CAmm Cage & Media Lab

Take 6 Interview with CAmm Intern Ty Trapps!

2010-09-20T14:03:00.000-07:00

Ty Trapps, our latest CAmm intern, is a student at Capital College in Laurel, MD. Learn more about Ty, and take a look at some of the many projects she has worked on below!

1. What's the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?
The last movies I loved were “The Kids Are All Right” and the “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and the last movie I hated was “Sex and the City 2”.

2. What's your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?
“Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle”.

3. What kind of films do you make?
Documentary, dark comedy and music videos. I shot and edited a film this summer in California called “Black Rollers” about the African-American skateboard community in San Francisco and L.A. I also recently produced and directed films for the Baltimore 48 Hour Film Festival and the 29 Days Later Film Festival.

4. How'd you get into filmmaking?
I spent a lot of time at the movie theater growing up (only child syndrome!) and I always studied what I liked and didn’t like about the movies I watched and thought how I could make it better. I think the backlot tours at MGM Studios and Universal in Florida helped too.

5. What's your fave piece of gear?
Video camera, I like shooting.

6. Why did you decide to do an internship at Creative Alliance Movie Makers? What projects have you been working on here?
I started to come for the screenwriters meetings and really liked the vibe of the place. I also wanted to get more experience in filmmaking. I just started here, but my first project is a short commercial for the Camm Cage.

Black Rollers:

Vamps Before Tramps (48 Hour Film Project):

CAmm Cage and Media Lab Closed for Labor Day!

2010-09-03T11:23:00.001-07:00

We will reopen on Friday, September 10th. Have a great weekend!

Produce the < $5k Feature--- Workshop w/ Jimmy George & Chris LaMartina

2010-07-06T12:14:00.000-07:00

President's Day - Screening at Creative Alliance Jul 9!

2010-06-30T14:01:00.000-07:00

When they ran for student council... they didn't know... they'd be running for their lives!

Fri Jul 9, 7pm.
$8, $6 mbrs.

A high school election turns deadly when a homicidal maniac dressed as Abe Lincoln starts killing off candidates. President's Day is a gory throwback to 80's slasher flicks, produced by Baltimore DIY horror moguls Jimmy George and Chris LaMartina. Dir. Chris LaMartina, 2010, 80min.

Info and tix: www.creativealliance.org, 410-276-1651

Highlandtown - another kinda arts district! Visit for 30 seconds!

2010-05-21T10:40:00.000-07:00

Become a backer of Jacobs --16mm short-- by CAmm Fellow Miguel Sabogal!

2010-05-18T10:27:00.000-07:00

AND check out his interview on WYPR's The Signal

CAmm @ MFF 2010: DIY or Die!

2010-05-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF: Director Phil Davis Eats a Strawberry in Reverse, and Other ...

2010-05-09T16:33:00.001-07:00

CAmm @ MFF 2010: James Rasin, Jeremiah Newton and Michael J. Newman of ...

2010-05-09T16:33:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF: Director Phil Davis Eats a Strawberry in Reverse, and Other ...

2010-05-09T15:54:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF 2010: James Rasin, Jeremiah Newton and Michael J. Newman of ...

2010-05-09T15:53:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF 2010: Interviews at the Tent Village at Maryland Film Festival

2010-05-09T14:45:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF 2010: Joe Reinsel, Director of Threshold Circuit

2010-05-09T14:24:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF 2010: Music by Prudence with Shodekeh

2010-05-09T11:45:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF 2010: Tanya Hamilton, Director of Night Catches Us

2010-05-09T11:03:00.001-07:00

CAmm @ MFF 2010: Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, Directors of 12th & Delaware

2010-05-09T11:03:00.000-07:00

Camm @ MFF 2010: Meghan O'Hara, Director of Aftershock

2010-05-09T05:41:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF 2010: Mark Claywell, Director of American Jihadist

2010-05-09T05:40:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MFF2010: Lawrence Levine, Sophia Takal and Kate Sheil of Gabi on ...

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CAmm @ MFF2010: Geoff Marslett, Director of Mars

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CAmm @ MFF 2010: Zack Godshall, Director of God's Architects

2010-05-09T05:37:00.000-07:00

2010-05-08T10:49:00.001-07:00

diy or die panel @ mff

2010-05-08T10:48:00.001-07:00

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CAmm @ Maryland Film Fest!

2010-05-04T12:54:00.000-07:00

MFF is almost here (May 6-9) and CAmm will be there! Come see us!

DIY or Die: Baltimore Indie Filmmakers Strategies
Panel Discussion, Maryland Film Fest Tent Village
Sat May 8, 1:30pm-2:45pm
1700 block of N. Charles St (across the street from The Charles Theater)
Baltimore indie filmmakers discuss filmmaking on a shoestring. Tips and topics include: shooting on shoestring, location scouting, fundraising strategies, and finding an audience for your film --- plus your questions!

Panel:
Labtekwon (musician, music vid producer)
Miguel Sabogal (CAmm Cage Fellow, Cube, MFF alumn)
Justin Kownacki (Something to Be Desired, web series)
Moderator: Chris LaMartina (President's Day, Book of Lore)

CAmm Kegger @ Maryland Film Festival
in the Tent Village 1700 block of Charles St
Sat May 8, 5pm
Free and open to all current Creative Alliance members and Maryland Film Fest Filmmakers.
Free beer! DJ! Networking for local and visiting filmmakers! FREE and open to all Creative Alliance members and Maryland Film Festival Filmmakers! Ian Nagoski sets the mood with film music from around the globe -- rare, wild, strange, and most of all fun!

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And very special offer for Creative Alliance members! Discounted admission to the first annual Filmmakers Taking Charge Conference!
Friday, May 7, 2010, 9am – 5pm at the MFF Tent Village!
Creative Alliance Members price is $50 ($25 off!)
PLUS there are a limited number of scholarships available. Contact Kate Ewald (kate@mdfilmfest.com)
Full schedule and line up of participating filmmakers:
http://www.md-filmfest.com/information.cfm
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FREE! Media Workshops w/ APPALSHOP!

2010-04-28T13:32:00.000-07:00

Appalshop is a non-profit multi-disciplinary arts and education center in the heart of Appalachia producing original films, video, theater, music and spoken-word recordings, radio, photography, multimedia, and books.

Appalshop's education and training programs support communities' efforts to solve their own problems in a just and equitable way. Each year, Appalshop productions and services reach several million people nationally and internationally.

Appalshop is dedicated to the proposition that the world is immeasurably enriched when local cultures garner the resources, including new technologies, to tell their own stories and to listen to the unique stories of others. The creative acts of listening and telling are Appalshop's core competency.

Producing stories and new media from Baltimore to be aired on The Marc Steiner Show on WEAA-FM. All workshops are free and open to the public. SPACE is LIMITED, call to register 410-276-1651 or www.creativealliance.org

Mon-Wed May 10-12
Narrative Campaigns for Grassroots Organizations
Use low-cost video, radio, and web to create public education campaigns on pressing social issues. Learn by doing: conducting interviews on the impacts of the criminal justice system, they will edit a short online piece for Thousand Kites website. Wed class is Up the Ridge screening. 7-9pm.

Wed-Fri May 12-14
Making Waves
Learn basic hands on skills to produce community radio, by doing a series of street interviews about the U.S. criminal justice system. Wed class is Up the Ridge doc screening about effects of using community radio for social change in Appalachia. 7-9pm.

Sat May 15
Appalshop’s Roadside Theater Story-Circle Workshop
Story circle methodology, developed over 20 years to encourage deep listening, verbal expression, and appreciation for the cultural gifts of diverse groups of people is used successfully by community activists, artists, community groups and teachers to discuss and reflect upon difficult issues, collect oral history, write plays, and more. Participants will have the opportunity to record their stories for a special radio and webcast. 1:30pm-4:30pm.

Wed May 12
Thousand Kites: Baltimore
UP THE RIDGE
Documentary Screening & Poetry Reading
In prison slang, a kite is a message that slips in or out of prison walls. In their documentary Up the Ridge Appalshop—Appalachia’s premier center for cultural production—examines the destabilizing effects of new Appalachian prisons, positing as the economic replacement of the declining mining industry. Violence has risen inside the prisons and in the homes of prison guards. Bashi Rose reads poetry written by prisoners in Hagerstown’s DRAMA Club. Q&A follows. 7pm. FREE.

Presented as part of Creative Alliance’s URBAN/APPALACHIA program series.
Supported by the Maryland Humanities Council and Baltimore Housing

All workshops and screenings take place at Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224 www.creativealliance.org

Take 5 with Healing Neen Editor and Producer Thom Stromer

2010-04-28T12:32:00.000-07:00

Healing Need premieres Thu Apr 29 at 7pm. Thom produced the film, with Laura Cain. We kick off the screening with a live set from Caleb Stine (who also scored the flim.)

1. What’s the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?

Last movie Loved: “We Live in Public” directed by Ondi Timoner. Chaos, ego, drugs, sex, guns, voyeurism, technology…what’s not to love?

Last Movie Hated: “Seven Signs” directed by J.D. Wilkes. For the record: I LOVE J.D.WILKES as lead singer for Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers… However, I feel his skills as a Director are severely lacking particularly in terms of Directing in the edit room. He stated that “Seven Signs” would be a response to “Searching for the wrong eyed Jesus” which was a documentary that I truly loved so my expectations were really high.

“Seven Signs” was ok but it completely fell apart in the final 10 mins. He slapped together a hokey montage with Slim Cessna’s Auto Club in the background that tied nothing together and served as an amateur attempt at finishing a film. It felt like a dick tease.

2. What’s your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?
My wife Carolyn got me into “Project Runway”. I love our heated discussions about the designs and the personalities and also we discuss how the show is edited.
I enjoy watching the designers at crunch time. It reminds me of the rush of pulling things out of your ass in the last seconds of an edit session just before a crushing deadline.

3. How’d you get into filmmaking?
I wanted to be an audio engineer. I went to school for that and video. I found out I suck at audio engineering. I pivoted to video. End of story.

4. What’s your fave piece of gear?
It sounds lazy but if you are an editor you will understand - my chair.

Due to the fact of how many hours I am in a chair editing, I need a chair that comforts and cradles my buttocks but helps keep my posture straight.

I also need a chair in which I can thrash around, bounce up and down, and spin while screaming. I go into spastic fits and roll about the room throwing myself into walls muttering obscenities and trying to make myself dizzy. It helps break up the day and I find glimmers of insight in those fits.

5. What’s the one thing you’d warn a new filmmaker NOT to do on their first film?

Well, It is the MOST difficult thing to do as a new OR experienced filmmaker. That is - NOT DOING TOO MANY JOBS AT ONCE.

We all are control freaks, we all have vision, we all want perfection But you can’t do it all by yourself. You need to let go of your ego and find other people more qualified to handle the big jobs you aren’t good at. You need to focus on one or two of your strongest skills and hand off the rest.

www.healingneen.com

Edit Demo April 2010 from Thom Stromer on Vimeo.

May/Jun CAmm Workshops!

2010-04-23T10:09:00.000-07:00

CAmm FILM VIDEO DIGITAL WORKSHOPS
Creative Alliance at The Patterson, 3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224 Info & reg: www.creativealliance.org 410-276-1651

1st Mondays May 3, Jun 7
CAmm Cine Lounge
Critique & meet-n-greet! Indie filmmakers, bring a new short or work in progress (15 min max) and have a critical conversation with peers, plus film industry guest speakers. Bring your business cards, headshots, and press packets! Bar is open! Email cammcinelounge@gmail.com for info. 7pm. $8, $6 mbrs.

3 Tuesdays May 4, 11, 18
Directing Actors for the Camera
An introductory workshop helping actors and directors begin the transition from individual artists to committed collaborators. Actors learn how to help directors tell the story, and directors learn how to help actors do their best work. Instr. George Andre Tittle. 7-10pm. Adv reg $150, $125 mbrs. Walk-in $180, $155 mbrs.

2nd or 4th Mon May 10, 24, Jun 7, 21
CAmm Cage Orientation
A required FREE workshop for anyone renting equipment from the CAmm Cage. Meet the staff, preview our gear, and get the low down on how to rent. Only one session required. 7-8pm. Free!

3 Wednesdays May 12, 19, 26
Intro to After Effects
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. Instr. Craig Herron. 7-9pm. Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145 mbrs.

3rd Mondays May 17, Jun 21
CAmm Cage Happy Hour Talks
Meet CAmm Cage & Media Lab staff. Tips on different topics each month. Network. Free Natty Boh & Pizza! 6-7pm. FREE!

Sat May 22
Special Effects Makeup for TV & Film
Cheap, effective and realistic techniques for your next horror film or disaster simulation. Steve Bauer and Marianne Wittelsberger work for Paramount, Fox, MGM, Universal and Disney. 10am-Noon. Adv reg $45, $40 mbrs. Walk-in $55, $50 mbrs. Incl. materials fee.

4th Tuesdays May 25, Jun 22
Baltimore Screenwriters’ Meet Up
An informal meeting for pro & aspiring screenwriters! Coffee, networking, moral support, feedback on works in progress, peer advice and inspiration included! 7-9pm. $5.

Sat Jun 5
Guerilla Music Video Production
Make your no-budget music video look like a million bucks! Learn from one of Baltimore’s best known hip hop artists, Labtekwon. Topics include: natural and low-budget artificial lighting, creating perspective using camera angles, multi-camera techniques. 10am-4pm. Adv reg $105, $90 mbrs. Walk-in $140, $125 mbrs.

Sun Jun 6
Stonehenge XI: Mass Audition for Indie Film
Stonehenge is a regional “speed-casting” event. Actors, chosen by lottery, perform 90-second monologues in front of local filmmakers. Filmmakers see more than 120 actors in person and projected on screen. Info & registration: www.teamjabberwocky.com. Doors 9am, auditions 10am. Filmmakers: $25, $20 mbrs. by 5/21; $50, $40 mbrs by 6/2; $75 late reg. Actors: FREE, but reg. req’d.

3 Wednesdays Jun 9, 16, 23
Final Cut Pro 101
Get started with Final Cut Pro! Learn system set-up, how to capture video and work with DV & HD footage, editing tips, basic titles, transitions, and more. Instr. Nick Prevas. 7-9pm. Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145 mbrs.

Sat Jun 12
One-Man Film Crew’s Perfect Short Promo
Learn the art and craft of visual storytelling in a short format (30 sec to 2 min). Shoot and edit video, photos, music, archival footage, and anything else, to make the perfect short promotional film. Instr. Christopher Reed. 10am-4pm w/ lunch break. Adv reg $105, $90 mbrs. Walk-in $140, $125 mbrs.

Thu Jun 17
Social Media 101
Whether you want to promote your own work, brainstorm with fellow artists, find potential clients or maintain an online portfolio, the Internet has an answer. Justin Kownacki has been explaining the basics of social media to artists and CEOs alike since 2006. 7-9pm. Adv reg $20, $15 mbrs. Walk-in $30, $25 mbrs.

Sat Jun 19
Search Engine Marketing
Make your website visible and attract traffic from Google, Yahoo, and bing with basic SEM (Search Engine Marketing)! Plus an overview of the search engine marketing process. Bring your url for on-the-spot review and recommendations! Instr. Catherine Pancake. 10am-1pm. Adv reg $35, $30 mbrs. Walk-in $45, $40 mbrs.

Sat Jun 26
Independent Filmmakers’ Legal Guide
Discuss legal aspects of filmmaking, including script registration, option agreements and domestic and foreign distribution agreements. Bring questions! Instr. Jaia Thomas runs an entertainment law practice. 10am-1pm. Adv reg $35, $30 mbrs. Walk-in $45, $40 mbrs.

Take 6 Interview with CAmm Intern James Berbert!

2010-04-19T13:21:00.000-07:00

1. What's the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?
The last movie I loved was Mother Night and the last movie I hated was probably Inglourious Basterds.

2. What's your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?
I have no guilty pleasures. I'm not ashamed of anything that stimulates me, but I do recognize my quasi-addiction to ABC's Lost is pretty silly. Sure is poorly shot and totally nonsensical, but it's so compelling! Close ups, strategically places cuts, screeching violins...it's no less an epic of modern civilization than Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey were to the ancient Greeks.

3. What kind of films do you make?
I have made a PSA for FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement), an animal rights organization that promotes veganism and takes an abolitionist stance concerning the use and consumption of animal products.

4. How'd you get into filmmaking?
I saw Clerks by Kevin Smith.

5. What's your fave piece of gear?
The tripods. They don't get enough love.

6. Why did you decide to do an internship at Creative Alliance Movie Makers? What projects have you been working on here?
I was disillusioned with the institution of higher education, but I still wanted to still purse the world of video and film. My video professor at the time highly recommended that I apply for an internship to Creative Alliance, and so I did, and now I'm answering these questions. Here at Creative Alliance I make short videos promoting artists and their shows here at the Patterson. They're all on our YouTube page. http://www.youtube.com/cammcage

James Berbert, in addition to interning at Creative Alliance Movie Makers, is an animal rights activist. He recently helped to produce this video for Meatout:

To read more about this video, click here.

CAmm Film/Vid News MAR 2010

2010-04-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

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UPCOMING CREATIVE ALLIANCE EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS–
All Creative Alliance events take place at the Creative Alliance 3134 Eastern Ave, 21224
Info and tix/registration: 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org
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Fri Apr 9, 7pm.
$8, $6 mbrs, stus.
Trophies! Cash Prizes! Cake! Check out the best of B-more’s booming student film scene. Jury selects docs, narratives, animation, and avant garde! These up-and-coming filmmakers bring us incompetent sci-fi super heros, crazy landlords with crazier tenants, first dates with cannabals, bad days, music videos, and lots more! Cast your votes for audience choice awards!!

Sat Apr 10
Shoot Like a Pro
Network cameraman Tim Keating shares tips for the better, faster, cheaper, one-man-band business environment: lighting, interviews, formats, composition, best practices. Make your next shoot run smoothly. Beginners to intermediate. 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break). Adv reg $105, $90 mbrs. Walk-in $140, $125 mbrs.

Sat Apr 17
Intro to Photoshop & Digital Images
Get Photoshop and digital images working for you! How to get photos into your computer, edit, and save in the correct file format and size for print and web. Tips for creating digital portfolios for cds or web, emailing images, and basic Photoshop tools. Instr. Violet Glaze. 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break). Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145.

Thu Apr 29
CAmm Indie Premiere: Healing Neen
Co-presented by Maryland Disability Law Center
w/ live performance by Caleb Stine
Healing Neen follows the amazing recovery of Tonier “Neen” Cain from a lifetime of abuse and drug addiction to a career as a nationally-known speaker and educator. Her story points to the consequences of untreated trauma to individuals and society at-large, including mental health problems, addiction, homelessness and incarceration. Caleb Stine (who scored the film) opens with a live set. Q&A w/ producers Laura Cain, Thom Stromer and Tonier Cain follows. Dir. Laura Cain, 2010, 54 min. Music 7pm. Film 7:30pm $8, $6 mbrs.

3 Tuesdays May 4, 11, 18
Directing Actors For The Camera
An Introductory Workshop For Actors & Directors
An introductory workshop designed to help actors and directors begin the transition from individual artists to committed collaborators. Actors will learn how to help directors tell the story, and directors will learn how to help actors do their best work. Instr. George Andre Tittle. 7-10pm. Adv reg $150, $125 mbrs. Walk-in $180, $155 mbrs.

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Funding Ops
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**The Women In Animation Phyllis Craig Scholarship Fund** - $1,000 scholarship for a student who is studying animation at an accredited institution, demonstrates artistic talent, and desires to make animation her career. The winner will also receive a one-year membership to Women In Animation. Applicants must be enrolled full or part-time in an accredited animation program, must be U.S. citizens, and must be in financial need. Submissions must include a portfolio or reel, a 500-word essay outlining education and career goals and explaining financial need, a written recommendation from a teacher or mentor, and a copy of student ID, in addition to an application form (available on website). All materials must be submitted together and labeled with name and contact information. Women In Animation, Phyllis Craig Scholarship, P.O. Box 17706, Encino, CA 91416, (818) 759-9596, http://womeninanimation.org/. Deadline: April 29, 2010
**Women in Film Finishing Fund** – Provides cash awards ranging from $1,000-$15,000, as well as in-kind services, for the completion of films by, for or about women. Open to short and long formats in all genres, including narrative, documentary, educational, animated and experimental. Principle photography and rough cut must be completed by time of application. Applications accepted from filmmakers around the world (men may apply, as long as their work is about or for women). Student projects ineligible. See website for complete guidelines and application. Women In Film Foundation, Los Angeles Office, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 710, Los Angeles, CA 90048, T: (323) 935-2211, foundation@wif.org, http://www.wif.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114&Itemid=88. Deadline: April 30, 2010

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Local Film Events & Classes
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FILMSTERS ACADEMY CLASSES, Summer 2010
For more information on our FILM CAMP at Key School Click here
Section 1 & 2 - BEGINNING FILMMAKERS
(EACH A ONE-WEEK PROGRAM)
Young filmmakers will be challenged to learn the basics of filmmaking through guided “hands-on” instruction and experience. In small groups, they will learn how to create and develop a story idea, write, produce, shoot, direct and edit a movie (video). Students will work in teams to complete a short 5-8 minute film while learning, creating and having fun led by experienced industry professionals using digital video cameras and editing equipment. Note: Friday will be a full day.
A materials fee of $50 is due at the first class.

http://www.filmstersacademy.com/

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WIDE ANGLE MEDIA BENEFIT Mon. April 12th 6-8pm @ Center Stage
Baltimore Leaders and Youth Honored at “Growing a Local Legacy”

Wide Angle Youth Media celebrates the opening of our 5th Annual Who Are You? Youth Media Festival with a reception and benefit celebrating our local assets. “Growing a Local Legacy: Opening Reception and Benefit” is hosted by Ira Weinstein, corporate sponsorship chair, Reznick Group, PC. Keynote speaker: Ron Shapiro, Chairman- Shapiro Negotiations Institute and counsel to the firm Shapiro, She Guinot & Sandler. This event will feature a gallery exhibit, happy hour with light fare including local artisan cheese from Maryland farms, courtesy Bon Appetite, a silent auction featuring a Charm City Cake from local Food Network stars “Ace of Cakes”, and Charm City Roller Girls circulating the crowd, acting as servers.

Wide Angle Youth Media provides Baltimore youth with real-world learning in the media arts to help them become self-aware social citizens. From afterschool video-making to a youth-run television show and festival, Wide Angle uses media to make a difference. For more information, visit www.wideanglemedia.org.
Where: CENTERSTAGE, 700 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD., about 10 minutes away from Wide Angle. www.centerstage.org
CONTACT: Gin Ferrara
(410) 338-0947
gin@wideanglemedia.org

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Calls for Entry
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Sat Jun 12
Creative Alliance BIG SHOW
The dropoff date for The Big Show—our annual all hung members’ exhibition–is an event in itself. Every member is invited to submit one work of art, ready to be installed, and no more than 36” wide. Video works 5min or less will be displayed on a monitor in looped programs. All genres, including trailers welcome. Submit Quicktime .mov. Info: creativealliance.org or call 410-276-1651. Noon-5pm. FREE f/ mbrs–JOIN TODAY!
Creative Alliance at The Patterson 3134 Eastern Ave www.creativealliance.org

The 48 Hour Film Project is back in Charm City June 11-13!
Registration opens April 8.

It's hard to believe it will be the sixth year, but unless my ability to count on my fingers has deteriorated significantly, it is our sixth birthday!

You can sign up at http://www.48hourfilm.com/baltimore

Space will be limited, so sign up early. Sign up early, and you will also receive a discount for early bird registration.

I'm pleased to announce that all films will screen at the lovely Charles Theatre again this year, and the big Baltimore winner will go head to head with other city winners in a no-holds barred, cage match to determine the best 48 Hour Film of 2010.

For more info about the 48 Hour Film Project, or to join a team (as talent or crew) check out the website http://www.48hourfilm.com/
To sign up for the one and only Baltimore 48HFP, go to http://www.48hourfilm.com/baltimore
AND if you have questions, contact Rob Hatch at rob@48hourfilm.com

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The DC Shorts Film Festival LATE DEADLINE is May 16th! The Screenplay Competitions LATE DEADLINE is May 31st!
http://dcshorts.com

The DC Shorts Film Festival (September 9-16, 2010) turns the spotlight on truly independent short films, created by new and established filmmakers in an era when the art of filmmaking is opening to all. We select films of every genre and niche for our competition screenings - with a special focus on films created by metropolitan Washington, DC-based directors and writers. After each screening, filmmakers have the opportunity to speak to the audience as part of a moderated panel. Cash prizes and all entries receive judges' feedback!
http://dcshorts.com/film
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Crew Calls
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i am looking for production assistants, assistant directors, and some other crew members - for a short film i am producing & directing
: april 12/13/14 at this mansion in potomac, md

Regards, Jai Mata Di - Manan Singh Katohora manan.katohora@jmd-creations.com
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1355459/
(27 imdb credits)

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Jobs
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BMA SEEKING TEACHING ARTISTS FOR SUMMER CAMP
Deadline: April 16, 2010
The Baltimore Museum of Art is seeking creative and energetic teaching artists to design and lead art activities as part of its new summer camp program. Teaching artists will collaborate with BMA educators to develop age-appropriate gallery and studio lessons that encourage children to develop skills for thinking about, understanding, and making art. Successful applicants will be responsible for selecting and preparing art materials, demonstrating techniques and processes, motivating students, and maintaining a safe and creative environment.
Teaching artists will be selected for Creativity Camp (June 21-25) and Craft Camp (July 19-30). Creativity Camp is designed for 8-12 year olds and seeks to foster and expand campers’ imaginative responses to the BMA Collection while developing important creative thinking skills. Craft Camp engages 12-14 year olds in an interactive exploration of materials and techniques in the Collection, using them as inspiration for innovative craft activities.
Applicants must have experience working with children ages 8 - 12 and/or 12 – 14 in a studio setting and have a good understanding of child development. Successful candidates will possess a solid understanding of traditional and unconventional artistic methods and materials and be able to inspire creativity in young people. Good organizational, time management and interpersonal skills are a must. Experience teaching from works of art is desirable. This position is ideal for innovative and imaginative individuals who have a passion for introducing children and teens to the world of art.
These are two paid contract positions. Creativity Camp offers a $750 honoraria; Craft Camp offers a $1500 honoraria. Project development and preparation hours to be determined in concert with the BMA’s Education staff. Hours are from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday during camp offerings (June 21-25; July 19-30). Please submit a resume, cover letter, three professional references, and 2 – 3 related samples (in digital format only - Include a web address, as needed). In your submission e-mail as the subject line, please list your first and last name and your camp preference if availability limits your consideration to only one camp. Professional references should be listed as follows:

First and Last name, Title
Years known
Phone # and email address
Mailing address
Deadline: April 16, 2010
No phone calls please.

Send email submissions to:
Lauren Haney, Manager of Family Learning at lhaney@artbma.org.
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TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER, BCCC, CATONSVILLE

The Community College of Baltimore County seeks a creative and experienced technical director to oversee a 450-seat modified thrust facility and design for student performing arts program. Additional teaching duties possible. MA or MFA and design experience required. Full-time, 12-month position with benefits. For position description and to apply, please visit www.ccbcmdjobs.com
click “search postings.”

**This list is compiled as a service of CAmm. If you’d like to post an announcement, call, or event OR if you’d like to be removed from this list please email Kristen@creativealliance.org**
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Like what CAmm has to offer? Want to be a part of it and support local film and video making in Baltimore? Become a member!
http://www.creativealliance.org/membership/index.html

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Gear for your creative and documentation needs!
Workshops, tutoring, gear and editing rentals!
M & F 3pm-7pm
Email Jaimes! cage@creativealliance.org

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2 great workshops this month at Creative Alliance!

2010-04-06T10:53:00.000-07:00

Sat Apr 10
Shoot Like a Pro
Network cameraman Tim Keating shares tips for the better, faster, cheaper, one-man-band business environment: lighting, interviews, formats, composition, best practices. Make your next shoot run smoothly. Beginners to intermediate. 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break). Adv reg $105, $90 mbrs. Walk-in $140, $125 mbrs.

Sat Apr 17
Intro to Photoshop & Digital Images
Get Photoshop and digital images working for you! How to get photos into your computer, edit, and save in the correct file format and size for print and web. Tips for creating digital portfolios for cds or web, emailing images, and basic Photoshop tools. Instr. Violet Glaze. 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break). Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224

Info and registration: creativealliance.org, 410-276-1651

CAmm Cage Happy Hour TONITE! (3/15/2010)

2010-03-15T11:10:00.000-07:00

Join CAmm Cage staff for networking, free pizza, free beer, and Kristen's 13 tips for filmmakers. Did we mention FREE!? 6-7pm tonight. CAmm Cage & Media Lab. Creative Alliance at The Patterson, 3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore MD 21224

How To Make a Film in 13 Short Steps

2010-03-14T16:02:00.000-07:00

By Kristen Anchor, Dir. of Creative Alliance MovieMakers, a great resource in Baltimore for film equipment, networking, workshops and diy film screenings

Prep work, prep work and more prep work. Most of the work on a film happens way before the camera rolls. (Of course many brilliant people have broken this rule but I'd bet that everyone like Lars Von Trier who breaks the rules is lying a little bit about how spontaneous they are and anyway most have made a few films with LOTS OF PLANNING before they experimented.)

1. Watch lots of movies.

2. Watch more movies. Look at how the shots and cuts tell the story. Notice how most films are not shot with one camera on a tripod on the other side of the room. Take notes on your favorite films.

3. Make friends with people making films. They might have gear and they will need your free labor. You'll learn a ton if you keep your ears and eyes open.

4. Make lots of friends. You're gonna need people who like to do stuff for you. Help people move heavy objects and build your karma.

5. Get an idea or find someone with one. There's no shame in working with a writer if you are more of a director, or the other way around.

6. Have somebody who is not involved in the writing look at your concept or script and then (and this is the VERY IMPORTANT PART) has hard as it may be, listen to them. Turn off defensiveness and listen up.

7. Ask someone else to look at it and repeat step six.

8. Pull together your resources and your friends' friends' resources -- this means people you know who can act, lift stuff, hold stuff, cook stuff, people with film skills to work on your movie, people with the gear to work on your movie, etc.

9. LIGHT YOUR DAMN MOVIE, it will look a million times better.

10. USE A BOOM AND MIC and a sound guy or gal if you can find one - BAD SOUND IS WHAT MAKES OR BREAKS A FILM.

11. Use an editor. It is a rare person who can distance themselves enough from the project they are directing to be a good editor. You are still the 'boss' of the editor, so it isn't so bad, but really, listen to them. They are going to want to cut stuff you are very attached to, but it WILL make your film better. Let go, you can do it!

12. Have a big premiere! Do it up right!

13. Don't be discouraged by film festival rejections you need to get started on your next film anyway!

Filmmaker Ziad Jazzaa talks about filmmaking in wartime Iraq (& screens films Thu Mar 11 at Creative Alliance)

2010-03-09T09:43:00.000-08:00

Ziad Jazzaa screens w films from Baghdad
UnderExposure w/ Hometown Baghdad
presented by CAmm and On the Avenue

Thu Mar 11, 7pm.
$10, $8 stus, mbrs.

Award-winning Iraqi filmmaker Ziad Jazzaa fled Baghdad as a refugee and was resettled in Baltimore in 2009. Tonight we screen his favorite feature UnderExposure, for which he was cinematographer, with a cast of fictional characters set in war-torn Iraq: a determined filmmaker, a musician weak with cancer, a wounded soldier. Shot during the Iraq War, with real footage of Baghdad, a city in rubble yet filled with compassion and perseverance, it won Best Film at Singapore’s International Film Festival 2005. Shorts from Hometown Baghdad open. Dir. Oday Rasheed, 2006, 74 Min. Q&A w/ Jazzaa follows.

Mar 6-13 Saturday Film School w/ Michelle Farrell

2010-03-03T12:51:00.000-08:00

2 Saturdays: Mar 6, 13
10am-5pm (w/ lunch break). $175, $150mbrs, walk in $225, $175 mbrs. The basics AND MORE of camera and lighting, hands on! Award-winning filmmaker Michelle Farrell walks through three-point lighting and mood on documentaries and how to build from there for feature film work. Know your gear and how to strategize, place camera, light, tweak and shoot.

Info and reg: http://www.creativealliance.org/events/eventItem2099.html

Here's a video from one of Michelle's classes here:

CAmm announces 2010 CAmm Fellow, Miguel Sabogal!

2010-02-25T12:10:00.000-08:00

Creative Alliance MovieMakers announces filmmaker Miguel Sabogal has been chosen CAmm Fellow of 2010! One CAmm Fellow is chosen each year to receive extended free use of CAmm Cage gear, the CAmm Media Lab, and editing suite. Miguel Sabogal is an indie filmmaker calling Baltimore home. He worked as a scientist for years and recently made the leap to filmmaking , and earning a Post-Baccalaureate at MICA.. His hypnotic, otherworldly experimental narrative films have screened at the Maryland Film Fest, Hampden Film Fest, and MICA. Sabogal is also co-founder of The Hexagon, a vibrant indie film/music venue in the burgeoning Station North Arts District.

"We are really excited to have Miguel as our new Fellow" says CAmm Director Kristen Anchor. "He is a filmmaker with the emphasis on FILM. He works in good old 16mm film, the real thing at a time when fewer and fewer people do." As part of the Fellowship CAmm will premiere Sabogal's film, a feature length period film, set in 1930’s depression-era Baltimore, about a teenage boy and his mysterious uncle, he will create during his fellowship. Sabogal will utilize CAmm’s collection of 16mm cameras and sound gear to shoot the film.

Creative Alliance’s CAmm Fellowship promotes growth and expertise in filmmaking and time-based media arts of all genres by encouraging the development of finished, professional film, video and media arts projects. Each year CAmm awards one Fellowship to a filmmaker or artist working in time-based media living and working in Maryland, for a specific film/video project planned for completion in that year. Fellows receive extended free use of CAmm Cage gear, the CAmm Media Lab, and editing suite. The Fellowship also includes a work-in-progress critique with established members of the film community (determined by the subject and format of the project), a public artist talk midway through the project, and concludes with a screening opportunity at The Patterson.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson

3134 Eastern Ave. Hi'town B'more

Info: (410)276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

March/April Screenings @ Creative Alliance

2010-02-24T11:19:00.000-08:00

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave * Baltimore, MD 21224
Info & Tix: creativealliance.org

Mon Mar 1 CAmm Cine Lounge presents
Official Rejection
A film about film fests!
Once you’ve finished your movie, you can just “take it to Sundance,” right? Maybe not! Finding placement at a major film festival is often more daunting and exhausting than making your movie. Follow Paul Osborne and Scott Storm as they take their indie film Ten til Noon through the circuit for a lighthearted but realistic look at the politics, pitfalls, costs, and emotional toll exacted by today’s film fest landscape. Note: No shorts this month! Dir. Paul Osborne, 2009, 107 min. 7pm Networking. 8pm Screening. $8, $6 mbrs.

Thu Mar 11
CAmm Indie Premiere: UnderExposure w/ Hometown Baghdad
New films from Baghdad by Baltimore refugee filmmaker Ziad Jazzaa
Award-winning Iraqi filmmaker Ziad Jazzaa fled Baghdad as a refugee and was resettled in Baltimore in 2009. Tonight we screen his feature UnderExposure with a cast of fictional characters set in war-torn Iraq: a determined filmmaker, a poet weak with cancer, a wounded soldier. Shot during the Iraq War, with real footage of Baghdad, a city in rubble yet filled with compassion and perseverance, it won Best Film at Singapore’s International Film Festival 2005. Shorts from Hometown Baghdad open. Dir. Oday Rasheed, 2006, 74 Min. Q&A w/ Jazzaa follows. 7pm. $10, $8 stus, mbrs.

Fri Mar 26
CAmm Indie Premiere: Going All Pro!
Fancy Clancy guides us through the little-known world of stadium vendors, who perform with the same intensity and competitive pressure as the athletes on the field–as he sprints the steps of Camden Yards and Ravens Stadium and runs the entire vending operation for the D.C. Nationals. Witness Clancy’s tricks of the trade: heckling the crowd, running tabs for the Baltimore faithful and dealing with the cast of eccentrics that gravitate to such a hustle—Shakey, the dancing vendor, a would-be-writer, an ex-accountant, an investment banker, and now Clancy’s own son, who hawks bottled water. Discussion with Fancy Clancy and filmmakers follows. Dir. Charles Cohen, 2009, 41min. 7pm $8, $6 mbrs.

Mon Apr 5
CAmm Cine Lounge
CAmm Cine Lounge is the hottest indie film event in town! Bring your new film or work in progress (max length 15min) and have a critical conversation with peers. Film industry guests share tips of the trade. Bring business cards, headshots, and press packets for our info exchange tables! Bar is open with specials! 7pm. $8, $6 mbrs.

Fri Apr 9
CAmm College Video Bake-Off
Film contest, screening, & party!
Trophies! Cash Prizes! Cake! Check out the best of B-more’s booming student film scene. Jury selects docs, narratives, animation, and avant garde! Cast your votes. Students: submit work! Free to submit. Deadline for submissions: Fri Feb 26. 7pm. $8, $6 mbrs, stus.

Thu Apr 29
CAmm Indie Premiere: Healing Neen
Co-presented by Maryland Disability Law Center w/ live performance by Caleb Stine
Healing Neen follows the amazing recovery of Tonier “Neen” Cain from a lifetime of abuse and drug addiction to a career as a nationally-known speaker and educator. Her story points to the consequences of untreated trauma to individuals and society at-large, including mental health problems, addiction, homelessness and incarceration. Caleb Stine (who scored the film) opens with a live set. Q&A w/ producers Laura Cain, Thom Stromer and Tonier Cain follows. Dir. Laura Cain, 2010, 54 min. Music 7pm. Film 7:30pm $8, $6 mbrs.

CAMM A/V CART
Creative Alliance’s ongoing installation of film, video, and time-based art! Look for the CAmm A/V Cart parked outside the CAmm Media Lab.

Laure Drogoul
On view Mar 5–May 1
Screening and Artist Talk Thu Apr 1, 7pm in CAmm Media Lab, $5
Laure Drogoul presents short video excerpts from recent installations and performances with interactive sound elements, transforming the AV cart into a sculptural object. Drogoul is an interdisciplinary artist, cabaretist and cobbler of situations, who lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Her artworks are a hybrid combination of video, sculpture and performance that invite audience participation.

Creative Alliance March Workshops!

2010-02-23T13:51:00.000-08:00

Info and registration: 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

Tonight - 2/23 Baltimore Screenwriter's Meetup w/ Special Guests Indie Screenwriters Jimmy George & Chris LaMartina

2010-02-23T10:18:00.000-08:00

TONIGHT at the Baltimore Screenwriters' Meetup.! Jimmy George, Ryan Thomas, Nicolette Le Faye, and Chris LaMartina talk about their brand new indie feature "President's Day" 7pm. $5

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
Info: 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

CAmm College FIlm/VIdeo Bake-Off -- Call for entries EXTENDED to FRI FEB 26!

2010-02-19T12:07:00.001-08:00

DEADLINE EXTENDED to FRI FEB 26 (due to all that crazy snow!)

Students! Submit your latest short (max 10 minutes) on DVD or Quicktime (.mov). Accepted films screen at The Patterson Fri Apr 9. All genres, all schools, all departments, all students encouraged! Audience and jury prizes! FREE to submit! Info: kristen@creativealliance.org. FREE!

entries due by 5pm Fri Feb 26
FREE to submit!

3/1 CAmm Cine Lounge presents Official Rejection!

2010-02-16T13:30:00.000-08:00

Mon Mar 1
CAmm Cine Lounge presents Official Rejection
When the shooting stops…the war begins: A film about film fests!

7pm Networking Happy Hour. 8pm Screening.
CAmm Cine Lounge hosted by Stacie Gentzler
$8, $6 mbrs.

Once you’ve finished your movie, you can just “take it to Sundance,”right? Probably not! Finding placement at a major film festival is often more daunting and exhausting than making your movie. Follow Paul Osborne and Scott Storm as they take their indie film Ten til Noon through the regional film festival circuit for a lighthearted but realistic look at the politics, pitfalls, costs, and emotional toll exacted by today’s film fest landscape. Dir. Paul Osborne, 2009, 107 min.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave. Hi'town B'more
Info and tix: (410)276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

Official Rejection's Official Website!

Keep up with the CAmm Cine Lounge on Facebook -- click here!

CAmm Final Cut Pro 101 workshop is on tonight!

2010-02-16T10:46:00.000-08:00

Tonight's CAmm Final Cut Pro workshop is on as scheduled!

(This workshop is full, so we can't take any new registrations, sorry, but we are offering another class in April.)

Feb 21 60 Writers/60 Places generating buzz!

2010-02-16T09:38:00.000-08:00

Check out Bret McCabe's review of 60 Writers/ 60 Places in City Paper!

Listen to Michael Kimball on WYPR's The Signal!

60 Writers/60 Places w/ I Will Smash You
CAmm Indie Premiere

NEW DATE: Sun Feb 21, 7:30pm.
$8, $6 mbrs, stus. Adv tix sug.

Due to snow, this event has been moved to Sun Feb 21 at 7:30pm

Documentaries by Michael Kimball & Luca Dipierro

Baltimore novelist and postcard biographer Michael Kimball goes cinematic with Luca Dipierro to create two innovative documentaries. In I Will Smash You, twenty people tell a personal story about an object and then destroy It. The result is often funny and sometimes uncomfortable. 60 Writers/60 Places (premiering tonight) meets 60 writers reading their work in 60 places—Blake Butler on a subway, Deb Olin Unferth in a laundromat, Jamie Gaughran-Perez in a salon, Tita Chico in a dressing room, Will Eno in a park, Tao Lin next to a hot dog cart, Rick Moody on a baseball field, and Rupert Wondolowski at a diner.

CAmm Cage Happy Hour is ON! 6-7pm tonight!

2010-02-15T13:50:00.000-08:00

We're here and we have pizza and beer! Stop by tonight (Mon Feb 15) 6-7pm!

CAmm Cage & Media Lab
Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
www.creativealliance.org
410-276-1651

Tue Feb 9 Creative Alliance Snow Cancellations

2010-02-09T08:57:00.000-08:00

The following Creative Alliance workshops/activities are canceled for Tue Feb 9:

Basic Painting w/ Clarissa Gregory

BIG Intro to Improv

Final Cut Pro 101

Our galleries are also closed today.

Call for Entries: Screenings, Exhibitions, & Workshops EXTENDED! New deadline is Tue Feb 16! Click here for details!

Mon Feb 8 Creative Alliance Snow Cancellations

2010-02-08T07:53:00.000-08:00

The following Creative Alliance workshops/activities are canceled for Mon Feb 8:

Speaking Spanish Class
Class continues next week.

CAmm Cage Orientation
If you need to rent gear before the next orientation (Feb 22), don't worry! Email cage@creativealliance.org and Jaimes will set up an orientation with you in time for your rental!

CAmm Cage & Media Lab is closed today (Mon Feb 8). If you need to reach us, email cage@creativealliance.org. We'll be checking messages all day and will respond today!

Snow postpones everything this weekend at Creative Alliance! Come to these events... later!

2010-02-05T12:57:00.000-08:00

Click on the links below for more info!

Fri Feb 5
The CAmm Cage & Media Lab is closing
at 5pm today.
Amanda Burnham Opening Reception is postponed to Sat Feb 20, 6-8pm

60 Writers/60 Places Premiere is postponed to Sun Feb 21 at 7:30pm

Sat Feb 6
Creative Alliance will be closed.
There will be no Life Drawing or open gallery hours.

Special FX Makeup Workshop is postponed to Sat Feb
13, 10am-Noon

Mosaic Intensive w/ Rick Shelley is postponed to Sat Feb
13, 10am-5pm.

Bob Marley’s Birthday -Soul Shakedown Party! is postponed to
Fri Feb 19, 9pm with Unity Reggae Band.

2/24 Social Media 101!

2010-02-02T11:05:00.001-08:00

Click here to register!

TONIGHT CAmm Cine Lounge MEET & GREET!

2010-02-01T09:04:00.000-08:00

FEBRUARY 1st, 2010
CAmm Cine Lounge Presents

MEET & GREET III
ANOTHER HUGE NETWORKING EVENT ! ! !

Come out on Monday, 2/1/10 for the 3rd installation of our Meet & Greet networking event. Companies from all around the DMV area, especially Baltimore, will be looking for their next cast & crew or sharing informational services with the local film community.

BRING PLENTY OF HEADSHOTS, BUSINESS CARDS, RESUMES AND REELS!!!

COMPANIES IN ATTENDANCE:

BETSY ROYALL CASTING

ZINNIA FILMS

LITTLESAMURAI.TV

RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS

SUPER 8 MAGAZINE

MODERN WORLD STUDIO

BALTIMORE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION

STUDIO UNKNOWN

ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENT PICTURES

DRAGONUK CONNECTS
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FEATURED FILM SCREENING:

"20 Minutes" from IAM Film Works
A real story created for film about a man who has been incarcerated several times (recidivism). After his last stay in prison, he has decided to make a change. Upon his release, he is immediately faced with the same trappings that have landed him in prison several times before. Seconds later, he is given an opportunity for a chance to change, but only if he can get there in 20 minutes. The story takes you through the next 20 minute race he is faced with. Does he make it in time…..wait and see! - Written & Directed by G. Lloyd Morris, www.iamfilmworks.com

***Bring your short film (under 15 mins) to screen that night! First come, first serve sign-ups at the door... spots will be limited this month!

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Bar will be open all night with drink specials!

Bring plenty of headshots, business cards, etc.

See you there!

Feb 1st
Doors open at 7pm
Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore 21224
www.creativealliance.org
cammcinelounge@gmail.com
$8 admission/$6 for CA members

CAmm Film/Video News Digest (Jan '10)

2010-01-28T13:19:00.000-08:00

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UPCOMING CREATIVE ALLIANCE EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS–
All Creative Alliance events take place at the Creative Alliance 3134 Eastern Ave, 21224
Info and tix/registration: 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org
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Mon Feb 1
CAmm Cine Lounge
CAmm Cine Lounge is the hottest indie film event in town! Bring your new film or work in progress (max length 15min) and have a critical conversation with peers. Film industry guests share tips of the trade. Bring business cards, headshots, and press packets for our info exchange tables! Bar is open with specials! Note: Feb 1 Special Meet & Greet with local orgs, production co's, more. Email cammcinelounge@gmail.com for info & table reg. 7pm $8, $6 mbrs.

3 Tuesdays
Feb 2, 9, 16
Final Cut Pro 101
Get started with Final Cut Pro! Learn the interface, setting up your system, capturing video from tape and P2 cards, importing images and audio into your project, and all the amazing editing tools at your disposal. Instr. Nick Prevas. 7-9pm Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145 mbrs.

Sat Feb 6
Special Effects Makeup for TV & Film
Learn how to do cuts, bruises, burns, blisters and blood efx from pros! Steve Bauer and Marianne Wittelsberger, aka the Jokesters®, produced an award-winning cable show in Hollywood for 12 years while working for Paramount, Fox, MGM, Universal and Disney. Cheap, effective and realistic techniques for your next horror film or disaster simulation. 10am-Noon Adv reg $45, $40 mbrs. Walk-in $55, $50 mbrs. (Includes materials fee.) Note: Snow date Sat Feb 13.

2nd & 4th Mondays
Feb 8, 22
CAmm Cage Orientation
A required FREE workshop for anyone renting equipment from the CAmm Cage. Meet the staff, preview our gear, and get the low down on how to rent. Email cage@creativealliance.org 7-8pm Free!

3rd Mondays
Feb 15
CAmm Cage Happy Hour Talks
Meet CAmm Cage & Media Lab staff. Get tips on different topics each month. Network. Free Natty Boh, Pizza, Discount coupon for next rental! 6-7pm FREE!

Fri Feb 19
¡VIVA BRASIL! Favela Rhythms & City of Rhyme
Directors: Mari Gardner, Kurt Shaw
Favela Rhythms is a documentary where favela (slum) youth examine their walled cities of violence, drugs, dreams. Three years later, the very same youth make City of Rhyme, trying to realize their dreams of recording a hip hop album. Discussion follows w/ Gardner, Shaw, and Brazilian youth via webcam. Favela Rhythms, 2005, 30 min. City of Rhyme, 2008, 30 min. 6pm Mama Geni’s Brazilian dinner sold sep, 7pm screening. $8, $6 mbrs, stus, capoeiristas.

Wed Feb 24
Social Media 101
Whether you want to promote your own work, brainstorm with fellow artists, find potential clients or maintain an online portfolio that's easy for others to find, share and discuss, the Internet has an answer. Unfortunately, figuring out what to do, when, why and how can be daunting. But fear not! Justin Kownacki has been explaining the basics of social media to artists and CEOs alike since 2006, and his 10 Step Social Media Crash Course will get you up to speed (and get your work in front of a new audience) in 2 quick, painless, sarcasm-filled hours. Adv reg $20, $15 mbrs. Walk-in $30, $25 mbrs.

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Local Film Events
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Baltimore Filmmaker Matt Porterfield’s new film Putty Hill is premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival! (This is HUGE!) Catch a sneak peek at scenes from Putty Hill tonight at MICA’s Brown Center at 8pm, or at the Charles Theatre, Monday February 1st, 9:00pm.

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Jimmy George & Chris LaMartina’s President’s Day
World Premiere!
Hail to the chief.. he’ll hack you to pieces!
Midnight Crew Studios presents
In Association with Nice Guy Productions
The World Premiere of PRESIDENT'S DAY.

Monday February 15th, 2010
@ The Charles Theatre
1711 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5800
(410) 727-3456

Show starts at 7:30pm
Tickets are $10

Tickets can be purchased online through Paypal at:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=11016619

Tickets purchased online will be available for pickup at the theatre on the night of the premiere.

NOTE: This screening will occur regardless of weather. The Charles Theatre will remain open snow or shine. These tickets are non-refundable.

For directions to the theatre check out: www.thecharles.com

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Crew & Casting Calls
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Seeking a talented, attractive young African-American female for a music video to be produced in February 2010. Xterminating Angel Films will be holding a casting call on Saturday, January 30th at the Creative Alliance, Patterson Theater(3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224), 10am to 2pm, for its upcoming music video production of ‘Crave’ by Baltimore R&B artist Jaleel. We’re seeking an attractive model aged 15 to 23 years of age (must look high-school age) to start opposite Jaleel in the video production. Experience preferred but not neccesary. Headshot recommended. Also seeking young extras, male and female, of high school age to be featured in the video. There’s no pay, but you will receive feature credit and copy of your work in a video that will receive national exposure. For more info, please contact jaleelvideo@xterminatingangel.com
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TITLE: Flat tire

SYNOPSIS: A high society woman trapped with a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. Four young black men driving by stop. Good Samaritans or villains?

Film has NO DIALOG.

I am seeking help in casting, shooting, production and editing. Credits will be given to all who can help me pull this off. It's my FIRST film.

Kind regards

Machua Koinange

443 794 8196
email: Machua_k@yahoo.com
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Calls for Entry
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Tue Feb 9
Deadline for Submissions: CAmm Workshops & Screenings
Have a short video or feature you’d like to screen at The Patterson? An idea for a film/video/digital workshop, or one for artists? Proposals considered for our May-Aug season due today. Info: creativealliance.org, click “booking and submissions” or call 410-276-1651.

Fri Feb 11
Deadline for Submissions: CAmm College Video Bake-Off
Students! Submit your latest short (max 10 minutes) on DVD or Quicktime (.mov). Accepted films screen at The Patterson Fri Apr 9. All genres, all schools, all departments, all students encouraged! Audience and jury prizes! FREE to submit! Info: kristen@creativealliance.org. FREE!
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FINAL DEADLINE: JANUARY 30, 2010!

Chipotle Mexican Grill to Award a Filmmaker $2000, during the ECOtainment Awards at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.

THAT FILMMAKER COULD BE YOU!

EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION will also be honored for "greening"
every home. (www.ECOtainmentAwards.com)

Enter code: "ygroups" at checkout to receive your $15 off!
FINAL DEADLINE: January 30, 2010. ( www.GoingGreenFilmFestival.com )

ALL GENRES OF FILMS WELCOME!

Want to Volunteer?
www.GoingGreenFilmFestival.com/volunteer.html

Sign Up for Newsletter to receive news, special offers:
www.GoingGreenFilmFestival.com/newsletter.html

TWITTER @goinggreenfest

The Going Green Film Festival (GGFF), a unique, first-of-its-kind film festival promoting environmental awareness and best practices for green production films, films about the environment, or films featuring alternative transportation. (See site for complete details)
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ARTSCAPE 2010 EXHIBITOR INFORMATION

July will be here before you know it. It’s time to apply for Artscape! Exhibiting at Artscape continues to be a great marketing opportunity for your group or organization, with the potential of reaching several thousand people during the weekend.

Additional benefits include:
Listing/link on artscape.org (212,280+ hits in 2009; 995,881 page views). Listing in the festival program distributed on-site. Inclusion in the festival press kit, sent to appx. 250 regional media outlets. Consultation with your area’s coordinator before and during the festival to maximize your group’s experience. Inclusion in our internal list of potential media interviews and story ideas. Networking with other non-profits. Ability to recruit volunteers, patrons and members. Sales opportunities

Your organization may apply to be an Arts Organization Exhibitor if it is a non-profit, performing or visual arts-related organization. Arts Organization Exhibitors are located together on the festival concourse, and may distribute information and/or sell items from their tent space. The application fee is $30; the booth fee is $450 per 10x10’ space.

Please note that these are not intended as performance spaces; if your group would like to perform at Artscape, call 410-752-8632 to speak with the festival organizers.

If you have exhibited at Artscape before, note that several things have changed for Artscape 2010: The Performing / Visual Arts Exhibitor application has been replaced by Arts Organization Exhibitor application, with updated criteria for inclusion at Artscape. Arts Organization Exhibitors and Target Family Art Park Exhibitors have separate applications. The festival is only accepting online applications this year, and most communication will be done via email. Please include a valid email address with your application.
Visit http://artscape.org/index.cfm?page=join to apply to Artscape 2010.
If you have any questions, please contact Krista D. Green.
Arts Organization Exhibitor Coordinator at 410-752-8632
kgreen@promotionandarts.com

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Jobs
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Washington, DC: Freelance Chryon Duet and Deko Operator Needed on Monday, February 1st

The Maslow Media Group, in Washington, DC seeks an experienced, BROADCAST level, Chyron Duet/Chyron Deko operator for Monday, February 1st for a live broadcast, in downtown Washington, DC.

Must have experience pre-loading some script and the ability to do lower thirds, if necessary, during the live transmission. Minimum three years experience required.

Must be a U.S. citizen.

Monday’s assignment can be reached by Metro, although a garage is nearby for those who do drive.

Call time on Monday is 8am for the full day.

Please email your information, including day rate ONLY if you have experience with these programs.

If you are not called, but have experience, we will save your information for upcoming broadcasts for our clients.

Email your resume to: jobs@maslowmedia.com

In the subject line please use this title: Washington, DC/Freelance Chyron Op

February 1st broadcast needs to be filled as soon as possible.
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STAGE MANAGER NEEDED
Baltimore Shakespeare Festival is looking for an experienced non-equity stage manager for their upcoming Teen Performance Program production of Measure for Measure, directed by Tony Tsendeas. Rehearsal begin this Friday, January 8th. Rehearsal schedule: Fridays 5-9pm, Sat/Sun 11am-3pm. Tech week: February 7-11with opening night Friday, February 12th. Performances continue February 13-14 and 18-21; Thurs/Fri/Sat at 8:00; Sun at 5pm. This is a paid position. Please contact BSF’s Artistic Director, Michael Carlton at 410-366-8594 or via email at michael@baltimoreshakespeare.org to apply or for more information.
STAGE MANAGER NEEDED
OnTheRoad Theater Company needs Stage Manager. No pay; but much work ! Not one dull-moment with our Resident Actors. (Will train if necessary) Passion for theater-arts required. (Production opens: May 2010)
Call: (443) 802-8264, Email: otr.star@yahoo.com,
WWW.OTRTHEATER.ORG.
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR NEEDED
Greenbelt Arts Center's production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses is looking for someone to run sound during these performances. The show opens this Friday and runs until January 30th. Even if you can only do this for part of the run, your help is greatly appreciated. We are particularly looking for someone to cover opening weekend (Fri & Sat at 8pm) as well as tech week (every night this week starting at 7pm) Please contact the producer Sheilah Crossley-Cox at 301-345-3337 if you are available.
STAGE MANAGER NEEDED
The Strand Theater Company is seeking a Production Stage Manager with professional or college level experience for The Mai by Marina Carr. Rehearsals will be held on weeknights, beginning the week of February 8th, with weekend rehearsals if necessary. The production runs April 16th-May 9th, 2010. Stage Managers are given a $100 stipend. To set up an interview, please contact Jayme Kilburn, Artistic Director at kilburn@strandtheatercompany.org or visit www.strandtheatercompany.org to learn more about the theatre.
STAGE MANAGER NEEDED
Silver Spring Stage and needs a production stage manager and a lightboard op. "The show is Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman." The first tech rehearsal is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 10, with rehearsals that week leading up to opening night. It is, unfortunately, pay free - Silver Spring Stage is all volunteer. However, I will happily ply anyone willing to help us out with drinks. We are also looking for a light board op, so if anyone is interested and would be more interested by virtue of having a friend along, that can happen. Contact by e-mail at matt.berman@gmail.com, or by calling 202-213-2433.
SEEKING EIGHT ACTORS
Casting to be done week of the 18
Gold Marketing Group, an event company in Minneapolis is looking to hire some actors for an event that are presenting in Baltimore on February 12 and 13. We are looking for 8 actors, four men and four women. We are looking for people aged 25-45, no race restrictions. We would need them both Friday and Saturday for 8 hours per day.

A little about the event: The costumed actors will be hanging out in heavily trafficked areas of Baltimore, hip locales, coffee shops, the harbor, etc. acting as typical couples. Due to the nature of the costumes (a bird and a bee) the public will ask “what’s going on here?” The actors will then provide a few key messages and information regarding our client’s project, (which has to do with fertility options). Actors won’t have to do a lot of speaking as we have informational cards that they will hand out with more specific information.

Ann Tool
Gold Marketing Group
322 1st Ave N Suite 402
Minneapolis, MN 55401
W: 612-313-8146
M: 651-332-1467
annt@goldmarketinggroup.com

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Tonite! 1/23 Cabinet of Dr. Caligari w/ new score by Darsombra vs. Ala Muerte

2010-01-23T13:35:00.000-08:00

Silent Sounds: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
w/ live score by Darsombra vs. Ala Muerte

Sat Jan 23, 7pm.
$10, $8 mbrs, stus.

Darsombra (Brian Daniloski) vs. Ala Muerte (Bianca Bibiloni) is one part sinister accompaniment and two parts sonic death duel! Mixing hypnotic, mutilated guitar loops with layers of vocals, ranging from ethereal to guttural, Daniloski and Bibiloni channel every tense and depraved nuance of Robert Wiene’s influential German expressionist film.

Check out Brian's interview on The Signal here!

Darsombra is the solo project of Baltimore's Brian Daniloski. As Darsombra, he has released several critically acclaimed records on the Public Guilt label, toured the US numerous times, and has recently introduced the UK and France to his particular brand of apocalyptic dronescape.

Ala Muerte, also on Public Guilt, is the moniker used by New York's Bianca Bibiloni. While she has also toured the US and EU, Bibiloni has most recently performed in the Gloucester New Arts Festival in Massachusetts and will be appearing in the upcoming Eve of New Year's Eve Festival commemorating the two hundredth birthday of occult artist Austin Osman Spare.

In addition to various joint performances throughout the years, Daniloski and Bibiloni collaborated on the score to the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival's production of Hamlet this past summer.

Film Directing 101

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5 Wed & 1 Sat Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 27, Mar 3. 6:30-9:30pm (Sat Feb 27 10am-4pm).
Adv reg $200, $175 mbrs. Walk-in $225, $200 mbrs.

Jump into the director’s chair, no experience req’d! If you’ve always wanted to take a crack at film direction, here’s your chance. Award-winning director Alden Brigham takes you from script selection to getting the best crew to directing actors to the editing process with lecture, handouts, and “on-set” hands on projects. All students will finish class with a completed scene “in the can.”

General public, click here to register!
Members, click here to register!

CAmm Cage Happy Hour tonight! 1/18 @ 6pm

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Come on down for some free pizza and beer! Meet the staff! Do some networking!

CAll for entries! Student work! Screening at The Patterson! No Fee!

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Tonight! 1/14/10 Rahne Alexander Artist Talk

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Rahne Alexander Artist Talk & Screening

in conjunction with CAmm A/V CART Exhibition

Screening and Artist Talk Thu Jan 14, 7pm in CAmm Media Lab. Exhibition on view Jan 9 –Feb 25
$5

Rahne Alexander summons Hollywood's subconscious obsessions to the surface using found footage: cinema’s most-used line, a catalog of yawns, a history film protagonists’ reactions to gender-variant bodies, human despair in the face of natural disaster. Alexander's film collages have been screened in galleries and festivals across the country, including Freewaves (LA), MIX (NYC), Threat Level (Chicago), Homoscope (Austin) and Trannyfest (SF). She co-founded the garage rock band The Degenerettes and is also an organizer with Baltimore's Transmodern art festival, the Charm City Kitty Club and the Maryland Film Festival.

CAmm A/V CART
Creative Alliance’s ongoing installation of film, video, and time-based art! Look for the CAmm A/V Cart parked outside the CAmm Media Lab.

Winter 2010 CAmm Screenings, Workshops, Networking Events, & Calls for Entries

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Creative Alliance at The Patterson 3134 Eastern Ave, 21224
Info and tix/registration: 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

Screenings & Talks

Fri Jan 8 CAmm Indie Premiere: Welcome Home "The Jay Randall Story"
New feature by DIY filmmaker Jimmy Traynor
Jay Randall is looking for fame and fortune but finds deception and failure. He hits rock bottom and decides to come out swinging, this time is with deadly objects! Film Threat Magazine calls Jimmy Traynor “The Greatest Filmmaker You've Never Heard Of.” One of Baltimore’s most prolific underground filmmakers, Jimmy’s made over 100 shorts and even made a feature in 32 hours! Doing a whole lot with very little, he is the epitome of Baltimore diy style. Tonight we premiere his newest feature, coming in at 80 minutes, made for less than a grand! Q & A follows. 7:30pm. $7, $5 mbrs, stus, cast, crew.

Thu Jan 14
Rahne Alexander Screening and Artist Talk
In conjunction w/ CAmm AV Cart (parked outside the CAmm Media Lab) on view Jan 9-Feb 25
Rahne Alexander summons Hollywood's subconscious obsessions to the surface using found footage: cinema’s most-used line, a catalog of yawns, a history film protagonists’ reactions to gender-variant bodies, human despair in the face of natural disaster. Alexander's film collages have been screened in galleries and festivals across the country, including Freewaves (LA), MIX (NYC), Threat Level (Chicago), Homoscope (Austin) and Trannyfest (SF). She co-founded the garage rock band The Degenerettes and is also an organizer with Baltimore's Transmodern art festival, the Charm City Kitty Club and the Maryland Film Festival. Tonight she screens and discusses selected works. $5. 8pm. @ CAmm Media Lab

Sat Jan 23
Silent Sounds: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
w/ live score: Darsombra (Brian Daniloski) vs. Ala Muerte (Bianca Bibiloni)
Darsombra vs. Ala Muerte is one part a sinister accompaniment and two parts sonic death duel! Mixing hypnotic, mutilated guitar loops with layers of vocals, ranging from ethereal to guttural, Daniloski and Bibiloni channel every depraved nuance and tension of Robert Wiene’s influential German expressionist film. 7pm. $10, $8 mbrs, stus.

Fri Feb 5
CAmm Indie Premiere 60 Writers/60 Places
w/ I Will Smash You
Documentaries by Michael Kimball & Luca Dipierro
Baltimore novelist and postcard biographer Michael Kimball goes cinematic with Luca Dipierro to create two innovative documentaries. In I Will Smash You, twenty people tell a personal story about an object and then destroy It. The result is often funny and sometimes uncomfortable. 60 Writers/60 Places (premiering tonight) meets 60 writers reading their work in 60 places—Blake Butler on a subway, Deb Olin Unferth in a laundromat, Jamie Gaughran-Perez in a salon, Tita Chico in a dressing room, Will Eno in a park, Tao Lin next to a hot dog cart, Rick Moody on a baseball field, and Rupert Wondolowski at a diner. 7pm. $8, $6 mbrs, stus. Adv tix sug.

Fri Feb 19
¡VIVA BRASIL! Favela Rhythms & City of Rhyme
Directors: Mari Gardner, Kurt Shaw
Favela Rhythms is a documentary where favela (slum) youth examine their walled cities of violence, drugs, dreams. Three years later, the very same youth make City of Rhyme, trying to realize their dreams of recording a hip hop album. Discussion follows w/ Gardner, Shaw, and Brazilian youth via webcam. Favela Rhythms, 2005, 30 min. City of Rhyme, 2008, 30 min. 6pm Mama Geni’s Brazilian dinner sold sep, 7pm screening. $8, $6 mbrs, stus, capoeiristas.

Film-Video-Digital Workshops

2nd & 4th Mondays Jan 11, 25, Feb 8, 22
CAmm Cage Orientation
A required FREE workshop for anyone renting equipment from the CAmm Cage. Meet the staff, preview our gear, and get the low down on how to rent. Email cage@creativealliance.org 7-8pm. Free!

Sat Jan 23
Shoot Like a Pro
Network cameraman Tim Keating shares survival secrets for the better, faster, cheaper, one-man-band business environment: lighting, interviews, formats, composition, best practices. Make your next shoot run smoothly. Designed to make you a better camera person from beginners to intermediate! 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break). Adv reg $105, $90 mbrs. Walk-in $140, $125 mbrs.

5 Wed & 1 Sat Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 27, Mar 3
Film Directing 101
Jump into the director’s chair, no experience req’d! If you’ve always wanted to take a crack at film direction, here’s your chance. Award-winning director Alden Brigham takes you from script selection to getting the best crew to directing actors to the editing process with lecture, handouts, and “on-set” hands on projects. All students will finish class with a completed scene “in the can.” 6:30-9:30pm (Sat Feb 27 10am-4pm). Adv reg $200, $175 mbrs. Walk-in $225, $200 mbrs.

3 Tuesdays Feb 2, 9, 16
Final Cut Pro 101
Get started with Final Cut Pro! Learn the interface, setting up your system, capturing video from tape and P2 cards, importing images and audio into your project, and all the amazing editing tools at your disposal. Instr. Nick Prevas. 7-9pm. Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $150, $125 mbrs.

Sat Feb 6
Special Effects Makeup for TV & Film
Learn how to do cuts, bruises, burns, blisters and blood efx from pros! Steve Bauer and Marianne Wittelsberger, aka the Jokesters®, produced an award-winning cable show in Hollywood for 12 years while working for Paramount, Fox, MGM, Universal and Disney. Cheap, effective and realistic techniques for your next horror film or disaster simulation. 10am-noon. Adv reg $45, $40 mbrs. Walk-in $55, $50 mbrs. Includes materials fee. Note: snow date Sat Feb 13.

Wed Feb 24
Social Media 101
Whether you want to promote your own work, brainstorm with fellow artists, find potential clients or maintain an online portfolio that’s easy for others to find, share and discuss, the Internet has an answer. Unfortunately, figuring out what to do, when, why and how can be daunting. But fear not! Justin Kownacki has been explaining the basics of social media to artists and CEOs alike since 2006, and his 10 Step Social Media Crash Course will get you up to speed (and get your work in front of a new audience) in 2 quick, painless, sarcasm-filled hours. 7-9pm. Adv reg $20, $15 mbrs. Walk-in $30, $25 mbrs.

Networking Events

1st Mondays
Jan 4, Feb 1 CAmm Cine Lounge
CAmm Cine Lounge is the hottest indie event in town! Bring your new film or work in progress (max length 15min) and have a critical conversation with peers. Film industry guests share tips of the trade. Drop your business cards, headshots, and press packets on our info exchange tables! Bar is open with specials! Note: Feb 1 Special Meet & Greet with local orgs, production co’s, more. Email cammcinelounge@gmail.com for info & table reg. 7pm. $8, $6 mbrs.

3rd Mondays Jan 18, Feb 15 CAmm Cage Happy Hour Talks
Meet CAmm Cage & Media Lab staff. Get tips on different topics each month. Network. Free Natty Boh, pizza, discount coupon for next rental! 6-7pm. FREE!

4th Tuesdays Jan 26, Feb 23
Baltimore Screenwriter’s Meet Up
An informal meeting for professional and aspiring screenwriters! Coffee, networking, moral support, feedback on works in progress, peer advice and inspiration included! Good times, that make you want to WRITE. 7-9pm. $5.

Calls For Entries/Important Deadlines

Tue Feb 9 Deadline for Submissions: CAmm Workshops & Screenings
Have a short video or feature you’d like to screen at The Patterson? An idea for a film/video/digital workshop, or one for artists? Proposals considered for our May-Aug season due today. Info: creativealliance.org, click “booking and submissions” or call 410-276-1651.

Fri Feb 12 Deadline for Submissions: CAmm College Video Bake-Off
Students! Submit your latest short (max 10 minutes) on DVD or Quicktime (.mov). Accepted films screen at The Patterson Fri Apr 9. All genres, all schools, all departments, all students encouraged! Audience and jury prizes! FREE to submit! Info: kristen@creativealliance.org. FREE!

CAmm Cage Holiday Hours
CAmm Cage will be closed Wed Dec 23- Mon Dec 28 & Fri Jan 1.
We will be open Wed Dec 30!

Holiday Special!
Document your family traditions! Cast the whole family and make a movie!
Rent gear Mon Dec 21- Wed Dec 30, or Wed Dec 30- Mon Jan 4 for the price of one weekend!

Starting Mon Jan 4 the CAmm Cage & Media Lab will be open Mondays & Fridays 3pm-7pm weekly. Rental periods are Mon-Fri or Fri-Mon. New Year special – through Jan 25, 2010 – rent gear Mon-Friday for the old Mon-Wed price – double the time, same low price!
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Give the Gift o' Fun!

Patterson Night Out For Two!
Give your fave couple a cuddly date! Tixs f/ two to any regularly scheduled CA show (their choice!), two drinks & two popcorns! $40 ( Potentially a $60 value!) Arrives in holiday card w/ snazzy gift certificate.

Membership + CA Tee!
Let you arts curious be part of it all! Discounts on admission & classes, spiffy print calendar mailings, Members Happy Hours & more! $35 Individual. $65 Duo. Add $5 for a CA T-Shirt!
Must be purchased by Fri to receive by Dec 25. Contact greg@creativealliance.org
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CAmm Cage & Media Lab
Gear for your creative and documentation needs!
Workshops, tutoring, gear and editing rentals!
MWF 3pm-7pm
Email Jaimes! cage@creativealliance.org

Follow us online!

CAmm Cage Blog (news, local films, tutorials, handy links!) cammcage.blogspot.com
Twitter twitter.com/cammcage
YouTube youtube.com/cammcage
Do It Yourself Media Field Guide! www.creativealliance.org/camm/distro_guide.pdf

Become a member!

Give the Gift o' Fun!

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Patterson Night Out For Two!
Give your fave couple a cuddly date! Tixs f/ two to any regularly scheduled CA show (their choice!), two drinks & two popcorns! $40 ( Potentially a $60 value!) Arrives in holiday card w/ snazzy gift certificate.

Membership + CA Tee!
Let you arts curious be part of it all! Discounts on admission & classes, spiffy print calendar mailings, Members Happy Hours & more! $35 Individual. $65 Duo. Add $5 for a CA T-Shirt!

Must be purchased by Fri to receive by Dec 25. Contact greg@creativealliance.org

CAmm Cage & Media Lab Holiday Hours and Rental Deals!

2009-12-15T12:05:00.000-08:00

CAmm Cage will be closed Wed Dec 23- Mon Dec 28 & Fri Jan 1. We will be open Wed Dec 30!

Holiday Special! Document your family traditions! Cast the whole family and make a movie! Rent gear Mon Dec 21- Wed Dec 30, or Wed Dec 30- Mon Jan 4 for the price of one weekend!

Starting Mon Jan 4 the CAmm Cage & Media Lab will be open Mondays & Fridays 3pm-7pm weekly. Rental periods are Mon-Fri or Fri-Mon. New Year special – through Jan 25, 2010 – rent gear Mon-Friday for the old Mon-Wed price – double the time, same low price!

Holiday Dorkbot TONIGHT @ The Dizz!

2009-12-15T09:31:00.000-08:00

Hey dorks (and dork fans) - Tonight's Dorkbot meeting is really a holiday party and it is really at The Dizz 300 W. 30th St 7-9pm. (Not at Creative Alliance this month.) Happy Holidays!!

Drinks, conversation, talk about geeky things, and hopefully a pleasant evening with old and new friends before the holidays kickoff.

http://bmoredorkbot.org/

The Dizz

CAmm Cage Happy Hour ---> TONIGHT <---

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FREE PIZZA! FREE BEER! FREE Bolex DEMO! Plus schmoozing and poking around the CAmm Cage! Tonight, 6-7pm, Creative Alliance at The Patterson 3134 Eastern Ave! FREE!

mob tv xmas bash in effect. come on down. guts are bustin.

2009-12-11T17:23:00.001-08:00

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Mink Stole on Music & Christmas!

2009-12-10T14:13:00.000-08:00

Mink Stole's Christmas: Unwrapped & Unplugged
Sat Dec 12, 8pm show
7pm Members Happy Hour.
$15, $13 mbrs.

Actress and story teller extrordinaire Mink sings cabaret with her fab band—Skizz Cyzyk, Walker Teret, Scott Wallace Brown. Tall but true tales of a big family childhood, adventures with John Waters and... surprise guests!

CAmm screening at Gv Expo

2009-12-03T09:55:00.001-08:00

2009 CAmm Slamm winner Cup by Grasshopper Robinson

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CAmm @ GV Expo

2009-12-03T05:06:00.001-08:00

CAmm on Digital Production BuZZ TODAY! Tune in!

2009-12-03T04:48:00.000-08:00

CAmm Director Kristen Anchor talks CAmm today at 1:15pm on Larry Jordan's Digital Production BuZZ, podcasting live from GV Expo in DC. Check it out here:

http://tinyurl.com/yjmlm52

Government Video Expo is produced by the editors of Government Video magazine and the Creative Planet Community websites. The three-day conference program includes tracks that cover the capture, storage, creation, and distribution of mission-critical video content.

The Digital Production BuZZ will be covering GV Expo with LIVE shows direct from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center - PLUS a special report this week on the Digital Production BuZZ!

Also, if you're at the expo, come by and say hi -- we're at booth 246 with Maryland Film Office in the DC Film Alliance's DC Community Corner!

Riot Acts review in City Paper this week!

2009-12-02T16:46:00.000-08:00

Check out Bret McCabe's review!

http://www.citypaper.com/calendar/event.asp?whatID=132584

By Bret McCabe | Posted 12/2/2009

Riot Acts is one of those few documentaries that succeeds because of what it chooses not to tell you. This solid 2009 flick comes right out and identifies its focus in the subtitle, Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance. Yes, Riot focuses entirely upon independent musicians and bands featuring transgendered and gender-variant performers, some of whom are in the process of transitioning. All the bands interviewed here--which run from the gorgeous folk of Coyote Grace to the ribald comedic trio Systyr Act, from the politically punk-y the Shondes to Baltimore's own garage-rock power trio the Degenerettes (which includes occasional City Paper contributor Rahne Alexander)--are very candid about their lives as musicians and human beings, and sometimes touch on the difficult of realizing and living in a body that doesn't feel right.

But what director Madsen Minax doesn't do is label the performers. Riot Acts spotlights and identifies the names of a wealth of artists--from the ridiculously talented Novice Theory to San Francisco's storytelling hip-hop MC Katastrophe and the positively anarchic Trannysaurus Sex--but the movie never tries to shoehorn them into biology-is-destiny square pegs of mainstream mediaspeak. Conventional language and its labels can be a prison house of normalcy--see: modifiers such as "male-to-female" and "female-to-male"--and Minax lets his subjects tell you about their lives in their own words. En route, you find out who they are instead of having them nice and safely categorized according to the more socially acceptable gender identities.

And what stories they have to tell. Riot Acts is as much about life on the road as it is about being a transgendered artist and the issues that introduces, touching on everything from voice changes that happen after taking hormones to the sometimes social awkwardness of playing a long-time favorite dyke bar when you're, well, no longer identifying as a lesbian woman. What emerges is not only a better understanding of transgendered artists, but a wonderful peek into the variety of music kicking around the queer underground.

Take 5 with Madsen Minax, Director, Riot Acts (Screens at Creative Alliance Fri Dec 4, 8pm)

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Madsen Minax Director/Co-Producer, Editor Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance

Madsen’s work is primarily in time-based arts, including sound/music and film/video, but when he’s not making films, writing songs, or singing and playing bass in the band/collective Actor Slash Model, he survives in the real world by editing educational films, serving coffee drinks and giving mediocre tattoos out of his basement. Madsen co-curates bi-monthly screenings as Threat Level Queer Shorts, bringing queer films and videos to exhibition space and building a fresh and necessary queer artists' space in Chicago. Madsen has toured the country several times over in Actor Slash Model and His films have screened internationally. Meet Madsen and check out the film at Creative Alliance Dec 4. Reception 7pm. Film 8pm. $10, $8 mbrs & stus. Soup dinner sold sep. Reception with filmmakers, live performance by The Degenerettes, Jessica Xavier, and soup dinner precedes the screening and Q & A with the filmmakers follows.

1. What’s the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?
the last movie i absolutely hated was "Big Gay Musical." the last movie i loved was black stallion. what can i say, i just re watched it when i was sick and what's more magical than a half naked boy on a horse?

2. What’s your top secret skill nobody knows about?
i make a stellar house boy.

3. How’d you get into filmmaking?
my interest in sound design lead into filmmaking, as i was primarily interested in how music and audio were relating to moving images.

4. What’s your fave piece of gear?
i'm not much of a gear head. whatever is readily available is my fave.

5. What’s the one thing you’d warn a new filmmaker NOT to do on their first film?
don't use any transition that's not a dissolve. please. just don't do it.

Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance
Gender queer rockumentary road movie w/ The Degenerettes, Katastrophe, The Cliks, + more

Dir. Madsen Minax, 2009, 72 Minutes. Reception 7pm. Film 8pm. $10, $8 mbrs & stus. Soup dinner sold sep.

In 2006, Simon Strikeback and Madsen Minax (of the Chicago bluegrass band Actor Slash Model) packed their instruments and cameras and struck out on the road. For 3 years, they travelled the U.S shooting 15 bands (including The Degenerettes, CAmm Dir Kristen Anchor’s band) and dozens of individuals performing, living, and discussing songwriting, venues, media representation, passing privilege, and the politics of gender identity. In a media climate where most images of transpeople are at best as victims and at worst as “freaks,” Riot Acts is radical departure -- no victims; just real people living interesting lives and making music. (The film also features appearances by CA staffers Megan Hamilton, Brittney Huff, and Dawn Swartz!) Reception with filmmakers, live performance by The Degenerettes, Jessica Xavier, and soup dinner precedes the screening and Q & A with the filmmakers follows.

NEW VIDEO: Mink Stole talks Christmas!

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Riot Acts !! BALTIMORE PREMIERE !! Fri Dec 4!

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Fri Dec 4
Baltimore Premiere!
Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music

Gender queer rockumentary road movie w/ The Degenerettes, Katastrophe, The Cliks, + more
plus reception live performances by Jessica Xavier & The Degenerettes
Reception + Music + Soup Dinner 7pm, Film 8pm
$10, $8 mbrs & stus. Soup dinner sold sep

In 2006, Simon Strikeback and Madsen Minax (of the Chicago bluegrass band Actor Slash Model) packed their instruments and cameras and struck out on the road. For 3 years, they travelled the U.S shooting 15 bands (including The Degenerettes, CAmm Dir Kristen Anchor’s band) and dozens of individuals performing, living, and discussing songwriting, venues, media representation, passing privilege, and the politics of gender identity. In a media climate where most images of transpeople are at best as victims and at worst as “freaks,” Riot Acts is radical departure -- no victims; just real people living interesting lives and making music. (The film also features appearances by CA staffers Megan Hamilton, Brittney Huff, and Dawn Swartz!) Reception with filmmakers, live performance by The Degenerettes, Jessica Xavier, and soup dinner precedes the screening and Q & A with the filmmakers follows.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave. B’more MD
410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

Click here for tickets!

CAmm Thanksgiving Weekend Special!

2009-11-23T14:32:00.000-08:00

The Camm Cage and Media Lab will be closed this Friday November 27th-- so that means you can keep your equipment longer! Rentals that go out this Wednesday, November 25th do not have to be returned until Monday November 30th-- and you'll only be charged for a weekend rental! That's two days free!

Machinima 101 Saturday December 5th!

2009-11-18T12:02:00.000-08:00

What's Machinima you might ask? Machinima is the emerging artform of movies created with video game engines. Learn the history of the genre, watch examples, then create your own with the cross-platform freeware Moviestorm! Finish by uploading to your audience on the web! Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Hahn instructs.

Go to the Creative Alliance website for more info.

Watch some of Matthew's movies here!

WIFV-DC Networking and Infoshare Event!

2009-11-06T08:34:00.000-08:00

This looks great, so we thought we'd pass along the info!

Join WIFV for a special evening continuing our 30th Anniversary Celebration when 2009 Woman of Vision Award recipient Sheila Smith from S & S Productions presents "Moving Pictures- Steadicams, Dollies and Jibs". This workshop will highlight one of Smith’s professional passions - the art of moving pictures.

Sheila has teamed up with several local camera shops and operators to demonstrate the following gear: MK-V Lite, Steadicam Clipper, Steadicam Flyer, Doorway dolly, Hollywood dolly, Cam Tram 2000, Cine Kinetics, Seven Jib, etc.

After the demonstrations, Sheila and her colleagues will open up the floor to questions and will give the audience a change to have their own hands on experience with the gear. A Petting Zoo that actually moves!

Nov 30
$15 WIFV Members/$25 public
This is a WIFV 30th Anniversary Event!
6:30 pm - Networking Reception
7:00 to 9:00 pm - Demonstrations and Petting Zoo
RSVP to membership@wifv.org

Arlington Independent Media
2701 N Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
METRO:Orange Line Clarendon or Courthouse stop
For more information about Arlington Independent Media and the resources it makes available to the area's film and video producers, go to www.arlingtonmedia.org.

Great Halloween Lantern Parade TODAY!

2009-10-25T06:04:00.001-07:00

CAmm Sale Coming up on Monday! 6-7pm in the Media Lab

2009-10-09T15:43:00.000-07:00

For this month's CAmm Happy Hour, we will be selling off some of our gear! Come down, have some free pizza and Natty Boh and check out our gear!
Some highlights:
Bolex 16mm H16 Reflex Cameras (no lenses included)
Kodak Ektagraphic Slide Projectors
Dual 8 Projector
Super 8 Cameras
Super 8 Film veiwers
Still (film) cameras
Plastic mailers for film
...and more!

If you have questions about any specific item, call Jaimes at 410-276-1651 ext. 213

CAmm Slamm 2009!

2009-10-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

CAmm Slamm 2009!

Oct 9-11
In its 8th year CAmm Slamm is celebrated by local filmmakers and audiences alike as the most Baltimore of Baltimore film contests! Sponsored by Maryland Film Office.

Fri Oct 9
CAmm Slamm Kickoff
Join the who’s who of the Baltimore indie film scene! Register early for CAmm’s weekend video competition. Tonight, pick up your prop then roll tape! Finish by Sun night for the competition in our theater! One member of your team must be a CAmm member (join tonight!). Info: Kristen@creativealliance.org. 6pm Reg, 7pm Start! Early reg (by Oct 9) $50/group, walk-in reg $75/group. Adv reg strongly sug.

Sun Oct 11
CAmm Slamm Screening
All entries (8 min or less, created this weekend) are screened at The Patterson! The voting audience plus a celeb jury award special prizes. CAmm Slamm 2008 Jurors: Matt Porterfield, Dir. Hamilton; Violet Glaze, journalist; and The Robinson Brothers, Dir.China White. Drink specials and door prizes! Doors 7:30pm, Screening 8pm. $12, $10 mbrs, stus, cast and crew.

All events take place at the
Creative Alliance at The Patterson 3134 Eastern Ave, 21224
Info and tix/registration: 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

CAmm Cage & Media Lab
Gear for your creative and documentation needs!
Workshops, tutoring, gear and editing rentals!
MWF 3pm-7pm
Email Jaimes! cage@creativealliance.org

Follow us online!

CAmm Cage Blog (news, local films, tutorials, handy links!) cammcage.blogspot.com
Twitter twitter.com/cammcage
YouTube youtube.com/cammcage
Do It Yourself Media Field Guide! www.creativealliance.org/camm/distro_guide.pdf

Oct = Final Cut, Shoot Like a Pro, After Effects Workshops + CineLounge Meet & Greet + Calls for Entry

2009-09-28T09:34:00.000-07:00

All Creative Alliance events take place at the Creative Alliance 3134 Eastern Ave, 21224
Info and tix/registration: 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

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Upcoming Film-Video-Digital Workshops
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3 Thursdays: Oct 1, 8, 15
Final Cut Pro 101
Get started with Final Cut Pro! Learn system set-up, video and audio capture techniques, editing strategies, basic titling, transitions and output. Instr Instr Nick Prevas. 7-9pm. Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145 mbrs.

Sat Oct 3
Shoot Like a Pro
Network cameraman Tim Keating shares survival secrets for the better, faster, cheaper, one-man-band business environment: lighting, interviews, formats, composition, best practices. Make your next shoot run smoothly. Designed to make you a better camera person from beginner to intermediate! 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break). Adv reg $105, $90 mbrs. Walk-in $140, $125 mbrs.

3 Wednesdays: Oct 14, 21, 28
Intro to After Effects
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. Craig Herron’s award winning shorts have screened at Maryland and other fests. 7-9pm Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145 mbrs.

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Upcoming Networking Events
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1st Mondays: Oct 5
CAmm Cine Lounge
7pm. $8, $6 mbrs.
2nd Semi-Annual MEET & GREET

Mix and mingle with local filmmakers, actors, production companies, studios and more!

Attendance will include: Studio Unknown, The World Music & Independent Film Festival, Maryland Film Office, Be More Films, The Delaware Film Company... and more!

Meet & Greet starts at 7:00pm...
BRING PLENTY OF HEADSHOTS, BUSINESS CARDS, RESUMES AND REELS!!!

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We will also be screening the Top 3 Winners from
THE 29 DAY FILM FESTIVAL Plus! Bring your short film for critique that night! Bar will be open with specials all night long. See you there! (If you have a production company or organization and would like to have a table, contact Stacie Gentzler cammcinelounge@gmail.com)

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Mon Oct 12
CAmm Cage Happy Hour Talks
Free Natty Boh, pizza, and a demo! Plus discount coupon for your next rental! Visit the CAmm Cage & Media Lab, have a beer, munch on pizza, meet some folks, and learn something new! Sep 14: Visiting filmmakers Ben Balcom and Josh Weissbach, Oct 12: Cage sale – buy our old gear! Nov 12: HD & YouTube, Dec 14: Bolex Demo. 6-7pm. Free!

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Tue Oct 6
Call for Entries: Jan-Apr ‘09 Screenings, Workshops
Got an idea for a CAmm workshop, or one for artists? A new short, feature, or concept for an evening program? Ideas considered for our Jan-Apr ‘09 season. Visit creativealliance.org & click “Booking and Submissions” or 410-276-1651.

Fri Oct 16
2010 CAmm Fellowship Proposal Deadline
CAmm offers FREE access to our gear and facilities to one local artist or filmmaker each year! Access our editing suite, iMac lab, production gear, one free workshop, plus a screening in our theater. Fellows accepted on the basis of a specific project. Info & application guidelines: http://www.creativealliance.org/events/eventItem1935.html

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave 21224 | www.creativealliance.org |410-276-1651 |

2010 Maryland Film Festival Call for Entries!

2009-09-28T09:31:00.000-07:00

Get the low down here: http://www.md-filmfest.com/sub.cfm?ID=11

Take 5 w/ Filmmaker Adam Nemett (The Instrument)

2009-09-18T11:35:00.000-07:00

Adam Nemett is a filmmaker and fiction writer with a BA (Religion and Creative Writing) from Princeton University, and an MFA in Writing (Fiction & Screenwriting) from California College of the Arts. Adam is an Adjunct Professor of Film Studies at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and works as a Senior Idea Engineer at The History Factory, adapting filmic story structure for organizational storytelling. He is also finishing his first novel, Minor Gods, an excerpt of which was published in The Apocalypse Reader (Thunder's Mouth Press). Check out The Instrument, Friday, Sep 25 at The Patterson! Click here for screening info and tickets!

1. What’s the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?
Loved: Synecdoche, New York (2008), Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut. I'm not sure if "loved" is the right word here; but if you consider "existentially confused in a way that made me want to drink myself into a catatonic stupor and/or call my grandma" a positive outcome, then, yes, I loved this one.

The film features a bunch of my favorite actors (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Samantha Morton, etc.). Hoffman plays a struggling theater director who receives a MacArthur Grant and launches a multi-decade semi-autobiographical theater project involving a life-sized replica of New York City (yes, life-sized). It's basically a time-warped poem about all the very big things in life -- illness, death, art, love. But in typical Kaufman-esque fashion it somehow accesses this weightiness without feeling preachy or "arty." There's dark humor and surrealism throughout, plus hefty doses of passion and pain. The relationship drama for the main character (so many women, so little idea how to handle them all) and self-referential handling of the artistic process reminds me of Fellini's 8 1/2, and there's probably a ton of other intellectual and psycho-spiritual references that went over my head. The film is such a grand achievement, likely lost on most mainstream viewers, that it almost feels beyond its medium. I'm not sure what I mean by that, exactly. But I like a film that challenges me, that stays with me, forces me to return to it. Recent Viewing Honorable Mentions: Chicago 10, Waco: The Rules of Engagement, Lars and the Real Girl...

Hated: Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008). It takes a lot for me to hate a movie, but this one did it for me. Penelope Cruz feels like she's playing Penelope Cruz. ScaJo is nice to look at, but she hasn't been good in anything since Ghost World. And it's a shame because the potential "main character" -- the city of Barcelona -- is such an amazing place in the world and even that somehow got lost in this nonsense...It kind of felt like a 17-year-old girl made this, after spending a semester in Barcelona (and even though, like, some crazy sexual stuff happened she TOTALLY had soooooo much fun there!). If this was written by a student in my screenwriting workshop I'd have written things like "Too obvious!" and "Meh..." all over the script. But instead, it was Woody Allen. Who I usually love. Either he's not trying anymore or else he's trying way too hard.

2. What’s your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?
I never really feel guilty about watching movies or TV shows, even goofy stuff. I'm self-righteous enough to believe that everything I watch is kind of awesome. There's plenty of drivel in either medium, but I'm one of those people who thinks there's a lot of fantastic stories being shown on television these days, and I think in ten years it's going to finally be socially- and artistically-acceptable to talk about TV as a serious artistic medium. I'm not a trash-TV fan -- not into The Real Housewives of Wherever -- but I like a good reality-show every now and then. Especially when it's a fictional series, but the verite style is part and parcel of the storytelling, like Reno 911! or The Office. I also DVR reruns of The Cosby Show, which some people think is silly, but Cliff Huxtable is the best TV dad in history, so I think those people who laugh at me are silly. Also, my friend met the guy who plays Elvin in an airport and ended up going to his Oscar Night Party which turned out to be a recruiting gathering for some Christian cult, and she won the Oscar pool but they wouldn't pay her unless she took the vow to join them...which is a fantastic tidbit of information to know about Elvin from The Cosby Show.

Maybe the closest thing to my guilty pleasures are Adult Swim cartoons: SeaLab 2021, Frisky Dingo, Aqua Teen Hunger Force...But they're just so funny.

3. How’d you get into filmmaking?
By accident. I've always loved movies, but I'm a fiction writer first and foremost. I was doing a lot of work with music in college -- I'm not a musician myself...I just do a lot of "work" surrounding music to overcompensate for the fact that I'm not a musician myself -- living with musicians and promoting concerts and raves and writing lyrics and such. I was also writing a lot of fiction at the time (still am) and began writing a long-ish story about a group of college students who inherit an interactive musical workshop that was created by their mentor before he died (the character is loosely based on James Hampton and his amazing work of visionary art, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly). My story relied so heavily on music and elaborate ritual, and I kept wanting to hear and see the story instead of just reading it. I believe you can do a lot with words, but I also believe the line, "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" (this quote is attributed to everyone from Steve Martin to Elvis Costello to Gertrude Stein to Frank Zappa...who actually said this?)

So I'm writing this piece in a fiction workshop taught by Joyce Carol Oates, and I'm young and foolish and desperately trying to impress her. So when she (jokingly?) suggested that I should make the piece into a movie, I kind of went with it. I'd never made a film before, not even a short, but I bought some books and developed the prose into a feature script, and I was surrounded by so many talented kids at Princeton, and had access to some of the school's equipment, and found a guy who owned a 3-chip DV camera, and knew lots of musicians who wanted to create the original score, and I was watching a lot of Dogme 95 low-budget movies in those days, and...all of a sudden the thing snowballed and I was actually making a movie.

A giant part of what made the project possible was the Maryland Institute College of Art. My father, Barry Nemett, has taught at MICA for several decades and he's always been a giant inspiration to me -- through his own work as an artist/teacher and his undying support for my own creative work -- and we began talking about collaborating on this film project, using MICA as a backdrop for the story and utilizing some of the undergraduate students and faculty to create the insanely complex sets for the film. His support, and the support of MICA, made the film a reality.

This was obviously a key element of producing the film on such a minuscule budget: overcoming my anxiety about asking people close to me for help, especially my parents. But this became, perhaps out of necessity, my philosophical/logistical/financial approach to the film in general: shamelessly convincing people to join the party, for free, please please please. And, in the process, if I could surround myself with enough young and talented people who were looking to gain some experience or be part of a piece like this that could showcase their skills...maybe we might actually finish this thing.

4. What’s your fave piece of gear?
My computer. It's nothing special, just a computer. It helps me write words and the internet is good for occasionally-accurate research.

Otherwise, I'm a minimalist, not really a film gear geek. It's all so expensive and a pain in the ass to move around and I'm scared I'm gonna break everything.

5. What’s the one thing you’d warn a new filmmaker NOT to do on their first film?
Don't skimp on sound, especially production audio. I shot my feature for under $10,000, and then spent almost the same amount on post-production sound, partially because it's a music/sound-based film but partially because I had to do a bunch of audio clean-up. Audiences will forgive raw, low-production-value camera work, but crappy audio is almost impossible to get away with. Getting pristine sound on set isn't always easy, but investing the time and energy and money to do the best possible job is hugely important. Our sound guy was a pro and he did a great job, but I probably made some rookie directorial decisions about shooting in non-ideal circumstances. So...don't just hand your 11-year-old neighbor a boom mic and don't assume you can fix everything in post. ADR and sound cleanup is expensive and time-consuming.

Also, don't watch Vicky Christina Barcelona.

Otherwise, my advice would be to DO everything you can. If it's your first film, you're going to make rookie mistakes and you might as well do them while taking chances making art with people you like. You've got nothing to lose but your sanity.

CAmm Fellowship! Free gear for a year!

2009-09-17T13:22:00.001-07:00

CAmm Fellowship
Jan ‘10-Dec ‘10

The purpose of the CAmm Fellowship is to promote growth and expertise in filmmaking and time based media arts of all genres and to support the development of finished, professional film, video and media arts projects. Each year CAmm awards one Fellowship to a filmmaker or artist working in time-based media living and working in Maryland, for a specific film/video project planned for completion in that year. Fellows receive extended free use of CAmm Cage gear and the CAmm Media Lab and editing suite, for a specified time period. The Fellowship also includes a work-in-progress critique with established members of the film community (determined by the subject and format of the project) and concludes with a screening opportunity at The Patterson. Applications are evaluated on the strength of the proposed project and quality of past work. Works in progress are encouraged.

To Apply:
Submit the following materials by Fri Oct 16:
• Project description, including treatment, length of proposed work, budget and production timeline.
• List of gear and/or facilities you would like to access from CAmm. A complete list is available here www.cammcage.blogspot.com
• Reel of previous work, and/or excerpts from proposed work in progress (short films or clips from longer work, not to exceed 30 minutes total). DVD or Quicktime files are preferred.
• Written description of previous work, including title, date, media and running time.
• Resume, including contact information
• Three personal references, their relation to you and their phone number.
CAmm Fellowship Timeline:
Fri Oct 16 CAmm Fellowship Applications Due
Nov 2009 Selection Process (Strength of proposal and quality of past work evaluated by Jury)
Dec 2009 2010 CAmm Fellowship award announced
Jan-Dec 2010 2010 CAmm Fellowship (access to equipment scheduled, mid project critique, work completed and screening opportunity scheduled based on project timeline and description).

Applicants are encouraged to contact CAmm Director, Kristen Anchor with questions and to discuss your proposal. 410-276-1651, kristen@creativealliance.org
About Creative Alliance MovieMakers (CAmm):
The Creative Alliance is a dynamic artists’ organization based at The Patterson, a multi-art center in a former 1930’s movie theater in Highlandtown. Creative Alliance MovieMakers is a programming division of CA, created by artists working in film, video, and digital media with the goal of establishing Baltimore as a national center for film and new media. CAmm currently presents approximately 40 screenings and 50 professional programs annually. CAmm Cage and Media Lab offers film, video, sound and photo gear rental, a digital editing suite, DVD duplication, an iMac Lab, and a flexible classroom/screening room.

Sep-Oct Workshops!!

2009-09-16T13:01:00.000-07:00

CAmm Sep- Oct FILM*VIDEO*DIGITAL Workshops

Wed Sep 23
Intro To Mac
Take a spin on the iMacs in the CAmm Media lab and learn basic Mac functions: effective file management, external drives, burning CDs/DVDs, shortcuts and keystrokes, iLife and Pro software tour. Instr Nick Prevas. 7-8:30pm $10, $5 mbrs Adv reg req’d.

Sat Sep 26
Fantasy & Horror Makeup
Take Halloween over the top, with special effects makeup from the pros! Steve Bauer and Marianne Wittelsberger, aka the Jokesters, produced a cable show in Hollywood for 12 years while working for Paramount, Fox, MGM, Universal and Disney. Learn how to apply powder, witch noses, elf ears and more! Expect to get messy, and bring your own makeup kit and noses/ears if you want. Basic makeup supplies provided. 10am-1pm Adv reg $60, $50 mbrs. Walk-in $70, $60 mbrs. Includes $20 materials.

Tue Oct 6
Call for Entries: Jan-Apr ‘09 Screenings, Workshops
Got an idea for a CAmm workshop, or one for artists? A new short, feature, or concept for an evening program? Ideas considered for our Jan-Apr ‘09 season. Visit creativealliance.org & click “Booking and Submissions” or 410-276-1651.

3 Thursdays: Oct 1, 8, 15
Final Cut Pro 101
Get started with Final Cut Pro! Learn system set-up, video and audio capture techniques, editing strategies, basic titling, transitions and output. Instr Instr Nick Prevas. 7-9pm. Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145 mbrs.

Sat Oct 3
Shoot Like a Pro
Network cameraman Tim Keating shares survival secrets for the better, faster, cheaper, one-man-band business environment: lighting, interviews, formats, composition, best practices. Make your next shoot run smoothly. Designed to make you a better camera person from beginner to intermediate! 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break). Adv reg $105, $90 mbrs. Walk-in $140, $125 mbrs.

1st Mondays: Oct 5
CAmm Cine Lounge
CAmm Cine Lounge is the hottest indie film event in town! Bring your new film or work in progress (max length 15min) and have a critical conversation with peers. Film industry guests share tips of the trade. Networking power hour finishes the night! Bring business cards, headshots, and press packets for our info exchange tables! Bar is open with specials! 7pm. $8, $6 mbrs.

Fri Oct 16
2010 CAmm Fellowship Proposal Deadline
CAmm offers FREE access to our gear and facilities to one local artist or filmmaker each year! Access our editing suite, iMac lab, production gear, one free workshop, plus a screening in our theater. Fellows accepted on the basis of a specific project. Info: 410-276-1651 or creativealliance.org.

3 Wednesdays: Oct 14, 21, 28
Intro to After Effects
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. Craig Herron’s award winning shorts have screened at Maryland and other fests. 7-9pm Adv reg $125, $100 mbrs. Walk-in $170, $145 mbrs.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224

Info and registration: www.creativealliance.org or 410-276-1651

Avant garde filmmakers Ben Balcom and Josh Weissbach @ The Patterson Monday 9/14!!

2009-09-11T10:45:00.000-07:00

Avant garde filmmakers (they really shoot film!) Ben Balcom and Josh Weissbach stop by The Patterson on their US tour! Weissbach’s interiors of the liquid gap, an experimental doc, explores the lives of Cuban exiles before, during, and after crossing the liquid divide between Cuba and the US. Balcom employs optical printing and hand processing to shape his 16mm films into poetic visions, teetering on the line between reality and dream.

6pm CAmm Cage Happy Hour talk w/ Ben and Josh incl. free beer & pizza!

7pm Screening. $5, Cash bar.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD
21224

Info and tix: creativealliance.org, 410-276-1651

Check out their tour blog!!

interiors of the liquid gap (exerpt 1) from heap us 'round our ruins on Vimeo.

anomie compendium (exerpt from part II) from heap us 'round our ruins on Vimeo.

Intern at CAmm this Fall!

2009-09-02T14:51:00.000-07:00

We are currently taking applicants for Fall internships at CAmm! This internship offers filmmakers and moving image artists a great opportunity to build on the skills they already have, and most importantly-- networking and meeting some of Baltimore's film and video people! In addition to this, CAmm interns get special opportunities like using our gear for shoots, building DIY gear and organizing film screenings! This is an unpaid internship, but we can offer school credit. To learn more about two of our past interns, check out these interviews with Angie Young and Eric Gonzalez.

Job Description: CAmm Cage Fall Intern (Late September- December)

CAmm Cage is seeking part time (8-12 hrs/week) intern for our film and video production rental program and media lab. Responsibilities include assisting CAmm Cage Manager, some event documentation/video editing, and assisting artists/filmmakers in our iMac computer lab. Candidates must be friendly, organized, detail oriented and must have experience using both film and video equipment. Experience with non-linear editing and Mac troubleshooting also required. Creative Alliance strives to create an open and inviting environment for the community and to that end, this position requires excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Send cover letter (include video/film skills and why you want to intern with us), resume and 3 references to jaimes@creativealliance.org (Work samples encouraged but not required.)

Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, September 16th at 5pm.

Creative Alliance MovieMakers July E-News Digest

2009-07-22T14:54:00.001-07:00

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UPCOMING CREATIVE ALLIANCE EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS–
All Creative Alliance events take place at the Creative Alliance 3134 Eastern Ave, 21224
Info and tix/registration: 410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org
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Fri Jul 10
CAmm Indie Premiere
Lessons Learned (Young, 2009)
Baltimore’s gay-indie-horror production team Kubla Khan follow up their debut teensploitation with a psychological creeper. (Don’t worry, there’s still gore!) Justin Bishop is a gay journalist with a dark past. His obsession with a rash of serial killings sends him down a dangerous path of paranoia, nightmares, and hallucinations. Co-producer AJ Hyde co-stars. 8pm. $10, $8 mbrs, stus, cast & crew. Check out our interviews w/ Kalima and AJ on the blog! cammcage.blogspot.com
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FREE WORKSHOP! FREE BEER! FREE PIZZA!
CAmm Cage Happy Hour Talks
2nd Mondays: Jul 13, Aug 10
Free Natty Boh, pizza, networking, and a demo! Plus discount coupon for your next rental! Visit the CAmm Cage & Media Lab, have a beer, munch on pizza, meet some folks, and learn something new! Jul 13: Promote w/ Facebook w/ Kristen Anchor; Aug 10: 10 Tips for Shooting DV w/ Jaimes Mayhew. 6-7pm. FREE!

Tue Jul 14
Intro To Mac
Take a spin on the iMacs in the CAmm Media lab and learn basic Mac functions: effective file management, using external drives, burning CDs/DVDs, shortcuts and keystrokes, iLife and Pro software tour. ake a spin on the iMacs in the CAmm Media lab and learn basic Mac functions: effective file management, using external drives, burning CDs/DVDs, shortcuts and keystrokes, iLife and Pro software tour. Instr Nick Prevas. 7-8:30pm. $10, $5 mbrs Adv reg required.

CAmm A/V Cart
Creative Alliance’s newest screen for film, video, and time-based art! Look for the CAmm A/V Cart parked under the stairs in the main lobby.

Jun 26–Aug 15
Termite TV: Water and Food
Curated by Termite TV Collective
Termite TV is a collective of media makers based in Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Baltimore producing programs around themes such as WAR, TERROR, DEMOCRACY, WATER and FOOD. The programs have been broadcast by Free Speech TV and screened at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, MOMA, Hallwalls, and the Athens International Film Festival. WATER and FOOD, their most recent, are parts one and two of a trilogy about the basic necessities of human life, including video of Errol Webber’s Edible Estates project produced by Baltimore’s Contemporary Museum. Termite TV artists are: Dorothea Braemer, Carl Lee, Meg Knowles, Michael Kuetemeyer, A.Q. Quintero, Joanna Raczynska, Deborah Rudman, Anula Shetty and guests.

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Funding Ops
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National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) Fund for the Arts - Grants of $2,500-$10,000 to support Latino working artists and ensembles and small and mid-sized Latino arts and cultural organizations. Must be NALAC member (individual membership: $35/year; organizational memberships start at $60/year) and individual artists must be 18 or older. Submit in English or Spanish. Eligible artist disciplines: Dance, Interdisciplinary Arts, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Multidisciplinary Arts, Music, Performance Art, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts. See website for guidelines and application procedure. Elisa Gonzales, Grant Program Manager, NALAC Fund for the Arts, 1208 Buena Vista St., San Antonio, TX 78207, T: (210) 432-3982, FAX: (210) 432-3934, grantmanager@nalac.org, www.nalac.org. Deadline: July 13, 2009
Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) Public Television Program Fund - NAPT welcomes proposals for projects in all stages, awarding $10,000-$25,000 for research and development and up to $100,000 for production and completion. Eligible genres include documentary, performance, cultural/public affairs, animation, and more. Projects must be intended for national public TV broadcast. Criteria include quantity and quality of Native American participation in creative, technical, and advisory personnel, and power of finished program to illuminate the Native American experience through public TV. NAPT funds are not intended to cover all expenses; successful projects should leverage NAPT's investment to raise additional funds. Applicants must be 21 or older, and must be U.S. citizens or legal residents. Applicants also must have previous TV or filmmaking experience. Submit 9 copies, including original, of application form (available on website), and all requested materials. Shirley Sneve, Public Television Program Fund, Native American Public Television, 1800 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68503, T: (402) 472-0208, ssneve2@unl.edu, http://nativetelecom.org/producers_programfund. Deadline: July 15, 2009
Abu Dhabi Film Commission - Shasha Grant - International screenwriting and pitch competition designed to identify, develop and launch the careers of outstanding filmmakers. The program exposes emerging filmmakers to high-level industry decision makers and facilitates financing for talented writers and directors from around the world. Finalists will be invited to Abu Dhabi to attend The Circle Conference and participate in all events. Finalists are paired with industry executives to brainstorm to create and refine pitch strategies for the 6 chosen projects. Each finalist pitches their project to a selection jury comprised of industry insiders for evaluation. The winning filmmaker will receive a $100,000 production grant and a first look deal with Imagenation, Abu Dhabi's billion-dollar film fund. All projects must fulfill one or more of the following criteria: the subject matter is set in the Middle East or North Africa; one of the key members (writer, producer, or director) is Emirati or a resident of the Middle East or of Middle Eastern or North African descent; the project is to be filmed in the UAE. Additional guidelines: open to teams of a writer and director or writer and producer who have completed a short, feature, or documentary film that was awarded a prize, has been screened at an international film festival or has had a broadcast commission. Writers may not have more than 2 produced feature screenplays; directors may not have directed more than one feature film. Projects should be presented in English. Projects must be a completed feature screenplay or feature documentary project. See website for full guidelines and application procedures. NO FEE. Abu Dhabi Film Commission, Shash Grant, P.O. Box 2380, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, T: +971 02 417 7444, FAX: +971 02 443 6076, shasha@film.gov.ae, http://www.thecircle.ae. Deadline: July 15, 2009
Global Film Initiative Production Grants - Production grants of up to $10,000 each to filmmakers whose work exhibits artistic excellence, authentic self-representation, and accomplished storytelling. Supports completion of film production and post-production costs for feature-length (longer than 60 minutes) films. Does not support shorts or documentaries. Films may be in pre-production, poduction, or post-production, and must have substantial production funding in place. Accepts applications from countries in the following regions: Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East (excluding Iran), Asia (excluding Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan), and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand). See website for guidelines and application procedures. NOTE: No phone calls. The Global Film Initiative, 145 Ninth St., #105, San Francisco, CA 94103, FAX: (415) 934-9501, gfi-info@globalfilm.org, http://globalfilm.org/guidelines_en.htm. Deadline: July 15, 2009
Cinereach Film Fellowship (August, 2009-March 2010) - 6-month program that supports 4 young filmmakers with a $5,000 grant, resources, and industry mentors who help guide their short films through all stages of production. Fellows also receive production support from sponsors, workshops, career coaching, and industry exposure. Industry judges will award an additional $5,000 to the most outstanding film of the 4, which will also screen at Cinereach's annual Reach Out event in the spring. Cinereach is seeking artful films that depict underrepresented perspectives, cross cultural boundaries, and promote dialogue. Open to filmmakers who completed film studies programs in 2008 or 2009. Self-taught filmmakers may also apply, but are advised to discuss their eligibility with Cinereach staff before submitting an application. Applicants must also be able to reside in the New York Tri-State area from August, 2009 through April, 2010 to meet the fellowship requirements. Application forms available on website. The Reach Film Fellowship, c/o Cinereach Ltd., 27 W. 24th St., Suite 200, New York, NY 10010, http://www.reachfilmfellowship.com/. Deadline: July 15, 2009
General Mills Foundation's Celebrating Communities of Color Grants - Awards grants of $10,000 to nonprofit organizations in the 7-county Minneapolis-St. Paul Twin Cities metro area that are serving communities of color. Awards are for project support only (no operating or capital support). Arts and Cultre category supports innovative performing arts and cultural programs as evidenced through innovation, program quality, and contribution to community. NOTE: Application must be completed online (see website). General Mills Foundation Celebrating Communities of Color Grants Program, T: (763) 764-2211, FAX: (763) 764-4114, communityactionqa@genmills.com, www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/foundation.aspx. Deadline: July 15, 2009
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) Transnational Cultural Remittances (TRC) Project - Grants from $2,000-$20,000 to strengthen the exchange of art and culture between communities linked by people's migration from one country to another. Funds exemplary cultural exchange projects that support grassroots artistic and cultural practices and strengthen social networks across national boundaries in migrant communities. Eligible projects must demonstrate an ongoing connection between 2 or more of the following countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. Open to individual artists and non-profit organizations in any of these countries that are creating ongoing cultural exchange between disparate communities through work for human rights, social justice, and economic empowerment. These exchanges may be in person or electronic, but must be reciprocal and must extend cultural knowledge across borders. Grant period is from September 1, 2009-August 31, 2010. Grants are available for specific projects, i.e. community festivals featuring transnational arts and culture, or for planning, i.e. developing or documenting transnational artistic collaborations. NOTE: Application must be submitted partially online, through website, and partially by regular mail. See website for full guidelines and application procedure. NALAC/TCR Program, 1208 Buena Vista, San Antonio, TX 78207, info@nalac.org, http://www.nalac.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=186&Itemid=232. Deadline: July 24, 2009
Independent Television Service (ITVS) Open Call - Providing finishing funds for single public TV programs from independent U.S. producers on any subject, from any viewpoint, in any genre except fiction. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress tape, and must be possible to complete within 1 year of contract. There is no maximum or minimum cut-off for funding amount, but Open Call funds must be the last needed for completion of the project. See website for complete guidelines and application procedure. Karim Ahmad, Programming Coordinator, Independent Television Service (ITVS), 651 Brannan St., Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94110, T: (415) 356-8383 ext. 259, FAX: (415) 356-8391, itvs@itvs.org, www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html. Receipt Deadline: July 31, 2009

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CAmm Member Announcements and Updates!
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New DVD, “Discovering Maryland Wines with John DiTomasso”
Maryland has wineries? Yes, it surely does! In making "Discovering Maryland Wines," we attempted to address the most commonly asked questions about wine and winemaking in a compact, 57-minute video. We visited six of the approximately 30 commercial wineries in the state of Maryland to capture the whole wine cycle, from harvesting to bottling to pruning. We interviewed Kevin Atticks, Executive Director of the Maryland Wineries Association, and key people from Linganore Winecellars (the largest winery in the state), Boordy Vineyards (the oldest and next largest), Basignani Winery, Deep Creek Cellars, Fridays Creek Winery, and Loew Vineyards. The video begins with our interviewer John DiTomasso asking Kevin Atticks, “Are these wines good?” Might as well get that question out of the way right away! Discussions include pairing wine with food; proper glasses to use; fermenting in stainless steel tanks and in oak barrels; how aging in barrels affects the wine; what constitutes a dry wine, a sweet wine; how long reds and whites last in the bottle; storing wine; the best stoppers or closures to use; the optimal weather for growing grapes; and dealing with hungry "Critters" that want to share in the harvest.
A preview of "Discovering Maryland Wines”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrOIOn0Rkl8

Buy it on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=discovering+Maryland+wines+with+John+DiTomasso&x=18&y=19

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Zero Film Festival - LA and NYC (December 1-15, 2009, Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY) - Festival that screens exclusively self-financed films and helps under-represented filmmakers gain exposure, distribution, and financing. Selected films from the festival will go on to tour the East and West Coasts. Seeking original and innovative films that are completely self-financed in the following categories: Feature (over 45 minutes; narratives, documentaries, and everything in between; open to all genres), Short (under 45 minutes; narrative or documentary; all genres), Experimental (especially interested in progressive experimental films), Animation, and Music Video. FEE: $15-$135. Zero Film Festival - LA and NYC, P.O. Box 25616, Brooklyn, NY 11202, T: (206) 697-4821, info@zerofilmfest.com, http://www.zerofilmfest.com. Deadline: July 1, 2009 (early), September 1, 2009 (regular), October 1, 2009 (late), October 15, 2009 (extended, via withoutabox.com)

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*Alliance of Women Filmmakers Script Competition** (Formerly Reel Women Script Competition) - Seeks to advance the careers of women writers who help create more diverse and powerful roles for women. 5 finalists and one winner will be chosen in each category, Feature and Short. All finalists will receive a script critique and passes to the film festival to be held in March. FEE: $30-$65. Alliance of Women Filmmakers Script Competition, 1317 N. San Fernando Blvd. #340, Burbank, CA 91504, T: (818) 749-6162, dmeans25@yahoo.com, http://www.reelfestivalforwomen.org/. Deadline: July 15, 2009 (early), August 15, 2009 (regular), September 15, 2009 (late), September 30, 2009 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
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Indie Can Film Festival (October 1-4, 2009, Woodbridge, ON, Canada) - Aims to showcase the world of independent, no-budget or small-budget commercial cinema - films made by committed filmmakers working outside of mainstream channels of production and distribution. There is no selection process; all submitted films will be screened (with the exception of films deemed pornographic). Screenings are free to the public. Screening slots are limited; no more films will be accepted after all slots are filled. Seeking films in the following categories: Feature (51-120 minutes), Mid-Length (16-50 minutes), Short (1-15 minutes), and Music Video. FEE: $25-$135. Indie Can Film Festival, 27 Roytec Road, Unit 3, Woodbridge, ON L4L 8E3, Canada, T: (647) 883-6859, indiecanfilmfestival@lycos.com, http://www.indiecanfilmfestival.com. Deadline: July 15, 2009 (regular), July 31, 2009 (late)
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Savannah International Animation Festival (February 5-6, 2010, Savannah, GA) - Festival of Animation. Seeking entries from independent, professional, and student filmmakers in the following categories: Stop Motion Animation, Computer Animation, Traditional Animation, Experimental Animation, Television Animation, Web Animation, Gaming Animation, Visual Effects, Animatronics, and Student Animation. Prizes will be awarded in multiple categories. FEE: $0-$45. Savannah International Animation Festival, P.O. Box 30535, Savannah, GA 31410, T: (912) 414-3863, info@imagimationstudios.com, http://www.svannahinternationalanimationfestival.com. Deadline: July 15, 2009 (early), September 15, 2009 (regular), November 15, 2009 (late), December 1, 2009 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
L.A. Center for Digital Art "DigitalArt.LA" Exposition (August 13-September 5, 2009, Los Angeles, CA) - Seeking all styles of artwork and photography in which digital processes of any kind were integral to their creation: digital art stills of any kind, digital photography, short experimental time-based video, video loops, mobile media, interactive media, and internet art. Selected winners will be exhibited as the central focus of the "DigitalArt.LA" exposition in a large group exhibit at the LACDA gallery. Video winners will also be screened at the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles. The show will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artists. NOTE: Online registration only. No phone calls. FEE: $30. L.A. Center for Digital Art, 107 West Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA 90013, lacda@lacda.com, http://lacda.com/juried/juriedshow.html. Deadline: July 20, 2009
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A Night of Horror International Film Festival (March 25-April 3, 2010, Beecroft, NSW, Australia) - Dedicated to screening and promoting the work of independent filmmakers working in the horror genre from both Australia and abroad. Seeking films in the following categories: Horror Feature, Horror Short (45 minutes or under), H.P. Lovecraft Inspired Short Film (45 minutes or under), Horror Themed Music Video, Feature Horror Screenplay (45-130 pages), and Short Horror Screenplay (under 45 pages). FEE: $15-$70 Australian. A Night of Horror International Film Festival, P.O. Box 143, Beecroft, NSW 2119, Australia, T: +61 2 9482 4019, info@anightofhorror.com, http://www.anightofhorror.com. Deadline: July 31, 2009 (early), October 2, 2009 (regular), December 18, 2009 (late), December 31, 2009 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
Paranoia Horror and Sci-Fi Convention and Film Festival (March 12-14, 2010, Long Beach, CA) - Held aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. Seeking Horror and Sci-Fi submissions in the following categories: Screenplay (75 pages minimum), Trailer (10 seconds-3 minutes), Short Film (1-59 minutes), Feature (60 minutes or longer), Documentary (60 minutes or longer), and Music Video (1-59 minutes). FEE: $0-$75. Paranoia Horror and Sci-Fi Convention and Film Festival, 137 N. Larchmont Blvd. #139, Los Angeles, CA 90004, james@paranoiafest.com, http://www.paranoiafest.com. Deadline: July 31, 2009 (early), October 31, 2009 (regular), November 30, 2009 (late), December 31, 2009 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
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Experimental Television Center (September, 2009 - January, 2010, Owego, NY) - Residencies of 3-5 days average, though requests for longer stays will be considered. Supports projects which approach media as a contemporary electronic and cinematic art form. Artists have unlimited access to the media library and the imaging system, which includes G-4 and G-5 computers, custom built equipment by media artists, new and vintage analog audio and video processors and synthesizers, editing software, and dozens of other tools that encourage artists to explore boundaries and intersections in works ranging from narrative and documentary to more experimental forms, including performative media and work for the web. Artists will have the opportunity to display work through museum and gallery exhibitions, as well as through cable, broadcast, and on the web. Artists must have prior experience in video production or with other electronic systems. Application process is informal; provide a project description (with an indication of the ways in which you would like to use the imaging system), a resume (indicating your knowledge of equipment operation), a requested 5-day period for stay, and a tape sample (DV, 3/4", or VHS) of recent works. Residency provides housing (if needed) and access to studio, as well as instruction in using equipment. Artist is responsible for travel, meals, and residency fee ($100 each 5 days). Artists may bring production assistants or other crew. NO FEE. Experimental Television Center, 109 Lower Fairfield Rd., Newark Valley, NY 13811, T: (607) 687-4341, etc@experimentaltvcenter.org, http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/ResidenciesIndex.html. Deadline: July 15, 2009

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Swing Space (November 2009-July 2010, New York, NY) - Works with downtown building owners to make vacant space available to artists, curators, and arts organizations for the development and presentation of new projects in the visual and performing arts. Encourages creative, experimental and collaborative approaches to artistic practice in unconventional spaces. Recommended projects are matched with vacant spaces as they become available. Applications are accepted for development space, presentation space, and office space for projects in the visual and performing arts. Projects are placed in spaces from 1-6 months, depending on project needs and space availability. Spaces are varied in nature, and have included raw office floors, finished offices, ground floor retail storefronts, and basement bank vaults, in varying states of condition. Limited access to equipment may be available. LMCC will publicize Swing Space projects on their website. Visual and performing artists and curators must have at least 3 years of experience working at a professional level in their field; arts or cultural organizations must have 501(c)(3) non-profit status or fiscal sponsorship. Applicants do not need to be based in New York; however, artists should be within commuting distance for the duration of the project, and must be able to accept a space on short notice (i.e. 1 month). Housing not provided. NOTE: Applications must be submitted partially online and partially by mail; see website for complete guidelines and procedures. NO FEE. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038, (212) 219-9401, FAX: (212) 219-2058, http://lmcc.net/art/swingspace/overview/2009/apply.html. Receipt Deadline: July 17, 2009
Yaddo (October, 2009-May, 2010, Saratoga Springs, NY) - Residencies of an average of 5 weeks for writers, filmmakers, media artists, visual artists, and performing artists working at the professional level in their fields. Facilities include dance/choreography studios, exhibition/installation spaces, and performing arts space. Residency provides housing, meals, studio, travel assistance, and materials stipend. Artists responsible for additional materials or travel costs. NOTE: Applications must be submitted by regular mail. See website for guidelines. FEE: $20. Yaddo, P.O. Box 395, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, T: (518) 584-0746, FAX: (518) 584-1312, yaddo@yaddo.org, www.yaddo.org. Deadline: August 1, 2009
Montana Artists Refuge (through May 2010, Basin, MT) - Residencies between 1-3 months for national and international artists in all disciplines. Housing and studio provided. Artists responsible for food, travel, materials, and residency fee ($450-$550) plus deposit ($200). Artists are encouraged to engage in community outreach. Full scholarships available to Montana American-Indian artists; additional one-month scholarships are available (contact organization for more details). Application available on website. NO FEE. Montana Artists Refuge, 101&103 Basin St. P.O. Box 8, Basin, MT 59631, T: (406) 225-3500, FAX: (406) 225-3500, mar@mt.net, www.montanarefuge.org. Receipt Deadline: August 15, 2009

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CASTING CALL for UNTITLED ART PROJECT
Application Instructions
How do you go from struggling, emerging or even semi-established artist to selling a complete show for $198 million? It’s a big art world out there, but maybe this is one place to start!
Magical Elves (Peabody Award-winning Project Runway, Emmy Award-winning Top Chef) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winner) and her production company, Pretty Matches, are teaming up for an hour-long creative competition series among aspiring contemporary artists who will create and compete to conquer the art world!
If you’re an emerging or mid-career artist with a unique, powerful voice that demands a bigger stage – well. . . Here. It. Is.
We want contemporary artists. Your medium could be one of many (or several of many) – painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, mixed-media – we want voices that believe in their art and want the world to know.
Attend one of our four regional casting calls around the country and we will consider you for participation in this groundbreaking show.
Casting Calls for The Untitled Art Project are as follows:
LOS ANGELES
Saturday, July 11 & Sunday, July 12, 10 AM – 2 PM
LAXART
www.laxart.org
MIAMI
Tuesday, July 14, 10 AM – 2 PM
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
www.Snitzer.com
CHICAGO
Thursday, July 16, 10 AM – 2 PM
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sullivan Galleries, 33 State Street
www.saic.edu
NEW YORK
Saturday, July 18 & Sunday, July 19, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
White Columns
www.whitecolumns.org

(IMPORTANT: See below and attached for what you must bring to the open call.)
GOOD LUCK!
1. Please fill out the APPLICATION legibly, using dark colored ink. If you run out of space answering any question, please attach additional pages and reference the question(s) you are answering on such additional pages.
2. You must fill out the entire application. Do not leave any question unanswered. If any question is not applicable to you, write N/A in the space provided, or if no space is provided, next to the question. Failure to answer any question may be grounds for not considering your application.
3. Please write only on the printed side of the paper, but feel free to attach additional sheets if necessary.
4. PLEASE, take your time and answer completely and honestly. When you are done, please sign and bring the completed application, (along with additional elements listed below), to one of our open casting calls (Go to www.bravotv.com/casting for dates and information).
PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING TO THE OPEN CASTING CALLS:
1) YOUR COMPLETED AND SIGNED APPLICATION (NOTE: YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE OPEN CASTING CALL UNLESS THIS APPLICATION AND THE CERTIFICATION OF VERACITY IS COMPLETED AND SIGNED);
2) A “DIGITAL PORTFOLIO” WITH REPRESENTATIONS OF AT LEAST 10 PIECES OF ARTWORK, PREFERABLY MORE. THE DIGITAL PORTFOLIO MUST BE ON A CD-ROM OR USB FLASH DRIVE/JUMP DRIVE THAT IS CLEARLY LABELED WITH YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS. THE DIGITAL PORTFOLIO WILL
BE LEFT WITH CASTING AND NOT RETURNED TO YOU;
3) A HARD COPY PORTFOLIO THAT SHOWS YOUR RANGE/DEPTH OF WORK. THIS HARD COPY PORTFOLIO WILL BE REVIEWED ON-SITE BY CASTING, SO PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. THIS HARD COPY WILL NOT BE LEFT WITH CASTING;
4) IF POSSIBLE, ANY ORIGINAL ARTWORK THAT IS EASILY TRANSPORTABLE. THESE PIECES OF ARTWORK WILL BE FOR REVIEW ON-SITE AND YOU WILL NOT LEAVE THIS ARTWORK WITH CASTING; AND
5) AN UPDATED RESUME.
Thank you for your time and effort and GOOD LUCK!
Click here for the UNTITLED ART PROJECT APPLICATION.
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Signature Enterprises is looking for one main model/actor for an upcoming
commercial to be shot in mid August. We are looking for a multi racial or
Spanish female who is very attractive. She must have little to know
eyebrows since this is a commercial for an eyebrow product. We will be
paying $500.00 flat rate. You must be at least 5 ft. 7inches with a slim
built. For more information contact Kat at Kgmodelsearch86@gmail.com

Please include resume and one full body shot and one head shot.
Also send one untouched image of yourself so that we can see
your eyebrows. Thank you and good luck.

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STORYBOARD ARTIST NEEDED FOR INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM

Looking for an experienced storyboard artist to collaborate with our
Director and create
boards for our entire independent feature project.

This is a fully paid position – I'm NOT looking for students, but
professionals with prior feature credits.

As this is an independent lower budget project the compensation will
be in the median
pay range for the position and the right individual.

TO SUBMIT:
Be sure to email your RESUME, and LINKS to your website or examples of
your work asap to:
dalefx@yahoo.com

Dale Winsor Tanguay
Line Producer, Post Supervisor
Director: Jon. I am producing a NON-UNION, no/low budget short HDV a
nd am in need of three actors, each for complex and challenging roles,
for two untitled shorts.

The shoot will be for one day, tentatively either Saturday July 25 or Sunday
July 26. The location is York, PA. If needed, I am willing to car pool
(provide transportation) for the actors to and from the location. I can
afford to pay a modest $50 to each actor. In addition, food, credit, and
copy of the final movie will be provided. Each actor must sign a release form.

This short will be submitted to regional film festivals with the potentiality
of an Imdb listing.

AUDITIONS:
TUESDAY JULY 7, 2009
5:00PM-9:00PM
Chesapeake Arts Center
194 Hammonds Lane Brooklyn Park,
Maryland 21225 | 410-636-6597

Please contact Jon, at projectshorts@gmail.com
or 443-878-3180

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https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/job_view.cfm?view_req_id=39312&view=sch
The MultiMedia Systems Specialist will be responsible for the integration of multi-media into the design and development of online courses. Working to meet faculty needs in AAP, the position will coordinate and develop multimedia projects for online delivery to students, assist in the implementation of other multi-media technologies, and perform a multitude of differing and immediate responsibilities as new technology is adopted. The successful candidate will provide leadership in the artistic and visual design and usability of online multimedia resources. Incumbent must remain current about advances in technology and research about online multimedia in a teaching environment, and recommend and implement new formats, technology, and integrations.
This position will entail designing and developing multimedia projects including but not limited to graphics, animations, audio narrated PowerPoint presentations, audio recordings, video presentations, screen captures, and simulations. The successful candidate will provide hands on technical expertise in multimedia development, and will be actively capturing, editing, and rendering video, audio, and other media into streaming multimedia using Adobe products such as Premier. Will also utilize other products, formats, and platforms, such as online conferencing software and screen capture technology, to produce educational multimedia.
More Info: http://www.jhu.edu/
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YOUNG AUDIENCES/ARTS FOR LEARNING SEEKS TEACHING ARTISTS FOR 2009/2010 SCHOOL YEAR (NEW)
Post date: June 26, 2009
Young Audiences of Maryland a non-profit art education organization manages two after-school programs in Baltimore city. Both are public schools which accept applicants city-wide and expose students to various art forms. Applicant will be working with either junior high or high school students. We are particularly interested in: music, theater, poetry, hip-hop, step dance or media instructors.
The Teaching Artist will:
Plan and implement a 15 week syllabus. Teach one class of up to 25 students at one or our after-school sites. Assist with set-up and/or break-down of materials, etc. before/after class (3:15 set-up/5:00 breakdown). Plan, order, and prepare materials required for the course. Provide one-on-one assistance with students, review concepts and techniques, etc. Participate everyday that program takes place. Tues, Weds, Thurs 3:45-4:45 or Weds 1:30-4:30. Assist with coordination of final student showcase – at the end of each semester.
Compensation:
Teaching Artists will be compensated at a rate of $65.00 per class + mileage
Teaching assistants also needed for those wishing to gain teaching experience: Compensation $13-$17/hr
Please send cover letter and resume to:
Brendan@yamd.org
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REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM SEEKS PUBLIC PROGRAMS CORDINATOR
Post date: June 12
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum seeks an experienced Public Programs Coordinator responsible for developing and facilitating an array of artistic, cultural and educational programs, events and activities that enhance the learning and participation of museum members, school groups, scholars, and the general public.

Qualifications:
Undergraduate degree (required); graduate degree (preferred) in a discipline or related field of history, arts and humanities, education, or museum studies. A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience in a museum, school, university, or non-profit center. Candidates must have a record of successfully executed programs: demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral; and multi-task.
Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. State benefits package.
Send cover letter, resume, 3 professional references, and work samples to: woods@maamc.org; mail to: MAAMC, 830 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Attn: Human Resources; fax to: (410) 333-1138, Attn: Human Resources.
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JHU SEEKING MULTIMEDIA ARTISTS TO WORK IN MEDIA LAB
Post date: May 29
The Johns Hopkins University Digital Media Center (DMC) will be looking to fill two part time Multimedia Artist positions - one with an emphasis on video production and the other emphasizing graphics, animation, and web design. In several weeks, the positions will appear online at https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs
The DMC is a non-academic lab located on the Hopkins Homewood campus in the Mattin Arts Center. In addition to supporting students in their use of multimedia technology we develop extra-curricular programs that provide opportunities to integrate art and science. Please view our web site at http://digitalmedia.jhu.edu.
Multimedia Artist - Video Job Description:
Instruct students in video and multimedia technology through non-credit workshops and one-on-one mentoring. Set-up and maintain digital video equipment, organize special projects and events, participate in departmental multimedia collaborations. This 20-hour per week "casual" position requires some evening and weekend hours. The successful candidate will be encouraged to interact with the Baltimore-Washington digital arts community and to share connections and collaborations with JHU students.
Qualifications: MA, MFA, with emphasis in multimedia. Superior knowledge of digital video cameras, assorted lighting and audio-recording equipment. Superior knowledge of video work flow, editing, effects, and compression techniques. Familiarity with Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Flash and other Adobe Creative Suite applications. Must be able to learn new technology independently. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to teach 1-on-1 and in small groups
Additional experience with circuit bending, interactivity, generative art, immersive installation, and gaming is a plus.
Multimedia Artist - Design, Web, and Animation Job Description:
Instruct students in video and multimedia technology through non-credit workshops and one-on-one mentoring. Organize special projects and events, participate in departmental multimedia collaborations. This 20-hour per week "casual" position requires some evening and weekend hours. The successful candidate will be encouraged to interact with the Baltimore-Washington digital arts community and to share connections and collaborations with JHU students.
Qualifications: MA, MFA, with emphasis in graphic design and multimedia. Superior knowledge of design for print, screen, and interactivity. Superior knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash/Action script, other Adobe Creative Suite applications. Working knowledge of a variety of web technologies and content management systems. Must be able to learn new technology independently. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to teach 1-on-1 and in small groups. Additional experience with 3-D modeling, circuit bending, interactivity, generative art, immersive installation, and gaming is a plus.

For more information, please email Joan Freedman, Director JHU Digital Media Center freedman@jhu.edu.

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Tour The Big Show with Artistic Director Jed Dodds!

2009-07-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

Take 5 Interview w/ Lessons Learned creators Kalima Young & AJ Hyde!

2009-07-07T09:54:00.001-07:00

Kalima Young and Aj Hyde are independent film making, professional adventuring superheroes; able to bend probability, time & space to get the job done. Recently they've conducted controlled experiments in telepathic exchange (so as to abolish clunky cellular devices) and love to cook up a mean Sunday Dinner to replenish themselves during/after intense sessions of editing. They excel in GLBTQ cinema and are based in Baltimore, Hon!

Kubla Khan Productions' latest feature, Lessons Learned, premieres Friday, July 10, 2009 at Creative Alliance. Lessons Learned is a psychological thriller about a rash of killings in Mt. Vernon and troubled journalist who doesn't know if he is the killer or the next victim. Check it out at: www.lessonslearnedfilm.net.

1. What’s the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?

Star Trek (2009) was definitely the most recent film that we absolutely loved. Being Trekkies, it was really amazing to watch this new incarnation of familiar characters and storyline. The casting was perfect, performances on point, the story engaged us immediately from the prologue, all the music, special effects... it was just a totally solid piece of Hollywood science fiction. Four very enthusiastic thumbs way up.

Last movie we hated collectively? Hostel. Or the remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes. Complete nonsense. We're both horror fans and this new Super Gore, Torture Porn schtick with contemporary horror filmmakers is both extremely distasteful and disappointing. We want to be scared and thrilled, not grossed the fuck out. There's a difference there, a definitive line, and we feel the scare should come from the plight, not the blood (and guts and brains and intestines, and spinal cords and severed genitalia...) itself.

2. What’s your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?

Aj: Heheh, Sailormoon. I know every season inside and out and three ways backwards from Sunday. It can be extra cute, and sometimes girlie, and sometimes very ridiculous... but the messages are true and I dig every bit of it. I mean, the mythologies alone are worth it. Ancient rulers of Planetary Kingdoms fighting evil 1000 years later on present day Earth? haha, yeah, nuff said.

Kalima: Bubble Boy is the bomb leather. I frakin love that movie to death and its stupid as all get out. The premise is classic and the characters are great. I also love the bubble itself. You just can't beat, "Oh, you're not a singing group, you're a cult!" I sometimes want to join the Bright and Shiny cult myself these days.

3. How’d you get into filmmaking?

Kalima: I used to want to be an MTV VJ but when I got to college I liked making videos more than imitating Kurt Loder. So I kept at it. I love film and film making because of the collective creative output of good people working for a common purpose. That shit gets addictive.

Aj: I met Kalima. :D

4. What’s your fave piece of gear?

Aj: I think I'm gonna have to go with our camera. We really wouldn't be doing much film making at all without it. It's pretty essential.

Kalima: I have a mad toss up between our G5 (gillian) and our new Jib arm. What a sexy beast that thing is. We didn't have it set up completely for Lessons Learned (Premiers July 10, 2009 at the Creative Alliance) but we are going to break that puppy out for our new film, This War. I'm gonna ride that jib like a Harley on a rough piece of road.

5. What’s the one thing you’d warn a new filmmaker NOT to do on their first film?

Kalima: Don't throw your budget to the wind. Make a budget, stick to it and try to get as many things for free as possible. Also- never let your cast and crew starve. EVER.

Aj: The number one bit of advice I could offer, which also happens to be something to keep in mind if one finds themselves hitchhiking across the galaxy: Don't Panic. Shit happens, people don't show up, it rains during an outside shoot, you realize you didn't schedule enough time for any given shoot... Don't Panic. One of the most significant lessons I've learned as a filmmaker is that of flexibility. To think quickly and on my toes and to always, always keep a level head. Perspective and clarity of thought, even during a 15hour shoot on the hottest day in the middle of summer is key. Don't. Panic.

Jaimes also caught up with Kalima at the MD Film Fest to chat about filmmaking, Baltimore, and fake blood:

CAmm Cage's Red Hot 4th of July Specials

2009-06-22T13:24:00.000-07:00

The CAmm Cage and Media Lab will be closed on Friday, July 3rd. All rentals for the 4th of July weekend will get an extra 2 days of rental for the price of one weekend's rental (pick up on Wednesday July 1st, return on Monday July 6th)! For details or to make a reservation, email Jaimes at jaimes{at)creativealliance(dot)org!

Take 5 w/ The Jokesters!

2009-06-10T10:33:00.000-07:00

Hollywood Steve and Malibu Marianne also known as the Jokesters (www.jokesters.org) lived in Los Angeles for 12 years and worked for every film studio out there. Now they live in Maryland and do makeup and special effects. One movie, Lessons Learned screens at the Creative Alliance Jul 10. THIS SATURDAY The Jokesters offer hands-on how-2 special effects makeup workshop @ The Patterson! A few spots left, click here & sign up now!!

1. What’s the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?

"Shawn of the Dead" - very funny - comedy and horror with lost of zombies and blood. What's not to love?

I don't know of any movies I hated. If the movie doesn't grab me in the first 15 minutes then I don't watch the rest of it. I learned this in Screenwriting class at UCLA. Every movie needs to have a "hook" and set up the movie in the first 15 minutes. If it doesn't, the movie won't get any better.

2. What’s your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?

I won't watch anything with an "Idol" or "Friend" in it.

The only guilty pleasure was watching our TV show in Los Angeles and seeing it listed in the TV guide. Here's a clip from our show:

3. How’d you get into filmmaking?

We moved to Hollywood, CA in 1988 and wrote and produced our own TV show Jokesters for 12 years.

4. What’s your fave piece of gear?

You can never have too much FAKE blood!

5. What’s the one thing you’d warn a new filmmaker NOT to do on their first film?

Use the KISS Principle as in Keep It Simple Stupid. If you are doing a low or no budget film don't write in helicopter shots or million dollar special effects. It all starts with the script so write something you can handle especially if you are a first time director. Also as a director be able to admit you don't know how to do something. Rely on your crew and their expertise to make the shot work. Pretending you know everything when you don't just pisses off your crew and ruins on set morale.

Also, don't film a play, that's just boring and it doesn't use the medium of film properly.

Lee Gardner interview with the Robinson Brothers!

2009-06-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

Read it here:
http://www.citypaper.com/film/story.asp?id=18203

See the movie here:

China White -- world premiere!
Fri Jun 13
8pm
Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224
Get tix and info: www.creativealliance.org, 410-276-1651

Steve Yeager premieres Crystal Fog 6-17 @ The Charles

2009-06-10T07:14:00.000-07:00

CRYSTAL FOG
premiere screening
Charles Theatre
Wed June 17th
7:30 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm.
Party afterward at the Windup

Space, 10-30 W. North Ave.

The $20 tickets have to be reserved at www.crystalfog-themovie.com

Pre-Production for Indie Filmmakers- June 6th at CAmm

2009-05-29T12:23:00.000-07:00

A penny spent on pre-production is a dollar saved down the road. Jeanie Clark (Smalltimore) walks you step by step through the basics: how to get reliable critique on your script, re-writing, production values, creating an LLC, funding, networking, finding the right crew & gear, location management, insurance, permits and more!

Sat Jun 6 10am-4pm (w/ lunch break).
Adv reg $90, $70 mbrs. Walk-in $120, $100 mbrs.

Stonehenge VIII: Mass Audition for Film and Video

2009-05-20T13:34:00.000-07:00

Hey filmmakers-- see 100 actors audition in one day!!

Sun May 31 Doors 9am, auditions 10am.
Filmmakers: $25, $20 mbrs by May 15, $50, $40 mbrs by May 29, $75, $65 mbrs late reg. Actors: FREE, but reg. required.

Stonehenge is a regional, one-day casting event. Actors perform a monologue in front of local production companies and filmmakers. Filmmakers: think of Stonehenge as a mass casting tool, with over 100 actors whom you might call back to read for a specific part. Actors: think of it as a mass audition. Stonehenge has cast over 400 roles in 95 projects!

For INFO or to REGISTER: www.teamjabberwocky.com

Learn Acting For The Camera -- This Saturday!

2009-05-13T12:22:00.001-07:00

Sundance Award-winning filmmaker Steve Yeager shares how to walk onto a feature film set as an actor, and know exactly what’s expected of you! Also: headshots & resumes, audition practices, monologues, on-camera exercises, green screen acting, master shot/coverage, Stanislavski, Meissner and more. Complete scenes are shot in week two.

To sign up, or learn more, visit the Creative Alliance website here:
http://creativealliance.org/events/eventItem1753.html

Anne Haddad Blogs from the MFF!

2009-05-09T14:16:00.001-07:00

CAmm's friend Anne Haddad will be blogging live from the fest! Check her out here-- http://annehaddad.blogspot.com/

CAmm @ Maryland Film Fest: Interview with Cory McAbee, Director of Stingray Sam

2009-05-09T13:04:00.000-07:00

CAmm Interviews Craig Baldwin!

2009-05-08T17:26:00.001-07:00

CAmm Kegger, Sat May 9, 5pm MFF Tent Village!

2009-05-06T13:39:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MD Film Fest!

2009-05-05T10:57:00.000-07:00

CAmm @ MD Film Festival Tent Village! Come see us this weekend!

Jaimes and his crew document the festival! Interviews with filmmakers, celebs, cast and crew visiting the Maryland Film Festival! Get our daily video feed from the Festival here on our blog!

Creative Alliance MovieMakers present B-more Indie Horror Filmmakers Panel Sat May 9 ,1030am
Hear stories (from on-set horrors to successful gags) from Baltimore's booming young underground horror scene. How to make a horror on a budget, effects - what works, what doesn't, and why Baltimore is the perfect place to make creepy movies, plus scenes from recent releases. Filmmakers: Chris LaMartina (Grave Mistakes), Mark Colegrove (Isle of the Damned), Kalima Young (Lessons Learned) Moderated by Armando Valle (horror- 101.com) 10:30am-Noon, Panel Tent, MD Film Fest Tent Village, 1700 N Charles. FREE!

CAmm Kegger! Sat May 9, 5pm
Very special event for Creative Alliance members!! CA members, come schmooze with MD film fest & CAmm cage and filmmakers from all over the globe, in town for the festival! Free beer! 5pm-630pm, Panel Tent, MD Film Fest Tent Village, 1700 N Charles. FREE for Creative Alliance members, MFF filmmakers and MFF sponsors!

CAmm Cage Seeking Summer Interns!

2009-05-04T13:52:00.000-07:00

We are currently taking applicants for summer internships at CAmm! This internship offers young filmmakers and moving image artists a great opportunity to build on the skills they already have, and most importantly-- networking and meeting some of Baltimore's film and video people! In addition to this, CAmm interns get special opportunities like using our gear for shoots, building DIY gear and organizing film screenings! This is an unpaid internship, but we can offer school credit. To learn more about two of our past interns, check out these interviews with Angie Young and Eric Gonzalez.

Job Description:

CAmm Cage Summer Intern (June- August)

Applications will be accepted through Friday, May 22nd at 5pm.

New!!! CAmm's got P2, 32gb that is.

2009-04-24T14:51:00.000-07:00

That's right! We will now be renting out our HVX200 HD camera with a 32gb P2 card (you'll still get our 100gb firestore drive as well in the HD Pack).

We will also be renting the card out separately for $75 for Monday-Wednesday and Wednesday-Friday rentals, and $100 for Friday- Monday rentals.

What are the advantages of using a P2 card? While it doesn't hold as much memory as our Firestore drive, it does make it much easier to move the camera around during a shoot (you don't have to worry about the firewire connection). This is ideal for short film shoots, interviews and art documentation!

Interested in checking it out? Email Jaimes at jaimes@creativealliance.org

CAmm Cine Lounge 4-6-08!

2009-04-13T13:13:00.001-07:00

Check out this crowd! Films were great!

Takle 5 w/ Filmmaker Roman Hardgrave (Standards of Ethical Content, screening @ The Patterson 4-11-09 @ 8pm!)

2009-04-09T08:27:00.000-07:00

Roman Hardgrave is a resident of Canton and a real-life computer dork who makes his directorial debut with Standards of Ethical Conduct (Sat Apr 11, 8pm, Creative Alliance at The Patterson). This is his second major project, after working as a Producer on "Spotless", a feature-film that was successfully distributed internationally. His love for both filmmaking and economics has him looking at an economics focused documentary or webshow as his next project.

1. What’s the last movie you loved and what was the last movie you hated?
With an 11 month old baby, I haven't seen many movies lately. I did like Benjamin Button, partly because it hit my heartstrings around being a father. Last movie I really loved was I.O.U.S.A., a documentary made by Baltimore's own Addison Wiggin. "The Wire" of course is a favorite. I'm not sure this is the last movie I hated, but "The Boondock Saints" stands out as a film I didn't like that some of my friends did.

2. What’s your guilty pleasure movie or TV show?
Pretty much anything Will Ferrell acts in. Anchorman is a personal favorite, although it seems to be a polarizing film among Ferrell fans, some love it, others hate it. How can you hate a movie with this quote: "I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany." I'm also a huge football fan, so you'll see me on the NFL Network quite a bit.

3. How’d you get into filmmaking?
I started as a screenwriter. Than I realized that to bring a story to life, you have to direct it as well, so I focused on learning how to make movies. I worked on several small projects before becoming the Producer on Spotless. That project was difficult to say the least...lets just say it was a good learning experience. It gave me the contacts and confidence to make my own movie.

4. What’s your fave piece of gear?
My crew mostly kept me at arm's length from any on-set gear. Every time I tried to lend a hand I seemed to break something. So I'm not what you would call a gearhead. I'm pretty skilled with Final Cut Pro and have been happy with it. I also have a lot of experience with online technologies, and I've been really pleased with the tools available to promote indie films. Facebook, Youtube, Blogger, plus a lot of smaller plug-ins, have come in very handy on this project.

5. What’s the one thing you’d warn a new filmmaker NOT to do on their first film?
Ask yourself, if this project didn't make a dime and no one likes it, would I still be glad I spent years of my life making it. There is nothing worse than devoting yourself to a project you don't love, hoping for fame or money, and than when it doesn't work out, feeling like you wasted years of your life and effort. Make a story that you're proud to tell regardless of the outcome. Second, don't ask for any friends/family money on your first big project. Just don't. Last, you're casting options will likely be limited, so its up to you as the director to make the story work around the talent you have. A good analogy is one of a basketball coach. A good coach takes the talent on hand and builds his offense around it. He doesn't try to stuff a bunch of little guys into a half-court offense. I wish I had done more molding of the story around the actors I had, rather than trying to stuff square pegs into round holes. That's three tips, sorry :-)

Check out the official film site!
Hear Roman on WYPR's The Signal!
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