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November 13, 2006
Aloha students, friends and supporters of the Academy for Creative Media. In
our latest update: a new "Movie Night" series, new courses, and a free
animation workshop.
NEW "MOVIE NIGHT" THURSDAY FEATURES "PHILADELPHIIA"
Thursday night (Nov. 16), join ACM and other students for the first in a
"Movie Night" series, featuring the film PHILADELPHIA (dir. by Jonathan
Demme, with Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington) and commentary by ACM Director
Chris Lee, who was executive in charge of the film as head of Tri-Star. The
program begins at 6 pm in the Law School Classroom #2, with refreshments,
and a showing of ACM student filmmaker Dane Neves' short COTTON COOL.
A campus-wide group of students from ACM, led by Mark Wolf, the Law School
and the Student Video and Film Association has organized the new "Movie
Night" series to highlight student films and further film as well as legal
education.
SPRING 2007 SCHEDULE OF COURSES
The schedule of courses for next semester is set. Highlighting our new
offerings is a topics course in Animation offered by Linda Dorn, Visual
Effects (for all filmmakers and game designers) by Kaveh Kardan, and
Directing by Joel Moffett. If you still need to add an "E" focus course to
your graduation list, don't forget Media Ethics by Tom Brislin. The complete
schedule is available on the ACM website here.
SPECIAL TV WRITING WORKSHOP FOR ACM CREDIT
ACM Students can earn 1 credit of ACM 390 (Workshops) next semester by
attending a 2-day Pacific New Media Workshop: Writing for Television: Get
Started and Go, April 28 & 29 (Saturday and Sunday). Described by instructor
Marie Jacquemetton: For everyone interested in writing for television, this
two day intensive workshop gives an overview of writing on a television
staff and provides students with an in-depth examination of writing an
episode for a one hour or half-hour television series. Writers participate
in a pitch workshop and receive specific feedback on their ideas the first
day. Day two is a comprehensive discussion and illustration of the story
break process. The goal is for attendees to leave with a solid pitch for a
viable TV series spec episode and clear direction in how to structure,
outline and write the teleplay. For more information, check here.
FILM NOIR COURSE AVAILABLE TO ACM STUDENTS
Prof. Markus Wessendorf invites ACM students to enroll in his Spring 2007
course: Development of the Sound Film - Film Noir (THEA 214). It will meet
Mondays and Fridays (for film screenings) from 2:30-4:20 in KUY 310.
From Dr. Wessendorf's description: Coined by a French critic, the term Film
Noir usually refers to a body of films that were produced in Hollywood in
the 1940s and 1950s. These films (of the so-called "classical" period)
reflected the dark side of the American dream in the wake of the Great
Depression and World War II. Some of the characteristics of Film Noir
include: stark visual contrasts between light and shadow; hardboiled if not
cynical voiceover narration; male characters of unstable sexual identity;
powerful and independent female protagonists (femme fatale); "cool" and
snappy dialogue; jazzy soundtracks; violence; crime; and eroticism. Film
Noir has exercised an enormous influence that has only grown with time, by
providing continuing inspiration to younger filmmakers (such as Quentin
Tarantino and Chris Nolan).
You can contact him at 956-2600, or by e-mail at wessendo@hawaii.edu
STORYTELLING: DEFINING CHARACTERS IN ANIMATION
Starz' Entertainment's Kevin Johnson will give a presentation on story and
character development with scenes from the 3D animation film SHEEPISH, due
out in 2007, next Monday (Nov. 20) at 7:30 p.m. in OHIA 118 for our friends
in KCC's New Arts program. There will also be a workshop Monday afternoon at
2 pm in KCC's KOA 102. Contact Sharon Sussman if
you're interested. It's free!
PLASTIC LEIS IN APPALACHIA
Ty Sanga's multiple-award winning ACM short, PLASTIC LEIS, played in the
Southern Appalachian International Film Festival last month!
GLOBAL LENS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Academy of Arts Doris Duke Theatre is featuring 13 films from 11
countries Nov. 20- Dec. 10 in the Global Lens International Film Festival.
Films include:
STOLEN LIFE (China); IN THE BATTLEFIELDS (Lebanon); MAX AND MONA (S.
Africa); ALMOST BROTHERS (Brazil); and BORDER CAFÉ (Iran). For information see www.honoluacademy.org
VC (VISUAL COMMUNICATION) FILMFEST ENTRIES
One of the premier Asian-American film festivals, VC is accepting early-bird
entries until Friday (Nov. 17). The 23rd festival is set for May 3-10, 2007.
For details, see the festival website.
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