MTN Production Manager, Tarek Bagdadi, Martha and MTN Instructor Doug Cain
I had the opportunity to meet with Martha Fast Horse, our Artist of the Month at Boom Island in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is also featured in our Indigenous in the News Program.
Ms. Martha Fast Horse, is founder and President of Fast Horse Productions, a Minnesota-based business that specializes is all aspects of video production. Martha explains how she started her company and what is involved to be a producer.
I enjoyed my time with her and you will enjoy her interview.
"Indigenous in the News" Interview with Martha Fast Horse in Minneapolis
Martha and Clovis in Production
Fast Horse Productions on Minneapolis Television Network News
The Monitor spoke recently with Martha Fast Horse and Clovis in the Control Room of MTN Studio A. Fast Horse is the Executive Producer and Clovis the director of the new series show Wolf Sprit.
Wolf Spirit is a Native American talk show that will highlight Native American Storytellers, Recording Artists, Youth, Educators and Community Leaders. Some of the first guests who will appear on the show include champion fancy dancer Larry Yazzie and Ojibway stroyteller Trudell Starr.
"There is virtually no Native American programming anywhere," Fast Horse said. "There needs to be a place in the media for Native Americans"
"Television is the campfire of our culture, Clovis added. We used to talk around the campfire, but today we watch TV."
Wolf Spirit began as a live webcast out of the Wolf's Den coffeehouse on Franklin Avenue. They shot these shows with a single camera hooked into a computer. They were able to improve the visual quality of their programs by moving to MTN, and using the studio and switcher, and computer-based editing.
And at MTN we can do the kind of show we want to do, Clovis said. There are no content requirements, no advertising pressure, That's unique.
Both Clovis and Fast Horse said that TV production takes an episode of hard work and commitment, but it is worth it. What helps is the assistance and support they get from community members and MTN staff.
