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March 31, 2006

Back Row Film Series Site Online

The fantabulous new Back Row Film Series site (designed by Coptix) is online.

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March 13, 2006

Films Wanted

ChattanoogaArt.com is accepting submissions from filmmakers in and around the Chattanooga area for an upcoming film festival. Organizers are looking for edgy and experimental short videos or films from at least a few minutes in length to up to a half hour.

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Back Row Kick-Off Event

The Back Row Film Series kickoff event will take on Saturday, April 15 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the GPS Evans Auditorium. This is the first event in the series co-sponsored by the Hunter, the Arts and Education Council and UTC. Local shorts will be presented and the audience will have a chance to vote on the best short, which will receive the Hadrienne Kathleen Mendonsa young Filmmakers award. The night will also feature a screening of the short film, Suburban Tumbleweed, as well a Q&A session with the film’s director, Seth Worley. Local musicians from the bands Actress, the Kissfits and Gold will be performing original music to an old silent movie. Admission $3 per person. Visit www.ArtsEdCouncil.org for more information.

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DV Filmmaking - Production

So our second workshop at the Hunter Museum on February 18th focused on the production phase of making your film. Quite honestly, the day wasn’t as action-packed as the first workshop on screenwriting, but there were some highlights. One was a presentation of Lazy Bear Productions’ “How to Make Your Movie: Episode 1 – Twelve Simple Steps.” Check it out on Google Video here. Another was Jim Burer’s presentation of “Krusty,” which can be seen on his site, www.angusgroove.com.

Other than the above-mentioned highlights we did take time to point out some basic DV filmmaking tips and tricks, starting with the very basics.

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