Acceptance - Shaul Helvey
Escapism - Derrick Clarke
Baby you gotta go - Conrad Hart
Essentia - Jeremy Ciliberto
Summer State of Mind - Joshua Rossy
Cupid Lies commercial - Harold Urena
Inconvenience - Natasha Davis
Bad TV - Daniel Arena
Hunter of the Dark trailer - Ken Price
R.O.A.R. - Darnell White
Everyone who does not have a ticket, there will be two reserved for you. You can pick them up at the door or during the day at Eve's office. The remaining Alpha Channel tickets will be available to students the day of the screening in Eve's office.
Alpha Channel - December 12th 6pm 92nd St Y - TriBeCa 200 Hudson Street. (Blocks away from school). Don't worry if you cannot get a ticket! We'll have a lounge area set up in the TV studio playing the Alpha Channel Program.
Due Date for Alpha Channel Submissions is NOVEMBER 30TH by 9PM on the FACULTYDrive under the folder ALPHA CHANNEL SUBMISSIONS FA11
1. Create a folder with your NAME and TITLE OF PROJECT in the submissions folder
2. Put your full resolution quicktime (.mov file) film in the folder. Make sure your film plays outside of FCP, in the Quicktime player.
3. Fill out the submission form and save in your folder. Submission Forms Are Required for Every Entry, No Submission Form = No Entry.
4. Any questions, please e-mail gokupniak@aii.edu.
Lytro cameras will be on display, and available for hands-on, in-store demos, at the WIRED Store in New York City. Located at 42nd and Broadway, the 7th annual WIRED Store promises a first look at unique gadgets and gear, events, installations and experiences that embody the “WIRED lifestyle.” The three Lytro camera models will be featured along with more than 200 other hot new products. Visit the store between noon and 7pm Wednesdays through Sundays between Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Dec. 24 (closed Thanksgiving Day) to request a Lytro camera demo with one of the WIRED Store employee “Ambassadors.”
Welcome Back! It's good to see everyone again.
I know the break wasn't nearly as long as was needed. However, any break should be enjoyed.
Part of the luxury of my job is to find interesting things, film related, on the web so show you and nurture your growing, intellectual curiosity. Today, I felt the need to post something not film related, but media related.
A protest has been going on Wall Street for the past few weeks. http://occupywallst.org/ This protest began as a small group of people harboring negative emotion against the banking system in America. As time past, the word spread, the internet was recruiting more bodies. Before long, hundreds turned to thousands. Today, the protests reach a new level when local union workers gather to promote their efforts.
When the protest started, there was an unusual silence in the media. I heard about it everyday from my internet literate boyfriend, but nothing from any of the major cable networks. That got me thinking, "Why?" Then this post from CNN popped up.
It made me think. What is this all about? The reporting here is more opinion and less fact. The reporter interviewed only one person. Is that an accurate representation of the whole event? My opinion: I was disappointed in this reporter's efforts to investigate and tell a story that is interesting. Even if the protests are disorganized and without merit, give evidence to support that without emotion or opinion. That's my understanding of the news, to give fact without judgement.
Below is a video created by one of the protesters. This video is available on their site. Is this video a more accurate representation of the event? Or one sided like the rest of the news coverage?
So, what's your opinion on this event, on the media coverage? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts. - Eve.
Nobody Can Predict The Moment Of Revolution from ivarad on Vimeo.
We want to share insights into the formation of a new social movement as it is still taking shape in real time. The video was shot during the 5th and 6th day of the occupation. This idea to occupy the financial district in New York City was inspired by recent uprisings in Spain, Greece, Egypt, and Tunisia which most of us were following online. Despite of the corporate media's effort to silence the protests, and Yahoo's attempt to to censor it in e-mail communication, the occupation is growing in numbers and spreading to other cities in the US and abroad.
Please forward our video to likeminded people via email, facebook, twitter - and make the voices of dissent circulate.
Find the latest news, learn how to participate and support:
https://occupywallst.org
Summer Alpha Channel has been posted. Click on the link above to see some selections. The entire program was not posted because some filmmakers have chosen not to include their films online. The full program is playing on loop outside of the cage. The tech bible and the production documents will be up soon. I'll have your instructors explain those. - Cheers, Eve.
Step One: Pick up your packet from the third floor window.
Step Two: Log onto MyAICampus and schedule your classes. *
Step Three: Check in with David Nash or Eve Okupniak to make sure your class selection is correct.
* ALL VP Students have to be advised by David Nash or Eve Okupniak.
Below are the checklists for both majors. Click on the link for the PDF.
* SPECIAL NOTES
- VP203 Advanced Lighting is being offered to DF students as an elective. Cinematographers should apply.
- DF students should take RS211 for their Portfolio Class, INT201 for their internship class
- Students who want to take Documentary Film as an elective, please check in with Eve Okupniak. We're starting a wait list.
I am forwarding an article to you, that I believe most of you can feel some sort of relation. Like most of you, I study film and make films because I love films. People in the generation below me have embraced internet culture in order to relate to like minded people through social media. Some of those people blossomed and made careers with their love of film by creating film blogs. This article comes from a film blogger who briefly discusses the generational gap and how his generation appreciates film.
Read a great post today on FirstShowing.net regarding a list of films titled: The Spielberg Curriculum. The list was pretty damn good and in tune with what most films schools have in their curriculum as required viewing. Below is the list as a google .doc. I love this list because it has, highlighted, the films that are available on Netflix streaming. Enjoy! List of films claimed to be recommended by Spielberg
If you think you are graduating, please check this list. If you are NOT on this list and you think you should be, please visit with David Nash or Eve Okupniak, immediately!
Bach, David A. AS VP
Behncke, Nicholas S. AS VP
Cabral, Monica M. AS VP
Cooper, Rosetta AS VP
Dillon, Jesse D. AS VP
Giameo, Ronald J. AS VP
Harris, Cashawnna R. AS VP
Pena, Mirely M. AS VP
Rouse, Terrie N. AS VP
Schuman, David J. AS VP
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White, Elijah J.N. AS VP
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Hey Students!
Welcome Back to school for the Summer Quarter!
Jason Moore has sent me a link to the video portfolio for the Raymond Chow collection. This video is a collaboration between the Fashion Department and the Video Department, supervised by Fan Wu and Jason Moore. The idea was for a fashion student to collaborate with filmmakers to create a video portfolio for the collection. Three fashion students had their collections shot by video students as an experimental approach to documenting and displaying a line of clothing. All students collaborated on the content, shooting, and design of the project. The link provided is for Raymond Chow's collection. Check out the video at the link below. Raymond Chow Collection
Let us know what you think! Is this a successful attempt? Should we do this again? Leave a comment.
A companion piece with the previous post.
Film School Rejects (film blog) has a section on their site where they post a short film a day. This is a great spot to get more exposure to the short film market. Check out the listing below. Enjoy! - Eve.
The instructors and I are working on bringing your awareness to some fantastic short film work that is currently being produced. Readers of this blog know that I follow a film podcast called The Golden Briefcase. They had a great episode recently discussing short films. Among their recommendations was the short, Spider (posted below). This film is one of many from the Australian production company, Blue Tongue Films. I have posted their channel below for your reference. After reviewing their archive, I was amazed at how many of these films I have seen and recommended in the past. Blue Tongue is a great example of what a collective of filmmakers can do together. While you are in school, begin to create relationships that will last you through out your career. Filmmaking is all about team work.
Enjoy the films! - Eve.
Blue Tongue Films Channel
Films to watch: I Love Sarah Jane (Recently posted, Spenser Susser), Miracle Fish (Academy Award Nominee), Monkey (Tropfest Finalist)
http://www.vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/99/dslr-video-importing-and-conversion
I found an article today on DSLR footage at the Vimeo Video School Blog. DSLR expert, Philip Bloom has created a new video demonstrating how to prepare your editing workflow with free software. This method is an alternative to using complicated methods within FCP. I've posted the video below. The link to their blog has a breakdown of the steps that Philip uses.
This tutorial is for Final Cut Studio 2 users. If you are using a MAC and do not have Final Cut Pro installed the codecs will not be available to you. Use something equivalent like DVCPROHd.
I encourage you guys to see this film "Once It Started It Could Not Have Ended Otherwise". http://vimeo.com/24226407
This film was partially funded by Rooftop Films. It's a simple story that is composed of high school photographs that were manipulated and animated. Text tells the story of an event that happened at a high school in the 1970's that influences the senior class to commit insane acts at the school. Rooftop is hosting the film on their Vimeo site for a limited time. Try to jump on and see. Get inspired to get creative with Photoshop and After Effects!
Tis the season! - Rooftop Films are in full swing with the warm weather upon us. Check out the Calendar for film screenings around Brooklyn and Manhattan! http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/
For any one out there whose looking to get there hands dirty in some 3D animation here goes a pretty cool program to help get you started! To bad it isn't available for Mac but its a start, you could probably get away with some neat motion graphics for titles and stuff.
Alpha Channel is Thursday June 9th at 6pm in the Beach Street Gallery
Submission for Alpha Channel is due Monday May 30th by 9pm. Submit your data file on the faculty drive under ALPHA CHANNEL SUBMISSIONS folder.
Also, fill out this paperwork AINYC Film Permission if you want your film to be distributed on the Alpha Channel Vimeo Page. Drop off the permission form with Ross William or Eve Okupniak (Office on the 2nd floor)
Every chance I get, I love to forward you examples of short films so you can get a sense of how your film can be circulated in the real world. I encourage you to check out this site by the cable network USA. They have an ad campaign that focuses on the network's character driven content. USA has just recently posted a series of eight short films to illustrate how "character" plays a role in their network. Here is the link to their site. http://characterproject.usanetwork.com/#!/
Check them out to see what commercial short films are out there! Cheers, Eve.
Here is yet another avenue to get your short film out to the world and bring yourself exposure! Now DirectTV has a channel where they play short films 40 minutes or less!
Thanks to Nick @ the Cage for bringing this to my attention.
With the anticipation of all the new blockbuster films coming out this summer, here is a list of Ten Flix who's VFX are expected to raise the bar for the future of movie special FX. The list was compiled by Animated world Network.
Check out Peter Jackson video blog going behind the scenes of The Hobbit. There are some great insider special effects images, as well as valuable tips and tricks if you listen and watch carefully...
Monday, April 11, 2011
CS5 is coming out and it seems to have some great new features! Warp Stabilizer lets you smoothly and easily stabilize your footage with out having to wait for a render while it does it and it even takes some notes out of photoshops "content-aware" feature and rebuilds edges using data from previous and future frames in your clip!
Not only have they added some cool new features their making it more affordable. Apparently soon you'll be able to hold a subscription and pay monthly for different levels of the program. Check it out @ the source below.
Hey everybody! So I saw Sucker Punch last week and despite all the bad critiques flooding the internet even before the movie officially released, I thought this film was AWESOME! granted I may be a little bias because I'm partial to the whole comic book style super chicks blasting mutant samurai... But contrary to what some people have been saying about the film it DID have a great story. I'm not going to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but check out these clips from G4's exclusive look of the film (in case you haven't already seen it) they reveal a little bit of the special effects process used to put the film together.
Thursday March 10th 2011 there will be a viewing held for Ryan. At Thomas M. Quinn & Sons Funeral Home 35-20 Broadway Long Island City, New York 11106 phone (718)721-9200 from 2pm - 5 pm & 7pm-9pm
We at The Cage are very saddened to hear the news about our friend and former colleague Ryan Santana. Working with Ryan here at the cage was a pleasure and he will not be forgotten by any of us who knew him. At this time we can only offer our sincerest condolences to his family, and hope his soul finds peace.
In an attempt to make studio time bookings more efficient and fluid we have posted the schedules of the audio and TV studios down below. Students can now view available dates and times, once you have decided on a day you would like to book please come to the A/V Cage and fill out a reservation form. Studio time is still on a first come first serve basis and must still be entered with in the schools check out system. We hope that providing the schedule information will help students make better scheduling judgments for their projects and expedite the studio check out process. Please allow at least 24 hours for the blog schedule to be updated.
So here is the newly released photo from the new Spider-man Movies starring Andrew Garfield. And I'm already skeptical about how much better this vision is going to be. If you look closely it seems as though he's wearing actual web slinging wrist bands...(Fail)...
Granted the previous movies with Toby McGuire were "ok" but still not all that great... But I thought loosing the wristbands and just making Peter Parker semi mutated; shooting web out FROM his wrist naturally was a brilliant idea. I hope this isn't another corporate epic fail by Sony who own the rights to Columbia Pictures and the Spider-Man movies. I really hope that Marvel somehow gets the rights back so they can put together a Spider-Man movie the way it should be done.
To all VP and DFM Students, Professor Vargas is holding a Video Club meeting tomorrow. Veiw image for details. All VP and DFM students are encouraged to go and check it out!
For all you editors and after effects artists out there check out these "Premakes"; movies re-imagined as if they were done in earlier years of film between the 30's and 50's. Ivan Guerro is his name and he's done several awesome "premakes" which are very interesting and funny. If your big on editing, try and see if you could pull off a Premake of your favorite movie.
Hey check out this cool do-it-yourself video, a fellow student put me on to it earlier this month.
If you shooting in film or have film already shot and want to try converting it into video on the cheap, here's how you could do it.
I personally would have like to see new villains, but I'm not at all mad about seeing what Anne Hathaway can do as Catwoman. But I am disappointed they chose to use Baine, in my opinion the Baine character isn't much of a threat to Batman and just sends the wrong idea to kids about juicing up on mega roids, But again this is Nolan where talking about so he might have found a solution for this. Like a good friend told me when discussing this situation, "...never doubt God...".
I bet any aspiring cinematographer would love to own a steadicam. The control and smoothness of your shots would bring the production quality of your work up 5 to 10x higher. Well here is a review from Videomaker.com that breaks down the specs on the Glidecam x10/HD-4000 Kit. Its pretty affordable if you take up a couple of weddings and save up.
Freddie from the AV Cage, I'll be taking care of the blog for while so I hope you find some the post I bring to you as interesting and informative as I find Eve's post to be. I must warn you I happen to like big blockbuster movies with lots of action and I'm also big on the technical aspects of Film making so I'll be posting things about new equipment and programs. So with that intro, here are somethings I happen to find interesting....
