Good attendance and good films last weekend, we have one more screening this Friday at the UAS Egan Lecture Hall.

JUMP Society Winter Film Festival 2010 at the Goldtown Nickelodeon

It’s time again for the JUMP Society Winter Film Festival!

Big venue change this year, we’ll be screening at the Goldtown Nickelodeon and UAS Egan Lecture Hall.

Admission is free but shows fill up fast and we recommend picking up a ticket to reserve your seat. Tickets are available at Lucid Reverie, downtown between Heritage Coffee and Commercial Signs and Printing in the Emporium Mall.

We will serve alcohol at the late shows and because of the venue change we have to limit those shows to audiences over 21 years of age.

Goldtown Nickelodeon

• Thursday, January 28th – 7:00pm
• Friday, January 29th – 7:00pm
• Friday, January 29th – 9:00pm ** 21 and Up **
• Saturday, January 30th – 7:00pm
• Saturday, January 30th – 9:00pm** 21 and Up **

UAS Egan Lecture Hall

• Friday, February 5th – 7:00pm

To all friends and filmmakers of the JUMP Society: You are invited to the premiere for “Happy Anniversary”

A short comedy about a love that goes on and on.

Synopsis: On the eve of their 40th wedding anniversary, Meg talks to her husband, Harvey, about the truth behind a long lasting marriage, and the truth is, he really isn’t listening.

TUESDAY, 26th at the GOLDTOWN NICKELODEON. Get there a little before 7:30 and the show will start at 7:45.

The program will consist of some previews, the main (4 min. long!!!!) feature, a brief overview of what went into the making of the film, then a quick Q&A with the cast and crew.

The best part is, the admission is FREE!

Bad Larry. The perennial filmmakers and avid outdoors adventurers are back in action this week with the premiere screening of “Brown Snow.”

Their latest film features the riding of Sean Fithian, Josh Rokosch, Mike Bly, Mark Rainery, Donovan Bell, Ashton Fell, Ryan Elliot, Shane Stalling, Jay Neely, Lucas Merli, and Luke Thorington.

These guys put on a great show so I hope you can make it. The film screens at Centennial Hall this Friday at 7:30pm & 9:00pm. Admission is $5 and DVDs can be purchased for $12.

There was a great article in the Juneau Empire about Wayne Fitzgerald, he will be sharing his work at 6:30 this evening at the Goldtown Nickelodeon.

• Juneau Empire – Film Designer to Share Life’s Work

Legendary title designer, Wayne Fitzgerald returns to Juneau this week to share his work and stories. Fitzgerald has a lifetime of experience in the film industry and has worked with directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, John Hughes, Martin Scorcese, Robert Redford and Orson Wells.

Fitzgerald is a three-time Emmy award winning motion picture and television title designer, his credits including Bonnie and Clyde, Total Recall, The Godfather Part II & III, Innerspace, The Fly, The Breakfast Club, The Deer Hunter, Sixteen Candles, Footloose, The Big Chill, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ghost, Basic Instinct, Apocolypse Now, and The Graduate.

Wednesday, December 23rd, 6:30pm @ The Goldtown Nickelodeon

• Wayne Fitzgerald – IMBD

Be in a movie!

I am looking for two talented college-age actors to star in a short film, SLIGHT HANDS, about card tricks and love.

DENNY- alpha male sort of guy, slick and smooth like a hundred dollar bill, talks the talk of someone who carries world’s wisdom between his ears, tall fellow
 
CHUCK- appreciates the quieter moments of life, gets riled up about things he feels passionate about, smaller than Denny, makes alot more plans than he actually does anything

Please contact me if you are interested. bhabeger ( at ) hotmail.com

Warren Etheredge, longtime friend and mentor to JUMP Society Filmmakers, returns to Juneau this weekend to teach strategies and tips that will turn mundane questioning into meaningful interviews.

All JUMP Society Filmmakers and enthusiasts are invited to a private reception for Warren on Friday at the Ruby Room. This will be a good opportunity to introduce yourself and learn about what’s in store for the weekend.

As usual, all workshops and lectures are free but the JUMP Society will accept contributions (or you can bring delicious food to the reception!!)

Friday, November 20th – 6pm @ the Ruby Room
Reception

Saturday, November 21st - 7pm @ the Juneau Public Library
The Art of the Interview – Overview

Saturday, November 21st – 9pm @ Goldtown Nickelodeon
Related Screening – TBA

Sunday, November 22nd – 9am @ TBA (Marlintinis? The Viking?)
Warren is addicted to the Cowboys, come watch the game with us.

Sunday, November 22nd – 1pm – 4pm @ TBA
The Art of the Interview – Workshop

HOW TO GRILL A STAR or THE ART OF THE INTERVIEW…

We’ve all seen them, documentaries built on boring, lifeless interviews. We’ve all read them, profiles that don’t even hint at the motives of the person behind the story. Warren Etheredge has spent a career interviewing filmmakers, authors and ordinary people on screen, in print and in person and has an uncanny ability to bring out insights his subjects never imagined they’d share.

During this program Warren offers structures, tips and strategies to turn mundane questioning into the Art of interviewing. It is an art that Warren has honed in more than 1,000 professional interviews with such personalities as Amy Sedaris, Sir Salman Rushdie, Zack Braff, Michael Pollan and Naomi Watts. He is currently producing The Warren Report television series in which he conducts in depth interviews with filmmakers and experts on the issues brought up in their films. During this workshop you will not only learn the secrets of solid interviews but get to practice the craft yourself under Warren’s watchful eye.

JUMP Society organizers will be at UAS for media night this Thursday along with Andy Kline from KXLL and Cheryl Levitt Snyder from KTOO.

A new resource for independent filmmakers, Video WTF looks like a great way to muddle through the frustrations and technical hangups that you’ll run into while making your masterpiece.

• Video WTF