[NEohioPAL] Cleveland IndieClub Meeting this Sunday with Guest Speakers from AFTRA

[Johnny Wu]

Come to watch films, network, socialize and eat some great Chinese food (not
mandatory)!

 

A minor request, please patronize the restaurant in buying food; they also
have overhead cost to cover for us to have our meeting there free.

 

The Cleveland IndieClub is free of charge, for those who have the passion
for making movies using film or video (whether it is in acting, directing,
producing, writing, lighting or any other skill) and are looking for others

who have similar interests. Cleveland IndieClub is part of the national
network with over 30,000 members, check out www.ClevelandIndieClub.com for
more information.

 

The Cleveland IndieClub monthly meeting:

 

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Time: 6:30pm sharp and usually last for 3 to 4 hours.

Li Wah Chinese Restaurant

2999 Payne Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216) 696-6556

 

(Plenty of parking spaces, right on corner of East 30rd and Payne Avenue,
please go into the restaurant which is located in the Plaza and then tell
the people there that you are there for IndieClub meeting.

 

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SPECIAL GUEST: Cleveland AFTRA President - Mike Kraft & Cleveland Aftra
Executive Director Cathy Nowlin

 

TOPIC: Hiring Union Talent in your short or feature film for low $ or even
free.

Up for discussion will be the AFTRA and SAG contracts under which you can
produce independent films, with the focus being on how you can use AFTRA
contracts to your advantage, including the ability to defer pay to actors,
mix union and non-union cast members and/or negotiate rates on an individual
basis with AFTRA performers. We will also discuss the differences between
AFTRA and SAG contracts and what it means to you as an independent/student
film producer. 

 

 

About Mr. Kraft: Mike Kraft has been a full-time professional performer
since 1981. He is a member of both AFTRA and SAG, and is currently the
President of the Cleveland AFTRA local. He has appeared in well over 2000
industrial training films, hundreds of television and radio commercials and
numerous live performances, hosts distance learning events for General
Motors and Volkswagen and moderates live interactive webcasts for Ernst &
Young. He has also appeared in independent and feature films. 

 

Cathy Nowlin is in her eleventh year as the Executive Director of Cleveland
AFTRA.  Previous to this, she has worked for the local since 1979 in a
variety of positions including Assistant Executive and Freelance
Administrator

 

 

 

In addition, We will screen and discuss short films, scenes, and trailers,
and others from Ohio filmmakers:

 

- Nick D'Amico's Cleveland Classic Cinema

 

- and others

 

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Next meetings are scheduled tentatively for May 16, 2010

 

NOTE: If you have a movie on DVD that you would like to have it raffled,
bring it to the meeting to have it raffled off to the participants. If you
have short films (no longer than 30 mins) that you would like to present and
talk about it for future meetings, please email me at johnny at mdifilm.com
(first come first serve)

 

Johnny Wu

Producer/Director/Editor/Wire-Stunt

www.mdifilm.com

www.rapturethemovie.com

www.thegummingzombie.com

 

President

OCA-Cleveland Chapter

"Embracing the Hopes and Aspirations of Asian Pacific Americans" and OCA

Image TV Magazine on iTunes

www.ocagc.org

 

Administrator

Cleveland IndieClub

www.indieclub.com

www.clevelandindieclub.com

 

Johnny Wu
216.539.4634
Producer/Director/Editor/Wire-Stunt
 <http://www.mdifilm.com> www.mdifilm.com
 <http://www.rapturethemovie.com> www.rapturethemovie.com
 <http://www.thegummingzombie.com> www.thegummingzombie.com
More reels at www.vimeo.com/mdifilm

President
OCA-Cleveland Chapter
"Embracing the Hopes and Aspirations of Asian Pacific  Americans" 
OCA Image TV Magazine on TV20 & iTunes
 <http://www.ocagc.org> www.ocagc.org

Co-Chair Executive Committee
Cleveland Asian Festival
www.ClevelandAsianFestival.org

Administrator
Cleveland IndieClub
 <http://www.indieclub.com> www.indieclub.com
 <http://www.clevelandindieclub.com> www.clevelandindieclub.com

 

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