November 14, 2018 ~ New Republic Studios

New Republic Studios

We are pleased as punch to present a panel from New Republic Studios on Wednesday, November 14th @ Opal Divine’s:

Mindy Raymond

Mindy Raymond
Director of Marketing & Development

Mindy is an actor, voiceover artist, producer, and the former Executive Director of TXMPA. She now heads up a team that has expanded New Republic Studios‘ scope into a multi-platform creative campus serving the film, television, commercial, new media, and the AR/VR/XR industries as well as the creative community at large for projects and production of any scale with a new world-class team and unique services and amenities. Mindy also teaches Yoga, and is a wife & mom.
“I connect people. I am organized and a quick study. I love challenging experiences that help me grow as an individual. I have a variety of interests from film, voiceover work and acting to yoga, travel and snowboarding.”

Cj Felux

Cj Felux
Production Manager

CJ’s role is ensuring that those on every production enjoy a great experience and have all the tools needed when filming commercials, music videos, or feature films. He is also responsible for organizing payroll and managing the internship program. CJ is a filmmaker at heart, with wide-ranging experience from a DP on music videos to animating for a 48 hour film contest. He is a driven, hard-working individual, who always looks for new opportunities to grow and learn in the film industry. His current personal project is a YouTube series about teaching young adults how to navigate the transition into adulthood in the 21st Century.

 

Cruz Garcia

Cruz Garcia
Social Media Director

Cruz handles all the social media, as well as any visual content that the studio needs. He is a media developer who uses his camera to focus on creating and displaying what the world has to offer. Cruz also enjoys creating content from micro-docs, social media content for business, and volunteering time to create videos for nonprofits, as well as work on some more narrative projects. Besides film, his other passions include biking, hiking, and trying out unique foods in Austin.

 

 

These 3 talented, experienced, and passionately creative artists will discuss the many aspects of media production, from inception to final product and promotion. This mixer offers a unique opportunity to get the facts, insights, and inspiration to think BIG about new projects and ideas, and discover how New Republic Studios can help dreams become reality. Actors, producers, writers, and all those interested in media production are invited!

Hollywood has studios galore. NYC has the island of Manhattan. Atlanta has Tyler Perry & Pinewood Studios.

We have New Republic Studios.

It’s this sort of entertainment production infrastructure that will take Texas to the top of our industry. And it’s available to us all.

Formerly Spiderwood Studios, the newly renovated New Republic Studios is a sprawling creative campus on the outskirts of Austin featuring 4 sound stages, green rooms, dressing rooms, offices, a kitchen, a conference room, and a diversely spectacular 200+ acre backlot on the Colorado River for producing pretty much any entertainment project imaginable.

Don’t just dream big, make it big. Afterall, we are Texas.

Are you involved in making a web series, television show, video game, movie, AR/VR/XR? This Texas gem offers space, facilities, and amenities for all sizes and kinds of projects. Not a few major movies & TV shows have been filmed there, along with smaller productions such as by contestants in the Austin 48-Hour Film Project. Equipped with lighting, sound, green screens, a cyclorama wall, and so much more, if you can dream it, you can make it here.

New Republic Studios is available for any size & variety of production projects, and if you haven’t visited, arrange an appointment to do so on your very next opportunity.

So come to Opal’s this Wednesday the 14th to find out what it’s all about! And while there, also get the scoop on our Annual Talent Showcase for 2018 happening next month, where you can be the star!

 

Last Month:
Yours truly, Gary L. Wimmer (the guy who runs the sound system) was thrilled to be the guest speaker at the mixer on Wednesday, October 10th, and I hope you folks enjoyed my insights and ramblings.
Check out my book, A Second in Eternity!
See photos here, and more mixer photos here.

 

Be in our audience on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 @ Opal Divine’s, have some great food, meet like minds, network, and get illuminated by our stellar guest speakers from New Republic Studios!

Come and bring a friend for laughing & learning and of course, networking. Bring a friend, and while there enjoy Opal Divine’s Happy Hour which lasts until 7, then $3 “Three for Texas” beers the rest of the evening. And don’t cook or go anywhere else for a meal or snacks because Opal’s offers a tasty and largely locally-sourced menu of goodies.

Pass along our website and check it for details about each month’s speaker(s)!
Find this month’s mixer on Facebook and invite your friends.
Get on our mailing list and keep up with us on social media:
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Mixing & Networking @ 6:00PM, Announcements @ 6:30, Speakers @ 6:45
Followed by More Mixing & Mingling and Networking

August 9, 2017 ~ Austin Film Society

Austin Film Society

Austin Film Society

Founded in 1985 by world renowned filmmaker Richard Linklater, the Austin Film Society’s mission is to empower the community to watch, make, and love film and other creative media. AFS:

  • curates and screens hundreds of repertory, international, and art house films annually at the AFS Cinema
  • delivers financial support to filmmakers via AFS Grantsfiscal sponsorship
  • operates Austin Studios, a 20-acre production facility for use by its membership and for rent
  • runs Austin Public, a space for our city’s diverse media makers to train, collaborate, reserve equipment, and broadcast original content throughout the Austin area and online

Through its award-winning after school classes, intern training, and the Ed Lowry Student Film program, AFS encourages media literacy and provides a place for youth of all backgrounds to learn the craft of filmmaking and gain access to tools for media production. By hosting premieres, special events, local and international industry events, and the Texas Film Awards, AFS shines the national spotlight on Texas filmmakers while connecting Austin and Texas to the wider film community. AFS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

AFS has done so much and has so very much to offer our community, that we do not have space to list all the great services AFS provides. But it can indeed be considered the “heart” of the film community, and we are thrilled to have a couple of well-versed staff members as guest speakers at Sherlock’s Pub & Grill on Wednesday, August 9th: Ellie Kotapish & Doug Gray! Doug is the Austin Public Station Manager and Ellie focuses on AFS and the AFS Cinema (formerly The Marchesa Theatre). Together they will provide inspiring information and fill us in on the remarkable resources of AFS and its tremendous offerings to Central Texans.

Last Month

We extend our most sincere thanks to Cindy Weigand (Director, Georgetown Film Conference) & Jackie Villanueva (Director of Social Media and Advertising) and Jonathan Young (Interim Executive Director & Director of Education ~ Palace Theatre in Georgetown), for coming to July’s mixer to speak on Wednesday the 12th. As it turns out, Georgetown has a lot to offer our creative community, and we are grateful to Jonathan, Cindy and Jackie for their time and insights and enlightening us about these opportunities in Central Texas, which our attendees should definitely check out!

 

So be sure to join us at Sherlock’s Pub and Grill on Wednesday, August 9th, meet like minds, socialize and network, have a great meal and drink, and get important insights about AFS from Ellie & Doug!

Come on out and join us at Sherlock’s Pub & Grill @ 9012 Research Blvd. (SE corner 183 & Burnet) on Wednesday, August 9th! Sherlock’s is a cool place with great food, drinks, and hospitality. Arrive early for a drink & dinner, network and meet new friends, enjoy a fun-filled evening with other guests, and get great info. Plenty of parking, too!

Pass along our website and check it for details about each month’s speaker(s)!
Find this month’s mixer on Facebook.
Get on our mailing list and keep up with us on social media:
Like our page & join our group on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

Mixing & Networking @ 6:00PM, Announcements @ 6:30, Speakers @ 6:45
Followed by More Mixing & Mingling and Networking