Mon 21 Jul 2008
Congratulations to Grand Prize Winner Jonathan Weisbrod of Union, NJ! He’ll take home the Sony DCR-SR45 HDD Camcorder video package and AFI Membership!
Special Acknowledgements and AFI Memberships also go to:
Screenname “dessina” for “Oakland, CA Slang” and Trisha Stortz for her Decorah, IA profile, “Decorah’s Nisse”
Many thanks to all who entered! Be on the lookout soon for another AFI ScreenNation Video Challenge!
Mon 14 Jul 2008
AFI ScreenNation is seeking to provide national, state and local youth film festivals and Summer programs an exhibition space online for the work of young filmmakers. Festival organizers can use the embedding and playlist features of ScreenNation to upload and archive projects on their websites and student filmmakers can embed ScreenNation uploaded videos directly to their Facebook, MySpace or any other social networking pages.
A special call goes out to youth film programs to exhibit the best of their programs on their own Featured Channel on ScreenNation. Featured Channel owners get rotating front page placement on ScreenNation, help promoting upcoming calls for entries and deadlines and are able to access a suite of AFI produced filmmaking resources including videos from the ScreenNation LEARN section and a downloadable 35-page resource guide that all can be embedded on your festival website! Preview these resources here.
If you run a local, state or regional youth media festival or are involved with a thriving student filmmaking program for grades 7-12 and are interested in giving your students a national stage for their movies under the banner of The American Film Institute, drop the Screen Ed Center a line.
In addition to offering free upload and hosting of student films ScreenNation offers a host of filmmaking tips and tricks video tutorials produced by AFI for the novice filmmaker. Check out the ScreenNation LEARN section for videos on every step of the filmmaking process from Scripting and Production to tips on organizing your Edit.
The entry period for ScreenNation’s first Challenge “Hometown Claim to Fame” closes today. Just a few hours left to enter to with a Sony HD camera package. If you haven’t seen the videos yet submitted and rated your favorites yet, Check it out! The winner will be announced next week.
Tue 8 Jul 2008
ScreenNation has it all this summer movie season, Comedy, Drama, you name it! Looks like you filmmakers have been very busy since school let out. Let’s take a look at some of the best work
uploaded to ScreenNation over the last few weeks.
First up is user jedoles of 328 Studios with their take on the the NBC show THE OFFICE. This comedy/documentary spoof looks at a day in the life of the filmmaker and makes excellent use of a roving camera.
You might ask ‘Where is the love in Elk Grove?’ after seeing FREE HUGS from user 999SHAWN of Dirty Snow Flake Productions. Funny short film or biting social commentary? We can’t decide! What do you think? Will somebody please give this kid a hug?!
What is a Summer movie season without some suspense, a cliffhanger and some special effects? Marcus08’s homage to the exploitation film genre MIGHTY DEADLY Pt. 1 has all these and more including some nice lighting, scratchy film look and a real GRINDHOUSE feel. OK Marcus, you got us! Where’s part two?
So far so good! Keep those camera safely rolling this Summer. Remember less than a week to enter the ScreenNation Hometown Claim to Fame Challenge for the chance to win a Sony HD camera package.
Mon 7 Jul 2008
Warren Beatty has been selected by the American Film Institute’s Board of Trustees to receive the 36th AFI Life Achievement Award. A consummate film artist, Warren Beatty has left his distinctive mark on American film during nearly a half-century of acting, producing, directing and writing. In an era that saw the redefinition of the studio system, the rise of independents and the dawning of the digital age, Warren Beatty has created a body of work that transcends trends and remains timeless.
Tune in July 8, 9:00 p.m., USA Networks
