August 2024 Newsletter
Livestream Video Production Workshop
Date: September 15th at 4:00 pm
Location: Isabel Castillo Performing Arts and Events Center
Gain the essential skills to create professional live event programming in this hands-on workshop led by experienced live producer, Ann Theis. Whether you're new to video or seeking to enhance your current abilities, this workshop will provide the tools and confidence to work as a team during a livestream or live recording.
"The Woods" Premiere + Local Youth Filmmaker Showcase
Date: October 19th at 4:00 pm
Location: El Raton Theater
Local filmmaker Jacob Jaramillo presents the Premiere Screening of his film "The Woods," accompanied by a showcase of short films created by talented local youth filmmakers.
IP Rights & Media Law Workshop
Date: November 9th at 2:00 pm
Location: Arthur Johnson Memorial Library
Denver-based lawyer Max Hass leads a workshop on IP Rights for artists, offering valuable insights into protecting your work as a media professional. Max is an entertainment, trademark, and business lawyer and a founding partner of the law firm Holon Law Partners LLP. In addition to Colorado, he is licensed in Louisiana and New York and works with creative individuals and small businesses nationwide. Max is also a working musician, playing bass in a few bands in the Denver music scene.
Visit www.elratonmediaworks.org/events for more information on these and more local happenings.
We are offering YCL at Raton High School this semester!
The Youth Coding League is an innovative and complete learning program, built for schools and community organizations, that introduces 5th-8th graders to computer science and coding. The YCL focuses on access, inclusion, and self-efficacy for all.
If you would like to participate, email us at info@elratonmediaworks.org by September 2nd. The season takes place from Sept 5th - Dec 9th and sessions will take place on Thursday evenings.
To learn more about YCL, visit www.youthcodingleague.com
It's been a lot of fun this summer in Raton!
Open Screen Night @ El Raton Theater
Our first Open Screen Night took place on August 11th at the Historic El Raton Theater! OSN is like an open mic night, but for independent video. Local filmmakers screened their short films and works-in-progress on the big screen and we had an amazing turnout. It was such a fun time, we'll have to do another again! Special thanks to host Will Elder; volunteers Brittney Semone, Zabe Holloway, and Jose Lopez; and Kayvan Khalatbari, owner of El Raton Theater, who lent us the space and ran the projection!
Here's a list of screened projects from the night:
Never Call 911 - By Will Elder
Master Painter - By Dave Harris
Haiti: A Story Shared in New Mexico Teaser - by Lisa Jo
The Woods Teaser - by Jacob Jaramillo
Trinacoustic Promo, Temple Aaron Organ Video, & Mother Jones: An Echoes of History Conversation - By Jeff Montoya
Roller & Moonshadows Trailer - by Greg Hunter
Floaters - by Wally Wallace
Kate Dates - by Zabe Holloway
Schnieder Brewery - Stories of the Past - by Kristi Rogers
La Cumbia de Raton - by Mauricio Meneses
Drones & 360 Demonstration
The July Film & Media Networking event brought us Carlos Madrid from TuffKnight Droneworks LLC.
Carlos taught us drone and 360 camera fundamentals with an interactive and very informative demonstration at the Kearny School building including the process to get licensed, tips and tricks, and practical applications. Attendees had a blast getting a close up look at how the technology works and is applied in real world applications.
Thank you Carlos for lending your expertise to our group!
Check out some photos from the event on the event page.
Run to Raton
On July 20th, ERMW teamed up with The Ratonian again to film live music at Run to Raton!
We captured some fun at the street fair and a performance by P.F.G.O.T.. Special thanks to the Piancino Family, Laura Brewer and family, Patchwork Phoenix, Motorcycle Mike, Mike Osbourn, and crew members Jose Lopez, Will Elder, Christeana Piancino, Brittney Semone, and Nikolaös Ibañez for all their hard work!
Check out a recap of the Live Stream event on our Youtube channel.
Haiti: A Story Told in New Mexico Available to Watch on YouTube
Haitian filmmaker Alain Martin visited Raton in June for a screening of his film, "The Forgotten Occupation."
Local residents, Will Weir and Tom Kovach arranged Alain Martin's visit to Raton for a special screening of "The Forgotten Occupation" at the El Raton Theater on June 2nd. After the screening the audience had a chance to ask the filmmaker questions about his hard-hitting documentary film while ERMW recorded it. We were also fortunate enough to interview Alain and Will about the film, and about the journey of bringing the film and filmmaker to Raton. In case you missed it, we have great news -- you can view the short documentary on YouTube!
Local Highlights of the Month
Christéana Piancino is a young filmmaker who has written, directed, edited, crewed, and acted in short films shot in her hometown, Raton, NM and has enrolled in a dual credit class with Santa Fe Community College to earn a film technician certificate.
Learn more about Christéana on her crew page.
The Well Hotel & Tap Room in neighboring Trinidad is a great event location, hosting many local comedy, music, and dance performances and is a friendly stop for film crews visiting the region.
View more on their listing on our website.
Goat Hill is our Highlighted Location of the Month and it's likely in everyone's top favorite places to film in Raton, after all it is very reminiscent of the Hollywood sign everyone knows, but of course with a New Mexico twist!
View some awesome photos of Goat Hill on our website!
This month's Highlighted Film Resource is Blender. The free software supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. And, with free tutorials and open source software anyone can start learning today!
Visit blender.org to download their free software.
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