West Virginia Film Office
Email Blast
September 10, 2004
CONTENTS
A. Acknowledgements [intentionally
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B. West Virginia
Film Office Updates & News
1. Deadline for New
and Modified Listings in the 2005 Edition of the PSD
2. Brevity of
September 10 Newsletter Edition
3. Miscellaneous
News from Around the State
C. Production
Activity By Outside Companies [intentionally blank for this edition]
D. West Virginia
Indigenous Production Activity & Casting Calls [intentionally blank
for this edition]
E. Nationwide
Casting Calls/Auditions [intentionally blank for this edition]
F. Articles and
Websites of Interest, Useful Resources, Industry Activities
G. Film Festivals
and/or Script Submissions [intentionally blank for this edition]
H. Calendar of
Events
I. Contact Info,
Disclaimer, Subscribe/Unsubscribe
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A. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
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B. WEST VIRGINIA FILM OFFICE UPDATES &
NEWS:
1. Deadline for New and Modified
Listings in the 2005 Edition of the PSD: The deadline to become listed, or to modify a listing, in the PRODUCTION
SERVICES DIRECTORY is October 15, 2004. Please do not access the forms
currently on the Film Office website; they are being revised and will be posted
to the website by September 14. A
separate email will be sent on Monday, September 13, to all those on the Email
Blast list with specific instructions for getting listed or modifying a listing
in the PSD.
2. Brevity of September 10 Newsletter
Edition: Because of the
volume of information received by the Film Office between the May 27 and August
27 Email Blast editions, and to not overwhelm the reader, the information was
spread between the August 27 and September 10 Email Blasts. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
3. Miscellaneous News from Around the
State:
(a)
WV Filmmakers Need Help Locating Photos and Film Footage: The Huntington production team of Witek
& Novak needs assistance for one of its film projects in tracking down
photos and archive film/video footage of the following: (a) Cam Henderson (Coach at Davis &
Elkins 1923-1935 and then moved to Marshall College 1935-1955); (b) the
"Scarlet Hurricane" basketball and football teams of Davis &
Elkins (1923-1935); (c) the Marshall College Buckeye Conference football
champions of 1937; and (d) the Marshall College N.A.I.B. national basketball
champions of 1947. If you have helpful
information, please contact Deb Novak at 304-697-0681 or by email at
novak1@marshall.edu.
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C. PRODUCTION ACTIVITY BY OUTSIDE COMPANIES (these listings do not include projects for which the Film Office is
conducting locations scouting or other services that are premature to announce):
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D. WEST VIRGINIA INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION ACTIVITY
& CASTING CALLS (This section will include only
information about production activity from the state's indigenous filmmakers
and videographers and will also include casting calls for WV productions (film,
TV, commercials, theater, etc.). The
Film Office cannot possibly follow all indigenous production activity across
the state; this is where you can assist in passing along information. The Film Office will consider only
information which can be confirmed by a producer or director of a film/video
project. If you are passing on
second-hand info, please include an appropriate contact for the project.):
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E. NATIONWIDE CASTING CALLS/AUDITIONS:
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F. ARTICLES AND WEBSITES OF INTEREST, USEFUL
RESOURCES, INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES:
1. Calling All Filmmakers! Get ready for the National Film Challenge! From the folks that brought you the 48
Hour Film Project, comes a competition in which teams across the country
will make short films – write, shoot, edit and score them – from scratch, in
one wild weekend. On Friday, October
1st, you receive a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to
include in your movie. On Monday, October
4th, you send the completed film to the NFC.
There are two ways you can be involved:
(A) FORM A TEAM. Rustle
up enough folks to make a movie, download the application from
http://www.filmchallenge.com, fill it in, pay the fee, and then be ready to go
on Friday, October 1st. Or, (B) JOIN
A TEAM or HELP A TEAM. If you don't
have enough folks with whom to make a team, join NFC's Yahoo group. NFC participants will ask questions and
recruit team members there. Join by
going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nationalfilmchallenge/. For questions, email Ben Guaraldi at
benguaraldi@yahoo.com. To apply or find
out more information, visit http://www.filmchallenge.com.
2. Acting Seminars in Pittsburgh: How do you audition successfully for a
commercial? How do you get a part in a film? How can you break into Voice
Overs? Where do you even start? Sonic Pictures is conducting two
seminars to help answer these questions. Acting for the Camera will be
held on September 18 and October 2; instructor is John Yost. Fee is $150.00 per session. Understand the differences between acting
for stage and acting for the camera. Study simple techniques used by John Yost
in order to make a better impression on the director or producer. Voice Over
Techniques will be held on September 25 and October 3; instructors are John
Yost and Bud Adams. Fee is $150.00 per
session. Learn the art of performing a
Voice Over. Study the differences between commercial and industrial. See what
it feels like to be in a sound booth and how to prepare a voice over demo reel.
For more information, visit http://www.sonicpictures.com/seminars.html, or
call 412-673-1000.
3. Got Distribution? Consider Film Threat
DVD!: Do you have a great
feature? Has it played some festivals
and maybe even won an award or two? Has
your film gotten good press? Are all
the rights to music, talent, etc. cleared?
And, despite all of this, do you still not have a DVD/video deal?! Consider distribution with Film Threat
DVD! Film Threat is seeking the
best independent and underground films that have been overlooked. Interested?
Send a synopsis, festival history, and other relevant press-related
information about your film to Mitchell Bard, Film Threat DVD's East Coast Head
of Acquisitions. For more information,
e-mail: mbard@filmthreat.com or visit http://www.FilmThreatDVD.com.
4. Kaydara to Ship MOTIONBUILDER 6 in
September: Fresh from the mammoth SIGGRAPH
announcement of the acquisition of the company by Alias, Kaydara
is still committed to making MOTIONBUILDER 6 available in late
September. Unveiled at SIGGRAPH,
MOTIONBUILDER 6 arrives with the most advanced character animation technology
available. With a dramatically
easier-to-learn user interface, faster workflow, new high-level editing
capabilities, inter-character rigs and powerful scene management tools,
MOTIONBUILDER 6 further advances the most powerful animation toolset in the
market. For more information, visit
http://www.kaydara.com/products/motionbuilder/index.php.
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G. FILM FESTIVAL AND/OR SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS:
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H. CALENDAR OF EVENTS (generally, WV activities, with
certain exceptions) [please send in events from around the state for
consideration]:
1. Book Signing of "The
Appalachians", Charleston (Kanawha County): On Friday, September 10 from 7:00
pm to 9:00 pm, Braxton County West Virginia native, Mari-Lynn Evans,
returns to the state for a book signing at Taylor Books (226 Capitol
Street) in downtown Charleston. The
executive producer and director of the much-anticipated 3-hour documentary "The
Appalachians", Evans also helped edit the companion book "The
Appalachians: America's First and Last Frontier" (Random House,
$29.95). The book is a collection of 30
essays about Appalachia and the people who live there. Topics include the musically talented Carter
family, old-growth trees in North Carolina, the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud,
life in Stearns KY, storytelling and music in the mountains, the beginnings of
the country music recording industry in 1927 in Bristol TN, religion in
Appalachian, and life in West Virginia (by U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd). Many of the writers have ties to Appalachian
colleges and universities. For more
information about the book signing, contact Taylor Books at 304-342-1461. [The film, which is a collection of personal
accounts of Appalachian life, will air on PBS next spring. The music of Appalachia is featured
prominently in the film and a double CD of music will be released as well.]
2. Monthly Meeting of WAVe Group,
Teays Valley (Putnam County):
The next meeting of the WV Animators & Videographers etc. is
scheduled for Monday, September 13 @ 6:00 pm at the Putnam County
Library. The meeting is open to the
public and free. Steve Gilliland,
an Assistant Professor at WV State University, will be the featured
guest with a presentation titled "CHEATERS! Rotoscoping, Motion
Capture, and Other Dirty Little Secrets of Animation", which will
showcase techniques that blur the line between live-action and animation. Everyone in attendance (even those who are
not trained in the animation field) will get a chance to create his or her own
animation. For more information about
WAVe, contact Jamie Cope of Destiny Images at jamie@destinyimages.com
3. Lascaux Micro-Theater Film Series,
Buckhannon (Upshur County):
The Lascaux Micro-Theater is hosting a Skeptic's Film Festival
on September 10, 17, and 24 in Buckhannon. At 7:00 pm on each date, the documentary "Hijacking
Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire" (68 min,
NR) begins, followed at 9:00 pm with two documentaries, "Howard Zinn:
You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train" (78 min, NR) and "After
9/11: New Politics & the Left" (17 min, NR). Seating is limited and seat reservations are
suggested. Admission is $6.00 for
adults and $5.00 for students. For
more information and directions to the theater, call 304-473-1818.
4. 5th Annual WV Filmmakers Festival,
Sutton (Braxton County):
The 5th Annual WV Filmmakers Film Festival, hosted by the Landmark
Studio for the Arts, will be held October 1, 2, and 3 in
Sutton. The Festival showcases the WV
film industry by exhibiting WV films and WV-related films. It is a great opportunity to network with
WV's filmmakers and crews. Highlights
of the 3-day event include the annual meeting of the WV Filmmakers Guild
(Saturday, October 2, open to the public), the world premiere of Donna
Dudick’s "The Middle Voice", the world premiere of Ray
Schmitt’s "Lu Lu: Triumph of the Human Spirit", and the
presentation of the WV Filmmaker of the Year Award, sponsored by the West
Virginia Film Office. The award is
an original bronze sculpture by sculptor Bill Hopen. For information on the detailed schedule,
directions, and admission fees, visit www.landmarkstudio.org/wvfff, or call
Kevin Carpenter at 304-765-5960 or by email at kevincarpenter@elkhotel.us.
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