News and Events
February 27, 2009
This week's blog you should be following comes to us from Peter John Ross. For all intents and purposes, Ross (as he prefers to be known) has established himself as the de facto godfather of indie filmmaking in Columbus. His full-length feature film, Horrors of War, became the subject of a recent book entitled Tales From the Front Lines of Indie Filmmaking. His blog is a great place to become familiar with the Columbus scene and to experience the day-to-day experience of a working independent filmmaker.
February 20, 2009
Who's planning an Oscar party this weekend?
Don't forget to print out some ballots for you and your buds courtesy of Oscars.com.
And during the ceremony, follow along with the live Twitter feed at SpoutBlog!
February 13, 2009
If you're not reading John August's blog, you're missing out on a treasure-trove of practical advice and information for screenwriters. Mr. August is the screenwriter of Go, Big Fish, and the recent Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He's a big proponent of the proverbial West Coast relocation, so if you're on the fence about whether or not you should move to LA to be a professional, this blog might just give you the nudge you've been looking for.
February 6, 2009
This week's blog you should be reading: the Grandview Theatre Blog
Columbus's historical single-screen movie theater in Grandview Heights is undergoing a change in ownership. Drexel is out, David Nedrow and Jennifer Stancel are in. Follow their blog to see how they're restoring the theater to its former glory, and maybe learn some lessons about cinema exhibition and starting a small business, too.
February 2, 2009
This Thursday, February 5, the Cinema department presents a
performance and talk by visiting artists Luis Recoder and Sandra
Gibson. Recoder + Gibson are internationally renowned film artists
whose work has appeared in two Whitney Museum biennials and numerous
art and film festivals worldwide, including, most recently, the 2009
Sundance Film Festival. Their work is part of the permanent
collections of the Whitney and the Museum of Contemporary Cinema in
Paris.
Recoder + Gibson are best known for their series of film projection
performances, a "live cinema" in which they manipulate multiple 16mm
projectors and film loops to create unusual abstract images and
striking optical illusions.
The performance will take place in the Cinema Annex at 8pm, and will
be followed by Q & A with the artists. The performance is free and
open to the Denison community.
The next day, Recoder and Gibson will visit Professor Jonathan
Walley's Cinema/Honors seminar, "Cinema Beyond Film: Expanded
Cinema" (1:30 - 2:30, also in the Cinema Annex) to discuss their work
further. They will likely show additional work that is not part of the
Thursday performance. Members of the Denison community are also
welcome to sit in on this seminar.
January 21, 2009
Welcome to a new year and a new semester!
The Wexner Center for the Arts has issued a call for entries to the 2009 Ohio Short Film/Video Showcase. Projects must be independently produced within the past 18 months, and the deadline for submission is March 27. If your film or video is selected, you will get two complimentary tickets to the screening (which tends to sell out every year). More information can be found at WexArts.org.
November 13, 2008
Join DU alum Thomas Richner at Slayter Ampitheater tomorrow (Nov. 14) from 11:30 - 12:30. He'll be talking about the state of the growing animation industry in Columbus and how young animators can take advantage of this trend. For more information on the event, please contact Christian Faur.
November 6, 2008
The DU Women's Studies Department is seeking qualified film students to help shoot, edit, and produce educational DVD's. Those interested should e-mail Brant for more info.
October 30, 2008
Apple Computers is sponsoring the 2008 Insomnia Film Festival for student filmmakers. Teams have 24 hours to write, produce, edit, and submit a 3-minute movie.
Judges include Hollywood professionals John August and Paul Haggis, among others. The Grand Prize includes a MacBook Pro, Final Cut Studio 2, Logic Studio, Shake, and a year's worth of One to One personal training courtesy of Apple.
The event kicks off November 15th at 9:00am. The deadline for registration is November 13th. Check out Apple's website for further information.