1) INTRODUCTION
Missed MonSFFA’s Barbecue-in-the-Park last Saturday? The club is hosting today online a “Relax-a-ZOOM” Virtual Picnic! Have your favourite summer snacks and libations on hand!
No formal programming is planned, just a game or two, and an afternoon of casual conversation with friends on topics SF/F and fannish! Share with your fellow MonSFFen the details of your latest genre-themed craft project, tell the group about an SF/F book, movie, or TV series you’ve been enjoying of late, or share vacation photos of cool sci-fi events, exhibits, museums, or shops you may have recently visited? The floor is open! Your input is welcome and encouraged!
Also, given this opportunity, we will have information on our scheduled August in-person meeting—the first in over three years!—plans for the return of the club’s fund-raising book sale, and other matters for which the input of our membership is desired.
So let’s get started…
2) JOIN THIS AFTERNOON’S VIDEO-CHAT ON ZOOM!
To join our ZOOM video-chat, which will run throughout the next few hours, simply click here and follow the prompts: This Afternoon’s MonSFFA e-Meeting on ZOOM
If you’re not fully equipped to ZOOM, you can also take part by phone (voice only); in the Montreal area, the toll-free number to call is: 1-438-809-7799. From out of town? No problem; find your ZOOM call-in number here: Call-In Numbers
Also, have this information on hand as you may be asked to enter it:
Meeting ID: 892 8664 2629
Passcode: 673323
3) TODAY’S AGENDA
Post 1 of 4, 1:00PM—Introduction, SF/F Geography Quiz, ZOOM-Chat Begins
Post 2 of 4, 2:00PM—ZOOM-Chat Continues, 7 Stupid SF/F Shark Movies (Rerun)
Post 3 of 4, 3:00PM—Mid-Meeting Break; Discussion of Club Business, With Special Focus on August 17 In-Person Meeting, Lobby Card Game
Post 4 of 4, 4:00PM—Answers to SF/F Geography Quiz and Wrap-Up
4) SF/F GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
How well do you know your science fiction and fantasy geography?
Culled from SF/F cinema and television, we have selected 36 images depicting a variety of landscapes, from strange alien worlds and futuristic cities to legendary lands and foreboding architecture, each a setting featured in a different science fiction or fantasy movie or TV series.
These images are what filmmakers term “establishing shots.” Whether real-world locations, miniature sets, glass or matte paintings, or a composite of several elements seamlessly stitched together by Hollywood’s special effects wizards, an establishing shot is employed to visually place the audience in a particular setting ahead of the action that is about to unfold.
Your challenge is to identify the film or TV series that corresponds to each image. Give yourself an additional pat on the back if you can name or describe the geographical location in question!
Good luck!
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