NBFC E-news - Thursday, Feb 4, 2010
Spotlight!
WIN TWO FULL PASSES TO THE 2010 SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL!
Check out these links:
http://wigflip.com/roflbot/
and
http://wigflip.com/automotivator/?src=roflbot
These online programs allow you to make your own film poster without having to use Photoshop!
We are asking members to create and send in a poster of any NB Film Co-op member filmmaker, crew person, actor, most excellent volunteer or someone in the film community at large that you admire with a cool caption on it and we will pick the best 2 posters.
Winner gets two full passes to SWFF 2010!
(this contest is only open to members of the NB Film Co-op)
Special thanks to Sandy Coutts Sutherland for the above links.
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MEMBER RENEWALS FOR 2010 -
Tim O'Neill (Saint John), Matthew Jenkins (Fredericton), Rosi Jory (Saint John), Jim Lavoie (Fredericton), Leah Hatfield (Grandbay-Westfield), Jesse Anthony (Fredericton) Joel Thompson (Fredericton), Matthew Brown (Fredericton), Larry Tannahill (Fredericton)
NEW MEMBERS FOR 2010
Jordan Best (Moncton), Rebecca Young (Fredericton)
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NEW MEMBERS/NEW MEMBERS/ NEW MEMBERS
NATHAN BLAGDON
Allow myself to introduce...myself. Okay, so I stole that from Austin Powers. Let's just say I borrowed it. I also borrowed $60,000 from the Government of Canada to get educated.
Education. Over the course of six years, I bounced between four institutions (Dalhousie - Science; Ryerson - Image Arts; Loyalist College - Photojournalism; and UNB - Multi Media) and haven't a single piece of paper to show for any of it. Does that even classify as an education? Now they say I have to pay back the $60, 000. Seriously?
But where was I? I'm lost. Oh right, past experiences relevant to filmic aspirations. So when I said before that I don't have a single piece of paper to show for my scholastic endeavours, I was lying. I told a little story.
I did, in fact, finish the two-year photo-J program, graduating in 2007. I then completed an internship with the Ottawa Citizen and continued freelancing in our nation's capital for the following year, before settling in Fredericton. Now, journalism has faded to the background while consumer-based photography has been dragged to the forefront (see my work at www.nathanluke.com). Consumer work can be a lacklustre field.
In my eyes, photojournalism used to shine. Because I held photography in a light of infallibility ("photos don't lie"), I saw photojournalism as the pinnacle of honest storytelling. In recent years, however, this belief has washed out, and I have a mounting desire for more exposure to film. I can't quite say why.
Maybe it's the remnants of an old philosophy class rearing its ungroomed, white-bearded head, questioning the nature of photojournalism. A photo is presented to the public as a fact, but its effect is controlled by news industry gatekeepers. Just Google "oj simpson time magazine cover." Suffice to say, I believe filmmakers, unlike journalists, aren't so bound by facts.
Maybe the value of a story can be measured by its effectiveness. A First Nations proverb says, "It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story." I like this. Whether you think Avatar is an intelligent film or not, it can't be robbed of its real, popular impact. It's a story that won't soon be forgotten. How many people are going to remember today's headlines in The New York Times?
So perhaps film is reeling me in because I desire to be more effective as a storyteller. Or maybe I just can't find enough freelance photo work. Nah, I shouldn't say that. It'd be self-depreciative. This is a bio after all. It's a licence for shameless self-promotion...
Those who believe in me (like my Mom :) might say I have creative skills - an eye for aesthetics, an ear for musical trends and potential for a voice...but I'm quiet. Those who know me, however, would say I have nomadic tendencies. I need guidance. I lack direction...which brings me now to the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative.
I'm looking forward to getting out of the creative closet and meeting people in the film community. I'm excited to learn from others. I want to volunteer and to help create. I want to tell stories.
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RENEWED MEMBERS RENEWED MEMBERS RENEWED MEMBERS
2009 was a pretty awesome year for me. Not only did my Short Film Venture winning film "
The Morning After
" premiere at the Atlantic Film festival, followed by an awesome reception by the home crowd at Silver Wave, I was able to shoot another short piece in August with a mini crew.
True Hollywood Romance
is currently in the sound edit phase of post production and my two sound men are hard at work. I also had the pleasure of working on several projects as script supervisor (
So Long and Good Night, Super Geek Math Boy, Broke, Venus In Flames
) and assistant director (
Manic Chiropractic, Déliverance
). Three of the
films premiered at Silver Wave and the other three will be submitted and hope to be screened at SWFF this November. Some special memories worth mentioning are Mike Mallaley's super hero suit, the massive green screens at Kings Landing, re-vamping an old script to make an award winning film, and having the most fun I've ever had on a dramatic shoot with the Moncton crew. I also managed to score a paid gig with a production company from Montreal, doing script supervisor for a set of Pizza Delight commercials. It was a lot of fun, and I was thankful for the opportunity.
2010 is already off to a roaring start. Between acting as PM and AD for Tim Rayne's Songbird , script supervisor for Joel Thompson's Boxface , and AD on Paul Angers' The Dollmaker , I am also dabbling in the world of producing. Allen Galloway's film, set to be shot in March, is the first film I have produced but not directed. There are many challenges that are new to me, but it is a lot of fun collaborating with Allen and coming up with a vision that we are both very excited to create. I am also producing a project of my own, currently titled D&D: A Love Story . The film will have elements of fantasy, action, comedy, and romance, and is by far the most ambitious script I have ever produced. With costumes ranging from monsters and suits of armor to 1980s inspired fashion, and cinematography inspired by Hollywood and independent cinema, it should be a challenge and I am very excited to see where I can take it.
Above picture is me on the set of Super Geek Math Boy!
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NEW BRUNSWICK FILMMAKERS CO-OPERATIVE ACTIVITY CALENDAR
(Refresh web page if info does not show up on Calendar)
More member film shoots and activities to be added as they are confirmed.
(Click on below shaded dates to get information on scheduled member film and video shoots)
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
- Thank you to Troy MacLellan for his hard work and good cheer. Troy has been making a point of coming in to help out Cat and Tony in the office on a regular basis. Thank you Troy!
- Thank you to Rebecca Young for coming in on Friday to help out!
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES FOR NEW MEMBERS
- Web Research (for out of town members)
- Office work
- Organization of Co-op book/magazine library
- Cleaning up and Organization of Co-op Film library
- Helping Cat to finish up organization and cleaning of downstairs area
- Helping with organization of Co-op Member party to happen in Moncton area this year.
- Helping with organization of Co-op Member party to happen in SJ area this year.
- Helping with organization of Co-op Member party to happen in Fredericton this year.
- SWFF Volunteer work (helping to organize all SWFF materials/stuff from last year for storage in one place)
- Looking for a member with at least 2 well done shorts under their belt to assist SWFF HR to create a short protocol video for all SWFF volunteers to watch. Cat, Jillian and Britany will meet with any members interested to discuss what is needed for content and to choose the best candidate. Person or persons (can be a team of 2 or three as well) must be Co-op members in good standing and able to write, shoot, work with actors, edit and deliver a finished project. Must be a team player and be open to input. info@nbfilmcoop.com
Great opportunity to get more involved with the Film Co-op and SWFF! On project completion, chosen person (s) gets a full all access pass to SWFF 2010!
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VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES FOR ALUMNI MEMBERS
- Helping with organization of Co-op Member party to happen in Moncton area this year.
- Helping with organization of Co-op Member party to happen in SJ area this year.
- Helping with organization of Co-op Member party to happen in Fredericton this year.
- Script Critiques (only for those deemed qualified please)
- Looking for a member with at least 2 well done shorts under their belt to assist SWFF HR to create a short protocol video for all SWFF volunteers to watch. Cat, Jillian and Britany will meet with any members interested to discuss what is needed for content and to choose the best candidate. Person or persons (can be a team of 2 or three as well) must be Co-op members in good standing and able to write, shoot, work with actors, edit and deliver a finished project. Must be a team player and be open to input. info@nbfilmcoop.com
Great opportunity to get more involved with SWFF! On project completion, chosen person (s) gets a full all access pass to SWFF 2010!
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Training & Development
The NB Film Co-op annual workshop series provides hands-on practical film and video training for members and non-members alike.
The 2010 Fredericton workshop series website link is now online at: Click Here and Registration is open.
Open Registration for the 2010 Moncton and Saint John Workshop Series will begin on Friday, February 12 and the workshop website link for those workshops will go up the night before.
The workshops to be offered in Moncton: Set Etiquette 101, Screenwriting, Directing, Acting, Picture Editing - Premiere Pro, Production Management, Production Design, The AD's Role.
The workshops to be offered in Saint John: Screenwriting, Directing, Production Management, The AD's Role, Digital Camera and Lighting.
Formally registering and paying in advance is the only way to ensure you will have a seat in any of the offered courses. Pay on arrival is not an option.
Register in person at the NB Film Co-op or email to ask if there is space and pay by paypal) or by mail (Cheques and Money Orders only).
There are always limited spots available for all workshops so please call or email staff to see if there are available spots before you send your payment OR pay via PayPal please. You can put your name on the waiting list for workshops already full. For more information you can call Cat at: 506-455-1632 or email at info@nbfilmcoop.com
For any members wanting to do short digital dramatic, comedic, documentary & experimental projects: You must have your 5 required workshops (Screenwriting, Directing, Production Management, Picture Editing, Digital Camera & Lighting) in and your volunteer hours (30 hours) and you must be a full member (associate members can upgrade). As well, more importantly, you have to be a member of the Film Co-op for at least 5 months before you are deemed eligible to do projects.
For members who want to use specific co-op equipment themselves and be specialty trained in it for a crew role, further workshops would be required to access those specific resources they want to directly use (Assistant Camera for 16mm, HD Shooting, Sound Editing, Grip, Dolly, Mini Jip, Red Rock).
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SCREENWRITING
Intro - Theory and Hands-on
Feb 6, Saturday, 11am - 5pm
Instructor: Tim Rayne
Location: New Brunswick Film
Co-op, basement resource centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton
Fee: $20 For NBFC Members/$30 For Non-Members
(Film Co-op Members are required to take at least one screenwriting course before they direct/produce their own projects through the Film Co-op)
Class Limit: 10
THIS WORKSHOP HAS TWO SPACES LEFT! EMAIL INFO@NBFILMCOOP.COM TO REGISTER
This screenwriting workshop takes a different approach and will not provide you with a format, ahem, template for creating unorthodox screenplays. This is exactly what the workshop is about: getting away from these rules that bogged down many great aspiring and established screenwriters with details, plot points, reversals, camera angles etc etc....
Remember to learn the rules before you break them though!
INSTRUCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Tim Rayne joined the NB Film Co-op in 1998 and has worked on independent and commercial film productions and learned theoretical film concepts in graduate classes in film studies at Carleton University. Tim directed and wrote his own films including Hopewell (Short Venture Program), Natural Remedy with co-director and co-writer Tony Merzetti (2001), and Soup Du Jour (1999). Tim has also taught directing workshops at the NB Filmmakers' Co-operative and will be shooting his latest film Songbird in February (NB Joy Award Winner).
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Festivals
SILVER WAVE 2010 IS COMING!
10th ANNIVERSARY FOR SWFF! (2009 Silver Wave Videographer Stephanie Marin)
Click Here (View PDF of SWFF 2010 Call for Submissions)
Click Here (View PDF of SWFF 2010 Application Form)
SWFF does not return festival materials and master screening copies to filmmakers. Please enclose a pre-paid envelope to get your tape and any other materials back after SWFF.
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Aesthetica Short Film Competition
The Aesthetica Short Film Competition is open for entries! All genres of film are being accepted: drama, documentary, music video, animation, satire, comedy, artists' film and anything else you can think of!
This award offers winners and runners-up a fantastic prize package, including:
Screenings of your film at: The National Media Museum (Bradford), Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival (London), Glasgow Film Festival, Kerry Film Festival (Ireland), Glimmer: Hull Film Festival, Project Space Leeds and on the Aesthetica website.
£500 first prize, £250 runner-up.
12 months membership with Shooting People.
Collection of film books from Wallflower Press.
Winner and 10 runners-up to be included on a DVD that will go to all Aesthetica readers.
Films should be up to 20 minutes long. For detailed guidelines and entry visit http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/film_submissions.htm
Deadline 30 April 2010
Bryony Byrne, Marketing Officer, Aesthetica Magazine
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Earth Day Canada’s Every Day Heroes Film Competition
We’re calling on all Canadian film makers, established and aspiring, to submit 90-second silent films to help celebrate Earth Day and the every day Canadians working to support a healthier environment.
Finalists will have their videos screened in Ivanhoe Cambridge Shopping Malls across Canada, on the Onestop Network of 270 monitors on the subway platforms of the Toronto Transit Commission, as well as hosted on Earth Day Canada’s website and YouTube channel – the broadcasts are expected to generate over 2 million impressions a day during Earth Week.
Prizes will also be awarded in four categories:
Best of ‘Under 18’ years of age—MacBook Pro Laptop
Best of ‘18 and Over’—MacBook Pro Laptop
Best of Competition—North American Getaway
(Selected from all finalists, regardless of age category.)
People’s Choice Award—Bose SoundDock Portable Digital Music System.
Stephanee Passant, Communications Intern, Earth Day Canada
111 Peter Street, Suite 503
Toronto, ON, M5V 2H1
(t) 416.599.1991 x 114
(f) 416.599.3100
(toll free) 1.888.283.2784 x 114
http://www.earthday.ca
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The Arts
MONCTON - FILM SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
TICKET TAKER AND MEMBERSHIP DESK
On each night we have one person at the door taking tickets and another selling memberships. It would be nice to have three people working each night even though, strictly speaking, we only need two. Some of our volunteers go on trips and we seem to be short one person often enough. You should be able to attend each week but if there are three people working and you can’t make it for one week or so then the other two persons working will be enough.
Of course you will be able to stay for the movie the night that you work and see it for free.
If you are not able to work weekly but can help us out on an as needed basis, we are still interested in hearing from you.
DISTRIBUTION OF BROCHURES
We print a brochure three times a year: September, November and February. These brochures are distributed to 40+ locations around town. One person has been doing this job marvelously for a long time and we need one or two persons to share this vital task.
The time commitment would be 2-3 hours over one or two days each time the programs are printed. For your efforts you will get, what else, passes to films.
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FIRST STUDIO OPENING at NBCCD's The Gallery on Thursday, February 11, 2010, 5 pm. Be Part of the Red Carpet audience...
Title: Fashion Parade to start studio shows in the Gallery at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design in Fredericton.
On February 11 at 5 pm you can be part of an exclusive audience flanking a red carpet runway on the first floor of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design where models will strut the designs of our graduating fashion design students and their "creative challenge" creations.
Refashioning Film takes a look at Hollywood and its influence on fashion, and fashion designers.
"We all watch films," said fashion studio head Ellen Woolaver, "and we spend a lot of time talking about them."
One day, in class, the students were watching a documentary on the topic of Hollywood's influence on the fashion world. The class was geared toward infusing the students' minds with ideas for creating. It just so happened that 2010 was also a scheduled year for the studio fashion show in The Gallery. Suddenly it struck the class that film could be that tie without taking away anyone's individuality. Ellen Woolaver said that her third year group is incredibly diverse, and needed a cohesive concept to pull everyone's ideas together. Every student could choose a film and spin her own interpretation on a design for the show. Refashioning Film was born.
Location shots - environmental portraits collaboratively styled by the fashion designers and photographer Jeff Crawford extend this show. The Gallery will be full of images of the models on site throughout the city, and the dresses will be placed on "Judys" after the live model opening night.
Please join us for this special event, and the first student exhibition of 2010. For more information contact Karen Ruet at The Gallery 457-6805 or email
karen.ruet@gnb.ca
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NEW! FREDERICTON MARCH BREAK KIDS ANIMATION CAMP!
March Break Animation Camp
Ages 7 to 14
When:
Monday, March 1st to Friday, March 5th, 2010
Start and End Time:
9am to 5pm (half hour for lunch and two breaks)
Location:
Charlotte Street Art Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, upstairs multipurpose room.
Cost:
$150 per student
Call to register now as seating is limited to 15 students.
Larry Mersereau 474-9195 or email larry3dguy@yahoo.ca
Please send your child with a lunch as we will not be providing one.
Come learn the fun of animation! Your child will learn how to make flip books, write a story with storyboard, design and create their own characters, the importance of colour, background and props, and how to animate their character. The students will receive a DVD of their movie after the camp.
Generous Sponsor: New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative.
INSTRUCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
From traditional and computer animation training at Sheridan College to large-scale professional projects such as "Batman: the Animated Series" and Spielberg's "An American Tail: Fieval Goes West," Larry has mastered skills in storyboarding, character design, 2D cell animation, 3D computer modeling and animation.
His qualifications in education include over 20 years in roles such as Animation Department Head and Assistant Professor of Animation. He developed and taught curriculum for animation courses internationally at a number of institutions such as the Kansas City Art Institute, Sheridan College, McMaster University and the University of Toronto.
He also has over 25 years of business experience from freelance photography to running an animation studio employing several artists. He has organized special events and taken a leadership role with over 300 participants. He has been honoured with awards for excellence in community service and professionalism including recognition by a Member of Provincial Parliament who stated: "Your successful animation and design company is a credit to our city."
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Biz & Indie Film News
Congratulations to past Film Co-op member Denis Theriault who is now working as an actor in Halifax, NS.
In above picture, he is in a scene with Hilary Swank from the feature film Amelia.
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Sundance Channel to launch in Canada in March
By CBC Arts
The Sundance Channel, which airs titles from the annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, as well as a range of other movies, is to be offered in Canada as of March 1. Corus Entertainment announced the launch of the new specialty channel on Tuesday. The movie network was...
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Fredericton 48 Hour Film Competition!
Imagine it and make it in 48 hours! 2010 Dates Announced! Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada
Start planning now. The 2nd annual 48 Hour Filmmaking competition will be held March 12th to 14th.
Fredericton’s 48 Hour Film Festival is open to teams of up to 10 people who will write, shoot and edit a film of 10 minutes (or less) in 48 hours.
You must be a member to download the application so please sign up. http://www.meetup.com/48-hour-film/
Application deadline is March 8th
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Advertise
DONATION NEEDED
Looking for a donation of a mini fridge in good condition for a great organization that I'm a member of: Gallery Connexion.
http://galleryconnexion.ca/
Email me on facebook or at
info@nbfilmcoop.com
if you can help out.
Thanks!
cat leblanc
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Omaha Fly-By
One Female (20 - 30) needed for speaking role in upcoming shoot, Omaha Fly-By - scheduled for shooting in early April.
For more information contact Tony Sekulich:
info@azureskyfilms.com
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Digital Photography Workshops with Pam Nelson Feb 13
Digital Photography Workshops at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton - MPR room, 2nd floor
with instructor Pam Nelson.
Feb 13 1-3 PM
Beginners Digital Photography
This introductory course is suitable for beginners who are new to digital photography. This workshop will provide a better understanding of the fundamental features of digital cameras: modes and functions, icons, flash, file sizes and resolution. We will explore the limitations of your camera. Be sure to bring your camera
manual.
Feb 13 3:15 - 5:15 PM
Saving and using your images
Hands-on how-to instruction on downloading images from your camera to the computer, transferring and saving photos to media storage devices, resizing images for email, basic cropping and enhancement. We will discuss file sharing, image back-up and free online images software programs.
To register contact Pam at
pam.nelson@mac.com
or call 449-3791
Limited registration - Deposit required. Cost per workshop - $40 - Register for two or more, save $10
Upcoming workshops:
Feb 21- Go Manual Mode
Feb 21 - Manual Next Step
March TBA - Photographing People & Travel Photography
For more information go to www.pamnelsonphoto.com.
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ESCAPE FROM SOBIBOR
Based on the gripping true story of Jewish prisoners plotting their escape from a notorious Nazi concentration camp during WWII. Brilliant performances by Academy Award winner Alan Arkin and Rutger Hauer in one of the best escape movies ever made. Directed by Jack Gold.
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LINKS TO CHECK OUT
Film Co-op member Jillian Acreman's Blog: http://www.youlovevideo.blogspot.com