My First Boston Media Makers
I’ve always wanted to go to a Boston Media Makers meeting. My good friend Steve Garfield hosts them on the first Sunday of every month, but I’ve never made it to one. When I realized I had nothing going on and that the meeting was happening I got it in my head to get there.
I really liked the format of the event.
- Everyone arrives and chit chats over coffee (which is free and strong)
- Room is set up with a horse shoe like table with plenty of room for everyone
- Each person gets 3 minutes to stand up and say who they are, what they are working on, do a show and tell or ask a question.
- In the midst of this breakfast orders are taken and eaten. (FYI, Doyle’s Cafe makes a great breakfast)
- After everyone has spoke, there is more hang out and talk time.
What surprised me was the variety of people there. We had filmmakers, sculptors, PR, newspapers and lots of people just looking to create media. The variety and fresh faces was extremely stimulating. I really wanted to hang out more afterward and talk to people, but I had to run to get home to watch the Miami Dolphins playoff game.
I shot some video during the day that I’m going to cut together as my first project to learn Final Cut Express.
Thanks to Steve for hosting this and I’ll be attending again for sure.
January 4th, 2009 at 9:00 pm |
Sounds like a great event. Thanks for the recap. I look forward to joining one of these meetings soon.
January 4th, 2009 at 9:19 pm |
Hi CC,
It was great having you at the meeting this morning… Thanks for writing up your thoughts.
See you at the next meeting if not sooner!
–Steve
January 5th, 2009 at 3:44 am |
I’m not jealous at all…
January 5th, 2009 at 12:58 pm |
I fully agree – the meeting was really exciting. The range of folks in attendance was really surprising. I especially liked the more creative uses of technology that were discussed like the 3d printer, the iBadge, and the Bed Vlog. See you there again next time.
January 5th, 2009 at 11:20 pm |
Here’s the panoramic photograph that was created during the meeting:
http://www.OnlinePropertyShowcase.com/showcase/10266
Jay Groccia
Principal Photographer, OnSite Studios™
Founder, OnlinePropertyShowcase™