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The AAFilmab, MTV World, and Asian CineVision is proud to announce the winners of the 3rd Annual 72 Hour Film Shooutout!!. Congratulations to all of you and thank you for inspiring all of us here at the AAFilmLab.
GRAND JURY AWARDS
GRAND JURY AWARD
Team: Cat Rat Dog
Film: Goodnight Mr. Lee
Members: Peter Chin and John C. Kim
1ST RUNNER UP
Team: Melt Papaya
Film: Pandamania
Members: Jessica Chung and Chris Tsou
2ND RUNNER UP
Team: Kerjen
Film: Stinky T
Members: Peter Wang, Heland Lee, and Jackson Loo
THE TOP 15
1818Sawtelle
Draw
A2 Films
The Editor
Cat Rat Dog
Goodnight Mr. Lee
Freshrock Filmworks
The Leak
Infrastructure DV
The Last Game
Inspirasian
One Chinese Dude
JESK
Seize the Day
K & A Productions
Girls Night Out
Kerjen
Stinky T
Melt Papaya
Pandamania
Super Seiko
To Be
Tea Bag
Mao Got Your Tongue
Team Reflex
OCD + ESQ = 8C
The Moonlighters
The Final Countdown
The Sleepy Panda
The Greatest Game Ever Played
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
BEST ACTOR
Chiko Lai
Film: Rest Stop
Team: Pretty Sweet
BEST ACTRESS
Diana Chang
Film: Rest Stop
Team: Pretty Sweet
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
“The Panda” played by Noel Santos and Chris Tsou
Film: Pandamania
Team: Melt Papaya
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Carlos Misenas
Film: The Last Game
Team: Infrastructure DV
BEST DIRECTOR
Peter Chin and John C. Kim
Film: Goodnight Mr. Lee
Team: Cat Rat Dog
BEST EDITING
Peter Chin, John C. Kim, and Wei Ling Chang
Film: Goodnight Mr. Lee
Team: Cat Rat Dog
BEST STORY/WRITING
Jessica Chung and Chris Tsou
film: Pandamania
Team: Melt Papaya
MOST ORIGINAL FILM
Seiko Higuma
Film:To Be
Team: Super Seiko
Judging is now underway and will be finalized within the week! We know it’s been a long break, but get ready because we have two important events coming your way. The Wrap Party at MTV hosted by Suchin Pak in Times Square and also the Top 15 Screening at the New York Asian American International Film Festival. See details below.
Shootout Wrap Party - Wednesday, July 12th, 6 - 8 p.m.
MTV in Times Square, 1515 Broadway 7th Floor
Please RSVP to
Teams are limited to 4 guests total (this may change based on RSVPs), identify your team within your email. First come, first serve, only those that RSVP and receive email confirmation will be admitted.
6 - 7 p.m. We mingle at MTV
7 - 8 p.m. Awards and annoucements
TOP 15 WINNERS
Top 15 finalists that will be screened at the 29th Annual Asian American International Film Festival will be announced.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Individual awards for Best Story, Director, Cinematographer & more will be announced. Each award will be followed by a 30 second clip of the winning film.
TEAMS: Please elect one team member to receive the Individual award. In order to expedite the evening, there will be no speeches from the individual award winners.
GRAND JURY AWARDS
We will then announce the 2nd runner up, 1st runner up, and the winner of the Grand Jury Award for the 3rd Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout. The top three films will be played in entirety.
TEAMS: The whole winning team can come up to receive the award. Please be considerate and appoint one person to speak on behalf of your team. Limit speech to 30 seconds please.
Top 15 Shorts Program - Sunday, July 16th, 1:00 p.m.
29th Annual Asian American International Film Festival
The Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
“In the third annual 72 HR FILM SHOOTOUT, winning teams showcase shorts written, shot, edited and produced in 72 hours around a central theme. Did pressure and time constraints get to them? Followed by Q&A.”
It is a rare opportunity to have your film shown on the Big Screen. Don’t miss it! Get your tix at:
72 Hour Shootout Shorts Program-Asian American Film Festival
The 72 Hours is up! We rejoice with you all. We cry with you too. As previous contestants, we know the highs and lows of this competition, and want to congratulate you all on just being a part of it. Remember, the films you created exist beyond the limitations of this competition, and have joined the larger cause of expression through independent Asian American Film. We eagerly await all of your submissions!
SAVE THE DATES!
Wednesday, July 12th- Wrap Party at MTV, Times Square, NYC
»Grand Jury Awards Top 3 Films
»Announcement of Top 15 Films
»Announcement of Individual Awards
Sunday, July 16th - Screening of Top 15 at Asian American International Film Festival, NYC
If you can’t make it to NYC for the Wrap Party, don’t worry, competition results will be posted simultaneously on this website!
THIS YEAR’S THEME IS...
OBSESSIVE/COMPULSIVE
PLUS: Music Challenge Every team is required to incorporate music into their film. Examples include an original score, characters whistling a tune, or a music video. Although musical creativity will not be a component of judging, it is a required element that the organizers would like filmmakers to utilize to enhance the narrative of their film as it relates to the theme.
>>DOWNLOAD THE HANDY SUBMISSION CHECKLIST & THEME DOCUMENT!!!
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Weekend contact (Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 12-6:00pm): Tana 917.881.8031
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A Note About Techniques Used in Film Music
Music is often used in films to involve an audience emotionally. Members of the audience can follow the story line as the visuals unfold, and can understand the emotions of the characters. However, as Brown (1994) says, it is the combination of the visuals with music that makes the viewers feel those emotions. For example, when watching Psycho we not only attribute fear to the unfortunate heroine when we watch her murder; we also feel fear, a sensation heightened by the visual impact of the camera work and the shocking musical accompaniment. Indeed, Brown (1994) writes that a critic for Time magazine objected violently to this scene because he considered it gruesome and far too explicit. On closer examination of the film, though, the portrayal of the murder does not actually show the knife entering the victim’s body. What causes the horror is the combination of Herrman’s score and Hitchcock’s macabre genius in editing the camera shots.
Music is used in two modes within films: diagetic and non-diagetic. Diagetic music is music which occurs within the narrative of the film. It is attributable to some source seen in the film, such as a radio, a record player, a musical instrument, a juke box or an orchestra in a concert hall. The characters of the film can hear this music. Non-diagetic music is music which is not part of the narrative, not attributable to a source in the film, and is unheard by characters in the film. This type of music is usually used to add affective colour to the film, and play on the emotions of the audience. It can be used to cue the audiences to feel uneasy; to build up tension; to flag an approaching disaster or to signal a love affair. Some composers, such as Korngold (composer of the music for the 1940 film ``Sea Hawk’’) associated particular characters with a non-diagetic musical theme, in the leitmotivic style (see below) most commonly attributed to Wagnerian Opera. This type of music is, for the most part, used to cue events in the narrative, although non-diagetic music playing at a counterpoint to the narrative can achieve interesting results.
http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~judyr/ghostwriter/music/paper/node7.html
THE GOAL: WRITE, SHOOT AND EDIT A SHORT FILM IN 72 HOURS
Here's the stuff you'll need to take part in this competition.
Please read the official rules carefully. Please also note that the maximum length of your finished film is 6 minutes. There is no minimum length required.
THE FIRST STEP:
SUBMIT AN ENTRY FORM, TEAM ROSTER, AND THE NON-REFUNDABLE ENTRY FEE AS DETERMINED BELOW.
2006 ENTRY FEES
Below are the non-refundable entry fees for a group application
postmarked and submitted by:
EARLY REGISTRATION - $100
POSTMARKED BY: May 12, 2006
GENERAL REGISTRATION - $150
POSTMARKED BY: June 2, 2006
LATE REGISTRATION - $200 $150
MUST ARRIVE BY: June 8, 2006
Complete all forms and mail to:
Asian CineVision, Inc.
133 West 19th Street, Suite 300
New York, NY 10011
Make Check Payable to: Asian CineVision, Inc.
Questions?: Email
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Thursday, October 02, 2008
Four Directors. Four Weeks. One feature film.
The Feature Film Relay is the inaugural feature length film venture for the Asian American FilmLab (http://www.aafilmlab.org). At the end of four weeks, four Directors will complete shooting a feature length film employing an innovative method of filmmaking and will distribute the film using agile methods fit for the ever changing independent film market.
As an Asian American Film Lab production, one of the other important goals of the Film Relay will be to fulfill our mission as a non-profit organization by sharing the experiences and the knowledge that the filmmakers will gain from creating the film with the community. It isn't a film that belongs to one director, or to the AAFilmLab per se, but a film which the Asian American filmmaking community can in a sense be a part of as well.
As an actor, this project provides an unparalleled opportunity to delve into the life of a character through four different scripts and four different directors. If you've got the range, the vision and most importantly, the will to participate, you just might thank yourself with four short films and a feature under your belt at the end of the production.
Please not that although the main characters have been written, the motivation and interpretation of each character will be unique to each Director's vision and especially to the actors chosen to play them.
The filming is schedule tentatively for November.
There are audition slots available starting midday tomorrow, so please contact us with your availability and headshot as soon as possible. We don't mean to rush, we just want to get satrted already!
Email:
Characters
Ian
Male / 25-30 yrs. / Asian / Korean speaker a bonus
Dina (Ian's Mom)
Female / 41-50 yrs. / Asian / Korean speaker bonus
Jenny
Female / 25-30 yrs. / Any Ethnicity / Athletic
Anat
Male / 31-40 yrs. / Any Ethnicity
Jaewook (Ian's Uncle)
Male / 41-50 yrs. / Asian
Aunt (Jaewook's Wife)
Female / 31-40 yrs. / Asian
Dr. Rodriguez
Either gender / Any yrs. / Hispanic.
Hector
Male / Any yrs. / Any Ethnicity
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
AAFilmLab is proud to announce the world premiere of Myra Sito Velasquez’s “KUNG FU GRANNY” at the 12th Annual UrbanWorld Film Festival 2008 at the AMC Theater, 34th Street, NYC. Part of the SHORTS PROGRAM “Straight Comedy” starting at 2:15pm, Friday, Sept 12, and 4:15pm, Saturday, Sept 13. For more information: http://urbanworld.com/ and http://www.myravee.com
Monday, September 08, 2008
NATURE, a division of Channel 13/WNET (http://www.thirteen.org/nature) seeks an intern for the Fall Semester 2008.
NATURE produces a weekly one-hour natural history/wildlife television program.
Responsibilities include:
* Assist the production staff with the day-to-day operations of the Department (screening DVD’s for edit sessions and podcasts, organizing tape library, logging footage, etc.);
* Research proposals and fact-check scripts (mainly natural history and environmental subjects);
* Administrative support—placing dub requests, photocopying, answering phones, etc.;
* Receive college credit, no pay, but stipend provided
Candidates should have:
* Educational Requirements/Special Skills:
* Strong interest in natural history and/or television;
* Some background in Biology and/or Zoology useful;
* Solid research and analytical skills—internet savvy;
* Willingness to work with all members of the Department;
* Detail-oriented and organized—accuracy is crucial!
When:
3 to 5 days/week per semester
Contact:
E-mail your resume w/ cover letter to Jayne Jun at
Mention you heard of this opportunity from the AAFilmLab.
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