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Welcome to Metro Screen’s weekly e-news Thursday 4th May 2006 01. METRO SCREEN’S OPEN DAY’S 02. METRO SCREEN’S SUBSIDY FUND FOR JUNE NOW OPEN 03. Make TVS PROGRAMS 04. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AT METRO SCREEN 05. METRO SCREEN POSITIONS VACANT 06. METRO SCREEN LAUNCHES THE EDIT CAF? + NOW OFFERS MASS DVD DUPLICATION 07. -----SHORT COURSE SPECIAL 08. WANTED: EXPERIENCED EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR EXCITING NEW MULTI-MEDIA SHOW! 09. SEEKING FILM CREW FOR TVS SHOW ‘THE COUCH’ 10. SEEKING 3 PEOPLE FOR DOCUMENTARY IN INDONESDIA 11. SEEKING MALE & FEMALE ACTRESS FOR DOCO 12. EARLY BIRD TICKETS REELIFE + SYDENY FILM FESTIVAL 13. MO: LIFE SYDNEY MOBILE CONTENT EVENT MON 8TH MAY 2006 14. METRO SCREEN GIVEAWAYS! 15. METRO SCREEN CONGRATULATES THE KAMIKAZE MIND _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 01. METRO SCREEN’S OPEN DAY’S Metro Screen’s complimentary Open Day, to be held on Friday 2nd June and Saturday 3rd June 2006 from 10am to 2pm. Regardless of whether you wish to enrol in Metro Screen activities, the Open Day provides a great orientation for anyone generally interested in the film industry. This open day includes: INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS: Industry professionals lead workshops in video production (camera and sound) in our Blue Screen Studio 1, and editing, post production using Final Cut Pro software in our Mac computer lab. [Our Final Cut Pro interactive workshops are limited to 22 participants.] FILM INDUSTRY TALKS: Hear from a range of successful professionals working in the film industry, gain tips and advice on how to start your career. Speakers include scriptwriter and assessor and Tom Cowan, IMAX pioneer and Emmy nominated cinematographer. SCREENINGS: Metro Screen’s Casting Studio 2 will host screenings of short films, documentaries and television projects made by Metro Screen’s students and members. FILM INDUSTRY MARKET: Located in our foyer, staff will be available to answer your questions about courses, equipment, and general information about how Metro Screen can start you on a path into the film industry. This market will include information stalls from industry bodies as well as a special effects makeup demonstration. We are currently taking bookings for the free interactive workshops and film industry talks to run as part of our Open Day. Bookings are limited to one interactive workshop and two film industry talks per person. Our Film Industry Market and Screenings will take place throughout the day and bookings for these activities are not required. Each Interactive Workshop and Film Industry Talk will run for 1/2 an hour. For enquiries or more information regarding the Open Day please contact either Michael Chrisoulakis or Kristy Brown on 9361 5318 or training@metroscreen.org.au or http://www.metroscreen.org.au/pdf/OpenDaySchedule.pdf _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 02. METRO SCREEN’S SUBSIDY FUND FOR JUNE NOW OPEN Do you have a screen project you want to get off the ground but can’t manage the production costs? Let Metro Screen assist you through its Jump Start subsidy fund. Jump Start provides you with subsidised access to reliable, sort after equipment, current technical facilities and production support. Applications for the first round of Jump Start close June 5. Jump Start success stories include feature film The Finished People that started as a Jump Start subsidy production called Cabramatta Legends. Buy using his subsidy film director Khoa Do was able to secure further funding and produce the highly publicised and critically acclaimed The Finished People nominated for two AFI awards. Khoa Do is currently in postproduction on a new feature titled Footy Legends. Metro Screen’s Jump Start will subsidise productions that: Inspire and encourage independent, original and progressive content for video, television, and new media. Allow professional development for emerging and independent screen practitioners. Provide an opportunity for those generally excluded from mainstream media production. Encourage communities to use video and digital media as a cultural development tool and support community based screen culture practice. To see your project on the big screen apply by June 5. Jump Start subsidies are offered four times a year to Metro Screen members. Join today if you haven’t already. For more information please contact Metro Screen’s Project Manager David Opitz on 02 9361 5318 or d.opitz@metroscreen.org.au or check out the Metro Screen website at www.metroscreen.org.au _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 03. MAKE TVS PROGRAMS Following on from the success of this week’s MPG meeting Metro Screen announces a course devised to allow you to make television productions for TVS. In association with Metro Screen and UWS. Television production workshop at the University of Western Sydney This three-day intensive video production workshop will teach you the basics of making a television program for TVS, Sydney’s new community television station. Do you have an idea for a show but are not sure where to start? This workshop is your hands-on introduction to filmmaking from the initial idea to the final product. In groups you will script and storyboard your ideas, shoot them using digital video cameras and edit the material on Final Cut Pro. All participants will rotate through key crew roles while learning basic screen language, lighting and sound techniques, and exploring their storytelling potential. This workshop is excellent for anyone interested in becoming involved in TVS. On conclusion of this workshop you’ll receive a DVD of all short movies made – the beginnings of your TVS career. START June 9 |10| 11 FINISH START Oct 3 | 4 | 5 FINISH 18 hrs |Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 9.30am – 4.30pm Venue | University of Western Sydney, Werrington Campus FEE: $480 Limited to 20 places | No prerequisites _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 04. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AT METRO SCREEN Metro Screen’s Project Development Services offer you the opportunity to have your scripts and treatments assessed by industry professionals. Choose between a script editor and producer for a one hour face-to-face meeting about your next project. This is an excellent opportunity for filmmakers and screen practitioners to be given sound advice on what does and doesn’t work. Gain tips, insider knowledge and give your next project the best chance of achieving success whether it’s a short documentary or a feature film. Feedback is always productive especially when it comes from those who are working successfully in the film and screen industries. Cost: SHORT – defined as up to 35 pages, $140. SHORT FEATURE – defined as over 35 pages and up to 55 pages, $195. FEATURE – defined as over 55 pages and up to 100 pages, $275. EPIC FEATURE – defined as over 100 pages, price upon application. This service is provided to members of Metro Screen only. You can become a Metro Screen member when you book your Project Development Service. Contact Metro Screen for more information on 02 9361 5318 or metro@metroscreen.org.au or http://www.metroscreen.org.au/projDevServ.html _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 05. METRO SCREEN POSITIONS VACANT a) Metro Screen needs a data entry assistant Metro Screen wishes to invite someone in to Metro Screen for five 8 hour days during May to complete data entry work. In return Metro Screen will award this person a complimentary place in a Digital Micro Movie course of their choice, to commence before December 21, 2006. Those interested are to email k.beck@metroscreen.org.au with ‘data entry’ in the subject and include in the body of the email their contact details and their reason for wanting to undertake this task. Email before May 9. b) Reminder of Job Vacancy: Receptionist Metro Screen is looking for an enthusiastic + experienced person to join our team as part-time Receptionist on our busy front desk. Only applications who address the essential and desirable criteria will be considered. Amanda Kenley at a.kenley@metroscreen.org.au. For inquiries regarding the position contact Amanda on tel: 02 9361 5318. Closing date: 5pm, FRIDAY 12TH MAY 2006 Please note this is an administrative position and not a film/production role. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 06. METRO SCREEN LAUNCHES THE EDIT CAF? + NOW OFFERS MASS DVD DUPLICATION Receive a 10% discount off Metro Screen Edit Caf? use + DVD duplication for the month of May. 10% discount for the month of May. The Metro Screen Edit Caf? is a unique facility for the Sydney area. Providing editing stations in a friendly and peaceful environment. This Edit Caf? allows the filmmaker to efficiently and economically edit their next project with the added advantage of professional filmmakers and editors on staff to provide technical support. The Edit Caf? is set up with 12, G5 Imac stations equipped with Final Cut Pro 5, DVD Studio Pro, Sound Track Pro, Photoshop and Motion. Clients are invited to bring their own firewire drive and DV camera or hire one from Metro Screen. The Edit Caf? is opened Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and is $35 per hour or $30 for Metro Screen members and $180 per 9 hour day or $153 for Metro Screen members. 12 month membership is $55 or $35 concession. 10% discount for the month of May [excludes printing and stock]. DVD duplication is a vital marketing tool for all filmmakers and is know affordable and easy at Metro Screen. Duplication rates vary depending on quantity and include: 20 copies $7 or $5.95 for members each, 100 copies $3 or $2.55 for member each and 1000 copies $2 or $1.70 for members each [prices exclude printing and stock]. Metro Screen has a comprehensive range of duplication, tape transfer and new media services supporting the following formats. HDV, Mini DV, DVCPro 25/50, DvCam, Betacam Sp, DVD, VHS. 12 month membership is $55 or $35 concession. Metro Screen offers tailored post production solutions for the emerging and industry professional. Call our friendly facilities staff for a quote on 02 9361 5318 or facilities@metroscreen.org.au, www.metroscreen.org.au For full rate card http://www.metroscreen.org.au/pdf/rate_card.pdf _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 07. -----SHORT COURSE SPECIAL If you enrol in one of the two courses outlined above, Production Management (May 13th) or The Art of Editing (May 17th) and receive 50% off a course of equal or lesser value from the remaining 2006 short course program. http://www.metroscreen.org.au/pdf/ShortCourseInfo.pdf CERTIFICATE IV IN SCREEN Enrolments are now open for the full time Certificate IV in Screen course starting July 21st. (early enrolment special closes June 16th). http://www.metroscreen.org.au/pdf/Cert_IV_Screen.pdf For more information or to enrol simply contact Metro Screen 02 9361 5318 or metro@metroscreen.org.au and make reference to the e-news special subscriber offer. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 08. WANTED: EXPERIENCED EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR EXCITING NEW MULTI-MEDIA SHOW! We are currently looking for an experienced executive producer for 'Emergence', an Australia Council funded production that will be premiered at The Studio, Sydney Opera House, in early 2007, and then tour nationally. 'Emergence' is a unique, interactive choose-you-own-adventure film conducted over four screens where the audience must work collectively to build their own ideal being. Applicants must have significant experience in touring productions nationally, budgets, sponsorship organisation, and theatre/film producing. This is a paid position. If you are this person or know of someone that you could refer, please reply to the producer Michelle Tabone at michelle_tabone@hotmail.com or 0412 254 241, or to the director Mark Bolotin - mark@synarcade.com.au For more information about 'Emergence' please go to www.synarcade.com.au _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 09. SEEKING FILM CREW FOR TVS SHOW ‘THE COUCH’ A Producer, Cameraman, Presenter, Tech support and Editor are needed for a short segment for the TV show “The Couch” which will air on TVS. You will need to do out of studio shoots at least once a week, for a three-four minute episode. Contact Danielle Tinker: deetinka@hotmail.com or 0422139118 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. SEEKING 3 PEOPLE FOR DOCUMENTARY IN INDONESDIA We are looking for three people for a filming assignment in Indonesia for up to 3 months. For further information see: http://www.indo-doco.com.au/ RODNEY JENSEN email: mail@rodney-jensen.com.au _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11. SEEKING MALE & FEMALE ACTRESS FOR DOCO A science and philosophy documentary requires two good character actors to play the roles of the key presenters (one male, one female). The documentary, itself, will be a series of 12 half-hour episodes. The content is quite novel and involves delivering sophisticated concepts in a plain English and intuitively digestible manner. Expected apparent age range would be 23 to 45 for both presenters and they should appear as curious and gentle persuasive. No other 'appearance' restrictions apply. The shooting commitment will be full-time, 9 to 5, for 2 weeks. The shooting locations will predominantly be in the Parramatta area. Shooting is scheduled for last week of May or early June. For more information (as well as a copy of the audition script) contact Suri (surinder2@australians.com) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12. EARLY BIRD TICKET a.) REELIFE FILM FESTIVAL With the 2006 Reelife Film Festival just around the corner, next Sunday May 14th, now’s the time to grab your ticket. The first 100 people to buy tickets will also get to go to an advance screening of Tommy Lee’s exciting directorial debut The Three Burials for free! Get your Reelife ticket today and pick up for free Burials ticket at the festival. Tickets available through Moshtix and Dendy Newtown. Reelife tickets are $10.50 / $12.50. If you’ve already got your tickets – surprise! You’ve just won some freebies. The Three Burials screening Details: Date: 22nd May Time: 6:30pm Location: Cinema Paris, Fox Studios Sydney Ticket: Admit 1 b.) SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 9-25 JUNE ADVANCE TICKET SALES NOW ON Available in lots of 30, 20 or 10 vouchers, the Flexi-Pass is the most versatile and affordable way to see the Sydney Film Festival. Vouchers are exchanged for single session tickets and are valid for any session*, any venue, any time - so you can buy now and decide On your films later. *Each voucher must be exchanged for a session ticket, subject to availability. Not valid for Opening Night, Closing Night, Dendy Awards and special events, with a maximum of four tickets per session. To purchase, call Ticketmaster at 136 100, or book online at the Festival website www.sydneyfilmfestival.org. For a copy of the 2006 program, check out the Sydney Morning Herald on 15 May, or send requests to info@sydneyfilmfestival.org. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13. MO:LIFE SYDNEY MOBILE CONTENT EVENT MON 8TH MAY 2006 mo:life Sydney is proud to announce our third event of 2006, on Monday 8th May, upstairs at the Beauchamp Hotel, corner of Oxford & South Dowling Streets, Darlinghurst. Arrive around 7.00 for a 7.30 start. Come and see Breeze-Tech demonstrate their unique model for outdoor Bluetooth marketing and content distribution. Plus, emerging content producers ‘Kamikaze Mind’ will be giving us a pre-launch sneak-preview of their new mobile content service. An informal gathering around the fastest-growing media platform in history - mobile - mo:life Sydney is an opportunity to meet key people from the emerging mobile content industry and (over a few drinks) discuss the who, when, where and what. Completely free on the second Monday of each month, mo:life Sydney features one or two ten-minute presentation / provocations by up-and-coming mobile media players, book ended by informal discussions. But really, there are no rules. Bring your mobile! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14. METRO SCREEN GIVEAWAYS! a) Double pass to giveaway to Bruce Beresford at the Filmmaker’s Studio May 11. Metro Screen's second monthly Filmmaker's Studio happens May 11 and we would like to give two single passes away to the first two Metro Screen members to email k.beck@metroscreen.org.au with Metro Screen giveaway in the subject line. Please include your name, address, email and member number. Bruce Beresford is currently in production on a new feature film The Contract starring John Cusack and Morgan Freeman. Attend the Filmmaker’s Studio and find out about the making of this film, and what it is like to work with such fine actors. Bruce will be led in conversation, screen snippets of his work and answer your questions on May 11 at 7pm. Bruce is one of Australia's most prolific and influential film directors. His film credits include The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie, The Getting Of Wisdom, Don's Party and Breaker Morant. Bruce also directed Double Jeopardy, Paradise Road, the critically acclaimed and academy award winning film Driving Miss Daisy and Tender Mercies for which he won a Best Director Academy Award Nomination. The Filmmaker’s Studio provides Sydney’s filmmaking community the chance to hear high profile screen industry professionals interviewed in our intimate studio environment. These well-known industry professionals are given the opportunity to screen their works, discuss their craft, their personal journey through their career and answer questions from the audience. These events provide an excellent opportunity for an audience to gain insider knowledge and be inspired by those working successfully in the Australian screen industry. Our host Andrew Urban has 35 years experience as a journalist, he is a seasoned interviewer, feature writer and news reporter, having contributed regularly to The Australian, The Bulletin, Cinema Papers, and Qantas inflight magazine. Andrew is a published author and owner of Urban Cine File. The Filmmaker’s Studio runs monthly starting at 7pm. The venue for these events is Metro Screen’s Studio 1, Sydney Film Centre Paddington Town Hall, Cnr Oatley Rd & Oxford St Paddington. Our maximum capacity is 70, admission price is $15 for Metro Screen members and $20 for non-members and pre sale tickets are encouraged. Bookings are confirmed upon full payment and doors open at 6.30pm. The Filmmaker’s Studio is proudly sponsored by Kennards Hire Kennards.com.au To make a booking please contact Metro Screen 02 9361 5318 or metro@metroscreen.org.au www.metroscreen.org.au TELL YOUR STORY training, equipment hire and production support b) DOUBLE PASSES TO FILMMAKERS V TYCOONS Palace Cinema’s and Metro Screen is giving two lucky Metro Screen members a double pass to: FILMMAKERS VS TYCOONS (Cineastas contra magnates) 2005. Documentary. Spain. 101mins English/Catalan/Spanish with ENGLISH subtitles. Directed by Carlos Benpar. Winner – Best Documentary – 2006 Goya Awards 6.30pm Tuesday 9 May, Palace Academy This compelling and provocative documentary examines the tableau of alterations made by audiovisual media (mostly commercial television) to filmmakers’ work. The changes absorbingly argued against include alternations to the speed and electronic colouring of film, adjustment of the original aspect ratios via pan & scan systems, modifications to soundtrack dubbing, commercial breaks, and many more! The film also traces the efforts in the USA, Italy, Spain, France and Denmark to stop the doctoring of films. Eminent personalities provide lively testimonies defending the moral rights of filmmakers, including Woody Allen, Liv Ullman, Sydney Pollack, Manuel De Sica, Milos Forman, Luis Garcia Berlanga, even (through archival footage) Federico Fellini and John Huston! After the screening, there will be a forum, featuring Richard Harris of ASDA, Film critic Andrew Urban, Film editor Frans Vandenburg, a commercial television producer and others, discussing the themes which come up in the film. Email k.beck@metroscreen.org.au with PALACE METRO SCREEN in the subject and provide your contact details and membership number to win. c) CAPRICORNIA DISCOUNT A Company B production York Theatre, The Seymour Centre May 27 – July 2, 2006 Louis Nowra’s brilliant adaptation of Xavier Herbert’s novel Capricornia is a sweeping adventure about race and place in the 1930’s. Norman Shillingsworth, the 22-year-old son of a white man and a Javanese princess, travels from Melbourne to the Top End to reconnect with his uncle and cousin on their cattle station. His journey and experiences change irrevocably the way he views himself and the world Exclusive Opening Week Ticket Offer for Metro Screen members. See Capricornia for just $38 (save $10 off adult tickets!) for performances from Thursday 1 to Sunday 11 June. To book, call the Company B Box Office on (02) 9699 3444 and quote ‘Metro Screen Offer'. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15. METRO SCREEN CONGRATULATES THE KAMIKAZE MIND The Kamikaze Mind is the first project brought to fruition form the Metro Mobility workshops. Metro Screen follows up this year with Mobile Phone Content Development workshops proudly funded by the NSW Film and Television Office. The Kamikaze mind is a cross platform phone/book based on an astronaut launching himself into a black hole. The recovered fragments of his mind have been organised alphabetically into a witty, whimsical, surprisingly touching and laugh-out-loud dictionary of a floating mind. Available as an illustrated book and as a series of short animations for mobile phones from www.kamiakzemind.com this project will be updated weekly with new images, quotes and ring tones for phones, new web pages for re-writing your own version and posting your own reviews. Updated weekly this project launches on Thursday, May 11th, 2006. Commencing at 6.30pm. You are encouraged to arrive at 6pm, Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road [upstairs] Glebe. Key creators include: Dr Richard James Allen – writer Karen Pearlman – creative producer and animator TigerSpike – aggregator and facilitator InZen – website services and facilitator Brandl & Schlesinger – book publisher For more information contact Karen Pearlman physicaltv@bigpond.com Or 02 9699 1147 For information on Metro Screen’s Mobile Phone Content Development Workshops contact d.opitz@metroscreen.org.au or 02 9361 5318 www.metroscreen.org.au _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If you know of anyone who may be interested in receiving this e-news please feel free to forward it on. Metro Screen also provides a notice board located in our foyer, if you would like to use this notice board please forward your notices to metro@metroscreen.org.au and ask for them to be displayed. 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