SCMS ---> Kinema Club

[Oliver Dew]

Things are looking up!

Is SurveyMonkey the way to go?

I'm now looking at the survey creation screen, what do you think the  
rubric should be?

Here's what I was thinking so far:

1. Would you like to give a paper at Kinema Club XI? [is it 11 we're  
up to?]
a. Yes, definitely. I promise not to try and sue anyone if it all goes  
wrong.
b. Yes, but only if the venue fulfils certain requirements
c. No, but I'd like to come and watch

[seeing as there are hundreds of people on KineJapan, and we only have  
100 replies with a free SurveyMonkey account, rather than having a "d.  
no I can't make it at all" option, people could only complete the  
survey if they're answering in the affirmative, and if they're not  
coming just ignore it?]

2. If answer to above was b, please write your requirements in the box  
below

3. Please write the number and title of your former SCMS panel below,  
eg "B3 Alternative Cinema in Japan"

4. Title of your paper

5. Language you'll be presenting in

6. Name

7. What are your available dates? [We know you have nothing planned  
for May 21-24, but outwith that...]



What do people think? [especially people with experience of this kind  
of thing] Anything I should add or change? I think we can have up to  
10 questions. I could put it online at midnight JST.

Oliver



On 13 May 2009, at 20:36, amnornes at umich.edu wrote:

> Oliver suggests an Kinema Club, and worries that it's stepping on  
> someone's toes. I want to chime in to remind people that Kinema Club  
> has no feet so there are no toes to smush.
>
> I think it's a splendid idea. Here are the two ways that it could  
> happen under such short notice.
>
> 1) One or more of our colleagues in Japan could chip in with a  
> space. Even one big space could suffice, as "panels" could be  
> converted into "huddles." Each huddle goes off to a corner and  
> people do their thing.
>
> 2) A distributed version. People find their own spaces for panels:  
> hotel rooms, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. Put a goodly amount of  
> time between panels. If we didn't think there was enough time to  
> pull this off, then we could centralize it. Between panels everyone  
> meets at, say, the south entrance plaza to Shinjuku Station. People  
> find their huddles, and then peel off to a coffee shop or ramen shop  
> to do it. Needless to say, this makes spectating problematic.
>
> 3) Weather permitting, do it in a public park. Too late for hanami  
> taikai, but this of course would be easier than anything else. At  
> the very least, the "main reception" could be a picnic with  
> absolutely no fuss. BYO everything.
>
> I'll add a fourth: everyone stay at an onsen!
>
> Seems to me Kinema Club has its anarchic nature just for this kind  
> of thing.
> Let's do it. I'm willing to put some time into organizing, but could  
> use help.
>
> We can invite SCMS folk in, see how many there are, and then  
> strategize. Even if there are only five of us, it will be worth it.
>
> Markus