[NEohioPAL]Thank you for those attended Sunday's Cleveland IndieClub meeting

[Johnny Wu]

Hello everyone, I wanted to take this time to thank everyone who came
and attended the Cleveland IndieClub (www.clevelandindieclub.com) 2 Year
Anniversary meeting this past Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at The Hyacinth
Lofts.

Surprisingly, due to the overwhelming amount of people attending, we are
back to standing room scenario with over 60 people attended, and in
additional to great short films that we all enjoyed, we celebrated
Chandler Chapman's birthday with a surprise cake, at the same time
Christine/Chandler Chapman, and Arya Kumar offered an IndieClub Cake for
all to enjoy. And Robert Banks Jr. carried a wonderful discussion on
filmmaking common sense... Thank you!

We are now looking for short films, teasers, trailers or music videos to
fill up for January 2006 and on, contact me asap to be lined up. (video
clips must not be longer than 30 mins in total)

Cleveland IndieClub meetings is a FREE monthly networking group for
anyone interested in filmmaking, there is NO cost to come and attend,
and we also welcome anyone interested in hosting a month. 

We have a great line up kicking off with our 2nd year line up starting
in November: 

November 20: Hosted by Peter John Ross, guest speaker Philip R. Garrett,
Producer
Topic: Producing the fine line betwen guerilla & independent filmmaking 
About Mr. Garrett: Originally from Springfield, Ohio, Phil studied
business at Ohio University. He worked in the software/internet industry
for a number of years, first in Ohio and then California where he also
studied film and television. In 2000, Phil switched careers when he
joined DreamWorks where he worked in visual effects on a number of
films, including "The Mexican," "Evolution," and Steven Spielberg's
"Artificial Intelligence: A.I." and "Minority Report." He later moved
into production at DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on "Shrek" and
this summer's "Madagascar," and served as production supervisor of
animation on the DreamWorks blockbuster "Shrek 2." Phil's next role was
that of associate production manager for the "Shrek 2" DVD, and more
than 30 "Shrek 2" related commercials. In 2004, Phil returned to Ohio
where he has worked in pre-production for Disney. In addition to his
feature film work, Phil has worked on a number of independent short
films in various roles including writer, director, producer,
cinematographer, and editor.

December 18: Hosted by Bill Johns, guest speaker: Maureen Dempsey, LA
Acting Coach
Topic: Acting for Film and Video (more info to be available shortly)

January 22: Hosted by Johnny K. Wu, guest speaker MaryEllen Tomazic,
Attorney
Topic: Intellectual Property for Visual Artists
Cleveland attorney who has been a contract consultant for MDI Films and
Johnny K. Wu since 1999, and has consulted and drafted recording
contracts for bands, and reproduction contracts for visual artists for
over twenty years. She will moderate a panel and speak on legal aspects
of filmmaking, covering contract interpretation and publicity rights for
artists and filmmakers. 

All will be held at The Hyacinth Lofts.  Several great short films will
be screened, and raffle for DVDs: Donald Gregory's Pizza The Movie and
others.

For more information about Cleveland IndieClub, visit Cleveland
IndieClub @ 
http://www.clevelandindieclub.com

Organized and sponsored by Johnny K. Wu & Media Design Imaging
(www.mdifilm.com). Co-sponsored by Bill Johns & Cinevid Productions
(www.cinevidproductions.com), Michael Balas & Media Group Studios
(www.mediagroupstudios.com), David Perkowski & The Hyacinth Lofts
(www.thehyacinthlofts.com), the Cleveland IndieClub members, and the
current monthly host. For the past first 2 years, Cleveland IndieClub
was co-sponsored by Talkies Movie & Coffee Bar (www.talkiescoffee.com)
located at Ohio City.