With a downturn economy, and the entertainment industry changing everyday, entrepreneurs, film producers, music industry and artists are looking for alternative ways to survive and thrive. This meetup is associated with an organization called CEO Space, which helps entrepreneurs find resources, connections and capital to give projects the green light to proceed.  CEO Space hosts 5 large business forums per year, where one third of the participants are investors. Typically, most angel investor …

If you are looking for instruction, guidance, help, networking and advice that can help you profitably produce films and web series, this is the meetup for you. We'll cover: How to very quickly and cost effectively promote your existing projects Where and how to get immediate distribution of your work online, on DVD, etc. How to get your film in theaters and when it makes sense to do so How to make projects easier to promote and distribute How to use social media marketing tools to find audience …

This group is for those who are involved with, or desire to be involved with, the creation of Films. Whether your interest is in writing, acting, cinematography, directing, producing, and/or any other aspect of the films industry, you've come to the right place! We share ideas, educational events and assist each other with film projects. Join us and please tell us a bit about what your particular interests are in creating Films!

EVERYONE KNOWS SOMEONE - You may need a writer, producer, editor, or the money guy. Meet with others in the Entertainment Industry. To share, brainstorm, develop, join forces, and to create and develop Film and Television projects.

We started this meetup to bring actors together who aspire to be in films. At Neon Venus Theatre in Hollywood, we specialize in Acting, Directing and Filmmaking. This meetup is going to focus on the kind of acting needed for film. We want actors to learn the basics of the illusion and we want them to work together with filmmakers to create scenes and shorts. Check out some of our students' work at http://www.youtube.com/user/NeonVTheatre#p/u  

This is a group for folks making video for the web.

Networking with other Grips and Electricians and stagehands who work on features,commercials,music videos, special events lighting audio,video,.Dolly grips,best boy grip and electric.Networking for more work,for all of us ..

This is your opportunity to socialize and network with people in the film industry. Whether you're a producer, director, writer, actor, agent, manager. casting director, an indie filmmaker, a crew member, or work in any other aspect of the the film industry, you'll benefit from these networking events, teleseminars, and webinars.

Hello Filmmakers, This meetup is about making films. We will mainly focus on shooting scenes andshorts in class for the purpose of finishing work as part of our curriculum.We will cover the basics of lighting, camera handling and shooting, scene scripts and screenwriting, acting and continuity, shot list and frame selection, acting basics and editing, among others.This is for beginning filmmakers so that they can workshop all theaspects of filmmaking using the equipment (lights, camera, boom mi …

A club dedicated to film makers who use a DSLR as their primary camera for filming. The intent of this group is to discuss and share various techniques, information about products, and resources so that members may learn and grow in their DSLR film making endeavors. Most importantly, we will focus on learning by doing. That means actually filming stuff. We will try to incorporate actual movie production activities at every meeting. We are also planning on including activities such as creating, w …

Six Degrees is about networking with other professionals in the Film, TV, and New Media industries.  You could be a director, producer, agent, manager, or writer. Come and join us at events and meet other industry professionals in a fun, casual setting.

The Hollywood Film Making Workshop, HFW, is an ongoing collaborative film making workshop that meets weekly (sometimes daily) to make feature-length films with Meetup members who are either professional or want to learn to become professional Directors, Screenwriters, Actors, Producers, Directors of Photography, Gaffers, Grips, Production Designers, Costume Designers, Makeup Artists, Production Sound Mixers, Script Supervisors, Editors, Production Managers, and Assistant Directors. As our featur …

Purpose: Networking and creative cross pollination for professionals and others who love the craft of documentary filmmaking. Who Should Join: - Documentary Filmmakers at every professional level, - Emerging filmmakers interested in documentary production - Documentary enthusiasts interested in learning about the craft of documentary production Why This Group: I have learned in the ten years that I have been privileged to interact with documentary filmmakers that they are some of the most …

This group is for people who are interested in producing video content for YouTube. At each meeting we introduce ourselves, discuss projects we have done or are currently working on.  We also talk about camera gear and promotional strategies.  People who have attended meetings have been very involved in YouTube, and other are yet to have a YouTube account.  Meetings usually have around 7-10 folks.  If you have business cards bring them. In the past year collaborations have been rare.  These meet …

This is a meetup for filmmakers interested in finding support to complete their productions. This may be through the sharing of funding information, finding crew members for their films, seeking advice regarding production challenges, sharing information on new technologies, etc.  We welcome anyone involved in production, pre-production and post.  In addition, anyone on the business side of the film industry can join, as well as writers, serious actors and actor/producers, etc. Our venue, the N …

Think it, Shoot it Post it is a meetup designed for ambitious, forward thinking filmmakers from all sides of the industry to get together and assist in making and developing feature films starting with the production of one key scene. There are a lot of film industry meetups out there that talk about making films. At Think it, Shoot it, Post it we get together and make films. We welcome actors, writers, directors, grips, gaffers, musicians, editors, etc. to come together and create film projects …