CMCM Updates

Don't Settle for Bad Sound. Like Your Mic!

"There's a reason the A is listed first in AV. It's audio/visual not visual/audio," says Master Communications Group, a highly experienced team of Minneapolis video production professionals.

"Amateur producers often focus too much on the video side of a project and forget the importance of the audio. Poorly recorded sound will kill a video more than poor video quality. When you watch a video and the audio quality is not good, the first thing your brain says is, 'The picture looks bad.' Here is just a short list of what can make an interview sound like Charlie Brown's teacher:

• Using a camera mic for the interview
• Improper placement of microphone
• Wrong microphone chosen for the task
• Using a phone to shoot the interview

The bottom line is: your video is only as good as your sound.”

Our friends at PhillyCAM (Philadelphia Community Access Media) have created a few short videos that will help you choose and use the best mic for your video. Watch and learn!

Boom Mic Tutorial
Handheld Tutorial

Fire Safe Marin's Wilfdire Watch Live Special & Replays!

FIRE SAFE MARIN'S WILDFIRE WATCH LIVE SPECIAL!

Wildfire Watch SPECIAL: Beyond Go-Bags – Marin’s Evacuation Plan

We are entering the height of wildfire season and Marin County stands ready to evacuate if needed.

Join us on September 26th at 6pm for a live Wildfire Watch program: BEYOND GO BAGS – MARIN’S EVACUATION PLAN. Bring your questions and learn what to expect during an evacuation and what you can do to ready yourself and our community.

Panelists:

Mark Brown, MWPA Executive Officer
Jason Weber, Chief of Marin County Fire
Rick Navarro, Mill Valley Chief of Police
Hosted by Rich Shortall, Executive Coordinator of Fire Safe Marin

Register to join here: Zoom Event Registration Link

UPDATE: Free Virtual Orientation: Wednesday, February 7th @ 6:00 PM!

Connect with your community! Create videos that will reach 70,000 households on Marin TV! Learn more at a free CMCM Orientation -- via Zoom -- @ 6:00 PM.

The next Orientation is on the calendar for Wednesday, February 7th, 2024!

Reserve your spot in the "Zoom Room" by registering at: https://www.marintv.org/orientation/

For more info, call (415) 721-0636 x101 or email info@cmcm.tv.

We Will Be Closed on Independence Day

Remember to plan your reservations and equipment returns ahead of time, We will be closed on Friday, July 4.

We will be open on Saturday, July 5, from 12:00 - 6:00 PM.

However, with our youth team we will be covering the San Rafael Pacifics Baseball game live on July 4 - tune in at 1:00pm on Channel 30!

Happy and safe Independence Day!

Join CMCM at the Italian Film Festival

We are thrilled and honored to collaborate with Lido Cantarutti, Director of the Italian Film Festival taking place in the Showcase Theatre in San Rafael, California from September 24 through November 5.

As part of the collaboration with the Italian Film Festival, the Community Media Center of Marin created promotional videos for selected screenings that will be transmitted in Lido’s hometown network television Telefriuli as well as Marin TV.

Learn more about the festival and reserve tickets for these great films before they're sold out.

http://www.italianfilm.com/



Ask the Experts - "Introduction to Adobe After Effects" - Wednesday, June 27 (6:30 -8:30 PM)

Ask the Experts

Make your videos outstanding with animation! Digital video & graphics specialist Lance Scott breaks down the industry’s application of choice for digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing.

Free for CMCM members. Non-member fee of $25 includes one-year membership to CMCM and FREE admittance to all events in the series.

Sign up today at cmcm.tv/asktheexperts

April 22 Earth Day 50th Anniversary tentative

Due to the COVID-19 Shelter in Place order, CMCM's Marin Earth Day event, scheduled for Wednesday, April 22 from 2 - 9 PM, is now tentative.

Please check back for updates. Thank you for supporting CMCM -- and Mother Earth. May we all stay safe and well.

CLOSED: Wednesday, May 25th (Maintentace)

CMCM WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED on Wednesday, May 25th due to the the water being turned off. We apologize for any potential inconvenience. This will be a maintenance day and will be closed to the public.

We will resume fully operational normal office hours again on Thursday, May 26th.

Please email info@cmcm.tv if you have any questions. Thank You!

CMCM is closed on November 23rd & 24th!

CMCM is closed on Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th!

CMCM will be open on Saturday, November 25th 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

CMCM Producers Win Hometown Awards!

The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) is proud to announce its 2013 Hometown Media Award winners – out of more than 800 entries. The Hometown Awards recognize the best community media programming of 2012, and include student, independent producer and access center professional categories.

In the Independent Producers category, the following CMCM members won Hometown Media Awards:

Documentary
"Eye of The Storm"
S. Kramer Herzog

Educational Profile
"Make Your Mark"
Cynthia Abbott, Jill Lessard

Seniors
"Hans"
Harris Cohen
Community Media Center of Marin

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