Production Calls
- 08/11/08
- SARASOTA, FL INDIE MOVIEMAKERS, TEAM JUMPCUT SWEEP THE 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT AWARDS
SARASOTA, FL INDIE MOVIEMAKERS, "TEAM JUMPCUT" SWEEP THE 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT AWARDS WITH “CRIME’S A COOKIN’”
Director Wes Roberts, above-the-line crew Chris Friday, Paula Heap, and Lisl Liang, together with other talented members of Team JumpCut who created “Crime’s A Cookin’” for the recent 48 Hour Film Project competition in Tampa-St. Petersburg, were on hand for the Awards Event Friday August 8th. Team JumpCut’s production of Crime’s A Cookin’ swept through the awards ceremony, taking repeated honors time and again, which included:
The Top Honor -
"Best Film" of the Competition,
which means it will now go on to
Filmapalooza in San Jose CA
to represent the Suncoast in the
International-level competition
Plus, “Crime’s A Cookin’” also won:
"Audience Award Choice "
"Best Choreography"
"Best Costumes"
"Best Original Score"
And was nominated for;
"Best Direction"
"Best Editing"
Team JumpCut drew the “silent movie” category, which meant they had a mere 48 hours to create their project in that style. A lesser group of dedicated filmmakers may have found this daunting, but Team JumpCut came through with proverbial flying colors, as evidenced by the five wins and two additional nominations.Director Roberts says, “Making this film feels like we were handed a gift. Everything came together with perfect serendipity; an incredibly dedicated cast and crew of inexperienced volunteers, a unexpected genre we were suddenly required to embrace, and then to be awarded both the Judge's and the Audience's awards for Best Film - it's just incredible."
The 48 Hour Film Project competition requires that a five-to-seven-minute short film be created and completed – including developing the concept, writing the script, structuring the cast, costuming and set-design, filming, editing, titling, and even an original soundtrack -- within the consecutive 48 hour total time period. The competition begins with each team randomly drawing a genre for their film, and being assigned other distinctive elements such as a line of dialogue or a specific prop to be used in the film.
Roberts' fielded almost thirty volunteers as cast and crew for his Team JumpCut. The team received the genre of "Silent Film" and created the award-winning six and a half minute film, "Crime's a Cookin'", styled after the Keystone Kops comedies of the 1910's. The entire film was shot in and around downtown Sarasota using seven different locations. The entire budget for the film was approximately $300, plus a similar amount that was spent on the subsequent wrap and screening party.
“An indie short of this winning caliber would easily cost in the thousands-of-dollars-range to create,” says Jeanne Corcoran, Director of the Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office. “But due to the incredible people who pulled together on Team JumpCut to make this happen so well, so fast, they did this all for pennies on the dollar in actual hard costs. Bravo!”
For more information, contact filmmaker Wes Roberts via email: wes.roberts@mac.com or www.teamjumpcut.com
- 08/07/08
- SUNDANCE DOCUMENTARY FILM PROGRAM AND SKOLL FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE STORIES OF CHANGE:
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN FOCUS THROUGH DOCUMENTARY
The Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation have launched Stories of Change, a three-year initiative designed to explore how independent feature-length documentary film can advance knowledge about social entrepreneurship. As part of this effort, the Stories of Change Fund will consider independent feature-length documentary projects in all categories of development, production, and post-production. Completed films are not eligible. Film projects must be completed by 2010. Grant awards will be made on a case-by-case basis and may range up to $150,000US per film. Grants will be awarded based on the following criteria: all films must highlight and/or include a contemporary social entrepreneur, his or her organization, and focus on an issue(s) in which the entrepreneur is seeking systemic and positive change; be feature length (over 65 minutes); be independently produced, with creative control held by the producing/directing team; and display directorial vision/aesthetic and have the potential for theatrical release.
Visit the Sundance Institute Web site for complete program information and application procedures: http://www.sundance.org/skoll/. - 07/17/08
- Final Cut Express Workshop
“Workshops: The Digital Technology Centre is offering a special discount to Documentary Film Society supporters for its classes on Final Cut Express editing. The regular price is $149 and we get it for $99 for registering by phone and mentioning the DFS. This is a great way to get started with editing. Even if you don’t want to do the editing yourself, it is invaluable to know the processes and speak the language. All other classes are 10% off at Digital Technology Centre (PhotoShop, Lighting, etc.) if you register on-line and use promo code: AnythingArts.com. Call 941-894-0362 and visit the site at http://www.digitaltechnologycentre.com/ “
- 07/15/08
- Looking for Videographers
Cameramen
Looking for a couple of passionate young videographers for an experimental project. Must have a 3cc DV camera or better and be willing to donate 1 to 4 hours a month. If you're interested in taking part in a groundbreaking new form of video expression, email Christine at christine@anythingarts.com or Steve at writetheworld@yahoo.com. - 07/04/08
- ATTENDANCE OUTSTANDING AT RECENT FILM MIXER
The SCFEO “Soundstages, Studios & Locations, Oh My!” mixer held at the facility of Mars Vision Productions and Sound Stage 1 on June 30th drew the largest crowd of attendees yet this year, with nearly a 40% increase over April’s very well-attended “Show Me The Money!” event that was held at Hotel Indigo. Attendees included State Representative Doug Holder’s District Assistant Carol Carlson, Sarasota County Commission Chair Shannon Staub, City of Sarasota Vice-Mayor Ken Shelin, North Port Economic Development Manager Allan Lane, and Sarasota School District Director of Long Range Planning Construction Services Ken Marsh. A broad spectrum of businesses was represented and attendees mingled and networked extensively and then enjoyed guest speakers Warren Simonds and John LaCivita from Willis A. Smith Construction of Sarasota, and Greg Hauptner from G-Star Studios & School in West Palm Beach. The speakers’ presentations addressed the mixer topic from arts’ infrastructure as well as educational and professional perspectives. Sponsor Mattison’s Catering provided extensive hors d’oeuvres and other mixer sponsors included The Residence Inn, Marriott, PRP Wine International and New Atmosphere Productions, Inc. The next SCFEO mixer is slated for August 25th and the subject will be “The Beauty of the Industry” addressing casting, talent, hair/makeup artists, wardrobe and more elements that make productions look their best, location TBA. Mark your calendar and stay tuned!”
Film Mixer Photos Compliments of Mars Vision: http://web.mac.com/markpalmerxl1/iWeb/Film%20Mixer/FILM%20MIXER.html - 05/19/08
- Website Award!
Out of approximately 350 film commission member organizations worldwide, the Association of Film Commissioners International recognized website design excellence of four in its 2008 Marketing Awards -- one of which was the Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office for our new "Web 2.0" site. Thank you, atLarge for understanding our vision and making it a reality!