May 1, 2009
ALOHA GRADS
Congratulations to our Spring 09 Graduating Seniors. Please be sure to let
your ACM advisor know you’re heading out for bigger and better things, and
how we can stay in touch with you as you wow the world with your talent! ACM
alums are a strong, growing group – and an important network for job
referrals.
REGISTRATION TIME FOR THE REST OF US
In addition to a menu of ACM offerings that give depth and heft to our
Digital Cinema, Animation & Game Design and Critical Studies tracks, some
excellent courses from other departments include:
* AMST 250 – American Film History.
* MUS 360 – Music in Film. (Email Prof. Kate McQuiston at
mcquisto@hawaii.edu, identifying yourself as an ACM student and include your
student number for permission to enroll.)
SPECIAL NOTE FOR ACM 310 FALL 09
The certification workshop for camera and editing will be incorporated into
the regular meeting times for ACM 310 for Fall 09. There will be no need to
sign up for a separate workshop.
ANIMATION STUDENTS TO MIX WITH HOLLYWOOD GREAT
Max Howard, former president of Warner Bros. Feature Animation and Senior
Vice President of Disney Feature Animation will meet with ACM animation
students next week to talk about their creative projects and about careers
in the industry. Howard will also be judging animation shorts by Hawai‘i
kids who have studied in an after-school program taught in part by ACM
animation majors and designed by ACM Asst. Prof. Linda Dorn.
MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO WIN $1,500 TO PRODUCE YOUR FILM
Monday (May 4) is the deadline to submit your screenplay and possibly win
one of two $1,500 awards in our annual Grace Abernethy Screenwriting
Competition. The award is designed to help cover production costs to put
that screenplay on the screen. For more information, contact Asst. Prof.
Joel Moffett at 956-3353 or <moffett@hawaii.edu>. The competition is made
possible by the Grace Abernethy Fund for Creative Writing through the
Hawai‘i Community Foundation
LOST INTERNSHIPS FOR FALL 09
ACM has arranged with the producers of LOST for a new internship during the
Fall ’09 semester on the hit ABC series. Academic credit is available
(ACM495) for those able to commit to 150 working hours over the course of
the semester (approximately 10 hours a week, preferably one full day a
week). The ten selected interns will experience work in five departments on
a rotating basis: Production Office, Art Department, Locations, Wardrobe and
the Assistant Directors Department.
Interested? Contact Assistant Professor Joel Moffett at <moffett@hawaii.edu >,
who will coordinate the project. Majors and intended majors are, as always, given
priority (another in the very long list of good reasons to major or double major in ACM!)
HIFF INTERNSHIPS, TOO
The Hawai‘i International Film Festival’s Internship Program is eligible for
credit (ACM 495). Email a resume to Michael Doyle <intern@hiff.org>
HIFF FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JULY 1
If you’d like your film to be considered for ACM Night at the Hawai‘i
International Film Festival (always an SRO screening), turn in the finished
copy and all required paperwork by July 1 to the ACM production office. For
detailed instructions, contact Production Manager Gregg Ambrosius
<ambrosiu@hawaii.edu>.
OTHER FESTIVALS, CONTESTS, ETC
REMINDER: ALL ACM films submitted for festivals and contests must first be
cleared by Production Manager Gregg Ambrosius. No exceptions. See him BEFORE
you send anything off.
* New Orleans Film Festival, October 8-15 <www.neworleansfilmfest.com>.
Deadline May 8.
* Moondance Festival, “The American Cannes” <www.moondancefilmfestival.com>.
Deadline May 15.
* Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, Sept. 17-27 <www.wcff.us>.
Deadline May 15.
* Cornwall (UK) Film Festival’s “Another Country International Short Film
Award.” Nice prize for best short film “made in towns, villages and rural
communities across the world.” Festival is Nov. 12-15 in Falmouth (UK)
<www.cornwallfilmfestival.com>. Deadline June 30.
SUMMER FUN: PACIFIC NEW MEDIA FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS
ACM alums Mark Wolf and Henry Mochida lead a weekend PreProPost HD Film
Production Workshop May 16-17, “designed to jump-start you into the entire
workflow of HD technology from pre-production through post-production.” Find
out about it at <www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm>, along with other summer
workshops:
* DVD Studio Pro, May 1-3
* Apple Certification Exam, May 5, or August 6
* Developing and Writing Your First Screenplay, May30-July 18
* Video Editing and OSX Basics, June 4
* Final Cut Pro 6, Part 1, June 9-30
* Final Cut Pro 6, Part 2, July 2-16
* What Can I Say – A Dialogue Workshop, July 15
* Elements of Story Structure, July 18-19
* Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio, July 31-August 2
* The Art, Science and Magic of Editing Moving Images, August 29-30
* Advanced Techniques in Final Cut Pro 6, September 4-6
FACULTY DOINGS
* Asst. Prof. Anne Misawa is off to the Los Angeles Asian American Film
Festival where there will be a special panel on Hawai‘i’s Statehood that
will feature a clip from her documentary-in-progress. She will also be there
for a screening of TREELESS MOUNTAIN, for which she was Director of
Photography, and was a hit at the HIFF Spring Showcase. She also was on a
panel at the recent Broadcast Education Association conference discussing
the SMART Exchange program with Shanghai University and the Shanghai
International Film Festival – a unique partnership for a U.S. University.
* Asst. Prof. George Wang received two prizes at the same BEA conference:
The Award of Excellence for his film SIN CITY, SINCERELY; and first prize in
the History Division for his paper, “King Hu and Run Run Shaw and the Motion
Picture That Made Martial Arts History.” He also served on the panel
discussing international production collaborations.
WORTH CHECKING OUT
Two French films from the 60s and 70s that helped define social satire:
* The Model Couple (an inspiration for the U.S. Films TRUMAN SHOW and ED
TV). DVD #8450
* Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (takes the world of fashion and models to
task). DVD #8449
TV SHOW NEEDS PA ON MAUI
A reality TV show is seeking a production assistant, June 6-21st on Maui.
They’ll pay. Contact <look@ashleyfoto.com>.
POST YOUR CASTING CALL NOTICES ON ACM WEBSITE
Your film casting call can be posted on the ACM website. Send your flyer as
a jpg file to ACM Production Manager Gregg Ambrosius <ambrosiu@hawaii.edu> a
week before the call date, and it will go up for all to see.
Remember, no flyers should be posted on the glass on the front and back
entrance doors to Crawford Hall. They’ll be taken down, pronto.
REMINDER TO NEW MAJORS & INTENDED MAJORS: YOU ARE NOT A MAJOR UNTIL…
Please keep in mind that you must complete your Academic Proposal and have
it approved by both your ACM advisor and Interdisciplinary Studies Advisor
before you can be declared an ACM major. While some students have applied to
ACM and their application has been accepted, they have delayed taking the
next step of preparing the Academic Proposal with their ACM advisor, and
then having it approved by IS. Those students will have difficulty
registering for courses that are restricted to majors, as they won’t have
been officially declared, or recognized, as ACM majors. So get that advising
done pronto. For new applicants to the major – the same advice for you: You
are not a major until your Academic Proposal has been approved by both your
ACM and IS Advisors. Without it, no advanced courses will be open to you.
MAKE A GIFT TO ACM
ACM welcomes donations to support our programs, which support our students.
You can make a gift online at www.uhf.hawaii.edu/acm.
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