Full-Time to Freelance.

You're thinking about leaving a full-time job and going freelance. You've
just graduated and don't know where to start. You see others do it so, why
can't you?  Making the switch from full-time to freelance can be one of the
most rewarding or challenging decisions you make. Here's your chance to ask
our panel of local freelancers how they got to where they are today.

David Bensman, freelance editor, owner of E-Town Edit has over 5 years
experience editing in Madison.  Randy Lee, started out in a production
company's machine room, and now works as a freelance editor and colorist. He
recently finished a gig as DIT for the hulu series "Battleground" shot here
in Madison.  Rich Rubasch, owner of Tilt Media, is not a freelancer, but
hires them, and will give the employer's perspective on how to get the gig.

Join us Tuesday, May 15th at Pro Video(2303 W Badger Rd, behind American TV)
in Madison for a night of food, drink, and freelancing.  Free for members,

$5 for students, $15 for guests.

PAST MCA-I MADISON EVENTS

You're selling, but your client isn't buying. What strategies do you use to get their buy-in? What works (silence) and what never does (desperation)? To discover something new about selling under pressure, Doug may guide us through an active role-playing exercise (It¹s amazing how our two stinky feet can think up solutions if we just get off our butts and get active). No boring PPTs. Promise!

You may not know Doug Voegtle, CCO at Glowac, Harris, Madison, Inc., but you may know Supper Club and other Capital Brewery liquids in his marketing portfolio. You¹ve definitely seen the work of his improvisation and writing students via Everybody Loves Raymond, Late Night with Conan O¹Brien, Meet the Parents, SNL, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Parks & Recreation, etc. Doug¹s passions are teaching and creative collaboration. Btw, he hates the "bs" word (brainstorming).

Join us Tuesday, April 17 at 5:30 at Tilt Media Inc. at 3209 Latham Drive off Greenway Cross, just south of the Beltline. We'll have food, beer and Doug. Really fun night!

Get a preview of one of the most fun and inspiring events of the year: The

Wisconsin Film Festival.

Jim Healy, Director of Programming for the festival will preview this year's

offerings and provide insight on what you can expect.

Plus, director Brandon Colvin will preview his film "FRAMES", which

premieres at the festival. Brandon is an independent filmmaker and

university instructor based here in Madison. He'll talk about making the

movie and what he's hoping for at the premiere.

The Wisconsin Film Festival runs from April 18 through 22 in Madison and

will feature 150 films from local and international filmmakers.

Tuesday March 20th at Tilt Media

5:30pm Food, Drinks & Networking

6:00pm Program

Tilt Media is at 6709 Latham Drive, south of the Beltline, left on Greenway

Cross

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/878756208/frames-submitting-our-feature-film

Fresh out of school?  Looking for a new job?

In this economy, that can be a scary thing.   Full-time employment .
Freelancing.  Internships.  They can all teach you a lot about what you do
and don’t want from your professional career as well as open the doors to
all kinds of possibilities that you may never have imagined.

Our panel of industry professionals will offer some insights into what lies
ahead, and how you can position yourself fo a rewarding career in media.
The panel will include Michael Graf of Spot Filmworks, an award-winning
national TV commercial director who will share invaluable information on how
to succeed in your future career.

While this program focuses on students, we encourage all our members to join
us, share their insights and meet the next generation of eager
professionals.

Tuesday, February 21
Madison Media Institute
5:30pm to 7:30pm

2758 Dairy Drive, Building B

Paul Iannacchino

When: Tuesday, Oct 25
Time:  5:30pm food and drink (yes, beer) and network
          6:00pm program
Where: Tilt Media - 3209 Latham Drive, Madison
Cost:     Free for MCA-I Members; $15 for nonmembers and $5 for students who
are nonmembers
Consider joining for just $80 (or $40 for students). Such a deal!!
Membership is from one year from the date of joining...just go to
www.mca-i.org   and sign up on-line.

Paul Iannacchino is an award winning Director and Creative Director. He
garnered international recognition with the success of the 2010 Clio Gold
winning Happiness Machine video for Coca Cola, which he wrote, directed and
spent two days inside.

http://web.me.com/pawlmadethis/pawlmadethis/Happiness_Machine.html

He has since traveled the globe shooting in Egypt, Brazil and even
Wisconsin! He most recently traveled to Germany for P&G's award winning
Febreze campaign. 

Paul will talk with us about what it takes to pull off inventive, creative
video projects for some of the biggest brands in the world.

September 20th, 2011

SoLoMo

Within the next 18 months, or sooner, mobile devices will outnumber PCs in the marketplace. For businesses, this means that it¹s no longer enough to have a website. To compete in today¹s market, you need to have a robust mobile presence that enhances your connection to your clients.

Join us at Tweedee Production's new downtown facility for a presentation by SoLoMo, who design mobile apps and come up with great social media strategies. They'll discuss how media content creators play a role in this growing arena.

WHERE: Tweedee, 214 North Hamilton Street #301. Madison, WI, 53703

WHEN: Tuesday, September 20, network and eat at 5:30pm, program at 6

COST: Members free (only $80 to become one), non-members $15, students $5

(Introduce a friend to MCA-I Madison)

July 28th, 2011

MCAI Madison Summer Party

Location: Vilas Park Shelter
Address: 702 S Randall Ave. Madison
Date: Thursday, July 28th
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Cost: Free for students and members, $5 for non-members

We will supply food, water, and soda.  Bring your own beer and wine (no hard liquor please).  Also, no glass containers.

May 12th, 2011 - Spring Seminar

WORKFLOW FOR NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:
RED, P2, DSLR & MORE

Date: Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Location: American Family Insurance
Building A- Education Center
6000 American Parkway, Madison, WI 53783

AUDITORIUM SPEAKERS:
First panel:
- Bob Donnelly (Owner, North American Camera, LLC)
- Michael Graf (Principal/Director - Spot Filmworks, Ltd.)
- Michael Palzkill (Studio Manager/Videographer - ProVideo & Film, Inc.)

Second panel:
- Tony Mata (Director of Photography)
- Tim Kolb (Kolb Productions & CreativeCow.net Contributing Editor)

BREAKOUT GROUPS:
Digital Asset Management/Monitoring HD video signals
- Jason Helgren (Colorist and Data Asset Manager - The Coloring Room & Point-Blank Productions)

Post Production Workflow for RED, P2, and DSLR
- Paul Conigliaro (Editor and Motion Designer)

April 26, 2011 - April Program

Where:  Tilt Media's new headquarters 
       3209 Latham Drive (take Beltline to Fish Hatchery (south); turn left onto Greenway Cross; right onto Latham Drive)
       Madison, WI  (273-8458) 
When:   Tuesday April 26th 
       5:30 Meet, mingle and munch 
       6:00 Program

When: Tue, March 22, 5:30pm – 7:00pm GMT-05:00
Where:  Madison Media Institute, Building B, 2758 Dairy Drive, across the street from main MMI building

MCA-I will welcome Nick Langholff to our upcoming program. With over 40 films to his credit, 11 as a producer and nearly 20 as 1st Assistant Director, Nick has a very unique understanding of independent feature filmmaking. While he has worked with clients like Nickelodeon, Bravo and Oxygen, he now focuses exclusively on developing and producing feature films, many of them here in Wisconsin. Nick will discuss how films get made in this area, as well as what roles different parties play in their production. He'll include clips from a recent film he produced, Feed the Fish, starring Monk's Tony Shalhoub. From high budget to self-financed, Nick's worked on it all and has a truly valuable insight on making high-quality feature films right in our backyard. Students can attend this program for free whether they're a member or not, and will get super tips from this program. MCA-I Members FREE; Guests $15.

Super Bowl Photographer David Stluka

When: Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Where: Harper Fritsch Photography

Harper Fritsch is at 1225 Greenway Cross
Take Fish Hatchery south exit off Beltline, left on Greenway Cross

What: Meet, greet and eat and celebrate the Packers at Harper Fritsch Photography
at 5:30, program at 6.

For almost 20 years, David Stluka has photographed live sporting events.
He¹s shot incredible moments at four Rose Bowls, NHL and NBA Finals, and
three Super Bowls, including this year¹s phenomenal Packer championship.
He¹s especially proud that he¹s photographed three of the six coldest
playoff games in the history of the NFL. His photo of Brett Favre was chosen
to grace the cover of EA Sports¹ Madden 2009 video game.  Hear the tricks of
his trade and some great stories about what it¹s like to be on the court and
field of some of the biggest events in sports.  He¹s currently under
contract with the Wisconsin Badgers and Associated Press.

The World of 3D with Panasonic

When: January 18th, 2011 (Meet and greet at ProVideo at 5:30, program at 6.)

Where: ProVideo, 2302 W. Badger Road, Madison, WI

What: Tom Parrish of Panasonic will be on hand to show off their AG-3DA1 camera,
capable of high definition three-dimensional image capture.  In other words,
3D.  He’ll talk through the current methods of 3D generation and display and
some of the new challenges and opportunities to be aware of in this
burgeoning field. We’ll have a 3D monitor and goofy glasses to experience
this new tech first-hand.

Jerry Riedel’s “The Art of the Edit” and our annual Holiday Party

When: Tuesday, December 14, 5:30p.m. meet, greet and eat, 6:00p.m. program, 7:00pm-9:00pm  Holiday Party

Where: 3118 Kingsley Way, Madison, WI

http://yaharabay.com/Contact-Us.aspx

What: Independent Edit is one of the great post houses in this part of the country. Based in Milwaukee, they’ve won countless awards for their editorial and are the go-to guys for great, national-level work. Independent’s principal and editor, Jerry Riedel, will talk about the slippery craft of video editing. Hear from a master, and take away great tips in post production.

Followed by our annual Holiday Party!

Come catch the WAVE on Thursday November 18th, 2010 at the Pyle Center Downtown Madison.

Emmy Fink of Madison’s CW will join us again this year as the emcee.

When: Thursday, November 18th from 5:30 8:30pm

Where: Pyle Center: 702 Langdon Street, Madiso, WI

What: The hottest media awards festival in town! The WAVE Awards Show recognizes the best web, audio and video media productions created in the Greater Madison area. Emmy Fink of Madison’s CW will join us again this year as the emcee.

The Making of NONAMES - A Wisconsin Based Feature Film

When: Tuesday, October 19, 5:30p.m. meet, greet and eat, 6:00p.m. program

Where: ProVideo, 2302 W. Badger Rd. (Todd Dr. exit off Beltline, behind American)

What: Kathy Lindboe will join us along with some special guests involved in making the Wisconsin-based feature film, NONAMES. It stars a host of young up-and-comers, including NBC’s Community star Gillian Jacobs and the legendary Barry Corbin. Lindboe is the film’s writer/producer/director will talk about the making of this feature in our back yard. And watch the Madison premiere of the film, with actors and makers in attendance, the following night at the Orpheum!

When: Tuesday, September 21, 5:30p.m. meet, greet and eat, 6:00p.m. program

Where: Full Compass in Madison, 9770 Silicon Prairie Pkwy

What: It was a presidential run that seemed uneventful. Ron Paul’s 2008 bid for the Republican nomination came up well short.

Yet along the way, his grassroots campaign raised $6 million. Which may not seem like a big deal. Until you discover it was done in a 24-hour period, a record of astounding proportions. It was the highlight of an extraordinarily different campaign and message.

Chris Rye and Corey Kealiher traveled 10,000 miles to interview over 20 subjects for their fascinating movie For Liberty: How The Ron Paul Revolution Watered The Withered Tree of Liberty.

On the eve of the November elections, Chris and Corey will discuss how they made this important movie and overcame the immense challenge of documenting a presidential campaign and its aftermath.

Join MCA-I for food, networking and hear from our special guests.

Our programs are free to members, $15 for non-members and $5 for student non-members

Program Sponsor: ProVideo & Film

Summer Party: Wednesday 7/21/2010

When: Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 from 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Where: Captial Brewery in Middleton (7734 Terrace Avenue)

What:  Thanks for stoping by the Capital Brewery in Middleton (7734 Terrace Avenue) on Wednesday , July21st from 5:30pm - 9:00pm for the annual MCA-I Madison summer party. We had a blast!

May Program: 5/18/10 Shooting Video with DSLRs - THE DSLR Revolution

When: Tuesday, May 18th, 5:30pm...eat & mingle, 6:00pm...program

Where: Full Compass. 9770 Silicon Prairie Parkway, Madison, WI. West Beltline to Mineral Point Road exit, Left W. Mineral Point Rd, Left S. Point Rd, Right Silicon Prairie.

What: Combining the power of still frame cameras (large sensors and interchangeable lenses) with HD, the video DSLR has opened a new world for video makers.

Join MCA-I for our May program at Full Compass in Madison. We'll take a quick tour of their new facility and learn about this Wisconsin gem.

Our guest is the very talented Nathan Clarke of Fourth Line Films. He's a local filmmaker with clients like PBS, and HDNet, and has been working with his DSLRs for over a year, shooting everything from documentaries to corporate spots. He'll give us a real-world view of the capabilities and drawbacks of these cameras

Sponsors: Vivid Media and Fourth Line Films: Don't miss the Full Day DSLR Video Workshop June 2, 2010 hosted at Lucent Room Studio in Madison.

also ProVideo

Cost for Non-Members is $10

Spring Seminar 4.22.2010 save the date!

Social Media for Business

Thank you to our event sponsors:
 

When: Thursday, April 22nd. 9:00am - 4:00pm

Where: American Family Insurance

Keynote speaker: Julie Laudon (Midwest director of sales at Facebook)

Moderator: Katy Sai (Storybridge.tv)

Preliminary Schedule: 9:00am - 9:15am Welcome

9:15am - 10:15: Main speaker

10:15 - 10:30: Break (snacks provided)

10:30 - 12:00pm: Topic #1 (first panel): How and why companies are people using social media

12:00 - 1:00: Lunch provided

1:00 - 2:00: Topic #2 (second panel): The legal side of social media for business

2:00 - 2:15: Break (snacks provided)

2:15 - 3:15: Topic #3 (third panel): The technical side of social media

3:15 - 3:20: Short break

3:20 - 4:00: Q&A

4:00 - Post ceremony networking at Erin's Snug Irish Pub

Panelists First Topic:

- Troy Janish (American Family Insurance)

- Sandy Kowal (Tweedee Media)

- Amanda Veith (John Roach Projects)

- Jill Patrick (ProVideo & Film, Inc.)

- Katy Sai (Storybridge.tv)

- Mike Simon (Big Think)

Panelists Second Topic:

- Beth Russell (Russell Law)

- Mindi Giftos (Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek)

Panelists Third Topic:

- Steve Madalinski (American Family Insurance)

- Robert Boender (Shoutlet)

- Steve Donovan (Tweedee Productions)

- Mike Huberty (Storybidge.tv)

March Program: Your Dog & Pony: MCA-I Show & Tell

When: Tuesday, March. 16th, 5:30pm...eat & mingle, 6:00pm...program

Where: ProVideo

2302 W. Badger Rd. (Todd Dr. exit off Beltline, behind American)

What: Show us what you got! It¹s time to take your prized project, recent or not,

and do a bit of show and tell. Willing participants will get 6 minutes to

show their clip and tell us a little about it.

We¹re looking for best practices, funny stories, gotcha¹s, or anything you

think would be valuable information for our members. Or, heck, just show a

great piece of work.

So come on out to ProVideo and we¹ll share our work and get inspired!

Sponsor:

ProVideo

February Program: 2/16/10 - Students meet with the Pro's at Madison Media Institute's new HD Theater

When: Tuesday, Feb. 16th, 5:30pm...eat & mingle, 6:00pm...program

Where: Madison Media Institute, Building B, 2758 Dairy Drive across from main MMI building

What: Come to the Madison Media Institute to meet some of the highly successful people creating national high definition work in our area.

We’ll be in MMI’s new HD theater, with its 236-inch screen, 7.1 surround sound and state-of-the-art control system. Our panelists will put the theater through its paces, showing short samples of their high def work, then students will have a great opportunity to ask these a lot of questions about working in the media industry.

Panelists’ expertise includes video production, business devolopment, music composition & audio post, and independent filmmaking. This will be a great networking opportunity for students, as well as a chance to see MMI’s great new theater and meet the area’s future media creators.

Georgia Roeming (business, GEO Group)

Tom Kergard (video at a production company, Provideo)

John Tanner (audio production, Tanner Monagle)

Travis Moody (independent film production)

Both professionals and students are encouraged to come.

Sponsor:

ProVideo

FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS!

Cost for Non-Members is $10

January Program: 1/19/10 - How To Get A Film Look With Your Video Camera

with guest Bob Donnelly

Hand with a time slate clapper, text: How to get a film look with your video camera. Depth-of-field adapters with North American Camera's Bob Donnelly.

When: Tuesday, Jan. 19th, 5:30pm...eat & mingle, 6:00pm...program

Where: ProVideo - 2302 W. Badger Rd. - Todd Dr. exit off Beltline, behind American TV

What: Bob Donnelly of North American Camera is a highly-regarded veteran of the film and video production industry. His company is Wisconsin¹s only locally-owned full-service motion picture camera equipment provider, with clients from Milwaukee to Europe.

He¹ll describe how obtaining different depths of field can create dramatic film-like effects that will take your productions to the next level. We¹ll take advantage of ProVideo¹s studio to show these adapters in action.

This is a great way to get new mileage out of your video camera and to learn great techniques that will give your videos a national-quality "filmic" look.

Sponsor: ProVideo

Cost for Non-Members is $10

December Program AND Holiday Party: 12/15/09

Making Documentaries for Television with Dan Smith

Power Point Presentation from Dan's Program

Dan's email - dan@trianglemediaworks.com

When: Tuesday, Dec. 15th, 5:30pm...eat & mingle, 6:00pm...program, 7:00pm...MCA-I Madison Holiday Party

Where: Yahara Bay Distillery - 3118 Kingsley Way, Madison, WI

Directions: Beltline to Fish Hatchery south exit, left on Greenway Cross, right on Kingsley, 2nd right into parking lot (MCA-I sign)

What: Dan Smith of Triangle Media Works is an Emmy Award winner who has created television programs for Bravo, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, to name just a few. And he’s done it all from the confines of cozy Madison, Wisconsin.

He’ll explore how he goes about producing documentaries and what it takes to get them distributed nationally. Dan’s an incredibly talented writer, producer and on-air host – you’ve probably seen him on WISC-TV, in fact. This will be a highly informative and fun program.

And Afterward, stick around for our FREE HOLIDAY PARTY! We'll have food, desserts, wine, beer and you'll be about to sample vodka, gin, rum and brandy created right on site at Yahara Bay Distillers. It's a very relaxing way to end the year with our great MCA-I colleagues!

Sponsors: Tilt Media and ProVideo

Cost for Non-Members is $10

The 2009 WAVE Awards were November 19th

October Program: 10/20/09 Audio Scoring and Post Production with Tanner-Monagle

When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5:30pm...eat & mingle, 6:00pm...program

Where: Tanner-Monagle: 1120 N. Market Street in downtown Milwaukee.

Carpool with us! We’ll meet at the east side Dutch Mill Park & Ride (near Stoughton Rd and Beltline) at 3:45. We plan to return by 8:45.

What: Tanner-Monagle is one of the most versatile audio houses in the state. Their recently built sound stage is a state-of-the-art masterpiece, and the list of musicians they’ve recorded in it is a Guitar Magazine reader’s dream.

John Tanner and Bob Monagle provide high end audio production for film and video, as well as full turnkey video production services. John is a highly regarded music composer who has scored many national spots and documentaries. Bob provides video production skills to their clients, and also happens to be a master guitarist.

We’ll learn about the incredible technology used in scoring videos and audio mixing, as well as great tips and techniques we can use in our own productions. This is well worth the trip to Milwaukee! And remember, all programs this year are fully catered, so your tummy is covered.

Sponsor:

ProVideo

Cost for Non-Members is $10

September Program: After Effects Wizardry with William J. Meyer

Click here to view a list of AE related links provided by William J. Meyer

When: Tuesday, Sept. 15th, 5:30pm...eat & mingle, 6:00pm...program

Where: Radlund Photography, 4704 Pflaum Road, Beltline to Stoughton Rd exit, right on Pflaum

What: From Lord of The Rings to small corporate videos, Adobe After Effects finds its way into just about every project at some point. And while it’s on almost all of our computers, most of us barely scratch After Effect’s surface.

William J. Meyer is a Madison filmmaker, a compositing and effects wizard who will be featured this fall on Wisconsin Public Television’s Director’s Cut. We’ll get a sampling of his impressive film work as he walks us through the techniques used to make Hollywood-style magic. William will share tips, tricks and web resources we can start using right away in any video project. Take After Effects to the next level!

Sponsor: ProVideo

Cost for Non-Members is $10

MCA-I Summer Party: Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Group Shot of MCA-I Summer Party 2009 at Capital Brewery

Stop by the Capital Brewery in Middleton (7734 Terrace Avenue) on Thursday, June 18th from 5:30pm - 9:00pm for the annual MCA-I Madison summer party. We'll be outside in the Bier Garten (or inside the Brewery if it rains). This is a great opportunity to catch up with friends, network and drink some award winning beer! Some food will be provided and there will be a cash bar.

This event is free to attend. Please bring an item we can use for our raffle.

Thank you to STONEMILL MEDIA for sponsoring this event!

StoneMill Media Logo

For more information and sponsorship information, contact Karl Soehnlein at 608-438-5275 or Heather Stoskopf at 608-271-1226.

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