How to Send an Email to the Group

So you wanna send a message to the entire Austin Film Meet mailing list. Okay, make sure you follow the advice below. We reserve the right to refuse any submission for any reason we deem appropriate. However, follow the advice below and we're much more likely to approve your message to the group. Thank you!

DO subscribe to the Austin Film Meet Google group. The sign up box is on the rightside of this page. You can select your perferred setting: receive every mail as it's sent out, receive one email daily, receive one email weekly or receive no email at all. You choose, but don't lose by not subscribing at all. http://groups.google.com/group/AustinFilmMeet

DO attend an Austin Film Meet meeting or event, as only "attending members" are allowed to post to this group. You are an "attending member" if you have attended one or more AFM events in the past 6 months.

DO make sure your subject line is short, sweet and to-the-point.
For example, if you've got a casting call for a film called Snot, your subject line might look like this: Snot - Casting Call. Or if you are sending a notice about a function or event, it should look like this: "Reel Women Meeting - 5/18". For date specific entries, please list the date in the subject. Avoid subject lines like this: "Super cool party this weekend needs extras and camera guy." Too many words, not to-the-point enough. This would also be bad: "How to Get Ahead in the Film Industry Workshop by Dana Smith on Monday, May 10th at 501 Studios." Instead, you should just put "Workshop - 5/10".

DO include as much information as possible about your project.
Of course the more information the better. Use these questions as a guideline for what info you should include. Items in bold are required.

- Title of Project or Working Title
- Short or Feature or Project Type
- 1-2 sentence synopsis
- Character Breakdowns (if for casting call)
- Is this project Non-paid, Paid or Deferred?
- Will meals be provided
- Available crew positions
- Time/location of auditions
- Tentative shoooting schedule
- Tentative shooting locations (cities)
- Specific format, film or video (35mm, 16mm, HD, DV, etc.)
- Intended distribution: direct to video, cable, theatrical, cable access, internet, cd/dvd, in-house industrial, point of sale industrial, director's reel, trailer, festival circuit
- Contact info, at least an email
- Will you accept JPGs via email?

DO NOT forget contact info.
Seems a lot of people forget this one. An email seems to get the most response, but we recommend including a phone number as well, and a website link if one applies.

DO NOT send more than one email per week about a particular event. You may send multiple emails provided that each new email have new infomormation.

So, if you think you're ready, you can submit your message to the group by sending your email directly to: austinfilmmeet@googlegroups.com. Thanks!

Suggestions?

Got a question not listed here? Please send your questions to the organizer at: me@hcherdon.com.

-Answers prepared by H.Cherdon Bedford, Austin Film Meet Organizer