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MonSFFA

| What is MonSFFA?
| Membership Info
| Activities
| Meeting Schedule
| MonSFFA News
| Upcoming Events

CLUB PROJECTS

| MonSFFilms Videos
| Discount Program
| Impulse Bulletin
| WARP Newsletter

VIDEO SHOOTS

| BEAVRA! Video Pt 1
| BEAVRA! Video Pt 2
| BEAVRA! Video Pt 3
| BEAVRA! Video Pt 4
| MooseMan Video_BKR
| MooseMan Video_CM
| The Simpletons' Life

MISC. ITEMS

| Movie Reviews
| Book Reviews
| Links
| MonSFFA Pin
| MonSFFA Logo
| Trading Post
| Flyers and Web Banners

PHOTO GALLERIES

| February 2009 Meeting
| 20th Ann. Party-CM
| 20th Ann. Party-SSP
| March 2007 Meeting
| January 2006 Meeting
| April 2005 Meeting
| August 2006 Meet-BKR
| August 2006 Meet-LB
| August 2006 Meet-BKR
| August 2009 Meet-ML
| Polaris 21 Photos-BKR
| Polaris 21 Photos-WG
| Museum Trip
| Montreal SF Expo
| 2006 BBQ-SSP
| 2006 BBQ-WG
| Con*Cept 2004 BKR
| Con*Cept 2004 SSP
| Con*Cept 2004 DK
| Con*Cept 2004 CM
| Con*Cept 2004 DD

Your opinion is important to help us make MonSFFA a better club. Please send your questions and comments to the President of MonSFFA.

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.