Did you know that The Propville Directory hosts 200 locations? Including public sites and private residences?

Art Deco Theatre for Shoots, Screenings and Corporate Events.

A beautiful and lux venue. Well appointed for screenings, corporate events, presentations & seminars, film & photo shoots, even weddings. Seats 450. 35mm, 15mm and digital projection. Features include Dolby Sound, free unlimited parking and very accommodating staff. Call Allen at (510) 740-0220 x 103 or Scott.

San Francisco Loft

A picturesque San Francisco loft with full city views and an industrial rooftop. Well appointed for catalog shoots, film or corporate events. Natural light, 12' ceilings and garage parking (with elevators). Ping Jackie for an appointment.

Please email Jackie Slade.

"But I need a spiral staircase…"

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 or email.
A great price to a good home!

Trout Farm

Mid-Century furniture 40's-60's. Greg is an expert in this field. Ceramics, wall art and sculpture from Dunbar, Knoll, Russell Wright and Eames. Herman Miller, F.L. Wright, Heywood Wakefield are all represented. Current Trout Farm Clients include Design for Living, Pottery Barn and Palacek. Call Greg 510-843-3565 or email.

Foam Carvers

Great team players to keep for your Rolodex (or add to "My Propville"). Custom finish or raw; Foamcarvers can fabricate any prop, logo or architectural piece out of foam, specializing in custom cut complex 3D carvings. Life-size statues and arches to simple lettering and 2D shapes. 3D scanning of your models is available. They can coat & paint your foam carving, or ship the cut raw foam for your team to detail. Contact Susan.

The Party Concierge

The Party Concierge in Sacramento has over 40,000 square feet of event décor, flowers, balloons and custom, rentable props. They have a fabulous collection of foam carvings, for many holidays, event themes and film/print production purposes. Custom fabricate or rent from their incredible selection of pre-made props. Delivery is available, tight time frames a specialty.Contact Susan.

Auctions By the Bay

Red carpet service for Propville members…..bid on props for your next project; liquidate props that are monopolizing your storage space. Make space, generate income! Contact Scott. Be sure not to miss the Alameda Antiques Faire, held on the first Sunday of every month, and offers over 800 booths of antique dealers and unlimited free parking. This vast collection of antiques garners over 10,000 attendees each month. Auctions by the Bay is only 250 yards from the Alameda Antiques Faire - one of the most popular in the country. Visit the site for upcoming showcases and auctions. email.

Keeping it all together!! Amazing adhesive site.
Check out This to That

We know you're all practitioners of one art or another, so if you've been contemplating, let's say, adhering fabric to leather - and the glue cannot show, visit This to That, choose your materials and they will recommend the best adhesive for your project. Yes, apparently, the web does have everything on it!!

New Crew members added:

This year the crew section has been growing by leaps and bounds, we've just approved and posted new production designers, photographers (think production stills and event photographers) and camera operators. If you'd like to apply to be listed in The Propville Directory click here.

The Dog & Pony Show™ circuit: Sound event at BASS 2.27.08

"Thank you so much for putting on a great show...what distinguished panelists. Such a huge amount of information and experience was shared with us ... each panelist was extremely generous with the audience about their past experiences ... there was more than one "breakthrough" as a result of your presentations. I thank you both as an educator and as a film/video maker." -Bonita Wahl, SWA Imaging

It was a stellar sold out event at the beautiful new Bay Area Sound Studios in Marin. Hosted by Stephen Hart (Werner Herzog) with esteemed panelists John Neff (David Lynch), Chris Forrest of Studio Guappo and Leslie Ann Jones (Coppola) of Skywalker Sound. An interactive evening crowned with delectable treats from An Affair to Remember. Thanks again to the special businesses who gave so generously to underwrite this event: A Party Center in San Rafael (think "Production Center" and you'll be covered), Hilton Hotels for their generous raffle prize and, of course, our incredible hosts; Michael LeValley & Lynette Daudt of BASS.

Photos by Edwin Ortiz

Keep your ears up for the next Dog & Pony Show™ Bus Tour coming in May.

April 10-13, 2008 San Francisco Women's Film festival

San Francisco Women's Film Festival (SFWFF) mission is to honor, showcase, and facilitate the creation of films that are directed or co-directed by women. We achieve our mission by supporting, promoting, exhibiting and honoring the achievements and contributions of women in the world of cinema. We pride ourselves in creating programming that brings the highest quality films to the community through various genres including documentaries, music videos, animation, and experimental works. Our films and screenings are selected and hosted by filmmakers, professors, and other notable figures in the world of film. In addition to exhibiting the next new wave of women filmmakers, the SFWFF also makes time to pay tribute to films by women with historical significance.

Taxing Isn't It?

We're sure all of you have organized your taxes already, but just in case you still have a shoe box of receipts, Popsicle sticks with a cryptic date scrawled on them and a healthy fear of the IRS, On Point Business Services to the rescue!! Please phone Cheryl at (707)971-0864.

Re Re Re Recession:

"Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it…" - George Santayana

Don't let your business decisions be ruled by fear, especially when the media is encouraging you to duck and cover. Check out the history from this McGraw-Hill survey. 1980-1985 to determine if said conventional wisdom applied:
The results demonstrated that the opposite approach fared better: Businesses pursuing an increase in advertising (in times of possible recession) averaged higher sales growth than those who reduced advertising. In 1985, the aggressive recession advertisers had risen over 250% more than those that didn't keep pace.
This of course doesn't mean that output will automatically equal return; the key is making your advertising smart. Focus on ways in which your product/service makes fiscal sense. Wal-Mart, for instance, has been running an ad campaign since Sept. 2007 focused exclusively on a return to their core competency: inexpensive products for living. The results forced many analysts to dine on their criticisms.

What does this mean to Propville Merchants & Crew? We're working for you. Every day. We post your names to 4 different mail serves that we monitor every day. We post information and referrals in Yelp, Facebook, MySpace, Film Arts and BAVC. We provide pre-qualified leads to our crewmembers for photography and events. Promoting your business is our days work!

Consider this from Forrester Research, February 2008:
"It's measurable. If your social application doesn't have a measurable output, you'd better get one. But if it does — if it generates leads, or conversions, or buzz, or something useful — then you can prove its working. beinggirl.com is four times as effective as TV ads, Proctor & Gamble told us. That won't get cut in a recession."
Social Networking: make yourself known by association. Use all available tools. Befriend us: MySpace, Facebook & Yelp!

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Members Tips: Did You Know?

Did you know that when you find a promising listing on the Directory, you can select "More info" before you pick up the phone and call?
Working after hours? Use the "email form" to copy and paste your request to a multiple of vendors. Mail at night; wake up to a box of answers to your questions. Tell them Propville sent you!

Quote of the month:

"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it." -Denzel Washington

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