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Congrats to UMEC'er Tyler Oliver! His work as the cinematographer on the new feature film Formosa is featured in this month's American Cinematographer magazine, THE trade publication for this pivotal craft. Included in the Production Slate section, the article on Tyler's work on Formosa is a fairly in-depth look behind the scenes at the issues he had shooting HD in the wilds of New Mexico.
UMEC'er Scott Kramer is crewing for a fun and outraegous short film(5min) to submit to the Howard Stern Film Festival. If you are NOT a fan of Howard Stern, then this project is most likely not for you.
He's shoot nexting weekend (March 25-26) and need to assemble a cast and crew as soon as possible.
CREW: It is a non-union, micro budget shoot. The key crew positions will be deferred payment based on any prize winnings from the festival (the top prize is $15,000.) Any interested Line Producers/UPMs, DPs, Production Designers, Grip/Gaffers, Hair/MU Artists, Sound Recordists, and ADs, please contact Scott as soon as possible. If you are not one of these positions and do want to help OR you dont have the time to fully commit but want to help, please email him as well.
CAST: The breakdowns are here. According to the festival rules, Scott CANNOT use union actors or anyone under contract with any type of talent agency. There is no pay, but a great chance for exposure on a national level. Non-actors welcome to submit as well.
LOCATION: If anyone has or knows of a house with a big backyard with big trees, ideally with a club/tree house or basement/playroom that we could film at, Scott be forever indebted to you. He would be filming in the backyard, master bedroom, front door area, and basement/playroom.
UMEC congratulates M alum Scott Rosenbaum on his recent promotion to Executive Producer on FX's The Shield. Scott has been an integral part of the show's team for several years now.
UMEC'er and writer/director Jarrett Slavin is pleased to announce the premiere his 35mm feature film The Spiral Project on Thursday, March 16th at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Three years in the making, the film was shot the past summer in Ann Arbor and metro Detroit by U of M students and local professionals. The original script was written by Jarrett, a Michigan film student and was produced by fellow M film student Sultan Sharrief. The two compiled a crew of over sixty Michigan students studying film, music, theater, Law, business, and Art and Design. All participants worked on a volunteer basis.
The Spiral Project will be the first film ever to screen in HD at the Historical Michigan Theater. It's appropriate that this mile-stone would be reached by a film that was shot in and around Ann Arbor by U of M students. Visit www.sprialproject.com for more information. (Quicktime required for trailer)
DATE: Thursday March 16th TIME: 7:30 PM LOCATION: Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor TICKETS: $8 - On sale at the Michigan Theater the day of the event. Advanced purchases may be be made by contacting .
Matt Dunstone (BA Film & Video '95) and UMEC'er David Gordon (BM Voice '00) are currently at work on a musical-comedy feature entitled Kalamazoo, River: US. The film, a combination of documentary footage and interviews, historical re-enactment and musical numbers, explores the history of the Kalamazoo river, the development of the region and the tricky relationship between industry and nature. The subject is specific to the Kalamazoo region but addresses environmental concerns that face cities all over the world. The film is currently in post-production and a trailer is available. Please visit www.kalamazooriverus.com for more information or contact David Gordon, . Boiling Water Productions is seeking producing partners and funding for completion, including sound mix, editing, color correction and transfer.
University Relations Chair Alessia Costantini was just featured in the Spring 2006 issue of UCLA Extension's Writers Program Quarterly. Alessia was interviewed for the article, which examines Screenwriting Competitions and their effectiveness in launching a writing career. You can pick up a copy of the Quarterly anywhere on UCLA's campus or read the article, "Screenplay Competitions: Is Winning A Competition the Golden Ticket?" by clicking here. Check out the picture from the Austin Film Festival with her Teleplay trophy!
NOTE: There was a typo in the article, Alessia's comment should read "Not winning a competition does not mean your script isn't good."
Congrats to UMEC'er Tyler Oliver! His work as the cinematographer on the new feature film 
UMEC congratulates M alum Scott Rosenbaum on his recent promotion to Executive Producer on FX's The Shield. Scott has been an integral part of the show's team for several years now.
