October 9, 2006
Aloha, students and friends of the Academy for Creative Media. BIG news, BIG
opportunities for our students in the upcoming weeks:
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO MEET FILM DIRECTOR JUSTIN LIN
Justin Lin, director of FAST AND FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW
and ANNAPOLIS, will conduct an ACM Master Class on directing October 26,
2006 after meeting with students during a special luncheon in the Campus
Center Executive Ballroom. The event will run from noon - 2 p.m.
Seating will be limited. Priority will be given to ACM majors, followed by
other students enrolled in 300 and 400 level production courses on a space
available basis.
ACM majors and students in 300 and 400 ACM production classes can RSVP to
Lily Ching, 956-7736 from now to Friday (October 13). When you call, please
leave your name and the course(s) in which you are enrolled.
If any seats remain after Friday, students in other ACM classes will be
invited to fill them. So stay tuned.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Lunch is free, but if your RSVP is accepted, but you don't
attend, you will be responsible for the $15 lunch fee.
ACM @ HIFF
The Justin Lin Master Class is one of several ACM events coordinated with
the 2006 Hawai'i International Film Festival, which include:
!KUMAR COMES TO ACM!
That's right. Kal Penn, who played Kumar in HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE
CASTLE comes to ACM Wednesday, October 25. A free screening of HAROLD AND
KUMAR will be held at 3 pm in the Architecture Auditorium, followed by a
conversation with Kal Penn as an ACM Master Class on acting. All students
are welcome, so show up early. Kal Penn was featured in SUPERMAN RETURNS, A
LOT LIKE LOVE, and will star in the upcoming THE NAMESAKE and VAN WILDER 2:
The Rise of Taj. He will serve as a juror for the 2006 HIFF
ACM NIGHT AT HIFF
Six ACM student films will screen in the festival's ACM night, Monday
October 23 at 8:45 pm in the Dole Cannery Theatres. The films are FOLLOW THE
LEADER by Tyrone Sanga; MY DAD'S STORY by Joelle-Lyn Satre; EVE by Brian
Makanoa; DAO by Jay Hubert; SORE SHOULDERS AND ACHING JAWS by Roger
Nakamine; and CHOPSTICKS by Henry Mochida. The films include romantic
comedies, a documentary, coming of age stories and an experimental
narrative. Tickets are on sale at the HIFF box office, or order online at
www.hiff.org. These excellent films by your fellow students are not to be
missed!
SHANGHAI STUDENT SHORTS
ACM is cosponsoring a screening at 6:30 pm Monday, October 23 - also at the
Dole Cannery Theatres - of shorts made by film students from Shanghai
University, part of the Student Media Art (SMART) Exchange Program between
ACM, Shanghai University and the Hawai'i and Shanghai International Film
Festivals. Show your support for this unique international program, which
also sends ACM student filmmakers to Shanghai.
STAY TUNED
As the festival approaches - it runs from Oct. 19-29 on Oahu - ACM is
working closely with HIFF on other possible programs to directly link
filmmakers and students. We'll let you know as they happen. In the meantime,
check out the full festival listing at www.hiff.org. There's no better
opportunity to see the best in Asian, U.S. and European films.
ACM ALL OVER THE NEWS
It was difficult to go through the weekend without running into a story on
ACM in the news. Our new Animation RenderFarm was unveiled Friday, with
stories on the 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm newscasts across the dial. Gary C.W. Chun
did a fantastic story for the Sunday Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Read it here. MidWeek was there,
too, for the event that included UH President David McClain, Board of
Regents Chair Kitty Lagareta, Chancellor Denise Konan, West Oahu
Chancellor Gene Awakuni, LCC Chancellor Peter Quigley, UH VP for Community
Colleges John Morton, UHM Director of Undergraduate Education Ron Cambra,
faculty and students from UHM, LCC, KCC, MCC, HCC, and Oahu public schools.
And on Sunday night, ACM Director Chris Lee was the featured guest on LIVING
LOCAL WITH THE BARAQUIOS on OC-16, discussing the phenomenal growth and
accomplishments of ACM, including our student internships on SUPERMAN
RETURNS, for which he was executive producer. ACM students Joelle-Lyn Satre
and Alana Hong serve as PA's on the popular local show.
PANASONIC HVX CAMERA BOOTCAMP AT PACIFIC NEW MEDIA
For serious filmmakers: an intensive 2-day hand-on course with HVX 200, with
Jarred Land, Barry Green, and Evin Grant. Friday and Saturday, October
20-21, 9:00am-4:00pm Krauss 012 (Yukiyoshi Room). Workshop fee is $389 and
includes a copy of Barry Green's The HVX Book. Contact PNM at Outreach
College or see their website. Register for: L08741.
Sessions include detailed instruction on camera operations, productions
techniques, post-production solutions, professional lighting, aftermarket
accessories, and field workshop and plenty of question-and-answer time.
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