New Media West is a coalition of new media professionals in the Los Angeles and San Francisco area, who advocate fair practices in online video with the intention of maintaining equal opportunity in the field.
Information
- Founded:
- 2009
Events
4 past eventsSee All
- New Media Office Hours
Peet's Coffee & Tea
Sunday, September 13 at 1:00pm - New Media Office Hours at SXSW
Mooseknuckle
Sunday, March 15 at 1:00pm - AFTRA New Media Contract Q&A
AFTRA Board Room
Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00pm - New Media Office Hours
M Street Coffee
Sunday, February 22 at 1:00pm
New Media West
New Media West
Reminder: New Media Office Hours this Sunday! RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=13
Web video mentoring for the new generation!
Location:Peet's Coffee & Tea
Time:1:00PM Sunday, September 13th
New Media West
ABOUT
New Media Office Hours is a monthly social gathering/Q&A session open to anyone interested in online video.
A few experienced new media producers will be on hand to answer questions, solve technical problems, talk about the creative aspects of making cross-platform video, etc in a casual atmosphere. This event is 1...00% n00b friendly. Do you know a filmmaker, actor, or writer curious about new media? Perfect. Bring your questions and don't be shy.
Office Hours is very informal. Come and go as you please!
POTENTIAL TOPICS
* Adapting your existing short film/project for the web
* Essential tools/resources to get you started
* Pros/cons of various distribution platforms (e.g. YouTube)
* Union (SAG/AFTRA) vs. non-union contracts
* Connecting with other new media professionals
* Going the indie route vs. seeking out funding
This event is hosted by New Media West - an emerging coalition of new media professionals in the LA/SF area.
Web video mentoring for the new generation!
Time:1:00PM Sunday, September 13th
Location:Peet's Coffee & Tea
New Media West Good news for new media producers: SAG has realized we prefer using AFTRA contracts and want to talk DIRECTLY to US about it. More soon...
New Media West Still looking for a place to have the next New Media Office Hours, leave suggestions on our FB page! (http://bit.ly/NMWfb)
New Media West Time to hold another New Media Office Hours in Los Angeles, anyone have coffee shop location suggestions?
New Media West is liking the new Facebook page profile!
New Media West
ABOUT
New Media Office Hours is a weekly social gathering/Q&A session open to anyone interested in online video.
A few experienced new media producers will be on hand to answer questions, solve technical problems, talk about the creative aspects of making cross-platform video, etc in a casual atmosphere. This event is 10...0% n00b friendly. Do you know a filmmaker, actor, or writer curious about new media? Perfect. Bring your questions and don't be shy.
Office Hours is very informal. Come and go as you please!
POTENTIAL TOPICS
* Adapting your existing short film/project for the web
* Essential tools/resources to get you started
* Pros/cons of various distribution platforms (e.g. YouTube)
* Union (SAG/AFTRA) vs. non-union contracts
* Connecting with other new media professionals
* Going the indie route vs. seeking out funding
This event is hosted by New Media West - an emerging coalition of new media professionals in the LA/SF area.
New Media West
New Media West and AFTRA present a conversation with Jennifer Holland-Still, AFTRA Representative. Come ask questions and learn how AFTRA contracts apply to web series and other new media productions.
Note: There are only 35 seats available, so please only RSVP if you're serious about attending. Also note that if ther...e is a large demand, AFTRA will be hosting more talks in the future.
A Conversation with Jennifer Holland-Still
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, March 11th
Location:AFTRA Board Room
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I want to start formalizing the group's organization and internal structure. There are 2 major areas to consider: membership and leadership. Let me put a few ideas out there and get everyone's feedback.
New Media West Hey Ted, community outreach is definitely a major part of New Media West. There's a lot more to it, too. Have you checked out our Google Group @ newmediawest.org?
SAG New Media Contract - Workgroup to Protect Independent Producers - New Media West | Google Groups
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The current SAG new media contract as it stands severely limits what an independent producer can do; let's work with SAG to improve it!As stated in another thread, the proposed terms SAG new media contract ...
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SAG's New Media Contract in its current form gives no consideration to the independent producers low budget needs. This post covers what it contains."New Media" has become a huge conflict point in the Screen Actors Guild's negotiations with producers, and even within the guild itself. ...
