November 15th, 2009
The December IFASA meeting will be Monday, 7 December, at 6:00 PM at Access Tucson, 124 E. Broadway. Our speaker will be career professional 1st Assistant Director Craig Huston.
Our speaker will be career professional 1st Assistant Director Craig Huston. Craig has been 1st AD on over 25 major films including First Blood, The Beautician and the Beast, and Uncommon Valor, as well as on over 40 television series and movies including Charmed, Love Boat: The Next Wave, and Under Siege. He was also 2nd AD on 14 major films including Heaven Can Wait, The Eiger Sanction, and Lipstick. It will be a very interesting and informative meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Also, the December meeting is the time for our annual IFASA board elections. Please, everyone attend to either run for a position or vote for your new board members. Only those who have paid your $10 annual dues can vote or run. To run, you must also have attended three IFASA events in the last six months, which may include the December meeting and any workshops, screenings, and mixers.
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.
October 1st, 2009
The October IFASA meeting will be held this Monday, October 5, at 6:00 PM at Access Tucson, 124 E. Broadway. The meeting will consist of a tour of Access Tucson facilities which are being made available for rental by non-member filmmakers. These facilities include a 28′ production truck, 25×25 studio with analog control room, 30×40 sound stage with digital control room, and Final Cut Pro edit suites. These are great resources for any filmmaker, which have previously not been available to those who were not members of Access Tucson. Come and find out everything Access Tucson has to offer. It will be a very interesting and informative meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Also, the annual IFASA fall film contest, formerly the Three-Minute Thriller, has been expanded to be the Thirteen-Minute Thriller – bigger and better at no extra cost! More details will be provided shortly, so get your films ready.
September 11th, 2009
The September IFASA meeting will be this Monday, September 14, at 6:00 PM. The location is new – the Main Library, Children’s Room, 101 N. Stone. Parking in the underground garage is free after 5:00 PM. Our speaker will be Brian Mulligan and the topic will be what he learned at the Producers Guild of America’s “Produced By Conference.” Everyone is welcome.
Topics will include: