Community Media - "Sights and Sounds"

A weekly newsletter from your friends at
Access Sacramento 
   
Tomorrow is NATIONAL LASAGNA DAY 
Time to break out your pasta makers!
July 28, 2015 
In This Issue
Distribution Tips at Sac VIPs
Orientation Sign up for August
CFAA Meeting August 11th
Sign Up for a Film Class!
AccessLocal.TV Hires Youth
Railroads on LiveWire!
Youth Learn Access' Truck
Coming Up on Listen Up Sac
Access Engineer Retires
VIDEO: Celebate Access

Sacramento Video Industry Professionals (VIPs)
Video Industry Professionals
Tonight at 7pm 
Actor-Producer-Director Matt Thompson

Meet Actor/Producer/Director Matt Thompson for Tips on Getting Distribution for your Films and Projects. 

Meetings are the last Tuesday of every month at the Coloma Community Center, 4623 T Street, Sacramento


August Orientation  

Reserve your Seat Today    

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Access Sacramento's next free orientation sessions are Tuesday, August 11 and Wednesday August 19 at 6 pm. 

 

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

 

Access Sacramento has regularly  scheduled Orientation Sessions twice a month on the 2nd Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday.  

 

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, Closed Friday 12:30-1:30 pm. Memberships must be done in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.


Capital Film Arts Alliance 

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

 

 For more information visit: 
 

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Community reports from our

Neighborhood News Bureaus   

Click here

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

Summer 2015 Workshop Schedule

 

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


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.

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/  


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.

 

 

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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.   

California Film Foundation

 

Meetings are always the 1st Friday of each month.  

 

 
 

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 & 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

 

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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

roups/133349386715657/

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

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.    

 
  
  Thank you for your support.

    

  Gary Martin, Executive Director 

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

AccessLocal.TV Welcomes New Group Of Youth Reporters    

AccessLocal.TV, the community media website operated by Access Sacramento, has hired five new youth reporters, referred to as Neighborhood News Correspondents, to produce video, audio, and written content for Access Sacramento and the web.
Neighborhood News Correspondents (From Left) David Alcala, Victoria Dries, Maipaluka Moua, Ivan Caballero, Kiara Crenshaw and Fabiana Dávila Viera.

In a related development, David Alcala, who has participated in this program since March, 2015, has been promoted to a Type II Correspondent, with additional responsibilities and mentoring opportunities.

 

"I'm very excited to see what these young minds have to offer," said Isaac Gonzalez, Youth Media Coordinator for AccessLocal.TV. "Already, I'm convinced that the talent and curiosity level of this batch of youth reporters has the potential to make this one of the best groups I've worked with during the past four years."

 

The new correspondents, who started producing content for the site last week, are Ivan Caballero, 16, Kiara Crenshaw, 17, Maipaluku Moua, 19, Fabiana Dávila Viera, 19, and Victoria Dries, 20. Each has been provided with video equipment and web content production training and will begin reporting on community-related issues in Sacramento County in the coming days.

 

AccessLocal.TV is primarily funded by a generous grant from the California Endowment, a health foundation that advocates for health and health equity, and raises awareness of how and where health can happen.  

 

The majority of content produced on AccessLocal.TV surrounds the work and issues related to the "Building Healthy Communities" initiative, a 10-year, $1-billion program which strives for improvements in community health through creating stronger neighborhoods, safer schools, and working to provide all residents of California with health coverage.

 

Since 2010, AccessLocal.TV has published more than 2,000 original articles, videos, and podcasts to raise awareness of important issues in our community.  

 


Sacramento's Local Summer Fun
on LiveWire Tomorrow 5pm 
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California Railroad Museum,

Stockton-Con,

and

Sacramento Walking Sticks

 

Things are heating up on LiveWire! This week we will be talking to three nonprofits that all have events coming up. The California State Railroad Museum will be in to promote their "All Aboard Story Time" starting on Aug 5th. Stockton-con is launching their event on Aug 8th and will be on the show to tell us all about it. Our last guest is the Sacramento Walking Sticks who will talk about their event, "Ice Cream Walk", on Aug 5th. Join us to hear all about these great events!

 

First opened to the public in 1976, the California State Railroad Museum complex is one of Sacramento's largest and most popular visitor destinations. More than 500,000 visit the museum annually, with guests traveling from across the globe to experience this world-renowned facility.

  

 

For more info for on the California State Railroad Museum Foundation 

 

The mission of StocktonCon (non-profit organization) is to raise awareness of outstanding artists in the San Joaquin Valley area - and to give attendees the chance to experience Popular Culture (Comics, Card Games, Video Games, Cards, Anime, Manga, Science Fiction, Toys, Television and Movies).

 

 

Click for more info on Stockton-Con

 

The Sacramento Walking Sticks is the Nation's largest AVA affiliated walking club! They started in November 1984 and are a non-profit organization that is run 100% by volunteers.

 

They are associated with: California Volkssport Association, American Volkssport Association, and the International Federation of Popular Sports.

 

 

Click for more information on the Sacramento Walking Sticks  

 

Join us and tune in to LiveWire! at 5 p.m.  Wednesday, July 29th on Access Sacramento, Comcast and Consolidated Communications channel 17 or AT&T U-Verse Chanel 14. The live simulcast is on AccessSacramento.org. The encore presentation airs the following Thursday at 7:30 p.m

 


Youth Certification Training Completed with Access Sacramento Remote Truck 

Eight young people from the Youth Broadcast and Media Association (YBAMA) completed basic certification training Saturday using the Access Sacramento remote broadcast truck.  Several additional volunteer experiences will finalize the certification.
Access Sacramento Remote Truck Training (Top row, from left) Myles Hailey from Cosumnes Oaks HS, Access Sacramento Truck Engineer Richard Langley (Bottom Row, from left) Dom  Herrera from Grant HS, Slade Carpenter from Bear River HS, Maury Montalvo from Grant HS, and Cameron Clark from Natomas HS. 
 
After five training days on using the cameras, microphones and other production equipment, the crew spent the morning setting up for their test project.

Maury Montalvo being recorded in the monitor while Lucas Immenshuh operates the video switcher. 
Each had a specified job, but would temporarily step out of their role to become the subject of an interview about their background and experience with broadcasting.

Access Sacramento Engineer-in-Charge Richard Langley, along with engineer Danny Mendosa, provided the guidance and training during the six sessions.

The varied and complex tasks in operating a full TV studio on wheels can be daunting, but these students really stepped up to the task.

Bear River graduate and Chapman University sophomore Justin Rypma (left) awaits his opportunity to be interviewed as Slade Carpenter operates camera.  
After some minor editing to attach a taped "Open" for the show, and with the addition of closing credits, the show should be ready for broadcast on Access Sacramento in August.

Access Sacramento is grateful for the assistance of YBAMA founder Dr. Bill Bronston for his leadership and marshalling of the young trainees.


Friday Office Hours Change
Closing for Lunch 12:30 to 1:30 pm
 
The Access Sacramento main office will be closed for lunch each Friday from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Regular business hours remain the same for Monday through Thursday, with the office open from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.  New memberships must begin before 5:30 p.m.

The production office hours continued unchanged. Open Monday through Thursday and Saturday from noon until 9 p.m.  The Production office is closed on Friday's and Sunday's.

The Digital Media Lab's regular four-day schedule is Monday and Thursday from noon until 9 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.


"Ava"

Tuesday, August 4th at 11pm on Channel 17

By Listen Up! Producer, Erika Kjelstrom

  

"Listen Up! Sacramento" is pleased to present the talented musical group, "Ava!" This Sacramento based Persian Quintet is the perfect mix of slower traditional style melodies & upbeat, current Persian Pop. If you like the classic song writing styles of 1960/1970's artist like Burt Bacharach mixed with the exotic flavors & fun of Persia, then Ava is going to be "Top of The Pops" for you!

 

Press Contact & Booking: contact Luo at tuscanyhomefurnish@sbcglobal.net

 

Tune in to "Listen Up! Sacramento" at 11pm on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 on Access Sacramento channel 17 on Comcast/Consolidated Communications and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14.

 

You can also watch with our web simulcast at the same time it airs at AccessSacramento.org

 

 

 


Kamrouz Nadimi Retires
After 21 Years of Service as Access Sacramento Engineer   

Our highly respected, knowledgeable, and patient broadcast engineer, Kamrouz Nadimi, has retired from Access Sacramento after 21 years of dedicated service. Highly skilled in television and electronic equipment repair and maintenance, Mr. Nadimi has kept the organization operational for the past two decades. His skill and ongoing training helped our non-profit move from the early days of ½ inch videotape, transitioning to ¾ U-Matic, and now into the digital age and HD high definition video.

Access Sacramento staff last week in the Production Office (from left) Bhim Kumar-Reyes, T.D. Trice, Elizabeth Harrison, Shane Carpenter, Kamrouz Nadimi, Gary Martin and Carlos Hernandez

Quietly working behind the scenes, Kamrouz not only managed all routine maintenance and installation, he also worked closely with other staff to develop new configurations including the "Studio-in-a-Box" and "Studio-in-a-Suitcase" designs of former Director of Operations and Training Dev Singh. Also noteworthy was the conversion of a used recreational vehicle into a mobile television studio seen around the community for the past 10 years on "Game-of-the-Week" and "Hometown TV" productions.

Kamrouz Nadimi
In addition to his part-time duties each week at Access Sacramento, Mr. Nadimi has been a full time television engineer for KCRA NewsChannel 3. A dedicated family man, he used the extra money to put his children through school. His own schooling included ongoing special training in repair and engineering design from international SONY Electronics Labs. His high level of expertise and problem solving skills have kept the technology humming even during times when funds were scarce and maintenance challenges became more difficult.

As an immigrant from the Middle East, Mr. Nadimi was extremely supportive of the mission of Access Sacramento - to empower voices neglected or oppressed by the privileged and powerful. He is a kind and gentle soul and will be missed for both his technical expertise and for his warm personality.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, the staff, and all of his friends, Access Sacramento wishes Kamrouz and his family the very best. We thank him for his years of dedicated service marked by his many kindnesses to all he encountered.

Tribute written by Ron Cooper, retired Access Sacramento Executive Director.


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.