Showing posts with label Film School Online. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film School Online. Show all posts
Monday, April 2, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Film School Online | "The new celluloid heroes"
By: Mark Guarino
Source:http://www.csmonitor.com
Category: Film Schools Online
Amid the fanciful 3-D technology and the story of two children navigating the contrarian world of adults, Martin Scorsese's film "Hugo" pauses midway through and shows audiences why preserving early cinema is a cultural necessity.
The film's real subject, of course, is the French film auteur Georges Méliès, whose body of work – 531 films – largely perished in his lifetime, creating personal agony and professional irrelevance until a retrospective nine years before his death allowed him the wider recognition his work deserved.
His is an allegory familiar to many involved in film preservation today. "Hugo" and the recent Oscar topper "The Artist" both pay homage to the artistic beauty of early cinema, but they arrive at a precarious time for film as a medium. Digital cinema is forcing exhibitors and studios to upgrade celluloid film systems with new technology designed to offer audiences better screen resolution, contrast, and opportunities for 4-D immersion experiences – and to save studios $1 billion in printmaking fees and shipping costs annually.
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Movies/2012/0328/The-new-celluloid-heroes
Source:http://www.csmonitor.com
Category: Film Schools Online
Amid the fanciful 3-D technology and the story of two children navigating the contrarian world of adults, Martin Scorsese's film "Hugo" pauses midway through and shows audiences why preserving early cinema is a cultural necessity.
The film's real subject, of course, is the French film auteur Georges Méliès, whose body of work – 531 films – largely perished in his lifetime, creating personal agony and professional irrelevance until a retrospective nine years before his death allowed him the wider recognition his work deserved.
His is an allegory familiar to many involved in film preservation today. "Hugo" and the recent Oscar topper "The Artist" both pay homage to the artistic beauty of early cinema, but they arrive at a precarious time for film as a medium. Digital cinema is forcing exhibitors and studios to upgrade celluloid film systems with new technology designed to offer audiences better screen resolution, contrast, and opportunities for 4-D immersion experiences – and to save studios $1 billion in printmaking fees and shipping costs annually.
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Movies/2012/0328/The-new-celluloid-heroes
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Film School Online | "By: Cameron Chai Source:http://www.azom.com Category: Film Schools Online Umeco Process materials has formed a strategic marketing collaboration with Victrex Polymer Solutions in order to market release films. These films are made using APTIV film based on VICTREX PEEK polymer. Umeco will distribute these release films under the brand name, VAC-PAK. APTIV film is suitable for composite processing at high temperature, because of its excellent toughness and strength, inherent release properties, high temperature performance and purity. Currently, APTIV film is a highly performing PEEK film that is now available as a release film. These release films are used in the production of composites, and are kept between a breather fabric and the laminate. They can be possibly used in applications such as aerospace, marine, military and industrial composite processing. The finished laminate is removed easily from the fabric, as these release films function as a slip-sheet. Adam Black, Umeco Process materials’ Global Business Development Manager stated that a variety of fluoropolymers and Tedlar PVF film are included in the traditional release materials. He said that APTIV film is stronger than the normal materials at high temperatures and allows quicker processing and enables manufacture of complex parts. Black stated that these release films are available in widths of 0.018 cm and 0.025 cm, and has up to 315°C of high use temperature that is compatible with aerospace composite requirements. He added that the tensile strength of these films is 125 Mpa and the elongation can be more than 120%. The APTIV release film absorbs low moisture and is resistant to chemicals and does not degrade, when the films are exposed to the severe conditions of the composite manufacturing method. Source: http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=32462"
By: Cameron Chai
Source:http://www.azom.com
Category: Film Schools Online
Umeco Process materials has formed a strategic marketing collaboration with Victrex Polymer Solutions in order to market release films.
These films are made using APTIV film based on VICTREX PEEK polymer. Umeco will distribute these release films under the brand name, VAC-PAK.
APTIV film is suitable for composite processing at high temperature, because of its excellent toughness and strength, inherent release properties, high temperature performance and purity. Currently, APTIV film is a highly performing PEEK film that is now available as a release film.
These release films are used in the production of composites, and are kept between a breather fabric and the laminate. They can be possibly used in applications such as aerospace, marine, military and industrial composite processing. The finished laminate is removed easily from the fabric, as these release films function as a slip-sheet.
Adam Black, Umeco Process materials’ Global Business Development Manager stated that a variety of fluoropolymers and Tedlar PVF film are included in the traditional release materials. He said that APTIV film is stronger than the normal materials at high temperatures and allows quicker processing and enables manufacture of complex parts.
Black stated that these release films are available in widths of 0.018 cm and 0.025 cm, and has up to 315°C of high use temperature that is compatible with aerospace composite requirements. He added that the tensile strength of these films is 125 Mpa and the elongation can be more than 120%. The APTIV release film absorbs low moisture and is resistant to chemicals and does not degrade, when the films are exposed to the severe conditions of the composite manufacturing method.
Source: http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=32462
Source:http://www.azom.com
Category: Film Schools Online
Umeco Process materials has formed a strategic marketing collaboration with Victrex Polymer Solutions in order to market release films.
These films are made using APTIV film based on VICTREX PEEK polymer. Umeco will distribute these release films under the brand name, VAC-PAK.
APTIV film is suitable for composite processing at high temperature, because of its excellent toughness and strength, inherent release properties, high temperature performance and purity. Currently, APTIV film is a highly performing PEEK film that is now available as a release film.
These release films are used in the production of composites, and are kept between a breather fabric and the laminate. They can be possibly used in applications such as aerospace, marine, military and industrial composite processing. The finished laminate is removed easily from the fabric, as these release films function as a slip-sheet.
Adam Black, Umeco Process materials’ Global Business Development Manager stated that a variety of fluoropolymers and Tedlar PVF film are included in the traditional release materials. He said that APTIV film is stronger than the normal materials at high temperatures and allows quicker processing and enables manufacture of complex parts.
Black stated that these release films are available in widths of 0.018 cm and 0.025 cm, and has up to 315°C of high use temperature that is compatible with aerospace composite requirements. He added that the tensile strength of these films is 125 Mpa and the elongation can be more than 120%. The APTIV release film absorbs low moisture and is resistant to chemicals and does not degrade, when the films are exposed to the severe conditions of the composite manufacturing method.
Source: http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=32462
Film School Online | "Trayvon Martin Case Affects Marketing For Fox’s “Neighborhood Watch”
By: Dan Koelsch
Source:http://www.movieviral.com
Category: Film Schools Online
You might not think that the public discourse on the Trayvon Martin shooting would have much impact on Hollywood, but there has been an unexpected result. 20th Century Fox has had to change their marketing for their upcoming sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch. Get the details after the jump.
Just over a month ago, black teenager Trayvon was walking home from a convenience store in Florida when white latino George Zimmerman, head of his neighborhood watch, followed and eventually shot him after a struggle. There has been a lot of national discussion pertaining to the details of the events, especially the fact that Zimmerman was not (and still has not) been arrested. Questionable Florida laws, possible racism, and more have been at the forefront of the discussion.
With the concept of neighborhood watch being so closely connected to Zimmerman at the moment, 20th Century Fox has pulled their poster and teaser from Florida theaters. While some may think this may be overkill on face value, it’s important to note that the promotional image for the film is of an altered neighborhood watch sign full of dents from bullet impacts. Also, this kind of change isn’t all that unique, as THR reports.
Source: http://www.movieviral.com/2012/03/28/trayvon-martin-case-effects-marketing-for-foxs-neighborhood-watch/
Source:http://www.movieviral.com
Category: Film Schools Online
You might not think that the public discourse on the Trayvon Martin shooting would have much impact on Hollywood, but there has been an unexpected result. 20th Century Fox has had to change their marketing for their upcoming sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch. Get the details after the jump.
Just over a month ago, black teenager Trayvon was walking home from a convenience store in Florida when white latino George Zimmerman, head of his neighborhood watch, followed and eventually shot him after a struggle. There has been a lot of national discussion pertaining to the details of the events, especially the fact that Zimmerman was not (and still has not) been arrested. Questionable Florida laws, possible racism, and more have been at the forefront of the discussion.
With the concept of neighborhood watch being so closely connected to Zimmerman at the moment, 20th Century Fox has pulled their poster and teaser from Florida theaters. While some may think this may be overkill on face value, it’s important to note that the promotional image for the film is of an altered neighborhood watch sign full of dents from bullet impacts. Also, this kind of change isn’t all that unique, as THR reports.
Source: http://www.movieviral.com/2012/03/28/trayvon-martin-case-effects-marketing-for-foxs-neighborhood-watch/
Film School Online | "Education film being shown in 9 cities Tuesday"
By:LEXINGTON
Source: http://www.wtvq.com
Category: Film Schools Online
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A film about the impact of four teachers on their students is being shown Tuesday night at several locations around Kentucky.
The screening of "American Teacher" is free and open to the public. The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence says limited seating is still available by registering at http://www.AmericanTeacherKY.com .
The film is being shown at 6 p.m. local time in Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Fort Mitchell, Lexington, Louisville, Morehead, Owensboro, Paducah and Prestonsburg. After the 90-minute film, there will be a discussion about possible next steps.
Twelve statewide advocacy organizations are sponsoring the screenings.
Source: http://www.wtvq.com/content/statenews/story/Education-film-being-shown-in-9-cities-Tuesday/Z-2G9gHBp0i38BOTqFxHqw.cspx
Source: http://www.wtvq.com
Category: Film Schools Online
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A film about the impact of four teachers on their students is being shown Tuesday night at several locations around Kentucky.
The screening of "American Teacher" is free and open to the public. The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence says limited seating is still available by registering at http://www.AmericanTeacherKY.com .
The film is being shown at 6 p.m. local time in Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Fort Mitchell, Lexington, Louisville, Morehead, Owensboro, Paducah and Prestonsburg. After the 90-minute film, there will be a discussion about possible next steps.
Twelve statewide advocacy organizations are sponsoring the screenings.
Source: http://www.wtvq.com/content/statenews/story/Education-film-being-shown-in-9-cities-Tuesday/Z-2G9gHBp0i38BOTqFxHqw.cspx
Film School Online | "Angelus and Amy Winehouse Foundations Launch Drug Education Film and e-Petition"
By: Angelus Foundation
Source: http://www.sacbee.com
Category: Film Schools Online
The Angelus and Amy Winehouse Foundations today released jointly a new film which highlights the extreme danger club drugs and alcohol can pose to young people.
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53792-angelus-foundation
The film, narrated by actor Cherie Lunghi, portrays four highly talented young people: Hester Stewart, Louise Cattell, Freddy McConnel and Amy Winehouse. They all died after contact with drugs or alcohol.
The intention is for the film to shown to young people in schools and clubs to make them realise taking unknown substances can have terrible consequences. Drug use is not just dangerous for addicts; everyone who takes drugs, particularly any of the new club drugs, is taking a huge risk with their health and well-being.
The two foundations have also established an e-petition to force a Parliamentary debate on putting "effective drugs education on the National Curriculum."
The founder of the Angelus Foundation, Maryon Stewart, said: "We all have a stake in this. This film shows we are sleepwalking into a disaster. I know Hester would never have taken a drug like GBL if she had thought there was any risk.
"Britain's young people are largely ignorant of the harms of these drugs but that's not stopping them. If we cannot prevent these unknown drugs being so easily accessible we should at least arm young people with some education. We are demanding drug education be put on the National Curriculum."
Louise's mother, Vicky Unwin, said "Louise had everything to live for; as a recreational user, like many young people today, she had no idea of the risks she was taking. Drug education often concentrates on the known substances like alcohol, heroin, cannabis and cocaine, but rarely encompasses the new lethal legal highs and club drugs.
Also speaking about the new film, Mitch Winehouse said, "Only 60 percent of schools are teaching children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol and this is often for one hour or less in a whole academic year. We are petitioning the Government to make it a compulsory subject, as it is not currently being treated as a priority. If young people are given the opportunity to make informed choices, then we believe that many lives can be saved."
Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/27/4369091/angelus-and-amy-winehouse-foundations.html
Source: http://www.sacbee.com
Category: Film Schools Online
The Angelus and Amy Winehouse Foundations today released jointly a new film which highlights the extreme danger club drugs and alcohol can pose to young people.
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53792-angelus-foundation
The film, narrated by actor Cherie Lunghi, portrays four highly talented young people: Hester Stewart, Louise Cattell, Freddy McConnel and Amy Winehouse. They all died after contact with drugs or alcohol.
The intention is for the film to shown to young people in schools and clubs to make them realise taking unknown substances can have terrible consequences. Drug use is not just dangerous for addicts; everyone who takes drugs, particularly any of the new club drugs, is taking a huge risk with their health and well-being.
The two foundations have also established an e-petition to force a Parliamentary debate on putting "effective drugs education on the National Curriculum."
The founder of the Angelus Foundation, Maryon Stewart, said: "We all have a stake in this. This film shows we are sleepwalking into a disaster. I know Hester would never have taken a drug like GBL if she had thought there was any risk.
"Britain's young people are largely ignorant of the harms of these drugs but that's not stopping them. If we cannot prevent these unknown drugs being so easily accessible we should at least arm young people with some education. We are demanding drug education be put on the National Curriculum."
Louise's mother, Vicky Unwin, said "Louise had everything to live for; as a recreational user, like many young people today, she had no idea of the risks she was taking. Drug education often concentrates on the known substances like alcohol, heroin, cannabis and cocaine, but rarely encompasses the new lethal legal highs and club drugs.
Also speaking about the new film, Mitch Winehouse said, "Only 60 percent of schools are teaching children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol and this is often for one hour or less in a whole academic year. We are petitioning the Government to make it a compulsory subject, as it is not currently being treated as a priority. If young people are given the opportunity to make informed choices, then we believe that many lives can be saved."
Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/27/4369091/angelus-and-amy-winehouse-foundations.html
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Film School Online | "'Film School Secrets' Explodes Myths of Filmmaker Education"
By: press release
Source: http://www.marketwatch.com
Category: Film School Online
LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- "Film School Secrets," the film school alternative, has announced its initiative to help aspiring filmmakers begin their movie careers faster, smarter, and for less money than traditional filmmaking programs.
The website features an 8-part interactive online course detailing street-smart information you won't get in a classroom.
"We provide aspiring filmmakers with a practical and powerful plan of action they can put to use immediately," says Seth Hymes, founder of the site. "We show students how to get on pro film sets, network, and begin producing their own movies no matter where they live in the world. The only pre-requisites are imagination, passion, and dedication."
"I thought the only way into the film business was through a fancy school in Austin, New York, or LA," says Justin Montgomery, 19, of Kingwood, Texas. "But because of 'Film School Secrets' I am actually working in the film business right now."
Justin is now a paid intern at Victory Digital, an award-winning commercial production house in Humble, TX. Justin followed the coaching in Mod 2 of "Film School Secrets" and got in touch with the head of the Victory Digital, Vic DiGiovanni.
"This industry is all about initiative," says DiGiovanni. That initiative paid off for Justin. After a brief conversation, DiGiovanni offered him a position many film school students would envy, without paying any tuition. In fact, he is getting paid to learn.
"He has me working on car commercials, editing, and getting paid for it. I couldn't ask for more," says Montgomery.
Beyond networking, the course focuses on using the low cost of high-quality digital video equipment, social media, and the Internet to produce, direct, market, and distribute movies. With more and more people consuming entertainment online, "Film School Secrets" is ahead of the curve, teaching practical skills that matter to new filmmakers.
"Film schools are still teaching students to make short films, go to a film festival, and hope to get a big break," says Hymes. "That's like trying to win 'American Idol.' They don't talk about how to realistically make a feature film, deal with money or investors, or how to get people to see it. This course is all about making things happen yourself."
The cost of higher education is also part of the site's message.
"Many students are graduating with debt up to $100,000," says Hymes. "Nobody in the film industry cares that you went to film school. They care about your attitude, your work, and what you bring to a project. This isn't the 1960s when Scorsese went to film school and learning how to shoot a movie was some obscure piece of knowledge. There are kids on YouTube making movies that put the black-and-white film school projects to shame, and attracting industry attention."
Film School Secrets has hundreds of students in over 15 countries and across the US since its launch in mid-2011.
Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/film-school-secrets-explodes-myths-of-filmmaker-education-2012-03-21
Source: http://www.marketwatch.com
Category: Film School Online
LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- "Film School Secrets," the film school alternative, has announced its initiative to help aspiring filmmakers begin their movie careers faster, smarter, and for less money than traditional filmmaking programs.
The website features an 8-part interactive online course detailing street-smart information you won't get in a classroom.
"We provide aspiring filmmakers with a practical and powerful plan of action they can put to use immediately," says Seth Hymes, founder of the site. "We show students how to get on pro film sets, network, and begin producing their own movies no matter where they live in the world. The only pre-requisites are imagination, passion, and dedication."
"I thought the only way into the film business was through a fancy school in Austin, New York, or LA," says Justin Montgomery, 19, of Kingwood, Texas. "But because of 'Film School Secrets' I am actually working in the film business right now."
Justin is now a paid intern at Victory Digital, an award-winning commercial production house in Humble, TX. Justin followed the coaching in Mod 2 of "Film School Secrets" and got in touch with the head of the Victory Digital, Vic DiGiovanni.
"This industry is all about initiative," says DiGiovanni. That initiative paid off for Justin. After a brief conversation, DiGiovanni offered him a position many film school students would envy, without paying any tuition. In fact, he is getting paid to learn.
"He has me working on car commercials, editing, and getting paid for it. I couldn't ask for more," says Montgomery.
Beyond networking, the course focuses on using the low cost of high-quality digital video equipment, social media, and the Internet to produce, direct, market, and distribute movies. With more and more people consuming entertainment online, "Film School Secrets" is ahead of the curve, teaching practical skills that matter to new filmmakers.
"Film schools are still teaching students to make short films, go to a film festival, and hope to get a big break," says Hymes. "That's like trying to win 'American Idol.' They don't talk about how to realistically make a feature film, deal with money or investors, or how to get people to see it. This course is all about making things happen yourself."
The cost of higher education is also part of the site's message.
"Many students are graduating with debt up to $100,000," says Hymes. "Nobody in the film industry cares that you went to film school. They care about your attitude, your work, and what you bring to a project. This isn't the 1960s when Scorsese went to film school and learning how to shoot a movie was some obscure piece of knowledge. There are kids on YouTube making movies that put the black-and-white film school projects to shame, and attracting industry attention."
Film School Secrets has hundreds of students in over 15 countries and across the US since its launch in mid-2011.
Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/film-school-secrets-explodes-myths-of-filmmaker-education-2012-03-21
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Film School Online | "'Film School Secrets' Explodes Myths of Filmmaker Education"
By : Film School Secrets
Source : http://www.bradenton.com
Category : Film School Online
LOS ANGELES, MARCH 21, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- "Film School Secrets," the film school alternative, has announced its initiative to help aspiring filmmakers begin their movie careers faster, smarter, and for less money than traditional filmmaking programs.
The website features an 8-part interactive online course detailing street-smart information you won't get in a classroom.
"We provide aspiring filmmakers with a practical and powerful plan of action they can put to use immediately," says Seth Hymes, founder of the site. "We show students how to get on pro film sets, network, and begin producing their own movies no matter where they live in the world. The only pre-requisites are imagination, passion, and dedication."
"I thought the only way into the film business was through a fancy school in Austin, New York, or LA," says Justin Montgomery, 19, of Kingwood, Texas. "But because of 'Film School Secrets' I am actually working in the film business right now."
Justin is now a paid intern at Victory Digital, an award-winning commercial production house in Humble, TX. Justin followed the coaching in Mod 2 of "Film School Secrets" and got in touch with the head of the Victory Digital, Vic DiGiovanni.
"This industry is all about initiative," says DiGiovanni. That initiative paid off for Justin. After a brief conversation, DiGiovanni offered him a position many film school students would envy, without paying any tuition. In fact, he is getting paid to learn.
"He has me working on car commercials, editing, and getting paid for it. I couldn't ask for more," says Montgomery.
Beyond networking, the course focuses on using the low cost of high-quality digital video equipment, social media, and the Internet to produce, direct, market, and distribute movies. With more and more people consuming entertainment online, "Film School Secrets" is ahead of the curve, teaching practical skills that matter to new filmmakers.
"Film schools are still teaching students to make short films, go to a film festival, and hope to get a big break," says Hymes. "That's like trying to win 'American Idol.' They don't talk about how to realistically make a feature film, deal with money or investors, or how to get people to see it. This course is all about making things happen yourself."
The cost of higher education is also part of the site's message.
"Many students are graduating with debt up to $100,000," says Hymes. "Nobody in the film industry cares that you went to film school. They care about your attitude, your work, and what you bring to a project. This isn't the 1960s when Scorsese went to film school and learning how to shoot a movie was some obscure piece of knowledge. There are kids on YouTube making movies that put the black-and-white film school projects to shame, and attracting industry attention."
Film School Secrets has hundreds of students in over 15 countries and across the US since its launch in mid-2011.
Source : http://www.bradenton.com/2012/03/21/3952695/film-school-secrets-explodes-myths.html
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Film School Online | "Tornado-hit Ind. school seeks Lady Antebellum prom"
By: AP
Source: http://abclocal.go.com
Category: Film School Online
Students from an Indiana high school wrecked by tornadoes awaited word Tuesday about whether on online campaign supported by other schools in their state and beyond will land them a prom-night performance by Grammy-winning country trio Lady Antebellum.
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Schools from Indiana to northern Wisconsin -- even one in a similarly tornado-ravaged Illinois community -- submitted YouTube videos urging the country trio to choose Henryville, Ind., as the winner of its "Own the Night" contest. The winner to be announced Tuesday gets a 45-minute Lady Antebellum concert at its prom.
"When we learned about Henryville, we decided maybe we weren't the ones who needed Lady Antebellum to come to our prom," said Brandon Dively, 16, a junior at D.C. Everest Senior High School in Weston, Wis., who worked on the student-made video uploaded to YouTube. "Their community was destroyed."
The building housing Henryville High and other classrooms was heavily damaged during a series of tornadoes that killed 13 people across southern Indiana on March 2.
Earlier that same week, storms killed seven people in Harrisburg, Ill., but students there also decided to back Henryville's prom bid.
The first couple minutes of Harrisburg's three-minute video focus on the storm damage in that community, but the final 30 seconds switch to its Indiana counterpart.
"While the students at Harrisburg High School would LOVE to have Lady Antebellum play at their high school prom, they would LOVE to have them play at Henryville, Indiana, even more," a slide in the video reads.
Students at Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg, Ind., meanwhile, looked past a longtime sports rivalry with Henryville and made video that's one of the most-watched YouTube segments in Lady Antebellum's contest, with more than 12,000 views as of Tuesday.
Mary Beth Coffman, Silver Creek's mass media teacher, recruited three of her students to be the video's stars and spent two days in Henryville filming interviews with local residents and getting film footage of the devastation.
She also visited a Louisville, Ky., hospital to interview Stephanie Decker, a Henryville woman who lost parts of both legs protecting her two children as it destroyed the family's home. Decker, whose husband is a math teacher at Silver Creek, urges the band to choose Henryville, saying "I think you could help a lot of people."
The video ends with a student standing in a field before dozens of classmates, saying, "Lady A, even if we don't win the contest, we're still going to own the night anyway" before they begin chanting "HHS! HHS!"
"They're like 10 minutes away and we're big rivals in sports, but we had to put that rivalry behind us," said Tim Dierking, a 17-year-old Silver Creek senior. "I just really hope that Henryville wins. They need to have a good time after what happened."
If Henryville were to win, students would be consulted about how the event should be held, said John Reed, assistant superintendent of West Clark Community Schools.
Henryville students are expected to return to classes in another community on April 2. Reed said the spring prom was to have been held at the high school but officials are looking for an alternate site -- the size of which will be determined by whether Lady Antebellum gives Henryville the nod.
"We're all waiting, holding our breath. We think it would be a fantastic thing for the kids," he said. "But one thing we'll have to figure out is a facility that would be big enough to house everybody because I'm sure everybody will want to go to that thing."
Source: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=8588364
Source: http://abclocal.go.com
Category: Film School Online
Students from an Indiana high school wrecked by tornadoes awaited word Tuesday about whether on online campaign supported by other schools in their state and beyond will land them a prom-night performance by Grammy-winning country trio Lady Antebellum.
Related Content
More: Discuss this story on our Facebook page
Schools from Indiana to northern Wisconsin -- even one in a similarly tornado-ravaged Illinois community -- submitted YouTube videos urging the country trio to choose Henryville, Ind., as the winner of its "Own the Night" contest. The winner to be announced Tuesday gets a 45-minute Lady Antebellum concert at its prom.
"When we learned about Henryville, we decided maybe we weren't the ones who needed Lady Antebellum to come to our prom," said Brandon Dively, 16, a junior at D.C. Everest Senior High School in Weston, Wis., who worked on the student-made video uploaded to YouTube. "Their community was destroyed."
The building housing Henryville High and other classrooms was heavily damaged during a series of tornadoes that killed 13 people across southern Indiana on March 2.
Earlier that same week, storms killed seven people in Harrisburg, Ill., but students there also decided to back Henryville's prom bid.
The first couple minutes of Harrisburg's three-minute video focus on the storm damage in that community, but the final 30 seconds switch to its Indiana counterpart.
"While the students at Harrisburg High School would LOVE to have Lady Antebellum play at their high school prom, they would LOVE to have them play at Henryville, Indiana, even more," a slide in the video reads.
Students at Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg, Ind., meanwhile, looked past a longtime sports rivalry with Henryville and made video that's one of the most-watched YouTube segments in Lady Antebellum's contest, with more than 12,000 views as of Tuesday.
Mary Beth Coffman, Silver Creek's mass media teacher, recruited three of her students to be the video's stars and spent two days in Henryville filming interviews with local residents and getting film footage of the devastation.
She also visited a Louisville, Ky., hospital to interview Stephanie Decker, a Henryville woman who lost parts of both legs protecting her two children as it destroyed the family's home. Decker, whose husband is a math teacher at Silver Creek, urges the band to choose Henryville, saying "I think you could help a lot of people."
The video ends with a student standing in a field before dozens of classmates, saying, "Lady A, even if we don't win the contest, we're still going to own the night anyway" before they begin chanting "HHS! HHS!"
"They're like 10 minutes away and we're big rivals in sports, but we had to put that rivalry behind us," said Tim Dierking, a 17-year-old Silver Creek senior. "I just really hope that Henryville wins. They need to have a good time after what happened."
If Henryville were to win, students would be consulted about how the event should be held, said John Reed, assistant superintendent of West Clark Community Schools.
Henryville students are expected to return to classes in another community on April 2. Reed said the spring prom was to have been held at the high school but officials are looking for an alternate site -- the size of which will be determined by whether Lady Antebellum gives Henryville the nod.
"We're all waiting, holding our breath. We think it would be a fantastic thing for the kids," he said. "But one thing we'll have to figure out is a facility that would be big enough to house everybody because I'm sure everybody will want to go to that thing."
Source: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=8588364
Film School Online | "Online Short Film Competition SeeFlik Awards $50,000"
By: Indiewire
Source: http://www.indiewire.com
Category: Film School Online
Online film competition SeeFlik has awarded $27,500 to David Jibladze for his short film "Beholden."
Second place went to "Cadet," with Ryan Steiner earning $7,500.
Jibladze and Steiner will also meet with SeeFlik partner David Greenblatt to prepare for industry showcases at agencies and studios.
The films' jurors included producer Michael London ("Sideways"), writer-director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), writer-producer Angelo Pizzo ("Rudy"), Oscar-nominated screenwriter Keir Pearson ("Hotel Rwanda"), screenwriter Robert Kamen ("The Karate Kid"), producer Suzanne de Passe ("Lonesome Dove") and actor Luis Guzman ("How to Make it in America").
Runners up included "The Man Who Never Cried" by Bradley Jackson and Christopher Meyers' "Injuns," which each won $5,000; Winston Tao's "Wash Me" and Bhanu Chundu's "Camp Chapel" each won $2,500.
SeeFlik recently announced a partnership with Comcast to make each of the top 20 finalists available via XFinity On Demand. The complete list of finalists is here.
The SeeFlik competition was initially exclusive to students who are currently attending an accredited film school or who have graduated within five years. The competitions will now expand to all legal U.S. residents.The SeeFlik competition was initially exclusive to students who are currently attending an accredited film school or who have graduated within five years. The competitions will now expand to all legal U.S. residents.
Source: http://www.indiewire.com/article/online-short-film-competition-seeflik-awards-50-000
Source: http://www.indiewire.com
Category: Film School Online
Online film competition SeeFlik has awarded $27,500 to David Jibladze for his short film "Beholden."
Second place went to "Cadet," with Ryan Steiner earning $7,500.
Jibladze and Steiner will also meet with SeeFlik partner David Greenblatt to prepare for industry showcases at agencies and studios.
The films' jurors included producer Michael London ("Sideways"), writer-director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), writer-producer Angelo Pizzo ("Rudy"), Oscar-nominated screenwriter Keir Pearson ("Hotel Rwanda"), screenwriter Robert Kamen ("The Karate Kid"), producer Suzanne de Passe ("Lonesome Dove") and actor Luis Guzman ("How to Make it in America").
Runners up included "The Man Who Never Cried" by Bradley Jackson and Christopher Meyers' "Injuns," which each won $5,000; Winston Tao's "Wash Me" and Bhanu Chundu's "Camp Chapel" each won $2,500.
SeeFlik recently announced a partnership with Comcast to make each of the top 20 finalists available via XFinity On Demand. The complete list of finalists is here.
The SeeFlik competition was initially exclusive to students who are currently attending an accredited film school or who have graduated within five years. The competitions will now expand to all legal U.S. residents.The SeeFlik competition was initially exclusive to students who are currently attending an accredited film school or who have graduated within five years. The competitions will now expand to all legal U.S. residents.
Source: http://www.indiewire.com/article/online-short-film-competition-seeflik-awards-50-000
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Film School Online | "Student's life changed by visit to Native American reservation"
By: Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven
Source: http://www.usustatesman.com
Category: Film School Online
Nelson Hernandez’s life changed the first time he visited a Native American reservation in Omaha, Neb. After moving to Utah from his hometown of New York City, a friend who worked as a teacher on a reservation encouraged Hernandez to visit. He knew Hernandez was a basketball enthusiast and that basketball was a large part of reservation life.
On the reservation, Hernandez said he was shaken by what he saw. He witnessed the poverty that plagued the reservation, as well as the struggles of talented athletes to receive their high school diplomas and move up to play in college.
“It was one of those moments where you feel like your whole life has been leading to,” he said. “It was an experience that woke something inside of me that I didn’t know existed. I cried, and I said a prayer, and I knew something was going to be different in my life from then on.”
After his weekend on the reservation, Hernandez returned home to tell his wife he was quitting his job in order to start a program that would help young Native American students achieve their full academic and athletic potentials.
Hernandez formed a group of college athletes, both Native American and from other backgrounds, and traveled with them to reservations around the country to provide students with a motivational presentation about basketball that was designed to encourage students to finish high school to pursue careers as collegiate athletes.
“I am a basketball person,” Hernandez said. “I knew my work had to involve basketball. I figured we could be positive examples and give kids the message as to how to stay away from drugs and alcohol.”
With his group, Hernandez visited more than 100 reservations over the course of six years and talked to thousands of students. He said he’s had many parents call him and thank him for his positive influence in their children’s lives.
“I don’t think I’m the most important person in the world when it comes to helping Native American kids,” he said. “But I think I made a difference. We helped a lot of kids that feel like they have no hope understand they are not the only ones experiencing tough times. I think we made a difference.”
During his travels, he said he met the Schimmel family, whose daughter Shoni was an incredibly talented basketball player with the potential to play at the collegiate level.
By the time Shoni was 14, she had national recruiters interested in her. At the time, Hernandez said he was tired of constantly traveling to do his motivational speaking but was looking for a way to stay involved in helping Native Americans.
“I knew people who had made great documentaries,” he said. “And I thought ‘What if we document her life and process as she grows up and becomes a basketball player?’ It was a perfect storm as far as timing and meeting the family.”
At the time, Hernandez had previous experience in the film industry and said he recruited a team of producers, including Kelly Rippa.
For two years, Hernandez said, his documentary crew filmed Shoni Schimmel’s life as she became a rising star in the high school basketball circuit and went on to play at University of Louisville as one of the best female basketball players in the country.
“I wanted to show through the movie that kids can change their lives through basketball,” Hernandez said. “And I wanted to show the reality of modern Native American reservations. Most people have no concept of it. They think they still live in teepees.”
The premiered April 26, 2011, at the Tribeca Film Festival, and also aired on TLC. It has received critical acclaim, and Hernandez said he was proud of the positive reviews. Though the film was what he called a “passion project” that gave him no money, Hernandez said he’s proud of the result.
“It was a great experience, and to see the film do so well is even better,” he said. “It’s still amazing to me that people want to watch something I made.”
Currently, Hernandez has put his work with Native American reservations on hold to pursue his academic career. After attending several universities with no success, Hernandez said he found his passion at USU.
“For a while I lost direction in my life,” he said. “But then I came to USU, and I was completely caught off guard. Here was everything I wanted. Becoming an Aggie was truly the best thing that ever happened to me.”
Hernandez, who is a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies, works as the video coordinator for Aggie basketball.
“Everyone at USU has been so supportive of me,” he said. “I love Logan and feel blessed to be living here. Utah State is everything I want.”
Source: http://www.usustatesman.com/student-s-life-changed-by-visit-to-native-american-reservation-1.2717083#.T2mrmdk2UoQ
Source: http://www.usustatesman.com
Category: Film School Online
Nelson Hernandez’s life changed the first time he visited a Native American reservation in Omaha, Neb. After moving to Utah from his hometown of New York City, a friend who worked as a teacher on a reservation encouraged Hernandez to visit. He knew Hernandez was a basketball enthusiast and that basketball was a large part of reservation life.
On the reservation, Hernandez said he was shaken by what he saw. He witnessed the poverty that plagued the reservation, as well as the struggles of talented athletes to receive their high school diplomas and move up to play in college.
“It was one of those moments where you feel like your whole life has been leading to,” he said. “It was an experience that woke something inside of me that I didn’t know existed. I cried, and I said a prayer, and I knew something was going to be different in my life from then on.”
After his weekend on the reservation, Hernandez returned home to tell his wife he was quitting his job in order to start a program that would help young Native American students achieve their full academic and athletic potentials.
Hernandez formed a group of college athletes, both Native American and from other backgrounds, and traveled with them to reservations around the country to provide students with a motivational presentation about basketball that was designed to encourage students to finish high school to pursue careers as collegiate athletes.
“I am a basketball person,” Hernandez said. “I knew my work had to involve basketball. I figured we could be positive examples and give kids the message as to how to stay away from drugs and alcohol.”
With his group, Hernandez visited more than 100 reservations over the course of six years and talked to thousands of students. He said he’s had many parents call him and thank him for his positive influence in their children’s lives.
“I don’t think I’m the most important person in the world when it comes to helping Native American kids,” he said. “But I think I made a difference. We helped a lot of kids that feel like they have no hope understand they are not the only ones experiencing tough times. I think we made a difference.”
During his travels, he said he met the Schimmel family, whose daughter Shoni was an incredibly talented basketball player with the potential to play at the collegiate level.
By the time Shoni was 14, she had national recruiters interested in her. At the time, Hernandez said he was tired of constantly traveling to do his motivational speaking but was looking for a way to stay involved in helping Native Americans.
“I knew people who had made great documentaries,” he said. “And I thought ‘What if we document her life and process as she grows up and becomes a basketball player?’ It was a perfect storm as far as timing and meeting the family.”
At the time, Hernandez had previous experience in the film industry and said he recruited a team of producers, including Kelly Rippa.
For two years, Hernandez said, his documentary crew filmed Shoni Schimmel’s life as she became a rising star in the high school basketball circuit and went on to play at University of Louisville as one of the best female basketball players in the country.
“I wanted to show through the movie that kids can change their lives through basketball,” Hernandez said. “And I wanted to show the reality of modern Native American reservations. Most people have no concept of it. They think they still live in teepees.”
The premiered April 26, 2011, at the Tribeca Film Festival, and also aired on TLC. It has received critical acclaim, and Hernandez said he was proud of the positive reviews. Though the film was what he called a “passion project” that gave him no money, Hernandez said he’s proud of the result.
“It was a great experience, and to see the film do so well is even better,” he said. “It’s still amazing to me that people want to watch something I made.”
Currently, Hernandez has put his work with Native American reservations on hold to pursue his academic career. After attending several universities with no success, Hernandez said he found his passion at USU.
“For a while I lost direction in my life,” he said. “But then I came to USU, and I was completely caught off guard. Here was everything I wanted. Becoming an Aggie was truly the best thing that ever happened to me.”
Hernandez, who is a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies, works as the video coordinator for Aggie basketball.
“Everyone at USU has been so supportive of me,” he said. “I love Logan and feel blessed to be living here. Utah State is everything I want.”
Source: http://www.usustatesman.com/student-s-life-changed-by-visit-to-native-american-reservation-1.2717083#.T2mrmdk2UoQ
Film School Online | "Students forge inter-regional link through film"
By: GurdianMEDIA
Source: http://www.guardian.co.tt
Category: Film School Online
Participation in the Secondary Schools Short Film Festival (SSSFF) will now give young people from T&T an opportunity to share their experiences, interact creatively and build long-standing networks with other youth from throughout the Caribbean region. An invitation from FEMI—the International Cinema Festival of Guadeloupe—to students of the winning schools of last year’s SSSFF to visit Guadeloupe as part of an inaugural film student exchange programme, has started the regional alliance.
This interest demonstrates the leading role that T&T has taken in encouraging young people to get involved in the film industry and bodes well for Caribbean integration through the audio-visual sector, driven by upcoming generations. Visiting FEMI for the first time from Tobago was Kyle Walcott, an 18-year-old Bishop’s High School student, whose school’s film, Reflections, won Bishop Anstey High School the Tobago Award in last year’s SSSFF. He observed that “Young Caribbean people are the same everywhere—we like to lime, go to the beach, work towards our dream” and noted that “interacting with other students interested in producing film has been amazing.”
Walcott took full advantage of the week-long festival, along with fellow-students Nicholas Ramnath of Rio Claro East Secondary, 17, and 15-year-old Ashley Singh of Holy Name Convent, Port-of-Spain. The three met other young film-makers from Guadeloupe and were set the task of producing a documentary about their trip to encourage entries for the 2012 SSSFF and to promote film as a career in T&T. Visual Arts teacher, Dominique Chung, who accompanied the students noted that two high schools in Guadeloupe have Film on their syllabus—a development she would love to see in T&T.
Registration for the SSSFF ends tomorrow and more information can be found at www.trinidadandtobagofilm.com
Source: http://www.guardian.co.tt/lifestyle/2012-03-19/students-forge-inter-regional-link-through-film
Source: http://www.guardian.co.tt
Category: Film School Online
Participation in the Secondary Schools Short Film Festival (SSSFF) will now give young people from T&T an opportunity to share their experiences, interact creatively and build long-standing networks with other youth from throughout the Caribbean region. An invitation from FEMI—the International Cinema Festival of Guadeloupe—to students of the winning schools of last year’s SSSFF to visit Guadeloupe as part of an inaugural film student exchange programme, has started the regional alliance.
This interest demonstrates the leading role that T&T has taken in encouraging young people to get involved in the film industry and bodes well for Caribbean integration through the audio-visual sector, driven by upcoming generations. Visiting FEMI for the first time from Tobago was Kyle Walcott, an 18-year-old Bishop’s High School student, whose school’s film, Reflections, won Bishop Anstey High School the Tobago Award in last year’s SSSFF. He observed that “Young Caribbean people are the same everywhere—we like to lime, go to the beach, work towards our dream” and noted that “interacting with other students interested in producing film has been amazing.”
Walcott took full advantage of the week-long festival, along with fellow-students Nicholas Ramnath of Rio Claro East Secondary, 17, and 15-year-old Ashley Singh of Holy Name Convent, Port-of-Spain. The three met other young film-makers from Guadeloupe and were set the task of producing a documentary about their trip to encourage entries for the 2012 SSSFF and to promote film as a career in T&T. Visual Arts teacher, Dominique Chung, who accompanied the students noted that two high schools in Guadeloupe have Film on their syllabus—a development she would love to see in T&T.
Registration for the SSSFF ends tomorrow and more information can be found at www.trinidadandtobagofilm.com
Source: http://www.guardian.co.tt/lifestyle/2012-03-19/students-forge-inter-regional-link-through-film
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Film School Online | "Sucking the client dry "
By: Ed Attwood
Source: http://www.arabianbusiness.com
Category: Film School Online
Oliver Stone has a lot to answer for. While ‘Wall Street ’— the film he wrote and directed in 1987 — argues against the short-term fast-buck culture made infamous by that decade’s corporate raiders, it also spawned the character of Gordon Gekko. “Greed, for want of a better word, is good,” said Gekko, in one of the film’s immortal lines. “Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the revolutionary spirit.”
An entire generation appears to have followed in Gekko’s immaculately crafted brogues. Where once the realm of finance was considered something of a dreary occupation, it is now the sector of choice for the brightest and best graduates, many of whom have taken up positions either at hedge funds or at vast investment banks like JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch. But no one company appears to have personified the Gekko spirit quite as much as Goldman Sachs.
It is astonishing just how influential the investment bank has been. Other than former treasury secretary Hank Paulson, who — you may recall — was kind enough to bail out Goldman with $10bn in state-backed funds, the bank’s alumni include Joshua Bolten, former White House chief of staff, and Mark Carney, the governor of the Canadian central bank. In addition, Mario Draghi — the governor of the European Central Bank — and new Italian prime minister Mario Monti are also former Goldman employees.
While criticism of Goldman practices has largely been left to outside players — with Rolling Stone magazine once infamously describing the bank as “a giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity” — it was pretty refreshing to read last week’s letter from Greg Smith. After twelve years at the company, the Goldman director decided to quit last Wednesday, calling the environment at the bank “as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it”.
Source: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/sucking-client-dry-450053.html
Source: http://www.arabianbusiness.com
Category: Film School Online
Oliver Stone has a lot to answer for. While ‘Wall Street ’— the film he wrote and directed in 1987 — argues against the short-term fast-buck culture made infamous by that decade’s corporate raiders, it also spawned the character of Gordon Gekko. “Greed, for want of a better word, is good,” said Gekko, in one of the film’s immortal lines. “Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the revolutionary spirit.”
An entire generation appears to have followed in Gekko’s immaculately crafted brogues. Where once the realm of finance was considered something of a dreary occupation, it is now the sector of choice for the brightest and best graduates, many of whom have taken up positions either at hedge funds or at vast investment banks like JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch. But no one company appears to have personified the Gekko spirit quite as much as Goldman Sachs.
It is astonishing just how influential the investment bank has been. Other than former treasury secretary Hank Paulson, who — you may recall — was kind enough to bail out Goldman with $10bn in state-backed funds, the bank’s alumni include Joshua Bolten, former White House chief of staff, and Mark Carney, the governor of the Canadian central bank. In addition, Mario Draghi — the governor of the European Central Bank — and new Italian prime minister Mario Monti are also former Goldman employees.
While criticism of Goldman practices has largely been left to outside players — with Rolling Stone magazine once infamously describing the bank as “a giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity” — it was pretty refreshing to read last week’s letter from Greg Smith. After twelve years at the company, the Goldman director decided to quit last Wednesday, calling the environment at the bank “as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it”.
Source: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/sucking-client-dry-450053.html
Film School Online | "UK Trade and Investment chooses Dreamscape to make FILMART documentary Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/media/s/1488632_-uk-trade-and-investment-chooses-dreamscape-to-make-filmart-documentary"
By: menmedia
Source: http://menmedia.co.uk
Category: Film School Online
A MediaCityUK based TV production company has been chosen by UK Trade and Investment to produce a documentary of the upcoming market visit to international film convention, FILMART, in Hong Kong. Dreamscope, along with 33 delegates from 28 companies, were picked to represent the north west as one of the region’s leading creative businesses. The convention will allow the companies to meet some of Asia’s major decision makers in the film and TV distribution market, as well as promote Manchester’s booming creative industry. Darren Hutchinson, managing director, Dreamscope and Cathay Films, said: “We look forward to joining UKTI on their trip to Hong Kong for the exhibition. “The film will allow UKTI to capture the event for the first time and we are really honoured to have been chosen out of many north west companies to make it. “Through our sister company Cathay Films, we have had extensive experience in China supplying Chinese audiences with British programming and we’re delighted to lend our services to help raise the profile of UK businesses within the world film and TV market.” Dreamscope will direct, film and edit the documentary, which will be used as part of UKTI’s continued work to help British companies find opportunities internationally. The convention will take place between March 19 -22.
Source: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/media/s/1488632_-uk-trade-and-investment-chooses-dreamscape-to-make-filmart-documentary
Source: http://menmedia.co.uk
Category: Film School Online
A MediaCityUK based TV production company has been chosen by UK Trade and Investment to produce a documentary of the upcoming market visit to international film convention, FILMART, in Hong Kong. Dreamscope, along with 33 delegates from 28 companies, were picked to represent the north west as one of the region’s leading creative businesses. The convention will allow the companies to meet some of Asia’s major decision makers in the film and TV distribution market, as well as promote Manchester’s booming creative industry. Darren Hutchinson, managing director, Dreamscope and Cathay Films, said: “We look forward to joining UKTI on their trip to Hong Kong for the exhibition. “The film will allow UKTI to capture the event for the first time and we are really honoured to have been chosen out of many north west companies to make it. “Through our sister company Cathay Films, we have had extensive experience in China supplying Chinese audiences with British programming and we’re delighted to lend our services to help raise the profile of UK businesses within the world film and TV market.” Dreamscope will direct, film and edit the documentary, which will be used as part of UKTI’s continued work to help British companies find opportunities internationally. The convention will take place between March 19 -22.
Source: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/media/s/1488632_-uk-trade-and-investment-chooses-dreamscape-to-make-filmart-documentary
Friday, March 16, 2012
Film School Online | "New Line Commissions 'Y: The Last Man' Script from 'Warehouse 13' Writers"
By: Andy Khouri
Source: http://www.comicsalliance.com
Catagory: Film School Online
What a nice bit of timing for Brian K. Vaughan. No sooner than his much anticipated return to monthly comics, Saga, debuts than news breaks that the film version of his most beloved work, Y: The Last Man, is progressing apace. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia are set to adapt Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra's hit sci-fi series about the last man on Earth for New Line Cinema. Although the Vertigo project has been in development for years, THR reports that the new script is starting from scratch.
Created by Vaughan and Guerra and available from Vertigo in paperback and hardcover collections, Y: The Last Man stars an amateur young escape artist called Yorrick and his pet monkey, Ampersand, last living male mammals on Earth. A mysterious plague caused every other living thing with a Y chromosome to drop dead simultaneously, ending society (not to mention the human race) as we know it. Unable to account for his and Ampersand's survival and terrified of being discovered, Yorrick and his pet leave their home in New York on a quest for Beth, Yorrick's beloved girlfriend who was all the way in Australia when civilization ended. Yorrick's existence is exposed along the way, as is the truth behind the apocalyptic plague.
Source: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/15/y-the-last-man-movie-script-federman-scaia-vaughan-vertigo/
Source: http://www.comicsalliance.com
Catagory: Film School Online
What a nice bit of timing for Brian K. Vaughan. No sooner than his much anticipated return to monthly comics, Saga, debuts than news breaks that the film version of his most beloved work, Y: The Last Man, is progressing apace. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia are set to adapt Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra's hit sci-fi series about the last man on Earth for New Line Cinema. Although the Vertigo project has been in development for years, THR reports that the new script is starting from scratch.
Created by Vaughan and Guerra and available from Vertigo in paperback and hardcover collections, Y: The Last Man stars an amateur young escape artist called Yorrick and his pet monkey, Ampersand, last living male mammals on Earth. A mysterious plague caused every other living thing with a Y chromosome to drop dead simultaneously, ending society (not to mention the human race) as we know it. Unable to account for his and Ampersand's survival and terrified of being discovered, Yorrick and his pet leave their home in New York on a quest for Beth, Yorrick's beloved girlfriend who was all the way in Australia when civilization ended. Yorrick's existence is exposed along the way, as is the truth behind the apocalyptic plague.
Source: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/15/y-the-last-man-movie-script-federman-scaia-vaughan-vertigo/
Film School Online | "A don rewrites the script of his life"
By: Saritha S Balan
Source: http://ibnlive.in.com
Catagory: Film School Online
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:� ‘Gundukad’ Sabu is rewinding his life through reels. Sabu, who had around 40 cases against him for criminal activities, has decided to rewrite the script of his life.� He has produced a short and co-penned its script.
Through the short film ‘Veekshanam,’� Sabu tries to pass the message about the value of education and tells the youth to choose only the right path.��� Veekshanam, a 40-minute-long short film, is directed and written by K G Rajeshkumar, a Malayalam movie director.
The thread� of the film goes like this: Mani, an engineering student from an ordinary family, gets� influenced by a Naxalite group and plans a blast to assassinate a political leader. But the plan backfires as the explosion, which takes place in a market place,� kills Mani’s elder brother along with the political leader and many others. This changes his outlook towards life.
Once he returns home, Mani realises that his brother’s struggle to educate him had been harder than he had� imagined. It makes him� think of the futility of the path he had chosen and he starts educating the generation younger to him about the virtues of life.
“The children of the upper class always have better chances to choose a high-profile career while those from the downtrodden families are more prone� to terrorism/criminal activities. But one should realise that such paths would not lead anywhere. In the film we did not put the blame on any particular community but on the paths that we choose,”
Sabu told Express.� Through the short film, he and his friends are taking an optimistic approach about life, a sentiment echoed by Rajeshkumar. Sabu plays the role of Mani’s elder brother in the film.
Sabu, 40,� entered the world of crimes ten years back when his elder brother Gundukad Shaji was killed in a gang rivalry. Hailing from Gundukad colony in the city, Sabu has now a new outlook towards life.� A surprise Sabu has in the short film is Vivek, an old acquaintance of Sabu. Vivek, 23, who did the music for the film, had been attracted by criminal activities once. “But Sabu did not allow me to be a part of the gang. He instead diverted me to studies which enabled me to take a degree in sound engineering,” Vivek said.
Sabu and his friends formed the production house ‘Peanut Media’ two years back and Veekshnam is its first production. The shooting began on February 24� and was completed in six days.
Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-don-rewrites-the-script-of-his-life/239764-60-116.html
Source: http://ibnlive.in.com
Catagory: Film School Online
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:� ‘Gundukad’ Sabu is rewinding his life through reels. Sabu, who had around 40 cases against him for criminal activities, has decided to rewrite the script of his life.� He has produced a short and co-penned its script.
Through the short film ‘Veekshanam,’� Sabu tries to pass the message about the value of education and tells the youth to choose only the right path.��� Veekshanam, a 40-minute-long short film, is directed and written by K G Rajeshkumar, a Malayalam movie director.
The thread� of the film goes like this: Mani, an engineering student from an ordinary family, gets� influenced by a Naxalite group and plans a blast to assassinate a political leader. But the plan backfires as the explosion, which takes place in a market place,� kills Mani’s elder brother along with the political leader and many others. This changes his outlook towards life.
Once he returns home, Mani realises that his brother’s struggle to educate him had been harder than he had� imagined. It makes him� think of the futility of the path he had chosen and he starts educating the generation younger to him about the virtues of life.
“The children of the upper class always have better chances to choose a high-profile career while those from the downtrodden families are more prone� to terrorism/criminal activities. But one should realise that such paths would not lead anywhere. In the film we did not put the blame on any particular community but on the paths that we choose,”
Sabu told Express.� Through the short film, he and his friends are taking an optimistic approach about life, a sentiment echoed by Rajeshkumar. Sabu plays the role of Mani’s elder brother in the film.
Sabu, 40,� entered the world of crimes ten years back when his elder brother Gundukad Shaji was killed in a gang rivalry. Hailing from Gundukad colony in the city, Sabu has now a new outlook towards life.� A surprise Sabu has in the short film is Vivek, an old acquaintance of Sabu. Vivek, 23, who did the music for the film, had been attracted by criminal activities once. “But Sabu did not allow me to be a part of the gang. He instead diverted me to studies which enabled me to take a degree in sound engineering,” Vivek said.
Sabu and his friends formed the production house ‘Peanut Media’ two years back and Veekshnam is its first production. The shooting began on February 24� and was completed in six days.
Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-don-rewrites-the-script-of-his-life/239764-60-116.html
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Film School Online | "Is future in film farming? "
By: Dhanusha Gokulan
Source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com
Category: Film Schools Online
DUBAI — Recognising the risks involved in a future without enough water and soil resources, companies and inventors have engineered what can be called a step towards a revolution in farming.
Soil-less farming or what will come to be known as ‘film farming’ has been made possible with hydrogel technology. The technology reduces up to 90 per cent water consumption and 80 per cent fertiliser use, resulting in a productivity boost of 50 per cent. Tests have also proved that the film can be used in any geographical area and weather conditions.
The hydrogel-based IMEC film and the hydrophilic booster, SkyGel — a super absorbent polymer that acts as a reservoir holding water up to 1,000 times its weight, — can boost plant productivity and yield. The IMEC Film and SkyGel are developed specifically to reduce the use of water, increase plant productivity and crop yield, while producing a best in class nutritious and healthy food that is highly rich in sugars, GABA and Lycopene. The technology will officially be launched in the UAE today by its Dubai-based owners, agricel. These original tests were carried out in Japan, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, the UAE and the UK.
The film was invented by Prof Dr Yuichi Mori of Waseda University, Japan. He is also the chairman of the Advisory Board of agricel.
The “film farming” system can be installed on any surface — wood, sand or concrete — and across any terrain—from a dry arid desert to existing fertile farms or even in space. Co-founder and CEO of agricel Yalman A Khane said, “The technology allows us to farm in a sustainable manner commercially, in turn producing nutritionally superior and safe food while reducing the use of harmful chemicals in the food supply chain. We can now grow cherry tomatoes in the middle of the desert.”
Currently, film farming is done across 180 farms in Japan. The film can be used in a green-house facility and the SkyGel can be mixed along with the fertiliser and applying it in the soil will cut down water use for the crops.
Another co-founder of agricel Kunal G. Wadhwani said, “Current global issues like water and food scarcity will manifold in the future. Our company’s motto is ‘to feed the future’. When the technology is applied on 1 acre of farm land, not more than four people are required to operate it right from seeding to harvesting.”
The company is currently signing contracts with several local players to integrate film farming into the UAE’s farm sector. Speciality foods and fruits like cherry tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and melons, and spices like paprika thrive on the film.
The technology aims to remedy the problems of extreme food shortages due to finite agricultural land and resources and an exploding population whilst creating demand for jobs around the globe. “We are entrepreneurs. The case is very clear as agricel’s innovative film farming technologies have proven to be more cost effective than alternative farming methods, generating an ROI (return on investment) of between 40% to 70% and an IRR (the initial return rate) north of 58%,” added Wadhwani.
“Have you wondered why cherry tomatoes are so expensive here? A kilo costs about Dh35. It’s because of the costs involved in the logistics like transport. But if you can grow it locally and on the film, half the costs are reduced,” said Khan. Mass production using the technology is currently possible only using the gel. All kinds of crops can be grown on the film, except vegetables grown underground like potatoes, ginger and onions.
Apart from farming, Khan suggested that the film can be used in golf courses which will, in turn, result in lesser water bills. The hydrogel film can be installed at a cost of $2,000 per acre of farm land in the SkyGel form, installation would cost about $2 million. agricel markets, services and sells the film farming and hydrophilic booster technologies developed in Japan. agricel’s products have been commercially successful for over four years, in Japan and China. More recently, Australia ran a successful transformation from hydroponic farming to the new use of film farming in 2010.
Source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2012/March/theuae_March432.xml§ion=theuae
Source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com
Category: Film Schools Online
DUBAI — Recognising the risks involved in a future without enough water and soil resources, companies and inventors have engineered what can be called a step towards a revolution in farming.
Soil-less farming or what will come to be known as ‘film farming’ has been made possible with hydrogel technology. The technology reduces up to 90 per cent water consumption and 80 per cent fertiliser use, resulting in a productivity boost of 50 per cent. Tests have also proved that the film can be used in any geographical area and weather conditions.
The hydrogel-based IMEC film and the hydrophilic booster, SkyGel — a super absorbent polymer that acts as a reservoir holding water up to 1,000 times its weight, — can boost plant productivity and yield. The IMEC Film and SkyGel are developed specifically to reduce the use of water, increase plant productivity and crop yield, while producing a best in class nutritious and healthy food that is highly rich in sugars, GABA and Lycopene. The technology will officially be launched in the UAE today by its Dubai-based owners, agricel. These original tests were carried out in Japan, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, the UAE and the UK.
The film was invented by Prof Dr Yuichi Mori of Waseda University, Japan. He is also the chairman of the Advisory Board of agricel.
The “film farming” system can be installed on any surface — wood, sand or concrete — and across any terrain—from a dry arid desert to existing fertile farms or even in space. Co-founder and CEO of agricel Yalman A Khane said, “The technology allows us to farm in a sustainable manner commercially, in turn producing nutritionally superior and safe food while reducing the use of harmful chemicals in the food supply chain. We can now grow cherry tomatoes in the middle of the desert.”
Currently, film farming is done across 180 farms in Japan. The film can be used in a green-house facility and the SkyGel can be mixed along with the fertiliser and applying it in the soil will cut down water use for the crops.
Another co-founder of agricel Kunal G. Wadhwani said, “Current global issues like water and food scarcity will manifold in the future. Our company’s motto is ‘to feed the future’. When the technology is applied on 1 acre of farm land, not more than four people are required to operate it right from seeding to harvesting.”
The company is currently signing contracts with several local players to integrate film farming into the UAE’s farm sector. Speciality foods and fruits like cherry tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and melons, and spices like paprika thrive on the film.
The technology aims to remedy the problems of extreme food shortages due to finite agricultural land and resources and an exploding population whilst creating demand for jobs around the globe. “We are entrepreneurs. The case is very clear as agricel’s innovative film farming technologies have proven to be more cost effective than alternative farming methods, generating an ROI (return on investment) of between 40% to 70% and an IRR (the initial return rate) north of 58%,” added Wadhwani.
“Have you wondered why cherry tomatoes are so expensive here? A kilo costs about Dh35. It’s because of the costs involved in the logistics like transport. But if you can grow it locally and on the film, half the costs are reduced,” said Khan. Mass production using the technology is currently possible only using the gel. All kinds of crops can be grown on the film, except vegetables grown underground like potatoes, ginger and onions.
Apart from farming, Khan suggested that the film can be used in golf courses which will, in turn, result in lesser water bills. The hydrogel film can be installed at a cost of $2,000 per acre of farm land in the SkyGel form, installation would cost about $2 million. agricel markets, services and sells the film farming and hydrophilic booster technologies developed in Japan. agricel’s products have been commercially successful for over four years, in Japan and China. More recently, Australia ran a successful transformation from hydroponic farming to the new use of film farming in 2010.
Source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2012/March/theuae_March432.xml§ion=theuae
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Film School Online | "Sonam Kapoor a technology freak"
By: showbiz
Source: http://zeenews.india.com
Category: Film Schools Online
Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor feels that she cannot do away with technology being part of generation next.
The 26-year-old was present at the FICCI frames event here Wednesday to light the lamp at the inaugural session.
"There are lot of benefits of such forums... like one gets to know about trends in the film industry, piracy, content, media, technology and various other things. I think
being part of today`s generation I can`t do away with technology," Sonam told reporters here.
"I am happy and excited. This is the second time I have been asked to speak at this forum, but I could not do it due to some reasons. It (FICCI-Frames) is an auspicious occasion and a great one for the film industry," she said.
The `Aisha` star also spoke about her sister-producer Rhea Kapoor`s upcoming film, `Herogiri`.
"My sister is going to make a film based on a book titled `Herogiri`. We have patented the book and this is for the first time that something of this sort has happened. With this, there would be no discussion or issue about the title, or stealing of content or creative idea," she said.
Source: http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/sonam-kapoor-a-technology-freak_107626.htm
Source: http://zeenews.india.com
Category: Film Schools Online
Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor feels that she cannot do away with technology being part of generation next.
The 26-year-old was present at the FICCI frames event here Wednesday to light the lamp at the inaugural session.
"There are lot of benefits of such forums... like one gets to know about trends in the film industry, piracy, content, media, technology and various other things. I think
being part of today`s generation I can`t do away with technology," Sonam told reporters here.
"I am happy and excited. This is the second time I have been asked to speak at this forum, but I could not do it due to some reasons. It (FICCI-Frames) is an auspicious occasion and a great one for the film industry," she said.
The `Aisha` star also spoke about her sister-producer Rhea Kapoor`s upcoming film, `Herogiri`.
"My sister is going to make a film based on a book titled `Herogiri`. We have patented the book and this is for the first time that something of this sort has happened. With this, there would be no discussion or issue about the title, or stealing of content or creative idea," she said.
Source: http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/sonam-kapoor-a-technology-freak_107626.htm
Film School Online | "With Technology, Adding Context to the Costume"
By: GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Source: http://www.nytimes.com
Category: Film Schools Online
WHEN Deborah Nadoolman Landis first began work for the coming show “Hollywood Costumes” at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, she wanted to provide visitors with iPads that would let them observe an outfit, view a relevant movie clip and watch interviews with those involved with the film.
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Vivien Leigh's curtain dress from “Gone With the Wind.”
She ultimately discarded such an elaborate use of technology, but she still has ambitious plans to take the show beyond a simple display of costumes.
“How do you bring in new audiences?” asked Ms. Landis, the senior guest curator for the exhibition and a Hollywood costume designer. This is an era where “we all want and expect more information,” she said.
Exhibitions of clothing from films are particularly challenging because “movies are kinetic art while museums are static and frozen,” she said. “This exhibit could not be dead frocks on dummies. Costumes are created for movies to provide a narrative and visual context. They cannot stand on their own like the clothes of the great couturiers.”
And so, for “Hollywood Costumes“ (which runs from Oct. 20 to Jan. 27, 2013), Ms. Landis and her team are trying to put costumes in context by highlighting the lines from the screenplay that best illustrate what the outfit is meant to convey. For example, the gallery will show the relevant excerpt from the script of “Gone With the Wind” next to the green dress (now faded) made from curtains that Vivien Leigh wore as Scarlett O’Hara when she tried to borrow money to save Tara, the family plantation. The display will also feature a projection of the actress in the costume.
The Victoria and Albert is not alone in trying to enhance the exhibition of costumes. Museum curators agree that clothing exhibitions are increasingly likely to include a technological component, or at least efforts to create an ambience to amplify the experience of seeing the outfits.
A prime example is the show featuring the work of the late designer Alexander McQueen last year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, which included a hologram of Kate Moss as well as videos from the designer’s runway shows and a video of one of his collections projected onto the ceiling.
“McQueen was a watershed because it was more than a fashion show,” said Valerie Steele, the director and chief curator at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, who has curated a number of shows there. “People could feel the passion, and it was quite different than most shows. It was a theatrical experience. It captured the magazine experience of his worldview.”
Ms. Steele said she had also been influenced by the show “Malign Muses” at the Mode Museum in Antwerp several years ago. The curator, Judith Clark, used two cog wheels that turned and at the point where they came together would be a dress from the past and its present version. Ms. Steele recalled that the drama of that exhibit affected how she created the evocative background for her 2008 show on Gothic clothing. “It made me realize how important the mise-en-scène was,“ she said. “The setting of the clothes can help tell the story of the meaning of clothes.“
Yet even clothing exhibits in the same museum may strike different notes. Curators who embrace extravagant backdrops will also mount more bare-bones shows if they feel that is what a collection merits.
For example, André Leon Talley, a contributing editor at Vogue magazine, recreated a scene from the play “The Women” by Clare Boothe Luce for each designer’s dress in a show at the André Leon Talley Gallery, part of the new museum at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he is a trustee. But Mr. Talley is taking a more minimalist approach to the next show, “The Little Black Dress,” which features about 60 dresses.
“In this case the narrative can be achieved in a much more straightforward show,” he said.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/arts/artsspecial/adding-technology-to-museum-costume-displays.html#h[WDNWDN]
Source: http://www.nytimes.com
Category: Film Schools Online
WHEN Deborah Nadoolman Landis first began work for the coming show “Hollywood Costumes” at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, she wanted to provide visitors with iPads that would let them observe an outfit, view a relevant movie clip and watch interviews with those involved with the film.
Enlarge This Image
Selznick Properties, Ltd
Vivien Leigh's curtain dress from “Gone With the Wind.”
She ultimately discarded such an elaborate use of technology, but she still has ambitious plans to take the show beyond a simple display of costumes.
“How do you bring in new audiences?” asked Ms. Landis, the senior guest curator for the exhibition and a Hollywood costume designer. This is an era where “we all want and expect more information,” she said.
Exhibitions of clothing from films are particularly challenging because “movies are kinetic art while museums are static and frozen,” she said. “This exhibit could not be dead frocks on dummies. Costumes are created for movies to provide a narrative and visual context. They cannot stand on their own like the clothes of the great couturiers.”
And so, for “Hollywood Costumes“ (which runs from Oct. 20 to Jan. 27, 2013), Ms. Landis and her team are trying to put costumes in context by highlighting the lines from the screenplay that best illustrate what the outfit is meant to convey. For example, the gallery will show the relevant excerpt from the script of “Gone With the Wind” next to the green dress (now faded) made from curtains that Vivien Leigh wore as Scarlett O’Hara when she tried to borrow money to save Tara, the family plantation. The display will also feature a projection of the actress in the costume.
The Victoria and Albert is not alone in trying to enhance the exhibition of costumes. Museum curators agree that clothing exhibitions are increasingly likely to include a technological component, or at least efforts to create an ambience to amplify the experience of seeing the outfits.
A prime example is the show featuring the work of the late designer Alexander McQueen last year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, which included a hologram of Kate Moss as well as videos from the designer’s runway shows and a video of one of his collections projected onto the ceiling.
“McQueen was a watershed because it was more than a fashion show,” said Valerie Steele, the director and chief curator at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, who has curated a number of shows there. “People could feel the passion, and it was quite different than most shows. It was a theatrical experience. It captured the magazine experience of his worldview.”
Ms. Steele said she had also been influenced by the show “Malign Muses” at the Mode Museum in Antwerp several years ago. The curator, Judith Clark, used two cog wheels that turned and at the point where they came together would be a dress from the past and its present version. Ms. Steele recalled that the drama of that exhibit affected how she created the evocative background for her 2008 show on Gothic clothing. “It made me realize how important the mise-en-scène was,“ she said. “The setting of the clothes can help tell the story of the meaning of clothes.“
Yet even clothing exhibits in the same museum may strike different notes. Curators who embrace extravagant backdrops will also mount more bare-bones shows if they feel that is what a collection merits.
For example, André Leon Talley, a contributing editor at Vogue magazine, recreated a scene from the play “The Women” by Clare Boothe Luce for each designer’s dress in a show at the André Leon Talley Gallery, part of the new museum at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he is a trustee. But Mr. Talley is taking a more minimalist approach to the next show, “The Little Black Dress,” which features about 60 dresses.
“In this case the narrative can be achieved in a much more straightforward show,” he said.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/arts/artsspecial/adding-technology-to-museum-costume-displays.html#h[WDNWDN]
Film School Online | "Research and Markets: Thin Film Growth: Physics, Materials Science and Applications"
By: Zexian Cao
Source: http://www.sunherald.com
Category: Film Schools OnlineDUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0644d7/thin_film_growth) has announced the addition of new book "Thin Film Growth: Physics, Materials Science and Applications" to their offering.
Thin film technology is used in many applications such as microelectronics, optics, hard and corrosion resistant coatings and micromechanics, and thin films form a uniquely versatile material base for the development of novel technologies within these industries. Thin film growth provides an important and up-to-date review of the theory and deposition techniques used in the formation of thin films.
Part one focuses on the theory of thin film growth, with chapters covering nucleation and growth processes in thin films, phase-field modelling of thin film growth and surface roughness evolution. Part two covers some of the techniques used for thin film growth, including oblique angle deposition, reactive magnetron sputtering and epitaxial growth of graphene films on single crystal metal surfaces. This section also includes chapters on the properties of thin films, covering topics such as substrate plasticity and buckling of thin films, polarity control, nanostructure growth dynamics and network behaviour in thin films.
Source: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/03/14/3817835/research-and-markets-thin-film.html
Source: http://www.sunherald.com
Category: Film Schools OnlineDUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0644d7/thin_film_growth) has announced the addition of new book "Thin Film Growth: Physics, Materials Science and Applications" to their offering.
Thin film technology is used in many applications such as microelectronics, optics, hard and corrosion resistant coatings and micromechanics, and thin films form a uniquely versatile material base for the development of novel technologies within these industries. Thin film growth provides an important and up-to-date review of the theory and deposition techniques used in the formation of thin films.
Part one focuses on the theory of thin film growth, with chapters covering nucleation and growth processes in thin films, phase-field modelling of thin film growth and surface roughness evolution. Part two covers some of the techniques used for thin film growth, including oblique angle deposition, reactive magnetron sputtering and epitaxial growth of graphene films on single crystal metal surfaces. This section also includes chapters on the properties of thin films, covering topics such as substrate plasticity and buckling of thin films, polarity control, nanostructure growth dynamics and network behaviour in thin films.
Source: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/03/14/3817835/research-and-markets-thin-film.html
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