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June 17 History Channel "Hero Ships" Film Debut Kicks Off "S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien" 65th Anniversary"

ericsf7 — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:54:02 GMT

64 years ago, a hero fought at Normandy – the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien. On June 17, she literally gets to toot her own horn by playing host to the premiere of the new History International Channel documentary, “Hero Ships: SS Jeremiah O’Brien.” The event, starting with a 5:30pm reception hosted by Brandy Ho’s Restaurant, will include tours of the WWII ship including her vintage engine room (featured in the film Titanic) and culminate with a screening of the film.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and may be ordered by phoning (415) 544-0100 or online at www.ssjeremiahobrien.org. Seating is limited.

The screening will take place onboard the O’Brien, home to the National Liberty Ship Memorial at San Francisco’s Pier 45 in Fisherman’s Wharf. The ship will be moored at dockside for this event.

“Hero Ships” is a stirring and historic 13-part series about the most prestigious vessels in US Naval history. Presented in high-definition, with gripping interviews from the veterans who served on their decks, each Hero Ships episode shows the evolution of one ship and retraces the most dramatic moments from her history. After WWII, the ships were forgotten by their country and were destined for sale or destruction before veterans’ groups stepped in to save them.

Now, such hero ships as the O’Brien are moored in some of the nation’s biggest cities as floating museums and gateways to a time when gray-skinned battlewagons prowled our imaginations. During World War II, 2,751 Liberty Ships, constructed at 18 US ship yards, were meant to be built quicker than German U-Boats could sink them. “Built by the mile and chopped off by the yard,” as President Roosevelt said, they were to form a “bridge of ships” across the Atlantic. Winston Churchill wrote, “Without the supply column of Liberty Ships that endlessly plowed the seas between America and England, the war would have been lost.”

Of the 13 naval vessels featured in the Hero Ships series, the O’Brien is the world’s oldest, fully functional and most historically accurate World War II vessel still in Coast Guard-approved operation.

Tuesday, June 17, 5:30 reception followed by screening at 7:30
Pier 45
Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and may be ordered by phoning (415) 544-0100 or online at www.ssjeremiahobrien.org.

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Call for Entries: Conestoga Film Festival

tapestry1138 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:29:06 GMT

Since 2003, Conestoga --Oklahoma's largest science fiction convention-- has sponsored its own amateur film festival. The response has been remarkable. Past winners have included entrees from Italy, Singapore, Canada, England, South Korea, Switzerland, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands and China! Conestoga is now accepting entries for the 2008 festival.

Categories for the Film Festival are: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Documentary and Animation. Maximum running time for each entry is 20 minutes. Winning Entries Will be Screened at the Conestoga 12 Science Fiction Convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma July, 2008.

Deadline for the film festival is July 1st, 2008. There is no charge to enter a film in the contest. Winners receive a certificate and prominent display on our webpage. Send your entry to:

Conestoga 12
P.O. Box 700776
Tulsa, OK 74170-0776
Attention: Film Festival

Complete rules at http://www.burningclam.com/film.html
Visit the Conestoga webpage at http://www.sftulsa.org/conestoga/

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Auditions- Aberrant Behavior- Saturday June 7th @ Mamma Buzz in Oakland arts district

Jason — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:59:07 GMT

I am having auditions for my new movie "Aberrant Behavior" Saturday June Seventh at Mamma Buzz Cafe in downtown Oaklands Art District 2318 Telegraph Ave from 4-6PM. If your interested in the movie you can e-mail me at: aberrantbehaviormovie@gmail.com. I have already casted some of the roles and have people working on it, I just have not cast all of them yet and of course the female lead.

There will be some paid roles (of course the leads) but this is a low budget (around 25-35,000 or so) affair so it won't be a whole lot. Just to warn you.

Aberrant Behavior, is basically a love story about two self destructive anarchistic-y street kids who have an exaggerated form of pica, a disorder where people feel compelled to eat non-food materials, carpet, dirt, soap, drano, various chemicals, etc. as portrayed as a drug addiction. They have a very co-dependent relationship and with there disorders too , they literally destroy each other.

There's more to it, but that's the basic synopsis. If you can't make it to the auditions, you can send me a head shot with resume, or whatever you want. We can then decide when and where to meet.

THERE WILL BE SOME SEXUALITY AND NUDITY FOR THE TWO LEADS, AS WELL AS MISTY AND FOGGY TO A LESSER DEGREE. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME FOR THOSE ROLES, IF YOUR NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

I will be hiring for many roles, all ages (over 18) races, sizes, etc. But here are the main characters:
Main Characters:

LEADS:
Victor Muertos: (Mid to late twenties) Half Mexican/Half white (Half latino/half white will probably work). Black hair, down to chin and five o clock shadow. (Flexible though). Tall and thin but not too thin. Dark, brooding, depressed, prone to long winded sarcastic, cynical rants. Living off the state for mental depression, and addiction, but eventually breaks himself from the state. He hates the state, and normal life in general. He hates almost everything. He is sort of sloppy hipster, slightly emo, slight slight slight goth meets street kid. Light or no body mod, piercings, etc. He eventually lives on the street because of choice.He falls in love with Aiko. SOME NUDITY AND SEXUALS SITUATIONS REQUIRED-CAST

Aiko Zumbi (18-early twenties or look like it) Half Japanese/Half German (or Japanese, or half Japanese/Half white). Shorter than Victor, thin but still slightly curvy.
Street kid with a bit of dark hippie. Has been sexually abused as a child. Prone to violence. Prone to long winded rants, or sometimes just total silence. Dark, cynical, with a very bleak view of life. Body mods, tattoo's, piercings, fine. Dreaded or colored hair fine as well. Actually preffered. She falls in love with Victor. SOME NUDITY AND SEXUAL SITUATIONS REQUIRED.

SUPPORTING LEADS:
Pedida Muertos- (20's -40's)-Mexican- Victor's nearly catatonic - mute drug addict mother, who is usually messing around with strange men, and drugged up. Mostly abuses Victor through neglect. Mostly shown in flashbacks, but one scene in present as well. Young actress aged to look older in present, or vice versa.

Misty & Foggy (20's) two girls that Victor and Chad meet at the bar, who are wasted, and act and look like twins. Very ditzy, drunk, corporate, normal. They take Victor and Chad back to there place. Drunken debauchery ensues.

Spic 'N' Span (20's -40's)- One of the horrible mascots for the advertising firm Victor works for, "Spic n Span's Whiten it up" Cleaning product. They play racist cliched versions of mexican house workers. Think Samo. It's meant to be horrible, and it of course offends Victor.

Aiko's Father-
A militant cold hearted man who sexually abuses aiko. Must be bilingual Japanese & English

Aiko's Mother-
Always screaming at Aikos father. Bi-lingual fluent in German & English

VARIOUS:
Hipster's (18-30) Some with speaking roles. A house party Victor crashes.

Office workers (20's -on) Some with speaking roles.

Various small roles for the horrible commercials and promo's from the firm Victor briefly works for

Other roles as well-Not listed

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New Independent Film Website

Kenny — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:26:53 GMT

For the last year I've been working on a website for Independent Filmmakers and people who love Independent Film. Its called Reel Connect (www.reelconnect.com) and over the last few months its grown to have quite a few good independent films. If you have an independent film you've made, feel free to upload it to the site (for free) or just go and watch independent films. The site really focuses on the people behind independent films (everyone who works on the film can be listed as part of the cast and crew, and everyone has a profile) I'd love to hear what you guys think of the site, how it can be improved or any other comments or suggestions you might have. Thanks.

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http://youtube.com/user/mdotstrange

Rywyn — Sun, 11 May 2008 07:32:11 GMT

http://youtube.com/user/mdotstrange

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Your Work needed..for The American Dream Theatre @ Burningman 2008

Alchemy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:15:56 GMT

looking for positive-inspiring-off beat-satire- ect
show your films about the Americam Dream
living the dream
how Americas legacy has effected your pursuit of LIFE LIBERTY AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
how you live free
storys of how one has to fight America to preserve America
American Heroes and Patriots
The American Experiance
Burningman and all things Burningman.
American History

The Theatre will reflect inspiration against selling out,support for freak isim-and educate the peoples republic of Black Rock and hopefully the rest of the world if its selected for a tour..about who you are-what you have to say -your insight-private joke or journey in the American Spirit that is our legacy . these films will be intermixed with film favorites like Lenny Bruce,Hunter S Thompson,movies about discovering America..Burningman films-ect...
send replys to
Alchemy
subject: The American Dream Theatre
hexmex11@hotmail.com

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comin' atcha in all 3D's...

east_bay_gray — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:16:01 GMT

j cameron makes understanding the 3d onslaught...uh, simpler?

http://www.variety.com/VR1117983864.html

and the rate debate rages here:

http://alex4d.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/frame-rates-would-you-like-half-as-much-twice-as-often/

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Filmmaking Boot Camp

Nehst Studios — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:58:00 GMT

Nehst Media Enterprises
545 8TH AVENUE, SUITE 401
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
TEL: (917) 362-1322 FAX: (917) 591-6813

NEHST STUDIOS TO HOST
“BOOT CAMP” FILM TRAINING

Larry Meistrich Offers Opportunity of a Lifetime to Philadelphia Screen Writers & Filmmakers

NEHST Studios will train Philadelphia area aspiring filmmakers and writers looking
for their first big break, and company executives will be on hand seeking new ideas
and talent for a $250 Million film fund slate of projects coming up.

WHAT: Filmmakers Boot Camp
WHEN: May 30-June 1, 2008 (Fri., 6pm-10pm, Sat. 10am-6pm & Sun., 10am-6pm)
WHERE: T.B.A.
WHO: Writers, Directors, Producers, Anyone!
HOW: Register online at www.filmboot.com for Philly boot camp.

FEES:
· GENERAL ENROLLMENT: $395
· STUDENTS: $150 (enter PHSTU150 as discount code when registering online)
· FILM ORG. DISCOUNT: $300

The Filmmakers Boot Camp is taught by Larry Meistrich, NEHST Studios Chairman, Founder and Hollywood insider. Meistrich offers a rare opportunity for local aspiring filmmakers and writers to learn the A-Z’s of successful filmmaking from his own experiences and successes. Meistrich founded the first indie film studio ‘The Shooting Gallery’ and is the award-winning producer of Sling Blade, Belly, You Can Count on Me, and Croupier. “We are working hard to help break down the Hollywood barriers and make sure other talented aspiring film makers and actors can have access and take part in the industry as well,” states Meistrich.

The Filmmakers Boot Camp is a three day intensive workshop which will cover the how to's of; producing, financing, filmmaking, and content creation. Topics include: how the business is changing/strategies you can use to succeed, career opportunities in the new media, and secrets to pitching your ideas and producing/negotiating/distributing a feature film. All Film Boot Camp attendees will get an insider’s look at how to navigate the film industry and then will have the chance to pitch and potentially sign their own production deal. Over 12 deals have been made already… Are you next?

For information and online registration, visit www.filmboot.com or www.nehst.com

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NO LEFT TURN

amy — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:32:03 GMT

new film for review see: http://www.filmbaby.com/films/2789

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now accepting short film & video submissions for Art & Music festival

slavekitten — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:42:04 GMT

RDiMT in association with Lightning in a Bottle Art & Music Festival are now accepting original short-form film & video submissions to showcase at our late night projection area this year.

We are putting a call out for engaging, funny, surreal, thought-provoking, avant-garde, ridiculous, sublime material but most importantly works generated by *you*. Entries should be no longer than 5 minutes, but anything that captures the imagination will be considered for screening, so don't put away that brilliant 11 minute documentary you made on the man-eating chipmunks of the African Sierra. We want to see it all.

please see the official announcement here:

http://tribes.tribe.net/renegadedriveinmovietheater/thread/d2a72bfe-b2af-488f-9419-d187eeb636fd

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for the uninitiated:

Lightning in a Bottle is an interactive art & music festival, currently in its 3rd year at its current location in Santa Barbara, CA. Conceived by The Do Lab, an LA- based event production company that has created interactive environments within larger art & music festivals such as Coachella, Summer Sonic (Japan), & Electric Picnic (Ireland), LIB is an eclectic blend of music, art, performance, workshops and green energy that will take place over 4 days this year at the Live Oaks Campgrounds on May 23 - 26th. Powered almost entirely through solar energy & biodiesel, their mission is to create an event where participants can have amazing and fulfilling experiences whilst remaining fully conscious of the natural environment and minimizing their effect upon it.

http://lightninginabottle.org/2008/

Renegade Drive-In Movie Theatre (RDiMT) is a collective of outdoor-cinemaphiles that hold spontaneous movie screenings in random & covert locations, projecting a chosen film onto raw surfaces in unconventional locations found within the varied urban landscape of Los Angeles. Date & rendezvous point are usually announced 24-72 hours in advance and participants are encouraged to maintain a low profile when arriving at clandestine locations. Chosen films have been projected onto sides of trains, highway underpasses, deserted downtown alleys, abandoned buildings, etc. No (dark) surface goes unconsidered. Due to the barren nature of some of our chosen locations, the audiences must often bring their own seating, and of course whatever refreshments they wish to imbibe or share with others. We have yet to encounter any trouble from John Law, but the possibility is always there and well, adds to the whole experience.

http://tribes.tribe.net/renegadedriveinmovietheater

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Looking for an experienced filmmaker

destingerek — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:25:17 GMT

I am a Certified Sexological Bodyworker, Erotic Empowerment Coach, Tantric Educator, and Performance Artist. I am seeking to make some short videos about using breath, sound, and movement to access one's erotic energy, raise that energy and circulate it throughout the entire body.

This should be relatively easy to do. Assuming that it goes well I have larger projects in mind to follow.

If you are interested in collaborating with me to make this happen, please contact me with links to some of examples of your work.

Thank you.

Destin Gerek
http://www.EroticRockstar.com

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Screenwriter headed to the lovely land of L.A. today...

Blackjax — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:24:52 GMT

...to hunt down another Agent. Long story. Anybody want to get together, play some pool in a backstreet Tiki bar, and bitch about the industry?

Let's play. 828-545-6189

A

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50' x 30' Green screen + + +

Arnie — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:01:28 GMT

Hey folks!

I'm starting yet a "nuther" [sic] FILM FACTORY! Its here in SF. We have a meet and greet on Sat, FEB 9th from 11A - ?. If you are right for it, we'll tell you a secret when you get here before 3PM. Maybe you already know? Anyhow, if not, there will still be some intermingling with other professionals (models, actors, filmmakers, composers, photogs, grips, etc...). We're starting a database that will try to get you some work or whatever you are looking for. The meet and greet is at 638 Kearny ST, SF 94108 and we also have a 10k sq ft warehouse that has a huuuuuuge green screen in SOMA that is getting prepped. So, if you need something, come and say hello and we'll keep it reel! Remember, we want you for your look, but we want you for your mind too!

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NEQW

torwebster — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:50:29 GMT

Dear Friends,

I am very excited to announce that over the next seven weeks, starting Thursday 28th of Febuary and then the next six Thursdays, I will be sending out a free short film podcast from The Rainbow Serpent Project.

A project that has taken me around the world twice in the last five years. I have visited each of the Earth Chakra points, discovered by Robert Coon in 1967. I have met the most amazing people, who worked with me on earth healing ceremonies and interviewed the most beautiful tribal elders, you can see all this and much as you travel with me around the world over the next seven weeks, if you subscribe to this video podcast on itunes ( see below how you can do this.) I have already uploaded the first Rainbow Serpent film of the vision journey for you to enter into the magic.

This is another part of the process, the next part will be a feature length film, so I would love to receive feedback on the short films, this will help with the vision of the feature film. Thank you.

Love Tor.

Film One, Base Chakra - Mt Shasta, North America,
Film Two, Sacral Chakra - Lake Titticaca, South America
Film Three, Solar Plexus Chakra - Uluru. Australia
Film four, Heart Chakra - Glastonbury & Shaftesbury, England
Film five, Throat Chakra - Great Pyramid, Sphinx, Egypt,
Film Six, Third Eye Chakra - Currently at Glastonbury & Shaftesbury, England,
Film Seven, Crown Chakra - Mount Kailas, Tibet,

If you are inspired please pass this on to all your friends

www.rainbowserpent.co.uk

how to get you free Rainbow Serpent Podcast:

1. open ITunes on your computer,
2. open iTunes Store,
3. type 'Rainbow Serpent' in the box in the top right hand corner 'search itunes store' press enter
4. it will be the only link in the PODCASTS box, click on that and click subscribe, then it will automaticly upload the latest series every week and you can find it in Podcasts on the left on your iTunes.

if you don't have iTunes and would like it free go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

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PHANTOM LOVE FEBRUARY 29-MARCH 6th in CHICAGO at FACETS CINEMATHEQUE

xin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:18:37 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 29-MARCH 6th in CHICAGO at FACETS CINEMATHEQUE

U. S. THEATRICAL PREMIERE!
ONE WEEK ONLY!
PHANTOM LOVE

A memorably surreal psychodrama, Nina Menkes' (The Bloody Child, Magdalena Viraga) Phantom Love is a striking evocation of female dreamscape in which violence and trauma are steadily percolating, just beneath the surface. The lead character is Lulu Marina Shoif: a very beautiful, but angry and isolated woman, who lives alone, and works in a casino in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Lulu's relationship with her much younger lover is charged but emotionally disconnected and Lulu's younger sister, Nitzan (Juliette Marquis, This Girl's Life), is in the midst of a psychotic breakdown, caused in part by prescription medication. Lulu feels emotionally invaded by her mother, who wants to come to town and stay with her in order to try and help the younger sister-but this feels like a further intense invasion, and Lulu refuses. Phantom Love positions an alienated woman against a harsh, inhospitable landscape-this time, within a family. Structured like Chinese boxes, with each scene opening onto another, Phantom Love is a powerful erotic-fantasy that explores a woman's sexuality through her dreams.

Directed by Nina Menkes, Produced by Kevin Ragsdale, U.S.A., 2007, 35mm, 87 mins.

Showtimes:

Fri., Feb. 29 at 7 & 9 pm
Sat.-Sun., Mar. 1-2 at 3, 5, 7 & 9 pm
Mon.-Thurs., Mar. 3-6 at 7 & 9 pm

Tickets are $9, $5 for members

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Charles Coleman, Program Director//773-281-9075 or charles@facets.org/

MORE "PHANTOM LOVE news below:

KNR Productions and Menkesfilm are happy to announce that our film, PHANTOM LOVE(2007) will be featured in the 30th Annual Creteil Women’s Film Festival in Paris, France, March 14-23, 2008; at the Women’s Int’l Fim Festival in Koln, Germany April 20-8, 2008 (where Menkes is also a Jury Member), as well as at the Prague International Film Festival March 27-April 4th, 2008, along with a RETROSPECTIVE of Nina Menkes’s films. Another retrospective is being planned at the ARSENAL Cinema in BERLIN, Germany, for later this year, as well as at the Tekfestival in Rome, Italy, May 6-11, 2008.

PHANTOM LOVE was recently featured on numerous “Top Films of 2007” lists, including Variety’s Robert Koehler, and John Gianvito in SENSES OF CINEMA. “SENSES OF CINEMA” February 2008 issue will also be publishing a lengthy interview with Menkes by David James, and a radical essay on Menkes’s work by Berenice Reynaud, entitled : NINA MENKES: The Warrior and her Jiang Hu, which discusses Menkes’s films in connection with her work on women in Chinese martial arts movies.

PHANTOM LOVE was also recently awarded "BEST ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT" at the Bangkok World Film Festival in Thailand. The Jury, which included German filmmaker and Bela Tarr’s DP, Fred Kelemen, Thai helmer Ithisunthorn Wichailuck and Thai critic Niwat Kongpian stated that the award was given for the film’s “outstanding black and white cinematography, compelling narrative structure and extraordinary use of sounds to create a surreal atmosphere offering access to deeper levels of reality.”

In addition, Special Programs featuring PHANTOM LOVE in conjunction with RETROSPECTIVES of Nina Menkes’s work ( A SOFT WARRIOR ‘81/THE GREAT SADNESS OF ZOHARA ‘84/MAGDALENA VIRAGA ‘86/QUEEN OF DIAMONDS ‘91/BLOODY CHILD ‘96/MASSAKER’ 05) were shown to great critical and public response at the ATHENS INT’L FILM FESTIVAL and First Art Biennial in Greece in September 2007, as well as at the VIENNALE INT’L FILM FESTIVAL in Austria, October 2007, where Menkes was hailed as “One of greatest figures of feminist New Wave cinema”.

PHANTOM LOVE premiered at Sundance 2007 to critical acclaim—please see some of the great reviews below-- and has gone on to show widely at multiple major international film fests, including LOCARNO, EDINBURGH, STOCKHOLM, WARSAW, THE VIENNALE, as well as special screenings at THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART in NYC, and the REDCAT Theater as part of the MOCA’s WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution show in Los Angeles.

PHANTOM LOVE was produced by Kevin Ragsdale, directed by Nina Menkes, and stars Marina Shoif and Juliette Marquis. DP is Chris Soos.

“Stanley Kubrick's confident statement “If it can be written or thought, it can be filmed” receives stunning confirmation in PHANTOM LOVE… Not since Bela Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies has black-and-white looked so stunning and mesmerizing…RADICAL AND BEAUTIFUL, PURE CINEMA ONE OF THE YEAR’s BEST FILMS!”

- Robert Koehler, VARIETY

"POTENT AND LUMINOUS! A seductively powerful vision...Menkes is one of the most provocative artists in film today!"

- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES

“PHANTOM LOVE, the most recent 35mm feature by Nina Menkes, one of Los Angeles's leading independent film artists, makes its New York premiere at MoMA… Her richly nuanced films are distinguished by luminous, surreal, and often disturbing imagery, and accompanied by soundtracks that are carefully modulated to suggest the simultaneity of the psychological and outside worlds.”

- Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator

Museum of Modern Art, NYC; Department of Film

“The title recalls a line from Resnais' classic, Last Year in Marienbad. The woman 'A' says, "You're like some phantom waiting for me to come." In Resnais' work, whether the protagonists find fulfilment is a decision of interpretation by the viewer, or perhaps the male protagonist. For Menkes' Lulu, it depends on herself. ….Evocative, challenging and very rewarding, PHANTOM LOVE gripped me with such intensity I probably would have jumped if a pin had fallen. Among the welter of films I am watching in the course of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, it is the images from PHANTOM LOVE that continually haunt me. PHANTOM LOVE is the sort of work that keeps cinema alive.”

- Chris Docker, Eye for Film, Scotland

“One of the undoubted highlights of this year’s fest is US filmmaker Nina Menkes’ black and white internationally roaming surreal familial drama Phantom Love…Menkes looks set to be David Lynch’s natural cinematic successor. It would be a shame to miss her coronation.”

-Paul Dale, The List, UK

"With PHANTOM LOVE, Nina Menkes adds another masterwork to her extraordinary oeuvre. Its story of a woman's trauma and healing is told with a virtuosic use of fundamental film techniques: black and white 35mm photography, exquisite framing, and resonant sound design. It is a triumph of visual intelligence and aesthetic integrity. "

- David E. James, author: The Most Typical Avant-garde: History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles, Professor of Cinema Studies, USC, Los Angeles

for more information please contact :
Kevin Ragsdale 310 237 8865 or Nina Menkes 310 404 6302
kevrags@mac.com
nina@ninamenkes.com
www.ninamenkes.com
www.myspace.com/phantomlovemovie

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Mystical Mysfits )'( Video is Up!

campimp — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:16:19 GMT

It was a long time in the making, but I hope you enjoy it!!
Thanks,
Terry
http://blip.tv/file/662751

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Amatuer amatuer

Melissa — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:08:27 GMT

Hello I joined this tribe in hopes of getting some advice on purchasing a camcorder...I have had very ilttle experience with professional equiqment, but am hoping to change this....Semi-professional is ok considering that I'm just starting to experiment with it all...I want to spend $1500-$2500...I had a film student recommend the Sony DCR vx2100, but after reading a few reviews, and checking out what it's capable of, I'm not sure if it's the one....Any advice?

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Line Producer and/or Unit Production Manager

I-Thought-You-Knew — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:49:26 GMT

The most essential person in pre-production.
I certainly would like to connect with someone experience in Line Production, and a Unit Production Manger. I'm in the Seattle area -- for now --- but am looking for someone who would be interested in a furture film production. If you know of anyone, or are that one, I would like to hear from you/them.
Thanks,
Terry

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A New Genre

Navendu — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:47:23 GMT

Birth.

About two decades of so called education which is today more a rat-race for learning tools to earn money rather than gain any true knowledge. Entering the rat race for about 40-50 years to earn money, at times selling your soul and then the obvious and unavoidable…..death !

In this non-stop, assembly line like transition from one end of the continuum to the other, relationships like parents, siblings, spouses and children and emotions like love, friendship and hatred, and, events like success and failure happen to us.

Whether or not we understand these dearest of relationships, the people we come across and claims to love, emotions, passions and events we encounter or the raison d'être of life itself is no more a concern in the rat-race for more, whether it be for money or material goods.

That joie de vivre is today nothing more than trinkets in malls and that we spend our lives running after something we will lose in less than a century along with the most precious of our gifts, LIFE itself,…is strangely enough not a concern for the PRAGMATIC and WORLDLY.

Where from we come, where to we go and why…the most logical questions a CEO of the biggest Fortune 500 may ask are not asked about the biggest projects of all…LIFE.

The reason for the brief event called LIFE…the reason for its joys and sorrows..the reason why we can never find what we are always REALLY after…that most elusive of all treasures…HAPPINESS…these are some questions we think of all our lives and never have time or opportunity to ask or ponder about...

This blog is an honest and creative endeavour to understand life and spread smiles on the faces of all those we rub our shoulders against by bringing along like minded people. This blog wishes to raise these questions on a platform which will bring on one stage …both believers and agnostics…men of God and men of the world…and a rare few who have bridged the divide to understand how LIFE ought to be truly LIVED.

The long term goal is to develop film scripts, TV serials and media entities which will espouse such ideas in an era of inane and mundane media.
This is a humble beginning in the internet era which has shown the power of ONE.

In the forthcoming blogs I will be discussing ideas for film scripts and TV serials, which I intend to grow into a movement with the sheer power of internet's bandwagon effect. In the future I also intend to include ads on this blog in order to start monetizing for the future endeavours.

So hop in and contribute if you too think out of the box and want a change for the better.

http://livenow-media.blogspot.com/

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Aberrant behavior-auditions saturday the 19th 2263 mission (between 18th & 19th) 3:30-6:30 (Also looking for crew)

Jason — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:09:04 GMT

I'm making a film, that will be somewhat explicit in parts. Also, there will be imagery that needs nudity.
I am afraid that I will not be able to cut the content of the movie script, even if I find actors interested .You can e-mail me with rates, photos, questions, etc. If your an actor or actress who has worked in nudity and/or sexual situations, is comfortable with it, and would like to take on a feature narrative film as a major role please e-mail me or show up to the auditions. The two main roles are the ones that require it but there are others. If you would like to be featured in sequences that do not involve the main characters, but are part of dreamlike imagery you can either show up to the audition, or e-mail me with link to your work. Best place to e-mail:
theperiodmovie@yahoo.com

Here is the plot:
Aberrant Behavior, is basically about two self destructive anarchistic-y street kids who have an exaggerated form of pica, a disorder where people feel compelled to eat non-food materials, carpet, dirt, soap, drano, various chemicals, etc. as portrayed as a drug addiction. Who are in a very self destructive relationship, there perfect for each-other except they literally kill each-other by being together. A lot of psycho-sexual/self mutilation-masochism in this one.There's more to it, but that's the basic synopsis. If your interested in acting check out the posting under the talent section.

Keep in mind the budget of this movie will probably stay around 25-35, 000 dollars , so just warning I can pay but not the highest rates

Thanks-
Jason

Here is the original posting:

I have a new movie called "Aberrant Behavior" auditioning Sat. 1/19 3:30-6:3- at the Dark Room SF 2263 Mission off of 19th and Mission@ 3:30 - 6:30. (My first movie "the period" came out through Sub Rosa Cinema can be seen/bought at Netflix www.myspace.com/theperiodmovie, as well as various other outlets)
Aberrant Behavior, is basically about two self destructive anarchistic-y street kids who have an exaggerated form of pica, a disorder where people feel compelled to eat non-food materials, carpet, dirt, soap, drano, various chemicals, etc. as portrayed as a drug addiction. There's more to it, but that's the basic synopsis. If you can't make it to the auditions, you can send me a head shot with resume, or whatever you want. We can then decide when and where to meet.

I will be hiring for many roles, all ages (over 18) races, sizes, etc. But here are the main characters:
Main Characters:
Victor Muertos: (Mid to late twenties) Half Mexican/Half white (Half latino/half white will probably work). Black hair, down to chin and five o clock shadow. (Flexible though). Tall and thin but not too thin.
Dark, brooding, depressed, prone to long winded sarcastic, cynical rants. Living off the state for mental depression, and addiction, but eventually breaks himself from the state. He hates the state, and normal life in general. He hates almost everything. He is sort of sloppy hipster, slightly emo, slight slight slight goth meets street kid. Light or no body mod, piercings, etc. He eventually lives on the street because of choice.He falls in love with Aiko.

Aiko Zumbi (18-early twenties or look like it) Half Japanese/Half German (or Japanese, or half Japanese/Half white). Shorter than Victor, thin but still slightly curvy.
Street kid with a bit of dark hippie. Has been sexually abused as a child. Prone to violence. Prone to long winded rants, or sometimes just total silence. Dark, cynical, with a very bleak view of life. Body mods, tattoo's, piercings, fine. Dreaded or colored hair fine as well. Actually preffered.
She falls in love with Victor.

Emma May (20's to 30's) Actress must be thin, because character is anorexic. Very fake, superficial, manic laughing. Very self deluded. She doesn't really see her anorexia as a problem, she think she looks great though she's obviously dieing and goes to extremes to keep herself thin. She is always dressed up elegantly and thinks of herself as a proper lady even when doing something grotesque . She is a head executive at a advertising/pr firm that she gets a Victor a brief job at, through meeting him in a class over there mutual addictions. (Brief Nudity /Partial a few times)

Caseworker Joe (30's-40's) Written has hispanic, but open. Larger guy, tall, built like a shed, a bit fat but not flabby fat. Very coarse, to the point, direct "Take no shit" kind of guy. Very normal, buys into the whole big house in the suburbs, good job, etc. He is Victor's Caseworker, and is tired of Victor's Shit, and believes he is not trying to quit. (None)

Glitters- a gay gangster rapper, take everything that's a cliche and horrible about it and flip it so that it's gay (some, will also need male models)

Pedida Muertos-Victors Mother. A nearly catatonic morally apprehensive drug addict who's always sleeping with random guys and ignoring her child (Some nudity/sexual situations can be negotiated to less)

And then random visuals, nudes for some flashback scenes (of some sort of psuedo porn the main characer shot) a girl that Victor sleeps with before he falls in love with Zumbi (requires brief nudity/sexuality) and some body part imagery that will not feature the face of the actor/actress, among other thing

I need before I even start:
Prostethetics/Makeup- There are many parts of my movie that need gore, ghoulish makeup or creating body casts for dreamlike effect (like a scene where they fall onto the ground and break like porcelain blood-paint spraying out of them creating a heart) but most importantly I need someone who can help make someone look anorexic, eye sockets reccessed , hips sticking out, ribs sticking out, shoulder blades, etc. I can't start without this because it's one of the main characters.

Boom-I have someone lined up for operating boom/mixing sound, but I'm not sure he'll always be available. I need someone who has at least some experience in this to help. I have equipment but having (better?) equipment would be great.

Props- It would be great to have someone who can assist in creating edible (or non toxic) chemicals, substances, materials for the main characters to ingest. It would also free me up to think about other things.

Lighting/ Art Department/ Set Design/Decoration/Locations- I need someone who can do a lot without a lot who can work with unusual materials. Who isn't too expensive or I won't be able to afford you. Also may be able to transform other locations into desired location.Things needed for instance underground bomb shelter turned into run down sorta apartment. Abandoned buildings. Offices. Fashion Show. A sewer, where the characters live in and eat off of trash.

Original posting:

Set Decorators/Builders:
Though the majority of the movie will be in real locations. There will be a few sets built, and sets that will be decorated to fit the movie. I am looking for people who have experience building sets (theater experience would be great) on a low budget. Resourcefullness in materials is needed (Meaning you can do a lot with not a lot). Building flats, painting, decorating.

Prosthetics/ Make-Up: Though this is not a gore horror movie. There is quite a few instances of gore. People who have experience in mold making, prostethics, sculpture. etc. would be very helpfull. Also people good at making people looking sickly or malnourished through make-up needed. In addition Emma May, the severe anorexic will need added pieces to protrude her brows and jaw, her ribs, collar bones, hip bones, etc to make herself appear much thinner. Actually a lot of make up needs from simple to complex through out the movie.

Vfx-Compositors- Though this will not be a special effects epic, there will be things needed. Good flashy two animations/composting for some of the fake commercials/promos. Possible fire and underwater animation. Some manipulation of the video -color fluctuations, shrinking an enlarging, simple morph effects, color globules to represent visual aberrations in the characters eye-sight. Some 3-D needed especailly those who are good working with modeling human figures. But mostly more simple 2-D basic 3-D stuff. I may do this myself, but send me a link to your work, and I might hire you for the movie.

Props: I will be doing much of this myself, but may need help in re-creating chemicals, materials, such as drano, soap, dirt, carpet, many other instances through-out the script, to create realistic looking edible (or at least non toxic ) substitutes for the substances they swallow.

Mechanical/Puppetry- Not needed for a lot of the movie. But there is a few scenes with Emma Mays giant snake like tape worm that slithers around. Also a scene where skull bowls start vomiting (have to read script to explain) Could do myself, just seeing if anyone else might be interested.

Lighting Designer: Though I will likely take over this role myself, and a lot of the footage will be shoot in the streets style. There will be a few locations that will be staying in for a long while in the script, and would like good, stylized lighting for maximum creepy effectiveness.

Costume: I already have a few people on board for this, but as this movie ends in a big Valentines Day Fashion Show. I am looking for people who could be commisioned for clothing for that event (and other sequences in the movie as well). Also, previously made pieces could work.

Underwater Camera- Anyone who would like to rent me an underwater camera, or who has experience filming underwater, this is needed for a few sequences.

Boom Mic/ Sound Mixer- I already have someone onboard for this, but never hurts to have a second position, or a backup

Pyro/ Fire Safety/Explosion - This really isn't needed for a lot of the movie. But there is one scenes where a whole room catches on fire (with possible stuntman that catches on fire, I made do this in special effects). There is another scenes where a home-made bomb blows a crack into a wall and makes it crumble. I want these scenes to come off effective and safe.

Security- Not throughout the whole movie, but there will be scenes where I will be filming in potentially dangerous locations, and a climax that will need crowd control

Legal/ Locations- I will probably do this myself, but if anyone has experience in finding or knowing of great locations, or securing permits for locations. I might be interested in working with you.

Production Assistants/Co-Ordinaters (I am sure you know what this means)

Music- I have most of the music worked out. But a band fell out that I really felt I needed for some sequences. If your music is post -rocky, slow core or has that aphex twin meets godspeed you black emperor I may be interested. The kind of bands I'm looking for: Mew, Godspeed you black emperor, Explosions in the sky, Spiritualized, 65 days of static, Sigur Ros. Also in some music Portis-Heady could work.

Thanks
-Jason

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Video Editing and DVD authoring

e3filmworks — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:11:23 GMT

I'm a video editor with a Final Cut Studio 2 system looking to add work to my demo reel. Any artists or filmmakers looking for a reliable editor
please contact me. Check out my website at www.e3filmworks.com. Will work with you on price based on amount of video footage. Can also
author your project to DVD.

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recommendations

Michele — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:31:01 GMT

hi, i'm trying to find a video/still camera that's best for me. I want to take video mostly but want nice still pics when the mood strikes me. mostly i take videos at night so they must look good at night, like the video actually looks somewhat like what your seeing. i'm totally amature and don't need want anything pro.. but i want it to look decent. i want something that is small and records to flash memory and works easly with a mac. i want to spend 300 dollars. i looked at the sanyo xacti camcorders....any recommendations? i have a panasonic currently but it takes crappy pictures and is not quicktime supported. i can still take it back so, what's better?

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Shooting HD video for theater release

Mark — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:04:03 GMT

I have been asked to shoot an independent feature on HD video that will be released on 35mm to some theaters that are not digital. Does anyone have experience in this area with regard to framing, lighting, etc. ? I'd like to know what I'm getting myself into before signing on.

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Quality preservation when putting videos online

Le4Life — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:48:03 GMT

So I produce my videos on Final Cut Pro 3 on my iMac and save it as a Quicktime Movie file, then upload it to Youtube and Myspace, and usually by the time it gets there, the quality has turned to shit (very grainy and pixelated). So my question is what are some ways to work with, save, compress, upload, etc. videos to preserve as much of the quality as possible?

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I blew up on YouTube...

Stranahan — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:48:36 GMT

Just a general sort of announcement to my fellow Tribe film makers..

Less than a month ago, I began posting my short political parodies on YouTube.

Since then I've gotten about 500,000, a bunch of YouTube honors, 2 different appearances on CNN, videos played on nationwide radio and TV shows like The Chris Matthews show on MSNBC and I landed a meeting with the head of comedy development at NBC...

Here's my page...

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Stranahan

And all this hype...

"Lee Stranahan may just single-handedly be filling the void left by the writers' strike..." - Rolling Stone
"His stuff is so interesting to watch, it's all over the place..." - CNN
"A cyber sensation" - Boston Herald
"I love it..." - Rosie O'Donnell
"Brilliant" - Joe Klein, Time
"Hilarious" - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
"The best YouTube parody of the year..." - Markos Moulitsas, DailyKos

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Want fire performers for a show, video, or anything you can think of?

nixi — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:46:16 GMT

I work with a fire performance company based out of Phoenix, Arizona, called Stage 6 Productions.
We can give you various styles of performance from the classic fire eating and breathing/blowing to beautiful forms of dancing with this intriguing element.
We also have large scale sound systems and visuals and lighting equipment.
We are based in Arizona, so anywhere outside of a 10 hour drive would require minimum travel costs.
For more information on prices or to see a portfolio of some of our work, you can check our website www.stage6pro.com (check back for updates) or email info@stage6pro.com .

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Gaffer/Sound Mixer/PAs Sought

DeeJay — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:26:07 GMT

Griot Soul Films, an Oakland-based non-profit film company is looking for a Gaffer, Sound Mixer-Boom Op, and additional PAs for our feature, scheduled to begin shooting January 19th. It's a 21 day shoot on weekends through March. The ability to bring your own equipment is a plus. On-set experience necessary. We've secured the rest of the crew and cast.

Compensation:
* 1 year free advertising on our website = estimated to reach 12,000 individuals over that period.
* Connect with a network of dedicated professionals.
* Recommendation for the Executive Director pending positive completion of the project.
* Copy/credit/professionally catered meals.

We are producing a groundbreaking project - the first of its kind. Check out our website at http://www.griotsoulfilms.org and our trailer at http://www.afterellen.com/blwe/12-14-07?page=0%2C5

If interested and available reply to director@griotsoulfilms.org

Thanks!

GSF

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Any filmakers in colorado? check out my video see if you like the style and...

Dizzy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:27:36 GMT

contact me to work on another project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDGh3weFiMg
-Paul blair; hula-hoop stuntman aka Dizzy Hips

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New MFA in Film Information Night

Sarah — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:11:46 GMT

New MFA in Film Information Night
San Francisco campus
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Thursday, December 6
5:30 pm

Please join us on the CCA campus in San Francisco for an in-depth look at our exciting new, cutting edge MFA Program in Film. Director Rob Epstein, Program Chair, will present the innovative curriculum, application requirements, and what to expect as a Graduate Film student at CCA. Also joining us will be Film Advisory Board member Graham Legget (Executive Director of the SF International Film Festival). Included in the presentation will be a tour of the soon to be built state-of-the-art facilities on the San Francisco campus. There will be time at the end of the presentation to address any questions you may have. Following the presentation all are welcome to join the Graduate Studies Lecture series– one of the many benefits of a graduate film program located within an arts college environment. Gary Shapiro, an aesthetician who has written on a wide range of philosophers and artists, including Michel Foucault, Friedrich Nietzsche, René Magritte, and Robert Smithson, will lecture beginning at 7pm.

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Women in crime coverage, my documentary idea

Le4Life — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:13:56 GMT

Comments and feedback welcomed for this documentary idea i've had....

http://people.tribe.net/le4life/blog/e52e5069-a312-4783-9577-1689cfc7eddb#comments

America's disproportionate reporting on white, attractive, female victims of crime has been a topic I've wanted to cover in a film for a few years now. Below is the mess of thoughts and observations I hope to someday put together into a cohesive documentary. Brutally honest feedback would be appreciated.

IF I WAS A GIRL
...I never would've even been born, literally. My parents really wanted a boy and tried three times unsuccessfully. After my three sisters, I was on the way, but due to China's anti-overpopulation policies, my parents weren't even supposed to be having any more children. My mom told me that the nurses let her slide because I turned out to be a boy. So Chinese attitudes (not now but back then) around boys versus girls make up the main reason I was conceived and delivered, and thus gender issues are sort of personal to me.

PROSTITUTION, THE WORLD'S OLDEST PROFESSION
In high school I developed an interest in the criminology and psychology of serial killers. A statistic that always stood out for me was the high percentage of victims being prostitutes. One reason street hookers make easy targets is because the illegality and stigma of their work prevents them from approaching police, reporters, and doctors like other victims. Furthermore, do law enforcers and the media treat serial murder cases with less urgency if they involve victims with unconventional lifestyles or jobs? And how is being a woman different in a country such as Amsterdam where sex work is regulated like any other business and where rates of rape, assault, and STD infections on prostitutes are much lower?

DRUGS
Decades ago, opium, cocaine, and marijuana became illegal because, according to the media, Chinese, black, and Mexican men - respectively - were using the substances to seduce or sexually assault white women. Protecting white females as a catalyst for drug prohibition persists to this day, in far more subtle ways. Before Bill Clinton left office, he signed an anti-GHB bill in honor of teenager Hillory Farias who had fell into a fatal coma after having drank something spiked with the depressant chemical. Had Farias not been white, could her overdose have sparked so much attention in the media and led to the criminalization of GHB?

Come to think of it, what is the rate of teenagers of color experiencing such tragedies around drug misuse or abuse? I certainly don't know because reporters don't bring it up. Following the news for my work with DanceSafe.org, every story I saw about anyone who became addicted to or overdosed on ecstasy had the same profile: a middle-class white kid whose life in school and home was perfect before drugs ruined everything. How these reports highlighted the kids goes to show that the definition of an all-American teenager is still a very narrow and false one. According to the media, you should be happy if you're white and on the football team and getting crowned at your prom.

YOUNG, PRETTY, AND ALL-AMERICAN
My sisters were discussing the discovery of Laci Peterson's body one evening and I asked who they were talking about. Sarah asked if I had been asleep the past year to not know about this girl. The reason was that I never watch television or follow the news except for work. I don't see the point in obsessing with such cases - as tragic as they are - because every story is the same. And this brings me to a few more questions:

1) What populations of American women are being ignored by the media?
2) Why does this happen from a news industry perspective?
3) Does more coverage equal better investigations of cases?

Is the focus on the all-American damsel in distress promoting a certain idea of what girls are or should be? Firstly, reporters eulogize each victim as a successful student, loving housewife, or some other socially acceptable role model. Secondly, attractive images of the victim are circulated throughout headlines. What sickened me most about the coverage of Laci Peterson was that the shot of her cute dimple-faced smile was published repeatedly even though her head wasn't even attached to her body anymore. I'm sorry, but this is exploitation, not sympathy. If the media only values sexually appealing, well-behaved females, then is their reporting trend executed out of respect and sorrow, or out of a desire to objectify women and keep them in their place?

COMPARED TO MEN...
The focus on pretty white girls doesn't just exclude the majority of real female victims, but also the majority of male victims. Violent crime reporting in general reflects the urge to promote traditional gender roles - females as complacent, passive victims and males as aggressive perpetrators. The only major coverage on the assault or murder of a man occurs when the assailant is a woman. Because the context of women supposedly being well-behaved has already been established, a case like this will seem especially sensational and unique.

This ideology is shared by our justice system. Women are now being imprisoned at a much faster rate than men, and their crimes - like the ones of their male counterparts - are often drug-related. The sentences they serve are often longer and harsher for the exact same offenses. Why is this? Take any judge or prosecutor or juror who believes women are supposed to be nurturing, gentle mothers and caregivers, and present them with a woman charged of drugs or violence, and how do you think they'll react? In essence, when men commit assault or abuse their children, it is natural and acceptable compared to when women do it, and American courts are acting accordingly.

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I want a project!!

Andrew — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:28:27 GMT

I am a composer attending school at the SF Conservatory of Music to obtain a Masters for Composition. I have been in the Bay Area for a month, and want a film to work on! I have scored three short films and can work quickly. For the right project, I will even work for free!!!

Thanx

Andrew

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MacGuillicuddy's Awakening--a short film by The Table of Joviality

OpheliaMcCabe — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:42:21 GMT

Hello all! I'm so very excited because I recently finished editing a movie that was originally destined for Apple's Insomnia Film Festival. In a nutshell, you're required to script, shoot, and edit a 3-minute movie based on a list of 10 elements revealed at the outset of the contest. Oh yeah, you have just 24 hours to do so. It sounds easy--deceivingly easy in fact, but making a quality story under those circumstances is incredibly challenging.

Long story short, we were unable to finish the editing before the deadline, thus we forfeited our entry. Instead I shifted gears and made a vow to complete the movie to the best of my abilities. I made good on that promise, and now I proudly present The Table of Joviality's latest installment, "MacGuillicuddy's Awakening," the director's cut. Enjoy!

LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ2eE_YffCY

SYNOPSIS:
Terrance Patrick MacGuillicuddy travels on a fantastic journey in a wacky dream adventure. Persons in his everyday life take on new forms that exemplify Terry's inner anxieties surrounding his much hated job. Will Terry muster the courage to stick it to the man, or will he continue to be another kink in the corporate machine? Find out in this thrilling, new episode.

=Aernk=

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Halloween Video! From VC Publications and Pure Cirkus!

Brian — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:49:15 GMT

These are a couple video shorts from the Pure Cirkus show that I taped at the Noc Noc in Seattle. There is a little of everything in these!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=497BvFHaiW4 -part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWz7HxluGCg -part 2
-enjoy

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Released on DVD!

Glorinda — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:27:17 GMT

I have some good news to share. "The Christmas Card", the Hallmark movie I played the diner waitress 'Molly' in, is now available on DVD through Netflix, Blockbuster, Borders, amazon.com and others. Amazon gave us a 5 star rating and has posted some lovely reviews. Ed Asner was nominated for an Emmy for his outstanding performance in the movie earlier this year. Cast and crew are all thrilled! It's a wonderful holiday gift for the entire family.
;-)
Also, A few weeks ago I did a Slingbox commercial which should air very soon during Monday night football. I play a nervous dental patient in this one. Very funny stuff.

Graciously,
Glorinda

Glorinda Marie, SAG
web: www.glorinda.com
imdb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483648/

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Shooting Using Track

evil_fish — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:11:29 GMT

Hi All,

My next project involves using track for the camera. I have never shot using track, just wondering if anyone out there has?

Also wondering how it affects time in the form of setup and moving the track?

Also, what are the pitfalls, if any of using track?

My shot is in a large spacious lobby of a newly constructed hospital. I have walking and talking talent delivering lines. There are trees in the lobby area so I plan on using them as aribtrary foreground as well.

Any advice is welcome.

Thanks

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HELP!! I am trying to win a student Film Contest at Apple!!

John — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:34:59 GMT

Hello you guys!

I have been promoting our film madly - I've created
fliers to post, little 'cards' to hand out to people,
and I've sent out batches of emails in groups (I still
have lots more to send out!).

The only way we are going to win is if we ALL promote
like MAD! Below I have copied the email I sent out to
the Whaddya group - use it or change it to suit your
needs. I've attached the flier and 'cards' - you can
change them or use them as is. Please tell EVERYONE
YOU KNOW! Make sure they rate it!!! There are many
problems with the mac site - the main ones that affect
us are
1. You can't search by our movie name - it doesn't
work.
2. Using the email to a friend function on our page
sends a link that doesn't work (or it didn't last time
I checked).
3. The only thing that seems to work is searching by
our team name -
whaddyagonnadoaboutit

Thanks!

Whaddya Gonna Do About It? team entered the
Insomnia Film Festival
Turn 24 hours into a
3-minute masterpiece

The list of elements were given out at 9am EST on
October 13th, we shot at 3 locations, our visual
effects master Andrew Coggeshall was importing and
working while we set up for the next shots. I was
importing footage into Final Cut by 6pm. By 2am I had
picture-lock and I handed off to John Madden for
scoring. Dana Jae proved to be the marathan champion
by mixing and compressing at the wee hours of the
morning to get it uploaded by 9am EST on October 14th.

It was a fantastic learning experience - and we ended
up with a pretty cool little movie. AND WE NEED YOUR
HELP TO WIN!!! There were 3000 entries this year, so
competition will be tough. You can help by watching
and rating movies - the 25 entries with the highest
rating on November 9 at 12:00 a.m. EST will be
screened by industry professionals, including Barry
Sonnenfeld, James Mangold, and Nora Ephron. The
biggest hit with either the public or the pros, each
member of the team will receive a MacBook Pro with
Final Cut Studio 2, Logic Studio, and Shake! THIS
PRIZE WILL HELP US MAKE MORE MOVIES!

So... I encourage you to check it out! Please tell
all of your friends & family, too! You have to create
a Mac ID - if you have ever ordered from Mac or
iTunes, you already have one. You will also need
Quicktime Player - available for free download at Mac.

Whaddya Gonna Do About It? Productions presents...
8 3/4
Please watch and rate it by going to
http://edcommunity. apple.com/ insomnia_ fall07/
in the search field enter our team name:
whaddyagonnadoaboutit
8 and 3/4 will come up, click to watch

I would love to hear your comments! Thanks!

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call to documentary film makers!!!

jeffparise — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:19:47 GMT

Are you or do you know a documentary film maker looking for a subject?
Well, I have a great one. It is a new project I am working on involving the arts and the elderly.
It is all set to start and the last ingredient is a documentary film maker. This would make a wonderful short documentary subject. It involves little to no research.
If you or anyone you know may be interested, please contact me and I will tell you more about it.
Happy New Day,
JVP
323-874-2004

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SCREENPLAY SYNOPSIS

maxalex — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:54:58 GMT

SCREENPLAY LOGLINE & SYNOPSIS

LOGLINE: HARLEM RAGES IN DODGE CITY
After terrorizing Harlem in an epidemic of black on black crimes, a fierce gang is killed by local detectives. From the city morgue and in a fate of quantum leap, the dead gang members regress back in time to bloody Dodge City - 1875 and witness the advent of white on white crime.

SYNOPSIS: HARLEM RAGES IN DODGE CITY
In 2007, Harlem New York is plagued by black on black crimes, led by big BO NICKELS and his young, fierce ruffians. Mayor GRANT WOODS orders Detective Sergeant DAN FIELDS to bring big Bo and his gang to justice.

It’s early darn. Sgt. Fields and six detectives pull a surprise raid on big Bo’s Harlem apartment. After breaking down the door and gaining entry into the darken apartment, big Bo and his cohorts open fire on the barging detectives. Sgt. Fields and his team return fire upon the dashing hoods. When the smoke clears, big Bo and all of his crime syndicate, including two women, lie on the floor mortally wounded and later their bodies are removed to the morgue.

In the morgue a miraculous event occurs. In a quantum leap phenomenon, the bodies of big Bo and his gang regress back to 1875 – bloody Dodge City. After eluding wild Indians and Cowboys’ gunfights, Bo and his gang receive a cold reception from Dodge’s citizens. For their own safety, Marshal CLEM TATE relocate the frighten Harlem youths to an abandoned covered wagon on the outskirt of town.

Back to the future, inside New York City Hall, Mayor Woods is presenting meritorious awards to Sgt. Fields and his detectives when a loud explosion is heard as the roof caves in on the mayor and the detectives. Ultimately, Mayor Woods and the detectives are killed in a terrorist blast. Their charred remains are later removed to the morgue.

In the morgue a miraculous event occurs. In a quantum leap phenomenon, the bodies of Mayor Woods and the detectives regress back to 1875 – bloody Dodge City.

After eluding wild Indians and Cowboys’ fights, the mayor and his group walk into a Dodge Saloon where they receive a hearty welcome.
After discovering that big Bo and his pals are also in Dodge City, both parties learn that white on white crimes are equally as violent as that complained of in Harlem New York in the 21st century.

Sometime later a racial incident shakes and divides the citizenry of Dodge City. A white woman falsely accuses two of Bo’s pals are raping her. But even after Marshal Tate and his marshal kill the real rapists, two white gunslingers, still, yet another fierce gunslinger, ONE EYE-BEN, and his thirty hooligans vow to string-up all of the Harlem youths.

Just before dawn a monstrous gunfight is about to erupt. As One-Eye Ben and his goons entered Dodge City, unknown to them, they’re about to encounter one of the fiercest creature the West has ever known, Big NAT KING and his WICHITA BRUTES.

Seeking an interested producer to sponsor and produce a film based upon the above screenplay.

Laex2886@aol.com

Max Alexander Malloy

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Cosmic Cinema

bellaT — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:32:59 GMT

Hi fellow filmmakers,

if anyone is into cinema of the cosmic kind and wishes to discource on it etc., check out my little tribe of cosmonauts!

Thanks!

Bella

http://Cinemacosmiconsciousness.tribe.net

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Austin Film Festival ...

Unsilent — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:03:14 GMT

Is underway:

http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/new/

Anyone going to this?

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Mac Pro?

BrandX — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:40:53 GMT

Been looking at the specs for the Mac Pro for some time now... i am useing a G4 powerbook for all my video editing right now.
but have to upgrade. I don't think that i will be jumping into HD right away, but it is of course lingering on the horizon, and who knows who will be knocking at the door once you have the proper equipment.
I just bought Final cut studio 2 so i am all ready to go.... its just buying the right gear....

if anyone can give my advice i would be very greatful!

thanks

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Time for magic: abstract visuals

yair — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:44:04 GMT

I've finally got to post some video art visuals that I've made. They're abstract video art that I've made as visuals for electronic music of Arroyo Seco Project. If you'ld like to see them please check out my blog:

http://losangeles.tribe.net/template/pub%2Coc%2CDetail.vm?topicid=562641d4-f9d9-4fcf-8ec1-c90d583f67e0&plugin=blog&inst=9290499

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SCREENPLAY

maxalex — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:26:27 GMT

SCREENPLAY: THE LAST RAPED SLAVE

FEATURE – DRAMA/DIVERSITY - #104 PAGES

LOGLINE: In Galveston, Texas, the last day of slavery in America is beset with startling gloom, as the wickedness of rape and death pays its final visit to a slave master’s plantation.

SYNOPSIS: On a sweltering, tranquil day, June 19, 1865, the last day of slavery, CHET LEGREE, the most despicable slave master in Galveston, Texas, wields a shotgun as he drags his slave BERTHA KEMET into a seamy fishing shed. Subsequently, as Legree completes his rape of Bertha on a small cot, he becomes startled and frightened as Bertha’s slave husband, JOSHUA, bursts frantically through the door. While frozen in a state of terror, Legree spins around, fires a blast from his shotgun, which strike Joshua killing him instantly.

Now encased in an uncontrollable rage, Bertha, a screaming widow, physically attacks LEGREE from behind. Legree whirls around in a crazed frenzy and accidentally shoots Bertha striking her in the chest. As Bertha lay on the cot bleeding profusely and gasping for air; her lazy eyes gazes up helplessly at Legree. Sadly Bertha manages to point her limped finger at Legree and weakly mumbles a financial curse which she deems will eventually topple all wealthy, male descendants of slave masters.

Consequently, after sixty-four-years of financial solvency, alas, many of America’s most affluent sons of slave masters become woefully deranged, as slave Bertha Kemet’s prophesied curse explodes into a debilitating reality: “the 1929 Stock Market becomes the first of many national catastrophes.

Seeking Producer who’s prepared to take charge and sponsor production.

Laex2886@aol.com

Regards,

Max Alexander Malloy

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The "1-Day $99 Film School"

Bobby — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:20:06 GMT

Learn how to MAKE and SELL your low-budget movie in ONE DAY and for ONLY $99.00!

Hi. I'm Bobby Logan. I'm a veteran filmmaker who has made four feature films as writer/director/producer, including the exorcist spoof "Repossessed" starring Leslie Nielsen and Linda Blair, and "Meatballs 4" starring Corey Feldman.

My latest feature project is a big screen version of the classic 1960s comedy-western TV series "F TROOP."

Enough resume -- the reason for this posting is that I am now offering a very unique opportunity to people who want to make their first feature film.

Are you interested in learning EVERYTHING you need to know to make a loooow budget movie, from your initial story idea, to the sale of your completed film, and learn all of this info in just ONE DAY and for ONLY $99.00?

Then check out my... "1-Day $99 Film School."

You will learn EVERYTHING in a 1-Day gathering at my residence. No boring conference rooms or auditoriums. I will hold this "workshop" EVERY SATURDAY -- and for no more than 12 PEOPLE at a time. Heck, I'll even buy the donuts, coffee and soft drinks for breakfast.

If this interests you, ALL of the necessary info is listed at my web site:

1DayFilmSchool.com

Best,

Bobby Logan
1DayFilmSchool.com
818-358-8103

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Books on Filmmaking for Children?

Rowan_Ashe — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:09:02 GMT

Does anyone know of a good book on filmmaking for children? My boyfriend's daughter, an extremely creative 10 year old, is interested in fiImmaking. I found a great site: http://www.kidfilmmakers.com/ But still have yet to find a book. I am getting her a camera and would love to have a reference book for her. You have to encourage a passion that strong in someone that young. I think it's totally awesome she wants to do it! Suggestions?

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Review Materials Needed...

Rowan_Ashe — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:53:01 GMT

Do you have a Science Fiction, Fantasy or Cosmic Horror (heavy on the cosmic/sci-fi bent) Book, Graphic Novel, Audio CD or Movie that you would like to have reviewed? Please send me a message if you or someone you know wants a wee bit more exposure. I recently became a contributing writer on The Thunder Child ( http://thethunderchild.com ) and would love to help out some new comers (or old timers) with exposure.

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New Burning Man Related Documentary Project

Karma — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:31:03 GMT

Click on the link here and tell me what you think:

http://www.ifilm.com/show/22123

Enjoy!

See you all in the desert

-Karma

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Video! Pure Cirkus; Fire/Freaks/Sexy Girls and more

Brian — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:49:28 GMT

This is a video short that shows a few of the many things that Pure Cirkus has to offer. The footage is from Evil Live (July '07) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_So4xuxtapU

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Video Camera for less than $500?

jaew — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:18:55 GMT

I want to film some interviews at Burning Man and was wondering if there is a video camera that has good resolution at night with minimal light and in very bright sunlight for less than $500.

I can't afford more and also since I might not always be able to keep it locked up or protected from dust, I really don't want to spend more than that.

Any suggestions?

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The Shift - A Movie made by by a Movement

☼Sunshine☼ — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:55:18 GMT

THE SHIFT movie raises awareness to the story of our roles in an evolutionary shift in our collective consciousness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOzG0z1K3Do

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Insurance Company Recommendations

markallen — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:07:20 GMT

I'm looking for some recommendations for these things:

- Year-round production/equipment insurance (lost days not necessary)
- Short Term Production/equipment insurance (lost days not necessary)
- Year-round equipment insurance only (for rentals)

If anyone has some suggestions, I'd appreciate them, thanks.

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New film blog

Hulga — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:11:16 GMT

I've started a new film review blog. Check it out at:
http://flickflake.blogspot.com/

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It Came From Lake Michigan

Wayne — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:07:11 GMT

Please check out the updated My Space page for It Came From Lake Michigan http://www.myspace.com/itcamefromlakemichigan

Get your tickets today! Gala Party selling out fast!!

Wayne Clingman
Director
It Came From Lake Michigan
www.itcamefromlakemichigan.com

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Captain Sweep's Truth Spoken ...

☼Sunshine☼ — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:15:55 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7cszTjO0uo

Yeah ... you go that right ... Feature Film?

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RED SKY: Music Video...

gklavans — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:30:41 GMT

http://one.revver.com/watch/344528/flv/affiliate/8184

BAND: MIRROR MIRROR
SONG: RED SKY©
Recorded Live 1988
Vocals Rhythm Guitar: Merri Hanke-Klavans
Lead Guitar: Jerry Klavans
Bass: Dave Schlicting
Drums: Buzz Klavans

Written & Directed by Gary (Skip) Klavans & Eric Kutner
Edited by Eric Kutner 1985
Re-Edited by Gary (Skip) Klavans 2007

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RED SKY: Music Video...

gklavans — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:11:56 GMT

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Megapixel detail

trancedan — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:57:08 GMT

In on this 7 GB large photo of Chicago at night, shot in October of 2006 from a break-wall just outside the Adler Planetarium, you can zoom in to unprecedented detail at the touch of a button: http://www.docbert.org/ChicagoByNight/

Check out Sydney: http://www.docbert.org/SydneyByNight/
And Machu Pichu as well: http://www.docbert.org/MP/

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It Came FRom Lake Michigan 7/27 update

Wayne — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:22:02 GMT

It Came From Lake Michigan Update!!
(www.itcamefromlakemichigan.com)

Great news to report the word is in Mark Borchartd of American Move fame a fantastic local filmmaker will be at It Came From Lake Michigan to show clips from his projects talk to his fans and will receive a Film Hero of Wisconsin award.
The most beautiful Scream Queen of the Midwest and soon the world Scarlet Salem will be at It Came From Lake Michigan! Scarlet has worked with Elske (http://www.elskemccain.net/, another great star coming to It Came From Lake Michigan.) in a Film we will be showing at It Came From Lake Michigan, Psycho Party Massacre a film by NFTS Productions.
George Bonilla a terrific film maker in his own right you have read about him in Videoscope http://www.videoscopemag.com/ will be attending It Came From Lake Michigan. We welcome one and all.

Tickets are now available on line at the Web Page www.itcamefromlakemichigan.com please check the prices and buy today! The package deals are going fast get yours now. Do you dare miss the opportunity to go to the Hellfire club theme gala party?
What is the creative mind of Wayne Clingman thinking of…? The Living Dead Girls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWwBz05HhD) will be providing entertainment after Orphonic Orchestra opens. But wait there is more your hosts for the event His Lordship Mars (http://www.deadhousemusic.com/) and Countess Melantha Blackthorne (http://www.melanthablackthorne.com/) will be in control. But Wayne is planning Girls in Stocks.. Dripping candle wax…. Screams of….. Is this only a film fest or something more? Shocking events that only Wayne Clingman can imaged. Find out the truth of his Redhead Fetish.

It Came From Lake Michigan is very please to be working with Uwe Boll (http://www.bollfans.com/) to show his new film Postal. Think M*A*S*H* meets 9-11.

It Came From Lake Michigan Oct 25-28 Tommy Thomson Center State Fair Park Milwaukee WI. on three bus lines, 300 Yards off Hwy 94.
Soon The Hotel sign up page will be added! Soon you can go on line and sign up for your room at The Fest Hotel. or you can use the Dorm Rooms at the Tommy Thompson Center
(http://www.wsfp.state.wi.us/home/wsfp/PARK_FACITIES/youth_dorm.htm)

Call for Entry ends soon!
Buy your Tickets today!
Classes/Workshops/Panels

Wisconsin’s Fin Film Fest!

Unless you’re dead come to It Came From Lake Michigan, or even if you are dead.

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Writing a Great Script

psytrancedancer — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:47:21 GMT

Has anyone used the book ‘Developing Digital Short Films’ to make a film?

I have been using it and it has a ton of information on how to write a script. There is this free 90 minute video story engine I found that the author is putting up online as a sample from her new video workshop "Writing A Great Script Fast." This thing is a 20 hour DVD class that walks you through ALL the steps you need to think about when writing a script for a film or a story for novel.

Check out the sample YouTube files online it looks pretty cool:

http://www.mindseyemedia.com/Steps/step1intro.html

Just thought I would share the information as a great resource. Walks you through a simple version the 20 hour workshop. It feels like passive learning in a way - or watching a hip TV show while learning about how to write a script. There are all these examples of digital films in this video class that are fun to look at for ideas - and really, really helpful!

There’s also a 50% off sale of the workshop if you order before August 1st - so check it out if you get a chance. Tell your friends or anyone you know who heading in this direction -its harder to write a really great script then one would think. Looks like a great resource for filmmakers these days struggling to pin down their story ideas.

They are also launching a new online movie studio called MyFlik.com with lots of tips, tutorials, funding and articles on no budget filmmaking.

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The Smell of Good Audio

EM3 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:17:08 GMT

I'm considering buying a microphone.

First of all, I can't afford a thousand-dollar mic. The local music shop has a couple of deals and I'd like to know if anyone has any thoughts on them.

This is what I'll use the mics for:

Voiceovers
Usually simple voiceovers. Maybe sometimes loud screaming stuff, maybe whispers. ADR, or just plain voiceovers.

Effects recording
I will probably be recording a lot of the sound effects for movies, including the occasional bit of foley, or crunching sounds, slurping sounds, stuff like that. A lot of what I do has fantasy or horror elements in it, as well as special and weird ambient sounds in rooms.

So...

One deal the local music store offers is the following mic for $100:
http://www.google.com/search?&q=Nady+RSM4

The other deal is a dual-mic pack for $80:
http://www.google.com/search?&q=MXL+990/991

Suggestions? Observations? Recommendations?

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Harry Potter in The Hood

☼Sunshine☼ — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:01:57 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuBm0dvIzcc

We need to have more fun w/ all the seriousness....:)))))))))))))))))))) Peace and Blessings

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It Came From Lake Michigan Film Fest

Wayne — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:25:23 GMT

The most up to date information on It Came From Lake Michigan Film Fest can be found at www.itcamefromlakemichigan.com
Held Oct 25-28 in Milwaukee WI. We are bringing Film Makers and Stars together with their fans.
We offer great films classes and panels. Please go to our web page www.itcamefromlakemichigan.com for more information!

Call for Entry ending soon
Tickets on sale now!

Thank you

WAyne Clingman
Director

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"Caravan"

Cor — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:40:39 GMT

We need your help! We want to get these webisodes of “Caravan” on TV and we need your votes. Check them out at your convenience and give us a green light. Feel free to jump around or watch them chronologically. I think some of the later episodes are better and they should keep getting better as the cast expands and the pressure builds. If you like what you see tell your friends.

"Caravan" Webisode 1 - A Prologue - http://www.current.tv/watch/36297445 This on going series will follow the adventures of 25 people in the Sustainable Solutions Caravan from San Francisco to Costa Rica in vehicles powered by veggie oil. While the show explores issues of sustainability and alternatives to petroleum it is more of a story about an epic adventure and the tribulations and joys involved in bringing a dream in to reality. "Caravan" will eventually be released as a feature length documentary.

"Caravan" Webisode #2 - A Prologue Part 2 - http://www.current.tv/watch/46005891
This 2nd webisode of "Caravan", Cor travels to Costa Rica to catch up with Spider... Things do not go as planned. This on going series will follow the adventures of 25 people in the Sustainable Solutions Caravan from San Francisco to Costa Rica in vehicles powered by veggie oil. While the show explores issues of sustainability and alternatives to petroleum it is more of a story about an epic adventure and the tribulations and joys involved in bringing a dream in to reality. "Caravan" will eventually be released as a feature length documentary.

"Caravan" Webisode 3 - http://www.current.tv/watch/89418232
In this webisode of caravan the crew of organizers and performers meet to plan the tour from San Francisco to Costa Rica on Veggie Oil Powered Vehicles and plan the live show they will be performing along the way.

"Caravan" Webisode 4 - http://www.current.tv/watch/90652192
In this fourth webisode of "Caravan" the crew gets to work converting the buses to run on veggie oil, and build the interior for living on the road. With a month to go till the scheduled departure to Costa Rica can they really pull it together on time?

"Caravan" Webisode 5 - http://www.current.tv/watch/92567242
While preparing for their journey from San Francisco to Costa Rica in a Caravan of vegetable oil powered vehicles the Caravan visits the Bioneers conference to demonstrate the conversion of a bus to run on veggie oil.

Thank you,

Cor Pallanck
Producer/Director
www.earthtribefoundation.org

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distribute your movie on Jaman

jaew — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:27:56 GMT

Filmmakers can upload their movies to http://www.jaman.com/a/video/0KfjnZuq3CBs/.

Also has great independent and world cinema.

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Creativity and Inspiration

gklavans — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:36:38 GMT

Talented people, a humble muse and well placed frenetic energy got together accepted a challenge and overcame.

Mr. Clean presented an opportunity to create a commercial and win $10,000.00 Dollars. The deadline June 30th 11:59 PM EST
We found out about this contest Tuesday Night and Thursday night we had a finished commercial... Just before the dead line.
A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE came together to make this spot and enter... This is our entry, all we need now is your support. Watch the video on You tube and please rate it.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNWyuyIM20I and give us some love.

Thank You.

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Do you have a completed 90 minute film?

monkeylion — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:28:46 GMT

My colleague Lance is a rep for a distribution company. If you have a completed 90 minute, non-horror film, he might be able to hook you up with DVD distribution. Just let me know and I'll forward your info.

Peace,
AK

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Action Scene Competition

markallen — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:32:18 GMT

This is for those who like quick turn around competition stuff for filmmakers.

http://www.totalfilm.com/competitions/the_tournament_competition

Disclosure: I'm totally non-affiliated with the production or the contest, but am affiliiated with one of the actors which is why I heard about this. I think it's clever on their part to do this.

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Horror Cinematography question

JOSH — Tue, 01 May 2007 22:49:19 GMT

What are the recent horror films with exceptional cinematography?

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1DayFilmSchool.com

Bobby — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:07:20 GMT

Check out: 1DayFilmSchool.com

Learn How to MAKE and SELL Your Low-Budget Movie From a Veteran Feature Filmmaker...

...And in ONE DAY -- and for only $99.00.

Why spent $400 on course or DVDs from people who have never even made a movie before,
when you can learn IN-PERSON from a filmmaker who has made FOUR feature films starring
actors such as Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair, Corey Feldman and many, many others.

1DayFilmSchool.com

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