January 27, 2012
Professional Film & Television Training at Chattanooga State Rolls On in 2012
Now in its third year at Chattanooga State, the Professional Film & Television Training Curriculum is known for its success in graduating skilled professionals, many of whom are now practicing film craft workers in the growing motion picture industry of the southeastern region.
Past classes, or "advanced practicums", as they are called, have concentrated on film specialties as diverse as film lighting & gripping, camera assisting, production management, location scouting, and field sound production.
This semester, the curriculum has added "Art Direction for Film", bringing the all-important job of the Production Designer into the mix -- a highly important role, as it is the Production Designer, in consultation with a film's director and its cinematographer (as well as their collaborative partner the art director) who are largely responsible for the "look" of a feature film.
With the advent of digital technology and computer-generated imagery, the art department is coming to the fore not only in its traditional role of pre- and postproduction, but of generating much of the action actually seen onscreen. Many of the digital tools now being used in the cinema realm are skills which can be learned as part of Chattanooga State's other cutting edge media program, Gaming Technology, which started enrolling students in the fall of 2011.
The film curriculum's Advanced Practicum rotates through a variety of skill sets currently in demand within the local film industry and is offered every other semester. The class includes an internship component (PFTT 299) along with the actual class which enables students to be placed with regional film and video shoots as Production Assistants. Students in the Advanced Practicum are required to earn 90 hours of on-the-set training, which they document via an on-set journal of their experiences.
Recently, the "Art Direction for Film" class has partnered with the film program at Southern Adventist University to fill out crew roles needed for the annual spring productions being launched by graduating film seniors. The Media Technology and Professional Film classes are currently working towards pooling their efforts on a similar annual venture of their own, as well as a one-year certificate in Film Technology.
The Professional Film & Television Training curriculum is taught by Kris Jones, the Production Designer of the documentary "Silver Wings & Civil Rights". Mr. Jones has served as the film program's teaching assistant and social marketing arm for the past two years. In the recognizable role of "Cameraman Conrad", he has been a regular contributor to local film events, newspaper articles, and social media postings.
Mr. Jones holds two technical degrees in media technology and is currently enrolled in the Interior Design program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, one of the three "feeder majors" (along with architecture and graphic design) which traditionally provide the lion's share of designers for the film industry. Mr. Jones has also served on the board of the Chattanooga Film Society and is a member of the state's trade advocacy group The Association for the Future of Film & Television in Tennessee (AFFT).
When the current Chattanooga State class wraps up this April, all students who have successfully completed the course will be awarded a certificate of completion by the Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Film Commission and be listed in the local production directory database. Access to the directory is provided to visiting production companies who decide to use Chattanooga as their primary location, and it is from local production directories that visiting film companies traditionally fill their crew needs for entry-level and other positions.
The Professional Film & Television classes have met on Wednesday evenings for the past three years in order to take full advantage of non-traditional students (who can register via the school's Continuing Education program) as well as Chattanooga State's growing body of Media Technology majors.
Students interested in becoming part of the program and its upcoming offerings for the summer and fall are asked to contact:
Assistant Professor Chris Willis
Office: MTC-107 (old Channel 45 television station on campus)

Chattanooga State Community College

4501 Amnicola Highway,
Chattanooga, TN 37406-1097
Phone: 423.697.3151

Fax: 423.697.2539
chris.willis@chattanoogastate.edu
For more on the film program at Chattanooga State, please visit:
http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/film/fmfaq.html/
Articles , Association for the Future of Film and Television in Tennessee , CFB Updates , Chattanooga Film Society , Documentary , Gaming Technology at Chattanooga State , News , Professional Film & Television , Props | By joneskrisc | 10:17 AM | Comments (0)
November 28, 2011
"Back to Bosnia" to Be Presented as Part of UTC's "Awake & Engage" Film Series on Wednesday, November 30th
( from Joe Leydon at Variety.com )
First-time documentary filmmaker Sabina Vajraca takes a deeply personal approach in charting the lingering effects of civil war, ethnic cleansing and population dispersal in her documentary "Back to Bosnia," a fascinating and sporadically unsettling account of her Muslim family's return to their homeland after years of exile in the United States. The documentary follows Vajraca and her parents' journey back to Banja Luka, the once-thriving multi-ethnic city they were forced to flee after its 1992 takeover by militant Serb forces.
En route through Bosnia, they encounter upsetting reminders of the mid-1990s conflict that ravaged the land and the population. Amid the now silent devastation, the viewer is made accomplice as the film focuses on grimly determined officials trying to identify corpses found buried in mass graves.
But emotional fireworks aren't sparked in earnest until the Vajracas finally reach their former apartment, only to find it has been occupied -- and the original furnishings are still being used -- by a frankly unapologetic Serb family that had claimed the place a decade earlier.
Here and elsewhere, videographer Damir Okanovic's discreet fly-on-the-wall approach is impressive. Documentary critic Anji Milanovic calls Back to Bosnia a "stunning debut that shines a light on a part of the world we know very little about."
"Back to Bosnia" directed by Sabina Vajraca - part of UTC's "Awake & Engage" Film Series
DATE: November 30, 2011
LOCATION: UTC University Center - Signal Mountain Room
TIME: 5:30 pm
ADMISSION: FREE!
Presented by Alternate Plan Productions
Produced by Ali Hanson & Sabina Vajraca
Directed by Sabina Vajraca.
Camera (color, DV), Damir Okanovic
Editor: Ali Hanson
Music: Jon Crider
English, Bosnian dialogue. Running time: 67 MIN
Reviewed as part of the Nashville Film Festival in the Documentaries category on April 22, 2006.
| By joneskrisc | 10:56 AM
Chattanooga Film Society's "Second Friday" Members Forum meets December 9th
View imageThe Chattanooga Film Society will have its monthly "Second Friday" meeting on Friday, December 9th from 8 - 9am at GreenLife Grocery on Manufacturers Road. The group is open to the public and meets on the upper balcony. Anyone with an interest in film, either as just an appreciator or as a practitioner, is encouraged to attend. For those especially interested in independent or feature filmmaking, past meetings of the group have included working film crafts persons ranging from videographers to talent. The Chattanooga Film Society also holds quarterly technical seminars and skills workshops in the months of February, May, August and November.
Articles , CFB Updates , Chattanooga Film Society , News , Professional Film & Television | By joneskrisc | 10:42 AM
November 26, 2011
"Production Design & Art Direction for Motion Pictures" Added for Spring 2012 as Part of Professional Film & Television Training at Chattanooga State
The Professional Film & Television Training Curriculum, which is co-sponsored and endorsed by the Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Film Commission, has now been taught on Wednesday nights at Chattanooga State Community College for the past three years.
Students who have graduated from past years' classes have gone on to become practicing grips, lighting technicians, location scouts, set decorators, production managers, and costume assistants on the recent "Water for Elephants", to name but a few. In addition, all graduates of the program are listed in the Chattanooga Film Production Directory, which gives visiting production companies a source of local film craft workers sorted by their respective specialties.
The ongoing series of classes at Chattanooga State is taught by Chattanooga Film Society Board Members Kris Jones and Chris Holley, and is a fast-track entry-level skills program which is part of the local film community's larger overall goal of making Chattanooga a more "film-friendly" city, both in terms of actual film production as well as cultural appreciation.
The typical curriculum each semester consists of three sequential classes: PFTT 250: "Introduction to Film & Television Technology"; PFTT 251: "The Production Assistant Internship" and PFTT 299: "Advanced Production Technology Practicum".
The Production Assistant, or "P.A." for short, is the entry-level position for the film production industry as a whole, and PAs are the "oil" which makes a well-run set roll efficiently. They do everything on the set from getting coffee and lunch orders to working in support roles in each of a film's various departments, such as camera, wardrobe and production.
The Advanced Production Technology Practicum rotates each semester to encompass a wide range of film skill sets which are needed locally. In the past, film crafts such as set lighting, camera assisting, production management, location scouting/management and production sound have been offered.
The Production Designer/Art Director is a key member of the team, along with the director and cinematographer, who are responsible for the final look of a screenplay once it is committed to film.
This spring the Professional Film & Television Training Curriculum will offer "Production Design and Art Direction for Motion Pictures." The class will detail the various stages to successfully conceiving and executing a film concept, from story-boarding and pre-visualizing a script to set planning and actual stage construction.
Persons interested in possibly taking the class should contact the Program Director, Chris Willis, via any of the following:
Office: MTC-107 (inside the old Channel 45 television station on the Chattanooga State campus)
Phone: (423) 697-3151
Fax: (423) 697-2539
E-mail: chris.willis@chattanoogastate.edu.
Hope to see you this spring!
- Kris Jones: Instructor
( kris-jones@mocs.utc.edu )
News , Professional Film & Television , Props , Workshops | By joneskrisc | 7:09 PM
November 10, 2011
"The Creative Financing of Independent Films" to Be Presented by CFS Thursday, November 17th at the Downtown YMCA
The next quarterly meeting of the Chattanooga Film Society will feature special guest panelists Dylan Kussman and Drew Belz, both of whom have successfully utilized crowd-funding for different projects, as well as regional filmmaker Jeff Burr, who has directed several franchise horror features.
Dylan Kussman
Dylan Kussman is an accomplished actor, best known for his role as Richard Cameron in the 1989 Peter Weir film, Dead Poets Society. Dylan has since made appearances in many feature films and television series, and is currently writing, producing, and starring in the second season of "The Steps", a modern noir web series filmed in Chattanooga. He successfully financed production using Kickstarter, an innovative online funding platform.
Drew Belz
Drew Belz is an accomplished editor, producer, and screenwriter, and has recently launched Fancy Rhino, a local video strategy company. Within half a day of posting their Kickstarter page, Fancy Rhino's founders, Belz and Isaiah Smallman had broken their fundraising goal for the 16mm music video shoot of "Ramifications of an Exciting Spouse" for the indie group Jumbling Towers. Since then, press from the collaboration has led to fast company growth and fascinating connections, including a surprise gig with ESPN.com.
Drew grew up in Asheville, North Carolina and graduated from Covenant College with degrees in both Philosophy and English. As he progressed through the curriculum at Covenant, he edited film for various production houses and produced his own films, but deep down he was interested in the creative process of writing for the screen. In the process of finding his niche, he helped launch Chattanooga's annual Broad Street Film Festival, and is now the co-founder of Fancy Rhino, a local video strategy company.
Jeff Burr
Jeff began his film career while studying at the University of Southern California in 1982 when he co-produced Divided We Fall, an acclaimed Civil War drama that won many awards at film festivals around the world. He has since directed several feature horror films, including Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, and the fourth and fifth movies in the Puppetmaster series.
"Creative Financing of Independent Films"
WHEN: Thursday, November 17, 2011
WHERE: Downtown YMCA
301 W 6th St
Chattanooga, TN 37402
TIME: 6:30 pm - Meet and Greet
7:00 pm - Panel Discussion begins
ADMISSION: $5 at the door (admission is free for current CFS members)
| By joneskrisc | 5:18 PM
November 9, 2011
Mise En Scenesters Present: "A Boy and His Dog" and "Zardoz"
(from the Collective Clothing site on Facebook)
Join the gang at Mise En Scenesters (MES) as they spend 11-11-11 partying like the world is going to end by 12-12-12 with a duo of delightful films about the end of the world (no R.E.M. references please). They're awfully proud to be screening both, they tell us.
A Boy And His Dog (1975) Directed by L.Q. Jones
A post-apocalyptic tale based on a novella by whacked out sci-fi legend Harlan Ellison. A boy communicates telepathically with his dog as they scavenge for food and sex, and they stumble into an underground world where the old society is preserved. Sound magical? You bet it's MAGICAL. You'll love it as much as we do and you'll never look at Don Johnson the same way ever again.
Zardoz (1974)
They'll close out the evening with filmmaker John Boorman's nutso masterpiece which involves Sean Connery, Giant God-like floating heads that spit out machine-guns, a race of immortals and the music of Beethoven woven into a patchwork quilt of weird that will stamp itself UPON YOUR SOUL! (For reals ya'll we aren't overselling this one ONE BIT.)
As always seats for the films are limited and have been filling up fast so feel free to BYOC(hair).
Just five bucks which goes toward the funding of future MES events and helps keep Chattanooga safe for oddball and indie film.
The good folks at Pure Sodaworks will be in attendance again by popular demand and we'll also have draft beer provided by Moccasin Bend Brewing Company.
WHEN: Friday, November 11 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm
WHERE: Collective Warehouse
4015 Tennessee Ave.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Articles , Mise En Scenesters | By joneskrisc | 4:23 PM
Russian Film Club in East Ridge Joins Chattanooga's "Cinema Renaissance"!
(from the Chattanooga Times-Free Press):
This is the debut year for the Russian Film Club (aka: "Russkie Kino Klub") of Chattanooga.
The club meets on the third Saturday of every month at the club president (Mikhail Vassilev)'s house in East Ridge, beginning with a light supper (including a vegetarian pizza) at 6:15 pm, followed by a viewing of a Russian movie (w/ English subtitles) as well as a discussion of the film afterward.
November's movie, "Balthazar's Feast," will be on Saturday, Nov. 19. All lovers of film are welcome to attend, but especially those who speak Russian! (And for those who don't, might be a good way to start!)
For more information or directions, please visit their web site at:
OR
phone the club's president at: (423) 332-2262
Articles , Events , News , Watch | By joneskrisc | 3:35 PM
November 8, 2011
A Showcase for Local Indie Film Talent:- ChattaMovies Presents "The Best of Open Screen Night 2011" at The Rave Theater on Monday, December 5th
So, what is "Open Screen Night"? The founder, Jimmy-Lee Smith says, "It's like open mic night for movie makers." Over the course of the past year, Open Screen Night (OSN) has served as a screening showcase for independent filmmakers in the southeast Tennessee / North Georgia area. Via OSN, local filmmakers are given a chance to judge the reception of their works in front of an actual audience.
Each of the finalists below (along with their running time and producer name) were chosen as audience favorites at the last three Open Screen Nights which were held over the course of 2011 at Ambiance Modeling in Red Bank:
- Clone Wars (17:30) - Deadeye Films
- The Directive (12:00) - Chase Breedlove
- The Committee of Doom (17:00) - Bushido Funk Productions
- Missing Faces (10:31) - Daniel Wahlen
- The Dome (05:00) - Accentric Films Productions
- Air to the Throne (15:00) - Brian H. Teague & J. Howard Bach
- Foreign Exchange (21:00) - Creative Studios of Atlanta
- After (07:00) - DigiTribe
- Ralph's Detuned Extravaganza (01:40) - Saralyn Foster
- Public (20:00) - Leslie Kelso
- Spider (21:00) - EarLuminator Productions
The "Best of Open Screen Night" event will be held the first week of December.
DATE: Monday, December 5, 2011
WHERE: "The Rave" Motion Pictures East Ridge 18 + IMAX
5080 South Terrace
Chattanooga, TN 37412
TIME: 7:00pm
Organizer Jimmy Smith of ChattaMovies told the CFB,"We will have our mini red carpet rolled out before the show, and all casts and crews are welcome to come early for photos for Chattamovies websites. I look forward to screening your works in December, and to more submissions from all of you for the 2012 Open Screen Nights in Chattanooga, Marietta!"
You can pre-order tickets for The Best Of OPEN SCREEN NIGHT - Chattanooga 2011:
http://www.jimmylee.com/php_paypal/orderformOSN.php
If you would like to have your film screen as part of a future edition of Open Screen Night, you can contact the event's series producer, Jimmy-Lee Smith at:
jimmy@jimmylee.com,
stating that you would like to have your work shown at a future event.
Articles , Documentary , Events , News , The Rave Movie Theater - East Ridge , Watch | By joneskrisc | 12:27 PM
November 2, 2011
Filmmaker Brad Clement to Present His Film: "Everest: A Climb for Peace" at UTC on Friday, November 4th
Brad Clement, an avid rock climber and a professional, high-altitude filmmaker/photographer, will be on the UTC campus Friday, November 4th, at 3:00 in the Signal Mountain Room of the University Center to share stories and photos from The Everest Peace Project. Specifically, Clement will share stories behind and footage gathered for the film, Everest: A Climb for Peace, which is now being aired on 300 PBS affiliates around the country. The film, narrated by Orlando Bloom, documents The Everest Peace Project, a project which set out to assemble a team of climbers from different cultures, as well as different political and religious backgrounds, for a summit of the highest mountain on earth. The aim was to see if they could forgo their differences, unite as a team and successfully climb Everest. Clement was the lead cinematographer on this film project. His presentation will feature footage and stories from that project. The film has been described as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama.
The film is free and open to the public.
Additional info:
Information about "The Everest Peace Project," including Clement's amazing photographs and film footage, is available online at:
everestpeaceproject.com
Documentary , Events , News , Watch | By joneskrisc | 10:19 AM
November 1, 2011
CFS presents Director Kim Snyder's "Welcome to Shelbyville" - Monday, November 14th at Loose Cannon
The Chattanooga Film Society, in conjunction with SouthArts, will present the third entry in its Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers at Loose Cannon Art & Events the evening of November 14th.
The film "Welcome to Shelbyville" is a snapshot of America at a crossroads. In one particular town in the heart of America's Bible belt, a community grapples with rapidly changing demographics. The core population of longtime African-American and white residents is challenged with how to acclimate to a growing Latino population, as well as the more recent arrival of hundreds of Somali Muslim refugees. Set on the eve of the historic 2008 presidential election, the film captures the interaction between the various groups of residents as they navigate entirely new waters together. The film is set amidst the backdrop of one tumultuous year, with the economy in crisis, factories closing, and jobs very hard to find.
As the Latino population grapples with their own immigrant identity, African-American residents look back at their own segregated past and find a way to balance perceived threats to their livelihood against the values that they themselves have learned through their own long struggle for civil rights. And as the most recent Somali newcomers attempt to make new lives for themselves and their children, leaders in a deeply religious community attempt to guide their congregations through a period of unprecedented change.
Through the vibrant and colorful characters of Shelbyville, the film explores immigrant integration and the interplay between race, religion, and identity. Ultimately, the story is an intimate portrayal of a community's struggle to understand what it means to be American.
Welcome to Shelbyville is produced and directed by Kim A. Snyder
Executive Production by the BeCause Foundation
In Association with Active Voice
The film will be followed by an audience Q & A with the director
Light refreshments will be served
Admission is $10 ($7.50 for CFS members) and tickets can be purchased through the Chattanooga Film Society EventBrite page:
http://chattanoogafilmsociety.org/southerncircuit
| By joneskrisc | 11:16 AM
October 31, 2011
Chattanooga Film Society's "Second Friday" Members Forum meets November 11th
View imageThe Chattanooga Film Society will have its monthly "Second Friday" meeting on Friday, November 11th from 8 - 9am at GreenLife Grocery on Manufacturers Road. The group is open to the public and meets on the upper balcony. Anyone with an interest in film, either as just an appreciator or as a practitioner, is encouraged to attend. For those especially interested in independent or feature filmmaking, past meetings of the group have included working film craftspersons ranging from videographers to talent.
| By joneskrisc | 12:41 PM
October 25, 2011
Acting for the Camera to Be Offered at CTC
As part of the Southeast's growing film & video industry, an on-camera acting class is being taught by Hope Alexander at the Chattanooga Theatre Center.
Working with current film and television scripts students will learn how to develop their on-camera acting technique as well as how to "nail" their next audition. The class will also cover on-camera cold reading and commercial acting as well as the techniques of self-promotion & management, Students will be on camera each class in order to better prepare them for their next audition.
TESTIMONIAL: A former student, Sharon Oliphant, says, "I would be crazy not to take advantage of your class. I have a callback for a film and honestly that audition went so smoothly, all thanks to your instruction. It was like I was sitting in front of you doing a monologue, just like I had been in that situation six times before. Truth be told, my whole outlook has changed and the most beautiful thing is that I'm not scared anymore of what people will say or think. I know that If I don't make performing my career I will have cheated myself out of the joy of a lifetime."
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Hope Alexander is an award winning actor and director and has starred in two television series, THE NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI and MYSTERY OF BLACK ROSE CASTLE. She has also both starred or had featured roles in numerous films, including THE PRINCESS DIARIES, GEORGIA RULE and THE PACK.
Hope was a leading company member of The American Conservatory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and South Coast Repertory theatre. She starred opposite Sir Michael Redgrave in SHAKESPEARE'S PEOPLE which toured the country, including playing The Tivoli in Chattanooga. She has been a faculty member of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The American Conservatory Theatre, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
CLASS: Acting for the Camera
WHEN: Wednesday, October 26th - Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
COST: $100
* NOTE: Students are off for Thanksgiving on November 23rd.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER:
Phone: (423) 267-8534
Chattanooga Theatre Center , News , Workshops | By joneskrisc | 2:49 PM
Awake & Engage Film Series at UTC Presents "No Impact Man" on Wednesday, November 2nd
UTC's "Awake & Engage" Film Series offers the acclaimed eco-doc "No Impact Man" as its November offering.
SYNOPSIS: Blogger Colin Beavan, as research for his next book, begins the "No Impact Project" in November 2006. Beavan is a newly self-proclaimed environmentalist who it seems can no longer avoid pointing the finger at himself, so he leaves behind his liberal complacency with a vow to make as little environmental impact as possible for one year. That means: no more automated transportation, no more electricity, no more non-local food, and no more material consumption. No problem, right? Actually, no -- not a problem at all until his Starbucks and retail-obsessed wife Michelle and their two-year-old daughter are brought along for the ride.
Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein's film is a front row seat into an experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation as well as an intriguing inside look at the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from Colin and Michelle's struggle with their radical lifestyle change.
WHERE: UTC University Center - Signal Mountain Room at 5:30. Admission is FREE!
| By joneskrisc | 12:31 PM
October 24, 2011
Chattanooga Film Blog is making a comeback!
That's right...after training for many years (to save time, here's an inspirational montage), the Chattanooga Film Blog is soon to be out of retirement and back to fighting weight! The Chattanooga Film Society is taking the reins, and will be providing you with the most up-to-date information on all things film related in the greater Chattanooga and Southeast TN area. Stay tuned for more...
In the meantime, check out the CFS website and see what we've been up to:
http://chattanoogafilmsociety.org/about-us
Be sure to take a look at info on our Southern Circuit screening series, and also our newly improved Calendar page. If you're involved with local film screenings and events, and want us to share them for all the world to see, email details to admin@chattanoogafilmsociety.org.
Get involved today! Oh, and since you're already wasting time on Facebook instead of working, go ahead and follow CFS while you're at it.
| By adamvarnell | 11:20 AM
July 27, 2006
Critser Awarded Scholarship
Corey Critser, who took home the first annual Hadrienne Kathleen Mendonsa Young Filmmaker’s Award at this year's Back Row Film Series, has received the Frances Larkin McCommon Scholarship from Savannah College of Art and Design. Critser, a 2006 graduate Chattanooga Christian School, also won CCS' Art Department Award this year. While at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Critser will major in film and television.
News | By colrus | 12:00 PM
July 25, 2006
Gathering of Filmmakers
Chattanooga, TN – Filmmakers, professionals working in the TV industry, film students and media artists are all invited to meet and mingle on Thursday, July 27, 2006. Jarrod Whaley, a local filmmaker and chair of the Commission's Local Projects Committee said, “There are many people in town working in film but they are not connected through any association. This is our first attempt to reach out to those people in an effort to organize, network, and hopefully bond the film community together.”
The event will take place at Foodworks, on 205 Manufacturers Road in the Knitting Mill Complex on July 27 at 6:30 pm. Appetizers will be provided.
Co-Founder and the City of Chattanooga’s Education Arts and Culture Director Missy Crutchfield said, “The Film Commission has a dual mission: generating business by enticing outside production companies to make films here in Chattanooga and also supporting the local film community which is growing and flourishing.”
For more information about the event email Jarrod Whaley at jaimetout@oakstreetfilms.com.
Events | By willis | 4:25 PM
June 28, 2006
Upward Bound Students Produce Story Of AIDS Film
Rising East Ridge High freshmen, Shikela Ray and twin sisters, LaShunda and LaQuanda Kendricks, arrived at UTC's Upward Bound program in early June to embark on six-weeks of pre-collegiate experience.
Within the first week, the threesome were assigned to a creative life skills project, in which they were to tell a story to their classmates through visual projection. They wrote a script, which was supposed to be submitted to Black Entertainment Television for its Rap-It-Up Contest, but they missed the deadline for entry.
They came up with "The Domino Effect: How I Got AIDS," a short film about a young girl who was conceived by a mother who had contracted AIDS through sex with an infected, drug abusing partner. The Kendricks, Ray and other Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science students also serve as actors.
The film will be shown publicly on Friday, June 30, at 1 p.m. in the University Center Auditorium in the UTC University Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
Upward Bound is a pre-college program for low-income, at-risk youth who attend Howard, Brainerd and East Ridge High Schools, and who wish to pursue post-secondary education. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Events | By colrus | 9:50 AM | Comments (1)
May 25, 2006
Back Row Series Continues June 1
The Back Row Film Series continues at the Hunter Museum on Thursday, June 1 at 5:30 p.m. with special guest "Cowboy" Jack Clement and the screening of the film Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: Jack Clement's Home Movies. In addition to the screening of this popular documentary directed by music historian Robert Gordon, there will be discussion and music provided by Cowboy Jack Clement.
Note: $5 discounted tickets are available for anyone with tickets to the George Jones concert on the same date.
AEC and Hunter members and UTC students and staff $5; all others $12 (admission +$5 movie charge), cash bar.
Visit www.BackRowFilms.com for more details.
Events | By colrus | 9:43 AM
May 22, 2006
"Anti-Arktikos" Premiere at CTC
The world premiere of Anti-Arktikos (an animated film by local artist Judy Mogul) will take place on Thursday, June 15 on the main stage at The Chattanooga Theatre Centre (400 River Street). Showtimes are 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Contact the CTC box office at (423) 267-8534 for more information.
Anti-Arktikos
Written and Created by Judith Mogul
Cinematographer and Editor: Jarrod Whaley
Music and Sound Design: Bob Stagner & Dennis Palmer
Combining live action and stop motion animation, puppets and children, Anti-Arktikos follows the adventures of a young girl named "Momo" and her penguin friend "Pipi" in a land first identified by Greek geographers. Believing that a large continent existed at the "bottom" of the world, to balance the land that they knew about, early Greeks named this place "Anti-Arktikos".
Constructed primarily of paper, Judith Mogul's puppets and sets are brought vividly to life by the cinematography of Jarrod Whaley and the soundscape created by musicians Dennis Palmer and Bob Stagner.
Based on a dream by the artist herself, the film is set in a fantastical landscape of paper-sculpted glaciers--inhabited by demons, shamans, and a skeptical colony of penguins. Multiple layers of reality co-exist, as we travel from two- to three-dimensional animation and storytelling.
Click here to see a clip. (Real media player required.)
Events | By colrus | 6:45 PM
Jarrod Whaley's "The Amaranth" Now Online
Here's Jarrod's description of his latest project:
"The Amaranth is an open-ended movie produced and presented in parts. New, sequentially numbered parts will appear from time to time. At some time in the future, the parts will be presented together as a complete movie. Each part is produced independently. They are improvised. The whole is a sort of a one-man exquisite corpse piece.
The original idea: I wanted to make an infinite movie for the internet. I wanted to broadcast a continuous video stream 24/7. I wanted to use a combination of looped video and webcam "footage" to produce a movie of indeterminate length; I wanted it to be at least a year long. I still want to do this someday. For now, I can't afford the necessary bandwidth.
The compromise: I'll just make the movie in parts instead, and post them from time to time. Kind of like a video blog. Only this is one big movie--shot, edited, and released on a part-by-part basis. We'll see what happens."
Click here to see the first installment.
Watch | By colrus | 6:36 PM
