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

Tomorrow, May 18th, is National Visit Your Relatives Day!
 
May 17, 2016  
In This Issue
Access Sac FREE Orientation
Sign Up for a Workshop
Social Media & Access
SacCasting.com Helps Actors
Winning Writers Named
Listen Up! with Michael Ray
Intergalactic Expo & Locke Festival!
HD Truck Arrives
"UnCharted" Cablecast
Essay Writers Honored

Access Sacramento's
 Free Orientations 
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Access Sacramento's upcoming 6pm orientation sessions are:
   
 Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 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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(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.
 
 
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Capital Film Arts Alliance 
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Third Tuesday of Every Month

The Art Institute of Sacramento
2850 Gateway Oaks Dr.
Sacramento 
 


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    

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 info@tru-talent.com

 
 

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

 

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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.

  

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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

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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

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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!"

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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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Thank you for your support.

    

  Gary Martin, Executive Director 

  Access Sacramento
  4623 T Street, Suite A
  Sacramento, CA. 95819
  (916) 456-8600 #100 
 
Writers Named for the 17th
"A Place Called Sacramento"
Film Festival 
 
More than 250 volunteers listened Wednesday to the announcement of the 10 winning script writers in Access Sacramento's 17th "A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival; All hoping for a chance to make it onto the big screen in the upcoming Oct. 8 world premiere of 10 original short films.

"A Place Called Sacramento" Cast and Crew Call 2016

The winning writers and their story lines are:

"Afternoon Delight" by Danna Wilberg -- When love is in the air... some things are best kept secret.
 
"The Black Carnation" by J. Thomas Schuessler -- The secret of life and death arrives like a thunderbolt, but one man may find real truth in an encounter with "The Black Carnation."
 
"Capitol Treasure" by John Maniaci -- Clues discovered about Gold Rush era money missing for more than a century spark a quest, but can modern day treasure hunters unravel the biggest secret?
 
"Capitol Treasure" writer John Maniaci (left) is one of 10 filmmakers selected for the 2016 "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival

"City of Trees"
by Eric Sanderson
-- Letting the leaves fall where they may simply isn't an option when a young girl and her friends put virtue in front of safety. 

"Coming Back"
by Scott Slotterback
-- "Coming back" when you're broken takes time, but a dose of love could be the best medicine.

"Faster" by Chris Henry -- Jimmy Rodriquez is racing into the future while relying on his past.
 
"Happy Accidents" by Nick Coleman -- They screwed up their marriage, now they're screwing up their divorce - and feeling just GREAT about it.
 
"The Last Laugh" by Darrell Scheidegger -- Murder is no laughing matter... except when it's funny.
 
"A Neighborhood Lost - Sacramento's Japantown" by Jeffrey Dym -- A downtown Sacramento neighborhood is born from a need for community, thrives in the face of racism, only to be destroyed in the name of redevelopment. 
 
"Regrets" Director Larry Menard (Center) takes volunteers names during the Cast and Crew Call
"Regrets" by Larry Menard -- Forgiveness
or absolution.  For an ex-con, there can be a very thin line between the two.

To volunteer for any of the 10 films listed above, simply click on the director's name to send them an e-mail.

Teams are being formed now to help  the writers-turned-producers in creating their 10-minute short films.

Production will continue throughout the summer, with films making their world premiere on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the historic Crest Theatre in downtown Sacramento.

Volunteers for the films will see their names in the credits on the big screen, see their project air on Access Sacramento cable television channels and will have their names added to the Internet Movie Database website IMDB.com.

Sponsorships of the film festival are available by contacting Access Sacramento Executive Director Gary Martin at 916-456-8600 ext. 100. 
 

Míchael Ray
Tonight at 11pm on Channel 17
By Listen Up! Producer,
 Erika Kjelstrom

Listen Up! Sacramento is the only locally produced television program designed to provide Sacramento County's undiscovered musicians with a chance to be on TV.
Tonight, Listen Up! Sacramento is ready to entice you with the musical stylings of Sacramento Blues guitarist & singer, Michael Ray!

With rasp & grit in his soulful vocals, paired with intense & emotional blues guitar, Michael draws his fans in & doesn't let go.

If you enjoy such legendary artist as Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, & Stevie Ray Vaughan, then Michael Ray is the Blues-man for you!
 
Booking: sacblues@hotmail.com
 
 
Web: https://soundcloud.com/michaelray916
 
Tune in to "Listen Up! Sacramento" at 11pm on Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 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. Watch replays of the episode on Wednesday at 3:00pm, & Thursday at 7:00am.

The Intergalactic Expo and Locke Asian Pacific Spring Festival
On LiveWire!
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The Intergalactic Expo and Locke Asian Pacific Spring Festival on this week's LiveWire!
 
Stephanie Rector will join us to talk about the Intergalactic Expo.  This out-of-this-world event, run by local science fiction fans, is a community fundraiser and special celebration of local fandoms and fan communities! In 2016, this expo will be celebrating Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, Farscape, and Doctor Who!
For more information about the Intergalactic Expo
 
Next, Stuart Walthall and Eva Chu from the Locke Foundation will join us to discuss the annual Asian Pacific Spring Festival and feature an exciting performance.
 
For more information about the Locke Foundation Asian Pacific Spring Festival

Join us for LiveWire! every Wednesday at 5 p.m. onAccess Sacramento. Watch Comcast or Consolidated Communications, 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
       

Stepping Up to High Definition

Access Sacramento Welcomes 
Its New HDTV Production Vehicle
 
Access Sacramento crew being introduced to the HDTV Truck Sunday
Recognizing it was time to upgrade and improve the equipment used to televise local Hometown TV and Game of the Week broadcasts, Access Sacramento received special one-time funding this year from the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission to design and purchase an upgrades remote production vehicle.

Access Sacramento staff began learning the new equipment during the weekend, and it will be available to inspection tomorrow during the "A Place Called Sacramento." Cast & Crew Call.  
The vehicle itself has a camera platform on top, an auto-leveling system to keep the working space safe, and a generator to power all of the television equipment and air-conditioning when power isn't available.

Access Sacramento assistant engineer Danny Mondonsa attaches a Fujinon lens for the first time to the Panasonic HD camera being held by Camera operator Bruce Riggs. 
There are two rooms in the vehicle, one for audio and one for video and engineering.  The control room features a For-A model video switcher and special effects generators, a NewTek 3-Play instant replay device, a Chyron Character generator and sufficient intercom capacity for both cabled and wireless communication.

To see a short VIDEO with Executive Director Gary Martin talking about the Truck click HERE.

 The recording system is entirely digital with Black Magic hyperdecks available for both recording and playback of video.  The equipment eventually will be mimicked in the Access Sacramento main TV studio and digital media lab for seamless movement of High Definition video from recording to playback on the channels.

Episode #577 of "Media Edge"



Episode #577 of ³Media Edge² (initial airing on cable TV during the period of May 28 - June 3, 2016) includes:

"2016 High School Scholarship Essay Contest" 
(1 hour, 16 minutes) 
In 2016, the Physicians for Social Responsibility (Sacramento Chapter)
received essays that were submitted by more than 130 high school seniors in Sacramento and surrounding counties, reacting to this quotation from the Dalai Lama:

Each of the 10 finalists in this year's contest, chosen by a panel of distinguished judges, received a $1,000 scholarship. After each finalist read their essay at this May 1, 2016 event and responded to a question from one of the judges, the panel selected the First Place winner ($3,000 scholarship), Second Place winner ($2,500 scholarship), and Third Place winner ($2,000 scholarship).

  Student finalists are,from left to right, Jordan Hunter, Nimish Saxena, Nishita Jain, Minh Anh Nguyen Le, Shreya Kumar, Jonah Cartwright, Elizabeth Helmke, Megan Pelz, Charlotte Selton, and Laura Blevins.

Hometown TV Presents "Uncharted" 
Cablecast schedule  
 
"Uncharted" is a Contemporary dance concert choreographed by award-winning choreographer Jacob Montoya and performed by the Hawkins Contemporary Jazz Company in Folsom.
"Uncharted" was created to take the audience on a journey down many paths and helps them to look beyond the boundaries they create for themselves.

It shines a light on the unlimited dreams of the future and also relives the moments that define the bonds viewers share as humans when it comes to love and storytelling. 
 

"Uncharted" will air:

Tuesday, May 17th @ 7:00pm
Wednesday, May 18th @ 11:00am
Thursday, May 19th @ 3:00am
 
Sunday, May 29th @ 5:00pm
Monday, May, 30th @ 9:00am
Tuesday, May 31st @ 1:00am
 
 
All cablecasts will be on Comcast and Consolidated Communications Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14.  If you don't have those services, the show  can also be viewed on our website at www.accesssacramento.org
, at the time listed above     

"Media Edge" special documentary 
Cablecast schedule  
 
"Media Edge" will air the first segment of the episode "We Are Not Strangers To This Land: Untold Stories of DREAMERS".
The documentary wass filmed and produced by immigrant rights activists who are part of Alianza, a coalition at Sacramento City College. This impactful documentary shares the stories of local Dreamers in order to humanize the ongoing struggle of navigating their lives in the United States while undocumented. 

Monday, May 16th @ 12:00 pm
Tuesday, May 17th @ 4:00am
 
All cablecasts will be on Comcast & Consolidated Communications Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14. If you don't have those services, the show can also be viewed on our website at www.AccessSacramento.org, at the times listed above