Sunday, March 21st, 2010
IFASA is honored to welcome veteran stuntman Jack Young as the guest speaker at our next meeting. The April IFASA meeting is on Monday, 5 April, at 6:00 PM at the Main Library, Catalina Meeting Room (2nd floor and go left), 101 N. Stone. Parking in the underground garage is free after 5:00 PM. It will be a very interesting and informative meeting. Everyone is welcome.
“Black Jack” Young was a stuntman in over 70 films (mainly westerns) from the The Street with No Name in 1948 to Rio Lobo in 1970. He worked with legends such as John Wayne, Clark Gable, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, and Hal Needham. He was a big part of Old Tucson’s glory days. For more info, check out his IMDb page (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949636/) and this article in the Tucson Weekly (http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-cinematic-life-of-black-jack-young/Content?oid=1068243).
Please join us for this rare treat.
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009
The November IFASA meeting will be held this Monday, November 2, at 6:00 PM at The Art Institute of Tucson, 5099 E. Grant Rd. (between Swan and Craycroft on the north side of Grant). The meeting will consist of a tour of The Art Institute and a presentation on what the school has to offer aspiring filmmakers. Come and find out everything the Art Institute has to offer. It will be a very interesting and informative meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Students interested in filmmaking school can pursue a Digital Filmmaking & Video Production degree at The Art Institute of Tucson. The filmmaking school is taught by professional faculty members, some with industry experience. This program, though the filmmaking school, teaches students a range of skills necessary for film production. Filmmaking school attracts individuals who can combine creative, technical, and managerial skills. The filmmaking school program also teaches students video production. Filmmaking school students are taught in the traditional filmmaking areas including cinematography, directing, producing, editing, screenwriting, and sound. While in filmmaking school, students learn hands on, using industry-related technology and equipment. Graduates of this program in filmmaking school are prepared to seek entry-level jobs like video editor, scriptwriter, and assistant director.
See http://www.artinstitutes.edu/tucson/ for more information.
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Remember, the June IFASA meeting is NOT at Access Tucson. (Access Tucson is closed for the month of June.) Instead, we will meet June 1st from 6:00 – 8:00 PM for a special event at Auld Dubliner, 800 E University Ave. We will be screening member short films by IFASA members, which will be lots of fun for all. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy the films. Admission is free. Any drinks and food is on a pay as you go basis.
The films currently planned are:
Artificial Life
Al Graham
Wild Versus Wall
Steev Hise
The Human Condition
Alan Williams
Batman vs. Superman
Phil Lybrand
Batman’s Bad Day
Phil Lybrand
Batman’s in the Kitchen
Phil Lybrand
Party Girl
Alan Barley
Pink Eye
Derek Griffith
Training Days
Derek Griffith
Handi-Dogs
Jean Jessup
Psycho-Secretary
Jean Jessup
Lilah & the Alien
Melissa Banczak
Beep! Beep! Beep! Kill! Kill! Kill!
Ray Thomas
Generations Apart
Kendall A
Collision Course
Brian Mulligan
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Noted screenwriter-director Marcus De Leon (HBO’s Walkout) will lead a fun, interactive, intensive two-day screenwriting workshop for participants at all levels. This workshop is open to the general public.
October 18 & 19
12pm – 4pm (both days)
Cost: $50
Download the Hanson Film Institute Screenwriting Workshop Oct 2008 brochure (PDF)
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