Michael Conti’s Shoot Out Blog

Money Won
Best 17 & Under
Produced and Directed by Kevin Bell.  Camera by Huan Manton.  Script by Jake Lackner.  Sound by Calla Winchell.  Music by Julian Brier.  Acting by Julian Brier, Annie Martens, Aharon Montes.

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Steppin’ Out
Produced by Devyn Isaacson. Directed and Camera by Tyler Isaacson. Script by Katherine Horwich and Devyn Isaacson. Sound by Taylor Freeman. Art by Katherine Horwich. Acting by William Horwich and Olivia Freeman.

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Brock Vs Jon
Best Music
Produced by Zachary Dripps. Directed by Jack Gregory.  Camera by Cody Hart.  Music by Zackary Dripps, Jason Potter and Adam Brauerman.

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Take As Directed
Produced, Directed and Camera by Mark Copley. Script by Mark Copley. Acting by Jim Quan and Steven Wash.

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Lipstick on the Loose
Produced by Jackie Dawson.  Directed by Samuel Gerber.  Camera by Jackie Dawson and Samuel Gerber.  Art by Kate Turcotte.  Script by Lynn Grasberg.  Sound by Phoenix- Brian Priester and Samuel Gerber.  Music by Lynn Grasberg.  Acting by Kate Turcotte, Lynn Grasberg, Phoenix- Brian Priester and Samuel Gerber.

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Roll with It II:  This Time it’s Institutional
Produced by Jonathan Kohler.  Directed by Ben Flynn.  Camera by Jonathan Kohler.  Script by Damien Dawson.  Acting by Jonathan Kohler, Damien Dawson, Ben Flynn.

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The Room
Best Sound Design
Produced by Mark Philips.  Directed, Script, Sound, Music, Camera by Eric Klassen.  Acting by Nick Albino, Oscar Phillips, Mark Phillips.

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Crust Never Sleeps Extra Cheesy Part II
Best Comedy
Best Art Direction
Produced and Directed by Ashley Albiniak.  Camera and Art Direction by Corbin Gill. Script by David Coile. Music by Emily Miller.  Acting by David Coile, Ashley Albiniak,  Kevan Masters, Amaraja Turzanski, Ben Hueffle, and Cheryl McLean.

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Are You Watching Closely
Best Director
Produced and Directed by Cougar Littlefield.  Camera and Art Direction by Justin Salvia.  Script by Cougar Littlefield.  Acting by Richard Fleming, Sean Hart, Seth Tonk.

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The Chess Stop
Best Actor - Jason Paul McGlauglin
Best Screenplay
Produced by Daniel Goldhaber.  Directed by Daniel Goldhaber and Jeffrey Orlowski. Sound, Camera by Jeffrey Orlowski.  Art and Script by Daniel Goldhaber.  Music by Giancarlo Columbo.  Acting by Jason Paul ‘Jake’ McGlauglin and Johanna Walker.

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Glass Reunion
Best Film
Best Cinematography and In-Camera Editing
Produced, Camera, Directed by Brad Stabio.  Art Direction by Jordan Leigh.  Script by Jeff Kosloski.  Sound by Robert Stocking.  Acting by Jeff Kosloski,  Kirk Anderson, Meghan  McMahon and Jordan Leigh.

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Honorable Mentions

Buzz Worthy
Silver Spurs 17 & Over
Produced, Script, Sound and Directed by Angela Palermo. Camera and Art by Sandra Azcarate. Acting by Russ Mills, Lauren Yormack, Bonnie Pierce.

Career Day
Silver Spurs 17 & Over
Produced, Directed, Camera, Art direction and Script by Sam Gansfield. Additional support by Mareike D. Duffing Romero. Acting byPatrick O’Neil, Alice Gansfield, Steven Gansfield, Robert Brooks and Gabby Kennedy.

Stealing Time
Silver Spurs 17 & Under
Produced, Directed, Camera, Music and Sound by Wendell Luckow. Art and Script by Ethan Shamarock and Wendell Luckow. Acting by Tyler Setlock, Ethan Shamarock.

Updated: October 19, 2008

The 5rd annual The Shoot Out Boulder 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival kicked off Oct. 10th, 2008 at 6:55 PM in front of the Boulder County Court House. Over 30 teams registered before the event with another 21 showing up in time for registeration. That makes it 51 teams! The jury is still out on how many will make it back on Saturday night at 6:55 PM. 

Here are the items of the handout Brief:

You MUST Include FIVE of the following ELEVEN items in your film. FIVE of the items must include at least 1 LOCATION, PROP and PHRASE.

ONE of which MUST be in the first 30 secs of the film.

•          “American Flag”

Found across America on top of government buildings, banks and schools.

•          Show a Shaggy Dog (a dog with long or fluffy hair)

Usually found with their owners in local dog parks or on trails.

•          Split Rock sculpture on Pearl Street Mall

Located next to Old Chicago Pizzeria, and frequented by Zombies in 2004.

•          Show campaign advertising for either Obama or McCain

Poster, sticker, button, lawn sign or TV commercial

•          Piggy Bank

All Americans need one right now.  

•          Metal Gray Gates (north side).

Located between Cheese Cake Factory and Boulder Art and Craft Store on East Pearl Mall.

•          Blue Utility Shed in Ideal Market Parking Lot  (North Boulder)

Located in south parking lot of Ideal Market at the corner of Broadway and Alpine.

•          Large Ship Anchor (Mohawk and Pawnee Drive)

Located on the north side of Thunderbird Lake (Go East on Baseline, and take a Right on Mohawk Drive (second light just before Foothills Parkway). 

•          Alarm Clock Going off

Alarm clocks are going off everywhere….it is really time to wake up?

•          Stand in front of the White House (Friday night only 6-?)

 If you ever wanted the opportunity to stump in Washington, tonight’s your chance.

•          Phrase by Paul Newman “Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.“

The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival Boulder in association with Looking Glass Arts is excited to announce a pre-Shoot Out workshop, Fast Films at New Vista High. This event is designed to help prepare the 17 & under filmmakers for The Shootout Boulder which will occur on October 10-12, 2008.

The day-long event will inspire young 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. The workshop is a great way to help young filmmakers find their vision, learn problem solving skills, and meet new friends. After this event, students should have a head-start on preparing for the upcoming Shoot Out the next weekend. (For more information on the Shoot Out, visit www.theshootoutboulder.com)

Specifics:

Date & Time: Sat., Oct 4, 2008 from 10am - 4pmLocation: New Vista High School 20th & Baseline in Boulder.

Instructors: Josh Shayne, NYU Film School Graduate; former participants in the Shoot Out Boulder; as well as Michael Conti, Executive Director of the Festival.

What to bring: Story ideas, friends, and personal video cameras. Several cameras will be available during the course.

Cost: Free (with a suggested donation of $20 per team)  Lunch provided.

How to Register: Please email rebecca@lookingglassarts.org or call 303-440-0790.

Note of interest:  At this workshop last year, we had twenty students involved from which four teams were formed for The Shoot Out 2007 and out of which 2 teams made it into the Top 10  Films.

Boulder Community Media
Audio Editing Services
1906 13th Street 100 and 101
13th and Walnut next to Tibet Gallery

What we provide (this is subject to change)
three stations for audio dubbing including a variety (not all) adapter cables, monitor, mixer, microphones; one Final Cut Pro 5.04 Macintosh computer station. Wireless internet connection.

Random Helpful Tips:
* Bring your own hard drive and cables is editing on the computer. (remember that FAT32 drives can be read by a Macintosh, but only will capture up to 4-GB of data before giving weird messages.

* Remember to charge your batteries and bring your AC adapter.

* Be CERTAIN that your camera can record back because extra decks may not be available.

* HDV tapes will not work in the tape players.

* Bring your own music, extra CDs and DVDs (we will sell them to you for $5.00 each)

* Remember to record your rough-cut movie on your own tape. Save the Shootout Tape to record the final cut of your movie. It’s a hassle if you record your rough-cut on your Shootout tape. (we will have tapes for $10.00 each – don’t forget tape!)

Price to defray our costs:
We accept cash, checks and money orders made out to Boulder Community Media. There are no refunds.
$25.00 for one 30-minute session
$50.00 for two 30-minute sessions
$50.00 for one hour on the computer (remember it takes about 20 minutes just to capture and record back to tape)

There are no reservations:
This is “first come, first served” from Saturday 10am to 5pm and we will try to have stations available on the hour or half-hour. A priority list will be kept like at a restaurant, but spots won’t be held.

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Boulder Community Media
Alan O’Hashi, Executive Director/Producer
P.O. Box 994 - Boulder, CO 80306
INFO - www.bouldercommunitymedia.com
BLOG - www.22foryou.com
VIDEO - www.bouldercommunitymedia.net
TEL - 303-910-5782

I worked with the artist, Keith Tucker back in early 1990s when I was in Hollywood working for MetroLight Studios.  Keith was the storyboard artist on a project called Super Squirrels which was going to relaunch Mickey Rooney career again as peanut butter powered super squirrel.  While the project never got picked up by the networks (this was before Cartoon Network), it exposed me to Keith’s amazing and facile talent as a storyboard artist and cartoonist.  A year ago we got back in touch again after I noticed his clever editorials in the Boulder Weekly, and when it became time again to design our fifth year poster, I asked Keith if he would get involved.  He is now living in Portland, Oregon.  So please enjoy the fruits of efforts as you see how he went from a simple drawing to a fully colored illustration using Photoshop.

Click here for the fuller size version.