[Frameworks] This week [August 18 - 26, 2012] in avant garde cinema
This week [August 18 - 26, 2012] in avant garde cinema To subscribe/unsubscribe to the weekly listing, go to http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/mailto.pl?mailto=subscribe or send an email to weeklylist...@hi-beam.net. Enter your announcements (calls for entries, new work, screenings, jobs, items for sale, etc.) at: http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl NEW CALLS FOR ENTRIES: = U.V.O. Media10-10 (Namur, Namur, Belgium; Deadline: August 31, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1472.ann Big Muddy Film Festival (Carbondale, IL, United States; Deadline: October 15, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1473.ann Ann Arbor Film Festival (Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Deadline: August 20, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1474.ann DEADLINES APPROACHING: == MADATAC 04 (Madrid_Spain; Deadline: August 31, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1415.ann The 8 Fest (Toronto, Canada; Deadline: September 01, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1455.ann Last Vacancies 2012 Portugal Rural Artistic Residencies (Tondela, Portugal; Deadline: September 15, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1465.ann The 8 Fest (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Deadline: September 01, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1467.ann the 8 fest (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Deadline: September 01, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1470.ann U.V.O. Media10-10 (Namur, Namur, Belgium; Deadline: August 31, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1472.ann Ann Arbor Film Festival (Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Deadline: August 20, 2012) http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=callsreadfile=1474.ann Enter your event announcements by going to the Flicker Weekly Listing Form at http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/thisweek.pl Also available online at Flicker: http://www.hi-beam.net THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMS (SUMMARY): == * A Place On Earth [August 18, Los Angeles, California] * Breaking Ground: 60 Years of Austrian Experimental Cinema - 2. Daily Business [August 18, Los Angeles, California] * Essential Cinema: Vampyr [August 18, New York, New York] * Essential Cinema: the Passion of Joan of Arc [August 18, New York, New York] * Essential Cinema: Day of Wrath [August 19, New York, New York] * Essential Cinema: Ordet [August 19, New York, New York] * Essential Cinema: Battleship Potemkin [August 23, New York, New York] * Cindy Sherman Selects Film Series: Shadows [August 23, San Francisco, California] * 1913 Massacre Seeking the Monkey King [August 24, New York, New York] * Essential Cinema: Strike [August 24, New York, New York] * Sight Unseen Presents: Scene Missing [August 25, Baltimore] * Breaking Ground: 60 Years of Austrian Experimental Cinema - 3. Concrete Forms [August 25, Los Angeles, California] * Essential Cinema: October [August 25, New York, New York] * 1913 Massacre Seeking the Monkey King [August 25, New York, New York] * Essential Cinema: Old and New [August 25, New York, New York] * 1913 Massacre Seeking the Monkey King [August 25, New York, New York] * 1913 Massacre Seeking the Monkey King [August 26, New York, New York] * Essential Cinema: ivan the Terrible [August 26, New York, New York] * 1913 Massacre Seeking the Monkey King [August 26, New York, New York] Events are sorted by CITY within each DATE. - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2012 - 8/18 Los Angeles, California: Echo Park Film Center http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org/ 8 pm, 1200 N. Alvarado St (at Sunset) A PLACE ON EARTH With an introduction by filmmaker and restorationist Ross Lipman (schedule permitting). A Place On Earth is a fiction film made with the participation of a real commune in Moscow, one in which the director himself lived. As with Palms, Aristakisyan's previous work, A Place on Earth is not just a film; it is an encounter, and it leaves one unsettled by its radical ethical demands. Says Aristakisyan: The film does not leave room to maneuver and avoid change... It precludes the very possibility for indulgence in collective delusions after having seen it... It also precludes the possibility for neatly sweeping its contents under the intellectual rug...This is not a socially conscious film. There is no society... It is not a philosophical film either. There are no authorial points of view or ideas. It has to be admitted—this film is dangerous. Truly dangerous. Dir. Artur Aristakisyan, 2001, 120min, projected from DVD 8/18 Los Angeles, California: UCLA Film and Television Archive http://www.cinema.ucla.edu 7:30 p.m., 10899 Wilshire Boulevard (intersection of Wilshire and Westwood Boulevards) BREAKING GROUND: 60 YEARS OF AUSTRIAN EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA - 2. DAILY
Re: [Frameworks] MFA
What do YOU want to get out of your studies? Outside of the industry-oriented schools (USC, FSU, Chapman etc.) the main reason people seek an MFA is it's considered a terminal degree, and thus the minimal qualification for most college teaching jobs. If you just want to become a better filmmaker (whatever that means to you) an MFA could certainly be useful, but there are other ways to go about it as well. Depends in part on what kind of films you want to make. By full-ride I assume you mean a fellowship? Extraordinarily rare. TA positions that will cover tuition and expenses are also rare. Most students have to take out loans. Large state schools where film is connected to a rubric of 'communication' or 'RTF' are the best bet for TA slots: Wisconsin, Texas, Temple... don't know about Iowa since Film split with Com... Schools where film falls under the fine arts / studio art are not going to have much for TA spots, if anything. Keep in mind that most people who teach in grad programs are specialists, and thus programs that offer that 'good technical foundation' often establish that as a habit-of-mind to the detriment of individual practice, conceptualization, experimentation... By far the most important thing in applying to grad school for anything is to learn about the faculty, and find someone you think can be an effective mentor for you. That not only means you respect their work, but you have reason to believe thay are a good and caring teacher, will be on campus and available, open to your creative interests, and likely to get along with you personally. Of course, you can't glean all that from reading bios and course descriptions on the web. Start there, identify some possibilities, and then dig further. Talk to current and/or former students -- certainly before you enroll anywhere, and maybe before you even go through the rigors of applying. Even for an arts program, your GREs will play a role in terms of what schools you can get into, and what kind and how much support in terms of TA hours you may be offered. Recommendations are important as well, especially glowing ones from people who are networked with the faculty at the particular program. If you don't have that sort of 'inside track' or didn't kick ass on the GREs, don't set your expectations too high. ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] MFA
A few additional considerations: Ask current and former students at the schools you are considering how long it actually takes to complete the MFA, what the average completion time is, etc. Some students more or less choose to stay on in an MFA program rather than rapidly completing it because they like the environment, friends, and especially access to equipment that they would otherwise have to buy or rent. Consider your living expenses over time: do you need a car in this place? how much will that cost? what is the cost of living, especially rent, in a safe environment? A program you can complete in 2 years may be a better bet than one that takes 3 or 4 years. Are there any jobs or gigs in the area? What would you be comfortable with? What could you make enough at? What would advance your professional skills? Think broadly: do you have to be in the union? would you shoot wedding videos for some outfit that does that? can you live with logging someone else's tapes for hours on end? Do you have some other skill that will actually pay pretty well to keep you going? What is your aim with the portfolio: a bunch of short calling card films? potential festival pieces? your ambitious indie/Sundance project? How will you finance your portfolio work? Will your partner, parents, and kids if you have them suppport you in all this? for how long? It's great to have an aspiration; it's important to temper it with a realistsic assessment before you get started. Chuck Kleinhans ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] St Louis, Missouri USA
i am from there the art house is the tivoli in university city the school that has a theatre is the university in webster groves - they have had some good screenings the art museum has screenings and there are some progressive galleries but these are in the city - nothing to speak of in the suburban areas at all besides university city and webster groves depending on your type of work the botanical garden might be a good place - they have art shows there and do interesting horticultural work there in terms of urban farming etc. Cari Machet NYC 646-436-7795 carimac...@gmail.com AIM carismachet Skype carimachet - 646-652-6434 Syria +963-099 277 3243 Amman +962 077 636 9407 Berlin +49 152 11779219 Twitter: @carimachet https://twitter.com/carimachet Ruh-roh, this is now necessary: This email is intended only for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this information, dissimination, distribution, or copying of this email without permission is strictly prohibited. On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 7:16 PM, 40 Frames i...@40frames.org wrote: Does anyone have info on St Louis and 16mm or alt screenings? Are there art or micro cinemas there? Museums showing? Schools teaching? Best, Alain -- 40 FRAMES Alain LeTourneau Pam Minty 40 FRAMES 5232 North Williams Avenue Portland, Oregon 97217 USA +1 503 231 6548 www.40frames.org www.16mmdirectory.org www.emptyquarterfilm.org ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] St Louis, Missouri USA
Thanks Cari, I will check out your suggestions. Best, Alain On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Cari Machet carimac...@gmail.com wrote: i am from there the art house is the tivoli in university city the school that has a theatre is the university in webster groves - they have had some good screenings the art museum has screenings and there are some progressive galleries but these are in the city - nothing to speak of in the suburban areas at all besides university city and webster groves depending on your type of work the botanical garden might be a good place - they have art shows there and do interesting horticultural work there in terms of urban farming etc. Cari Machet NYC 646-436-7795 carimac...@gmail.com AIM carismachet Skype carimachet - 646-652-6434 Syria +963-099 277 3243 Amman +962 077 636 9407 Berlin +49 152 11779219 Twitter: @carimachet https://twitter.com/carimachet Ruh-roh, this is now necessary: This email is intended only for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this information, dissimination, distribution, or copying of this email without permission is strictly prohibited. On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 7:16 PM, 40 Frames i...@40frames.org wrote: Does anyone have info on St Louis and 16mm or alt screenings? Are there art or micro cinemas there? Museums showing? Schools teaching? Best, Alain -- 40 FRAMES Alain LeTourneau Pam Minty 40 FRAMES 5232 North Williams Avenue Portland, Oregon 97217 USA +1 503 231 6548 www.40frames.org www.16mmdirectory.org www.emptyquarterfilm.org ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- 40 FRAMES Alain LeTourneau Pam Minty 40 FRAMES 5232 North Williams Avenue Portland, Oregon 97217 USA +1 503 231 6548 www.40frames.org www.16mmdirectory.org www.emptyquarterfilm.org ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
[Frameworks] Meditation in Blue -- new piece on You Tube
Hi folks, Meditation on Blue (http://youtu.be/bmGZ5vWu8HE) is the simplest piece I have ever posted. One sequence, one filter, no music, and (to me, at least) a certain magic. It is one of those happy accidents that can bless the artist who is attentive enough to notice them. I was working on some material to use in my live mixing performances, and had made a six minute sequence of symmetrized video from two shots of trees over and reflected in water. I often take these sequences make make variants of them for mixing by applying different filters to the entire sequence, and putting the versions that I like on the same DVD as the original for use in performance. When I do this, I am not attempting to make finished pieces. In this case, one of the sequences particularly caught my eye. I looked closely at it, and decided that it was a complete piece in its own right and didn't even need a soundtrack. You can watch it in silence or with any music that is expansive and not aggressive -- such as Indian Classical Music, Bach, or any kind of (relatively quiet) improvised music. Enjoy, and please let me know what you think of the pieces. BTW Some of my photography can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22231918@N06/collections/72157603627170351/ -- Practice makes perfect, imperfect is better. -- Paul Bley Emile Tobenfeld, Ph. D. Video Producer Image Processing Specialist Video for your HEAD!Boris FX http://www.foryourhead.com http://www.borisfx.com ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
