Alright Crew! It's time once again for the 48 hour film competition. We did a couple of these last year, and it was a real blast! It's a lot of work, but it can be so gratifying to have a completed project at the end of a weekend. This year's competition begins Friday May 29th and ends Sunday May 31st.

If you don't know, the idea of the competition is that at the beginning of the weekend you draw at random:
A genre
A character
and a line of dialog

You then have 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a short film based on those prompts. To find out more about this competition, visit: http://www.48hourfilm.com/newyork/

We are going to need actors, crew, writers, directors, sound technicians, grips, equipment, locations, and PASSION! Have a look at some of the previous winners, and you'll see that we are up against some fierce competition. Let's bring our A Game!!

Our team will assemble at the Whole Foods on Houston and 2nd ave. A runner will come from the 48 Hour kickoff to tell us the specifics for our project. This brainstorming session is very important, and if you want to be involved in the project, I highly recommend that you come to this event.

Looking forward to working with you all!
~Amber

This will be a pre-production meeting for the 48 Hour Film Competition that happens the weekend of May 29th.

At this meeting, we will work on assigning crew positions, collecting a pool of actors to work with, figuring out equipment and locations, and discussing aesthetics/techniques for the film. Anyone interested in being a part of the competition should attend. In particular we will need:

Actors
Crew (lights, sound, camera, location scouts)
Assistant Producers
Writers
Directors
Composers
Animators

We welcome everyone - if you've never been part of a shoot before, this is a great chance for you to jump in and get your feet wet. If you cannot attend this meeting, but are able/want to be a part of the 48 Hour competition, send me an email at amber.yoder@nycfilmcollective.com

Looking forward to working with you!
~Amber

Monthly Meeting
Date: Thursday, March 5th.
Place: Whole Foods on Houston (in the upstairs/restaurant area)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
So the month of February is closing fast, and you may be wondering "Where was our monthly meeting?" Well, March will simply be double the fun! If you've been following our Twitter account (www.twitter.com/nycfc), you'd see we've been working hard to get some of our past films wrapped up before starting our new projects. Coordination is still underway to make the shooting schedules of "Cooking with Spirit" and "Last Ride of John Doe" and we'll try to finalize those arrangements at our meeting. At our first meeting of March, it'll be a bit more low key - we're actually gonna have a book club of sorts. I'd like everyone to answer the attached question on their favorite books/DVDs about filmmaking - whether the media is about writing, acting, directing, shooting, editing, makeup... basically anything short of cooking (that is, of course, unless you're volunteering for our perpetually-unfilled "craft services" position) and bring the books/DVDs to the meeting if they have them. Maybe we could even have members do loans/trades for other members books.
Now for a couple side issues. We would love to have more classes like the "Basics of Production Class" Chao and I held back in January. If you feel like you got the know-how, let us know and we'll help you make a class. Also, if you have a script that you want critiqued, you don't have to wait until a "Script Reading" month - just post it on our website (www.nycfilmcollective.com) in the Scripts section - don't worry, it's in the "Members Only" area so no random website visitor will be ripping off your script. Let one of the organizers know you posted it, we'll let the members know, they can read it and then give you feedback in the forums.
Look forward too seeing many of you Thursday the 5th,
Mark
mark.sternberg@nycfilmcollective.com

Alright group! Now that most of our projects are in post-production, it's about time to get back on the set. So join us for a fun full day of shooting on Saturday November 22nd. We'll begin at 10am and plan to go until about 8pm. We'll spend the day at Anthony's house shooting 1, maybe 2 shorts. At the recent table reading, we chose two scripts - "Tantric Sex" and "Cooking with Spirit". The current scripts are uploaded in our files area. Please note that script revisions will be made, so new roles will be created and old ones possibly cut.

We're going to need actors, directors and crew. All members with any, all or no experience are welcome to join us. So come one and all for a low key and fun day of filming. Please let us know if you have any equipment (cameras, lights, mics) that you can bring for us to use.

Since this shoot is at Anthony's home, we're only going to send the address out to those who RSVP yes. We plan to coordinate train travel from the city, so don't be shy about coming out to New Jersey!

We ask a suggested donation of $5 to cover costs of food for the cast and crew and any props needed. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Anthony or myself. My email is amber.yoder@nycfilmcollective.com

Hope to see you on the set!
~Amber

Hello Meetup Members,
For our October meeting, we have something special in store. We will be doing a table reading of 5 different scripts/script exerts. This table reading is an opportunity for writers to have others read their works-in-progress, to hear their scenes read aloud by actors, and to receive constructive notes and feedback on their scripts.

The first 5 writers to respond to me with a 5 page script or exert will have their works read at the meeting. Please only submit 5 pages from your script. You must be able to attend the meeting if you want to have your script read. Reply ASAP to amber.yoder@nycfilmcollective.com if you want to submit your script for the table reading.

Everyone is encouraged to attend, from actors and writers to producers and first-timers. However, due to limited space, the meeting attendance is capped at 20. Please only RSVP yes if you truly intend to come.

After the table reading we will have a general meeting. During this meeting we will discuss current and past projects, potential future projects, activities and group structure.

We have a suggested donation of $5 to cover the cost of the meeting location. Any money left will go towards the group's general fund which supports our projects budgets, props, makeup, location fees and food for shoots.