MCA-I Madison Chapter Past Programs/Meetings:

Summer Party

The MCA-I summer party was a blast on a Betty Lou Cruise! It proved to be a great chance to network and catch up with old friends while overlooking sights like the Governor's mansion, State Capitol, UW Campus and many gorgeous lakefront estates. Don Sanford, a previous MCA-I member served as our captain for the trip. The cruise finished with a spectacular sunset!

When: Thursday, July 17th, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Where: Casted off from Mariner's Inn - 5339 Lighthouse Bay Drive, Madison, WI

A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors for This Event!
Sponsorship is only $50.  Contact Karl at KSoehnlein@reelwavemedia.com for more information.

  Spring Seminar

MCA-I Madison hosted an interactive webcast for its May seminar! This live webcast was also available On Demand to MCA-I members around the world after the program.

Multi-Media Content - Fair Use, Faces and Licensing

Beth Russell from Russell Law will discuss fair use; we'll survey the different types of licenses required when fair use is not available; and we'll touch briefly on the legal implications of using people's names and images.

Webcasting - Benefits and Best Practices
Webcasting has been around for several years and yet the benefits and the production value of webcasts rarely reach their full potential.  Most organizations already have great AV and IT departments, but in order to leverage the benefits to webcasting, everyone must understand the applications, the solutions and what's required to produce a great event. Sonic Foundry will begin the session by briefly defining the webcast space, position webcasting among complementary technologies such as video conference and web-conferencing, and conclude by detailing the requirements and expertise needed for executing a successful webcast. 

Thank you to our sponsors for this event!

  Digital Workflow

Join us Tuesday, April 8th to discuss the industry's movement towards a tapeless, digital video environment and what this means for you.

When: Tuesday, April 8th
5:30 - 6:00 Networking time
6:00 - 8:00 Program

Where: ProVideo
2302 West Badger Road
Madison, WI
(Behind American TV on the beltline)

Tom Sibenaller from Roscor will be available before and after the presentation to answer questions and display the Panasonic P2 camera and the Sony XDCAM.
 
For the presentation, a Charter Media representative and Steve Madalinski from American Family Insurance will discuss how they work in the digital world from acquisition to archiving.
 
Our third panel guest is Steve Johnson from Panasonic in Plymouth, MN. Steve will discuss some of the challenges and solutions with working in a digital environment.

Cost: MCA-I Members Free; Students $5; Non-Members $10

Student Portfolio Review

Join us for MCA-I Madison’s First Annual Student Portfolio Review!

Want to show off your best Flash animation, photography, website design, or short movie? You'll receive priceless feedback, valuable networking, along with free pizza and soda! MCA-I wants current students and recent graduates to prepare a digital sample of their work. Ten participants will be selected at random to present and promote their work in front of a panel of professional reviewers and the rest of the audience. Students that have signed up, but are not selected to present, will also be able to speak with the panelists for input afterwards – so bring a printed portfolio as well! This portfolio review is open to all students.

When: Tuesday March 11th, 2008 from 5:30 - 8:00pm
Where: Rocky Rococo's Pizzaria and Theater East - located on the corner of Thierer Road and East Washington (2 blocks West of East Towne Mall)

Paul Bodi at Andy Garcia Productions

Join MCA-I Madison on Tuesday, February 19 at Andy Garcia Productions. Paul Bodi will be our presenter and will be answering your questions about camera movement, unusual angles and other camera rigging questions. Paul has worked in every kind of production from corporate industrial to music videos, television and movies. He specializes in camera rigging and support equipment.
 
5:30 - 6:00 Networking time
6:00 - 8:00 Presentation and Questions

Andy Garcia Productions
2987 Yarmouth Greenway
Madison, WI 53711

Attendees wil need to come in via the front door (which is in the back of the building off of the partking lot). If no parking is available, please park on the street and walk up the drive to the front door.

VoIP Presentation by Transcend hosted by AVI Midwest

Join us and Transcend Communications for an interactive demonstration of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) with ShoreTel IP phone systems.

Learn about:
• Industry migration to convergence
• Why ShoreTel ranks #1 in overall IP telephony performance
• Why ShoreTel has the lowest total cost of ownership
• Why ShoreTel has the highest customer satisfaction

When:
January 15th, 2008
Social/Registration 5:30pm
Presentation 6:00-7:00pm
Q&A after 7:00pm

Where:
AVI
5210 Femrite Drive
Madison, WI 53718
608-221-8888

Transend Communications     AVI Midwest
    

The 2007 MCA-I Holiday Party - Dec. 6

We had a jolly time on Thursday, December 6th at the
Hilton overlooking the Monona Terrace in Madison. Thank you to everyone who attended!

Sponsors for this event included:

Tweedee Productions

Reel Wave Media

The 2007 WAVE Awards Have Been Awarded!

Thursday, November 8th at the Pyle Center we had a great turnout and saw a lot of amazing web, audio, and visual excellence. View the list of this years winners here.

All Three Wisconsin MCA-I Chapters coming together for an October meeting at Salty Earth Pictures

All three wisconsin MCA-I Chapters- Milwaukee, Greater Wisconsin, and Madison- are pulling together to create a great meeting in Fort Atkinson on Wednesday, October 17th. Hosted by Salty Earth Pictures, DiscClonersPlus, and Steven F. Zambo Productions, Inc., this meeting promises to be a spectacular social and networking event. The reception will kick-off with snacks, wine, beer and a guided tour of the 30,000 square foot Salty Earth Pictures. Then, Hollywood-based actor and host of the popular game show 'Supermarket Sweep,' David Ruprecht will offer a presentation about working with Hollywood talent, agents, and unions. The excitement will culminate when David hosts a live game show with audience participants vying for prizes and fun.
When: Wednesday, October 17th
Time: 5:30 Networking reception, 7:00-8:30 Program - David Ruprecht on Hollywood Talent & Live Game Show!
Where: Salty Earth Pictures, 36 South Third Street West, Fort Atkinson, WI
Cost: Free for MCA-I Members $5 Non-members.

MCA-I Madison 2007-2008 "Kick-Off" Meeting!

Major Sponsor:

Hole Sponsors:

The 2007-08 Board Annual Planning Retreat

When: Tuesday, July 24, 2-5 p.m.
Where:  Fresco restaurant on the roof top of the Overture


June Summer Party

On Thursday, June 14, 2007 MCA-I Madison went out to see the Madison Mallard's ball game. Unfortunately, we left our good luck charms at home and the Mallards lost to the Green Bay Bullfrogs. However, since we're MCA-I Madison members, we had a great time ...food, beverages and good company. What more did we need?


May 2007 Monthly Meeting

“Show and Tell”
Tuesday, May 15th

Rocky Rococo
7952 Tree Lane
Madison (West Beltline at Mineral Pt. Rd. - Next to Brother’s Main)

APRIL 17, 2007 Monthly Meeting

With changing technologies we have to adjust to how we accomplish our tasks.  With the advent of HD technology, on-camera talent needs to be "made-up" differently.  No more "sponging".

Kent Steine owns KS Pinup Enterprises and is a Pinup and Glamour Artist.  He has written books and magazine articles and is an instructor at Madison Media Institute. 

Eric Coffman is the President and CEO of Graftobian, a business began many years ago by his father with offices in New York, L.A. as well as Madison.  Eric's craft is Glamour and Theatrical Make up Artist.

FEBRUARY 20, 2007 Monthly Meeting

MCA-I Madison is in the learning mode so we'll head out to MATC, the Truax campus, on Tuesday, February 20th. Socializing will begin at 5:30 with the topic starting at 6:00. Our presenter is Christopher Shy, a professional artist and owner of Studio Ronin. Chris is a local artist who is starting to make a huge impact both in the comic world and in film. Chris is the artist for the graphic novel, "Silent Leave," but his talents will be seen more widely in 2007 in the new film "Pathfinder," starring Karl Urban (from the Lord of the Ring trilogy.) Chris will be talking about creating the concept art for the film - from the general feel to costumes and weaponry; and also the graphic novel that he did to accompany it.

The 2006 WAVE Awards were held November 9th.

Congratulations to all the winners.

Summer is almost over. Time to reacquaint with friends!

Meet at Vitense Golfland off of Whitney Way at the Beltline.

Social at 5:30pm. Gunshot start for mini-golf at 6pm.

Members - free | Students - $5 | Non-members/guests - $15

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Thanks to all who attended as MCA-I swung into action with top form! A special thanks goes out to our sponsors.