technologies such as cameras and sound equipment to tell their own stories. Meetings between various digital media artists at the Factory and the Creative Exchange networking events have led to several successful commercial jobs and helped launch what they call a "cottage film industry." Victoria Fenner , a Factory Media Centre member and sound artist, said the centre is intended to promote digital media arts but also acts as a hub for those in the film industry to meet and collaborate. "This is a cultural space," she said. "Media arts is primarily about personal expression. The industry is all about the audience." The centre provides training and equipment rentals to members -- both vital to help those with an interest in developing a career in film and TV said Ernest Gibson , a videographer. "It's a great place to come for people who want to dabble in it," he said. Tyler Tekatch came to Hamilton three years ago after working in video editing in Toronto. He's involved in a number of projects and companies including a contract he won for the inaugural digital media arts incubator project at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. "I came back here on a whim and the Factory was the first place I went," he said. "Hamilton has become pretty open and an easy place to make contacts and get work." HAMILTON IN TRANSITION Tom Comet , one of the owners of Circus Orange -- an acrobatic, stunt and performance artist company, and short filmmaker