Monday, May 7, 2012

Roll Out Schedule


Final Budget


                         Total Shipping Cost                                                                             $33.25


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Film Festival Choices

Cucalorus: Our Regional Festival choice. Located in Wilmington, our film's subject's hometown, Cucalorus is the perfect place to launch. Also, it's awesome.

River Run: Our Free Festival choice. "The RiverRun International Film Festival is dedicated to the role of cinema as a conduit of diverse viewpoints. Our mission is to foster a greater appreciation of cinema and a deeper understanding of the many people, cultures and perspectives of our world through regular interaction with great films and filmmakers." Located in Winston-Salem, River Run is ideal for our film's subject.


Asheville Cinema Festival: A North Carolina venue that accepts Documentary Short, Student Films. 


Atlanta Underground Film Festival: A Southern venue that accepts short docs and is welcoming to a small film like ours. 

Faith Film Festival: “The Faith Film Festival is committed to showcasing films and artist that offer expansive depictions of people experiences, beliefs and stories dealing with religious faith.”


Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival: "DocuFest Atlanta showcases meaningful life stories which educate and entertain audiences of every demographic."


Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival: “Documentary Short films that are 45 minutes or less. Any and all topics accepted.”

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Hugh Chatham Bio

Hugh Chatham is about to graduate college with a B.A. in Film Studies, and has used the skills he's learned along the way to make a number of short independent films. Hugh also writes, and has been doing so since he could hold a pen. He has a number of feature scripts he's completed as well. He is eager and willing to work hard on any project, and thoroughly enjoys being creative in a number of different forms of art. Hugh has a farm in western North Carolina where he has spent his twenty-three years of life learning, working, and growing as a person. He enjoys spending time with his family, working outdoors, and generally anything that gets him out of the house.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Hugh and group Eval.

We're coming down to the last weeks of post-production, and I can confidently say it's been an experience. Coming into this semester with no knowledge of who would make up my group, and what topic we would be chained to for the next few months I'm thoroughly impressed with what we've accomplished. However timid in the beginning, we have persevered thus far. With excellent work ethics and creativity, my group members have made working on this project a shear pleasure. I have learned so much from them, and am surely proud of what we've done so far. I know that Brad and Morgan will have nothing but success in the future, based on their determination and desire to always do better. It's been a pleasure.

Hugh on Ken Burns

       I watched two Ken Burns films, one on the west, and part of one on the Civil War. Only part because of its length. The thing I enjoyed most about the Burns technique is his ability to make every shot interesting. There is a beautiful, poetic quality to what he does, and I feel this would be great for our documentary. I feel, however, as do my group members that it might ruin what we're after with our doc. to put to much ken Burns in. But a healthy dose would be nice. None-the-less i feel as though i gained a good bit from watching these two films closely. I think that it's only beneficial to know what other techniques works, and obviously Burns is one of the best in the business.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Morgan's Bio

Morgan Daniel Lear feeds off all things intangible: philosophy, realizations, awkward situations, worldly understandings, and knowledge. When it comes to his film work, he is a perfectionist that focuses on imperfections. He revels in all concepts and subjects that remind us that we are living, breathing, human-beings. Therefore, his love of cinema reflects his ambition to capture those humbling moments of humanity. Morgan aspires for self-actualization and a better understanding of the world around him. He's produced film shorts and he's (nearly) a college graduate (B.A. Spanish and Film Studies) who has an undying ambition to make the world a better place. He also knows how to cook breakfast tacos, speak spanish, design motion picture sound, work with his hands, and most importantly, think critically.