Hello,
I have made this blog site so that I can post everything that there is to know about what's happening within the Curtin FTV department, and any other film news from around town.
Due to lack of interest and support in the Curtin Film Club, I will instead use this site to spread the word about event, opportunities and anything else I can find so then everyone can have a chance to attend/participate/do whatever they want with whatever is happening.
Here are a few things to start the page off that you may be interested in:
Firstly, the 40 Hour Filming challenge. It's kind of like the film student's version of 40 Hour famine, except that we're probably not helping any third world countries with our efforts, which is unfortunate. But you can donate some of your own time and money to world vision another day and focus on making some film happiness in the meantime.
"40 Hour Filming is a fundraiser in which participants go out and make a film in 40 hours and help raise funds for the 3rd year Curtin University Students' final films. It should be challenging, exciting and, above all, fun. Anyone can enter, so why not have a go? For further information on anything 40 hour filming related, just click on the tabs at the top of the site."
All the information you need is listed on the website available at the link below.
http://members.optuszoo.com.au/rodtilbury/index.html
Get on it.
Big applause to Dylan Tilbury for creating the idea and having the motivation to get it going.
NEXT: This news from Sam about a camera demo happening at the Curtin FTV Studio:
Hi folks,
This is just a heads up about an opportunity to see a reputable industry DOP doing a demo of a new camera product here at Curtin.
The product itself is basically a filter device that sits between the camera lens and body which gives a very impressive “cine look” to HD cameras (and other digital video). He has shot and is also currently shooting feature films with it and will be bringing his reasonably modest but effective HD set up to demonstrate. It is also an opportunity to chat to him about the product and I’m sure other queries as well.
When – Monday 9th July
Where – Curtin TV studio 208/136
Producers, I have included the DOP’s on this email list but please make sure they know about it just in case. I would also ask if you can please reply to the email to say you have received it otherwise I will try calling those that have not replied by late next week.
Cheers and enjoy your break
Sam
Tel - 61 08 92662609
ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL
http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au
It's at Luna (Leederville) Sunday 1st (6.30pm) and Monday 2nd July (7.30pm).
TROPFEST UPDATES. Ok, so I know we're all very far far away from New York, but I thought I'll keep the news on as many things as possible up to date here.
From the latest Tropfest newsletter...
Tropfest@Tribeca 2007
Dear Tropfest Filmmakers and Fans,
The 2007 Tropfest@Tribeca festival will take place on Sunday 23rd September at Battery Park in New York City.
This is the second year that Tropfest will premiere on an international stage in association with the Tribeca Film Festival New York City. Tropfest founder John Polson and Tribeca Film Festival founders Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff announced the creation of Tropfest@Tribeca in 2006.
The partnership was formed in recognition of the critical role that short films have played in the broader filmmaking world as well as to provide an audience for the work of emerging filmmakers.
Tropfest@Tribeca will screen 16 short films - each following the traditional guidelines of Sony Tropfest. All short films submitted to Tropfest@Tribeca must be no longer than seven minutes in length and must include the Tropfest Signature Item (TSI), to show the film was made specifically for the festival. The TSI for Tropfest@Tribeca 2007 is "SLICE"! (The Australian TSI for Sony Tropfest 2008
is "8".)
Check out http://www.tribecafilm.com/tropfest for more information.
Thanks!
The Tropfest Team
CURTIN THIRD YEAR STUDENT'S FUNDRAISERS.
Sorry to anyone who's events I have missed out before I started this page up, but I will be listing all the Curtin Film events on this page from now on so here's the info on the fundraisers coming up that I know about:
This is the fundraiser event for "Why The Long Face":
Support Curtin Uni fil students and come to our movie fundraiser! We will be screening:
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX!
on the 13th of July at 6:30pm at Astor Cinema in Mt Lawley
Tickets are $15 each and all profits go towards the making of the short film 'Why the Long Face', so bring friends! Ticket purchase prior to the day is recommended, however they can also be paid for on the night in the Astor function room up stairs. Bookings are essential!!
Come at 5:30pm for cheap drinks and snacks and a fantastic raffle all in the Astor's upstairs function room!!
And feel free to dress up as your favourite character
For ticketing info and bookings contact Christina Yiannakis on 0403558092
Also, stay tuned for details of a quiz night coming up at during the start of August...
For those of you who may be bored, sitting at your computers and are frustrated by this country's lack of decent television programming you may (or may not, heck, how would i know?!) be interested in watching some stuff online.. for those familiar with the infamous Vice Magazine you might enjoy checking out Vice TV.
http://www.vbs.tv/
Well that's probably enough for now. More to come soon.
If you have any news, audition notices, crew calls... fundraisers, info about anything happening around town please let me know and I'll post it up on here.
Also if you have any short films that you've made and you'd like them promoted a little, send me the link to wherever you're hosting it online and I'll post it on here too.
splendidproductions@gmail.com
Have a merry splendid weekend.
Kealey.
