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Mission
We are an organization of media communications professionals that provides opportunities for networking, forums for education and resources for information.
Vision
We will become the community of professional media communications experts recognized as the definitive source of current comprehensive information, skills and connections needed to succeed in a highly competitive environment.
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MCA-I MIXERS ARE BACK!
Mix, Mingle and Network
with
Professional Media Communicators!
The mixer is on February 15th, from 4-7 pm
at the Arizona Center's Uno Chicago Grill
400 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix AZ 602-253-3355.
For driving directions to Uno Chicago Grill, see: Google maps
Don't miss an opportunity to network
with Professional Media Communicators!
Be sure to bring plenty of business cards!
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When: Friday, Feb 15th 4-7 pm
Where: Uno Chicago Grill, Arizona Center
400 E. Van Buren St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-253-3355 |
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Have an idea going for a history project... Need a good WW-2 newsreel sounding voice person.
HAVING YOUR OWN MUSIC COLLECTION OF ROYALITY FREE STUFF AND A STUDIO TO MIX IT IN A PLUS!.
contact Ed Sharpe - info@smecc.org 623-435-1522
FAMILY LEGACY VIDEO NEWS RELEASE
Family Legacy Video, Inc.
P.O. Box 86376 Tucson, Arizona 85754-6376
http://www.familylegacyvideo.com/
For Immediate Release
Date: January 2, 2008
Contact: Steve Pender
Phone: (520) 743.4090
E-mail: steve@familylegacyvideo.com
Workshops teach video biography techniques for fun & business
Tucson, Ariz. – Tucson’s Family Legacy Video, Inc., a pioneer in the personal video biography field, is holding two unique video biography workshops in Tucson in April, 2008.
From April 25 to 27, a three-day workshop entitled “Create Your Own Video Biography” ushers attendees through the process of creating their own family history video projects. Participants will learn how to draft questions, light, shoot and conduct interviews and prepare for editing.
On April 28, Family Legacy Video presents “The Business of Video Biographies.” This one-day workshop is aimed at budding video biographers interested in starting their own businesses. Topics ranging from the kinds (and costs) of video gear required, to marketing and pricing services will be discussed.
Family Legacy Video president Steve Pender hosts the two workshops, which will also feature presentations by the Phoenix production team of Dan Crapsi and Ginny Temple and Tucson-based marketing expert Dan Blumenthal. Pender is an award-winning scriptwriter, video editor, director and producer with over 29 years of experience. He is the author of the Family Legacy Video Producer’s Guide. Pender and Family Legacy Video have been featured in both print and broadcast. Print: The Explorer News, the Arizona Daily Star, EventDV, a leading video industry trade magazine, and Miami Monthly Magazine. Broadcast: “Arizona Spotlight” on KUAZ AM/FM and Fox News in Arizona.
Discounted “early bird” workshop registration is being offered until February 29, 2008. The final registration deadline is April 1, 2008. Complete workshop details are available on the workshop page of the Family Legacy Video Web site, www.familylegacyvideo.com, or by calling 520.743.4090.
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Family Legacy Video, Inc. provides products and services that help individuals, families and businesses save their precious stories and histories on video. More information on the company and its offerings can be found at www.familylegacyvideo.com. Family Legacy Video’s Steve Pender is a member of the Association of Personal Historians, www.personalhistorians.org.
Ed Sharpe of Glendale Arizona wins Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for Breaking News/ Continuing Coverage
Photo: Jennifer Jones KPHO and President of the Rocky Mountain NATAS Chapter and Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions/ Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV with 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for the production of "The Laura Gaff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" .(Photo by Bette Sharpe)
Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions / Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV in Glendale, AZ was award a 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for the production of "The Laura Gaff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" .
The National Television Academy Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter awarded the statuette. The chapter covers Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of California and Wyoming.
Photo: Chuck Emmert Presents
Ed Sharpe his first Emmy (R) Award.
Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions / Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV in Glendale, AZ was awarded a 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award statuette for the production of "The Laura Gaff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" .
The National Television Academy Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter awarded the statuette. The chapter covers Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of California and Wyoming.
The presentation on the evening of October 6th was the 30th annual event for the organization. It was held at the plush Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center located near the University of Phoenix stadium.
Sharpe said, "There's more people involved in making "The Laura Gaff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" and other news segments than you see on the surface. It's not just me!"
Sharpe added, "Many people have taken time to teach me videography, editing, writing, ethics in journalism and appreciated are the people that were great sounding boards to discuss ideas with... fantastic were family members that put up with me working all hours to get the job done... lets not forget the patient subjects as well we had for interviews when we started out our careers. Indeed! these are all the people who won this Emmy(R) Award as well."
Glendale Police Chief Steven Conrad stated: "I would like to congratulate Ed on his latest Emmy! Ed is committed to providing our community with information about the efforts of public safety. This is video is a great example of a great police-media relationship."
Officer Matt Barnett, Glendale Police Department PIO, who narrated the Hit and Run segment congratulated Ed Sharpe " ...I have worked with him many times in the past and Mr Sharpe is a pleasure to work with and is asset to the local journalistic community." MORE OF THE STORY>>>(and ohter past artcles) >
MCAI Arizona Lives on in an E-World
The sun rose. Birds sang. Flowers bloomed.
So went the day after the May general meeting.
It was nice to see some of the future right in front of us as the staff and students from Collins College hosted the event.
Speaking of the future, some great ideas and comments were exchanged between Connie Terwilliger (our national advisor, if you will) and our membership.
First of all, “Thank you, very much,” Connie, for leaving San Diego for our early summer and helping to read the winds of change.
Now let’s cut to the chase: MCAI Arizona 44 is now an electronic chapter.
Here is the site: http://www.mca-i.org/en/forums/messages/view.asp?forumid=16 .
It is a link within the national website that will solve many problems, for now and maybe for a long time. (To really find the forum go to, http://www.mca-i.org/ ; then cursor over to eCommunity, pull down and click on “MCA-I Forums, and there we are.)
This site is for discussion about and for the chapter. What’s good, what’s bad? What works and what doesn’t. What you like and what you don’t like. What you want to do and what you don’t want to do. The hope is, eventually, maybe enough of you will get tired of the e-community and will want to revive THE community.
As with everything with computers, software and technology, there are plenty of bugs to work out. Some regarding technology, others concerning etiquette.
They may all get worked out.
Soon, the website will probably move to another link on the national site. Several chapters have done this and it has done wonders to get people to begin to use the national site’s features. It saves money and time.
Anyway ... Please go online, anyone can get to the forum, and go to the posting titled, “Let’s Give This a Try.” There you will find the following two questions for us to ponder in our early discussion phases. These questions create a baseline of discussion, understanding and interest for us all:
1- What was your "media world" (at home and professionally) like 10 years ago and how has the Internet and the advancement of computers changed your life?
2- Think about all the ways technology touches your life everyday: From Automatic doors, ATM machines or Internet banking, Medical imaging to Security cameras, Self Serve Checkout stands and Photo Radar to that little chip in ALL copiers since you were a little kid that stores everything ever copied on that copier, forever and ever.
Yea, that chip or those millions of chips, exist.
We also would like you to post stuff you are interested in discussing.
For the next few days I’m the moderator.
It’s going up to one of you to change that.
Otherwise I may not ever go away.
I’ll leave it at that.
Webmaster's Corner :
Welcome to the new web server! "MCA-I AZ FIND A PRO - Search the Directory for a Professional" is now fully operational on the serer! Be sure to update your information and stay current... also be sure you are entered on the national site to get some of those great national and international jobs!
Ideas? News? Email us!
- Ed Sharpe, Webmaster MCAI-AZ.
Pender honored for Family Legacy Video Web site
 Tucson, Ariz. – Steve Pender, president of Tucson’s Family Legacy Video, Inc., received an Award of Merit at the 6th Annual Cactus Quill Awards Festival. Pender’s winning entry, Family Legacy Video Web site, was honored in the Electronic & Digital Communications category.
IABC/Tucson’s Cactus Quill awards program recognizes best practices in communications and is open to everyone in Arizona involved in business communications.
Family Legacy Video provides products and services that help individuals and families preserve their histories and stories on video by creating personal video biographies. The company offers how-to guides, video biography workshops and video production services. For more information about Family Legacy Video, visit www.familylegacyvideo.com.
Pender has been an MCA-I member for 13 years. He’s a past treasurer and twice past president of Arizona Chapter 44. He has also won a variety of Gold, Silver & Bronze Reels, as well as Awards of Merit & Excellence from Arizona’s annual video festival. Full Release >
New Day for General Meetings-
Beginning this “semester” MCAI –Az Chapter 44 meetings will be held on WEDNESDAYS!
This is due to scheduling conflicts with the new President. Additionally, some months we may not have a general meeting, per se, rather a social gathering featuring entertainment and networking. These events will range from movie screenings, sporting events and other fun and interesting networking possibilities.
21st Annual Arizona MCA-I Video Awards Festival
The 2006 MCAI Video Awards Festival was held on December 3. Here are the results of this year’s competition.
Full Release >
Student Job Shadow Program
Need a Hand? These Students Want to Help!
MCA-I Chapter 44 and area colleges have teamed up to link top video production
students with working professionals in an ongoing, one-day Job Shadow Program.
When you need an extra pair of hands for a short job (1-2 days), call on these
advanced production students.
Win/Win
The Job Shadow Program is a win for everyone involved. Students will gain
valuable experience volunteering with various media professionals, learning
the ropes
and making potential job contacts. Working professionals have access to
up-and-coming talent in the Valley, hand-picked by their instructors
as reliable, dedicated
and highly skilled people.
How It Works
When you have a short job call any of the students listed below to arrange
a Job Shadow day. Print the Job Shadow Waiver, and have your student
sign it when he/she arrives on the job. This waiver releases MCA-I and
you from
potential liability. The students understand that this is a volunteer
opportunity.
Click
here for a list of available students (pdf file).
Click here for the Job
Shadow Waiver form (pdf file).
Learn More About MCAI-AZ!
If you're not familiar with MCAI-AZ take a look at this video, created by and featuring MCAI-AZ members. / MCAI-AZ Roadcrew Video
Marketing & Media
New indus try coalition to lobby for local films / More...
ARIZONA INTERNET NEWS COMPANY WINS TELLY / More...
Sterling Productions Captures the Blues / More..
Workshop shows how to save family stories on video / More...
Have a history project going on TelePrompTer - Got TelePrompTer? - Get some cash....... limited time only. / More..
Miss a meeting or newsletter?
The Chapter 44 newsletter is available online!
Benefits of Membership? - You Bet There
Are!
An article in the March issue of the MCA-I Member 2 Member News really drives
home the benefits and great opportunities to being an MCA-I member! Read what Michael
Danese has to say about the power of networking.
We have two membership options available to you: MCA-I International membership
or Chapter 44 Associate membership… Click
here for more.
Support Chapter 44
 If you haven't
wandered over to the MCA-I Chapter 44 merchandise store you should. What a
great way to show your affiliation with MCA-I and an
easy way to support Chapter 44. A great
selection of quality logo merchandise items are available for chapter members
- polo shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, blankets, kids stuff
and the webmasters' pick, the expandable
briefcase. A portion of the proceeds from purchases will be directed back
to the chapter.
Show your support and help advertise MCA-I Chapter 44 by wearing a great logo
polo or t-shirt to your next shoot or networking function! If you are interested
in small quantity/short run logo items for your own company, contact FundNet directly
for special MCA-I Chapter 44 pricing - just be sure to mention that you are
a Chapter 44 member.
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