmmakers providing fiscal sponsorship, hosts Film Talks,Outreach, Annual Filmmaker’s Expo)
- Documentary Educational Resources (provides fiscal sponsorship, consulting, and distribution of documentary films)
- Color of Film Collaborative (works to support media makers of color and others who have an interest in creating and developing new and diverse images of people of color)
- Massachusetts Production Coalition (MPC) (a new professional forum created to help increase the level of production in the state through advocacy and community building Read this article for more about MPC)
- SMPTE, New England Chapter (SMPTE/NE) (Their monthly meetings are very informative, more technical in nature than other groups)
- Boston Avid User Group (user group of Avid enthusiasts)
- Boston Creative Pro User Group (meetings cover rage of creative production/post topics, strong vendor presence)
4. Workshops and Training
- Massachusetts College of Art, Professional and Continuing Education (provides classes and workshops covering a wide range of topics including filmmaking and web design)
- Future Media Concepts (provides training on various of applications including Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X)
If you think there’s a vendor or resource you think should be included in this short list, please contact me.
