Community Media - "Sights and Sounds"

A weekly newsletter from your friends at
Access Sacramento 

April 30th Is Hairstyle Appreciation Day,
Celebrate the many unique and artful styles! 
April 22, 2014 
In This Issue
2014 Workshop Schedule
ACM Hometown Award Deadline
Get Your Free Calendar
Latest Press
Filmmaking Class Starts Saturday
Film Script Judging Underway
Sac Int'l Film Festival Starts Sat.
New TV Green Studio Near
Free "Hands on" TV Gear
Music from Chopstick May 6
 

 2014 Workshop Schedule

Click on the image above to view the Access Sacramento workshop schedule


Next Orientation Class is 

Tomorrow Night at 6pm

 

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Access Sacramento's next Orientation class will be tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. 

 

Orientation classes are free and open to the public. They last a little over an hour. This orientation class is also a mandatory step in becoming an Access Sacramento member and should be taken at your earliest convenience.   

 

The Orientation Class will give you a chance to ask questions and learn about our services and what we provide to the community and its members. We also will go over the standard classes we offer and member benefits as well as getting a tour of the facility.   

 

Orientations are regularly scheduled on the 2nd Tuesday and 4th Wednesday of every month. 

 

All classes are on a first come, first serve basis so signing up right away is crucial. Mark your calendars for the final listings of the Orientation class!

 

We hope to see you there!

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Access Sacramento

(located inside of the Coloma Community Center)

4623 T Street, suite A

Sacramento, Ca. 95819

 

Our regular office hours are Monday through Friday 9-6. Memberships must be done in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.  

 

We are closed on City recognized Holidays.  


ACM Hometown Media Awards
Deadline for Submission

The deadline for entering submissions for ACM's Hometown Media Awards is Wednesday, April 30th.



The Hometown Media Awards honor and promote community media and local cable programs that are distributed on PEG (Public, Educational, Government) access cable television channels. Awards are presented to creative programs that address community needs, develop diverse community involvement, challenge conventional commercial television formats, and move viewers to experience television in a different way.
 

DWtvLogoDW-TV (Watch Deutsche-Welle TV in English) Daily News from the heart of Europe. Plus Arts, Travel, and Entertainment features. Weeknights 5:30 pm & 11:30 pm on Channel 17 and on Channel 18 every other hour.

 

http://dw-world.de/
 

 

Stay Connected with 

Access Sacaramento!

You can get information about Access Sacramento in many ways. If you're away from home or cable TV, then watch us live from our main website!

 

 

Push Watch TV 17 for The Sacramento Channel

Push Watch TV 18 for Sacramento Public Access

  

Follow us on Twitter

 

@accesssac

General Information

Get the latest on programming, upcoming classes or services, and news about Access Sacramento in the community.

 

@SacGOTW

Hometown TV Game of the Week 

Learn what's coming up on the schedule, the latest about this week's game, and get in-game updates.  Plus, if you send us a tweet during the game, your comment may appear on the air LIVE, Fridays at 7pm on Comcast and SureWest Cable Ch. 17, and AT&T U-verse Ch. 99. Replays on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Tuesdays and 7 p.m.

  

Like us on Facebook

 

Access Sacramento

https://www.facebook.com/pages/A

ccess-Sacramento/170587545355

Learn about Access Sacramento in the community, information about upcoming classes, and current news and information affecting public access cable.

 

A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival

https://www.facebook.com/ 

groups/343414605740324/ 

  

Find details about this year's 10 films, production news , and the crews, directors and stars.  World Premiere Sunday Oct. 6 at 1pm at The Crest Theatre in Sacramento.

 

LiveWire

https://www.facebook.com/g

roups/133349386715657/

LiveWire is Sacramento's longest running LIVE weekly talk show and it can be seen every Wednesday at 5pm on Comcast/SureWest Cable Ch. 17 and AT&T U-Verse Ch. 99.  Find out about current guests, topics and see highlights from shows.

 

Facebook Fan Sites

 

"Listen Up Sacramento!"

https://www.facebook.com/g

roups/108782482477651/ 

Fans of Access Sacramento's twice monthly music performance show "Listen Up Sacramento!" offer info about performers, singers, and bands that have appeared on the show including new performance announcements and news from the groups. 


 
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Twitter Family:

 

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Click to listen to Access Sacramento's own locally produced radio station.



 

Capital Film Arts Alliance   

 

 

Meetings are always the 3rd Tuesday of each month. 




California Film Foundation   

 

Meetings are always the 1st Friday of each month. 


 
 Watch Access programming on Comcast OnDemand today!

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The Northern California Filmmakers Coalition 

 

 

The Northern California Filmmakers Coalition (NCFC) invites you to be a studio audience guest in the television production of  "Sacramento Film Works". RSVP by phone at 916-502-7068 or 916-384-5796 or

by email at [email protected] 


 Sacramento Adobe Users Group     

 

 

Sacramento Adobe Users Group.

Meet monthly.

http://sacramentoadobeusers.org/  

 

 
DemocracyNOW

Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman - Progressive news stories from around the world!!

 

Monday thru Thursday @ 6pm & 12am

Friday @ 5:30 pm and 11:30 pm 

 

 http://democracynow.org/ 

 

 
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Next time you are in the office, ask to to join the Access Sacramento - SaveMart SHARES program. We will give you a plastic SHARES card. Hand the SHARES card to the checker each time you check-out at SaveMart and they will donate 3% of your total grocery bill to Access Sacramento.

 

This costs you nothing - the 3% comes from SaveMart as a supporter of our nonprofit organization. Once you get into the habit of remembering your SHARES card, the rest is simple. Thanks to you and SaveMart for supporting Access Sacramento.

 

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Community reports from our

Neighborhood News Bureaus.  

Click here.

 



"Media Edge" is a video magazine series offering two hours of in-depth, thought-provoking, progressive viewpoints every week. The series features segments created by "Media Edge" producers, along with nationally distributed videos and documentaries.

 
  
  Thank you for your support.

    

  Gary Martin, Executive Director 

  Access Sacramento
  4623 T Street
  Sacramento, CA. 95819
  (916) 456-8600 #100 

New Filmmaker's Class Starts Saturday, April 26th 

Film and Television production is a "team sport." Effective planning, selecting the right cast and other questions must be addressed to complete even a short movie.

 

Starting Saturday, April 26th, from 11am-3pm these and other questions will be discussed in workshop "Short Film Production Tips" taught by Nate Schemel.

 

The class will run for four, 4 hour Saturday class sessions from April 26th to May 17th for $50. 

 

If you are interested in learning Short Film Production Tips, sign up as soon as possible today. Enrollment is limited.

 

For information regarding class availability, contact the Front Office at (916) 456-8600 Ext. 0


"Place Called Sacramento"
Cast & Crew Call Date Change

The date for "A Place Called Sacramento" Cast and Crew Call has been changed to Wednesday, June 4th from 6pm to 8:30pm here at the Coloma Community Center. Save the date to get connected with other Sacramento Filmmakers.

The judging of this year's entries is underway, and we eagerly await the selection of the 10 best scripts.
 
The scripts' writers then become producers when hundreds of interested cast and crew members gather for the Place Called Sacramento: Cast and Crew Call.  

 

The scripts go through two rounds of blind judging before a final decision is made. 

 

Watch this Newsletter for moreabout The Place Called Sacramento Film Festival over the next few months.

Another one of Sacramento's premiere film festivals kicks off this Saturday at the Crocker Museum.  Don't miss the line up of GREAT films!
Schedule and details HERE

Neighborhood News Bureau Podcast Available on iTunes

 

Access Sacramento is pleased to announce that

AccessLocal.TV's Youth Podcast is now available

on iTunes.

 

 Sacpos�, AccessLocal.TV's youth produced

podcast, is now available for free in the hugely-popular iTunes store. Sacpos� is produced,

hosted, and engineered by the Neighborhood News Correspondents who participate in the

Neighborhood News project.

 

The youth correspondents are solely responsible

for choosing the topics of discussion and providing the content of each episode. Areas of focus include nutrition, public transportation, dealing with teen depression, and neighborhood resource inequities.

 

"When I stop to listen to what the young people in

Sacramento are saying about the world around

them, I am constantly surprised at the nuance and

sophistication of their discussion," said Isaac

Gonzalez, Youth Media Coordinator for

AccessLocal.Tv. "This podcast platform allows for a free-flowing dialogue unlike any other I've found

locally. It's a must-listen."

 

Listeners can find the show and subscribe to

episode by following this link:

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/

accesslocal.tv/id853147134?mt=2 

 

Neighborhood News Bureau is Hiring Youth Correspondents 

 

 

Wanted: Tomorrow's Storytellers

 

There is so much more going on in the city of Sacramento than what we see on the nightly news. Beyond the crime and the drama, there are the stories of real people making a real difference right now in our neighborhoods and throughout our communities. Those stories more often than not are overlooked, leaving the casual observer with a distorted view of our community.

 

That's where we come in.

AccessLocal.TV is a website where the people and groups in Sacramento who are working hard to improve our community come together to share our stories. It's the place where your voice counts. It's a place where young people can express their views and be heard. And we're looking for new team members for our Neighborhood News Correspondents program right now.

 

Are you what we're looking for?

We are looking for young people between the ages of 16-21 who can express their thoughts both with the written word and through other forms of digital media to tell the tale of modern day Sacramento. If this is something you think you can do, and want to be a part this exciting project, contact us today.

 

For more information send an email to [email protected] today.

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LiveWire! is on Vacation

 

The LiveWire! program airs a special repeat broadcast tomorrow at 5pm. 

   

We will be showing the program featuring the Day of Giving. The Day of Giving in May 6th and is an opportunity to donate to your favorite local Non-profit organizations through the GiveLocalNow.org website. We'll also get another opportunity to hear from Betty Hall, founder of the Bryan E. Hall "Walk to Remember". Although the walk is passed, you can donate and honor our American Heroes year round and be able to take part in their future events.

 

 

Catch this episode of LiveWire! on Wednesday, April 23rd at 5 p.m. on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch online the same time it airs at www.AccessSacramento.org and click 'Watch 17'.

 

We'll be back 'live' on Wednesday, April 30th at 5pm.
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If you would like to be guest on LiveWire or you are a member and recent graduate of the TV Studio class seeking certification and experience please e-mail or call (916) 456-8600 x 116. 

  

Thank you for watching LiveWire!

New Public "Green Studio" for Non-Profits Nearly Ready

Access Sacramento is partnering with the Non-Profit Resource Center (NPRC) in the Sierra Health Foundation's Innovation Center on the Garden Highway to provide a new TV broadcast facility for use by Non-Profit foundations in creating informational messages, webinars and video programming for Access Sacramento's cable television channels.
NPRC Exec. Dir Trisha Rosenbloom and Access Sacramento Business Advisor George Hall from Video Streaming Services showoff the new Green Studio.

Access Sacramento is providing the cameras, microhones and technology to turn the green wall into a "virtual reality" production site
where non-profit organizations can create quality video productions, interviews and informational programming.

Staff from both Access Sacramento and the Non profit Resource Center commended Sierra Health Foundation personnel for providing the draperies, electrical and space modification work to make this new opportunity unique in our area. 
 
Access Sacramento soon will be looking for an additional non-profit site to host another set of "Green Studio" gear. An announcement looking for a partner will appear soon.

BIG Day of Giving in Two Weeks on Access Sacramento

Access Sacramento has BIG plans for the BIG Day of Giving on May 6th.

In partnership with the 
Sacramento Region Community Foundation, GiveLocalNow, Placer Community Foundation, Yolo Community Foundation, you will have a chance to show your support for non-profit groups like Access Sacramento by using a special website to donate along with thousands of others around our area. 
 
 

The BIG Day of Giving is also an opportunity to have your donations boosted by a pool of matching dollars!

  

The Sacramento region is just one of hundreds of communities across the country who will join in a 24-hour giving challenge through a national campaign called "GiveLocalAmerica." This unprecedented event celebration will not just bring additional funding, but increased awareness of the nonprofit sector who work tirelessly to make our community a better place.

 
To learn more about BIG Day of Giving, click this link: http://givelocalnow.org/ and mark your calendars for May 6th and support Access Sacramento and all of your favorite non-profit organizations!

Sacramento Video Industry Professionals      

    

FREE TRADE SHOW

April 30, 2014

 

6 - 8 pm at Studio 50 

 

The Sacramento VIP's Film, Video, Audio, and Lighting Show has all the things you need to make a great movie or TV show!

  

Check out the coolest technology and the latest production gear with the reps from Adobe, AJA, Artbeats, Blackmagic Design, Boris FX, *Focal Press, Hitachi, JVC Professional Products, Panasonic, Sony Pro, the Vitec Group-showing Vinten, Sachtler, Litepanels, Anton Bauer;  VMI, Inc. with the latest gear fresh from the NAB� Show and Lots More!

 

*Focal Press will not be at the show but is offering show specials and giveaways at the VIP's March and May meetings.

 

http://www.sacramentovips.com/ 
 

Tune in Tuesday, May 6th, at 11 p.m. for
"Chopstick"
By Listen Up! Co-Producer, Michelle A. Barbaria
  

  

 

Go on a space odyssey with Chopstick (Andrew Wayne) as he takes the controls and creates a unique musical atmosphere. Chopstick is known for his classic sounds of noise and performing on the Theremin, however in this episode, he takes us on a different journey. He sits in his control station and works the pedals and the knobs. Put on your space suit and get ready to blast off with Chopstick.  

 

To hear more from Chopstick 'like' him on Facebook on "The Music of Andrew Wayne".

 

Tune in to Listen Up! Sacramento on Tuesday, May 6th at 11p.m. on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch the simulcast online at www.AccessSacramento.org 
and click 'watch 17'.
 

To 'like' us on Facebook at 'Fans of Listen Up! Sacramento' follow this link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/

108782482477651/.

 

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Listen Up! Sacramento features local musicians of all genres and languages. Opinions or statements made on the program do not reflect the opinions of Listen Up! Sacramento and the staff of Access Sacramento. If you are a musician in the Sacramento region and you'd like to be a guest on the show you can submit your information and include a sample of your music or a link to your music to: [email protected]