Community Media - "Sights and Sounds"
A weekly newsletter from your friends at
Access Sacramento

Tomorrow, March 2, is National Read Across America Day!
March 1, 2016  
In This Issue
New Spring Class Schedule
RSVP Orientation March 8
Donate to Access Sacramento
HD Remote Truck On Its Way
LIVE CIF Playoffs Wed
Ruby Jaye 11pm Tonight
Wings,Wine & Dogs on LiveWire!
Big Day of Giving
Get Gear from Ac Sac?
Understanding Turkey
Special Film Workshops
Chinese New Year on TV
 
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  Click  to listen to Access Sacramento's own locally produced radio station. 


California Film Foundation
 
Meetings are always the 1st Friday of each month.  
   
 

Spring 2016 Workshop Schedule

 

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

 


Sacramento Video
Industry Professionals
(VIPs)
Video Industry Professionals
 
Meetings are the last Tuesday of every month in the Coloma Community Center    
 

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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. 

Capital Film Arts Alliance 
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Regular Meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Art Institute of Sacramento.
 

Access Sac Orientation!

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Access Sacramento's upcoming 6pm orientation sessions:

 

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

 

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

 

Access Sacramento has regularly  scheduled Orientation Sessions twice a month on the 2nd Tuesday and 4th 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.


Northern California Filmmakers Coalition  

 

The Northern California Filmmakers Coalition meets Wednesday's at

"Suite 210" 2830 G Street, Sacramento 

 

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]

 
 

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

 

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 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.

 


Film Resource

One of the area's most comprehensive websites and resource guides for local information for filmmakers, crew, actors and outside-the-area producers to get to know our film community better.



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 Adobe Users Group   

 

 

Sacramento Adobe Users Group

meets  on the 1st Thursday of every month at the Art Institute of Sacramento.  

 

http://sacramentoadobeusers.org/  

 

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Community reports from our

Neighborhood News Bureaus   

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Help Access Sacramento Donate a Car, Boat or RV

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.
 
Thank you for your support.

    

  Gary Martin, Executive Director 

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

HD Remote Truck For Access
Sacramento Approaching  

We are excitedly awaiting the arrival and completion of a uniquely designed high-definition remote production truck being built especially for us.

Stairs will lead to the two doors where the technicians will work. Storage in the belly-bays will securely store equipment for use during Hometown TV events.

It's a 21-foot box behind the cab-over Isuzu engine and we're very thankful for the support of the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission for helping us take the next step toward a fully high-definition workflow.

Audio booth under construction
The back door opens into the audio booth, and the forward door opens into the video control room with camera switcher, instant replay and high-definition recording, transmission and graphics equipment.

Aluminum framing supports the desktops and monitors



The framework is made of aluminum. The desktops will be finished polished walnut, the facia of the equipment racks will be a dark-gray charcoal with a padded vinyl wrap.

The counter tops, air-conditioning, generator, roof-top camera platform, and awning should be finished
Video wall and counter for the director, switcher and instant replay
this week which will leave about six weeks for integrator  TV Pro Gear to do the HD equipment installation and wiring before the Access Sacramento vehicle is premiered at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, NV April 18.

The construction is taking place in Burbank, and the completed vehicle will be brought to Sacramento following the completion of NAB Show for a premiere and welcoming series of displays in thanks to the cable commission as Access Sacramento continues "Making A Difference, One Voice at a Time."

CIF-SJS Basketball Playoff Games
Air on Access Sacramento 
 
Boys D-1 Replay 7pm Tonight
Woodcreek at Jesuit

LIVE Boys D-3 Semi-Final Wednesday
   

Access Sacramento is delighted to provide CIF Basketball playoff coverage again this year in a special partnership with the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section office and the NFHS Network.

Announcers Will James and Kevin Night with Woodcreek at Jesuit High School
See our replay of the Woodcreek at Jesuit D1 Boys quarterfinal tonight at 7p.m. on Comcast or Consolidated Communications Channel 17, AT&T U-verse Channel 14 and streaming from AccessSacramento.org

Announcers Will James, Kevin Kelly and Rick Stewart call all the action for basketball on Access Sacramento.  The next LIVE broadcast will be tomorrow with the Division 3 Boys Semi-Final from Galt High School.  Live on Access Sacramento, and live on the Internet only from the NFHS Network.

6:00 pm - #4 Placer vs. #1 Weston Ranch
7:30 pm - #7 Vista del Lago vs. #3 Manteca

Replays of all the CIF games are available as Video-On-Demand for the three-days immediately after the live broadcast on the NFHS Network.  After a three-day pay schedule, they are available free.

Listen Up!
Sacramento Presents Ruby Jaye Fradkin
Tonight at 11pm on Channel 17
By Listen Up! Producer, Erika Kjelstrom

"Listen Up! Sacramento is pleased to present the timelessly talented, Ruby Jaye Fradkin. Ruby is a Tour de force, as a singer, songwriter, pianist, & ukulele wizard. Originally from North Hollywood, she is now playing her soulful & delicate Ragtime-Blues in Sacramento. If you enjoy artist like Scott Joplin to Janis Joplin with a touch of Regina Spektor, Nora Jones, & maybe even Zooey Deschanel, then check out Ruby Jaye Fradkin!
 
 
 
Tune in to "Listen Up! Sacramento" at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 on Access Sacramento channel 17 on Comcast or Consolidated Communications and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14. You can also watch with our web simulcast at the same time it airs. Watch replays of the episode on Wednesday, March 2 at 3:00 p.m., & Thursday March 3 at 7:00 a.m.

Wings and wine, Shelter Life, and Andrew Castro on LiveWire! Tomorrow!
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A birds of prey benefit, a show focused on shelter animals and upbeat acoustic pop this Wednesday March 2nd on LiveWire!
 
Rick Reed will be joining host Ray Tatar to discuss the upcoming "Wings and Wine" fundraising event for the Wildlife Care Association.  The fundraiser will feature birds of prey including a Great Horned Owl and a Bald Eagle.  The proceeds will benefit the Wildlife Care Associations efforts to rescue, rehabilitate, and release wild animals giving them a second chance at life. 


For more information about "Wings and Wine"  
click Here

"Shelter Life" is beginning its second season here at Access Sacramento.  Don Henkle will be joining Ray Tatar to discuss the show, Front Street Animal Shelter, and their efforts to find homes for displaced dogs, cats and other animals in need of a loving family. 



For more information about "Shelter Life"  
click Here

Local musician Andrew Castro will dazzle us with his upbeat acoustic pop song�stylings.
Andrew is a Sacramento based singer songwriter who has at venues from San Francisco, to New York and many places in between.  He has just released a new album and will be performing a release concert at Harlow's on March 12th. 
For more information about Andrew Castro 
Click Here

Join us for LiveWire! at 5 p.m. tomorrow March 2nd on Access Sacramento. Watch Comcast or Consolidated Comunications, channel 17 or AT&T channel 14.. You can also watch the simulcast online at the same time it airs live.The encore presentation airs Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Don't forget to like us at
www.facebook.com/LiveWire.Sacramento     

Save the Date
BIG Day of Giving - May 3  

Once again this May, 2016 Access Sacramento will be participating in the BIG Day of Giving, an internet day of on-line celebration for area non-profits.
Plans are underway on how Access Sacramento can support participants in the event, including with live television coverage of local non-profits' events that day.

Access Sacramento thanks all its television and radio members and hopes for tremendous support throughout the region when the BIG Day of Giving arrives. In 2015, more than $5-million was collected in support of local arts and cultural non-profits in the Sacramento region.

March 11 Deadline for Non-Profits to Apply for Green Screen Studio Equipment     

High Tech equipment grants valued at nearly $30,000 each will be awarded in early April to several Sacramento County non-profits or schools in a process designed to help residents get better access to cable television broadcasting.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) instructions are available on the Access Sacramento website HERE. The application deadline is Friday, March 11.

Green Studio at Access Sacramento
A complete set of equipment including cameras, microphones, lights and the computer and software to run a NewTek Tricaster Green Screen Studio will be awarded to the selected awardees.
This virtual reality set has three cameras and is state of the art for multi-cam production

Questions about about the RFP must be submitted by Feb. 22. 

Those selected must produce a minimum of 60-minutes of programming a month, provide a secure dedicated space for the equipment, have staff to be trained, and provide appropriate insurance among other requirements.

Questions should be directed to Access Sacramento Executive Director Gary Martin at [email protected]

The American Professional Hellenic Society Cablecast Schedule
The American Hellenic Professional Society presents Theofanis Economidis to discuss the difficult situation facing the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey. He is joined by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos.


Saturday, March 5th @ 8:00pm
Sunday, March 6th @ 12:00Noon
Monday, March 7th @ 4:00am
 
Sunday, March 13th @ 5:00pm
Monday, March 14th @ 9:00am
Tuesday, March 15th @ 1:00am
 
Monday, March 28th @ 8:30pm
Tuesday, March 29th @ 12:30pm
Wednesday, March 20th @ 4:30am  
 
The cablecasts will be on Comcast Consolidated Communications Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14.  If you don't have those services, it can also be viewed on our website at www.accesssacramento.org

Specialty Classes for Filmmakers
Filmmaking Tips Coming Up

17th "A Place Called Sacramento"
Call for Scripts - April 1    

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A Place Called Sacramento's mascot: Big-Fish Director Quentin Sacramento
The 17th annual "A Place Called Sacramento" script competition is looking for your best stories.  Script submissions are due April 1, 2016.

Local screenwriter and film director Diana Erwin has started a special four-Saturday workshop designed to help those who want to learn more about writing a short-form script.
The techniques of creating a beginning, middle and end of the movie, creating memorable characters, and putting all in a framework of Sacramento  are being covered.   Erwin has penned her own A Place Called Sacramento film and directed two others. This Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist now does marketing for an international firm based out of Sacramento.  One of her workshop student's winning scripts two years ago became the 2014 "Audience Favorite" award-winner.

2015's Award winning PCS writers on stage at the Crest
Another Access Sacramento specialty class "Filmmaking Tips" is designed to help beginning and intermediate level filmmakers improve their skills is being offered by Professor Nathan Schemel from the Art Institute of Sacramento and Sacramento City College.  The class begins April 2 and runs four Saturdays. $50 Fee.  Tips of getting good images, improved sound, and managing a crew are all included.

Save the Date:
May 11 - 6pm - Volunteer Cast and Crew Call - Coloma Community Center
May 21 - 9am-5pm - One Day only - Acting for the Camera with Charlie Holliday.
June 4 - 9am-1pm - One Day only - Make Up for TV & Film

Local writers and volunteer actors and crew have completed 157 short films over the last 16 years.  This year's 10 winning script writers will then become producers and get the chance to bring their story to the big screen, have it play of cable TV, begin or add to their IMDB.com filmography, and enjoy the applause of fans and peers at the world premiere Oct. 2, 2016.

For more information about the "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival call 916-456-8600 ext. 0.

'Chinese New Year 2016 - Year Of The Monkey' TV Cablecast
Continues this Month  
 
The Chinese New Year Culture Association celebrates the Year of the Monkey with a vibrant state production recorded by Access Sacramento's Hometown TV crew.  Highlights include singing and dance performances, martial arts and cultural entertainment.

Tune in on the following Schedule:  
 
Sunday, March 6th @ 4:30pm
 
Saturday, March 19th @ 9:00pm
Sunday, March 20th @ 1:00pm
Monday, March 21st @ 5:00am
 
All cablecasts will be on Comcast and Consolidated Communications Channel 17, and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14.  Or view streaming from AccessSacramento.org.  Feel free to share this schedule with your friends!  Thank you for your support of local community and public access television in Sacramento County.