Posted by JKHilliardon 2007/9/24 11:24:47 (877 reads)
Every year, Bill Huie at TAMUCC throws out a schedule of Cinema's Heavyweights for their Fall Cinema Series. If one wanted to immerse themselves in THE films to watch to receive a proper film education then here they are laid out in a free buffet.
All films screen on Wednesday nights at 7:30 in Bay Hall 104 on the A&M-CC campus and they're all free and open to the public.
Oct. 10: Scarface (1932) Directed by Howard Hawks, with Paul Muni and George Raft. 90 min.
Oct. 17: Citizen Kane (1941) Directed by Orson Welles, with Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, and Dorothy Comingore. 119 min.
Oct. 24: Rome: Open City (1945) Directed by Roberto Rossellini, with Anna Magnani and Aldo Fabrizi. 103 min.
Oct. 31: The Searchers (1956) Directed by John Ford, with John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood, and Ward Bond. 119 min.
Nov. 7: Jules and Jim (1961) Directed by François Truffaut, with Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre. 104 min.
Nov. 14: The Wild Bunch (1969) Directed by Sam Peckinpah, with William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Emilio Fernandez. Rated R. 145 min.
Nov. 21: No film.
Nov. 28: Moulin Rouge (2001) Directed by Baz Luhrmann, with Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh. 127 min.
The BEST way to prepare for CC7D is to watch as many short films as possible. What have others done with the genre and limitations? These short films are only for research. This is not some ideal to shoot for or opinion of the best short films ever. Some of them aren't that great, honestly. Don't think that you should duplicate anything here. Many of these are winners from other similar competitions around the country. All of the films below are unrated, so we've assigned our rating to them based on content so please know there may be some language, etc.
Peluca - 8:45 - We'd rate this: G The birth of Napoleon Dynamite
Booster Rocket - 5:05 - We'd rate this G Won First Runner Up Best Film, Best Script in Wash, DC 48 Hr. Film Project 2005
Man Eating Dumpster - 7:09 - We'd rate this PG This short won Best of City in the Des Moines 48 Hr Film Project, 2006
Getting Stronger Every Day - 6:32 - We'd rate this: PG This is the film that Miranda July used to get a career; she's the writer/director of Me, You and Everyone You Know
Shoes - 4:00 - We'd rate this: R Very popular on Youtube from Liam Kyle Sullivan
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Posted by JKHilliardon 2007/5/14 14:58:41 (1129 reads)
Here is the press release for this season's KEDT show, The Territory. A quick editorial note: The Territory is a great show that you need definitely check out. Tivo it! It runs Saturday nights on KEDT for about 6 weeks starting this Saturday. The show opener sounds really great featuring a local filmmaker who teaches at TAMUCC. Support independent film and please check out this show
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CONTACT: Dr. Bill Huie 361.825.5750; Deborah Fullerton 361.825.3505; Cassandra Hinojosa 361.825.2337
'The Territory’ to Premier 17th Season with Hurricane Katrina Film Diary by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Professor
Series on independent films co-produced by South Texas Institute for the Arts and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi College of Liberal Arts
CORPUS CHRISTI – Excerpts from “Tim’s Island,” an 85-minute film video chronicling first-hand the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina will open the 17th season of “The Territory,” Saturday, May 19 at 10 p.m. on KEDT-TV Channel 16.
In late August 2005, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Professor Laszlo Fulop and fellow filmmaker Wickes Helmboldt took refuge in “Tim’s Place,” a loft owned by a mutual friend, when Katrina slammed into New Orleans with winds gusting up to 175 miles an hour. Joined by numerous friends who brought along their dogs and cats, Fulop and Helmboldt battled the storm and its aftermath for several days, as the neighborhood was flooded by several feet of water. Following the film, Fulop, the film’s co-director and editor, will discuss the experience with the audience.
“The Territory,” which will run at 10 p.m. for five consecutive Saturdays through June 30, features short independent films on a wide variety of subjects. The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Bill Huie, professor of Communication and Film at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Dr. Ethan Thompson and Laszlo Fulop, both assistant professors of Communication at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; and Deborah Fullerton, curator of education at the South Texas Institute for the Arts. Series producer at KEDT-TV South Texas Public Television is Jeff Felts. Works of media art are provided by Mary Lampe, director of the Southwest Alternate Media Project.
Other films to be aired and discussed include:
Saturday, May 26 “Making Art and Making Decisions” – “Vincent Valdez: San Antonio artist Vincent Valdez. “Ryan” by Canadian Chris Landreth is a nightmare vision of how the life and career of animator Ryan Larkin went terribly awry. “Dies Irae (Day of Wrath)” by Frenchman Jean-Gabriel Periot creates hypnotic, flowing impressions that transform familiar passageways into barren geometric dreamscapes. “Dilemma” by Dutchman Boris Pavel challenges viewers to intervene in a life changing, split-second decision.
Saturday, June 16 “Geopolitics and the Personal” – Sports and military metaphors collide in during an Israeli-Palestinian border conflict in “Offside” by Guy Nattiv and Erez Tadmor. “Les Skateurs (The Skaters)” by German filmmaker Mirko Martin records Islamic Moroccan skateboarders as they discuss theology, politics and emigration. “Sadiq” by Sean Mullin is a good cop/bad cop morality tale that takes a frightening turn for three combatants in Iraq. “Silent Companion” by Iranian Katayoon Shahabi shows a communal wedding gown that symbolizes the fragile hopes of a culture in crisis. “Souvenir” by Stephen Rose is a bittersweet fable of epic proportions shot entirely with a toy camera.
Saturday, June 23 “Border Crossings” – The experimental memoir “Berlin Beirut” by Myrna Maakaron contrasts a young woman’s experiences in two divided cities where violence and conflict have shaped everyday life. The documentary “Frontera” by Luis Salinas traces the plight of immigrants from Mexico and Central and South American countries.
Saturday, June 30 “Comedies-‘n-More” – In the futuristic tale “Division” by German filmmaker Till Nowak, a solitary inventor living outside a ravaged city tests the limits of his creativity. “Francis” by Brent Green tells of an elderly woman who taunts bears in the hope that they will eat her. Medusa goes on a blind date with Eric, the physicist in “Medusa: The First Date” by Australian Pierce Davison. A young slacker resorts to drastic measures to reclaim his ex-girlfriend in “How to Cope with Rejection” by Scottish filmmaker Chris Waitt. “Carjacking,” a French/German bleak comedy of errors by Lars Blumers, features a heroine with remarkable survival skills and an out-of-luck boxer. “K-7” by Christopher Leone shows how an ordinary job interview becomes a life- and-death battle in this Kafkaesque satire.
Major funding for the series and the guest artist’s appearance is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding is provided by the South Texas Institute for the Arts, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Whataburger, Inc., and the Arts and Cultural Commission of the City of Corpus Christi.
Welcome to the CC7D 2007 Scrapbook. Please return soon to see photos from all the CC7D events as this is currently a work in progress.
What follows is a rambling narrative about every aspect of CC7D 2007 including photos, winners and links to the films themselves (when posted online by the filmmakers), and our thoughts about what worked and how next year will change.
The idea behind CC7D started when Edgeworks, the previously held local short film festival/competition, took an extended vacation. Edgeworks, we hear, is coming back and we're keeping our fingers crossed that it does. Its two year hiatus, though, did indeed provide a hole in the local filmmaking scene. Is there a filmmaking scene in CC? According to a recent online post from an Austin-based filmmaker there clearly is not one.
CCFS, which began as a simple online newsletter to alert people about film events and art/independent/smaller films coming to our area theaters, always wanted to create an occasion for local filmmakers to both get together and make more films, but do you simply duplicate Edgeworks or start over with a new type of competition? And if you start over how do you make it different? Joe Hilliard, CCFS founder, heard about The 48 Hour Film Project from CC7D 2007 Judge Irene Carranza. Irene participated in the 48 Hour FIlm Project Austin in 2006. The 48 Hour Film Project is a nationwide competition with Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas all being Texas host cities. Joe began researching how to make Corpus Christi a host city of that event. After discussing the idea with a few local filmmakers, the consensus was that CC's filmmaking community would generally balk at the rigorous demands of the 48 hour time frame. What about 7 days? Maybe. So using 48 Hour as a guide, the idea for CC7D was born.
Several questions immediately arose: Would anyone participate? (i.e. The question returns: Is there a local filmmaking scene?) If so, how many teams? Where could we have it? How would we change the 48 Hour model to make CC7D work here?
Would anyone participate? If so, how many teams? Using MySpace and calling filmmakers we knew we tried to establish buy-in. We figured that if we pulled it off, there would be about 10 dedicated filmmaking teams. We'd be happy with 7, 10 would be a success, 15 would be remarkable.
Where could we have it? CCFS's previous events, film screening series, had all taken place at the Harbor Playhouse's Studio Theater which seats about 80 people max. Heidi Hovda always helped facilitate that venue and co-planned those events. Heidi came on board as a co-creator/planner of CC7D around March 2007 after it was decided to move forward. Everyone felt that the Harbor Playhouse's Studio Theater would be too small. WIth 10 teams and everyone bringing 10 guests/cast/crew, we would quickly outgrow the venue. House of Rock, the best bar in town, had recently begun showing films on alternating Tuesday nights. They had the projector and screen and seating for up to 150. A quick call to owner Casey Lain and the venue was locked. The conversation will forever be burned into our minds when we decided to only reserve HoR for one night of screenings...15 teams max and you're still at a managable size and program length! Oops.
How would we change the 48 Hour model to make CC7D work here? Our main goal was to eliminate all obstacles that would prevent people from entering. Entrance fee? Make it cheap--$20 (48 Hour: $125). 7 days to make the film with a weekend in the middle instead of 2 days. In addition to a required prop, line of dialogue and character, 48 hour has one more cheat-reducing element: each team draws a genre from a hat at the kickoff party. In other words you find out if you're making a horror, sci fi, romantic comedy etc at the beginning of the official time period. We eliminated that element--too restrictive.
The concern we heard repeatedly from filmmakers was that the limited size of the talent pool of actors and crew in CC might dampen the number of teams. How do you get all the people who may want to act or work crew on a project like this together in a room a month before the project begins? How do filmmakers 'show their stuff' to an interested public?
The innaugural Corpus Christi Filmmakers' Expo and Casting Call was born...
2007 FILMMAKERS EXPO & CASTING CALL - MAY 17, 2007
Check back soon for the rest of the story.
CC7D 2007 AWARD WINNERS
The Corpus Christi Film Society heartily congratulates all the winners of CC7D 2007 which you will find below. We learned during the selection process why the Academy Awards make their presenters say "The Oscar goes to..." instead of "The winner is...". To say "The winner is" this film or that film implies that there were 4 'winners' (jury prizes) and 24 'losers'. As trite or cliché as it sounds, there are no 'losers' in an event like CC7D. --If you made your first film ever, you won. --If you made a film you're proud of, you won. --If you used the opportunity to use a new technology or advance you skills in a specific filmmaking area, you won. --If you made a networking contact and the two of you are going to begin making a new project together, you won. --If you saw a film that inspired you to elevate your skills on your next project, you won. --And if any of you make another film and allow the rest of us to see it someday, we all win.
That about covers everyone.
The filmmakers knew at the beginning of the competition that there would be 3 prizes given out per category (pro and am): Grand Prize and Honorable Mention as chosen by a jury panel, and The Audience Award as chosen by secret ballot by all audience members present at the end of each screening. What they did not know was that the event organizers would be determining and handing out additional awards such as Best Actor and Actress, Best Special Effects, etc.
To be eligible for a jury award the film had to meet all CC7D criteria. The sticking point for many was the inaccurate delivery of the line," Well, I guess that changes everything." In future years we'll have to hammer the point home--the line has to be 100% correct. Nitpicky, but only fair.
The CC7D criteria rule was dropped for the non-jury awards which created a little bit of controversy. This first year out, with so many people getting the line wrong, we did not believe it to be fair for a Best Actress candidate, for example, to be disqualified because the Team Leader didn't ensure the line was correct; that is not the actress's fault. Furthermore, when you make a 6' working rat head with glowing eyes for your film, you win Best Special Effects....even if you said 'this' instead of 'that.' Although we relaxed the rule this first time out, next year filmmakers will find definitive clarification on this point--if you're not 100% within the criteria (line correct, etc.) you are ineligible for all awards. In future years there will always be the following non-jury categories: Best Actor and Actress & Best Supporting Actor and Actress. The rest, however, may not be the same. There will always be surprises when it comes to CC7D.
Lastly you will notice that some awards were not given to both pros and ams...this is not a typo.
CC7D 2007 AWARD WINNERS
Grand Jury Winner
Professional
Amateur
Mason’s Midget Team: Los Tallboys Team Leader: Omar Becerra
The Note Team: The Vent Team Leader: William Hennenberger Watch The Note here
Archie's Nude Archie Dennis Team: Dept. 13 Films Team Leader: Justin Hoskins
Return to Sender What's in the box? Team: Grim Productions Team Leader: Jacob Grim Watch Return to Sender here
Amateur Night Screening and Awards Thursday, June 28, 2007, 7:00 PM
Something’s Missing Team Tex Team Leader: Kim Dees A typical day in the life of Archie Dennis. There’s always something missing to get the shot.
Insania [The] Unknown Team Leader: Amanda Jacobs A photographer’s descent to insanity.
Attack of the Giant Orange Stupid Stunts Team Leader: Shauna English A giant machine rampages the world in 2013, and the only man who can destroy it is killed.
FUHRMAN The Meat Burglers Team Leader: Brandon Fisher Doomed to a lonely summer in a new house, young Jeffery befriends Fuhrman, an 'imaginary' rat under his bed. But what happens when Fuhrman grows up?
Sir, I Exist Ideus Films Team Leader: Roman Gonzalez A look into conversations of inquisitive minds.
Shots for Archie GreenShadows Team Leader: Josh DeLeon Archie recollects two life-changing situations.
Second Hand Masters of None Team Leader: Florencio Martinez Cursed camera falls into hands of innocent.
One Way to Sunday Deserted Island Studios Team Leader: Bailor Ellison A man witnesses a murder which sets him on an irreversible course to his destiny.
Broken Dreams WHAM Productions Team Leader: Diana Kayser Girl wants to play tambourine in a band.
The Note The Vent Team Leader: William Henneberger The visualization of an important note.
Sinton, TX Amateur Fiction Team Leader: Tim Swartz
Unforeseen Consequences Hazy Stew Team Leader: Tyler Hayes Be careful who you mess with; it could end in grave consequences. Unforeseen Consequences
All That Remains Torched Films Team Leader: Jason Houlihan A CIA conspiracy unfolds during a search for sleeper cells.
Return to Sender Grim Productions Team Leader: Jacob Grim What happens when a person you see everyday...a person you least suspect...snaps?
Archie Dennis Team Laser Team Leader: Joe Hess
Professional Night Screening and Awards Friday, June 29, 2007, 7:00 PM
Phone Call Reel Simple Productions* Team Leader: Dan Garza
The Man with No Aim Racehorse Productions Team Leader: David Rains The zen archer does not begin to draw the bow until after his arrow has already hit the target.
In the Shadows Night Creature Productions Team Leaders: Chris Ambriz and Louis Alvarado Man hires photographer to keep tabs on his soon-to-be wife.
The Gift Sendera Productions Team Leader: Bill Tinney A meeting with an angel.
Photo Finish 12 Star Team Leader: Albert G. Saenz An actress on the run.
Party Pamper Reel Simple Productions* Team Leader: David Mendez There’s a new craze sweeping the club scene.
Indifference II The Conscientious Objectors Team Leader: T.J. Tomazin An existential examination of the modern notion of celebrity.
The Catsitter Chase Cadaver Productions Team Leader: Edward J. Espino A young lady is asked to catsit and it’s more than she bargains for.
Last Round C4 Team Leader: Reagan Johnson A priest walks into a bar… Watch Last Round here
Archie’s Dept. 13 Films Team Leader: Justin Hoskins A young couple seeks to add excitement to their relationship.
Loyal Ties JL Productions Team Leader: Joseph Lopez Two brothers in a conflict
Fate Zerep Productions Team Leader: Robert Perez, Jr. Rock star loses contract and looks back on life with roadie.
Mason’s Midget Los Tallboys Team Leader: Omar Becerra A man on the move has a big problem with a tiny, beat-up car.
2007 CC7D TEAMS Updated: June 23, 2007
Team Name
Team Leader
Category
1.
The Conscientious Objectors
TJ Tomazin
Professional
2.
GreenShadows
Josh Deleon
Amateur
3.
Night Creature Productions
Louis Alvarado
Professional
4.
Elevator Story
Curtis Rock
Amateur
5.
The Meat Burglers
Brandon Fisher
Amateur
6.
Set 5 Studios
Bard Hubbard
Amateur
7.
Amateur Fiction
TIm Swartz
Amateur
8.
Juicebox
Emily A. Woods
Amateur
9.
Team Newbury
Brandon Guerra
Amateur
10.
C4
Reagan Johnson
Professional
11.
Hazy Stew Productions
Tyler Hayes
Amateur
12.
12 Star
Albert Saenz
Professional
13.
Team Tex
Kim Dees
Amateur
14.
Grim Productions
Jacob Grim
Amateur
15.
Reel Simple Productions
Dan Garza
Professional
16.
Zerep Productions
Robert Perez, Jr.
Professional
17.
Rio Dorado Productions
tbd
Professional
18.
Los Tallboys
Omar Becerra
Professional
19.
Racehorse Productions
David Rains
Professional
20.
Sendera Productions
Bill Tinney
Professional
21.
Sarabef Special
Sarabeth Fox
Amateur
22.
The Vent
William Henneberger
Amateur
23.
Stupid Stunts
Shauna English
Amateur
24.
Deserted Island Studios
Bailor Ellison
Amateur
25.
Westside Productions
John Rosales
Amateur
26.
Torched Films
Jason Houlihan
Amateur
27.
JL Productions
Joseph Lopez
Professional
28.
I-Deus Productions
Roman Gonzalez
Amateur
29.
[The] Unknown
Amanda Jacobs
Amateur
30.
WHAM
Diana Kayser
Amateur
31.
Chase Cadaver Productions
Edward J. Espino
Professional
32.
Belyeu Vision Productions
Stephen Belyeu
Professional
33.
Dept. 13 Films
Justin Hoskins
Professional
34.
Masters of None
Florencio Martinez
Amateur
35.
P.P.D. Productions
Herb Garcia
Amateur
36.
Team Mahaffey
Christa Mahaffey
Amateur
37.
Team Laser
Joe Hess
Amateur
38.
Reel Simple Production (2)
David Mendez
Professional
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Posted by JKHilliardon 2007/4/14 7:54:08 (1872 reads)
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DON'T LET 'THEM' BUILD A WAL-MART ON THE ANCIENT ROAMING LANDS OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI GOATMAN!
The proposed Wal Mart at Staples and Timbergate has generated a lot of controversy with zoning statutes, property values, traffic on Staples, etc., but even a larger issue is coming to light.
This area, before being recently razed, was the roaming land of the Corpus Christi Goatman. With the roaming lands gone, Goatman has either fled or died. Both scenarios do not bode well for ANY businesses hoping to build there.
WHAT IS GOATMAN'S - Click Here WHO OR WHAT WAS THE GOATMAN - Click Here WHAT CAN YOU DO? - COMING SOON REAL GOATMAN STORIES - COMING SOON EMAIL YOUR GOATMAN STORY - Click Here
Email your city council and local media today to stop the Goat-unfriendly development at the former home of Goatman.
Goatman's, as a location, was an area of scrub brush forest southeast of the Staples/Timbergate intersection in Corpus Christi, TX, that was razed for development in the early 2000s. Take a look at this map. Current landmarks include Second Baptist Church at the southwest corner of this intersection and the new B&J's PIzza at the northeast corner of this intersection. Goatman's was southeast down the small piece of road (Timbergate) that, on this map, stops. Prior to being razed, this section of Timbergate was a rutted, caliche road that took you into the aforementioned scrub forest. Once entering the overgrowth, away from the safety of Staples you were officially inside Goatman's. The road eventually came to a 'Y'. The left side of the Y met a group of dilapidated shacks rumored to be the home and laboratory of the Goatman Mad Scientist (below). The right side of the Y dead-ended into a swamp responsible for many unexpecting visitors getting stuck/stranded. The area was home to urban legend and rumor, but witnesses always reported strange goings on here from thick displays of occult grafitti to assaults by strange individuals and dogs to rare sightings of the elusive Goatman.
WHAT OR WHO WAS THE GOATMAN?
Beginning in the late 50s, Corpus Christians have told stories of an urban legend called the Goatman. These stories primarily tell of a vicious creature that roamed the area in question savagely killing animals and humans alike. Incidents of beheaded dogs, slaughtered goats, damaged vehicles, missing persons and the brutal murders of people over the years have been reported to be the work of the menacing monster. Many locals remember as a teenager, venturing out into the woods with their friends searching for this creature as sort of a Friday or Saturday night ritual. No one knows for sure just where this creature came from. Most times, the legend is told with the mentioning of an undocumented unnamed doctor from the United States Department of Agriculture and is usually one of the first things given as an explanation for the Goatman’s existence. It is said that this rogue doctor worked out of his private facility in the area known as Goatmans.
Even though Cryptozoology (Research and Discovery of Unknown Animals of Unknown Origin) was not termed until the mid 1950’s, it is speculated that the U.S.D.A. was researching Cryptozoology well into the early 1900’s and possibly the late 1800’s. Rumors surfaced about this doctor, who, while working for the U.S.D.A. discovered a revolutionary scientific procedure referred to today as genetic engineering or recombinant DNA technology also known as gene splicing. Soon after his discovery, his wife grew fatally ill of a rare disorder and fell into a coma like state. It is believed that the doctor moved his sick wife into the secret genetic research facility so he could focus directly on curing her of her rare condition by the use of his gene splicing discoveries. This is where the legend takes a dark and horrible turn. One night while working on one of his gene splicing experiments hoping to find a cure for his wife, the doctor made a fatal error that turned his assistant into what we have come to know as The Goatman.
Goatman sightings increased to a record number from late 1970 to 1990. Some claim to have been approached or even chased by this creature of unknown origin. The one thing that appears to be different about post-1985 sightings is that most claiming to have seen The Goatman also tell of their encounter with a sinister man by the name of Dr. Fletcher and how they barely escaped with their lives. It is not clear exactly how many victims have fallen prey to this urban legend, but it is estimated to be in the hundreds. Even still, hundreds more escape telling the same story as the ones before them.
Stranger yet -- no one knows for sure what became of the doctor, his wife or The Goatman.
Attention Coastal Bend Filmmakers, Musicians, Actors and Actresses!!
SCHEDULE:
5:00 - Exhibitor Set Up 6:00 - Doors Open; Casting Begins; CC7D Sign-up Begins 7:30 - Local Filmmakers' Panel/CC7D Q&A 9:00 - Live Music - The Renee Anderson Band 10:00 - Live Music - The Robert Fortune Band
Filmmakers' Panel and CC7D Q&A: How do you make a film in 7 days
--Moderator: Joe Hilliard, CCFS --Dan Garza, President of Reel Simple Productions and creator of CC's Edgeworks Film Festival --Louis Alvarado, Night Creature Productions --Larry Cashion, CC's hardest working actor! --Reagan Johnson, President of C4 Animation and two-time winner of Edgeworks Film Festival
The First Annual CCFS FILMMAKERS' EXPO & CASTING CALL is an opportunity for the local filmmaking scene to let themselves be seen and heard.
All Coastal Bend residents interested in filmmaking; all regional actors and actresses (amateur and professional); all local musicians who would use their talents in a short film; all folks interested in participating in CC7D whether or not you're on a team should attend this groundbreaking event.
Sign-up for CC7D will officially begin at this event. All CC7D team leaders are strongly encouraged to attend this event. Those who wish to participate in CC7D but do not have a team together should attend this event as well since musicians, actors, and potential crew members will be on hand to mix with CC7D team leaders.
MUSICIANS: Local filmmakers need music on their short films. Get involved and lend your talents to this endeavor. Please email us for more info or with questions.
If you are a Coastal Bend filmmaker and wish to get a table to demonstrate your reel and cast your future projects Email here
Volunteer to help plan and execute CC7D - Email here Questions or comments - Email here Chat about CC7D here
Volunteer to help plan and execute CC7D - Email here Questions or comments - Email here Chat about CC7D here
FAQ's as of June 18, 2007:
Can CC7D judges make films for CC7D? If a judge wants to make a film then it would not be eligible for compeition obviously.
Who will know the essential elements before they are given to the filmmakers at the kickoff party? Three people on the steering committee are coming up with those elements and will not even be discussing the matter prior to June 10th. Once they are chosen they will be guarded like the Academy Award winners. No one will be given a head start....this whole project is only as effective as this part of the process so we understand the concern and it is not an issue to worry about.
Can a team or person make more than one CC7D film for competition? If you're insane. Kidding. Honestly, we're hoping that we will get an ample amount of teams that want to make one film. The notion that a team wants to do more than one...well that's gravy. If Art, Betty, Cathy and David are on a team together and want to make 4 films and enter them into CC7D then here are the rules. Each film entered must have a different team captain. Each film will pay a separate entry fee. Team leaders should lead the team (think the director of a film). All four films should be completely original. One team cannot shoot their raw footage and then use it over and over for different films. In other words, there should be no identical shots from film to film. You can't reedit a film and submit it twice. The filmmaking process should be original for each film made.
What is the Corpus Christi 7 Day Film Project? (CC7D) CC7D is a new event designed to facilitate more filmmaking in our area, boost amateur filmmakers' skills, and create an annual event that celebrates area filmmakers--both veterans and amateurs. Filmmaking teams have one week to make a short film from start to finish. The entire process must occur in seven days beginning Wednesday evening, June 13, 2007, at 7PM and ending the following Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at 7PM. That Thursday and Friday, June 28 and 29, the completed films will be shown at House of Rock with the best films receiving awards.
When and where is it? All events will be at House of Rock located at 511 Starr St. in downtown Corpus Christi. House of Rock is an all ages nightclub meaning that any age can enter. You must be 21 or older to drink or purchase alcohol. Any participating filmmakers under 21 who attempt to purchase alcohol, consume alcohol or attempt to sneak alcohol during any CC7D events at HoR will be immediately disqualified from competition and ejected from the facilities.
The official CC7D Kickoff Party will occur on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 6PM. Here you will finalize your entry and receive the list of mandatory elements that must be present in your final film.
The official filmmaking time period is June 13th, 7PM to June 20th, 7PM.
The final film drop off is June 20, 2007 b 7:30 PM. Any films not turned in by this time are not eligible for competition. We will be receiving films until 9PM that will be viewed, but--REPEAT--films not in by 7:30 will not be eligible for competition.
The viewing is Thursday- Friday, June 28-29, 2007, beginning at HoR at 7PM.
I've never made a film before and I'm scared to death that people will think that anything I make will suck and laugh at me and throw rotten fruit at me. Should I enter anyway? Yes. Yes. YES. Let's be honest. There are only a few people in town who shoot film/video for a living. They are probably all going to enter. However, most of you either mess around with a camera on the weekends or have only daydreamed about actually taking a short film from beginning to end. Use this opportunity to MAKE YOUR SHORT FILM. Use whatever camera have, whatever editing software you have, whatever friends you have, whatever sound equipment you have...and SIMPLY DO IT! Use any time between now and June 13 to practice. Borrow or beg some kind of sound equipment and practice using it. Practice loading your sound and video into a computer. Practice editing. THEN MAKE YOUR MOVIE!!!! In the spirit of a filmmaking community no one will make fun of you this first time out. Then NEXT YEAR your 2nd entry will be better...then year three...then year four......
What are the films about? That is completely up to the filmmaker. The filmmaking team picks the genre and writes the script.
What keeps people from cheating and starting their films prior to June 13? To prevent work from being done before the official 7 day time period, teams are given a character, a prop and a line of dialogue that must appear in their film. However, we've just come up with another very interesting wrinkle that practically insures that any work done prior to June 13 will be useless. Finally, we are banking on a little honor from the participants as well.
Who will see the films? The films will be screened at House of Rock on over Thursday and Friday June 28 and 29 to an estimated standing room only crowd.
Who may participate? CC7D is open to anyone. If you do not create your own team you may register in a database that other teams can look at if they require crew/cast here. Being on this database does not insure that you will be placed on a team. It will ultimately be up to you to get onto a team.
How long are the films? These are short films; they must be a minimum of 4 minutes and a maximum of 8 minutes long. Short films force emerging filmmakers to consider editing choices they might not otherwise and are designed, also, to keep your shooting time down.
What are the prizes? Here are the categories where a team can potentially receive a prize:
Professional Category Jury Award (1st) - Determined by judges Professional Category Honorable Mention (2nd) - Determined by judges Amateur Category Jury Award (1st) - Determined by judges Amateur Category Honorable Mention (2nd) - Determined by judges Professional Category Audience Award - Determined by audience via ballot Amateur Category Audience Award - Determined by audience via ballot
All of the above will receive a custom-made tile award...Winners will love this thing to display and use forever as bragging rights--they will be very nice. In addition there will be a cash award for at least the 1st place jury awards in each category. We are working on whether the remaining awards above will receive cash in addition to the physical award.
How will the winners be selected? A panel of judges is being assembled who will select the winners. There will also be an audience award given determined by audience ballot so, yes filmmakers, pack the house with your friends and family.
Does the maximum length of the film include credits? No. Your film may be 8 minutes long plus 1 minute of credits.
Are credits in the beginning permissible and do they count against the credit time limit? Opening credits are allowed but they DO count against the film's time limit. The audience is here to watch, not read. Judges will be given the directive to judge films based on start to end, including opening credits. An 8 minute film with a 4 minute opening credit sequence, for example, will not be favorably judged.
We're limited to using two cameras. Does a still camera count? And what about having a back-up camera? The two camera rule is an equalizer between novices and pros. A still camera does not count against the two camera limit. And you may have a third camera on standby in the event that one of your cameras goes down. However, you MAY NOT have more than two shooting cameras. (i.e., Two are shooting and a third is set up and ready to go awaiting word that one of the first cameras is finished—this is NOT allowed.) Many of you barely have one camera. Don't sweat all these details. Have fun and make a movie!
I know that stock film and video footage is not permitted. What about stock photos? If you have the rights to them, then stock photos are permitted. In other words, you may use photos not taken during the 7 Day time period.
Should we shoot in HD? Should we shoot in widescreen? Should we use surround sound? Your film will be shown in Standard Definition in stereo or mono with an aspect ratio of 4:3. So you may shoot in HD, in widescreen, or in surround sound, but the film will not be projected that way. We highly recommend that you submit a Standard Definition, letterboxed, stereo or mono version of your film—anything else can lead to problems during our mastering process. New filmmakers, don't get discouraged with all this mumbo jumbo...make your movie however you can.
If the "required character" is audible off screen—like on the other end of a phone conversation—does that count? No, we must actually see the required character in some way on the screen. Remember, he/she need not be the star of the film, just make an appearance.
Does the required character have to say his name or wear a name tag? As long as the audience can infer who the character is, he/she doesn't need to be further identified.
Who 'owns' the films once they are submitted? See the Participants Agreement. The filmmakers will share ownership of the film with CCFS in one respect: the filmmaking team/team leader grants CCFS the right to use the film and still images of the film to promote CC7D in the future. CCFS may show the film in future screenings, future CC7Ds, etc. Other than that the filmmaker/filmmaking team owns the film and can do whatever they want with it including taking off the required title cards relating to CC7D.
Is it really necessary to submit all of the releases listed in Rule #17? Is it not enough to simply sign a release stating I assume all liability for whatever's in the film? I've never had to submit those releases for other film competitions. Yes. In trying to duplicate the entire filmmaking process, we're requiring the normal waivers you'd see on set for projects where proper protocols are followed.
How solidified do teams need to be at the Kickoff event? Do I need to know who my entire team is before June 13, or can I assemble my team once I'm ready to shoot? Do you need a list of everyone on my team at some time? The only information needed on June 13 is the Team's name, the Team Leader's name and your category choice: professional or amateur. On June 13 you will get a packet with all your paperwork including a team list that needs to be turned in June 20.
Can actors be on different teams, and in multiple films? Yes. As long as duplicate footage is not used in multiple films. All content for each film must be original. As stated in a question above, you can't shoot a bunch of footage at the same time to re-edit into more than one film. The process and content must be original for each individual film submitted.
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