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Ok, now get to work on a movie for the summer film festival and don’t give up because it’s like in basketball, sometimes you have a point guard that’s going to keep our eyes on the ball but the mascot runs on the field and waves her arms around or the coach punts the ball into the stands and then the cheerleaders get pregnant but the game is still going on because, such like in basketball, we all have to pick up our basketballs and get the work done in the morning – for the better of Alaska and the United States – in basketball.

It’s been a long time coming but we wrapped up a draft of our JUMP Society Bylaws and we’d like to put them out for public comment. We’d appreciate any feedback before we dip them in concrete and turn them into our new cornerstone.

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• Jump Society Bylaws | 7-3-2009 (.pdf)

Fireworks and saltwater taffy are a sure sign that the JUMP Society Summer Film Festival is right around the corner. The deadline this year is July 18th and screenings will begin the following weekend at UAS, the Silverbow, and possibly even the newly renovated Goldtown Nickelodeon.

If you’ve got a film in the can, please bring it down to Lucid Reverie in the Emporium Mall. If you’re still hard at work, you’ve got plenty of time to put something together… and you should! If you’ve always thought about making a film for the festival, this is your year. Get out that camera, dust off that script, and get to work!

• JUMP Society Submission Guidelines

A big thanks to everyone who came out to the Coraline puppet making and animation workshop this past weekend. You assembled some very cool armatures and wonderful clay heads. I’m hoping to see some inspired stop motion for the film festival this summer!

If anyone needs any spare parts or wants to pick up some more aluminum wire, we’ve got a pretty good pile of leftover supplies to pick through.

Thanks also to Georgina Hayns and Mark Gaiero for their hard work in preparing for the event and to the Friends of the Juneau Libraries for making it all possible.

 

Evergreen's Pierre de Lespinois checks the focus on a shoulder mounted RED ONE.

On Saturday, March 21st, filmmakers from around the state gathered at the Wild Berry Theater in Anchorage to examine the prospects of the future of filmmaking in Alaska. On the wood paneled floor between the darkened stage, where technical presentations would later be delivered, and the stadium style seats, where the premiere screening of Icy Killers would be viewed just before dinner, filmmakers moved about eagerly looking at the HD cameras that stood on tripods and offered glimpses of this future. Though the theater was dimly lit, the flashes from still cameras and the enthusiasm from those assembled did much to push into the shadows and reveal the details of a future that was both bright and accessible.

Filmmakers weren’t looking at cameras and representatives from LA in hopes of taking their talents to Hollywood. Instead, they were looking at a future where Hollywood’s dollars would come to Alaska.

Last year, Sen. Johnny Ellis drafted SB 230, which created the Alaska Film Production Incentive Program. The passage of that legislation encouraged the movement of these dollars into our economy. This recent gathering of local filmmakers stood as an example of the progress that has been made since the legislation was signed into law by Governor Palin in June of 2008.

RED ONE rig

The event was hosted by Evergreen Films, a company with roots in LA and recently transplanted to Alaska. Its intent was to give Alaskan filmmakers an opportunity to come out and play with the latest HD camera equipment. It succeeded as a demonstration of Evergreen’s commitment to the future of state wide filmmaking by partnering with Alaskan filmmakers, the Alaska Film Group, and the Alaska Film Office. This hands-on opportunity allowed the film community to come out and make those valuable connections that are necessary for the healthy and sustainable growth of a local industry.

On the floor, representatives from several companies answered questions and offered hand shakes that signified their intention of becoming partners in the Alaskan marketplace. The represented companies were Arri, Apple, Element Technica, Fujinon, Red, and Sony. These companies, with Apple being the only exception, set up brand new HD capture gear to be played with by all in attendance.

Filmmakers gathered at The Wild Berry Theater in Anchorage.

Throughout the day presentations were delivered. Ted, from Red, gave one on the 4K capture powers of the Red One and many of Red’s new cameras yet to be released. Keith, from Apple, talked about Apple’s commitment to providing codecs that allowed this new wave of HD footage to be worked on and rendered in a more easily managed file size. Patel, from Sony, demystified the technology that made the high performance capture of Sony’s brand new F35 a reality. Chuck, from Fujinon, clarified some of the questions about the future of Fujinon’s lenses as well as explaining the difference between a traditional cine zoom lens and an ENG style zoom lens.

These presentations were intended to educate the audience about the possibilities that exist in the rapidly emerging world of HD image capture. The remaining two companies were available for questions. Element Technica, a start up company specializing in building rigs and support software for HD 3D capture, demoed a rig mounted with two Red One cameras. Arri, a leader in the manufacturing of motion picture cameras, demoed some of their camera accessories.

 

Sony CineAlta F35.

The lights went off and the future looked golden for the state’s film industry as Evergreen Films’ documentary, Icy Killers, projected onto the screen. The audience feasted on majestic mountain tops, salmon filled streams, leaping whales, and blood thirsty salmon sharks; all shot in glorious HD and all shot on our very own Alaskan backlot.

The Alaska Ocean Film Festival explores our varied connections to the ocean with 11 short films on saltwater adventure, marine science, and coastal cultures.

The show is at the Silverbow Backroom on Sunday March 22nd at 7pm. Admission is free but space is limited and tickets can be picked up at the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council.

For a more information, visit: The Alaska Ocean Film Festival

Tons tons tons of upcoming events and news, it must be spring, the world is starting to spin again.

ALASKA OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL

The Alaska Ocean Film Festival explores our varied connections to the ocean with 11 short films on saltwater adventure, marine science, and coastal cultures.

The show is at the Silverbow Backroom on Sunday March 22nd at 7pm. Admission is free but space is limited and tickets can be picked up at the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council.

For a more information, visit: http://www.akcenter.org/oceans-marine/alaska-ocean-film-festival

360 NORTH EARTH DAY SPECIAL

360 North and the JUMP Society are thinking about having an Earth Day film festival if we can scrounge up enough Earth inspired films. Be brief and bright, Films should be under 4 minutes and we need them by April 15! Funny, serious - anything goes! Email kristin at ktoo.org or call 907-463-6472 with any questions!

FILMMAKER CLINIC

If anyone can get to Anchorage this weekend, there is a filmmaker clinic on Saturday, March 21 at the Alaska Wildberry Theater featuring the latest technology from Sony, Apple, Fujifilm, and Red.

The event is sponsored by the Alaska Film Office and the Alaska Film Group, for more information please contact kristian at evergreenfilms dot com.

BLOOD RED SHOES

Congratulations to Juneau filmmakers Kendall Merry and Brad Smith who have recently completed their film, “Blood Red Shoes.” There will be a screening tonight for cast, crew, supporters, and sponsors of the film.

CORALINE ANIMATION WORKSHOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the big one. I hid it down here at the bottom of the newsletter so the devoted readers can get first dibs. Georgina Hayns, The head of the puppet department from the animated film Coraline will be leading a puppet making and animation workshop and lecture in Juneau this spring!

Presentation - Saturday, April 25 - 7pm - 8:30pm Downtown Public Library
Coraline puppet creators Georgina Hayns and Mark Gaiero will discuss the making of the movie “Coraline” and their work as puppet creators and animators.

Workshop - Sunday, April 26 - 1pm - 5ish Downtown Public Library
A four hour hands-on workshop with which will involve making simple puppets, working with professional armatures, and learning the basics of stop motion. Suggested ages 12 & up. Space is limited to
30 and there is a $10 material fee.

This event is sponsored by the JUMP Society and the Friends of the Juneau Public Library. To register for the workshop, or get more information, please contact me, 586-3440.

I’d also like to note that Coraline is now in the local theater and you should all run out to see it.

LATERS

It’s nice out there, go make some movies!

Pat Race
JUMP Society Poobah

Hello JUMP Society filmmakers and film enthusiasts! First, a big thanks to everyone who contributed the 2009 Winter Film Festival, I think it was our best show yet and I have high hopes for the future of squiggly, home made films from Juneau, Alaska. I mentioned it at the festival but the JUMP Society has now screened over 300 locally made films and, thanks to all of you, we’re charging onward.

We have some exciting workshops planned for this spring but they aren’t properly scheduled so I can’t let the cat completely out of the bag. We are looking for help in trying to pull things together for our nameless mystery guests so if you’re independently wealthy or have an abundance of airline miles to contribute, please contact me immediately.

KTOO/360 NORTH – Planet Forward
Attention JUMP Society Filmmakers, 360 North is partnering with PBS to create an Earth Day special called Planet Forward. The PBS producers are looking for 1-2 minute short films about the future of energy. As I understand it, this can be an opinion piece, a documentary, a poem, a music video, or pretty much anything on the topic of energy and the future. If your short film is selected, you could be flown to DC to be part of the live studio audience for the premiere.

Of course, as always, time is running out and they need your submission by March 6 to be eligible for the PBS show. For more specifics, please contact Kristin at 907-463-6472 or kristin at ktoo.org.

THE FUTURE
As always, your unpaid, highly sluggish, and ruggedly handsome JUMP Society organizers are working towards the future. We’ll be updating our mailing system in the near future and hopefully won’t lose too many email addresses in the process. If you don’t hear from us for a while, consider yourself blessed or get back in touch through the website. We’re also still working on bylaws, what’s it been, seven years? Anyways, they’re almost done. For real. We’ll trot them out for you to take a whack at soon.

LATERS

Ok, back to plotting, planning, and preparing.

All my best,
Pat Race - Evil Underlord of the JUMP Society

P.S. It’s never too early to start filming for the summer festival.

If you made it to the 2009 Winter Festival, please feel free to leave feedback for the filmmakers.

• 2009 Winter Film Festival Feedback

You’ve probably seen Wayne Fitzgerald’s work. In fact, you’ve probably seen a lot of his work.

Fitzgerald is a three-time Emmy award winning motion picture and television title designer with over 1,000 title designs to his credit including Bonnie and Clyde, Total Recall, The Godfather trilogy, Innerspace, The Fly, The Breakfast Club, The Deer Hunter, Sixteen Candles, Footloose, The Big Chill, The Lord of the Rings, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ghost, Basic Instinct, Apocolypse Now, The Graduate, and many — very many – other great films.

Fitzgerald will be speaking at the Juneau-Douglas Public Library at 7 p.m. On Saturday, December 27th and he will share some of his insights to short story telling, film history, and a life in the business.

This is a rare treat and I apologize for the short notice, please help us spread the word!

For a complete list of Mr. Fitzgerald’s work, please visit
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280408/

It’s cold out and this is just where you want to be, hunkered down with a warm cup of JUMP Society newsletter. Delicious!

Wayne Fitzgerald, Title Designer

You’ve probably seen Wayne Fitzgerald’s work. In fact, you’ve probably seen a lot of his work.

Fitzgerald is a three-time Emmy award winning motion picture and television title designer with over 1,000 title designs to his credit including Bonnie and Clyde, Total Recall, The Godfather trilogy, Innerspace, The Fly, The Breakfast Club, The Deer Hunter, Sixteen Candles, Footloose, The Big Chill, The Lord of the Rings, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ghost, Basic Instinct, Apocolypse Now, The Graduate, and many — very many – other great films.

Fitzgerald will be speaking at the Juneau-Douglas Public Library at 7 p.m. On Saturday, December 27th and he will share some of his insights to short story telling, film history, and a life in the business.

This is a rare treat and I apologize for the short notice, please help us spread the word!

For a complete list of Mr. Fitzgerald’s work, please visit
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280408/

2009 JUMP Society Winter Film Festival

The 2009 Winter Film Festival is descending upon us like some kind of film-starved snow beast. The deadline for this festival is Tuesday, January 13th. We’ll be a little firmer on the deadline this year so please be sure to get your films done on time.

Submission information can be found here:
http://jumpsociety.org/jump-society-submission-guidelines/

The show will screen the 22nd -24th at UAS and the Silverbow Backroom. More details on all that as we get closer to show time.

Hollywood for Mortals

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the Hollywood for Mortals community filmmaking workshop!

Jeff is currently working with the footage to create a short film for the Winter JUMP festival and Mukhya is cutting down the fight scene which will be posted on the web site. Workshop participants will also be invited to download the raw footage and edit the scene themselves.

JAHC Wearable Art Show

If anyone is interested in doing volunteer work for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, they’re trying to find six camera operators, a couple editors and a few still photographers along with slugload of projectors.

It sounds like an ambitious project and a great chance to be a part of a live production environment. If you’re interested please contact the JAHC.

Laters

Ok, enough from me, now get inspired, grab a camera and meet me back here in a couple weeks!
- Pat Race

Neil Landau will teach a workshop on story structure and character development. The goal is a simple, relatable story with a strong central conflict, and uniquely iconic, complex, indelible characters. There will also be a recommended screening of “Six Degrees of Separation.”

Screening - “Six Degrees of Separation”
Wednesday, August 6th 7:00pm at the Douglas Public Library

Workshop - Neil Landau
Saturday, August 9th 9:30am at the Douglas Public Library

Workshops and screenings right around the corner!

Neil Landau Workshop
You don’t make a great film without a great story and Neil Landau will be here to help us with that very fundamental element of filmmaking. Landau, a successful screenwriter, will teach his workshop on Saturday, August 9th at the Douglas Public Library. The 2-hour workshop will focus on story structure and character development. The goal is a simple, relatable story with a strong central conflict, and uniquely iconic, complex, indelible characters.

Neil will provide several handouts and encourages folks to read or watch “Six Degrees of Separation” prior to the workshop — but it’s not mandatory.

There will be a screening of “Six Degrees of Separation” Wednesday evening at 7:00pm at the Douglas Public Library for those who wish to join us.

Mr. Landau has requested that no bears attend his workshop so please leave any pets at home.

Bad Larry Screening
The Bad Larry crew is having a screening of their new film “… And So Much More” on Friday, August 8th at Centennial Hall. Show times are 7:00 and 9:00pm.

This group has been putting together quality ski and snowboard videos for the JUMP Society film festivals for several years and with most of the boys heading off to school next year this could be the last we see of this collective for a while. I hope everyone can come out and see the film!

Summer Festival Feedback
If you haven’t already given us feedback on the summer film festival please drop by the JUMP Society forum and let us know what you thought.

Summer Film Festival Feedback

Laters

Don’t miss it — Bad Larry Bad Larry Bad Larry

Pat Race

Please post feedback on the summer festival. Pick out a few films to review or work your way through the list.

Summer Festival Feedback

Thanks!

Tickets are available at Lucid Reverie for the upcoming JUMP Society Show!

Thursday, July 10th @ 7
Friday, July 11th @ 7 & 9
Saturday, July 12th @ 7 & 9

All shows are at The Silverbow Backroom, hope to see you there!

Hello from JUMP Society headquarters! The 2008 Summer Film Festival is just around the corner so pop those lens caps and get to shooting!

Summer 2008
The submission deadline for the summer festival is July 4th 2008. You can drop your films off at Lucid Reverie and remember to check out the submission guidelines.

The festival will play July 10th, 11th & 12th in the Silverbow Backroom.

Local Filmmaker Seeks Volunteers
Brice Habeger, a longtime JUMP Society Filmmaker, will be shooting a film this Friday and he’s looking for some help. He’s welcoming all experience levels and this will be a great opportunity to get involved in a local film…

Shooting at Centennial Hall on June 20th from 8 pm to 4 am. I am looking for grips, sound man, camera assistant, and a lighting tech. This is for a short film. I can’t afford to pay anybody, but I can feed you and provide a copy of the finished product. If you are at all interested contact me ASAP and let me know what you might want to help with. All experience levels are welcomed, I will work with those who have a real desire to learn.

Email: bhabeger at hotmail
Or call: 773.726.8234

Alaska Film Program
Governor Palin has signed SB 230 which re-establishes The Alaska Film Office and creates a film incentives program for Alaska.

… the bill is designed to make Alaska a competitive location in the global competition for billions of dollars in annual spending by the film and television industry, and attract investment that will put Alaskans to work while highlighting our state’s natural beauty.

To view the press release, please visit The Alaska Film Group website.

Laters
Thanks for reading, we’ll see you at the show!

Brice Habeger, a longtime JUMP Society Filmmaker, will be shooting a film this Friday and he’s looking for a hand. He’s welcoming all experience levels and this will be a great opportunity to get involved in a local film.

Shooting at Centennial Hall on June 20th from 8 pm to 4 am. I am looking for grips, sound man, camera assistant, and a lighting tech. This is for a short film. I can’t afford to pay anybody, but I can feed you and provide a copy of the finished product. If you are at all interested contact me ASAP and let me know what you might want to help with. All experience levels are welcomed, I will work with those who have a real desire to learn.

Email me at: bhabeger at hotmail
Or call me at: 773.726.8234

Governor Palin has signed SB 230 which re-establishes The Alaska Film Office and creates a film incentives program for Alaska.

…the bill is designed to make Alaska a competitive location in the global competition for billions of dollars in annual spending by the film and television industry, and attract investment that will put Alaskans to work while highlighting our state’s natural beauty.

To view the press release, please visit The Alaska Film Group website.

Swedish born filmmaker, Stefan Quinth visits the Juneau Public Library for a discussion on the film making process and a screening of films.

Quinth’s work focuses on animals, nature and diverse cultures. He has worked and filmed in more than 40 countries since 1976, recently focusing on The Brown Bears of Kodiak, Alaska and The Snake People of Sri Lanka. Past films include ; “Deadly Passion: the Tragedy on Katmai�? covering the tragic deaths of Timothy Treadwell and Amy Heugenard, and “My Grandfather was a Tribal Chief�?, about PK , born an untouchable in India, who falls in love with a young Swedish girl and bicycles to Sweden to be with her.

March 29, 7pm at the Downtown Library