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2010 MonSFFA MEETING SCHEDULE
Our meetings are held Sunday afternoons at 1:00 PM in the St-François room of the Days Hotel, 1005 Guy Street unless otherwise indicated.
All meetings will also include a brief 15 minute presentation by select members entitled: Hidden Gems/Second Chances – Members discuss those books or films that never really got the recognition they really deserved.
NOTE: All programming is tentative and subject to change at the last minute.
January 17, 2010
MonSFFA Executive Elections
Bulwer-Lytton Writing Competition
Hosted by Joe Aspler
Finalization of MonSFFA panels for 2010
February 21, 2010
Radio Fen from the Moon (Part 1): in-meeting group project, the first part of which is the collective writing of an old-fashioned radio play, SF/F theme. Members are asked to bring in their best ideas, including any rough drafts they may wish to pen prior to the meeting. Script should not exceed an approximately 5-minute running time, or about 6-8 type written pages.
Brainstorming Session, Outside-of-Meeting Fundraisers
March 28, 2010
Radio Fen from the Moon (Part 2): in-meeting group project, the second part of which is the performance and recording of the old-fashioned radio play arrived at the previous meeting. Parts will be cast and actors will rehearse and perform the piece, which will be recorded and later augmented with sound effects and music. A CD of the final radio play will be produced.
April 18, 2010
Science Fiction and Fantasy Blogs – a look at some of the more interesting examples currently online?
Presented by Bernard Reischl
Open Discussion: members may bring up and expound upon any SF/F-related matter in a 30-minute unstructured, free-form discussion that we expect will meander over many topics.
Timeline Production Meeting: we take a half-hour to prepare for next month’s video shoot.
Chair: Keith Braithwaite
Sci-Fi Social Networking: enjoying the Genre and communicating with fellow SF/F fans using Facebook, Twitter, and other online tools. Presenter: Cathy Palmer-Lister
May 16, 2010
MonSFFilms Video Shoot – TIMELINE
We resurrect the abandoned Timeline fan film project; actors will be shot against green-screen, at a later date to be composited with backdrops in post production. We hope to complete all principal photography during this May 16 session.
Director: Keith Braithwaite
June 13, 2010
Paper or Plastic?
The latest in model making trends from paper to plastic model kits. In addition, members are encouraged to bring in their own model kits whereupon they can have the MonSFFA pros help them with any and all questions they may have.
Our model masters are: Mark Burakoff, Wayne Glover and Dominique Durocher
Sci-Fi Fair: a fund-raiser with an emphasis on fun in which members try their hand at a variety of challenging SF/F-themed carnival midway-like games; premium prizes will be awarded the highest point-getters. A bake sale will perhaps accompany the fair.
July 25, 2010
Annual MonSFFA BBQ
August 1, 2009 - rain date
August 15, 2010
Fancraft Workshops: members try their hand at a variety of sci-fi-themed crafts in a series of workshops running concurrently throughout the afternoon. The manufacturing of SF/F jewelry from nuts, bolts, and other hardware items is one such workshop.
Workshop Leaders Booked to Date: Lindsay Brown
September 19, 2010
Introduction to Computer Gaming
A 1-hour primer on popular computer gaming
Our Game Master is: François Ménard
Guest Speaker Olivier Xavier: local special effects artist Olivier Xavier speaks on his professional career, the modern visual effects industry, and the FX techniques employed by low-budget independent filmmakers.
Presenter: Olivier Xavier
October 17, 2010
The History of Future
Future’s History: the evolution of the Captain Future character over a variety of media.
Presenter: Marquise Boies
Weird Sci-Fi Technologies: a review of some of the more bizarre technologies to be found in the annals of science fiction.
Presenter: Sylvain St-Pierre
Science Fiction Themes and Visuals in Commercial Advertising: a look at advertising’s use of SF to sell products and services.
Presenters: Alice Novo, Berny Reischl
November 21, 2010
Signs and Symbols, Legends and Mythologies: an examination of these, their origins and connections. Presenters: Lindsay Brown, Marc Durocher
Star Trek Remastered: an appreciation of the remastered versions of the original Star Trek episodes, in which the visual effects have been updated. (Presenter: Wayne Glover)
Fan Film Theatre: screenings of some of the most interesting and recent examples of SF/F fan films available on the Web.
Presenter/Projectionist: Berny Reischl
December 4, 2010
MonSFFA's Annual Christmas Dinner & Party.
Details to be announced.
As is our tradition, we will be collecting toys and items of non-perishable food for donation to Sun Youth’s Christmas Basket Drive. In the spirit of the season, please give to benefit those less fortunate in our community.
NOTE: All programming is tentative and subject to change at the last minute.