This group is about people getting together with a shared interest or curiosity in Horror Movie culture.  We watch Horror Movies, go to Haunted Houses, discuss and debate, but most importantly we have fun.  If you have an idea for a meetup go ahead and suggest it, get some feedback, ask for support, and let's make it happen.  We invite and welcome all members to participate in scheduling, leading, and speaking up about the direction of the group.  We welcome different ideas and interests within …

Do you love to take pictures, but feel a little intimidated by some of the "pros" out there? Would you like to meet with like-minded individuals for photo shoots and classes without feeling like you're not good enough? Join this non-professional Shutterbug Meetup and come learn with us as we try new techniques and learn about the latest gear and new ideas in the photography field. Come contribute your thoughts in an open, considerate forum. Let's swap tips and experiences, share our images and s …

Local filmmakers and Microsoft employees interested in the art of film looking to meet with local filmmakers, learn about and contribute to local projects.

Who Is TCAD Seattle?  On May 23, Muhammad Yunus spoke at Seattle Town Hall and showed a trailer for a inspirational documentary he's in, called "To Catch A Dollar," due out in September. Several attendees talked with Yunus, Gayle Ferraro, the film maker, and Kathleen Wells, the project director from Grameen Research.  When we asked if we could help, they said yes.  This volunteer group was formed in the days that followed, with a short term objective of building support for promotion of the movi …

The Tacoma Film Makers and Screenwriters Meetup is dedicated to bringing together all people interested and/or active in creating movies together. If you have creative talent related to making movies or films, whether in front of the camera or behind it, this group is for you. We are a dynamic group of Tacoma and area creative types interested and involved in all aspects of movie making and production. We include actors, directors, editors, sound people, and other creatives of all types includin …

It's only been in the last 10 years that I started regularly reading this genre. I know there had to be plenty of people in the Tacoma area wanting to share this passion with a group of like-minded readers. I did not see evidence of a book club Meetup devoted to Sci-Fi and Fantasy when I started looking. So, here we are. If you're passionate about reading and discussing sci-fi AND fantasy books, film and television this is the place for you! Once a month we'll meet to discuss the current book se …

This group and these parties are for ANYONE who likes to make friends, socialize and dance Bollywood-Bhangra while doing so. Every 3rd Saturday of the month the Jai Ho! Meetup takes place at CHOP SUEY in Seattle. Come early before 10 pm to find reserved area for meetup, get our special drink Chai-tini & socialize with meetup friends. FREE Henna till 10 pm. Fun and easy to learn dance lessons with Prashant at 10 pm. Stay late to show off your new moves on the dance floor. ★ Jai Ho! Dance Party …

We facilitate meaningful media making by partnering with local and international NGOs and non-profits. Sometimes called advocacy journalism, citizen journalism, humanitarian media, or just simply documentary film and photography. Our members create stories to help cause positive social change by helping the small orgs who are solving the world's biggest problems and injustices. These meetups serve the purpose of collaborating, educating, socializing, networking, awareness building and team build …

This group is for discerning animation enthusiasts who're past high school age to hang out, watch stuff, and meet people. This is an anime-only group - there are no video games to be played here. If you're coming here to play video games, join another group. come prepared to talk about what we watch. This is as much a social group as a viewing group. Sick of finding a new anime club just to realize you're 15 years older than everyone else? Or of hoping to watch cartoons and instead find yoursel …

The Seattle Photography Club was established to create an active social, educational and fun way to shoot and process images with other like-minded enthusiasts. Meet other photographers, learn from each other, be challenged in group meetups and critique each others work through the Seattle Photography Club. Open to ALL levels of photographers - from beginners to professionals, Point and Shoots to DSLRS, film or digital. If you like to create photos, this group is for you!  Look for us on Faceboo …

This is a group formed to bring attention to projects seeking funding through crowdfunding websites, especially Kickstarter, and those that were created by local Seattle-area people through crowdfunding websites. We would like to encourage all who are looking to help fund some cool crowdfunding projects (no matter how small your contribution), who want to get cool stuff before it makes its way to store shelves (and a lot of stuff that is exclusive to Kickstarter backers!), and the people who hav …

If sharing homemade tapas, drinking delicious wine and watching a foreign film with other people in an intimate setting appeals to you, then this group is worth exploring.  Join us in our venture and you can be the next host.

New York, LA, London, France, San Francisco and Vancouver all have meetups for transmedia storytellers, including some of the most innovative figures in the industry. Let's add Seattle to that mix. This group is for anyone, be they curious media makers, practiced transmedia creators, documentary film producers, new media makers, web designer/developers, screenwriters, novelists, actors, and beyond. Transmedia is about collaboration, and media ideas that transcend borders. If we're lucky, by shar …

Community Cinema is a groundbreaking public education and civic engagement initiative featuring free monthly screenings of films from the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens. Community Cinema is on location in more than 90 cities nationally, bringing together leading organizations, community members and public television stations to learn, discuss, and get involved in key social issues of our time. Women and Girls Lead is an innovative public media initiative designed to focus, educate, a …

Can't afford to go to the cinema all the time? Don't like what's playing? Want to eat and drink while watching new films you've never seen before and old favorites? Let's sit on each other's couches and floors and watch movies and socialize. Bring pillows and snacks and movie suggestions. Hopefully we can find enough people to host that we can make a regular thing out of it. Let us know if you can host, and any thoughts, suggestions, or concerns.

The renaissance is here, and it brought ice-cream! So, here’s the idea: Ideas. Unfiltered, unencumbered, and unapologetically enthusiastic ideas. Ideas that lead to grease-smeared hands, lavender sorbet, things that go bang, clouds of steam, those goggle-marks you see on crazy chemistry geeks, and some guy (or girl) in the background juggling and swinging from a trapeze. We are a collective of intellectual eccentrics, passionate about learning and our various (and yes, I mean various) arts. Wal …

For video editors looking to improve their skills using Premiere Pro. People curious about switching over to Premiere from Final Cut and Avid greatly encouraged. We will also cover other Adobe software that is related to Premiere such as Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign, Encore, Prelude, Speedgrade, Muse, Edge Animate, Audition, Lightroom, and Bridge. Want to know how to build a website and embed video without writing code? This is the place. Want to know how to improve your audio without ProT …