Salon News
Subscription renewal: Not that it's going
to cost you anything but have to take care of the bounce
backs, broken links and changed addresses. I do this periodically to keep
the Ezine going to those that want it. You can go to www.reelscene.com/ezine.html to
see some of the plan improvements. If you are interested in taking advantage of
them you will need to e-mail me back with a subscription request.
Please do not REPLY to the Ezine issue, I'll end up with a
hundred or more e-mails saying ' Re: Ezine Num...'. Use the following link aivfbham@bellsouth.net and type
'subscribe' with your name in the address bar. In the body of the message put
your name and e-mail address, this will make it a whole lot easier to work with
the Address Book. If you have any other comments for improvements you can
add those as well.
At a later date, when I get some mailing list programs set
up on the Ezine web site, you will need to subscribe again.
If you don't respond, for what ever reason, then you may be culled from the list as I
update it.
Salon meeting: The next meeting of the
AIVF Jefferson County Salon will be at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday Nov.18 at the Irondale
Public Library. The meeting room is around back. We'll be seeing
about implementing the plans
that we've discussed for several years, come make a difference and
meet other filmmakers. For more details and a map, go to the Salon web page
at www.reelscene.com/jeffcosalon.html
. Hope to see you there.
Web site news: Bookmark the main page at
www.reelscene.com for now. I will be
working on the overall structure and technical issues before I do a lot of
graphic work. The pages up now are to display the basic information but will
change as I make the improvements. The Ezine will also be posted on the
site so in case you missed it in your mail box you can read it there a short
time after the general mailing.
Workshops,
classes
From IMAGE in Atlanta
Call 404-352-4225 for more information or to register! Check out
www.imagefv.org soon for our new spring 2004 calendar.
THE BUSINESS OF ACTING
Instructor: Mike
Pniewski
Okay, so you're ready to transform your acting hobby into a
professional career, but aren't sure how to get started. Well, aside from
possessing the necessary talent, you'll need to know a few tips in order to take
the plunge into the entertainment industry's shark-infested waters. Class topics
will cover the business that goes on behind the camera, including discussions
about SAG and AFTRA; television versus film versus commercials; the truth about
casting calls and auditions; obtaining a (legitimate) agent who will send you on
a (legitimate) audition; headshots and resumes and what they should look like;
NYC versus LA (and how to get work without moving); and in-general working
regulations and conditions for both adults and children.
Saturday, December 6, 2003. 10am-4pm. $75 members, $95 general public.
Registration deadline: December 3. Limited to 12 students. Held at IMAGE Film
& Video Center, 75 Bennett Street, Suite N-1 (off of Peachtree, just north
of Piedmont Hospital).
INTRODUCTION TO AVID
EDITING
Instructor: James
Beattie
This course will introduce students to non-linear editing with
the Avid editing system, offering a hands-on seminar that covers the Avid
interface and functionality, loading footage, basic editing with effects, and
project finishing. Students will be paired at state of the art workstations and
will leave with a rudimentary understanding of Avid editing and an overview of
the Avid product line. Students can apply entire registration fee to future Avid
classes taught by Digital Solutions, Inc.
Saturday, December 13, 2003. 10am-6pm. $150 for IMAGE members, $185
general public. Registration deadline: December 10. Limited to 8 students. This
class is co-sponsored by Digital Solutions, Inc. and will be held at their
training facility, 3495 Piedmont Road, NE (near Lenox Square).
Arts Grants
Libraries Invited to Participate in Isaac Bashevis Singer
Centennial Program
Deadline: December 15, 2003
Applications are available for Assimilating America:
the
Life and Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer, a new
initiative of the
Library of America, in cooperation
with the ALA Public Programs Office
(
http://www.ala.org/ )
and the
National Endowment for the Humanities
(
http://www.neh.org/ ), that provides grants to
libraries
which present public programs on the life and work
of
the Nobel Prize-winning writer Isaac Bashevis
Singer
(1904-1991).
The initiative will provide funding for a variety of
public
programs, including scholar- or teacher-led book
discussion groups,
discussions of the differences and
similarities between the book and
film versions of one
of Singer's works, readings of Singer's stories by
local
performers or community leaders, lectures by scholars
and
others knowledgeable about Singer and his work,
panel
discussions featuring scholars or writers familiar
with
the themes portrayed in Singer's works, screenings
of
films based on Singer's works or documentaries about
the
writer, or dramatizations based on Singer's
works.
Libraries applying for a grant are asked to develop
a
program for a public audience based on one of
the
aforementioned program ideas or a new idea that
explores
Singer's life and work.
Fifty libraries will receive $450 each toward the costs
of
programming and support materials, including the author-
itative
three-volume hardcover collection Isaac Bashevis
Singer: Collected
Stories, which will be published by the
Library of America in July
2004; a reading group guide;
the "How to Organize a Singer Program"
leader's guide; and
access to an extensive Singer Centennial Web site.
Grant
recipients also will be invited to attend an
orientation
workshop at the American Library Association
Annual
Conference in Orlando, Florida, on June 27, 2004.
Libraries of all types are invited to apply. Visit the
ALA
Web site to download an application form.
Lights, Camera, Alabama! Film
Festival
A festival that showcases filmmakers, actors and
producers from Alabama.
This event will highlight films produced by filmmakers
from our state. I am seeking entries for this event. The only criteria is that
either the filmmaker, actor, producer, or at least one Alabama native must have
worked on the submitted film.
The film could have been shot elsewhere, such as
in Atlanta by an Anniston native. Get the picture? Now get the picture
to me!
Any interested in entering a film, feature, short or
documentary for this festival. please feel free to do so. To date we have
received films for this event.
Also, there is a challenging portion to all interested in
participating. It is a featured night of the
festival called 'The 24 Hour Short', which is simply this, the filmmaker has 24
hours to script, cast, shoot edit and produce a final short up to 24 minutes
length on any format. I have seen a couple of these and they are great. It
pushes the director's limits of producing, casting, writing and more. Also,
include a short documentary on the making of your
project.
There are no entry fees and any format, film. mini-DV,
VHS, etc. will be accepted
Filmmaking in Alabama is big and we need a venue to
showcase our talented artist.
Deadline for entries is immediate. Please submit your
film as soon as possible.
Regional Salon
News
AIVF Atlanta
HOLIDAY PARTY
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 -- 7:00 to 10:00pm
No salon scheduled, INSTEAD, join us for our annual Holiday Party, which
has
become the local indie event in which to "see and be seen". Mix and
mingle
with other local industry reps, sip a tasty beverage, and exchange
business
cards for film work during the New Year! Oh, and make sure you're
a
bona-fide IMAGE member (bring your IMAGE cards for verification at
the
door) This shin-dig is for members only.
If you would like to respond with any
comments, updates, announcements, blurbs, quips, jibs, exhortations or advice,
you can contact,