Giving to SPNN made easy

Good news! SPNN is now a charity in the Kowalski's Groceries for Good Causes program at the Grand Avenue location. When you shop at Kowalski's, you can put your receipt in a bin marked "SPNN" and a portion of the sale will go to SPNN.

Tell your friends and take advantage of this yourself!

Recording Audio on the PD 170

Question from a viewer: THANK U VERY MUCH SIR,U HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL.ONE OTHER QUESTION HOPE U DONT MIND.I AM DOING A SCHOOL PROGRAM IN A FEW WEEKS,CAN I TAKE AUDIO FROM THE MIXER USING THE XLR TO XLR CORD,AND STILL THE ONBOARD MIC AT THE SAME TIME???I WANNA GET THE BEST AUDIO VERY CLEAN AND STILL GET THE RESPONSE FROM THE AUDIENCE.CAN I GET YOUR OPINION ON WHAT 2 DO??

Answer: You would leave the xlr cord from the onboard mic plugged into mic 1 and plug the XLR cord from the mixer into mic input 2. You would then change the Rec Select from mic 1 and 2 to just mic 1. Under Input 2 you need to change the input to line and turn the +48 off. Most of the time when you are using a signal from a mixer it is a line input instead of mic. The signal is a higher level signal. Also you don't want to use the +48 if you aren't using a microphone needing phantom power.

SPNN Tech Tip

Learn how to utilize an external hard drive to edit your videos in both Final Cut Express and iMovie

SPNN Tech Tips

SPNN Members of the Month

Member of the Month for October Alison Maciejewski

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alison is working on a documentry about new business owners in Mpls and St. Paul. Find out more about her project and herself.

Model Railroad Bandana Square

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There is a model railroad museum in bandana square in St. Paul MN

Set Design Workshop a Success

We held a Set Design Workshop Monday night that seven people attended. Overall the attendees thought the workshop was wonderful. Carol Critchley, SPNN staff producer, gave tips on how to make sure your show stands out from the sea of other access shows. The complaints most viewers have is that the set is always the same, black or blue curtain with plant. This workshop showed how easily you can use gels, gobos, creative elements and fabric to give your set the punch it needs.

Health Fair for Artists

St. Paul, MN - (September 24, 2007)... Springboard for the Arts is excited to announce this year's bigger and better Health Fair for Artists, a day devoted to connecting artists, arts administrators and their families to healthcare resources. The free event will be held Saturday, November 3rd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Carleton Artist Lofts in St. Paul (2285 University Ave). Springboard for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate a vibrant arts community by connecting artists with the skills, contacts, information and services they need to make a living and a life. This is Springboard's third Health Fair for Artists.

There will be health-related workshops, free and low-cost screenings, a flu shot clinic, and representatives of affordable health insurance, nutrition, fitness, low-cost clinics, and alternative care. As in past years, there will be hourly seminars on topics of special interest. New to this year, financial planners will help attendees design a plan for a healthy future without the high pressure. Further, residents of the Carleton Artist Lofts will open up their spaces, so Health Fair attendees can check out the work of local artists while getting connected to health resources.

Table Sponsors include: 2 Degrees North, AFLAC, Arts Medicine Minnesota, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, bright hands : light body, LLC, Cedar Riverside People's Center, The Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota, Family Tree Clinic, Fractured Atlas, HealthPlus Chiropractic Clinic, Homeland Health Specialists, Homeopathic Practitioners LTD, Massage Geek, Medica, Midwest Health Center for Women, The Minnesota Academy of Audiology, The Minnesota Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, Mississippi Market, N.I.P. Community Clinic, NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center, Open Cities Health Center, Portico Healthnet, The Sage Women's Cancer Screening Program, Well Within, The Universal Health Care Action Network, and The University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing.
The event is FREE. Attendees are asked to pre-register online at www.springboardforthearts.org or by phone at 651-292-4381.



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For more info, contact:
Nikki Hunt
Artist Services Associate
Springboard for the Arts
nikki@springboardforthearts.org
651-379-0871

Proctor Access Center looking for more shows

Peter W. Luke is the Public Access Cable TV Coordinator for 2 different Public Access TV Channels in Proctor, MN (TRAC 7) and Superior, WI (SATV 7). Proctor's Cable Provider is Mediacom (approx 1,000 subs in Proctor) and Superior is covered by Charter Communications (approx 5,000 subs in Superior). They are also seen in Duluth, MN on Charter Cable on Channel 14 (approx 18,000 subs in Duluth).



Luke is seeking outside programming to air on our local access channels. He is wondering if you would be interested in airing any of your shows on our channels? Comedy, Music, Cooking, Talk, Youth Programs, Variety...etc..



They accept series' programming and can air your program on a regular basis. They accept DVD's and Mini-DV's for playback. Only 1 show per DVD and no countdowns or bars please. Minimum of 10 seconds of black at start of show with open and closing titles. Properly labeled with exact running times. Shows can be 1/2 hour, 1 hour or longer. If you wish your programs returned, please include postage and a return mailer. Please let me know your mailing address so he can mail you out a cable-cast submission form. You need only fill out 1 form for a series'.


Peter W. Luke

Public Access Cable Coordinator

Proctor, MN and Superior, WI

(218) 940-7777

Mailing Address for Superior.

SATV 7

1530 Tower Avenue

Superior, WI

54880



superioraccesstv@yahoo.com

http://superiorpublicaccess.tripod.com

proctoraccesstv@yahoo.com

http://trac7cableaccesstv.tripod.com

Set Design Workshop

Don't forget SPNN is holding a Set Design workshop on September 24 at 6PM. Bring a picture of your current set and Carol Critchley SPNN producer will help you to make it better. She will help you to utilize lights, backdrops and set pieces to make your set more intersting and unique. Cost for the workshop is $20 for SPNN members, half price for seniors, students, and limited income members, and $30 for non members. Mark your calendars for this Monday at 6PM the 24th.

MN Folk Arts Alliance

We're half way to St. Patrick's Day and the Minnesota Folk Arts Alliance is sponsoring a fundraiser Irish Ceili Dance taking place this Saturday, September 15.

This dance will take place at a different venue for us, a renovated building called the Klub Haus located at 1079 Rice Street, St. Paul. It has a great wooden dance floor perfect for a dance and we're excited to try out this new location. It will also has a cash bar available.

Basics will be taught at 7:45 and the dance will begin at 8. Tim McAndrew will teach, Barra (barraband.com) will provide the music, and Loma Mor will also perform a couple of dances throughout the evening for our viewing pleasure.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $9 for adults and half price for children 5 to 16 and seniors 62+. Children under 5 are free.

If you have not been to a ceili, they are great fun, you need no experience, all dances are taught, and beginners are welcome. Bring the whole family and friends for a fun night out.

Please help us get the word out about this upcoming event by sharing our information with your friends, and we look forward to seeing you at the Half Way to St. Patrick's Day Irish Ceili Dance on September 15!

The Prima Donn's

The Prima Donns airs Thursdays at 10PM. They are also this month's member of the month. Find out more about them in the following piece.

SPNN Closure

We will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day Holiday. Take time to enjoy the time with friends and family. SPNN will re-open on Tuesday at noon.

The DSR 250 Tripods

WE have two different styles of tripods for the DSR 250. In each of the styles over time the knobs that hold the legs tighten lossen. With the early tripods you have to replace the lever mechanism. With the second it takes an allen wrench to tighten the screw. Tighting of the first four tripods is a little tricky, since the lever on the back can move.

We have had problems with the tripods slipping and the camera falling to the floor. This is costly for the member and us. Ed Sanders walks us through the two different tirpods, safety features and how you can make sure you don't have a tripod slip and break a camera.

Rondo Community Land Trust

Greg Finzell was a guest on All Things Access for Sept. He is the Executive Director for the Rondo Community Land Trust. If you would like more information on the land trust visit their website at http://www.rondoclt.org/.

Watch the interview SPNN staffer Sherine Crooms had with Greg.

Set Design Workshop to take place at SPNN

Jazz up your production by discovering simple, creative ways to transform a blank studio into a unique and eye catching set design with dynamic Producer, Carol Critchley of SPNN.
Sept. 24, 2007 6pm

Looking to Partner

We are looking to partner with food vendors. We'd like to find community minded establishments that would like to provide food for SPNN events in exchange for support mentions on our channels. If anyone is interested please contact me at 651-298-8904 or schumacher@spnn.org

Copyrights

Have you ever wondered, Can I use this music? How much of this TV program can I utilize in my skit? These Questions and more will be answered when SPNN Welcomes Heidi Pliam of Pliam Law Group to give the basics of media and the law. She will talk about copyright infringement, release forms, and fair use. This will be a great workshop for people who want to have questions about what is fair use, what do you have to get permission for and how do you protect your work.

Cost is $30 for non members, $20 for members, and $10 for limited income, seniors, and students. It will be held Aug. 16th at 6PM.

ACM recap

The Alliance for Community Media conference was in Mpls. last week. It was great to network with other centers, attend great panel discusions and hear a speech from Al Frankin at the keynote luncheon on Saturday.

Access opened back up Monday and we are having our Intro to SPNN class on Tuesday night at 6:30. This is a great way for you to see how you can get involved at SPNN. We look forward to seeing you then.

Bonnie