El Raton Media Works

01/18/2025

Youth Coding League for Raton Intermediate School 5th & 6th graders begins again Tuesday! Make sure to have your student signed up with their teacher to join in on the fun! The free after school program will run Tuesdays from January 28th until April 1st, 2025.

Learn more: https://www.elratonmediaworks.org/youth-coding-league-raton

01/16/2025

Are you searching for inspiration & resources to bring your creative visions to life? Look no further than the public domain! 🎬 This treasure trove of freely available works can be your secret weapon for crafting unique and impactful films. 🎥

Here's a glimpse into what our new in-depth blog explores:

-What is the Public Domain?
-How can filmmakers leverage it?
-Important considerations to keep in mind
-10 websites to find public domain elements
-10 Assets Entering the Public Domain in 2025 (US)

Read the full blog post here: www.elratonmediaworks.org/northern-new-mexico-film-tv-blog/guide-to-the-public-domain

01/11/2025

Our neighbors in Trinidad at the Emergent Campus are hosting Tech Night Out next week! Don't miss it!

Save the date! January 21st will be the next Tech Night Out. Not to be missed!
Held in the newly renovated Trinidad State Freudenthal Library, hear guest speaker, Brock Predovich tell of his entrepreneurial journey in founding his company, BiteZen.
A Colorado native, Brock tells his of his personal challenges and his tech based solution.

01/06/2025

Likely our biggest news yet!

Historic Kearny School – El Raton Media Works Remodel Project Goes Out for Construction Bid

Read more details in the press release: https://www.elratonmediaworks.org/updates/press-release-kearny-bids-open

01/02/2025

First blog post of the year is an awesome one!

Read it on our website at www.elratonmediaworks.org/northern-new-mexico-film-tv-blog/10-ways-to-kickstart-your-video-career

12/30/2024

Wrapping up an awesome year with great news! Read about it in our December newsletter! - www.elratonmediaworks.org/updates

12/22/2024

Exciting News!

El Raton Media Works received a grant from The Encantado Foundation to expand our Youth Coding League at Raton Intermediate School for Spring and Fall of 2025! 🎉

This means more 5th & 6th graders will have the opportunity to learn coding, develop critical skills, and explore exciting career paths in technology.

Visit our website to learn more: www.elratonmediaworks.org/updates/press-release-ycl-2024

Press Release: El Raton Media Works Receives Grant to Expand Youth Coding League in Raton, NM

12/21/2024

We had an amazing time filming at the Festival of Lights Storytelling and Story Recording event and captured some special family stories to share! ✨

Check out our new YouTube series, "Raton Moments: A Tapestry of Memories" to view the stories and watch for an announcement of our next filming session coming soon!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLECIYTraQJnCTBZu7GGnOjwP8ui9G8ykL

12/19/2024

New blog for new Script Writers is live! 📄
www.elratonmediaworks.org/northern-new-mexico-film-tv-blog/script-structure

12/12/2024

New blog "Coding 101" AND a new webpage of coding resources to enjoy this week!

https://www.elratonmediaworks.org/coding
https://www.elratonmediaworks.org/northern-new-mexico-film-tv-blog/coding-101

11/29/2024

Looking for some holiday cinema to watch with your loved ones? Check out our New Mexico Movie Playlist in this week's blog!

https://www.elratonmediaworks.org/northern-new-mexico-film-tv-blog/new-mexico-holiday-movies

11/27/2024

Don't miss "Storytelling and Story-Recording" during Raton's Festival of Light Festivities on Friday. It'll be our last event in 2024, so we hope you can join us! https://mailchi.mp/4376ffbff11e/storytelling-and-story-recording

11/23/2024

Stagecoach Foundation has a 2025 Intensive Production Assistant Training for TV and Film coming up, and it's free to New Mexicans! Registration closes Dec 4th, so sign up soon to get on list!

https://sfcc.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=5908&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0

11/22/2024

ATTENTION ACTORS: SHORT FILM CASTING CALL

The William Tell Act
Shooting November 25-27 in Trinidad CO

Logline: Joan Vollmer was supposed to be a writer. Instead, she’s found herself playing house with a he**in addict in Mexico City. As she sets the table for the men who will go on to become the Beat Generation, the line between performance and reality starts to blur.

Compensation: Lodging (if needed), Food, Gas, and Reel.

Roles:

Bill - Lead. Male. 30’s-50’s
William Burroughs, “Bill”, was a widely successful postmodern author, reaching the height of his critical acclaim in the 1980s. Before he saw a cent from any of his work, he was living with his wife Joan Vollmer in Mexico City and struggling with a he**in addiction. He was obsessed with performance art and determined to push the written word to its most abstract.

If you are interested in submitting for any of the above roles please reach out to Jack Kabel at [email protected] and CC [email protected]