Welcome to the neighborhood! CULTURE PUB Los Angeles is a world–class cultural amusement park from Pasadena, Chinatown, to the Miracle Mile and the Westside. Let’s chart an expedition into excitement and intrigue! Join art aficionados in search of treasures at world renown museums, contemporary galleries, and the hip new art scenes sprouting up. THE SOCIAL VIBE The good news is your fellow members are a sharp mix of people who are inquisitive and outgoing. Most are college age mid 20s to early …

The Los Angeles Relationship coaching and dating advice group is to help guide and support people who are newly dating, who are serial daters, couples, or have no idea what the heck they are doing. All communication stems from an energetic source. This includes body language, facial gestures, and words. Loving and communication is an art rather than a skill—meaning that it comes through you naturally when you're not trying too hard. It takes introspection, an open mind and heart, and tools to ef …

EVERYONE KNOWS SOMEONE - You may need a writer, producer, editor, or the money guy. Meet with others in the Entertainment Industry. To share, brainstorm, develop, join forces, and to create and develop Film and Television projects.

DUNGEON MASTER is a role playing game staged in a theatre using actors as monsters and characters. The show is totally improvised by both the cast and the audience. YOU ARE THE ADVENTURER! Each week, a new scenario is written which provides the framework for an adventure, but what is said and what happens on stage is often quite unexpected. The adventuring party is chosen from audience members who submit their name before the play starts. The current run is EIGHT YEARS in Los Angeles. D …

Light! Whether natural or in the studio light is the heart of every fine photograph. This group is for photographers that want to study light and master it to create beautiful photographs. Learn to see the way the camera sees. Learn to control light, to bend it and mold it to create the image you want. We will be meeting in a great studio in N. Hollywood. Some of our sessions will explore light in the studio with the lighting equipment provided and some will be out in the natural world. Come and …

This is a meetup for filmmakers interested in finding support to complete their productions. This may be through the sharing of funding information, finding crew members for their films, seeking advice regarding production challenges, sharing information on new technologies, etc. We welcome anyone involved in production, pre-production and post.  In addition, anyone on the business side of the film industry can join, as well as writers, serious actors and actor/producers, etc. Our venue, the Ne …

This is a networking group for artists in Los Angeles. We have an artsy space in Hollywood (on Melrose), the Neon Venus Art Theatre, and we feature exhibitions from LA artists. http://www.neonvenusgallery.com ; We also want to work with teachers and develop courses for children and adults on painting, photography and mixed media. However, the main goal for this group is for artists to talk about galleries in Los Angeles, exhibits, history of art and to keep each other updated with what i …

With a downturn economy, and the entertainment industry changing everyday, entrepreneurs, film producers, music industry and artists are looking for alternative ways to survive and thrive. This meetup is associated with an organization called CEO Space, which helps entrepreneurs find resources, connections and capital to give projects the green light to proceed. CEO Space hosts 5 large business forums per year, where one third of the participants are investors. Typically, most angel investor o …

This group is for people who are interested in producing video content for YouTube. At each meeting we introduce ourselves, discuss projects we have done or are currently working on.  We also talk about camera gear and promotional strategies.  People who have attended meetings have been very involved in YouTube, and other are yet to have a YouTube account.  Meetings usually have around 7-10 folks.  If you have business cards bring them. In the past year collaborations have been rare.  These meet …

Attend gallery openings around Los Angeles for the purpose of discovering new artists, seeing the latest creative styles, exploring unique galleries, and meeting like-minded people drawn to the avant-garde. There may be a museum exhibit thrown in now and then, as well. I hope this group will be as much about interesting conversations in a social environment as it will be about art.  There is no cost to being a member of the group, and most the events will be free, unless otherwise noted for a mu …

This is a new Wing Chun/Tsun meetup group in Southern California -- Monterey park! Wing Tsun, 詠春, is a Southern Chinese martial art originated over 300 years ago during the Qing dynasty. Wing Tusn is a "soft" style that does not counter force with force but instead recycles energy and employs a sophisticated method of response using trained reflexes. Chi-Sao ("sticky hands") training is used to develop and hone these reflexes to specific pressures or triggers so that they become automatic in re …

Hello Filmmakers, This meetup is about making films. We will mainly focus on shooting scenes andshorts in class for the purpose of finishing work as part of our curriculum.We will cover the basics of lighting, camera handling and shooting, scene scripts and screenwriting, acting and continuity, shot list and frame selection, acting basics and editing, among others.This is for beginning filmmakers so that they can workshop all theaspects of filmmaking using the equipment (lights, camera, boom mi …

If you're a South Asian or Indian artist, musician, who works in flim, who works in games, or any creative medium and you're interested in networking with other creative South Asian or Indian professionals, having a venue to showcase your creative works, or find other creative people to bounce ideas off of, this organization is for you. Nothing fancy :)

The Beverly Hills Women's Network is the perfect destination for happy, affluent renaissance women who are focused on living their lives to the fullest and creating a relevant legacy! Renaissance: --n. a revival or rebirth, especially of culture and learning. A renewal of life, interest, or vigor. Membership Has It's Privileges. What Are The Next Steps ? 1. Submit a true, recent and accurate photo of your "human" self and not an "avatar" nor photos of flowers, animals, or the like that you feel …

A Comedian-ologist is someone who has mastered the art, technique, and business of Comedy. As with any field of study, Comedy is a learnable skill that requires dedication, passion, and commitment to master. Natural talent, while a tremendous gift, is only useful if you can learn to hone, shape, utilize, and consistently draw from it on a routine basis. The Comedian-ologists Meetup is a venue for comics of all levels to learn, support each other, network, and grow. The group is open to anyone in …

This group is for people who are interested in Chinese martial arts or currently/previously trained Chinese martial arts.  No previous martial arts experience necessary!! This group is a collaborative effort between three martial arts schools in Los Angeles: Wushu Shaolin, LA Wushu, and South Coast Martial Arts.  At each meetup is a at least one representative which includes Shifu Sal, Coach Rick, and Coach/Shifu Philip Sahagun who are all well-respected in the Kungfu/Wushu community.  We train …

This is a group for emerging and professional visual artists: painters, sculptors, photographers, digital artists, etc. Let's get together and plan group shows, citywide open studios days, plein air sessions, friendly critiques to help each other, artist dinners, etc.

I am a writer, and I am Christian. I am currently in the process of building up a production company, with my sight set on an online network. Knowing I cannot do this alone, I am looking for my fellow Filmmakers and Christians that are interested in coming on board and being a part of something that's bigger than us all. In today's world, there are many ways that Christian-themed art/films are viewed. Either it's based off this notion that Jesus is a genie and as soon as you step foot in church, …

Catalyst is a non-profit organization designed to break down the barriers of the entertainment industry providing resources to empower artists to pursue their craft to the best of their ability. The only criteria of art created in or through this organization is that all art endorsed by CatalystArt must be in some way for the betterment of mankind. This group will be the Genesis of this non-profit organization. We will be meeting to share ideas and grow this non-profit into a full independent no …

This is a 2 hour class that will jumpstart your vision board or help you Re-Vision your 2012 or a specific part of your life such as career, romance, business or travel. This class fee includes a JUMPSTART ebook and Visioning session with bestselling author Joyce Schwarz , The Vision Board book: the secret to an extraordinary life which has sold 100,000 copies. The class will also explain what it takes to become a Certified Vision Board Coach and how you can make $500 in 1/2 day conducting visio …

This group is about building a community of photographers who are interested in taking their photo and video skills to the next level; sharing their work, techniques and ideas; developing their craft; exploring new interests; and meeting new people who share their love and passion for photography...and videography.  All skill levels are welcome so it doesn't matter if you're a beginner, advanced hobbyist or seasoned pro. We try to create fun, exciting and positive learning environments for our m …

Calling all animation geeks, fans, and art lovers! This is a group for anyone interested in sitting down, having a soda or coffee, and chatting about animated movies and television.....and anything else that looks like fun.

Blender is a 3D graphics application that can be used for modeling and visual effects. This group is for anyone interested in Blender, from novice to guru. We will meet and share projects as an extension of the online Blender community, build open source projects, and invite speakers from the national and international community. I started this group as a way for Blenderheads to meet and collaborate on film and animation projects in the Los Angeles area.

RANT LA is a comedy community! - We have a new theater in Hollywood (on Theatre Row), a classroom available for anyone interested in learning/teaching comedy, and live-streaming platform available for people who have shows/video podcasts in development, and a website that is ready for you to post your comedy blogs, vlogs, and websiodes! - We will be hosting many great meet-up events, at RANT THEATER, where we have weekly LIVE COMEDY SHOWS - Improv, Sketch Comedy, Stand-up, Solo Shows and more! ( …

Color Correction for Indie Filmmaking About Color Correction: Color correcting is both a technical process and an art form that relies on an individual’s skill, experience and good taste. Color correction or color grading can elevate the production value significantly and even turn video captured with lower grade cameras into stunning looking images. Almost every TV program, documentary, music video, movie, etc. is color corrected these days. The difference between a graded and uncorrected image …

In the this meetup, I work on all the basics of acting. These are: cold readings, scene study, improv, and monologues. Scene study is the basis of actor training. We use scripts from films which I supply in addition to those brought in by students. Actors who join my class are expected to work with a scene partner outside of class during the week and to bring the scene back to class for performance. We may video tape the scene if it is ready. The actor learns a lot by seeing themselves on camera …

Carpools, crash pads and networking for the film industry. Communication/ networking board for crew, cast and all the above pro's in the film industry

This is a group meet for photography and film projects. We welcome photographers, models, actors, actresses, MUAs, hairstylists, artists and filmmakers to join our group, promote new concepts and collaborate on projects. We can learn from each others and pool our talents to get the works done! Whether you’re a student or amateur with aspirations or a seasoned professional, we hope this group holds value.  We have meets for group workshop and individual session on a monthly basis.  Connect with u …