Mission Statement:
The Arkansas Society for Cinema & Television Production (ASCTP) is
a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the Òhands-onÓ introduction
to—and development of—professional motion picture skills among
Arkansas students in order to increase their economic and cultural
opportunities among this $300 billion (and growing) worldwide industry.
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ITÕS A WRAP for the 1st Two-Day Film
School of 2009. Bookmark this page
for announcements of future workshops.
For photos and comments on the 2/7-8/09 event, go
to:
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Two-Day Film School: Cinematography & Lighting
February 7th & 8th, 2009
Jones Production Center Studio
916 West 6th St. ¥ Little Rock
Saturday, February 7th
08:30 a.m. Caffination & Casual Introductions
09:00
a.m. Welcome—Arkansas Economic Development
Commission—Chris Crane
Opening Remarks & Demonstrations—Gary Jones
10:00 a.m. Screening of JPI Demo Reel & Feature Film DP interviews
11:00 a.m. Best Director—Little Rock 48-hour film festival 2007 and 2008—Chris Cranford http://chriscranford.com/
noon
Lunch (not provided)
01:00
p.m. Studio demonstration of RED ONE and Panasonic P2
cameras—Guy Galloway
02:00 p.m. Studio demonstration of
PMW EX1 with Brevis still & cinema lens adapter—Gabe Mayhan
03:00 p.m NASCAR
3D: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE
behind-the-scenes documentary footage and program excerpt http://www.imax.com/racing/flash.html
04:00 p.m. Studio lighting equipment demonstration
05:30 p.m. End of session
Sunday, February 8th
08:30 a.m. Screening of student films (no more than five-minute excerpts) and group discussion; introduction of special guest Orval Thomas and screening of FOLKTROPOLIS (1963)
noon Lunch (not provided)
01:00
p.m. Continuation of student screenings and
discussion
03:00 p.m. Studio interviews
05:00 p.m. End of Session
Link to responses
from students and faculty: http://www.asctp.org/Attendees.htm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact :
Chris Crane -- 501.682.7676
Gary Jones -- 501.766.9493
A ÒTwo-Day Film SchoolÓ for motion picture lighting and camera techniques will be held February 7th and 8th, 2009 in Little Rock at the Jones Production Center studio. Chris Crane, head of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Film Office announced the workshop as an AEDC initiative to train students interested in future film crew positions and to alert the public to film incentive proposals that will be introduced at the next Arkansas legislative session.
The motion picture equipment and technique workshop and seminar will be conducted by veteran IMAX cinematographer Gary Jones, Dempsey Film Group Director of Photography Guy Galloway, The Producers Studio producer/director/editor Gabe Mayhan, and other Arkansas film industry volunteers. Participation is geared toward college-level film students and—due to the hands-on nature of the workshop—will be limited to twenty-eight participants. Sponsored by the AEDC Film Office, Jones Productions, and the non-profit Arkansas Society for Cinema & Television Production (ASCTP), there will be no fee—but registration is required. Contact Chris Crane at the Film Office (501.682.7676) or Gary Jones (501.766.9493) for more information.
ÒArkansas was the first state to offer a 5% or ÒNickle RebateÓ to attract film productions,Ó Crane reports. ÒIt was a very successful program for its day, but now you have states like Louisiana, New Mexico, Michigan, and Connecticut offering up to a 30% tax incentive. Meanwhile, Arkansas is currently one of only two states in the nation without any film industry incentives at all. Film production is a great industry to attract to our state and to develop within our state. However, we need a level playing tax incentive playing field. We need more film production infrastructure investment. And we need more trained crews. I applaud this upcoming ÔTwo-Day Film SchoolÕ as a step in the right direction. We hope that it is the first of many such training workshops.Ó
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