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newsletter written by TRFT Director of Productions Barnaby
Dallas The Summer 2010 New News Starts Now |
The Summer 2010 News, as it happens:
AMY!!! Hi teach! How are you? I just wanted to say hello. I've been in LA all summer shooting. I am heading back to NY in a few days. Our short "Patrol" is finally ending its festival run. It got into about 25 festivals, won a few awards, was an opening night film, and of course rocked Sundance. We couldn't be happier. The director of that short is now working on a feature for the Sundance Director's Lab, at the Lab's request. We are also working on another short that may take place in South Carolina, utilizing a state film grant. Mostly in between passion projects I've been shooting commercials and tv segments. Also I'm always taking meetings for features, some awful budgets, some decent. Some I've turned down, some have passed on me. That's all for me. I'm still living with my girlfriend, Christine. We are more in love than I thought humanly possible, our 3rd year is coming up. How are things with you? What is new? How is the family? How is the school? How are plays? Films? When are we actually working together??? Miss you lots, talk soon! . . . Barnaby, Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet up last time. Let me know the next time you are down here. I wanted to let you know that my short The Super Holidays is now up at: Please pass the link on to any students, family, and friends you think would enjoy it; post it to your facebook page or write it on a bathroom wall! Kevan . . . Out-going Chair, Anne Fountain, will serve this fall on a National Endowment for the Humanities panel reviewing grant applications from filmmakers across the country and the world competing for a new grant program called Bridging Cultures through Film. The program supports documentary films that examine international and transnational themes in the humanities. . . . Congratulations to Amy Glazer who won The Special Jury Award for Best Filmmaker for a Feature Film: "Seducing Charlie Barker" at the 2010 Jersey Shore Film Festival Congratulations also to Amy and to Kathleen Normington for their book Simply Acting: A Handbook for the Beginning Actor, published by Kendall Hunt for fall 2010. . . . Here's a link link to a trailer for Paul Encinas' feature film DON'T TAKE ANY WOODEN NICKELS that just wrapped. Paul was writer/director of GLORY BOY DAYS an official Slamdance selection shot through Spartan Film Studios over 20 SJSU students. . . . Schedule Note: After much deliberation, the up coming production of "Treasure Island" has been canceled due to insurmountable scheduling conflicts caused by the summer break.It should be noted that this is the first time in group history that we have been invited to fill this time slot. The complications that arose due to the timing were unforeseeable.We hope to see our members in the coming school year and invite you to partake in our other upcoming events and productions.Thank you,The TRFT Independent team . . .
Congratulations Buddy! We are very proud of you. Below, Omar Miller with the crew of Plastic Dreams after shooting a scene on campus with them. All pictured are SJSU alums: Eugene Kim (Director), Matt Falkenthal(Producer), John Schmidt (DP), John LaRossa (Sound), John Zanki (Key Grip), Alex Sauer (A.D.) and Ikenna Okoye (actor).
Below, Alumi Matt Falkenthal, John Zanki, John Schimdt and John LaRossa visit the set of the summer feature CHEAP FUN while taking a break from their own feature film shoot PLASTIC DREAMS. Omar Miller shoots a scene in their film this week in San Jose. Also in the picture Ned Kopp, Nick Martinez and Barnaby Dallas.
. . . Barnaby, . . . Here’s a nice opportunity from San Jose Rep: . . . . . . Photos from "Cheap Fun," our Summer Feature Film . . . While most students take the summer off TRFT students prepare to make a feature film. See Jeremy Inman's email to the crew: Crew, I hope everyone is heading into a great 4th of July weekend. It might be the last stretch of good sleep you get before August! I want to thank everyone for their work up until this point. These last few weeks have provided a lot of forward momentum for the production and I'm confident that we're just about ready to move into production. The most important thing now is that you maintain frequent contact with your department heads. If they don't have you doing something between now and Tuesday I suggest you initiate contact to be sure that you're not needed, because chances are you will be. If you are not in a department yet and you need to be placed, feel free to email or call me personally AT ANY TIME. I have a number of jobs still open (ie crafts services) that need to be filled before production begins. Lastly, it is imperative that you SHOW UP ON MONDAY to check in with production. I will be in the office starting at 9AM and I will not go home until everyone has a job and a clear description of their responsibilities and I believe we are ready to begin shooting. EVERY MEMBER OF THE CREW needs to show up for prep day from 9AM to 4PM at least. Crew who already have jobs will be working with their department heads and checking in with me and crew who DO NOT have jobs will be working with me to find and prepare for their job. If these hours seem strenuous to you then you will never make it through production. Having said all that; this movie has the potential to be the most rewarding experience of your life. We're all heading into battle with one clear goal: to tell the best story possible. To do this we need everyone on their game, and that means showing up Monday ON TIME and ready to prepare for the onslaught that will be production. I look forward to stepping into the fray with all of you; let's be sure to do it on the right foot. See you Monday; stay tuned for your schedules. Sincerely, Jeremy M. Inman Producer . . . Hello Family and Friends, . . .
. . . A nice letter about one of our films: Hello Scott, I just wanted to let you know that I "finally" bought a NEW copy of Generic Thriller from Amazon! I thought it was just great, the photography, the production values, the editing, the sound, the acting and of course most of all, the scriptwriting. Rarely does one encounter such educated, witty and intelligent dialogue in today's films. I was amazed how well the dialogue flowed in the finished product. I loved the literary refeferences and the comments related to Hitchcock. You should be very proud of this production as I found the writing and direction to be first rate. I just loved it! The writing on Generic Thriller is surely a work of genius. The next time I go to SJSU I will bring a nice box of apple fritters and bearclaws to the TA department! See All About Dad at Sundown Cinema in Campbell. the free, outdoor Sundown Cinema screening of "All About Dad" for Friday, July 16, 2010 in Downtown Campbell. The show will begin around 8:30 or 9pm, (as soon as it's dark enough to see the movie). . . . Congratulations to RTVF professor Dr. Alison McKee whose paper “Read Place/Virtual Space: Venice, Narrative Architecture, and Metaverse-Building in Second Life” has been accepted to the 2010 International Conference on the Constructed Environment.
From the website of the Venice Biennale: The Venice Biennale … has for over a century been one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world. Ever since its foundation in 1895, it has been in the avant-garde, promoting new artistic trends and organising international events in contemporary arts. It is world-beating for the International Film Festival, for the International Art Exhibition and for the International Architecture Exhibition, and continues the great tradition of the Festival of Contemporary Music, the Theatre Festival, now flanked by the Festival of Contemporary Dance. Dr. McKee’s work in and on Second Life grows out of an interest that was born when she and Dr. Kimb Massey co-taught RTVF 173: Media Theory and Research (now RTVF 180: Critical Studies and Research in RTVF), part of which was devoted to a study of avatars in Second Life. Her work on Second Life continues in Fall 2010 when she will teach RTVF 135: Special Projects in Production. Together, she and students in the class will work to build a sustainable RTVF presence in Second Life to augment RTVF’s online presence and identity. . . . 2010 TRFT Graduation Convocation featured Guest Speaker and SJSU graduate, world-famous author, teacher, playwright, director, and film maker: Luis Valdez A plaque was placed at the entrance of the Todd Theatre where he staged his first play while a student here, "The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa" Several Student Successes: After being on the Radio in LA from '05-'07, in '08 I got a job in NAT'L TV ad sales for a company called FOX STATION SALES. I then worked as an assistant there from '08-'09. In 2009-till present I am now doing what I always thought about doing (since making the switch from radio to tv). I am current working for the largest REP FIRM/company in the nation "KATZ CONTINENTAL TV SALES" based out in Los Angeles. I'm working at a Television REP FIRM as a account executive selling ad space (tv commercials/interent) to all the major tv affiliates! ABC, NBC, CBS,FOX etc! So its going really well, and I wanted to let you know how I am doing. Your former student Alex Avlas . . . Former department chair, college associate dean and film maker Mike Adams wants you to return with him to his roots, a documentary film he made in 1973 about Appalachians in Ohio. This film won a student Oscar: James Jeffrey, TRFT grad class of 2009 accepted to Chapman College MFA program . . . My name is B. Adriana Buenrostro; I'm graduating from San Jose State on May 29th 2010 with a degree in Radio/TV/Film and a minor in Spanish. I took several of your classes including the RTVF 198 internship class. I wanted to give you good news :) Liquor Store Catcus wins the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Santa Cruz Film Festival! AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER Morton Marcus Memorial Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Liquor Store Cactus (Eugene Kim, USA) . . .
Anyway, this small-scale movie was set in New York, but mainly filmed here, the cinematic equivalent of "Let's put on a show; we could do it in the barn." In the array of local institutions and people who pitched in: -- The movie introduces actress Heather Gordon, who plays an insatiable sexpot. She's a former Miss Marin. -- Star Stephen Barker Turner, who plays an actor in the movie, is familiar to local ACT and Cal Shakes theatergoers. A year ago, Glazer shot glimpses of him appearing in Cal Shakes' production of "Private Lives." That footage, in the movie, serves as the character's memory of playing at the Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park. -- Union Square stands in for a New York downtown scene. Kanbar's apartment in Pacific Heights stands in for a New York apartment. -- The actor's audition scenes were shot at the SF Playhouse. And scenes at a TV station were shot at KQED studios. And this is how you make a movie - totally engrossing, but not 3-D - for less than $200,000. Amy's Film, the Web Site . . . At the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle awards ceremony last night in San Francisco, THE KITE RUNNER received 5 awards, more than any other production. They included: Best Overall Production This is a tremendous honor not just for the individuals who received these awards, but for the Radio-Television-Film-Theatre Arts and Communication Studies Departments at San Jose State, who supported the genesis of this production. Congratulations SJSU! Here's a nice picture and short article regarding the Bay Area Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. In the picture are Humaira Ghilzai (cultural consultant), Lani Wong (one of our former students who performed in Kite Runner on campus, as well as the professional productions), Matthew Spangler, Rick Lombardo (artistic director SJ Rep), David Lee Cuthbert (lighting designer). . . . Ladies and gentlemen, . . . MFA Creative Writing student Kellie Rice wins two big awards from the Broadcast Education Association, Best Student Screenplay and Best of Show, for her screenplay. This program is a cooperative effort between English and RTVF. Kellie Thanks Barnaby Dallas and David Kahn for helping her succeed in screenwriting.
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The conference will be held in Venice, Italy from 17-19 November 2010 in conjunction with the 12th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale (la Biennale di Venezia), directed by Kazuyo Sejima and titled People meet in architecture.
From the SF Chronicle's Leah Garchik: As to other San Francisco family matters, the movie we'd seen was "Seducing Charlie Barker," directed by Amy Glazer (pictured, left), who's well known as a theatrical director around here, and produced by Lynn Webb and Maurice Kanbar, a major supporter of independent film in San Francisco. Kanbar donated Blue Angel vodka for almost every film festival event. Happily (sort of), one of the characters in the film is a drunk, making for many product placement opportunities.