The Professional Videographers Network (PVN) is an organization of professional videographers, producers, and editors in Southern California. Our members provide services in event, commercial and industrial video production. If you are involved in this you need to join the PVN We meet monthly in Irvine to discuss issues of interest to our members and keep up with the latest technology. The meetings provide a forum for education, networking and the sharing of ideas, opinions and jobs.

Calling all photographers, videographers and visual artists: Do you want to use your talents for good? Do you have a passion for giving back to your community? Do you want to add really cool non-profit clients to your portfolio? And do you want to work with other like-minded professionals at the same time? Yeah? Then join The Shutter Project!   We are a group of professional, semi-professional, and enthusiast photographers, videographers, graphic designers and other visual artists who volunteer …

Meet with a wide variety of new media artists, videographers, digital filmakers, editors, graphics designers, writers, web designers, and theorists. Gather and discuss the information revolution! This group co-meets with the Orange County/LA Media Communications Association. Local website: www.mcai-oc.org National website: www.mca-i.org

Do you want to tell a story through video? Maybe a short film? Commercial? Monologue? Are you trying to build up your portfolio though acting? Cinematography? Editing? Or anything in-between? Do you have a low budget, or none at all? Most importantly, do you enjoy networking, flexing your creative muscles, and do you want have FUN with film-making? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then this group is for you! We're connecting filmmakers, actors, industry professionals and hobbyists alik …

This group is for anyone interested in the 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) in San Diego. The 48HFP is an annual film event where teams of filmmakers (and non-filmmakers) compete to see who can make the best film, starting from zero, in 48 hours or less. Completed films are screened at a local theater the week following the filming weekend. Meetups will be all of the various events leading up to the competition and also the subsequent screening events and wrap parties.

This group has recently changed Organizers. Looking for input on the first, new meetup. Thanks.

… Watch this video to learn how to register for the classes  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3t31msVzjg Currently available classes and the pricing : Photography 101: Learning Composition (2 hours) = $30 Videography 101: Intro to Learning to Shoot Video (2 hours) = $30 Photography 102: Mastering Your Camera (3 hours) = $69 Taking Better Photos Outdoors (3 hours) = $69 Night & Low Light Photography (3 hours) = $69 Headshot & Portrait Photography (3 hours) = $69 Controlling Action Photography (3 ho …

We're starting this group in the hope to find other filmmakers looking to start making movies today. Our goal is to become the next Spielbergs. Yes, that is what you read. Spielgerg did not get where he is by thinking about making movies but by making them. Whoever said that we needed Hollywood's permission to become filmmakers, was dead wrong. In this day and age all you need is passion, determination, a good story that people will care about and a digital camera. Seriously it’s that simple, we …