We meet on the second and last Wednesdays of each month, except for November and December when we only meet on the second Wednesday due to the Holidays. So join us on Wed Dec 10 for the only Mixer we will hold in December. We have completed the move to Google Groups, so if you know folks who want to receive emails about our Mixer, please send them this link and have them request membership in this group - http://groups.google.com/group/the-network-austin-mixer/web - and visit it and our website - http://www.networkaustinmixer.com  - to keep updated about the Mixers, our featured Speakers, links for information, networking, etc. There is no membership required to attend The Network Austin Mixers and no cover charge. The Mixers are open to those involved with or interested in film, media, acting, writing, producing, etc. Join us!

Our past speakers have included Beth Sepko (Beth Sepko Casting), Bob Hudgins (Director - Texas Film Commission), Bonnie Orr (Screenwriter, Producer), Marco Perella (Actor, Acting teacher), Scott Meyers (Director, AD), Veronica Kelley-Albiez (DVA Talent ), Stefano Fabrizio (Headshot Photographer), Heather Collier (Collier Talent), Steve Prince (Actor, Acting teacher), Donise Hardy (Founder and Former Owner, Casting Works LA), Van Brooks (Actor, Acting teacher), Matt Dentler (SxSW), Barbara Morgan (Executive Director - Austin Film Festival), Steve Orr (Independent Producer, Attorney), Lupe Valdez (Acclaim Talent Agency), Barbara Brinkley (Casting Director), Charles Wiedman (Writer, Producer, Director), Natalie Schuessler (Austin Film Society), Andrew Pozzo (Writer, Director), Katherine Willis (Actress), Jeter Crutchfield, Kelly Williams, Linnea Toney and Alissa Ziemianski (Austin Film Festival), Sherry Mills (Executive Director REEL WOMEN), Gary Walker (Special Effects Artist), Byran Poyser (Austin Film Society), Deena Kalai (Entertainment Attorney), CK McFarland (Actor, Director, Writer, Teacher), Rob Nash (Comedian, Writer), Erin Franlkin (Agence Talent), Liz Atherton (Ciao Agency), Dallas Snell (Computer Game Pioneer), Jeff Stolhand (Writer, Director), Kat Candler and Stacy Schoolfield (Writers, Directors, Storie Productions), Marta McGonagle (Actress), Todd McMullen(Cinematographer/DP), Greg Zekowski (Director, Writer, Producer), Gabe Folse (Actor, Acting Teacher), Mark Stuart Lane (Actor, Producer, Director), Bill Kirchenbauer (Actor, comedian), Joaquin Avellán (editor/producer), Ludek Drizhal (composer) and others from our round table discussions.

Please pass on information about our Mixers to your friends and associates in the film/media industries, and if you have a website associated with those fields, please post our website - www.networkaustinmixer.com  

 

Our Guest Speaker at our January 28 Mixer will be Tom Booker. Tom is the Artistic Director of The Institution @ Esther's Follies. Before moving to Austin, Tom Booker taught at The Second City Training Center in Los Angeles where he used his improv skills to book more than 75 commercials (AFLAC, Nike, Sprint, Off!, NBA, Pop Secret, etc.). Before moving to Los Angeles , he studied at The Second City in Chicago , trained with legendary improve Guru Del Close at The ImprovOlympic, and helped to start Chicago 's Annoyance Theatre.

Tom has been studying and teaching improvisation for more than 22 years and offers many courses and workshops, like his FREE IMPROV WORKSHOP, his "Make Your Own Damn Movie!" class - designed for students to take an idea that they have for a short film and then complete a short filmed based on that idea in just eight weeks- and his Commercial Audition Workshops - designed to show an actor how to improve their commercial audition abilities by using the improv and acting skills that they already have. To his credit, Tom was also "Top Dawg" -- the University of Oklahoma 's mascot -- as an undergraduate. To see Tom Booker's Commercial Reel visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLzq4xRuaA8 and check out his other links:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095410/  and http://www.theinstitutiontheatre.com/index.html 

Join us on Wednesday January 28 and gain insights from a master of comedy and improv, Tom Booker!

We were quite honored to have Steve Mims as our Guest Speaker at our January 14 Mixer. Steve’s award-winning short films have screened widely in festivals and on television. Since 1993 Steve has been at the helm of Austin FilmWorks - http://www.austinfilmworks.com/, which offers college level filmmaking courses and has earned a reputation for challenging students to innovate in the independent tradition. In February 2009 Steve is launching his demanding new filmmaking sequence: Austin FilmWorks FEATURE LAB. For more information attend the Informational Orientation Meeting on Monday, January 26 at 6:30pm , Studio A-7, 701 Tillery Street, Austin Texas. We all gained from Steve's great insights during his presentation. Thanks, Steve!