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Road to the Red Carpet

Road to the Red Carpet

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How to Audition for Commercials

Casting Director Marcy Ronen is doing a new round of HOW TO AUDITION FOR COMMERCIALS workshops in Cleveland on Saturday and Sunday, March 20th and 21st. 10 student limit per class. Age 16 and over only. Please e-mail her for more info if you’re interested at mronen2000@aol.com

 

GCAVFX Next Meeting

The GCAVFX (Greater Cleveland Animation and Visual Effects) user group will be hosting their next meeting at Tri-C Metro Campus on Saturday February 20th 1:00 p.m. at the Center for the Creative Arts building second floor.

This month’s meeting will include an Avatar Roundtable, a discussion with Red camera cinematographer Edwin Figueroa, Developing and Planning a Graphics Package for a webisode and a beginner’s primer on shooting stereo 3D.

The Address to the college is:
Metropolitan Campus
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

For more information contact: Alexander Rivera at a.rivera@therenderranch.com

 

LIVE I (Interactive): A Workshop in Art and Technology with TROIKA RANCH

The Fine Arts Department of Lake Erie College is pleased to present Live I (Interactive), a workshop in art and digital technology with the internationally known performance company TROIKA RANCH.  Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn the latest in live performance and digital media interactions from the acknowledged “interactive performance pioneers”._The New York Times

The workshop will be offered from February 19th through the 21st in Lake Erie College Fine Arts Building’s Dance Studio and Computer lab.  Workshop dates and times are Friday, February 19th from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20th from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 21st from 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.  Free parking is available in the Fine Arts lot accessed from Gillett Street.

No prior experience with digital media or performance is required to take advantage of this great opportunity.  Wear comfortable clothes and come prepared to move.

General Workshop Fee is $100.  Student fee for the workshop is $50.
1 graduate credit or 1 professional development credit are available.
Inquire about registration for credit.

Fee is due at the first workshop session.  PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, as workshop space is quite limited.  For more information or to preregister, contact Chris DiCello at dicello@lec.edu.

This workshop is made possible with the support of The Lake Erie College Center for Entrepreneurship.

 

FILMFEST 2380

The independent student film organization of the University of Akron, The 2380 Project, is hosting its annual film festival: FilmFest 2380.  The event will take place from Friday, February 19 until Sunday, February 21 beginning with the premier of The 2380 Project’s newest feature film, “Myra”.  The rest of the weekend will be showcasing local and out-of-state films as well as a few local bands, including Northeast Ohio rock band Drenalin on Sunday.  Daily tickets are $5 general admission and $3 for current UA students and a weekend pass is also available.  For information or questions, including last-minute submissions, please direct all queries to Ben Sliwa (festival director) at bensliwa@yahoo.com.  Come on out and support the independent filmmaking scene, and enjoy a few good flicks while you’re at it!

 

Statewide call for short films

The Wexner Center for the Arts is now accepting entries for the newly named Ohio Shorts, a juried film showcase. The popular annual event will be held at the Wexner Center May 8, 2010, and will include both an adult and a youth division; entries will be accepted through March 26.

Full details available here: http://www.wexarts.org/ohioshorts

 

Robert McKee’s ONLY U.S. Seminars in 2010

Robert McKee’s Story Seminar

Los Angeles Story March 11-14, 2010

WHAT:

Robert McKee’s Story Seminar

WHERE:

Hilton 100 Theatre
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045

WHEN:

March 11-14, 2010
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

TIME: 9:00am - 7:00pm each day

FEE:

$645

Regular Fee

$745

“Writer’s Special”
Includes Robert McKee’s Story Seminar and the latest version of Final Draft software (distributed first day of Seminar). A combined savings of over $150!


$395
Repeater

WHAT:

Robert McKee’s Story Seminar

WHERE:

DGA Theatre
110 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10001

WHEN:

March 18-21, 2010
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

TIME: 9:00am - 7:00pm each day

FEE:

$645

Regular Fee

$745

“Writer’s Special”
Includes Robert McKee’s Story Seminar and the latest version of Final Draft software (distributed first day of Seminar). A combined savings of over $150!


$395
Repeater

 

CALL FOR FILMS AND VIDEOS - 2010 Ohio Independent Film Festival (OIFF)

Presented by Independent Pictures.

Submit your films and videos! Deadlines to submit films and videos
for the 2010 OIFF are: February 1, 2010; March 1, 2010 (late). Please
call (216) 926.6166, email Ohiofilms@yahoo.com , for film and video
entry information. Or visit withoutabox.com to enter via their website.

 

CALL FOR SCREENPLAYS for the 2010 Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards

Personal coverage and feedback from programmers and readers on your
screenplay will be available to every screenplay entrant.
Cash prizes are awarded in each of three categories – Best Screenplay, Best Voice of Color Screenplay (written by or about people of color), and Best Northcoast Screenplay (set in or about northern Ohio).

Deadlines to submit screenplays for the 2010 screenplay competition
are: February 1; March 1 (late). Please email ohiofilms@yahoo.com
or visit withoutabox.com for Screenplay entry information.
Winners will be announced at our 2010 Ohio Independent Film Festival – the week of May 1, 2010.

 

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