The Mainstream (blog)
Featured Student: Helen Stoddard. From “Foto-Film-Kunst-Lebensmittel,” an informal group showcase.
“We’re All Gonna Run,” May 4th at Gallery A.
This and the Interior Design Show “Re— Thinking Richmond Design” are opening for First Friday! (Another awesome first)
Call for submissions, VCU Film Festival 2012.
Hey All!! Photo/Film Junior Mark Strandquist has curated a program for the year’s James River Film festival. Come out if you can!!
Tuesday, April 17th. Gallery 5. 8 pm!!!
jamesriverfilm.org
For many 2011 will be remembered as a year of rebellion, revolution and repression. It is in times like these that the role of filmmakers is of the utmost importance, not to be bullhorns for any side, but rather to immerse themselves in the moment, to occupy space and time and navigate the multitude of realities and truths the world presents. This program features four filmmakers or collectives who did not have the luxury of looking back on a moment but rather created and distributed work as quickly as possible, often while their respective protest movements were still in the streets. Program includes Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street, Series Two, five short impressions of Occupy Wall Street, shot by 2010 JRFF guest Jem Cohen in New York during the Fall of 2011; Krisis, the Prism Film Collective’s documentary about the economic crisis in Greece; Occupy America, Richmond filmmaker Mark Strandquist’s look at the Occupy Movement’s challenge in articulating their messages to everyday Americans; and Field Statements: Pritemps Arabe in Cairo, featuring the works of 13 Egyptian photography and video artists documenting their first hand experiences of the Egyptian revolution. Filmmaker/curator Mark Strandquist will introduce the program and lead a post-screening Q&A. Suggested Donation: $3
Featured Student: Michael Buchbauer, Senior.
The VCU Film Festival 2012, organized by sophomore Film students, is looking for submissions!
The deadline for submissions is May 7th, with the festival taking place on May 10th, in the Grace Street Theater at 7:00 PM.
Entries must include the following details:
1. Using your editing or compression software, encode your video to meet the requirements (below)
2. Using VCU Filedrop, upload your file and enter “vcufilmfest2012@gmail.com” as the recipient
3. In the “Message” box enter:
-your name
-major/year
-brief description of the film
- THE VIDEO MAY NOT BE LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES -
Compression Guidelines:
H.264 Video, 1080p HD preferred, AAC Audio, 44.1 KHz @ 320kbps
File size must be under 2GB. Read more about compression here.
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Hey! Don’t miss a chance to screen your films at the VCU Film Festival this May!
The at-a-glance view of the 19th James River Film Festival, April 12-18, 2012. Visit jamesriverfilm.org for all the details.
VCUarts Cinema’s film “Laila” will be showing in the student section and Professor Mary Beth Reed will be showing her films as well!
This year’s festival looks to be awesome! Playing films from around the region, major releases (Melancholia), and closing out with a show by VCU students. Pick a show, make a point to go, and support independent film!
Featured Student: Inga Schunn, Sophomore. Schunn is also a recipient of the Dean’s International Study Grant.
Featured Student: Charles Monaghan.
Featured Student: Chloe May Truong, sophomore.
Students: We are looking for your work to be featured on our blog! All submissions will be posted; so don’t miss out on the chance to network your videos and images to the community.
Please note: All video submissions must be submitted in Youtube or Vimeo format. Because of tumblr’s policy on links, you may send the info to photofilm@vcu.edu with the subject “tumblr submission,” including your name and year.
Don’t be shy!
