Why does hail keep coming out of the sky and landing on my head? That’s it, I’m going groundhog hunting. Little wharf rats and their blasted weather control devices.. Grumble mumble.. I’m ready for some sunshine. If only I could get out of town and go somewhere that has a reputation for always being sunny and beautiful….
Portland
Yeah.. Portland! That’s the ticket!
Track down everyone you know in Portland and tell them we’ll be there Monday night, April 24th with a traveling JUMP Society show! The screening will be at the Guild Theatre and should get started at approximately 7ish sharp.
The collection of films has been carefully hand plucked from our past eight shows just for the occasion and features the work of Aaron Suring, Alex Nelson, Arlo Midgett, Edra Morledge, Greg Chaney, Jason Alexander, Joe Sears, Joel Bennett, Kevin Fremlin, Lou Logan, Pat Race, Paul Disdier, Roblin Davis, Sarah Elliott and many other local artists. Sweeeet. I’m excited!
Sadly, we’ve decided to break our tradition of free shows and charge a $5 admission at the door to help cover our travel costs. We’ll also accept short stories, sketches, or baked goods in lieu of cash. In fact that theatre has so many seats we’ll probably just let you in if you ask nice. It’s not art if people have to pay to see it right?
Here’s the address for the GUILD THEATRE:
829 SW 9th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
Many thanks to Dan Frazier and Thomas Phillipson of the Northwest Film Center for their support!
Indiana Jones
At age twelve Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, and Jayson Lamb decided it would be fun to create a shot-by-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark. It only took seven years to complete and they got the attention of Steven Spielberg who was impressed by the detail in their work. There’s also a producer currently working to create a biographical film about their experience.
These guys have some good stories to tell about the filmmaking process and they’ll be in Sitka for a screening of their film at the Downtown Coliseum Theater. Shows are at 6:00 pm Friday, May 5 and 1:00 pm Saturday, May 6. It sounds like quite the treat and I’d recommend checking it out. You can learn more about the film here: http://www.theraider.net/films/raiders_adaptation/index.php
The Sitka Film Society has been exhibiting independent films for a gazillion years and you can learn more about them here: http://www.sitkafilm.org
Night Gallery
JUMP Society filmmaker Greg Chaney has been working to bring the Night Gallery Film Festival to Juneau this October. The show will also screen in Anchorage, Arizona, and New Zealand and is accepting submissions until August 15th. Local filmmakers are encouraged to submit films and more information can be found here: http://www.nightgalleryfilmfestival.com
Yukon Film Society
The Yukon Film Society, located in Whitehorse, is hosting the following spring workshops:
April 21- 23: Animate Anything, with Dan Sokolowski
May 2,4,6: Final Cut Pro for Beginners
May 7: Super 8mm Film Cameras
The Yukon Film Society has a great program in place and you can get more information here: http://www.yukonfilmsociety.com
Laters
All the wonderful events in this newsletter are a part of an ongoing outreach effort in an attempt to connect the JUMP Society with other filmmaking organizations. As you probably guessed, this effort mainly involves me sitting around the office waiting for people to send email about the cool events they’re hosting. If you have a cool film event that local filmmakers can participate in let me know.
Ok, I’m off to Portland and then Seattle to learn more about filmmaking. I’ll probably do another JUMP Society road show in Seattle at the end of May… more on that as it develops.
I should be back in Juneau around June so take good care of the place while I’m gone, don’t forget to feed the dog, and get started on your films for the summer festival coming up in July!
