May
27
By katherinerochester
Calling all aspiring/established/amateur filmmakers!
Film still by Dallas Cornell
Deadline for submissions: MONDAY, JUNE 1
Each year, after the St. Anthony Main fireworks, The Soap Factory holds the Ten Second Film Festival. This festival is a raucous, outdoor screening of the top 100 funniest, dumbest, cleverest, and sometimes most thought-provoking ten second films you’ll ever see. Anyone can submit a film and they’re usually pretty low-tech (as is perfectly obvious from some of the previous years’ footage!). It’s a great opportunity to be shown at a leading art gallery. Most films are made on low-tech, alternative movie-making devices, so whip out those cell phones, digital cameras, and iphones and make some ten second magic!
Submission guidelines can be found on The Soap Factory’s website. Email all film submissions to tensecondfilmfest@gmail.com.
For inspiration, check out previous years’ winners on YouTube.
May
27
By katherinerochester
Are you a young artist (age 15- 19)?Apply to be on the Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council! Deadline to apply: FRIDAY, MAY 29! What is WACTAC? The Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) is a group of 12 students who work with the Walker to produce programming that connects teenagers to contemporary art and artists. Past projects have included teen art exhibitions, performances, film screenings, artist talks, workshops, events, and marketing materials. Who is eligible to apply? We art looking for opinionated, self-motivated teenagers with a wide variety of experiences, interests, and skills. What are the benefits of [...]
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I showed up at 6pm on Friday, to just hang with some friends up on the 4th floor, but we all found it hard not to immediately find our way over to Don’t Sleep on It. Brett and Erin started it off with a blast, having more than 20 teens making their products from “Orphan in a Box” to “Canned Galaxy.” Next was Chris, who upon giving quick instructions, had a civilization built within an hour, complete with a zoo, streets, small homes, multiple attacks with everything from paper balls to giant obelisks, and even Darth Vader waiting to give [...]
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This is at 3 am (10 hours after the event started)! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW-F9qzazH0[/youtube]
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After working for over 50 hours in the last four days I have to say that as I walked away from Don’t Sleep On It I was extremely tired. But I found myself wishing about an hour after it finished that I was still in that small room in the California Building creating another three hour installation. Don’t Sleep On It was a huge success. Aside from the issue of the time-lapse video going out for 12 hours, everything went off without a hitch. This was due in large part to all of the artists, and their commitment to keep [...]
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I can’t believe we made it through this madness. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB7jVGSoDIg[/youtube]
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May
14
By katherinerochester
Waiver Click the above link to access the waiver. If you’re under 18 please print it out and have a parent or guardian sign it. See you at the event!
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Spike Jonze started a blog a few weeks ago. He’s got tons of goodies about the upcoming “Where The Wild Things Are” adaptation, and if your as PUMPED as i am about the video, you will check the blog everyday.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSs0TL0oO3c[/youtube]
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X85A1dCpzsI[/youtube] This was projected on a building in San Francisco. They used multiple projectors synced up to a computer with special software that calculates the distance, angle and surface shape of the building. I guess it only took them a few days to set all of it up.
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