Ever felt frustrated after a truly great film 'cuz you couldn't mull it over with a like-minded friend?? We sure have!! Now you can meet with an eclectic and easy-going group of film fans, to share some great food, drink and interesting opinions about the film. We love movies that bring us to new places in our hearts and open our minds to different philosophies and ways of life. Some of the films we've seen: Another Year, The Fall, 4 Months 3 weeks and 2 days, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Burn aft …

I'd like to keep this group going. I am personally interested in learning more about cinematic techniques with emphasis on affordable movie making. I am currently exploring my new Canon 5D Mark II, and would like to better understand the arts of lighting, editing, sound, etc. I'd like this to be a collaborative, projects-oriented meetup where people can do hands-on experiments, as well as having general discussions about cinematic craft. Please let me know your thoughts. Suggestions about meetin …

The “Let’s make a FILM!” group is for volunteer low/no budget filmmakers and just regular people who want to participate in making a short film (usually 10 min or less). So if you want to give it a try for the first time or perhaps you have experience and just want to brush up on your skills, come join us! Interested writers please send in original scripts to be considered for future productions. Also come participate in our occasional LMAF writers groups to create original material for us to p …

http://www.moviemakersunite.com/.org MMU Presents : SILICON VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL AND AWARDS  OCT-NOV. , 2012 www.svfilmfestival.org MMU FILM FESTIVAL '09 :  http://www.meetup.com/moviemakersunit...... MMU - PRODUCTION , PITCH AND NETWORKING MEETINGS: Bi Weekly. Bring your script / idea in one page. If you have a script, you will get your film production scheduled immediately. And network with fellow film makers, actors, camera, editors,etc. Current Projects: (Details in the about pages) Am …

Get your live music fix with other fans of indie/indie rock and music that sounds like indie rock but isn't on an indie label. Places I expect this group will frequent are: the Independent, Mezzanine, Bimbo's, GAMH, the Fillmore, Warfield, Slim's, etc. We aim to check out note worthy local acts as well as great folks coming through town.  We are always open to suggestions and try to meet up at shows with tickets at all price points...including free!  If you like any of the following bands, you'v …

Fringe It's better on the edge The indie music video dance party! http://www.fringesf.com/ DJ Blondie K & subOctave spin the best indie music videos all night with radical visual effects from artists such as: Cut Copy * Robyn * La Roux * Passion PIt * Marina and the Diamonds * Little Boots * Calvin Harris * Friendly Fires * The Ting Tings * CSS * Ladyhawke * Chromeo * Yelle * LCD Soundsystem * Daft Punk * Yeah Yeah Yeahs * Franz Ferdinand * The Limousines * Phoenix * MGMT * Miike Snow * Hot …

Did you know that meetup.com was named after the Pulp lyric, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000"? We're lying. Join us in our tune-filled deceit. For lovers of British pop, indie pop, mod, soul, new wave, shoegazing, twee-pop, C86, and bands from the '60s to the present, including Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Blur, Suede, Pulp, Elastica, Oasis, New Order, Joy Division, Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, The Verve, Lush, Radiohead, Libertines, Babyshambles, Garbage, Jesus & Mary Chain, …

Blockbusters? Indie? Cult? You can get those anywhere. This is the group for movies so bad they're good. The weird, the bizarre, the horrible acting, the ridiculous concepts, the non-work-safe hilarity. Most people are just uncomfortable watching them, but for whatever reason they tickle the suitably twisted sense of humor. Would you watch a movie called Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, because a movie with that title must be awesome?  Does your list of cinematic classics include things like Barbare …

As a creative laboratory, Palo Alto Int'l Film Festival's mission is to foster innovation and educate the community about those ideas that most inspire its members. John Lasseter of Pixar expressed that "Art challenges technology. Technology inspires art." PAIFF strives to be a conduit for increased innovation in art, technology and film. As movies migrate to digital, the future of cinema will depend on the cutting edge tools that continue to be conceived and developed in the Bay Area. These too …

Indie SciFi/SF in SF is the sister group to a larger Meetup group, SF in SF - Science Fiction, San Francisco, A perfect fit.  We are also online at www.sfinsf.org This group will see once a month invites to movies, all in the SFFH or genre vein.  SF in SF Events, however, posts many more events. SF in SF Events hosts a film night once a month, as well as two SFFH authors, once a month, and we often pass along invites to special screenings.  If you are interested in receiving a fuller, bimonthly …

This group is for screenwriters who want – who need! - to fight the isolation and procrastination that so often comes with the territory. We’ll meet weekly just to write in proximity. I know it sounds weird, but you can't image how well it works. I got so much done with a simple weekly commitment like this (finished a feature draft and a short stage play), and you can, too. We’ll start the meeting with very brief introductions and writing goals. Then we’ll write for a couple of hours. At the end …

Wanted: San Francisco Bay Area Authors Interested in Self Publishing! Hello and welcome! I'm looking to meet with other indie authors in the San Francisco Bay Area interested in Self Publishing and Book Marketing. If you're an author who is self published or is getting ready/interested in self publishing please join us to talk shop; however, the purpose of this club is to share ideas/strategies on self publishing and marketing our books. This is not a writing/critique club and we're not focusin …

"I am eye. I am a mechanical eye. I, a machine, am showing you a world, the likes of which only I can see." — Dziga Vertov This is a group dedicated to providing a space for other Bay area documentary lovers to meet, see, and discuss rare, hard to access documentary films. My wife and I are both passionate about documentary film, and are constantly surprised that they get so little exposure. We thought a meetup group would be a great way to try and change this, as well as hopefully meeting some …

I started this group, for people who have a great passion for filmmaking,  it is  also  a place to network with other positive  people who want to make films.

This group is a place for independent game developers who live in the Silicon Valley (near San Jose, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Los Altos) to discuss design trends, platforms, tools, testing and sales techniques, the media, the IRS, lawyers, cloning, pirates, advertising, publishers, stupid mistakes we've made, and anything else that is relevant to an indie developer who wants to successfully make it in the games industry. There are DOZENS of game development events and groups with very speci …

We are a group of wannabe telugu youtubers working on sitcoms/sketch comedies in the Bay Area. Shooting is only over weekends. We all have tonnes of suggestions, ideas for Tollywood, but haven't had a platform to say it out loud. So this is our chance. I have started working on a sitcom called 'Desi Seinfeld' based on the original, and would want to take it to the next level. Lets get together

MAFIAD brings random people together to produce a short film IN ONE DAY. The goals of this meetup are to: Have fun! Act as an outlet for people's awesome creativity Bring movie makers of all levels of experience together into a wonderful learning soup Regularly produce short films that attract a following (your mother, possibly others) As you may have surmised by now this meetup is not about making perfect movies. Anyone is welcome to attend, amateurs and seasoned professionals alike. Roles …

This is an adult group is for anyone interested in forming a coalition, joining skills and resources with one single goal in mind.... to shoot a film. This can be a collaborative measure where participants will brainstorm ideas related to the story and art direction, to choosing characters for the film or you can choose to recruit members for your own project. Looking for screen writers, DP's, producers, music composers, editors, video colorist, sound men, CG artist, story board artist, location …

Beautiful, inspiring, thoughtful, provoking, insightful, quirky... just some of the words that describe our members; the films are pretty good too. It's back! (like a bad penny). The East Bay Indy/Foreign/Doc film group returns! Do you love really cool under the radar films? Maybe they don't make the billboards or the commercials; you hear about them from a friend or maybe on Fresh Air or you manage to see a preview when attending another gem. Frankly everyone I love big noisy films as much as a …

I made this group because I had trouble finding an indie music group centered around the South Bay/San Jose area. As a grad student, I don't have money to dish out for tons of concerts, so I thought that we could meet at various affordable activities such as hikes, Farmers Markets, downtown excursions and happy hours (these are some of my favorites, but feel free to suggest more). There we can get to know potential concert buddies, discuss new/favorite music and plan events. I'd love to arrange …

Attention all you comic creators out there! This is a Meetup Group where members from Tapastic and comic creators can get together and work on projects, critique work, ask for advise, and meet other creators and the Tapastic team. What is Tapasic you say? We’re a brand new website specializing in bringing serialized "webtoons", or webcomics to a larger audience and give an outlet to the many independent comic artists around the world so they can get noticed. You can think of us as the Youtube of …

Welcome Filmmakers! The goal of the San Jose Film Club is to set up an environment to help filmmakers finish their projects by going through all the necessary stages from Development, to Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production and finally Marketing & Distribution. We also have R&R Nights to go out to the movies and have a good time as well as field trips to practice shooting in unique locations. If you are interested in this or would like to learn more  just stop by any meeting to check us o …

The Sharchen Dzong Film Society is dedicated to bringing great film to our community for free. We present films that examine themes such as intention, devotion, transformation, happiness, healing, suffering, connection, impermanence and the illusory nature of experience. The film society regularly presents a selection of exceptional and hard-to-find experimental, mainstream, and dharma films. Admission: Free Munchies: BYOP(opcorn)

I love my friends dearly, but they're not nearly as music obsessed as I am, nor do they plan . . . ever. Getting them to commit to a concert ticket a month in advance is like pulling teeth. I'm starting this group to meet and bring together ladies who LOVE LIVE MUSIC and get down-right giddy about shows, concerts and festivals. I'm partial to indie, electro-pop, house, alt rock, folk and random experimental stuff, but welcome ALL music lovers and show junkies. This is a place to make new friends …

Can't afford to go to film school? Do your friends tend to flake on you for video projects? Do you find yourself wishing you had more people in your life who are serious about film making? This group will be all about making short films and connecting with fellow members interested in helping each others dreams come true. Together we will finally have the resources and crew we desperately need to further our dreams as filmmakers. I have been doing short films, special effects, and writing script …

This is a group for role players to get together and play games in the tabletop indie rpg community. From My Life with Master to Apocalypse World, we are a group interested in playing unique and story-weaving table top rpgs. Whether you're interested in checking out some games outside of the traditional play style, or just looking for more people to play your favorite indie game, you've come to the right place.

This group is for anyone who likes the horror and/or sci-fi genres. The members shape the group. There will be a book club, movie nights, new/classic/indie film outings, genre themed game nights and anything else that others may want to do.

This group was created out of the frustration of being a novice filmmaker looking to experience what it's like to be "on set" for a production OR have see idea on screen. Hey I get it! The business is cut throat, grueling, and harsh...but if you're just starting out, the last thing you want to deal with is someone barking orders at you making you feel like an ant. RLF&S is a collective who's main goal is to get you a portfolio going. The aim is to bust out 2 5-8 page scripts a month. We will be …