2001 CALL FOR ENTRIES

Last chance. Really. Send your entries now to RESFEST, and have your project tour the world! Entries must be postmarked by June 15.
http://www.resfest.com

BELIEF'S UNTITLED:002-INFINITY

Belief EXP, the experimental division of Santa Monica-based design and production company Belief, recently announced the list of artists who will be contributing to "Untitled:002-Infinity." The second in an ongoing series of digital projects (last year's "Untitled:001-Darkness" screened at RESFEST), the newest installment includes video shorts and interstitials based on the theme of infinity. The projects use a combination of original video footage, composite art, computer generated design elements, typography and music and sound design. Among the 30 artists and companies involved are longtime RESFEST contributors MK 12; Siraj Jhaveri, whose music video for Laurent Garnier's "The Man With the Red Face" was a RESFEST favorite last year; and Amoeba, a design studio based in Oslo, Norway. The new collaborative project will debut at the Promax & BDA conference in Miami, June 20-23, 2001. If you're interested, you can still contribute to the interactive Web component of the project at: http://machinatus.net/infinity.
For more information, see the Belief site: http://www.belief.com/.

DV SUMMER SCHOOLS

There are more and more summer filmmaking programs and classes than ever before. Below, RES lists several to choose from:

MAINE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS

Located in beautiful Rockport, Maine, the Workshops has long been a haven for Hollywood types looking for a way to spend a few weeks lounging on the coast of Maine. You'll find many notable producers and directors teaching classes, as well as pros like RES contributor David Leitner. The Workshops recently upgraded its digital facilities, and now has several Avid Xpress DV stations, as well as six Final Cut Pro workstations. Plus there are now several 3-day weekend workshops to get you started. Check the Web site for a full listing of weeklong seminars throughout the summer.
http://www.FilmWorkshops.com/

EX'PRESSION DIGITAL FILMMAKING SUMMER SESSION

Ex'pression Center for New Media returns this year with its four-week "total immersion" summer session in Digital Filmmaking from July 9 through August 4. Students learn the entire process of film production by writing, shooting, mixing, directing, editing and designing sound for a short film. Working in three-person production teams, students rotate among the positions of director, cinematographer and sound mixer. Every student writes his or her own script, shoots in DVCAM using Sony cameras and edits picture on Final Cut Pro. Info: 877-833-8800.
http://www.xnewmedia.com/

FILM ARTS FOUNDATION

The San Francisco-based FAF offers many filmmaking courses throughout the year. In June, the focus is on sound. In "Layers of Sound," for example students learn about computer-based sound editing in a workshop covering all technical aspects of sound design with plenty of hands-on instruction in the Pro Tools studio. Info: 415-552-8760.
http://www.filmarts.org/

BAVC WORKSHOPS

The Bay Area Video Coalition offers a long list of classes and workshops. The After Effects Bootcamp (September 17-21), for example, starts with basic keyframing techniques, and then moves quickly on to offer a comprehensive understanding of the most complex aspects of animation, compositing and special effects. The classes fill quickly, so sign up well in advance. For a complete listing of BAVC workshops and other training programs, see the Web site, or request a Facility and Workshop Guide by sending an e-mail to: bavc@bavc.org.
http://www.bavc.org/

"Stranger Inside"

STRANGER INSIDE

The women-in-prison genre has a long and less than stellar history, but that didn't stop filmmaker Cheryl Dunye from using it as the foundation for her second feature, "Stranger Inside." Dunye is already well known for a series of video shorts from the 1990s, many of which feature herself in amusing riffs on identity, race and sexuality. Dunye's talent has always been in making these issues accessible. In her first feature film, "The Watermelon Woman" (1996), Dunye examined at the history of Black women in film. But since this history doesn't exist, Dunye invented one, creating a hybrid form that's part fact and part fiction.

"Stranger Inside"

"Stranger Inside" similarly plays between fact and fiction in a gripping prison drama that traces 21-year-old inmate Treasure Lee (Yolanda Ross) as she tries to reconnect with her mother, Brownie (Davenia McFadden), who is in jail serving a life sentence. A co-production of Michael Stipe and Jim McKay's C-100 and HBO, the fast-paced, gripping film is a striking departure from the lurid stories and impoverished visual lexicon that so often mark the women-in-prison genre. But Dunye's story deviates, too, from the gritty, realist portraits of more serious prison films. Indeed, Dunye insisted from the start that her film was not going to be a rough, melancholy portrait, but instead a radiant exploration rich in color and texture. Dunye says that she initially imagined the project being perfect for DV, and dutifully took it to "all the usual suspects." No one would touch it until C-100 and HBO came aboard, which is especially startling given the strength of the story and Dunye's credentials. HBO wanted Dunye to shoot on 35mm, which she did, despite her earlier inclinations.

Working within the very real limitations that accompany a limited budget, a 25-day shoot and a difficult location, Dunye has succeeded in creating a film whose haunting beauty offers a stark contrast to the lives of its characters. In addition to being Dunye's strongest narrative project to date, the film also brings to light many of the unknown facts about women in prison, and offers top-notch performances and real emotion. Although the film had a special screening at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Dunye's film will have its official premiere on HBO in June. Don't miss it.

"Inflat-o-scape"

INFLAT-O-SCAPE

Billed as "an experimental, multi-faceted view of an urban information zone," Jessica Irish's remarkable new Web project, Inflat-o-scape, explores the promises and discontents of a culture infused with technology. Inspired by the (failed) history of inflatable architecture (!), the LA-based digital artist merges all sorts of pneumatic imagery with digitally generated landscapes and structures. Irish's sophisticated Flash design incorporates randomized sequences of images, words and sounds (including a haunting musical score by Phil Curtis) to create a truly unique Web-based experience that's like floating through an urban android's subconscious as it dreams of a better way of life.
http://www.inflatoscape.com

PRIVATE OFFERINGS: PRODUCERS LEGAL SERIES (PART 1)

Thursday, June 7, 6:30PM
AIVF, 304 Hudson Street between Spring & Vandam streets in Tribeca, NYC
The AIVF offers legal strategies for filmmakers trying to raise financing for feature films. Part 2, titled "Other Forms," focuses on grants, in-kind donations, and institutional and corporate sponsors, and takes place Thursday, June 14, at 6:30PM. Cost: $20 AIVF members; $30 general public (per session). RSVPs are required: 212-807-1400 ext. 301, or info@aivf.org.
http://www.aivf.org/

THE AICP SHOW:
THE ART AND TECHNIQUE OF THE AMERICAN TELEVISION COMMERCIAL

Tuesday, June 12, 6:30PM
Museum of Modern Art, Titus Theater, 11 West 53 Street, NYC
Don't see enough commercials already? If you're hungry for more, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers has assembled a reel of American and international commercials, and this year's edition includes the best two or three commercials of 2000 in 22 categories, judged by advertising professionals across the country. Info: 212-708-9400.
http://www.moma.org/

THE FLYPOET SPOKEN WORD & TALENT SHOWCASE

Thursday, June 7th, 8:00PM
The Knitting Factory,7021 Hollywood Blvd.
(The Galaxy Theater Complex between Highland and La Brea), Los Angeles
Come see spoken word artists like Shang, Lady Mac and The Toledo Show. All ages.
http://www.knittingfactory.com/

"Shadow Proecession"

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE

Through September 16
New Museum of Contemporary Art
583 Broadway, New York (between Houston and Prince Streets in SoHo)
This William Kentridge exhibition presents the acclaimed South African artist's animated films, drawings, sculptures, prints and performance documentation from 1989 to the present. Through a potent combination of modesty and satire, Kentridge's work traces characters shaped by the political turmoil of his home country, European culture and the artist's own history and identity. Info: 212-219-1222.
http://www.newmuseum.org/

WARP RECORDS

If you're willing to give away your work for a bit of Web prominence, then you're in luck. Warp Records is looking for animators to animate one of the tracks for the new Squarepusher album. Send a link to an example of your work, along with your regular address to: animate@warprecords.com. If they like what they see, they'll send you a copy of the album for you to choose a track to work with, and more information on how to submit your entry. Deadline: July 2. Five entries will be selected and hosted on the site. The winner will be selected from the five, and although there will be no monetary prizes, the winner will receive "much Warp goodness!" See the site to hear Squarepusher.
http://www.warprecords.com/

PETER J. OWENS DIGITAL MEDIA AWARD

Designed to encourage new forms of Web-based experimentation in anticipation of the convergence of digital media and broadcasting, KQED will award $10,000 in cash to a Bay Area producer for any phase of production, as well as in-kind technical support at KQED, and consultation with KQED Programming and New Media on public television standards, guidelines, and editorial review. Applications are due July 30, 2001. Forms are available on KQED's Web site.
http://www.kqed.org/tv/independent/

PXL THIS ELEVEN

The annual festival featuring videos made with the PXL-2000 toy camera will premiere on Saturday, November 10 at 7 and 9PM (two different shows) at Midnight Special Bookstore in Santa Monica, CA. Submissions must be shot with the PXL-2000 camera, but not exclusively. Submit only on VHS tape at SP (two-hour) speed. Don't send originals because they do not return your tapes. All categories accepted. Please include a synopsis and three 34-cent stamps with each entry. Send to: PXL THIS, 2427 1/2 Glyndon Ave., Venice, CA 90291. Deadline: Sept. 22. Info: 310-306-7330.

SKATE AND CREATE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF SKATEBOARD VIDEO

According to noted curator Helen Stickler, skateboarding has been inseparable from its video image since the first skate tapes hit American screens in the 1980s. Originally pop culture marketing tools, the early tapes quickly propelled skaters and their pastime to mass popularity and international "cool" status. Later on, they became odd hybrids of porn and skating, and still later, amazing examples of DIY ingenuity. Read Stickler's 25-year account in the current issue of RES. Subscribe now to the one and only publication dedicated to digital filmmaking. Special RES subscription offer: Save 33% off the newsstand price! Six issues of RES for $19.95 or 12 issues for just $34.95. Plus -- if you subscribe now, receive a RESFEST Sampler DVD for FREE!
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