James,

There are many great resources here in Austin. ACAC and AMN are two you should check out. ACAC offers training and access to excellent gear. AMN offers a great place to display your work if you have any friends who would want a music video.

If you are more interested in dv/film making, there are organizations that can be great resources for that also.

Shoot me an email, I'd be happy to meet you for lunch sometime.

Martin

Moving to Austin, Texas
 

Hi all,

I am moving to Austin Texas next weeks and would love to meet up with folks to work on shorts and other projects. I am moving from an area of the state that lacks any and all forms of film and look forward to being in a community of like minded folk. If anyone would like to meet over a beer at lovejoy's or perhaps the G&S or anywhere else, that would be great.

Dick Steele
806-441-4663
m.richard.steele@rareseedpictures.com

Texans?
 

I was just curious about the filmmaking life in Texas, specifically Austin. If you live in another city, please still feel free to let me know. Thanks in advance.

Austin is a production hotbed. Always lots going on. I earned my degree at UT, loved every minute of going to school there. Will try to get you some links shortly.

I'd love to hear all about Austin Chris. I'm looking to move down there next summer and do film production (or anything, just want to get there). I've heard the market is slow there, but nothing beats the actual beat on the street.

Austin Bound Also
 

Would love to hear about the city also. Not all about the production side of things, but the general quality of life down there. Will be visiting soon with my wife to check it out, hopefully setting up a move for late next year. I have three young ones and I hear it's a great place to raise a family.

The Film production opportunities would be a bonus, but I am an engineer in the computing business, so that's where I will be making my money. Jobs seem plentifull for that down there.

Really just wanted to get some people's impression of the area as a whole.

Thanks!

Who's in Austin (or thereabouts)
 

I just looked up "Austin" and almost all of the hits about vids in Austin were a couple of years old. I'm sure there are a lot more Austin members out there now. I just wanted to revive the thread to see if we could exchange info about the climate in Austin.

Wondering if there is any interest in forming an Austin based association of some sort or if there is one already in existence.

I live in Cedar Park, work under contract to a major corp. I use an XL2 and Vegas.

I have previously worked as a musician, audio engineer, photographer, marketing manager, regional sales manager. I have a Cubase/Tascam FW-1082 Multi-Track recording setup.

I've worked as some version of "media" professional, off and on, for more than 30 years.

Web site: www.AdvancedMediaLab.com

- Jesse Redman

Other Videographers?
 

I was hoping to get responses from other videographers in the Austin area that visit DVi.
- Jesse

Well, I'm thereabouts... south of Austin closer to San Marcos.

I'm up there whenever I get a hankerin' for some great live music. Continental Club is one of the great "still standing" joints that hasn't changed all that much... but I really miss the old Liberty Lunch.

I'm in Austin as well. I work for a local church (video post-production, live camera, that sort of thing) on a volunteer basis. . . we use the Canon XL-1.

I work and live, in Austin.

Austin
 

I live in Austin and work as an accounting manager for a local non-profit. Video is a hobby - I have an older Sony ccd-vx1000 and Adobe Premiere. Would love to upgrade to a Canon xl h1.

Don

Video association in Austin?
 

Does anyone know of a networking association in the Austin area for videographers, and/or associated audio, lighting and editing groups?

Have you tried the Austin Film Society? they are a non-profit group that also supports other groups in the area. I am a member.

I have seen a couple of posts from Austin recently and wanted to revive this thread.

Hopefully, those of us around Austin can network and possibly help each other out.

I'm available as a 1st or 2nd camera (XL2), for FX, editor, sound or lighting.