AAFilmLab Roundtable: 11/30 | The Filmmakers for "Red Doors"

As promised, the filmmakers for "Red Doors" will be coming by to lead a Roundtable on November 30th, 2005. We are very grateful to have Jane Chen and Goergia Lee, a producer and the director of the film, drop by to discuss with the AAFilmLab their experiences in getting this story onto film.

Come by, show your support and be prepared to leave the workshop having learned a thing or two about the multi-disciplinary process of filmmaking and what the potent combination of inspiration and commitment can achieve.

Please RSVP and be on time. Check-in begins at 7pm. The Roundtable will begin precisely at 7:30pm.

Details

Wednesday November 30, 2005

7:30pm - 9:30pm

222 East 34th St.

5th Floor Conference Room

Google Map

WORKSHOP 11/16
Our goal here at the AAFilmlab is to help each of you become living, breathing, self-sustaining filmmakers. If there’s something we can share which can help you attain that goal it’s yours. So in short, we’ve got a Final Cut editing intro lined up for this upcoming meeting, led by documentarian, and editing mentor at the AAFilmLab, Sonya Rhee.

Please RSVP and be on time. Check-in begins at 7pm. Intro will begin precisely at 7:30pm.

Agenda

• Editing Intro, led by Sonya Rhee

Workshop Details Wednesday November 16, 2005 7:30pm - 9:30pm
222 East 34th St. 5th Floor Conference Room Google Map

COMING SOON… 11/30 - The filmmakers for “Red Doors” (winner of the NY, NY Best Narrative Feature Award at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival) have graciously agreed to sit down and chat with the AAFilmLab.

We were all just blown away by the scripts which Jane Valentine and Nelson Wang brought in last meeting. We thank you for letting us read your work and being so receptive to our suggestions. We’re all looking forward to the next iteration of their scripts as they march towards the inevitable production of their work.

This wednesday we continue workshopping more scripts as Tony Chen and Justin Wan bring in their works.  Please come by and take part in the reading and critique. If you have anything you’d like to workshop as well, please feel free to let Matte know and we’ll schedule you in for the next available meeting.

Upcoming Workshop: 11/2/05

• Script workshop - Tony Chen & Justin Wan
• Announcements - details on the upcoming Editing Workshop and Roundtable in November

Real Autumn in New York is fast approaching. If you’re anything like me, that means it’s time to work. Come hell or high-tide, the AAFilmLab is committed to getting work out in the coming New Year.

We’re looking for works to showcase in an upcoming Short Film Screening to be held in 2006 so all members should dig up those films you’ve always wanted to screen and contact us. All others on the brink, there is no better time than now to take that first step - we’re here to help. Pre-production will begin for the first short to be released in 2006. All writers should be preparing for the next competition which is slated for January ‘06.

We have an editing workshop coming up in the next few months. If you’re interested in attending this introduction to editing, please let us know. There is also another Roundtable in November which I’m sure you’ll all be delighted to attend. All details are forthcoming.

Upcoming Workshop: 10/19/05

• Script formatting - we will discuss basic screenplay format
• Script workshop - we will then critique a script
• Announcements - more details on upcoming Shorts Screening

Last meeting, the documentary filmmakers for “New Year Baby” graciously sat down with the AAFilmLab to discuss some of their experiences in getting their film made. We were very grateful for the first hand knowledge they shared with us and at the same inspired by the dedication and kind of commitment they were willing to give to a project they believe in - we should all be so lucky. Please thank them personally for those of you who were able to make it to the RoundTable, and if you’re interested in the documentary and would like to know more about it, go to www.newyearbaby.net.

Upcoming Workshop: 10/5/05
It’s time to break away from the doldrums, this meeting the AAFilmLab will be going on a little field trip.  We’ll be watching “Thumbsucker” at the Union Sq Theater at 7:20pm. There will be 5 free tickets available - RSVP by high noon tomorrow and a ticket is yours. Your timely reply will be rewarded with a meeting time and location.

Last meeting the AAFilmLab witnessed the birth of a new filmmaker. Jane Valentine won the Fall 2005 script contest, and as a result, the AAFilmLab and all of you who will undoubtedly want to participate, will be helping her make this short film a reality. These are exciting times my friends. The FilmLab is proud to have Jane Valentine join the new wave of Asian Women Filmmakers who are hammering away at the decaying ruins set up by the old boys of yore. We congratulate her once again and thank her and the other contestants for sharing their work with us.

This week the AAFilmLab Presents a roundtable discussion with Socheata Poeuv and Charles Vogl - Director/Producer and Producer/Writer of “New year Baby.”  This documentary chronicles the Director’s trip back to Cambodia, the place of her conception and the place from which her family escaped the grip of the Khmer Rouge. “New Year Baby” is the attempt to rediscover the history families often as a necessity forget on the way to becoming Americans.

AAFilmLab welcomes “New Year Baby” and invite members to come and speak with the filmmakers as they share their experiences in making the film. We will be playing a trailer to begin the session so be sure to get here on time to watch it and of course, to give support to your fellow filmmakers.

RoundTable Begins: Wednesday September 21, 2005 | 8PM

222 East 34th St. 5th Floor Conference Room Google Map
*Please RSVP, refreshments welcome.

I think everyone who attended the last workshop will agree that the Improv Session led by Jennifer and Nora was a resounding success. AFFilmlab would like to thank them both for creating such a great atmosphere for us to explore in and for preparing the activities. We all came out of the session invigorated, inspired and inured with a new found respect for acting.

This week we shift gears a little bit and hopefully take some of what we learned through that small intro to improvisation and through surviving our tortured lives into actionable scripts.  A month has already passed ladies and gentlemen and now it’s time to let loose your demons through the ancient art of screenplay writing.

This workshop meeting AAFilmLab invites all of you who’ve got some story to tell (and all of you do) to come and take the first step in turning your vision into a short film. The script contest rules will explain all the details, but all you need to know is that we want to read your work and we want to help bring your thoughts to fruition. This opportunity is here for the taking. So bring in your stuff and let’s take it from there.

Agenda for Upcoming Workshop

• Submitted Script Readings
• Pitch Your Script
• Script Selection by Democratic Process
• Announcements

Our next meeting:
Wednesday September 7, 2005
7pm - 9:30pm

222 East 34th St.
5th Floor Conference Room
Google Map
*Please RSVP, refreshments welcome.

P.S. Don’t sweat the “competition” thing. Remember these are your peers and your friends. And we luve you.

We'd like to send out a big thank you to everyone who made it to the 72HR Film Shootout Screening at Dekk last Monday night. For those of you who couldn't attend, we missed all of you and hope you'll be able to make it out to the next event. We were impressed all over again by the quality of work this year and look forward to seeing more work from the participants in the near future. A big warm thanks goes to Marie and Pun for steering us to the venue and thanks also goes to Jane and David for helping man the ship through the nite.

The script contest officially kicked off last workshop so now we're just anxious to read what inspired works will spring from your talented minds. It's only 10 pages, so if you're tired of making excuses not to shoot a film, try this on for size. You've got till Sept. 7.

Agenda for Upcoming Workshop

• Improv Session - That's right! Playtime. Jenn & Nora have graciously agreed to guide us through the session.
• Call for member films - We want to show your work as much as you do. Plans to show your work will be discussed at this meeting.
• Brainstorm - All your lovely ideas.
• Announcements

Our next meeting:

Wednesday August 24, 2005
7pm - 9:30pm

222 East 34th St.
5th Floor Conference Room
Google Map
*Please RSVP, refreshments welcome.

Final Note: As you all may know Derek Ting, the driving force behind the AAFilmLab for the past few years, will be leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow. The AAFilmLab would like to send out our love and thanks for all the tremendous work he's put into the workshop.