July 2012 Newsletter

july 2012

NEWSLETTER CONTENTS:

01 SDLFF 2013 Call for Entries 03 Youth Camps- Week 1 05 July Workshops 06

Veteran Stories aboard the USS Midway / Finding Resolution through Dance in City Heights

07 SDLFF 2013 Poster

Competition Call for Entries 08 Jewish Latino Film Series- Dos

Hermanos July 11 09 Boulevard Nights Recap 10 Media Camp featured on KUSI

& Membership Info

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Submit your film for the 20th anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival

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CALL FOR ENTRIES now open for the

2013 San Diego Latino Film Festival

Media Arts Center San Diego is now seeking films and videos for 20th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival March 7-17, 2013 The prestigious and internationally recognized San Diego Latino Film Festival soars into its’ 20th year with impressive and exhilarating new activities, special events, and initiatives.

Early Entry Deadline: September 7, 2012 Entry Fees: Short Film ($15), Feature Film ($25) Normal Entry Deadline: October 5, 2012 Entry Fees: Short Film ($25), Feature Film ($35) Late Entry Deadline: November 9, 2012 Entry Fees: Short Film ($40), Feature Film ($60) For entry form, click here.

MEDIA CAMP WEEK 1 Great work campers!

Some really awesome movies were created during the first week of camp.

It’s amazing what can be created in just 5 days!

Check out their work here.

RED TRACK FILMING ‘INCEPTION 2’

BLUETRACK LEARNED HOW TO SAVE FILES PROPERLY

PACKED HOUSE FOR THE FAMILY SCREENING

NOW ENROLLING www.mediaartscenter.org/mediacamp

Held all summer long!

June 25 August 31

JOIN US FOR OUR

JULY WORKSHOPS $30/class 25% off for members register at

www.mediaartscenter.org/diylab

WRITING YOUR SHORT FILM 101 THURSDAYS 6-8 JULY12, 19, 26

DSLR PHOTOGRAPHY 101 TUESDAYS 6-8 JULY10, 17, 24 101: DSLR Basics 7/10 102: Lighting 7/17 103: Editing 7/24

About the Instructor: Rizzhel Javier is an award-winning photographer with an M.F.A. from S.D.S.U and has taught advanced photography classes at S.D.S.U. and The Museum of Photographic Art.

101: Story Basics 7/12 102: The Script 7/19 103: The Sell

FINAL CUT PRO 101 THURSDAYS 6-8 JULY12, 19, 26

About the Instructor: Glenn Heath Jr. has a Masters of Arts in Film, Television, and New Media from S.D.S.U 101: Intro 7/12 where he specialized in Screenwriting. 102: Basic Editing 7/19 He’s written multiple features and short 103: Exporting 7/26 scripts and has been teaching the art and business of screenwriting for 5 About the Instructor: Carlos Pelayo has years at Platt College in San Diego. been a video instructor at Platt College for five years while making multiple short films. His past experience includes working as a News Video Editor at NBC.

ABOUT RIZ Z HE L JAV I E R Rizzhel Mae Javier is a born and raised San Diego native.

In the spring of 2007, she graduated with a BFA in Studio Art and returned to San Diego in the fall of 2007 to be with her family and to start the MFA program at San Diego State University.

Rizzhel has worked in the photography field as an art-maker, teacher and constant student. Her work primarily consists of photography using alternative processes. The life span of her work examines the self and human interaction in relationship to culture, society and self-reflection.

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BOOTCAMP sat. 7/21 11am-3pm

Learn and Practice DSLR Photography “in the field” with instructor Rizzhel Javier at San Diego Pride Parade! Includes Critique Session immediately after!

Cost: $75, $60 for members.

THURSDAY NIGHT CRITIQUE thurs. 7/26 6pm-8pm Thursday Night Critique (New!) Do you have digital photos you’d like to get feedback on? Local artist Rizzhel Javier will offer a critique session to improve your images and what your next steps could be. Advance sign-up required.

Bring between 6 and 15 images on a flash drive.

VETERAN STORIES

This month Media Arts Center’s Video Production crew teamed up with the San Diego Union-Tribune on a three day shoot aboard the USS Midway to record the stories of WWII Veterans.

Check out the stories here.

Thanks to our friends at the U-T Pete Rowe (@peterroweut) and John Wilkens (@sdutwilkens)!

FINDING RESOLUTION THROUGH DANCE

Dancers in City Heights’ transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project explore conflict resolution for an upcoming dance performance.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE.

The dancers are scheduled to perform “Peace of Courage” Aug. 17 and 18 at the Lyceum Theater.

Last year’s winning design

by Florie Parenthoux

SDLFF 2013 Poster Competition Calling all Artists and Graphic Designers!

For the third year in a row, the Festival is putting a call out to artists and graphic designers for its annual poster artwork. Artists and Designers are encouraged to submit work for the Film Festival Poster Competition by October 5, 2012. *Click here for Submission Form

TAKE BACK THE ALLEY www.mediaartscenter.org/takebackthealley

JEWISH LATINO FILM SERIES FINAL SCREENING JULY 11

@ MOPA 1649 El Prado [Balboa Park]

The final screening of the Jewish Latino Film Series will be Wednesday July 11 at the Museum of Photographic Arts at 7pm!

DOS HERMANOS Marcos and Susana, both in their sixties, are brother and sister.

Their lifestyles and temperaments are completely different, but they feel obligated to mend their tattered relationship due to the death of their mother. When Susana sells the flat in which Marcos shared with their mother before her death, he is forced to move to a small Uruguayan bathing resort. Here, the two siblings must rediscover their family bond and start living again.

Click here to purchase tickets.

HELP ELWIRI FEED ORPHAN CHILDREN

a message fron our sponsors:

Lets make a difference together.

Elwiri is the first lifestyle mobile application for the Hispanic community. We have received tremendous support and now we want to give back. With your help elwiri wants to feed children in need. Your role is simple and easy, watch this one-minute video and download our free app. Share this link with your family and friends.

Be part of this movement and lets make a change together. We will be tracking the downloads publicly on Facebook and in the application. The app is free and you can find it at the App Store and Google Play marketplace, download it and share the link of this video with your family and friends using email, Facebook and Twitter. Lets spread the word. At the end of the campaign we For every download of our application dur- will return to film the orphanages so you ing the month of July we will feed a child for can see how your help changed the lives of a day through the Casa Hogar network of these kids. orphanages in Northern Mexico.

CETI cinema en tu idioma AUGUST 3-9 save the date.

BOULEVARD NIGHTS JUNE 15, 2012 The first quarterly Boulevard Nights was a blast! The Media Arts Center San Diego and our neighbors- the Coffee & Tea Collective and the Homebreweropened the doors for a night of music, film, art, and fun! MACSD featured films created by the Teen Producers Project and art from Hoover High Students. There was even a barbeque to show off our new outdoor community space and a photo studio in the ‘green screen’ room! MACSD would like to thank everyone for coming out and for your continued support of our programs and our mission.

Beryl aka Miss Boulevard

Teen Producers Project Students from spring 2012

media installation by Evan Apodaca

DJ

Hoover High student art show

ech T & a i d e M h Our Yout featured on KUSI! Camp was the video here.

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San Diego, CA 92104 ph: 619.230.1938 fax: 619.230.1937

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MACSD STAFF THANKS YOU :)

OUR MISSION

MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO promotes access to film and video as tools for community self-expression and social change and supports the professional development of media artists.