A Big Propville Welcome to...

BASS (Bay Area Sound Stages) Announcing the opening of the Bay Area's premier studio complex - Bay Area Sound Studios! (aka: BASS) The brand new facility provides sixteen studios from 88 to 2000 sq.ft. Acoustically tuned, isolated rooms, high ceilings, 100 amps of power, off street parking and easy loading in & out make this facility perfect for a full range of production needs. Hourly, daily and weekly rates available. Check out their website for more details (www.bayareasoundstudios.com) or call Lynette, Stephen and Michael at (415) 499-3440.

BASS will be the March sponsor of the Dog & Pony Show®, "Making Music, Married to Media"
See 'Events'section for more info.

Artists-Services
Representing the best in styling, hair and makeup artists, Artists' Services offers top talent experienced in image making and client branding. Their artists are creative professionals providing the highest caliber of service through visual imagery within the media industry. Client list includes: Apple, Audi, Dior, Harper's Bazaar, Pottery Barn, Rolling Stone, Saks Fifth Avenue & San Francisco Chronicle. Check out their website (www.artists-services.com) or call: (San Francisco) (415) 824-4423 or (Los Angeles) (323) 445-4910

Ranahan Production Services
This wonderful production resource covers the entire San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. They will make your film shoot or event a success. From cube trucks stocked with all the production & communications equipment you could need, copiers & fax machines to garbage disposal and truck parking, they can fill all your film or special event needs! Check out their site (www.ranahan.com) or give them a call (510) 268-3500 with any questions. ***Special note to photography stylists: The sources you see for film can be great assets to your print business. Grip vans, wardrobe vans, director's chairs, etc.

December's Dog & Pony® team was a sponsor of the APA "Something Personal" show.

Special thanks to
Interior Resources,
Blue Sky Studios,
Mike Thompson Framing and
Blow Up Labs.

Thank you to Jim Baldwin for providing our Propville Raffle prize of one location 'file pull', worth $700! …And the winner of that prize was photographer Shaun Fenn!

And a final thank you to our fantastic staff; Hypatia Porter & Alli Heaney…it's good to get out!

February's Dog & Pony® Event: "Making Music, Married to Media"
Come out and be part of an inspiring evening of sage experience, delivered by experts, tasty bites and sips; and conversation with some of the finest production people in the bay area.

Our expert panel for the evening; have all been part of Award- winning teams. They will be offering practical solutions for budget management around sound issues, implementation of music and sound to your film or video and some technical language that is key for all filmmakers, Agency to Indy. Click here for schedule and tickets

SFWFF…April 10-13, 2008 More info here……
Attention merchants: DONATE AN ITEM ,ADVANCE WOMEN IN THE ARTS: The San Francisco Women's Film Festival will host their annual auction in March. All of the proceeds will go directly to fulfilling the festival's mission of offering a variety of free to low-cost screenings and educational programs to the community year round. Your donation will allow us to continue programs such as our Youth Media Project where we offer free film training to underserved young women (ages 14-19). We hope you will donate an item or gift certificate that we can include in our auction. All donors will be recognized in our program guide. All donations are tax deductible. To donate an item or get more information please call (510) 235-0709 or email: info@sfwff.com. We look forward to partnering with you to advance the cause of women in the arts!

Artist needed for Italian Street Painting Festival.
The Propville Directory will be sponsoring a square and supporting Youth in Arts this June in San Rafael; would you like to be our artist? We're looking for a personable, talented and sturdy artist. Not necessary to have done chalk paint before, we'd just like to see some of your work. The festival is well documented and gets great press. Our photos will appear in the Propville newsletter in July 2008. Inquiries to Teri {at} propville dot com

Propville Meets the Social Networks
The Propville Directory is now on Facebook and Myspace. Befriend us.

Extras Need for Milk:
A Big Thank You to The San Francisco Film office…..

The feature film "Milk" a biopic based on the election and subsequent assassination of Supervisor Harvey Milk, is currently filming in San Francisco. On Monday night, February 4th and Friday night, February 8th, the film will be re-creating 1970's marches originating in the Castro. The production is looking for volunteers to appear in these marches in the film.

THERE ARE NO AUDITIONS. IF YOU SIGN UP ON THE ATTACHED SITE - WWW.MILKMARCH.COM - YOU WILL BE USED.

All ages, races and genders are welcome. But you MUST be 18 or over to participate. Filming will take place from 7PM - Midnight on Monday night, February 4th at Castro and Market and from 9PM - 3AM on Friday night, February 8th at Market and Franklin. Come on either or both nights.

On Monday February 4th at 4:30 PM, the production will host a screening of the documentary, "The Times of Harvey Milk" with introductions by the filmmaker, Rob Epstein, friend and confidant of Harvey Milk, Cleve Jones, director of "Milk," Gus Van Sant, along with members of the cast. Filming will begin immediately after the screening. Please go the to following link for further information. www.milkmarch.com/

Did you know there are over 200 locations listed in the Propville Directory ? As well as location scouts, mangers and insurance agents .

Villa Altura
is available for print, film and video. Contact June for more information.







Berkeley Film Office & Berkeley City Club Need an impressive location, close to home and your local crew? Call Barbara for some instant ideas: (510) 549-7040/800-847-482


Berkeley City Club was designed by Julia Morgan. The Gothic-Romanesque style of the City Club shares some similarities with San Simeon, Morgan's most well known building. Its reinforced concrete structure consists of a 6 story tower flanked by two wings. The interior is designed around two interior courts and the entrance hall, (picture) contains a grand staircase. Features include reception rooms of various sizes, a large ballroom, library, tea room, outdoor patio and its beautiful tiled swimming pool. www.visitberkeley.com Barbara Hillman, Film Commissioner p: 510-549-7040 / 800-847-482

Location tips 2/ 3 sponsored by Jim Baldwin
Hot Tip: Please Release Me!

Congratulations! You've found the location, scouted it, and the client loves it. Now, BEFORE you invest any more money or time, is the moment to lock it in with a written agreement. Like Model Releases, Location Agreements, also known as Property Releases, outline the terms of the deal you are making with the location. It is your responsibility to protect yourself, your team, and the location by having a clear concise understanding of the dates and times, costs, and limits of liability involved in your project, as well as permission to use the images you are creating. Get this signed as early as possible.

Having a location release signed in advance reassures both your client and your location owner that you mean business, and legally commits your location to the project, reducing the chances of a last-minute bail-out by a fickle owner. It also gives you, with the proper language, the legal right to use the images you create of someone else's private property in perpetuity. Have your legal counsel review your boilerplate agreement, which should be written in plain language and include a mutual hold harmless clause. Protect yourself, and get it in writing!

Contact Jim

Please note: if you have a story or testimonial that you'd like to share with the Propville community, we'd love top hear about it. This space is for you, all submissions will be credited with a link to your site… a little "live ink" is good for everyone!

"…….working at the Warfield. I've used your propville site 100 times in the past week. Love it." --- During set up for a NewYears show, Suitetreatments.com events, live music and performances; specilaizing green production practices.

On Point Bookkeeping Services
Thinking about Taxes? Thinking, perhaps, you need some help? Worrying? Stop it! Help is here.

It's not so complicated if you have a great team. Now is the time (not April 1st) to get your money house in order. We highly recommend On Point Bookkeeping Services. Trained to CPA standards, fluent in QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Accounting, Peachtree and MYOB; all accompanied with experience in and respect for the arts. They're unbeatable!!

For the same great personal attention you have come to expect from The Propville family of service providers… Give Cheryl a call for a consultation. onpointcbs@yahoo.com or call her at (707) 971-0864 Some weekend appointments available.

Art Department Needed!!
An Independent Feature is looking for crew for 3 day shoot February 29 - March 2 in North Bay Area. Needs - Art Dept, Wardrobe, and Make-up. This is a privately financed (SAG Ultra-Low Budget $200K) production that pays modest day rates plus meals, copy, credit. Good opportunity to work with experienced professionals on ambitious creative project. Respond to vidivideo@yahoo.com

Twin 42' Spiral Staircases for Sale:

Keep these beauties in circulation Two Spiral Staircases originally from the 2002 Santa Fe Opera Production of L'amour de Loin. These steel staircases are each the same size and shape, though they are mirror images of each other (they have opposite chirality).
Details: Center Post Overall Height: 42'-01/2" with a break at 16'-11" from the floor.

Treads: The rise of the treads is 8-3/4" and there are 48 steps, for a total climbable rise of 35'-0". There are 15 steps per revolution. Treads are decked with #13 flattened, expanded metal.

Diameter: The handrail is at 6'0" diameter. The handrail is supported by perforated steel sheet metal all the way around.

Post: The center post is 12" diameter, and has been laser cut with a pattern. The two staircases have different patterns. The top 7'-0" is not patterned.

Contact Jan Culver 303-888-8594 cpi.partners@comcast.net A great price to a good home!

This month in Tricks of the Trade:
Read Jon Hoirnsteins commentary on communicating with your clients. If you are self-employed this is manditiory; everyone else, consider it essential!

Quote of the Month
Now Is The Time from The Daily OM
"Now is the time to say yes, to be brave and commit fully to ourselves, because until we do no one else will."

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