Beach Party!

Volleyball, Party, Networking, Food, Sunshine...It's a good time to let your hair down, enjoy good food and games and network with your peers. Be sure to RSVP early so we can have all the fixings there for you!

Come one, come all to our annual summer gathering! Once again, at a prime Mission Bay location, our summer beach party features a barbeque lunch, lawn games and water sports. It's near the restrooms, a playground and a swim area. And if you bring your jet ski or boat, you can pull up right next to the swim area.

This year, MCA-I will provide a full "Tostada Bar" complete with chicken, beef, and vegetarian toppings and all the fixin's, along with pineapple upside down cake for dessert, and of course soft drinks and bottled water! We're looking for a big turnout this year!  (Otherwise this annual tradition might be discontinued!)

Also, don't forget to bring....
Beach Chairs, umbrellas, towels, swimsuits, sunscreen, beach games, cameras, water craft such as jet skis, boats, kayaks... 

Unfortunately, no alcohol is allowed at the beach.
 
** NOTE **

To make sure there is enough food for everyone, we need everyone to  PLEASE RSVP  (make sure to register spouses/significant others and extra guests separately) by Wednesday, August 18th .

Cost To Attend: Free to members, $10.00 for spouses and guests.

To RSVP click Here.

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Last Meeting ReCap:

Film & Video Distribution 2.0

The meeting began with Stacey Parks of Film Specific discussing Distribution 2.0 possibilities:

Stacey is an expert in the area of Film & TV distribution, with over 15 years experience working with independent film producers. She wrote the book "The Insider's Guide To Independent Film Distribution," considered to be an essential handbook for independent filmmakers seeking production and distribution insight for their films. Simultaneously, she launched filmspecific.com, a website dedicated to educating filmmakers about independent film financing, distribution, & marketing. Stacey is also a frequent contributor to Digital Production Buzz.

Stacey covered all the traditional distribution revenue streams, such as theatrical, DVD and broadcast, but she also covered the new areas: cable video-on-demand and Internet VOD. She gave realistic revenue ranges for all of them. DVD is still usually the biggest moneymaker for independent films, and right now cable VOD is bigger than Internet VOD, but that is slowly changing.

Stacey also discussed one of the most likely forms of theatrical distribution for indie flix - service deals. Recommended service companies include Freestyle Releasing, Area 23, Argot Pictures and Variance.

Educational distributors such as Scholastic and Bullfrog were also covered. She highly recommends that any indie producer attend the upcoming American Film Market in L.A.

The Brothers Winn presented their True-Life Experience with Distribution 2.0:

After working together in various industries and capacities, The Brothers Winn (Jedd and Brett) decided to form a media company, Titan Arts, LLC. The brothers launched a podcast called the WhatYouOughtToKnow show in September of 2007. Jedd is the camera guy and editor. Brett runs the business and talks at the camera. Both brothers contribute to script writing and researching the show.

The Internet is the place where the little guy can self-distribute and make big money, right? But when you try to pin down anyone who says they make money in online media, more often than not they are evasive or vague. People say they are making money, but they don't want to talk about how much they make or how they made it. In this presentation, The Brothers Winn did what no other Internet distributor does - opened up their books and showed the lessons learned and the painful details of monetizing their almost 3-year-old podcast: what they tried, where they made money, and where they didn't. If you missed it, you missed some great information!

The meeting took place in the event auditorium at the brand new VisionPulse Creative Executive Office Suites (CEOs) in Sorrento Mesa. Conference rooms, event auditorium, and office suites for groups of 2 to 200 for as low as $8 per hour with no long term lease commitments. Full catering kitchen and creative services are available, and the event auditorium can be used as a video or photo studio."

Stacey's appearance was sponsored by Groovy Like a Movie and their new stock footage company, stockr3d.com.

Thanks to Stacey Parks, the Brothers Winn, and VisionPulse for some great raffle prizes!

Stacey Parks

The Brothers Winn

VisionPulse