South Bay Filmmakers next Meetup starts at 7:00 PM and ends at 10:00 PM. We start on-time and lock the doors when the last person leaves.

Guest Speaker - The Angel

March's guest speaker is The Angel, an international recording artist and film score composer. You've probably heard her work in film and television such as "Boiler Room," "Gaia," "True Blood," and "24."

She will be speaking on a variety of creative and technical topics inclduding:

• The relationship between filmmaker and composer
• Why filmmakers often regret hiring their favorite band to score their movie
• The importance of solid temping to create a road map
• Scoring films long distance and overseas
• The composer's process from concept through to delivery
• Scoring for TV versus film
• Breaking down the actual technical process
• The role of a music editor and music supervisor versus a composer

Angel doesn't usually speak to groups so this will be a very special event for us.

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Brooklyn native and Los Angeles transplant (by way of London), The Angel has charted unparalleled ground as a woman in a male dominated industry, combining her skills as a record producer and composer.  Critically acclaimed for pioneering an eclectic sound that is both urban and electronic, The Angel has had the opportunity to incorporate many diverse flavors into her records as well as TV and film compositions.  She is known for blending musical genres with a healthy dose of irreverence, using both traditional and more contemporary instrumentation. Featured on the cover of he LA Weekly The Angel was described as  "fiercely independent" as she has worked outside the system creatively, while establishing herself as a trendsetter within the mainstream.

Having acquired technical expertise in programming and engineering early on in her career, Angel put her skills to work, self-producing, writing and recording artist albums under three monikers; The Angel, 60 Channels and Jaz Klash.  In 1997, Angel was introduced to the producers of "Gridlock'd" (Tim Roth / Tupac) for her first scoring opportunity.  The jazzy but contemporary flavor of her remix of Donald Byrd's "Kofi," (Blue Note) was the thing that first caught director, Vondie Curtis-Hall's ear. Since then, Angel has scored diverse international film and television projects including the cutting edge and provocative hit UK feature, “KiDULTHOOD,” (Noel Clarke), New Line Cinema's “Boiler Room” (Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Afffleck, Vin Diesel), the Miramax documentary,  “The Heart of The Game”, the Fox procedural drama, “Standoff” (Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt) and the Lifetime original movie, “Racing For Time” (Charles Dutton) among others.

Currently based in Los Angeles, Angel has established a music production company (Devilishly Good Productions), record label (Supa Crucial Recordings) and publishing company (Supa Crucial Music), as she continues to produce cutting edge records that span the electronic genre; downtempo, hip hop, drum 'n bass and dubstep.  Much of her catalogue has been used in films, and the TV shows   “24”, “True Blood” and “The Wire” to name a few.

The fresh and unique approach Angel takes to scoring is an amalgamation of influences from her many homes and diverse cultural environments. She prides herself on being able to adapt her unique style to each project; getting involved early, reading scripts, analyzing characters and storylines, before there are visuals to work with. She has found a niche in being able to bring real credibility to youth driven projects that have required the score to be in line with the hip source music, but she has also worked in mainstream television, where hip sensibilities have taken a back seat to her more traditional dramatic work.

Angel's most recent work includes; "Gaia", an emotional, stunning, award winning art house film with an organic semi acoustic feel, the character study "Bedrooms", (Moon Bloodgood, Julie Benz) which is theme driven and more traditional, the second season of the Jada Pinkett-Smith drama, “HawthoRNe” (TNT) and the UK independent feature "Everywhere And Nowhere" set  for May 2011 release.

For more information about Angel please visit:

www.theangelsoundclash.com
www.devilishlygoodproductions.com
www.imdb.com/name/nm0029500/

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There is NO CHARGE for this event and South Bay Filmmakers is grateful to our guest speakers for generously donating their time to us. Show your appreciation and support by submitting your RSVP now.

Meeting Agenda

-- Welcome and general announcements
-- News about our sponsors
-- Member introductions
-- Guest speaker
-- Q&A - get your technical and creative questions answered by your peers
-- Open forum - discuss your projects, a current film, or what's happening in the industry

Networking

Please make every effort to attend and (re)introduce yourself. We are the first, and only, group of its kind in the Beach Cities and surrounding areas so let's make it great.

Ideas and Suggestions Welcome!

Contact myself or Alison if you have suggestions for guest speakers, topics, or other meeting ideas.

Venue Information

The venue provides free on-site parking as well as street parking. Doors open 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.

Support Our Sponsors

For full details visit the Sponsor Information page.

3D Video Task Force is the go-to group for 3D film production. We are grateful for their help promoting our Meetup group.

Gatsby Books in Long Beach, is a purveyor of new and gently used books. Supporting independent filmmakers through their own film festival they also offer in-store discounts for SBF members.

Lynda.com offers a huge variety of on-line training courses on software from Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, and many more. Don't miss our special discount on annual subscriptions.

Other World Computing provides a multitude of accessory and storage products for Macintosh and Windows systems. If you need high-capacity and redundant storage for your next project, this is the place to stretch your dollar without sacrificing reliability. Product discount offered to SBF members.

Pro8mm is a full-service facility for all of your 8mm and 16mm film needs. Specializing in Super 8 film stock, processing, camera rentals, and SD/HD transfers. Discounts on service and rentals offered to SBF members.