Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:30pm
AMC Burbank 16
125 E. Palm Ave. in Burbank, CA 91502
Please arrive early. Seating is first come, first seated. No one will be admitted late.
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THIS PASS ADMITS TWO PEOPLE. PRINT AS MANY PASSES AS NEEDED.
MARS NEEDS MOMS opens nationwide on March 11th
in Disney Digital 3D, Real D 3D and IMAX 3D and is
rated PG for sci-fi action and peril.
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The 7th annual Los Angeles Intnl Children's Film Festival happens in Fall/Winter 2011. Fantastic short films from around the world for children and teens. Free admission for everyone! More info at http://www.lachildrensfilm.org/
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Deadline for Pomegranate Student Film Fest Extended to April 15th
I wanted to be sure that you know about our student film festival sponsored by the Pomegranate Foundation on the theme of genocide and holocaust awareness.
This student festival uses the month of April as inspiration (which has Holocaust memorial day, Rwandan and Armenian genocide commemoration days). The films do not need to be about genocide, as such. They can be about any form of intolerance -- including bullying, racism and discrimination.
We have recently visited Beverly HS, Grant HS, Olive Pierce (Ramona), Carson, Foundations Community School, and Hollywood HS to talk about this festival. We have emphasized to teachers and students that the subject does not have to be genocide/holocuast as such -- it can include bullying and any other form of discrimination. Students can team up, and there is a category for teacher submissions as well.
The deadline is April 15. Online submission only. Three minutes or less. Multiple formats. We will have a Finals Screening event (like LASMF) in May.
Our jury includes Bill Yahraus (USC Film School), Rocky Lang (producer of White Squall, directed by Ridley Scott), Marti Tippens Murphy (Facing History and Ourselves), and Professor Don Miller from USC, who is involved in various projects in Rwanda commemorating the genocide there.
We would be happy to visit your class to pitch the festival and discuss possible topics. Carla Garapedian is a working documentary filmmaker who has made a number of high-profile human rights films for British TV. Carla always like to meet students. Although she's based in London, she is in Encino for the next six months, working on her next feature film.
Our web-site for the competition: http://pomegranatefoundation.org/microshorts/
Our Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/#!/pomegranatestudentfilmfest
See Ms. Harkins for an application.
This student festival uses the month of April as inspiration (which has Holocaust memorial day, Rwandan and Armenian genocide commemoration days). The films do not need to be about genocide, as such. They can be about any form of intolerance -- including bullying, racism and discrimination.
We have recently visited Beverly HS, Grant HS, Olive Pierce (Ramona), Carson, Foundations Community School, and Hollywood HS to talk about this festival. We have emphasized to teachers and students that the subject does not have to be genocide/holocuast as such -- it can include bullying and any other form of discrimination. Students can team up, and there is a category for teacher submissions as well.
The deadline is April 15. Online submission only. Three minutes or less. Multiple formats. We will have a Finals Screening event (like LASMF) in May.
Our jury includes Bill Yahraus (USC Film School), Rocky Lang (producer of White Squall, directed by Ridley Scott), Marti Tippens Murphy (Facing History and Ourselves), and Professor Don Miller from USC, who is involved in various projects in Rwanda commemorating the genocide there.
We would be happy to visit your class to pitch the festival and discuss possible topics. Carla Garapedian is a working documentary filmmaker who has made a number of high-profile human rights films for British TV. Carla always like to meet students. Although she's based in London, she is in Encino for the next six months, working on her next feature film.
Our web-site for the competition: http://pomegranatefoundation.org/microshorts/
Our Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/#!/pomegranatestudentfilmfest
See Ms. Harkins for an application.
Governance, Corruption, and Conflict 2010-2011 Contest
2010-2011 Awards Week in D.C.
June 19-24, 2010
This year, 1,100 students submitted entries to the National Peace Essay Contest while thousands more participated in related writing and other classroom exercises in high schools around the country.
Over the years, more than 1,400 state winners have participated in the Washington Awards Program. Many of these students have gone on to study foreign policy issues in college or have pursued careers in international affairs.
This year, the U.S. Institute of Peace's National Peace Essay Contest staff are organizing an exciting program for the state winners during their week in Washington. Activities will include:
A challenging three-day simulation
Meetings with knowledgeable speakers such as distinguished foreign policy scholars, practitioners, public officials in Congress, and foreign diplomats
Visits to historic national memorials and museums
An awards banquet to honor state winners and to announce national winners.
For more information please visit: http://www.usip.org/national-peace-essay-contest/2010-2011-contest
June 19-24, 2010
This year, 1,100 students submitted entries to the National Peace Essay Contest while thousands more participated in related writing and other classroom exercises in high schools around the country.
Over the years, more than 1,400 state winners have participated in the Washington Awards Program. Many of these students have gone on to study foreign policy issues in college or have pursued careers in international affairs.
This year, the U.S. Institute of Peace's National Peace Essay Contest staff are organizing an exciting program for the state winners during their week in Washington. Activities will include:
A challenging three-day simulation
Meetings with knowledgeable speakers such as distinguished foreign policy scholars, practitioners, public officials in Congress, and foreign diplomats
Visits to historic national memorials and museums
An awards banquet to honor state winners and to announce national winners.
For more information please visit: http://www.usip.org/national-peace-essay-contest/2010-2011-contest
Entertainment Talent Management company looking for interns to read scripts & learn to script coverage.
Entertainment Talent Management company looking for interns to read scripts & learn to script coverage. School credit/unpaid internship, but will gain much insight and experience. You'll be reading theatrical scripts, writing coverage, and seeking undiscovered talent. Ideal candidates possess strong verbal/writing skills, an organized and efficient work manner, professionalism, and simply enjoy reading. We're very flexible with your time and create the schedule you need. Send resumes to assistant@advancetalentmanagement.com
DISCLAIMER: If you are a high school student who is applying for an internship, please have your teacher/parent or guardian, check with the internship to see if they will take high school students!
Join the Writers Guild Foundation for its always-a-sell-out Anatomy of a Script Series featuring 6 scintillating evenings of screenings and in-depth d
Join the Writers Guild Foundation for its always-a-sell-out Anatomy of a Script Series featuring 6 scintillating evenings of screenings and in-depth discussions featuring top film and TV writers.
ANATOMY OF A SCRIPT SERIES
At the WGF/WGA offices, 7000 W 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Winnie Holzman (Wicked, My So-Called Life) and Robin Schiff (Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion) host some of the most successful and interesting writers working for film and television in this talk-show-styled series. The series features screenings of the guests' work, followed by a 2 hour talk-show-style in-depth interview focusing on the writer's creative process, with a refreshment intermission & free parking included.
GET FULL INFO AND TICKETS
Screenings: Begin at various times, see below
Interviews*: 7:30 - 10pm with refreshment break.
Tuesday February 22: Debra Granik on Winter’s Bone (screening at 5:15 pm)
Wednesday March 2: Glenn Gordon Caron on Medium (screening at 6:10 pm)
Wednesday March 9: Steve Levitan on Modern Family (screening at 6:30 pm)
March 16: John August on Big Fish (screening at 5:00 pm)
March 23: Marta Kauffman & David Crane on Friends (screening at 6:30 pm)
March 30: Mike Werb & Michael Colleary on Face/Off (screening at 4:45 pm)
GET FULL INFO AND TICKETS
$35 for a single class. $185 for the series of six. WGA members $165 (single class $30); Foundation donors, military veterans and full-time students $145 (single ticket $27). Special discounts for donors of $250 or more. Call 323 782 4692 for details.) Cost includes parking** and light refreshment break. No refund, No transfer.
Register at www.wgfoundation.org or 800 838 3006
*Note that the program is subject to change and all speakers appear subject to availability.
**Parking not guaranteed before 6:00 pm
ANATOMY OF A SCRIPT SERIES
At the WGF/WGA offices, 7000 W 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Winnie Holzman (Wicked, My So-Called Life) and Robin Schiff (Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion) host some of the most successful and interesting writers working for film and television in this talk-show-styled series. The series features screenings of the guests' work, followed by a 2 hour talk-show-style in-depth interview focusing on the writer's creative process, with a refreshment intermission & free parking included.
GET FULL INFO AND TICKETS
Screenings: Begin at various times, see below
Interviews*: 7:30 - 10pm with refreshment break.
Tuesday February 22: Debra Granik on Winter’s Bone (screening at 5:15 pm)
Wednesday March 2: Glenn Gordon Caron on Medium (screening at 6:10 pm)
Wednesday March 9: Steve Levitan on Modern Family (screening at 6:30 pm)
March 16: John August on Big Fish (screening at 5:00 pm)
March 23: Marta Kauffman & David Crane on Friends (screening at 6:30 pm)
March 30: Mike Werb & Michael Colleary on Face/Off (screening at 4:45 pm)
GET FULL INFO AND TICKETS
$35 for a single class. $185 for the series of six. WGA members $165 (single class $30); Foundation donors, military veterans and full-time students $145 (single ticket $27). Special discounts for donors of $250 or more. Call 323 782 4692 for details.) Cost includes parking** and light refreshment break. No refund, No transfer.
Register at www.wgfoundation.org or 800 838 3006
*Note that the program is subject to change and all speakers appear subject to availability.
**Parking not guaranteed before 6:00 pm
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Mass Media: Impact on the World Apparent and Indisputable
By: Ben Doupé
In a world where much is up to debate and speculation, one thing that stands as undeniable is the impact that the mass media (television, newspaper, internet, etc.) has had on the youth of countries around the world. Especially in the United States, the television, first introduced in 1928, has not only affected, but utterly shaped the lifestyles of younger audiences and has truly played a significant role in the developing virtues and ideals of children and teens growing up. No period of history serves as a better example of the media’s impact in the world than today’s ever-changing generation. The news industry alone continues to expand its influence, as people are able to see events taking place halfway around the world in detail, a concept that presents both good and bed consequences. For parents trying to shield their young children’s eyes from certain programming and certain images on TV, the struggle to do so is more difficult than ever. Especially for teens, the TV world has essentially become their reality. Reality shows that parents and the adult world as a whole believe only damage the young mind are now in an almost endless supply. Perhaps even more concerning than television for parents is the vast, dangerous, but at the same time sometimes beneficial invention known as the World Wide Web. The internet, essentially a combination of television, newspaper, and radio, has truly lived up to such a name, becoming the connecting tie of almost every square inch of the globe. Quite needless to say, the internet has had an uncontestable affect on the world’s youth. Beneficial to users in areas such as education and current international information but damaging and corrupting in others, the global connection of computers around the world, as well as other forms of media and communication, remains an unsettled and ever-debatable issue for parents, national governments, and even religions.
In a world where much is up to debate and speculation, one thing that stands as undeniable is the impact that the mass media (television, newspaper, internet, etc.) has had on the youth of countries around the world. Especially in the United States, the television, first introduced in 1928, has not only affected, but utterly shaped the lifestyles of younger audiences and has truly played a significant role in the developing virtues and ideals of children and teens growing up. No period of history serves as a better example of the media’s impact in the world than today’s ever-changing generation. The news industry alone continues to expand its influence, as people are able to see events taking place halfway around the world in detail, a concept that presents both good and bed consequences. For parents trying to shield their young children’s eyes from certain programming and certain images on TV, the struggle to do so is more difficult than ever. Especially for teens, the TV world has essentially become their reality. Reality shows that parents and the adult world as a whole believe only damage the young mind are now in an almost endless supply. Perhaps even more concerning than television for parents is the vast, dangerous, but at the same time sometimes beneficial invention known as the World Wide Web. The internet, essentially a combination of television, newspaper, and radio, has truly lived up to such a name, becoming the connecting tie of almost every square inch of the globe. Quite needless to say, the internet has had an uncontestable affect on the world’s youth. Beneficial to users in areas such as education and current international information but damaging and corrupting in others, the global connection of computers around the world, as well as other forms of media and communication, remains an unsettled and ever-debatable issue for parents, national governments, and even religions.
Game Review – Minecraft
Patrick Sullivan
A little over a month after its beta release, the initial Minecraft craze has continued to build steam; a perfect time for your intrepid gaming reporter to sit back and analyze the game for its merits. With purposefully low-quality visuals, sound, no endgame, and above all the fact that the game is still in active development, something about Minecraft’s gameplay makes it addicting enough to draw over one million sales without a retail store release or advertising – but what?
Minecraft began as the pet project of Swedish game developer Markus Persson of Mojang Specifications, Inc, more commonly known by his Internet alias Notch. Persson began development of Minecraft after leaving online game company King.com with a simple concept: simulate a world that players could harvest resources from and build with. “I'm much more interested in making working interactive worlds than just pretty sets you walk around in,” says Persson. “I will work on other games on the side, to preserve my creative sanity, but it will be my primary focus for probably quite some time to come. Hopefully.”
The primary draw of Minecraft is its creative aspect – the ability of the player to build complex structures or furnish existing caves. Building materials take several forms: dirt, sand, stone, water, wood, various metal ores, and so on. While the player focuses on expanding their creations on the surface, they venture into procedurally generated caves to harvest these resources (“mining”), utilizing already-gathered materials to make the caves traversable and well-lit. It is quite literally possible to build everything conceivable; players have constructed simple houses, replicas of the starship Enterprise, and fully functional 16-bit computers (see picture)!
And what has Persson spent his sudden millions on? “A new hat,” he says with a smile. The feeling of instant wealth is “surreal,” he states in another interview. “You just walk around and all of a sudden you come to think of that – oh. I’m… rich.”
Minecraft is currently available for purchase online for €14.95 (about $20.00 USD). I urge anyone looking for a creative, outside-the-box game experience to pay a visit to minecraft.net and support Persson as he continues to develop the project.
Game Review – Minecraft
A little over a month after its beta release, the initial Minecraft craze has continued to build steam; a perfect time for your intrepid gaming reporter to sit back and analyze the game for its merits. With purposefully low-quality visuals, sound, no endgame, and above all the fact that the game is still in active development, something about Minecraft’s gameplay makes it addicting enough to draw over one million sales without a retail store release or advertising – but what?
Minecraft began as the pet project of Swedish game developer Markus Persson of Mojang Specifications, Inc, more commonly known by his Internet alias Notch. Persson began development of Minecraft after leaving online game company King.com with a simple concept: simulate a world that players could harvest resources from and build with. “I'm much more interested in making working interactive worlds than just pretty sets you walk around in,” says Persson. “I will work on other games on the side, to preserve my creative sanity, but it will be my primary focus for probably quite some time to come. Hopefully.”
The primary draw of Minecraft is its creative aspect – the ability of the player to build complex structures or furnish existing caves. Building materials take several forms: dirt, sand, stone, water, wood, various metal ores, and so on. While the player focuses on expanding their creations on the surface, they venture into procedurally generated caves to harvest these resources (“mining”), utilizing already-gathered materials to make the caves traversable and well-lit. It is quite literally possible to build everything conceivable; players have constructed simple houses, replicas of the starship Enterprise, and fully functional 16-bit computers (see picture)!
And what has Persson spent his sudden millions on? “A new hat,” he says with a smile. The feeling of instant wealth is “surreal,” he states in another interview. “You just walk around and all of a sudden you come to think of that – oh. I’m… rich.”
Minecraft is currently available for purchase online for €14.95 (about $20.00 USD). I urge anyone looking for a creative, outside-the-box game experience to pay a visit to minecraft.net and support Persson as he continues to develop the project.
Game Review – Minecraft
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