Making and Marketing “Under The Boardwalk”

EP Stephen Nemeth of Rhino Films joins producers Craig Bentley and Kevin Tostado to talk about the making and marketing of Under The Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story at the May 18^th meeting of MCAI-OC. Produced over 4 years with shoots in 9 countries, this feature documentary has many lessons to reveal and many great behind-the-scenes...

stories from the filmmakers. How do you land Zachary Levi (Chuck, Tangled) as a narrator? How did Kickstarter work as a funding source? Are film festivals important? Why the long production schedule? How does an indie make money? …and more!

This documentary captures how the classic board game of MONOPOLY became a worldwide cultural phenomenon, and follows the colorful players who come together to compete for the title of MONOPOLY World Champion.

Join us for the May 18^th meeting of MCAI as we present MCAI members and Producers Craig Bentley and Kevin Tostado along with Exec Producer Stephen Nesmith of Rhino Films for an in depth analysis of indie filmmaking today.

As Always, bring a friend and plenty of business cards. Come early for friendly Networking with fellow professionals and some food.

EVENT: LA/OC Chapter of MCAI – monthly meeting for May 2011

DATE: Wednesday May 18, 2011

TIME: 6:15 Social Networking over light food and refreshments. Program begins at 7:00

LOCATION: OC SOUND STAGE http://www.orangecountysoundstage.com
17518 Von Karman, Irvine CA 92614
Just East of Main Street in the rear of the Von Karman Business Center

COST: Non-MCAI Members pay $17 at the door or $12 if prepaid via PayPal at the OC New Media Meetup Group http://www.newmedia.meetup.com/82/ Students with ID and MCAI Members pay $5.

WHILE YOU'RE ON OUR MEETUP SITE IT'S ALSO A GOOD TIME TO RSVP FOR MCAI'S MediaProCamp on June 4th!

Panasonic Sponsors All MCA-i MediaProCamps for 2012!

For the second year, the Panasonic Solutions Company is making these iconic events possible. Starting on March 24th with the first event in San Diego, Panasonic is supporting media professionals with its involvement in MCA-I’s MediaProCamp. The popularity of the event has grown the series to a total of six this year.

Previously, Panasonic has given attendees sneak previews of new products such as the groundbreaking AG-3DP1, a 3D integrated twin-lens P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder, and the Panasonic AG-AF100 featuring a large 4/3-inch, 16:9 MOS imager with an imaging area just slightly smaller than 35mm cinema film

.This year, MediaProCamp Events will be held in San Diego, Orange County, St Louis, Atlanta, Detroit, and Central Carolina, reaching ever more media pros. For more on MCA-i's MediaProCamp go to the pulldodwn menue on the front page of our Chapters website, www.mcai-oc.org

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