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1. FALL 2011 EDITION NEWS & IDEAS FROM MASSACCESS/ACM MASS CHAPTER MEMBERS & FRIENDS
Massachusetts Flash Film Festival a Success
By Adam Dusenberry, Belmont Media Center
The sidewalk outside the Studio Cinema in Belmont was crowded with moviegoers waiting to see what
Massachusetts filmmakers were able do in just 72 hours.
Created by Adam Dusenberry of Belmont Media
Center (BMC) and produced by entire staff of
BMC, the festival gave 10 teams of filmmakers a
chance to make a film, get it screened in a real
movie theatre and a chance at a cash prize. The
only catch was that everything had to be done
within a designated 72-hour time period. Teams
met at the kick-off event at BMC on September
22nd, to draw the genres and to learn the required
character, prop and line of dialogue. Then, it was a
race against the clock to complete a 4-7 minute
film.
Dusenberry was impressed with the turn-out for the
festival’s first year, “I did not really know how many
people would respond, but based on the success this year, BMC will probably host it again next year”,
Dusenberry said.
Ten teams from as far away as the South Shore and as far north as Haverhill participated. A few teams
came from the ranks of members of community media centers, including Brookline Access and
Belmont Media. The skill level of the teams ranged from the truly novice to local professionals. Three
industry judges reviewed each film and selected a professional and non-professional winner.
On October 1st a crowd of over 100 came to the Studio Cinema to see the premiere of the films and to
learn who the winners were. All of the films, as well the screening and awards ceremony can be
viewed on Belmont Media Center’s website - belmontmedia.org Additionally, the Screening and
Awards Ceremony are available on MyMassTV & the Community Media Distribution Network for
downloading by access TV channels to air in local communities.
If you’d like more information on this year’s Mass Flash Film Festival, or are interested in participating
next year, find us on Facebook or email adam@belmontmedia.org .

2. FALL 2011 EDITION NEWS & IDEAS FROM MASSACCESS/ACM MASS CHAPTER MEMBERS & FRIENDS
Keith
Thibault
and
Amy
Palmerino
present
the
Rika
Welsh
Community
Impact
Award
to
Howard
Porter
of
Stoneham
TV.

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4. FALL 2011 EDITION NEWS & IDEAS FROM MASSACCESS/ACM MASS CHAPTER MEMBERS & FRIENDS
New
England
Broadcast
and
Cable
Expo/Trade
Show
Wrap
Up
By
Jan
Haughey
The
third
annual
New
England
Broadcast
and
Cable
Expo
(NEBCExpo)
produced
by
JaDa
Events,
LLC,
was
held
Wednesday,
November
2nd
at
the
DCU
Center
in
Worcester,
MA.
This
year’s
exposi9on
was
held
in
conjunc9on
with
the
14th
annual
Media
Educators
of
America
(MEOA)
formerly
known
as
the
Video
Educators
of
New
England
(VENE)
fall
conference,
which
is
open
to
all
individuals
that
are
either
involved
in
video
produc9on
or
the
use
of
media
in
an
educa9onal
seVng.
Their
educa9onal
conference
featured
speakers
addressing
topics
ranging
from
virtual
edi9ng,
logging,
review,
and
collabora9on
in
“the
cloud”;
studio
design
and
construc9on
with
a
Holis9c
Approach;
the
relevance
of
the
arts
in
educa9on;
blogging
as
a
means
of
developing
student
por[olios;
ample
networking
9me;
and
more!
Visit
h"p://www.mediaedoa.org
for
details.
Along
with
broadcast
&
cable
equipment
manufacturers
and
representa9ves,
there
was
representa9on
from
a
myriad
of
professional
organiza9ons
and
academic
ins9tu9ons
including:
New
England
Society
of
Mo9on
Picture
and
Television
Engineers
(SMPTE-­‐NE),
Alliance
for
Community
Media
(ACM-­‐NE),
MassAccess,
Project
Bread,
Mt.
Wachuse"
Community
College,
Cayuga
Community
College
(SUNY),
Society
of
Broadcast
Engineers
(SBE)
and
many
more.
Both
events
offered
a
premier
opportunity
to
learn,
network
and
see
firsthand
emerging
trends
that
impact
the
professional
broadcast
and
cable
access
communi9es,
while
affording
a"endees
the
opportunity
to
walk
the
expo
floor
and
see
the
latest
technology
rela9ng
to
video
produc9on,
video
edi9ng,
digital
media,
video
streaming,
video
on-­‐demand,
television
studio
produc9on,
distance
learning,
cable
access
studio,
digital
asset
management,
mobile
broadcast
and
more.
Show
organizers,
Jan
Haughey
and
David
Scher,
are
pleased
with
the
synergy
the
event
has
generated
over
the
last
few
years
among
the
various
par9cipa9ng
organiza9ons
and
a"endees
that
gathered
for
this
Na9onal
Associa9on
of
Broadcasters
(NAB)
style
expo.
The
convenience
allowed
those
who
cannot
make
the
annual
pilgrimage
to
Las
Vegas,
the
opportunity
to
spend
9me
with
manufacturers
and
local
resellers
right
in
their
own
backyards.
Hope
to
see
you
next
year
on
November
6,
2012.

5. NEWS & IDEAS FROM MASSACCESS/ACM MASS CHAPTER MEMBERS & FRIENDS