Want to learn how to design a super cool DVD for your demo reel, movie project or portfolio? This is the class for you!
Tour the Studio Pro interface, create menus including buttons, background images, sound, plus creating chapters, slideshows, and templates. Plus tips for successful burning! Instr Paul Sulsky is a freelance editor and Apple Final Cut Studio Master Trainer.
Sat Apr 4 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break).
Adv reg $105, $90 mbrs. Walk-in $140, $125 mbrs.
Wanna sign up? Click here!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
City Paper Short Film Contest! Entries Due Apr 24!
http://www.citypaper.com/promo/filmcontest.asp
From City Paper website:
We want to see your short film. We don't care what it's about, whether it features real people or animation, whether it’s a documentary or a sci-fi action thriller--as long as it's no more than five minutes long.
A grand prize winner will be announced and awarded a cash bounty; prizes will be awarded in other categories t.b.d. The initial batch of films will be screened by City Paper staff and final selections will be screened by local film gurus, who will help determine the awards. The winners, and maybe more, will be shown at a special public screening t.b.d.
Rules.
* Films must be no longer than five (5) minutes in total length.
* Director or producer must be a Maryland resident.
* Submissions will be excepted on DVD only (prize winners may be asked to submit a file in uploadable form).
* All entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form.
* Members of the City Paper extended family (including freelance contributors) are ineligible to enter.
* Films accepted into the Maryland Film Festival, this year or in years past, are ineligible.
* Entries may be screened at least once for the public at the contest finale and/or hosted on citypaper.com for one year; otherwise, all rights remain with the filmmaker(s).
* Films containing content that could constitute an illegal act—such as harming animals—are ineligible. (We don’t want to have to agonize over whether or not to notify the police over an entry to a short-film contest.)
SUBMISSION FEE: There is a non-refundable $10 entry fee for each submission, due with submission, to help defray contest expenses.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: All submissions must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, April 24.
Please download this form, fill it out, and send to/drop off at:
Shoot. Score. Baltimore.
City Paper
812 Park Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Questions (NOT ENTRIES) can be directed to Shoot. Score. Baltimore. No phone calls, please.
From City Paper website:
We want to see your short film. We don't care what it's about, whether it features real people or animation, whether it’s a documentary or a sci-fi action thriller--as long as it's no more than five minutes long.
A grand prize winner will be announced and awarded a cash bounty; prizes will be awarded in other categories t.b.d. The initial batch of films will be screened by City Paper staff and final selections will be screened by local film gurus, who will help determine the awards. The winners, and maybe more, will be shown at a special public screening t.b.d.
Rules.
* Films must be no longer than five (5) minutes in total length.
* Director or producer must be a Maryland resident.
* Submissions will be excepted on DVD only (prize winners may be asked to submit a file in uploadable form).
* All entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form.
* Members of the City Paper extended family (including freelance contributors) are ineligible to enter.
* Films accepted into the Maryland Film Festival, this year or in years past, are ineligible.
* Entries may be screened at least once for the public at the contest finale and/or hosted on citypaper.com for one year; otherwise, all rights remain with the filmmaker(s).
* Films containing content that could constitute an illegal act—such as harming animals—are ineligible. (We don’t want to have to agonize over whether or not to notify the police over an entry to a short-film contest.)
SUBMISSION FEE: There is a non-refundable $10 entry fee for each submission, due with submission, to help defray contest expenses.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: All submissions must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, April 24.
Please download this form, fill it out, and send to/drop off at:
Shoot. Score. Baltimore.
City Paper
812 Park Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Questions (NOT ENTRIES) can be directed to Shoot. Score. Baltimore. No phone calls, please.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Learn to shoot HD this weekend!
Cucillo Consad will be leading a one day intensive class this Saturday, March 21st at Cucillo will be going over HD basics as well as how to use the Panasonic HVX200 with a Firestore drive. Come check it out this weekend!
More information here:
http://creativealliance.org/events/eventItem1703.html
More information here:
http://creativealliance.org/events/eventItem1703.html
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
TAKE 5 w/ NYC Filmmaker Alex R. Johnson (Pickup and Return @ CAmm Shorts 3-13)
Alex R. Johnson is a Brooklyn, NY based filmmaker and screenwriter. Currently he is finishing up a rewrite of the feature version of his short-film, PICKUP AND RETURN, as well as producing THE JESSE BERNSTEIN PROJECT, a feature documentary for director Pete Sillen. He produces commercials both to pay the rent and to buy baby the occasional new pair of shoes.
1. What's the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?
I am currently all DVR, all the time. Just finally saw Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW - that would be a loved. Hate is a strong word - but I'm happy to say it about BEE MOVIE.
2. What's your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?
Currently DELOCATED on Adult Swim but it's only 15 minutes long, so I'll add in any cooking themed death-match show that uses an animated cleaver chop graphic somewhere in their opening credits.
3. How'd you get into filmmaking?
I was positive I wouldn't get into grad school, so after I moved to New York, I volunteered to work on as many NYU and Columbia thesis films as I could. From there I started working in production as a career and eventually started making my own stuff.
4. What's your fave piece of gear?
Gaffer's tape, hands down. Crosses over into non-filmmaking life nicely, and it's easy to steal from sets.
5. What's the one thing you'd warn a new filmmaker NOT to do on their first film?
Don't start shooting without having a reading of your script - either open to the public or just between you and your actors. You need to hear how the dialogue sounds outside of your own head.
See Pickup and Return THIS FRIDAY @ The Patterson! Click here for tickets to CAmm Shorts!
More Alex Johnson videos and trailers!
www.lachimafilms.com
1. What's the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?
I am currently all DVR, all the time. Just finally saw Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW - that would be a loved. Hate is a strong word - but I'm happy to say it about BEE MOVIE.
2. What's your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?
Currently DELOCATED on Adult Swim but it's only 15 minutes long, so I'll add in any cooking themed death-match show that uses an animated cleaver chop graphic somewhere in their opening credits.
3. How'd you get into filmmaking?
I was positive I wouldn't get into grad school, so after I moved to New York, I volunteered to work on as many NYU and Columbia thesis films as I could. From there I started working in production as a career and eventually started making my own stuff.
4. What's your fave piece of gear?
Gaffer's tape, hands down. Crosses over into non-filmmaking life nicely, and it's easy to steal from sets.
5. What's the one thing you'd warn a new filmmaker NOT to do on their first film?
Don't start shooting without having a reading of your script - either open to the public or just between you and your actors. You need to hear how the dialogue sounds outside of your own head.
See Pickup and Return THIS FRIDAY @ The Patterson! Click here for tickets to CAmm Shorts!
More Alex Johnson videos and trailers!
www.lachimafilms.com
Monday, March 9, 2009
This Saturday: Legal and Business Issues for Filmmakers!
Get the lowdown before you need it (and it’s too late): when do you need permission to use people, property, artwork, and media clips? To copyright or not to copyright? What’s fair use and public domain for music rights? Get the deal you want, maintain ownership/control, and ensure your film doesn’t just sit on a shelf.
Panel includes Scott Johnson, veteran entertainment attorney, Maryland Film Office Project Manager Kathi Ash, and Skizz Cyzyk, filmmaker and Maryland Film Fest Programming Manager. Q&A follows.
Sat Mar 14 2-4pm.
Adv reg $15, $10 mbrs. Walk-in $20, $15 mbrs.
To sign up, click here.
Panel includes Scott Johnson, veteran entertainment attorney, Maryland Film Office Project Manager Kathi Ash, and Skizz Cyzyk, filmmaker and Maryland Film Fest Programming Manager. Q&A follows.
Sat Mar 14 2-4pm.
Adv reg $15, $10 mbrs. Walk-in $20, $15 mbrs.
To sign up, click here.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Intro to After Effects Workshop Next Week!
Ever wanted to add some special effects to your movies? This is the class for you!Adobe After Effects is the software of choice for pro quality motion graphics and special effects for video. Get to know the interface, tools, and applications.
Workshop instructor Craig Herron’s award winning shorts (A Fall From The Clouds and Freedom Dance) have screened at Maryland and other fests. Check out some of Craig's work here:
www.herrondesigns.com
Creative Alliance MovieMakers (CAmm) announces inaugural CAmm Fellow!
Creative Alliance MovieMakers (CAmm) is proud to announce long-time CAmm member and filmmaker Bryan ‘Grasshopper’ Robinson as our 2009 CAmm Fellow!
Robinson’s 2009 project (now in pre-production), Better Recognize Theater is an action serial about two cousins whose failure to return a video places them at odds with an under-ground kung fu theater cult. Classic!
In support of our strong and growing film scene in Baltimore, each year, CAmm awards a single Fellowship granting use of the CAmm Cage gear and facilities plus a premiere screening to one filmmaker or time-based artist.
One of Baltimore’s up-and-coming auteurs, Robinson writes, directs, and edits, and swept the CAmm Slamm in 2008, winning with TWO videos created in 48 hours (TWO videos!). His two entries screen with a collection of shorts at CA March 13 (info below).
Metal Gods - CASTING CALL! (shooting in b-more this summer)
This Saturday in Baltimore
METAL GODS/OPEN AUDITIONS / CREATIVE ALLIANCE / 10-4
All are welcome
But, in particular,
we're looking for...
1 teenage boy, age 13-15
1 teenage boy, age 16-20
1 woman, age 35-40
1 woman, age 70-90 (tell yr grandma)
Please spread the word!
And Metal Gods Fan Page (a bit easier to manage):
http://www.facebook.com/pa
Monday, March 2, 2009
CAmm Cine Lounge Canceled, dang snow!
CAmm Cine Lounge and Meet & Greet scheduled for tonight (Mar 2) is canceled due to the weather. Meet & Greet will happen at the Apr 6 CAmm Cine Lounge -- see you there!
Animation and Oil Painting workshops ARE ON as scheduled tonight.
Lots coming up in March: www.creativealliance.org
Animation and Oil Painting workshops ARE ON as scheduled tonight.
Lots coming up in March: www.creativealliance.org
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