May 2013 Newsletter

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Summer Scholarship Fundraiser 3 Youth Camp and Teen 5 Producers Project May Workshops 7 Video Production Services Update 8 Microcinema at 11 Media Arts

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TEEN PRODUCERS PROJECT Since 2001, the Teen Producers Project at the Media Arts Center San Diego has produced films that have screened all over the country and on TV. Each session teaches the art of film and journalism to teens that work together to create original films about community issues and current events.

NEXT SESSION STARTS JUNE 22.

Saturdays 10am-2pm $20/Class SIGN UP ONLINE! www.mediaartscenter.org/upcomingtpp or call 619.230.1938

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San Diego, CA 92104 www.mediaartscenter.org www.sdlatinofilm.com

MAY WOR KSHO P S mediaartscenter.org/mayworkshops - digitalgym.org 2921 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92104 POST - PRODUCTION 201 (Instructor: Jason Dickason) 6-8pm; Tuesdays: May 14th, 21st, & 28th Post - Production 201 (May 14th, Tuesdays from 6-8pm) - Intro to Final Cut Pro - Import Footage & Build an assembly edit Post - Production 202 (May 21st, Tuesdays from 6-8pm) - Editing your first rough cut, - Short cuts, tips and techniques Post - Production 203 (May 28th, Tuesdays from 6-8pm) - Refining your edit, audio mix, exporting your final edit ACTORS: Creating an Actors Demo Reel II (Instructor: Ana Potts) 6-9pm Wednesday, May 29th PRODUCING a SHORT FILM (Pre - Production & Production) Thursdays: May 16th, 23rd, and 30th (6-8pm) Short Film 101 - Writing a treatment - Storyboarding, Other pre-production necessities Short Film 102 - Production Day (shooting your short) Short Film_103 - Reviewing footage, put together a rough assembly of your film SIGN-UP HERE: mediaartscenter.org/mayworkshops DIGITAL GYM c/o MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO 2921 El Cajon Blvd.

San Diego, CA 92104 (off the 8o5 Freeway on El Cajon Blvd. In North Park. Metered parking on El Cajon Blvd. w/ street parking on Kansas &/or 30th St).

Tel 619.230.1938 Fax 619.230.1937 for questions & inquiries contact: frank@mediaartscenter.org

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CINEMA

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The Pirogue Running Time: 87 Minutes May 1, 2 A group of African men leave Senegal in a pirogue captained by a local fisherman to undertake the treacherous crossing of the Atlantic to Spain where they believe better lives and prospects are waiting for them.

Vivan Las Antipodas!

Running Time: 108 Minutes May 2, 4, 5 Antipodes refer to populations settled on precisely opposite sides of the globe, an exceedingly rare occurrence given the percentage of the Earth’s surface covered in water. Award-winning filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky uses the idea of antipodes to launch a dizzying and exuberant travelogue moving between Argentina and China, Russia and Chile, Botswana and Hawaii, Spain and New Zealand, illuminating uncanny continuities and disturbing disjunctions between the landscapes and cultures encountered there.

Future Weather

MARCH, APRIL & MAY As Luck Would Have It

Synopsis: An out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident looks to sell the exclusive interview rights to the highest bidder in an attempt to provide for his family.

Black Comedy starring Salma Hayek. Sold out at March 29 - April 4 SDLFF 2013!

Runtime: 95 Minutes MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Synopsis: A record producer comes around after binging on drink and drugs. He finds himself in a section of the Los Angeles County Jail reserved for homosexuals, which is ruled by a transsexual named Mousey.

Edgy film starring Kate del Castillo. Sold out at SDLFF 2013!

March 29 - April 4, April 7 - 11 Runtime: 88 Minutes MPAA Rating: Not Rated

I Am Not a Hipster

Debuted at Sundance 2012. Locally made by SDSU alums Destin Daniel Cretton (Director) and Ron Najor (Producer)

April 5 - 11 Runtime: 87 min MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Synopsis: Alice is an offbeat pharmacist surrounded by a nice, dysfunctional family.

And still single. When she meets Vincent, the perfect guy, her life seems to change for the best. But she also meets Victor.

Not the perfect guy. So why does he turn April 12 - 18 her life upside down this way? Featuring a Runtime: 77 min cameo performance by Woody Allen!

MPAA Rating: Not Rated French romantic comedy featuring a cameo from Woody Allen!

The Pirogue

An intense border-crossing adventure from Senegal, Africa.

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April 20 - 22 (Special Earth Day Engagement) Runtime: 97 Minutes MPAA Rating: Not Rated

G-Dog (Docurama)

Paris Manhattan

Synopsis: A group of African men leave Senegal in a pirogue captained by a local fisherman to undertake the treacherous crossing of the Atlantic to Spain where they believe better lives and prospects are waiting for them.

Synopsis: Jeremy Irons sets out to discover the extent and effects of the global waste problem, as he travels around the world to beautiful destinations tainted by pollution.

This is a meticulous, brave investigative journey that takes Irons (and us) from scepticism to sorrow and from horror to hope. Brady’s narrative is vividly propelled by an original score created by Academy Award winning composer Vangelis.

Environmentally themed documentary featuring acclaimed Oscar winner Jeremy Irons. Screening as part of a special Earth Day engagement.

Synopsis: Based in San Diego’s indie music and art scene, exploring what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy.

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Dramatic story of family, trust, and environmental preservation. Special engagement in observation of Earth Day.

Trashed

K-11

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Synopsis: Lauduree is a 13-year-old loner, passionate about nature and obsessed with ecological disaster. Greta, her grandmother, is a fiery nurse jaded by alcohol and disappointment. When Lauduree is abruptly abandoned by her April 19 - 25 dreamer single mom, she decides to take Runtime: 100 Minutes survival into her own hands, forcing her MPAA Rating: Not Rated and Greta to learn to trust each other and leap into the unknown.

April 26 - May 2 Runtime: 87 min MPAA Rating: Not Rated

General Admission: $10.50 Students & Seniors: $8.50

Synopsis: Father Boyle, a Jesuit priest also known as G-Dog, is the visionary behind Homeboy Industries, the largest, most successful gang intervention and rehab program in the United States. However, when the donations and support are not April 23, 25, 27, 28 coming in fast enough and Homeboy is Runtime: 92 Minutes at risk of closing its doors, Father Boyle MPAA Rating: Not Rated and the young men and women from the program rally together in an effort to keep program afloat.

Part of the Docurama Series, a look at the life and work of a gang reformer.

Vivan Las Antipodas (Docurama)

Synopsis: Two pairs of antipodes, dry-land spots that lie opposite each other on the earth, are compared in this documentary.

The first pair of antipodes are a ferry across a river in Entre Rios, Argentina and busy, downtown Shanghai. The second comparison is of two bleak, mountainous April 30, May 2, 4, 5 regions, Lake Baikal in Russia and Runtime: 108 Minutes Patagonia in Chile, and shows that the MPAA Rating: Not Rated regions are actually more similar than different.

Part of our Docurama Series, a magical study in landscape and culture.

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All MOVIES take place @ Media Arts Center San Diego’s new DIGITAL GYM (located in North Park off 805 Freeway on El Cajon Blvd & 30th St).

2921 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego. CA 92104.

MEMBERSHIP MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO’S “Digital Gym” is a multimedia lab and community space for anyone interested in new media and technologies. Digital Gym members enjoy a wide range of benefits, including free workshops and access to production equipment. Join now and take full advantage by choosing a plan that meets your interests and budget!

ALL LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP INCLUDE: Access to Computers & Multimedia Production Equipment.

Discounted Digital Media Workshops.

Ticket discounts at MACSD’s various film series.

LEVELS STUDENT -- $25 /year Access to equipment rentals, discount to youth workshops & camps (including Teen Producers Project), 8 hours per month access to computer lab.

BASIC -- $45 /year Access to equipment rentals, discount to all workshops, 8 hours per month access to computer lab.

PREMIUM -- $75 /year Access to equipment rentals, discount to all workshops, 16 hours per month access to computer lab.

UNLIMITED -- $125/year Access to equipment rentals, discount to all workshops, unlimited access to computer lab, VIP invites

FAMILY -- $175/year Access for 2 adults and 2 children under the age of 18 ($25 for each additional child) to 2 free workshops per month for kids or parents, discount to all workshops and camps, first session of our popular one-on-one tech tutoring (by appointment) per family member is free, 8 hours per month access to computer lab for any family member, members only access to rent the space for a birthday party at MACSD. (Please contact us for pricing information and availability).

REGISTER NOW ONLINE at: www.mediaartscenter.org/membership INFO: Julia Richardson – Program Associate – 619.230.1938 x105 – julia@mediaartscenter.org

2921 El Cajon Blvd.

San Diego, CA 92104

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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.

ph: 619.230.1938 2921 El Cajon Blvd. fax: 619.230.1937 San Diego, CA 92104 julia@mediaartscenter.org education & outreach coordinator