Boulder Filmmaking Contest

Main menu:

Site search

Categories

May 2012
M T W T F S S
« Jan    
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  

Archive

Add to Technorati Favorites
Film Making Contest Blog | The Shoot Out Boulder

The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival is creating a special and exciting way for community residents to involve themselves in a start-to-finish artistic process regardless of their experience level. To that end, we'll be using the blog to:

• encourage participation in this uniquely creative event.
• provide knowledge on filmmaking best practices and behind the scenes stories.
• create a place for dialog with all members of the community interested in filmmaking.
• find out what participants need and expect with the festival.

Cheyenne, Wyoming - Festival Dates: October 5-7, 2012

Boulder, Colorado - Boulder Film Making Contest: September 28-30, 2012

Bookmark and Share



New Boulder History Museum film exhibit highlights CO films past and present, including Boulder’s filmmaking Festival

Bell Howell Filmo 70DA 16mm

VINTAGE FILM EQUIPMENT

The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival Boulder will also be represented as part of the display along with some other filmmaking items provided by Michael Conti (see camera above) for the exhibit. Thank you Boulder History Museum!

The Boulder History Museum’s new film exhibit opening Friday, January 13th, 2012 celebrates over a hundred years of filmmaking in Colorado with film posters and footage dating back to 1898. A special sneak preview with drinks and appetizers will take place Thursday, January 12th from 5:30-7pm. Admission is $10 for the general public, free for members. From the museum’s website:

“Colorado was the backdrop for over 500 movies since 1898. Whether it was for early silent films, Westerns and ski movies, or Stan Brackhage’s famous works of avant-garde art cinema, Hollywood came to Colorado to set the scene. View original movie posters and footage of more than 100 years of Colorado films set in areas such as Golden, Morrison, Cañon City and throughout the high country. This exhibit will also be supplemented with material highlighting Boulder’s own movie history.”

 

Here is a bit more information about the item shown above:

Bell & Howell Filmo 70DA 16mm Camera (Circa 1940s-1950s)
As a student at The Colorado College in 1986, Michael Conti (Executive Director of The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival) was given the camera by a film lab technician at Alexander Film and Video in Colorado Springs during post production work on his senior thesis film project “Public Fixture”.  At the time, Michael was editing his black and white 16 mm student film under the mentorship of Boulder filmmaker Stan Brakhage.

Alexander Film and Video was the last incarnation of now defunct Motion Picture Alexander Corp., which began in 1919 and eventually became heavily involved in commercial production for national accounts. They were the world’s largest producer of screen ads for the theater industry and by 1955, had agreements with 2,500 drive-ins. It was estimated that 10,000,000 people a week saw their ads.  All of which was produced from their studios in Colorado Springs which made them the biggest film studio between New York and Hollywood!

While the camera may have been part of Alexander’s trailer making arsenal of equipment, it is important to note that the Bell & Howell Filmo helped usher in the beginnings of television news. In the mid to late 50′s and early 60′s when local stations first began to venture out of the studio and incorporate film into their nightly news programs, it was the well proven 16mm Filmo they chose to acquire B&W footage of local events.

Because of the short deadline between filming the news and then getting on the air, cameramen typically shot in-camera or in continuity which required no editing in a post production facility.  The film only needed to be processed and projected for television.  

This concept is still in action today at The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival Boulder (September 28-30, 2012) as a requirement for its filmmaking contestants in order to encourage their creativity.

References:

Motion Picture Alexander Corp (Pictures): 
http://www.driveinworkshop.com/alexander/alexandr.htm
In-Camera Editing – The Shoot Out Boulder
http://www.theshootoutboulder.com/blog/incamera-editing/in-camera-editing-history/
Bell & Howell Filmo 70DA 16mm Cameras
http://www.tfgtransfer.com/filmo.htm

Posted: January 11th, 2012 under Cinematic Perspective, Event, Filmmaking Festival, In-Camera Editing, Press Release.
Comments: none

‘The Shoot Out Boulder’, Art Event 24hrs

Listen to internet radio with Annette Coleman on Blog Talk Radio
Here are some of the questions that were asked during the show:
  • What form of art is the shoot out?
  • How to make a film for the shoot out
  • How do you edit the film?
  • How do you win?
  • What are the popular categories?

Posted: September 21st, 2011 under Cinematic Perspective, Press Release.
Comments: none

Upcoming Pre-Event Workshops at Boulder’s Filmmaking Contest

We have two workshops to provide: First is with the support of Boulder Digital Arts, is on Thursday, September 29 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the BDA Production Studio.  You will meet other interested participants and potential crew, find out what makes a winning film, learn tricks of the trade, meet the organizers and see examples from previous years’ winners! Register directly on the BDA Website!

Workshop Sign-up Second is with the support of the Boulder Arts Commission.  This workshop is designed to help prepare the filmmakers of all ages for The Shoot Out Boulder.

This day long event is on Saturday, October 1st from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM. It will inspire film-makers to make a fast film while teaching them the methodology of successful short-form storytelling, lighting, directing, and in-camera editing.  Special emphasis will be paid to The Shoot Out’s official format and requirements. Sign up here!

The workshop is a great way to help filmmakers find their vision, learn problem solving skills, and meet new friends.  After this event, participants should have a head-start on preparing for the upcoming Shoot Out.

Posted: September 21st, 2011 under Best Practice, Filmmaking Festival.
Comments: none

« Previous entries