Don't forget to check out the Virginia Film Festival! Tickets are Free to Students.
Check out the schedule at www.vafilm.com
Come Watch In the Mood for Love Directed by Wong Kar Wai
The Directors Guild -- a monthly series where a member of the executive board presents a movie directed by their favorite director-- kicks off this Tuesday. Come relax for a bit and watch a movie with friends!
There will be snacks provided.
Xtreme Filmmakers Challenge (XFC) Screening and Guest Local Filmmaker -- Tuesday September 22nd at 8pm in Clemons 407.
Come see the films you shot this weekend during XFC and vote on your favorite (bring your friends to show off what you did). The winner will get free FMS t-shirts! If you didn't make it to the challenge come out anyways and enjoy the shorts.
Plus local film maker Eric Hurt will be at the meeting to talk about his short film Lullaby (which we watched at last weeks meeting) and his filmmaking experience.
At the end of the meeting there will be time to pitch your ideas for movies!
New members are always welcome!
The Extreme Filmmaker's Challenge (XFC) is THIS SATURDAY, September 19
FilmMakers Society (FMS) hosts an afternoon of fun and filmmaking on Saturday, September 19. We will meet on the patio outside Clemons library at 12pm. If raining meet inside by the fish tanks.
Participants will divide into groups, including one FMS exec "mentor," and will be given one prop and one line of dialogue to include in their film. After brainstorming, teams will have 2 hours to shoot their film. Those are the only guidelines, the rest is up to you! Films will be edited and shown later that week.
We provide all equipment and will give a brief camera tutorial for those who need it. It's a great opportunity for all levels of experience, from novice filmmakers to experts. Bring your friends, the more the merrier! Click here to view the Facebook event.
We will also be throwing an XFC afterparty that night! We work hard and play harder, and this is no exception. RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook!
Meeting on Tuesday, September 15 in Clemons 407 at 8:00pm
Learn how to use our cameras and set up our lights during our hands-on equipment orientation.
Watch the short film Lullaby, worked on by FMS members. The director will be attending an upcoming meeting to talk about the filmmaking process.
XFC - Our two-hour, whirlwind filmmaking extravaganza - is THIS SATURDAY, September 19.
Click here to RSVP to the Facebook event. Don't forget about the wrap party Saturday night!
We will meet on the Clemons patio at 12:00pm.
Meeting on Tuesday, September 8 in Clemons 407
Learn more about the process of making a student film at UVa, get to know FMS members, and stick around for a trip to Arch's after the meeting.
Meeting starts at 8pm and we will be showing the short student film Purple Pileus.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for XFC - Our two-hour, whirlwind filmmaking extravaganza that will take place on Saturday, September 19 at 12:00pm.
We will meet on the Clemons patio to divide up into groups and assign props and a line of dialogue.
Interest Meeting on Wednesday, September 2nd in Cabel 138!
Come to the first meeting of the year where we show you what we're all about.
Meeting starts at 7pm and there will be free pizza!
Also, make sure you get yourself added to the mailing list - > CLICK HERE
Xtreme Filmmakers Challenge Take 2!
February 7, 2009 - Because one just wasn't enough!
Come make a movie in two hours! No experience!
We will meet on the top floor of Clemons at 12pm where we will get into groups, go over the prop/line, and go over the rules. At 12:30, the groups will be released to plan and shoot their movie. Each group will have exactly 2 hours to complete the shooting of their film.
After there will be an XFC party (see party event for details)
Also, there will be a Final Cut class on Tuesday in the DML where groups can edit their films.
THE VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF STUDENT FILM
Submit your films to the Virginia Festival of Student Film. Check out our website for details: www.vasfilm.com!
PITCH 'N' PLAY MEETING
The Pitch 'n' Play meeting is possibly the most important FMS meeting of the semester, so be sure to make it out! Is the Pitch 'n' Play meeting for you? Use this easy checklist to find out!
Do you have a script for a film, but need a cast and crew? If yes, then Pitch 'n' Play is for you! Are you looking to get involved with a film production as a cast or crew member? Then Pitch 'n' Play is for you!
During Pitch 'n' Play, FMS members with scripts for films they'd like to shoot pitch their movies to the Society and meet up with interested crew members. If you've been developing an idea for a film, and you're looking for a cast and crew, come out to P'n'P to pitch your movie to FMS! Additionally, if you're looking to get involved with a production as a crew member, come out to P'n'P to get an idea of what kind of productions will be going on for the rest of the semester!
The meeting will be held on Wednesday October 8th at 7pm in Cabell 325
If you have a script you'd like to pitch, please send an email to FMS VP of Productions Travis Newman (ian7h@virginia.edu) with a brief summary of your film idea.
APPLY FOR THE ADRENALINE FILM PROJECT
The Adrenaline Film Project, presented by the Virginia Film Festival, is a tremendous opportunity for student filmmakers to hone their moviemaking skills while working alongside professional Hollywood filmmakers. AFP is a 72-hour filmmaking competition where teams of three filmmakers must write, cast, shoot, edit and screen a film during the Virginia Film Festival, October 29 - November 1. Each phase of production is closely supervised by the AFP Executive Producers, Jeff Wadlow (Director, NEVER BACK DOWN) and writing partner Beau Baumen. The AFP culminates in a screening in front of a packed audience on Saturday, November 1 at the University of Virginia's Culbreth Theater.
In previous years, the film sets of Adrenaline teams have been visited by guest mentors including Tom Shadyac (Director, BRUCE ALMIGHTY), Mark Johnson (Producer, CHRONICLES OF NARNIA), Brad Silberling (Director, LEMONY SNICKET), Ron Yerxa (Producer, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) and many more!
The deadline for applications is October 9, so apply now! For more information and an application, visit www.adrenalinefilmproject.com, and send any questions to adrenalinefilmproject@gmail.com.
THE XTREME FILMMAKERS CHALLENGE
XFC is scheduled for Saturday, September 13 at 1:00pm. We will meet in Clemons plaza -- right in front of the main entrance of Clemons Library. This fun, two-hour event is a great way to meet new people and get involved in FMS, even if you've never touched a camera before! Participants will be divided into several different teams. Each team will be equipped with a camera, a prop and a specific line of dialogue, then turned loose for two hours to shoot a film! Each team will be assigned a mentor from the Executive Board to help out when the going gets tough. The films will be edited and then screened at the following FMS meeting on Tuesday, September 16.
The FMS meeting this evening has been moved up to 6:00pm in Clemons 407. The time has been changed to accomodate the free advance screening of "Choke" tonight at 7:00pm in Newcomb Theater. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the Producer, Temple Fennell. See you there!
This Tuesday, September 9 FMS will be holding a camera tutorial in Clemons 407 at 6:00pm. Come out and get a first look at some of the equipment FMS has to offer!
The Xtreme Filmmakers Challenge will take place on Saturday, September 13. This fun, two-hour filmmaking challenge is a great way to get involved and get your hands on a camera! The films will be edited over the weekend and we'll screen the finished products at the following meeting on September 16.
Mark your calendars! Or, if you use iCal or Microsoft Outlook, subscribe to our calendar and you'll be automatically updated on all FMS events!
NEW COURSE OFFERING FOR FILMMAKERS SOCIETY MEMBERS
MDST 465, taught by Academy Award winning documentarian, Paul Wagner, has officially been brought back for the Fall 2008 semester!
MDST 465: Advanced Practicum in Film Production
Prerequisites: knowledge of digital cameras and editing systems
In this advanced production course, students will produce and direct their own films with an emphasis on script-based narrative cinema. Restricted to Permission of Instructor; students with developed scripts or treatments for short films will be given priority. Members of the class will provide crew support for each other's projects. Class sessions will involve the presentation and critiquing of student work, including scripts, rushes and rough-cuts. Topics of analysis will include the script, the casting and direction of actors, camera and lighting control, mise-en-scene, music, picture and sound editing, and post production techniques.
A&S Online, the monthly online magazine from the University of Virginia, has written an extensive article about the 2008 Salmagundi Film Festival! Check out the article to read reviews of several Salmagundi films, as well as coverage of special Salmagundi film screenings, the professional filmmakers' panel discussion and more!
A&S Online - A Potpourri of Student Film
THE FMS FINAL SCREENING of the year is coming up! Wednesday April 30 from 5-6:30pm in Newcomb Theater FMS will sponsor a FREE exhibition of the latest student work. Many of these films were produced in conjunction with Paul Wagner's MDST 465 Practicum class last semester. Come out, take a break from studying, and show your support! Please join us as we honor these filmmakers, many of whom are graduating this year.
Presenting the following films:
- Lauren O'Connor: Gemini, 5 min
- Sasha Solodukhina: Newsprint, 10 min
- Nick Bacon: De(con)struction and Ex Meo Mente, 12 min
- Gretel Truong: The Write Note, 15 min
10 minute Intermission
- Andrew Mausert-Mooney: Flok, 7 min
- Steve Quinn/ Jed Crews: Tonight, 7 min
- Jonney Taee: Merleau-ponty, 5 min
- Konstantin: The Purple Pileus, 20 min
Congratulations to the winners of the 12th annual Salmagundi Film Festival!
Best in Show: Jonney Taee & BH103A for "Mondo Musical"
Runner Up: Christina Tkacik for "Gerry Mitchell: 3,164 miles"
Audience Award: Jonney Taee & BH103A for "Mondo Musical"
Cavalier Films Narrative Film Award: Steven Quinn & Jedidiah Crews for "Tonight"
Ken Jacobs Experimental Film Award: Jonney Taee & BH103A for "Mondo Musical"
Congratulations to the new executive board!
President: Lauren O'Connor
VP of Production: Travis Newman
VP of Publicity: Patrick Harrison
Secretary/Historian: Debra Cohen
Treasurer & Videositters President: Dan Quinn
Festival Chairperson: Zac Fabian
Assistant Festival Coordinator: Hannah Chipman
ELECTIONS will take place at the meeting this week (7:30pm in Clark 102)! The positions up for election are: President, Vice President of Production, Vice President of Publicity, Secretary/Historian, Chief Financial Officer, and Festival Coordinator. General Manager/Social Chair and Equipment Managers will be appointed by the new executive board. Please email the current officers if you have any questions about running.
Do it.
This Tuesday (7:30pm in Clark 102) is the second pitch-n-play meeting of the year! Come learn about new projects or present your idea to the group!
Any FMS members who are interested in running for an Executive Board position should attend this meeting as well. Positions include: President, Vice President of Production, Vice President of Publicity and Advertising, Secretary/Historian, Chief Financial Officer, General Manager/Social Chair, Festival Coordinator. Elections will be held on April 1st but we would like to talk more about the process and position responsibilities at this meeting. Anyone can run as long as they are a member!
SUNDAY, FEB. 10: FMS SOCIAL EVENT UPDATE: OVER HER DEAD BODY
FMS is organizing a social event in preparation for director Jeff Lowell's visit at our second screenwriting workshop (Feb. 12) and Q&A session. We are setting up a group viewing of his new movie, Over Her Dead Body, for this Sunday, Feb 10 at the Carmike Theater at 1pm. Meet in the Bonneycastle parking lot at 12:30pm if you need a ride (and also RSVP social chair Lauren O'Connor at lao5a@virginia.edu).
Synposis: Over Her Dead Body
"Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) and Henry (Paul Rudd) were to be married and live happily ever after. Unfortunately, Kate meets a tragic end when the ice sculpture that a sculpter (Stephen Root) made falls on her. Henry's sister Chloe (Lindsay Sloane) convinces him to go to a psychic named Ashley (Lake Bell) to help him get over Kate's death. Henry and Ashley eventually fall for each other as time goes on. Too bad for Ashley that Kate won't move on...even though she's dead."
FMS members who attend will receive a $2 discount. Email social chair Lauren O'Connor (lao5a@virginia.edu) to sign-up.
The meeting tomorrow will be at 7:30pm in CLARK 101 (not Clemons)!
TUESDAY, JAN. 29: SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP, PART 1 The screenwriting workshop is a time for members to get feedback on the scripts or ideas they've been working on. Even if you've written and revised your script a thousand times, a fresh eye will always reveal problems you didn't notice before and a different view will generate ideas you never considered. Members will receive the most benefit if they bring in their script for all three workshops, working on them in the intervening weeks. If you plan on having your script workshopped, bring in 3-5 copies for people to read.
Our first meeting of the semester will be in Clark 107 at 7:30pm on Tuesday.
To be consumed: PIZZA and HOT CHOCOLATE
To be discussed: screenwriting workshops, auditions, pitch-n-play part 2, Salmagundi, other productions
The 12th Salmagundi Film Festival is coming up next semester. Members should take the opportunity to submit their films to this competitive, professionally-judged student film festival. While the major points of the festival have already been planned, the Exec is still looking for a few younger FMS members who might want to assist in the planning process for this year's event.
All interested members should email Ayesha (aan2b@virignia.edu) soon.
The last meeting of the semester is this Tuesday! We will be discussing big plans for next semester and do a short makeup tutorial. Volunteers will be needed!
The Virginia Film Festival is now in full swing! For those of you who haven't yet, check out the full schedule online. FMS is hosting a special Q&A session with filmmakers Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount this Friday, Nov 2 in Clemons 201 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. Their newest feature, Randy and the Mob, is screening this Saturday at 10pm in the Paramount. For more information on the filmmakers, please click here.
The meeting this week will be Tuesday at 7:30pm in Clemons 407 (no more moving around for the rest of the semester, we promise). We will begin with a lighting class (which you should come to unless you are good enough to teach it yourself), followed by a discussion of the Virginia Film Festival and T-shirt pick-ups. I hope to see everyone there!
The Final Cut Showcase is TODAY. The event will take place in the South Hall Meeting Room in Newcomb Hall located on the third floor!
There has also been some confusion about the weekly newsletter (which you access every week through the blue links in the email). Here is the one for this week: October 14, 2007.
Read the article about Final Cut in the Cavalier Daily! Click here.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Pitch-N-Play. The website will be updated soon with your new projects. There will be no FMS meeting on Tuesday October 11. The next meeting will be a sound class on October 18 in Clark 101.
UPCOMING DEADLINES:
- Adrenaline Film Project Submission: Thursday, October 11
(visit www.vafilm.com/adrenaline for a submission form) - Final Cut Showcase Submission: Friday, October 12
(visit www.uvafilm.com/festivals for a submission form)
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Red Carpet Party last Saturday and made it a success! A special thanks to Chris Sabbatini for taking the beautiful photographs you see below, and also to the DJs--DJ Basek, Johnny Donkey, and DJ Krackerjap as tha Kuntrock Kidd.
Thanks to all who came to our meeting yesterday! Our next meeting will be the PITCH AND PLAY meeting on Tuesday at 7:30pm in Clemons 407, so come prepared with any ideas you have and want to get started on. There will also be a relatively quick (about 10 minutes long) tutorial on Celtx, an excellent tool for screenwriting and general preproduction.
Our meeting this week will be Tuesday at 7:30pm in Clemons 407! Here's what's on the agenda.
- Collection of outstanding dues.
- Preparation for upcoming meetings and deadlines (Final Cut and Adrenaline).
- Extended Camera Tutorial: This in depth tutorial will equip you with the camera specifics and technical skills you'll need to successfully capture your films. Anyone interested in checking out FMS cameras for use on their films should attend this class. A record of attendees will be kept and used during any equipment check-out process.
- Get out your formal-wear! The Red Carpet Party will be held this Saturday at 10pm at 508 16th street (between Grady and Gordon). This party is for filmmakers and filmlovers alike! We hope to see everyone there!
For information on checking out equipment, you may review the policy here.
Thanks to all those who came out and participated in the Xtreme Filmmakers Challenge last Saturday! Congratulations to team 4 for winning XFC with their film Untitled! For those of you who participated and would like a DVD of all the films, we will make one available for you to copy in the Digital Media Lab by the end of this week.
Cinasty will be held this Friday at 7:30pm in Brooks Hall 103A. If you have old films you want to show and get feedback/criticism on, please contact Nick Bacon and let him know you want to show one of your films.
Next week's meeting will be held on Tuesday at 7:30pm in Clemons 407, which will be our normal meeting place and time for the rest of this semester. At this meeting, we will go over basic equipment care and usage and also have a short tutorial on how to use Celtx for screenwriting, collaboration, and general pre-production planning/scheduling.
Additionally, we will be ordering t-shirts this Friday, so if you want one (image here), please contact Laura Scott and let her know before then!
This weeks's meeting will be held on Tuesday at 8:00pm in Physics 203! Please show up to the correct location. We will be screening the XFC films. Bring your friends to vote! We will continue collecting dues and selling T-shirts at next week's meeting. This will be the last week to order shirts!
For our weekly newsletter, check out the link here.
The Xtreme FilmMakers Challenge will begin this Saturday at 2:00pm outside of Clemons Library. Each team will be mentored by a member of the Exec and will have one hour to complete their project. Participants must be dues-paying members of the organization. A prize will be awarded to the winning team during our voting session at Tuesday's meeting. Bring your friends to vote!
We will continue collecting dues and selling T-shirts (design at right) at next week's meeting. This will be the last week to order shirts! If you cannot make it to the meeting, please email our treasurer to set up an alternative method for ordering.
The FMS t-shirt is ready to go! We will show off the new design at tomorrow's meeting. You might want to order two because you're never going to want to take this thing off!
We will be taking sizes (YS-XXL) and payment ($10) at the meeting this week and next week. If you are a member who cannot make it to meetings, please email our treasurer to set up an alternative method for payment.
Weekly meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 7:30pm in Clemons 407 (hang a left as soon as you go through the main doors). For a heads up on what we will be talking about this week, check out the weekly newsletter and/or our calendar. New members are always welcome.
In the meantime, enjoy our FMS promo below (the one that wouldn't work last week) and you'll understand why we spent so long trying to play it for everyone.
Note: This is an almost shot-for-shot parody of this video.
The Activities Fair, originally scheduled for this evening from 9pm-midnight has been moved to Saturday, Sept. 1 from 3-7pm. Look for the FMS tent when you stop by.
The Fall 2007 Interest Meeting will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 7pm in Clark 107. Come learn more about our organization, new policies, and upcoming events! And enjoy FREE PIZZA!
Stay in touch!
- Join the FilmMakers Society Facebook group.
- Actors and directors, join the FMS: Actor's Database.
- Anyone looking for or interested in joining a crew, check out the FMS: Production Database.
- Sign up for the FMS mailing list!
- Sign up for the FMS production list!
The Virginia Film Festival's Adrenaline Film Project is coming up soon! To see the videos from last year's project, follow this link: http://magazine.clas.virginia.edu/x9960.xml
For older news, click here.