The next meeting of the Jefferson County Salon will be on
7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at the Irondale Public Library (next
to the Irondale Police Station).
Our topic will of conversation will center around
implementing plans to increase or establish a film industry here in
Alabama. We've talk enough about it for the last several years so let's get to
work. We're also interested in encouraging local filmmakers so come tell us
what you are doing and find out what other people are doing.
Come ask for crew for your next project or of you want to learn filmmaking,
volunteer to work on someone's film.
We will also be planning out our next several
meetings so this would be your chance to participate.
The meeting is free to the public.
The address of the Irondale Public Library is 105
South 20th Street in Irondale and the meeting room is in back, you will need to
turn at the corner on to 2nd Avenue South to see the entrance. A map will
follow later but for now the directions are, from Crestwood Blvd./Hwy
78 you go past Eastwood Mall into Irondale, turn left (away from the
interstate) at Kilgore Memorial Drive, in about 100 feet this will merge
left into 20th Street So. Head northeast, go around a right-hand curve, go
past Studio By The Tracks, over a single railroad track till you come to a stop
sign at the corner of 20th Street and 2nd Avenue, the Library is on the corner.
If you drive past there you will see the Irondale Police Station and
straight ahead will be another set of railroad tracks. If you are
coming on the interstate, it will be I-20 and the exit will be Exit 133/Kilgore
Memorial Drive.
The Irondale Cafe, inspiration for the movie
"Fried Green Tomatoes", will be serving a dinner from 4:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There are also a number of eating establishments along
Crestwood Blvd. you can stop at either before the meeting or
afterward.
DOCUMENTARY 101: FROM DEVELOPMENT TO DISTRIBUTION
Instructor: Gayla
Jamison
Don't pick up a camera without becoming well versed in the
documentary
filmmaker's "must know" checklist. Topics include developing your
concept;
research and treatment writing; creating a budget; funding,
including fiscal
sponsorship, in-kind support, and fundraisers; the planning,
researching and
organizing of pre-production; the production stage (and the
realization that
interviews are not as easy as they look!); post-production
scripting and
editing; and the final stages of distribution. Class
participants should be
prepared to submit their documentary ideas on paper to
be used as in-class
examples.
Saturday, November 15, 2003. 10am-4pm. $75
for members, $95 general public.
Registration deadline: November 12. Limited
to 12
students.
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From the National
AIVF
ADVOCACY ALERT
Protect Funding to Community Access Television
Stations
Community Access Television stations exist because of the
franchise fees
that cable companies pay the local communities for the service
of allowing
cable to run through public lands. The franchise fees pay for
everything
from equipment to administration for the television stations that
are
community run.
Senate Bill 150 is "The Internet Tax
Non-Discrimination Act." This Act
enables you to do business over the
internet without paying taxes. However,
in the new incarnation of the Act,
set to pass through the Senate before the
end of the month, ambiguous
language about telecommunications services is
included. The problem is, that
if cable is classified in the future as a
telecommunications service (because
of internet carriage) then the franchise
fees which account for up to nine
billion dollars in revenue nationwide
would no longer be
mandated.
The bill is currently in the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and
Transportation. If you wish to support and protect the funding
of Community
Access Television stations, consider contacting one of he
following Senators
to request that wording be placed in Senate Bill 150 to
protect franchise
fees. Senators Evan Bayh [IN], Sam Brownback [KS],
Jim Bunning [KY],Conrad
R. Burns [MT], John E. Ensign [NV], Judd Gregg
[NH], Zell Miller [GA],
Gordon Smith [OR], John E. Sununu [NH], and John W.
Warner [VA] all are a
part of this committee and are currently co-sponsoring
this bill.
Tell the FCC that the broadcast flag has no place
in your home!
The "broadcast flag" is a system that the FCC and
Hollywood would like to
adopt in the name of anti-piracy. In practice it
could prohibit you from
taping your favorite shows for replay without the
purchase of new equipment.
It is imperative that you read about the broadcast flag
and how it could
hamper your rights as a media consumer.
Film Festivals
THE BLACK MAN FILM FESTIVAL
November 8 &
9 -- FREE
Auburn Avenue African American Research Library - 101
Auburn Ave. NE
Family, culture, hip-hop, politics, youth and spiritual issues related
to
Black men are explored through feature films, documentaries,
shorts,
comedies, student films and more. For a schedule see:
www.afrikan.net/hype,
or call 404
432-2194
THE INDEPENDENT BLACK FILM
FESTIVAL
Deadline: December 1, 2003
The Independent Black Film Festival is extending the deadline to
submit
films, screenplays, and film soundtrack scores. For complete
info
see
www.indieblackfilm.com
If you would like to respond with any
comments, updates, announcements, blurbs, quips, jibs, exhortations or advice,
you can contact,