Community Media - "Sights and Sounds"

A weekly newsletter from your friends at
Access Sacramento
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In This Issue
Sign Up for a Film Class!
RSVP Orientation Tonight
Donate to Access Sacramento
Neighborhood News Here!
Make Up Class Saturday
Help KUBU Boost Power
Place Called Sacramento Art
Gamers & Cal Stage on LiveWire
VIDEO: Celebate Access
Listen Up! Sac Schedule
 

Summer 2015 Workshop Schedule

 

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

 


Getting Started at Access  

Free Orientation

Tonight at 6pm    

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Access Sacramento's next free orientation sessions are June 9 or 17 at 6 pm. 

 

RSVP by calling 916-456-8600 ext. 0.

 

Access Sacramento's regularly  scheduled Orientation Sessions are on the 2nd Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday of every month.  

 

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

 

The Orientation Class gives you a chance to ask questions and to learn about our services and what we provide to the community and our members. We also describe the standard classes, member benefits, and provide a tour of the radio and TV studios and digital media lab.   

 

All classes are on a first come, first serve basis. We hope to see you there!

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Access Sacramento

(Inside the Coloma Community Center)

4623 T Street, Suite A

Sacramento, Ca. 95819

 

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.

 

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


Capital Film Arts Alliance

 

CFAA Meets on the Third Tuesday of the Month at the Art Institute

 

For more information visit: 


Info for All Things Film
 
  
Website that gathers together resources for Actors, Crew, Festivals and Tips for all as a one-stop shop for everything film in Sacramento.


SacCasting.com
Resource Registry for Actors, Directors & Casting Agents

 
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/    

 


Donations to
Access Sacramento Help Youth, Health, Community Media

   

 

Access Sacramento is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation providing low-cost or free radio, television and internet services for Sacramento County residents.

 

Your tax deductible donations support youth and adult training for job skills and work force development, promote health and community news through our channels and AccessLocal.tv, and promote Free Speech and the community voice: Making a Difference, One Voice at a Time.

Push HERE to donate today.


Sacramento Video Industry Professionals (VIPs)
Video Industry Professionals

Meetings are the last Wednesday of every month

 

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Community reports from our

Neighborhood News Bureaus   

Click here

 


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 info@tru-talent.com



Sacramento Adobe Users Group   

 

 

Sacramento Adobe Users Group.

Meets monthly.

 

http://sacramentoadobeusers.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. 

 
 

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!

 

 

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Follow us on Twitter

 

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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 & CCI Cable Ch. 17, and AT&T U-verse Ch. 14. Replays on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Tuesdays and 7 p.m.

  

Like us on Facebook

 

Access Sacramento

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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 the current festival, production news , and the crews, directors and stars.  16th World Premiere Sunday Oct. 4 at 1pm at The Crest Theatre in Sacramento.

 

LiveWire

https://www.facebook.com/g

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LiveWire is Sacramento's longest running LIVE weekly talk show and it can be seen every Wednesday at 5pm on Comcast/CCI Cable Ch. 17 and AT&T U-Verse Ch. 14.  Find out about current guests, topics and see highlights from shows.

 

Facebook Fan Sites

 

"Listen Up Sacramento!"

https://www.facebook.com/g

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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.    


California Film Foundation

 

Meetings are always the 1st Friday of each month.  

 


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DW-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.

 

 
  
  Thank you for your support.

    

  Gary Martin, Executive Director 

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

Access Sacramento Funding
Renewed for 2015-2016

Cable Commission Supports
Equipment and Operations Requests

Good news for Access Sacramento's budget this year.  The Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission (SMCTC) Thursday approved a Cost of Living (COLA) increase in overall operations dollars, and added a sufficient additional increase to cover the upcoming state-mandated boost in minimum wage and other payroll related fee increases.

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Cable Commissioners offered many favorable comments about the service Access Sacramento provides to Sacramento County, but cautioned that Access Sacramento must also increase its own fundraising since the cable commission cannot be the solution for all increased business costs.

Access Sacramento was also funded for a variety of one-time or annual equipment costs to provide support to our community television and radio producers who create programming for Cable Channel 17 & 18 or for "The Voice of Sacramento" KUBU 96.5 FM.

The most significant equipment approval supports the creation of Hometown TV and Game of the Week events by funding a High-Definition (HD) Remote Truck to replace the converted 1996 RV that has been in use. 
A Gerling & Associates box will ride on a Isuzu NPR-HD chassis, and includes a generator, auto-leveling system, roof-top camera platform and air-conditioning.

The four-camera remote audio and video control room was designed with SMCTC funding this year and Access Sacramento is ecstatic the cable commission agreed to implement the plan. Based on the SMCTC funding timelines, the truck will be constructed for delivery after Feb. 15, 2016.

Radio programmers are also getting remote equipment to originate either taped or live programs on the "The Voice of Sacramento" cablecast and over-the-air KUBU 96.5 FM audio service.

Additional equipment includes two additional member check-out cameras, several computers, and support for the existing technology that allows LIVE television broadcasts from the around the county, channel video streaming and both the AccessSacramento.org and AccessLocal.TV websites.

"Simply saying thank you hardly seems enough," said Gary Martin, Access Sacramento Executive Director. "The cable commission's staff worked diligently to find a way to make this year's funding possible, and for the cable commission to support us in such a profound way demonstrates its commitment to Free Speech, Democracy, and meeting the needs of Sacramento County residents."


SIGN UP TODAY
Special Film Class
Make Up for Film & TV

A special Saturday film class is available at Access Sacramento this weekend.  Make up tips will be provided for anyone interested in looking better on camera.  This class is open to anyone, whether they are already an Access Sacramento member or not.  There is limited seating. Sign up closes Thursday at noon. Register by calling 916-456-8600 ext. 0

TV/Film Make-up Basics

June 13, 9am to 1pm  $35  

by Make Up Artist Arabella Greyson

Materials provided.

 

director-items.jpg Class for both men and women who want to better understand how television and film cameras respond to different make-up techniques.

 

How much is too much? Understand how lighting affects makeup and how you can improve your appearance when performing in front of the cameras!  

This special class is offered as part of a series supporting this year's "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival. 

 

Sign up today at 916-456-8600 ext. 0 


FCC Considers Power Increase Rules for Low-Power FM

Send Your Comments Directly to the FCC by Monday


The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently taking comments about whether the current rules for Low-Power FM (LPFM) stations like KUBU should be changed to allow stations to increase their transmission power from 100 to 250 watts.

 

It's easy to comment and support this increase. A web comment form is available from the FCC by pushing the following link and commenting on Item  RM-11749.  Comment HERE.   

 

The last day to comment is Monday, June 15.

Under current rules, LPFM stations like KUBU 96.5 FM are limited in power output to 100 watts. Full powered FM stations in our area are 25 to 250 times more powerful.

 

EXPANDED REACH

 

For Access Sacramento's "The Voice of Sacramento" KUBU, a power increase would expand the service area from within five miles of the  downtown Sacramento core (ranging from South Natomas to Florin Road and West Sacramento to Arden-Arcade, Sacramento State and Oak Park) into North Natomas, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Wilton and Elk Grove.  

 

Comments do not have to be long, but a significant amount of comment encourages the FCC that it is on the right track and that staff time and commission attention should be spent working on this issue.  Please comment today. 


"A Place Called Sacramento"
Filmmakers Provide Initial Promo Artwork

Artwork to promote the films being made from Access Sacramento's 10 winning "A Place Called Sacramento" scripts are starting to arrive.



   
















International Game Developers 
and 
California Stage 
Tomorrow 5pm on LiveWire! 
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This week on LiveWire we continue to explore more local Sacramento entertainment with the International Game Developers Association of Sacramento who currently holds a monthly meetup with video game enthusiasts. Also on Wednesday, we will have the California Stage back with us to announce a second play that is a part of their Sac Solo Series 4.

If you love playing video games and want to learn how to make them, then this is definitely the place for you!

IGDA Sacramento provides you access to experienced industry professionals who are making Web, PC, Mobile, & Console games! These professionals include Game Designers, Programmers, Web Developers, Indie Game Studio Start-up Founders, & more!


Founded in April 2013, the purpose of IGDA Sacramento is to allow game developers a place where they can come together, share ideas, form friendships and learn ways to get into the Video Game Industry.

Each month the Chapter hosts networking events and game jams to encourage growth and development within our community.
 
California Stage is a non-profit partnered theater company dedicated to encouraging arts created by Californian artists.

Its vision informs its choices through literary, social activist and multicultural points of view. California Stage's work sets it apart from most other local theaters, as it "presents high quality work that explores issues of importance to Californians."
 
 
Click for more info on the California Stage.

Tune in to LiveWire! at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 10th on Access Sacramento channel 17. You can also watch the simulcast online the same time it airs at www.AccessSacramento.org and click 'watch 17'. The encore presentation airs the following Thursday at 7:30 p.m.


VIDEO  HIGHLIGHT REEL
Sample Access Sacramento's Programming

The variety of cultural arts and  events programming seen on Access Sacramento throughout the year is a celebration of the broad diversity found in Sacramento County.

  

Take two minutes and see what you've been missing:

Click to Watch the Video

 

Many of these programs come from our Hometown TV or Game of the Week programs, but LiveWire! and Listen Up! Sacramento. 

Your non-profit organization's event can also be covered by Access Sacramento by simply putting in an application. 

 


"Gillian Underwood & The Lonesome Doves"

Tuesday, June 16th at 11pm on Channel 17

By Listen Up! Producer, Erika Kjelstrom

"Listen Up! Sacramento" is delighted to unveil the lyrical local duo, Gillian Underwood & The Lonesome Doves! If you enjoy artists like Neko Case or Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, make sure you tune in. Heartbreaking lyrics mixed with rockin' guitar riffs... it will leave you "Lonesome" for more! 

Press Contact: gillgilltheguitargirl@gmail.com

Tune in to "Listen Up! Sacramento" at 11pm tonight, June 2nd on Access Sacramento channel 17 on Comcast/Consolidated Communications cable and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14. You can also watch with our web simulcast at the same time it airs at www.AccessSacramento.org 

and click 'watch 17.'