[CIMC-work] WIDC

[Garth Liebhaber]

Ian,s got good points.  There are some levels to the WIDC proposal.  the 
first is to have monthly screenings for $150,  which is actually a reduction 
of their regular price of $250, mainly because we would do it as an ongoing 
thing.  We have enough support to make this happen and I am taking the risk 
and calling it Consensus.  Matt wants to get the film material, I'm excited 
to put effort into it, same with MLE, Chris and Dick expressed need to do 
screenings to raise dough, etc.

The office is another issue.  The video people are slowly growing, but 
surely.  Thomas Yun has been a key person to organize their energys.  The 
best thing we can do for them is to let them know they have our support as a 
media network.  If they get it together where they want to use space at WIDC 
then that is a separate option.  They will have to decide it's good for them 
and raise money to do so.

Text/photo/audio are pertinent things we should pay more attention to.  I am 
supportive of doing trainings that are more directive in nature.  If 
volunteers want to be told what to do, let's tell them.  I think organizers 
have been too busy to write anything beyond press releases.  I would like to 
take responsibility for photo and do trainings to get people producing.

We've done an awful lot of good work with a minimal amount of people.  I 
think we should make a concerted effort to get more people on board to add 
momentum to our energy.  3-4 people who were into writing, two or three more 
who took pics,  a couple more people able to do center features, this would 
make a big difference.

I'm for holding off on the office and putting more energy into outreach and 
trainings.  Then we will have more of a committed base to support an office 
with hours.

write me, right me,
garth




>We talked about this some at the meeting, though with only me, Don, and  
>Garth, we couldn't exactly come to any decisions, especially without  the 
>most interested parties there.
>
>I notice from the email that it's like $300/mo for what we already have  -- 
>a desk (shared?), mail, DSL, and two meetings a month.  All we get  for 
>that is a Northside location, and being physically closer to people  doing 
>film/video work.  If we actually want to *do* anything with the  space 
>(which we aren't with our current space) that $300/mo isn't going  to be 
>enough anyway.
>
>I'm supportive of thinking of ways we can be more physically present.   I 
>think there are limitations to online participation, and more  importantly 
>as a local internet site we have the potential to have  physical presence, 
>where most internet sites do not have that potential.
>
>But while I'm supportive of that, I'm less clear about video's role.   How 
>are we going to do video when we can't get our shit together to do  really 
>good text/photo/audio?  If we have a really good, productive  video group 
>we might produce one or two significant pieces a year, and  various clips.  
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but video is a lot of work.   All that for a piece 
>of media that we can't usefully distribute through  our main outlet, the 
>website.
>
>I haven't followed this closely.  And I hate to be a downer about  things, 
>but after reading that email I wasn't excited about the space  (OTOH, I 
>haven't seen the space, so maybe I'm underestimating its  energy or 
>usability).  I'm not excited about our current space either.   It's worth 
>$150/mo, but if it were much more than that I'd say we  shouldn't bother.  
>It *could* be worth more than that, or another space  could be worth more 
>than that, but we need to actually use it.  It has  to fit into other plans 
>that people have, and that people are committed  to following up on.
>
>If video people are really psyched about this, then sure, go for it.  I  
>can't really judge what the space is worth to you all.  But of course  it 
>will take ongoing funding that we don't have.  I'd like us not to  dip into 
>our (quite modest) funds for this, but raise all new money for  it.
>
>   Ian
>
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