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MMN ep:026 Milk Money

Sean McMenemy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:54:08 +0000

It takes money to make Milk, I mean it takes money to make movies. That’s just what Todd Tue of Milk Products Media is doing with his latest project titled “From Grass to Cheese”. Friday the 19th they kicked off their fund raising efforts to make a feature doc about making organic cheese in Ohio. When Todd visited the Nolan’s Family farm last year he thought it might be an interesting project.

But what he found was a great story of family working together to make a living and build a future for themselves. Not only was he inspired by the land but the Nolans as well.

One of the best things about this fund raising effort you get more than just a name on the credits you get cheese! Come on what more can you ask for?

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Seriously watch the trailer and try and tell me the Midwest isn’t beautiful!

A small sample from a feature length documentary about the Nolan’s family-run dairy farm in Ohio and their venture into cheese making. This project is currently under production and needs your support please visit http://tinyurl.com/grasstocheese

THINGS THAT CAME UP
Milk Products Media
Laurel Valley Creamery
KickStarter
The Farmers Wife
Seven Signs
HVX 200
P2 Cards
Final Cut
Vimeo
Small Chicago
Jaman

HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

You can be a part of this by helping with the fund raising efforts. Donate or share this widget on your site.

MMN ep:025 A Face in the Crowd

Sean McMenemy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:04:47 +0000

This is a first, but I’m sure not a last. New Media talking about Old Media well at least on this show. Today we’re talking about a film “A Face In The Crowd” Director: Elia Kazan 1957

I’ve never seen a more poignant film than this that represents everything that is going on in New Media today. The idea of a “little radio show” much like a podcast is today launching personalities, to radio and TV personalities having influence over the thoughts of the general public and even big brands wanting a piece of the action because they want to attach their names to a rising star in hopes of selling more product.

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Warning, there are some spoilers to the movie as we talk about some key scenes but we didn’t give away the ending or anything like that. All I can say is I encourage everyone to watch this movie even after all this time this movie is more relevant now than ever before.

We’re giving away 3 copies of “A Face in the Crowd” to a random commenter or tweeter that retweets this episode. Please use the following line so we can find your entry easy or just leave a comment on the post. If you’re not already following Midwest Media Now on Twitter that’s okay but you’re missing out!

@midwestmedianow pick me! pick me! I want to see “A Face In The Crowd” #faceinthecrowd

This show was off the cuff with our Wednesday morning media group that at Starbucks in Schaumburg. Drop by or Skype in if you ever want to be a part of nerdy discussions. When I brought it up in the group I was surprised to hear at at least one other had seen the movie.

On the show:
Tony Gasbarro web
Sean McMenemy web - twitter
Celina Acquaro web
Bill Fortune web

Find out more about “A Face In The Crowd”

MMN ep:023 The Edge of Fringe in Chicago

Sean McMenemy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:17:22 +0000

On the edge of creative performance you will find the fringe. Mikayla Brown and Vinnie Lacey of Fringe Chicago talked with me about their upcoming event slated for the beginning of September. If you’re a performer get your application in there now! The deadline for submissions is February 15th 2010. If you like watching raw creativity well you better pencil in some time between Sept 1st - 5th.

This is no ordinary performance showcase this is stuff you won’t see at any mainstream events. Even Mikayla and Vinnie don’t know what to expect. But judging from their passion and their experience with similar events it’s going to be crazy fun! Fringe events have had quite a history and are popping up all over the county and now here is Chicago!

Just listen to the show and get all the details and hear the history of Fringe.

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On the show:
Chicago Fringe

Sarah Mikayla Brown
Executive Producer/Interim Board President (Board Member)
Vinnie Lacey
Vice President (Board Member)
Sean McMenemy web - twitter

Things that came up!
Chicago Fringe
Argo Tea
Find out more about Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood here, here and here!

Minnesota Fringe
Fringe NYC

TimeOut NewYork
PopUP Art
Crash Pad Puppets

Chicago Fringe 411
Get on the Mailing List
Email
Facebook
Twitter
MySpace
Blog

Got an idea for a show? Are you making something we should know about? What are you waiting for drop us a line, leave a comment and let us help you start the conversation about your project.

MMN ep:022 Master of Funny

Sean McMenemy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:39:49 +0000

It’s been a year since we last talked to Joe Avella. If you remember he’s one of the first people we talked to when we kicked off Midwest Media Now! He was making great stuff then but now he’s working on something even bigger, a feature length film. Yeah a feature!

Working one scene at a time, with friends and on a shoestring he sees a new way to create content and build fans. It’s a lot of work and he talks about his process and what he’s learning about making a film in the era of Web 2.0.

Listen up content creators there are some great lessons talked about here in our first episode of 2010.

Listen to the podcast right here. OR iTunes

On the show:
Joe Avella twitter
Jeff Murdoch twitter
Sean McMenemy web - twitter

Find Out MORE
Master of Inventions
Master on FACEBOOK

Things that came up!
Master of Inventions Blog
SXSW
Stu Maschwitz
The Playground
Joe Janes
POPE LIL WAYNE
Seth Godin Permission Marketing
Sita Sings the Blues
Zach Galifianakis Visioneers
ETSY
Midwest Teen Sex Show
Jon Glaser

Nerd Stuff
Canon XL2
Adobe Premiere
Final Draft
Screenwriting APPs for your iPhone or iPod Touch
Screenplay
ScreenWrite

Behind the Scenes - Landlord Scene from Joe Avella on Vimeo.

LET’S CREATE II

Sean McMenemy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:18 +0000

This is just a fluff piece, but it’s fun fluff… We will be holding more of these events, so let me be the first to toss out some ideas for you.

If you’re a filmmaker and you need a crowd scene come shoot at one of our events. Everyone would love to be in your film!

If you’re a photographer and you have an idea for your next project that involves a crowd. Why not use us as your subjects?

If you’re a musician and you want to see if you can get mold us into your musical instrument. Then you should be there because we like making a lot of noise.

Okay I’m just getting started here but you get the idea. Chicago is a creative community so you start tossing our some ideas. Leave them here in the comments or send us an email and see what you can come up with. Just let us know and we’ll be sure to let everyone know, who’s coming and what’s in store for them at the event.

But it’s more than just that, were building something here and we can’t do it alone. We’re looking for input and involvement. We want an engaged community that knows what everyone else here is doing and can help spread the word about Chicago and the Midwest.

You can find us on LinkedIn and Facebook, soon we’ll have a website along with other ways you can join the group and be a part of what’s happening.

Too shy to leave a comment or share some ideas contact any one of the founders directly we’ll be happy to talk.

Sean, Gregg, or Tim

MMN ep:020 Let’s Create!

Sean McMenemy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:34:41 +0000

This was our first Let’s Create Event. We’ve have another one in the works for NOV and a more on the way. Check it out our latest one here.

What’s “Let’s Create”? It’s different things too different people, for Midwest Media Now it’s a chance to meet other content creators, new media movers and shakers and talk with a bunch of fun people that believe in the power of social media. We networked, showcased peoples works and made a couple shows like the one you’re getting ready to listen too right now.

In the show I also talk about new things we are going to add to the show in hopes of getting more people on the and be a part of the conversation. This is one way we can help Chicago and the Midwest stand out in New Media. There will be changes coming to the GUEST page so keep an eye out for that. It will explain whats happening and how you can be a part.

To learn more about Let’s Create go to this page. I’d encourage more people to participate and be apart of our efforts. You can be a Co-Host, Location Host or Volunteer. If you can think of something else by all means let one of us know, Midwest Media Now, Big Teeth Production, Beyond the Pedway or Fig Media know so you can do that. This is a grassroots effort to make things happen and grow an active new media community.

There’s a lot of stuff that came up so I just thought I’d list all the people I talked to and links to them and their projects so you could do some exploring yourself.

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On the show:
Glenn Johnson, 60 Minutes with Glenn Publications
Website: http://www.GlennGamble.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GlennGamble

Michael Hoffman, See3 Communications
Website: http://www.see3.net
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Michael_Hoffman

Tiffany Tate, “The Fem Geek”
Website: http://thefemgeek.com/
Website: http://theunscenechicago.net/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheFemGeek

Mari (like safari) Luangrath, Foiled Cupcakes
Website: http://www.foiledcupcakes.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/foiledcupcakes

Jessy Lobel, Savor
Website: http://www.savoragency.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jlobel
Blog: http://idreaminllamas.tumblr.com/

Leah Jones, Natiiv Arts & Media
Website: http://www.natiiv.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/leahjones
Blog: http://leahj.blog-city.com/

Doc Kane, Roscommon
Website: http://www.roscommon.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DocKane

Susan Rapp, Zacuto
Website: http://www.zacuto.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/zacuto_sue

Tim Jahn, Beyond The Pedway
Website: http://www.BeyondThePedway.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TimJahn

Andrew Ettenhofer, Fig Media
Website: http://www.figgy.net
Twitter: http://twitter.com/figmedia

Gregg Jaffe, Big Teeth Productions
Website: http://www.bigteeth.tv
Twitter: http://twitter.com/big_teeth

Sean McMenemy, Midwest Media Now!
Website: http://midwestmedianow.com (don’t click on it you are already here!)
Blog: http://seanfx.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanfx

MMN ep:019 Ep Pierce EpicDeer

Sean McMenemy — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:21:37 +0000

Listen to this episode to find out the secret clues about Epicdeer, Ed Pierce’s brainchild and see if you can solve the puzzle before the end of the show!

Turns out we only figured out one of the secrets… If you can figure out the others. SOMEBODY TELL US, PLEASE!

Ed is turning to the internet to re-energized his thoughts and those creative abilities as a writer, actor, filmmaker that he developed back in film school before the tools of storytelling became faster and cheaper. With his podcast THE ICE QUEENS and other websites he’s turning those thoughts into reality that people can listen to and read.

But, Ed being the creative curious person that he is, turns the tables and asks us a few questions. Good thing David Shelleny was there to tell us about funnels or well we would still be talking.

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On the show:
Ed Pierce web - twitter
Sean McMenemy web - twitter
David Shelleny web - twitter

Ed Pierce (Right) is explaining THE ICE QUEENS

David Tweets about the show after a fast set up.

Ed’s STUFF:
TWITTER
THE ICE QUEENS
EPIC DEER
PIE CREED
LIL CAL

Things that came up!
Blurbrry audio player
Google Analytics
podtrac
mochibot

Both are forms of higher education.
Jack Handy
SIU

Need to make a book?
Blurb
LULU

Post some Thoughts?
Posterious

For those of you who never used film here are some fun facts about Conforming Film and Edge Numbers

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Yup we are at Starbucks again in the meeting room.

MMN: V-Cast talks about content on phones

Sean McMenemy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:45:41 +0000

Occasional guest and subject of Midwest Media Now Scotty Iseri is this weeks contributing host. He talks with Tonya Johnson from Verizon Wireless about their V-Cast services. Find out what kind of content is being delivered to subscribers through the service.

What does this mean for the future of content creators especially in the Midwest? Is there yet another avenue for creators to explore? Chime in and help kick start the discussion.

If you have a subject you like talking about or know someone that you think might be a great interview stick a mic in front of them an start asking questions! Send it to us and we’ll put it on!

Thanks Scotty for the great interview!

MMN ep:017 Dominizuelan 2 people in the city

Sean McMenemy — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:33:54 +0000

Meet Dominizuelan! Catch their 2 woman show “People in the City” and watch them on the the Internet. As it says on their shirts, Wendy Mateo the “short Hispanic” and Lorena Diaz the “tall Hispanic” make up the funny crew. Building on life experience and a keen observation of the characters that populate their life, they are finding ways to express what’s on their minds right here in the heart of Chicago.

Listen to the podcast right here. OR itunes - download

On the show:
Wendy Mateo & Lorena Diaz web - twitter
Sean McMenemy web - twitter

Things that came up!
Dominizuelan Website - Watch this!
School of Acting of South Florida
Joke Me Gently
Kathy and Moe Show
Director Charna Helpren
Junot Díaz The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
IO Improv
Dominizuelan at IO Improv

MMN ep:016 Because you’re MUTHA said so!

Sean McMenemy — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:46:48 +0000

Today I’m talking with Mutha Mae, well that’s her TV name but there’s much more to this Mutha from St. Louis than baby barf and play dates. She’s media savvy and knows what kind of shows she thinks people want to watch. She doesn’t need a fancy TV crew just her backyard and some shop lights and she’s ready to go!

If you’re thinking “I wish I could do a show”. Then listen to what Mutha Mae has to say and maybe you’ll get off your duff and start making some content!

Listen to the podcast right here. OR itunes - download - zip

On the show:
Mutha Mae Mason web - twitter - facebook
Sean McMenemy web - twitter

Shows to watch for from your Mutha!
Word to your Mutha
The Plus Side
Coast to Coast Parenting

Things that came up!
FRED
Writers Guild of America
Canon VR800
IMovie
LiveType
Scotty’s Got an Office Job
Culture Surfer
LATVfest
NATPE

Location, Location, Location!
Well, this one was record over the phone via U.S. Cellular