Virtual Gallery: "Acceptance"

Submitted by jlessard on Tue, 11/17/2020 - 1:00am

“Acceptance,” a virtual gallery of small mixed-media watercolors by multi-talented artist David Normal, is being presented by the Community Media Center of Marin through December 31.

“Henry Miller wrote an essay on watercolor painting in which he exuberantly revels in his ineptitude as a watercolorist, frankly stating how he just didn’t give a damn how they turned out because he was having so much fun just being himself, accepting himself, and making a mess with the paints,” explains Normal. “My mind often turned to these sentiments of Miller’s, and [these] watercolors were made in a similar spirit. They are not just paintings. To me, they are the by-products of a spiritual evolution from egotistical insecurity to psychic self acceptance. And that is why I have titled the series, ‘Acceptance.’”

"marINSANITY" provides ho! ho! holiday cheer December 14

Submitted by jlessard on Wed, 11/11/2020 - 1:56pm

End the year with laughter! Be in the Zoom Room when “marINSANITY,” Marin TV’s crazy funny comedy show, tapes another episode on Monday, December 14 at 7 PM. Laughter guaranteed as some of the Bay Area’s best and brightest stand-up talent help you warm your cockles on a chilly winter night -- and send this crazy challenging COVID-19 year out the door!

R.S.V.P. by emailing jill@marintv.org. For more info, call (415) 721-0636.

Annual Member Meeting via Zoom on November 5

Submitted by jlessard on Sun, 10/25/2020 - 12:00am

The 2020 CMCM Member Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 5 at 6 PM via Zoom. Members are invited to join in for Center updates.

We hope you will Zoom into the annual member meeting! Link to follow! 

"Virtual Fiesta" Gallery Exhibit

Submitted by michael on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 4:47pm

The Community Media Center of Marin is proud to present its first virtual gallery exhibit, "Virtual Fiesta," which is intended to bring awareness to California Coastal Cleanup 2020.

Artists Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have rambled the tideline of Kehoe Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore for more than 20 years.  After hundreds of visits along 1000 meters, they have gathered plastic debris washing out of the Pacific Ocean and collected more than two tons of material.

By “curating” these pieces of plastic, the collaborative team has fashioned it into works of art that matter-of-factly represent, with minimal artifice, the material as it is. The viewer is often surprised that this colorful stuff is the thermoplastic junk of our throwaway culture.

For more information about the Langs and their work, visit
https://www.beachplastic.com/
https://oceanic.global/judith-richard-lang/

For more information about California Coastal Cleanup 2020, visit

COVIDEO Festival Welcomes Your Submissions

Submitted by jlessard on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 12:00am

CMCM presents the first (and hopefully only) COVIDEO Festival.

What are you doing to cope with COVID-19? Gardening like crazy? Cooking up a storm? Getting out of Dodge? Share your pandemic perspective!

Create a short (2 minutes or less) video on your smartphone, then email it to: programming@cmcm.tv. CMCM will create a compilation and show it on Marin TV.

Spread the word! Not the virus!

Media Mixer via Zoom TONIGHT October 7

Submitted by jlessard on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 1:56pm

Enjoy video highlights from the recent “Heart of SF” featuring The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and Emperor Norton and skywriting of hearts above the Golden Gate Bridge. CMCM's Media Mixer -- held via Zoom -- is open to all! Join us in the "Zoom Room" on Wednesday, October 7 from 7 – 8:30 PM. Register by emailing jill@marintv.org.

RockSteadyFest FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Submitted by jlessard on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 12:35pm

RockSteadyFest presents Virtual Concerts of area musicians on Marin TV Channel 30. Tune in!

An Epic Youth Concert will be shown on Friday September 25 at 7 PM. Featured performers for this local youth concert will include Angel Amador, Josh McGuiness with Ciara Rooke & Will Eisenberg, Rai Zjobe & Susan Zelinsky, Lizzie Lamorte, Kariana Edrington, Sami Weibel & Andreas Psychoyos, Tom Finch & Kimi Keating.

Bay Area musicians Kevin Griffin, Fordham Murdy (aka the Reverend Freakchild, and Cole & Miki Tate will be showcased on Saturday, September 26 at 6 PM.

RockSteadyFest believes Recovery and Healthy Living and Having Fun are the best ways to handle stress during these hard times, and want to remind everyone that they are not alone. Join us in Celebration of Recovery Month and Support Your Local Artists.

"Ask the Experts" - Storytelling Through Cinematography on September 10

Submitted by jlessard on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 12:00am

The Community Media Center of Marin’s popular series of master classes goes virtual via Zoom with compelling media-related topics presented by experts in their field.

On Thursday, September 10 (6:30 - 8:30 PM), learn how your greatest asset is not your equipment, but your creative vision in "Storytelling Through Cinematography."

Whether you use a smartphone or DSLR camera, award-winning short filmmaker Yoel Iskindir will guide you through the process -- from lens selection to manual settings to composition -- of achieving the most important part of good filmmaking – visual storytelling.

CMCM’s virtual "Ask the Experts" presentations are free for CMCM members. $25 non-member fee includes one-year membership to CMCM plus free admittance to all “Ask the Experts” presentations in this series.

Register at www.cmcm.tv/asktheexperts. For more information, contact jill@marintv.org or call (415) 721-0636.

If you are a CMCM Non-Member you can pay $25 here for the entire series and receive a free CMCM Membership.

"Ask the Experts" - Edit Like a Master with DaVinci Resolve TONIGHT @ 6:30 PM

Submitted by jlessard on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 11:02am

Veteran filmmaker and Marin TV Director of Programming Bill Dunphy knows his way around multiple editing systems. On Thursday, September 24 (6:30 - 8:30 PM), let him show you the ins and outs of DaVinci Resolve, a free editing program with an advanced color corrector used by industry pros.

CMCM’s virtual "Ask the Experts" presentations are free for CMCM members. $25 non-member fee includes one-year membership to CMCM plus free admittance to all “Ask the Experts” presentations in this series.

Register at www.cmcm.tv/asktheexperts. For more information, contact jill@marintv.org or call (415) 721-0636.

"Ask the Experts" series kicks off Thursday, September 3

Submitted by jlessard on Tue, 07/21/2020 - 4:45pm

They're b-a-a-a-c-k! Specialists share information and insights about all things media in CMCM's popular "Ask the Experts" series of master classes. For the first time, these presentations will be offered via Zoom.

Thursday, September 3 (6:30 - 8:30 PM)

COPYRIGHTS/FAIR USE/CREATIVE COMMONS
Can you use pre-existing material in your video? If not, why not? If so, to what extent? Community Media Center of Marin Executive Director Michael Eisenmenger explains the terminology and offers welcome clarity to these often confounding topics.

"Ask the Experts" are free to CMCM members. Non-member registration of $25 includes a year-long membership to CMCM and free admittance to all "Ask the Experts" presentations in this series. Register at www.cmcm.tv/asktheexperts