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Volunteering at MCM

Volunteering is the life blood of program production here at MCM. Without volunteers it would not be possible to create the volume and diversity of programming that exists on the channels.

Click a tab below to learn more about volunteering at Montgomery Community Media

Volunteer Incentives

Find out more about our volunteer incentives! You could be recognized at the annual Monty Awards, get discounts on classes, an MCM Volunteer T-shirt, and much more. What are you waiting for?

Call Genaye Channel at (301) 424-1730 ext. 349

Do you want to learn how to use the green screen for productions? Email ggadarowski @ mymcmedia.org

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If you have a message or a creative idea that you want to produce into a video program, contact the Volunteer and Training Department at (301) 424-1730 ext. 319.

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Producer's Resources

Here are forms that you can complete print and submit to Montgomery Community Media.

Volunteer Questionaire (pdf)
Facility User Agreement (pdf)
Program Submission (pdf)
Noncertified Producer Treatment Sheet (pdf)

Sample Adult Talent Release (pdf)
Sample Minor Talent Release (pdf)

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Producer Highlight

Donna Kimmel
Meet Donna Kimmel, volunteer producer at Montgomery Community Media.

Dr. Donna Kimmel is no stranger to the studio. She has been an active producer at Montgomery Community Media since the late 1980s.

Kimmel has a master's degree in Fine Arts and a doctorate degree in Psychotherapy. Using her unique qualifications as a psychotherapist, teacher and actor, she produces her current program, Mental Health Minutes: A Dramatization.

Mental Health Minutes: A Dramatization depicts fictional clients in psychotherapy. This program is unique in that the sessions are improvised, not scripted. It has been in production for two years and uses most of the same volunteer crew as it did from the very beginning.

Over the years she has produced several PSAs and programs. Count Down to Women's Abuse and On Your Stomach: A Way to Reduce Back Pain won her two Monty awards.

As a producer, Kimmel loves the process of putting together video and selecting images to tell a story. "When the program is enhanced with good editing it can increase the dynamic force of the program."

For new producers, Kimmel offers the following advice:

* Start with a small project you can create yourself.

* Learn through experience.

* A reliable crew is very important.

Mental Health Minutes: A Dramatization airs Mondays at 9:00pm, Wednesdays at 3:00pm, and Fridays at 7:00pm on Access.19 .

Producer Highlight

Samuel Bland
MCM volunteer producer, Samuel Bland won a Telly Award in this year’s 29th Annual Telly Awards for his program, Sacrifice, Sacrifice, a program featuring the sacrifices the troops and
their families make on a daily basis.

The Telly Awards, a national and international competition, is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV programs and commercials, as well as the
finest video and film productions.

“It would not have been possible without the help and support of the MCM staff” said Bland, “my teachers who provided the training, my community project manager, and the advice and guidance of many volunteers and Facilities personnel at Montgomery Community Media. To be able to take an idea and subject that I am passionate about, put it into a viewing format and have
it cablecast is something that I never would have dreamed possible. To have the program be selected for an award is “icing on the cake.”
I strongly recommend the Montgomery Community Media training and support program to anyone who is interested in television and film production and
the most beautiful thing is it is right in our own backyard.”

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updated 4/4/2011

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Volunteer Directory
The volunteer directory provides a listing of individuals who have indicated an interest in volunteering at Montgomery Community Media. The volunteer directory is available in hard copy.

Hard copy - The hard copy version of the directory was published in cooperation with the MCTVA. It was last published in March 2008. The hard copy version is available at no cost to any Montgomery Community Media producer who has paid their annual fee. Please contact Shannon at 301-424-1730 ext. 351 to make arrangements to receive a copy of the volunteer directory or email volunteerdirectory @ mymcmedia.org.

The AMVP is accessible to those who have paid their annual fee and has registered on line.

Volunteer Spotlight

Meet Lisa Covi

MCM: Where are you from?

“I am originally from Baltimore, but now reside in Takoma Park, MD with my husband. I love Takoma Park!”

MCM: How did you hear about Access Montgomery?

“I went to the Silver Springs Arts Fair in 2007 and received some information from Access Montgomery’s booth. I immediately signed up for orientation!”

MCM: What certifications do you currently hold?

“I am certified in field camera, field editing, final cut pro, and field producer.”

MCM: What shows are you currently volunteering for?

“Currently I am editing approximately 4-8 hours a week for Mental Health Minutes as well as shooting footage in the field for the show.”

MCM: What do you like to do in your spare time?

“I participate in toast masters and I sing.”

MCM: One thing we didn’t know about you?

“I used to teach information science.”

MCM: What is your favorite color?

“My favorite color is blue.”

MCM: What is your favorite food?

“As of right now my favorite food is Indian.”

MCM: What are your future plans?

“Currently I am enrolled in a documentary production program at George Washington University. I plan to make documentaries and educational documentaries someday.”