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TV at RBV in CA

One of three high schools in the Vista (CA) Unified School District, Rancho Buena Vista (RBV), has used a portion of a state grant to become the only one with a TV studio. The production space, which students began using last November, was built in three adjoining classrooms. See what they are doing in Education.

Scary in Post
St. Agatha is a horror film that was shot in the town of Madison, Georgia. The producer chose Georgia because of the tax incentive, but they also knew Georgia had an infrastructure that could handle the production. See more at News to Use/Post-Production.

Media Storage Survey
Coughlin Associate, Inc. is conducting its 10th annual survey of digital storage requirements and practices for media and entertainment professionals, with results included in the 2019 Digital Storage for Media and Entertainment Report. Top level results will be provided to participants, if you provide your contact information. M&E professionals can participate in the survey here.

At NAMM, Sennheiser, Neumann, Ashley Audio, Sony and IK Multimedia make announcements in new audio gear. Check them out at Showtime!

Young filmmakers are being challenged in the DIGITAL PRIVACY FILM FESTIVAL to answer What happens when the Internet of Things goes wrong. Filmmakers aged 16-25 can submit their work through March 30, 2019. ExpressVPN will select a group of finalists and post their videos on the ExpressVPN YouTube channel on April 8, 2019. After that, audiences have two weeks to vote on their favorite, and the winner will be announced on April 29, 2019.

Howdy, Stranger. Long time….
Welcome back—or welcome for the first time—to Markee Magazine online. Those of you who have diligently bookmarked the site and visited on a regular basis, hoping against hope to find something new, congratulations, your perseverance has paid off. Finally!

Yes, Markee has been quiet—sound asleep might be a better phrase—for a couple of years now. During that time, staff changes and even company changes have taken place. What had been a publication of Atlanta-based Lionheart Publishing has a new home with Markee Publishing, a California company that was spun off from PhotoMedia! to handle the new addition. PhotoMedia! goes back to 1973 when it started life as a film and recording studio in Chicago so Markee’s new home has a long tradition in the film production business.

What we hope to do with Markee is relaunch both the site and the digital magazine as a source for film, video and television production—below the line—folks to use for news of the industry and tips to aid in their work. There will be some basic educational aspects, too, for the new-to-the-industry people and students in film/video courses. Coming from the educational film market—Encyclopedia Britannica Films, National Geographic Films—I have a personal interest in aiding future generations. And as an old guy, I have a respect for whence we came and the path behind us so there will be the occasional articles on how gear and techniques have evolved over the past 100-plus years.

The door at Markee is open to all who want to share their experiences in film production, from whichever chair they have occupied. We want to make the site, and the digital magazine, worth the visit so we encourage you to contribute your knowledge and expertise to help others.

Finally, we are not associated with any studio, association, or supplier to the industry. That may change in the coming years—deep pockets are always needed—but if and when it happens, we’ll make it obvious, so you can determine how, if at all, that affiliation makes a difference.

Markee Magazine has a legacy of serving the film and video production universe going back to 1986. I hope to add to it, not detract from it, in the coming years.
Thanks for visiting!
Tom Inglesby
Editor
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