[Tig] Colorist seeks post house for self op in Michigan or Chicago

Tue May 20 11:25:42 PDT 2008

Are you aware of Tic Tock Studios in Holland, Michigan?  New studio  that has 
equipment, etc, and is building a sound stage/production  offices.  They're 
shooting a film starting in June & have funding for  multiple films per year.  

They've also created a course at Grand Valley State College in GR-area to  
train 'below the line' folk - some of the auto industry people are getting  
trained in film techniques since the DTW auto industry is in a nose-dive.   
They've got Hollywood & Michigan execs/backers/etc.  Founder of Tic  Tock also 
co-founded the Saugatuck Film Festival.

You might want to meander down from Ferris to meet up w/ some of the Tic  
Tock folk.  Website is _www.tictockstudios.com_ (http://www.tictockstudios.com) . 
 If you  click on the various links you'll get a full overview of what they 
do, history,  backers, etc.  And given that Michigan just passed some of the 
strongest  tax credits in the US to attract productions (40% back of each $  
spent, if $$ spend is $50K or more), it might be worth getting to know some of  
the folk/forge some connections.

I have no connection with Tic Tock, other than I met the founder Hagwood  
DePree & some of the other TTS folk, at the new boutique City Flats  hotel in 
Holland (holey moley - Holland actually has a boutique hotel now!) when  I was 
there a couple of weeks ago attending my college reunion (Hope  College).

Cheers.

Sharon Adcock

In a message dated 5/20/2008 10:39:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
manzagm at ferris.edu writes:

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Hello fine peers,  

I'm auditing a film class at Ferris State University this summer so I  can 
teach it when the current Professor retires next year.  I already  teach a 
basic Photoshop class, TV Studio Techniques and DVD Production, so  one 
more class would be cool to have.  I'd love to still work as a  Colorist 
but when you move to the backwoods that doesn't work.  Up  here if you say 
you are a Colorist they ask, what salon?

Anyway,  these project shoot reversal on antiquated Bolex cameras.  I have 
one  of my own with the usual problems but it'll get me through this  
project.  Along the way I will shoot a few hundred feet of negative  film 
and will need to transfer that plus the cut reversal to mini-dv stock  
preferably in hi def, depending on what I can come up with for a facility.  
It's not much.

I'd love to self op /4 wall / barter for a couple of  hours to do the work 
myself.  In the past I was able to trade 2.5:1  2.5 hours my work on 
facility projects for 1 hour of work on my own  stuff.  Perhaps I can find 
an arrangement of similar fashion in the  Midwest?  It's a stretch, I know, 
but tryin' can't hurt!

There  is a possibility of future projects needing the same services 
through a  few developing clients I have through my video company, Carom 
Video.   To establish anything in the way of film services I have to get 
out of the  gate with the right facility, so to speak. 

More info available if you  want it, feel free to forward this and be sure 
to have a great  day!

------------------------------------
Mellissa  Manzagol
Telecine Colorist (in stasis) 
now
Owner of Carom  Video
www.caromvideo.com
plus
Ferris State University
Television  and Digital Media 
Faculty Adjunct 
&
Media Production  
Support Professional,  Part-Time
manzagm at Ferris.edu
231-591-2723
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