Ripfest Tonight!

Just a reminder to check this out tonight if you don't mind spending 15 dollars and supporting a great project. Click here for more info.

Ripfest 2006

I worked sound on a short film called, "Hand Off" last weekend as part of Ripfest. Check out the only showing Monday night, I'll be there at 9:30. Here is the press release for the project:

RIPFEST collaborative film project is a little group that I've been involved with for a while. It's a short-term collaborative company which brings filmmakers together and supports them as 5 teams each make an orginal short film in 16 days. We're having a screening of five new, original shorts on Monday. If you're around and looking to do something interesting on Monday night, please join us!

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RIPFEST COLLABORATIVE FILM PROJECT
5 Teams have 16 Days to make 5 Short Films from scratch!

You get one night to see RIPFEST #9

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006 - 6:30, 8:00, 9:30pm (Party to follow, naturally...)

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Here's what happens at RIPFEST:
At the first meeting, 5 teams are announced - each comprised of:
a writer, producer, director, composer, editor, director of photography, and a group of actors.

The teams are given guidelines to create a 5-10 minute DV film. Then they have
2 days to write a first draft
2 days for rewrites
2 days for pre-production.
2 days to shoot the film.
8 days for post production and
16 days after the first time everyone met, the films are premiered!

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Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave. @ E. 2nd Street

Monday, November 20
6:30pm
8:00pm
9:30pm

Tickets $15
www.smarttix.com or Call SmartTix at 212-868-4444 (Get your tickets now. We will sell out!)

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RIPFEST #9 Participants

WRITERS
Tamara Federici, Josh Fruehling, Matt Lappin, Guy Shahar, Ethan Youngerman

COMPOSERS
Inza Bamba, Roko Djokovic, Andrew Ingkavet, MJ Mynarski, John Plenge/ToneFactory,

DIRECTORS
Bengt Anderson, Douglas G. Davis, Jodi Gibson, Katherine Lindberg, Jeremy Wechter

DPs
Tova Goodman, Kris Kaczor, Abelardo Molina, Phillip Van, Brian Winckler

EDITORS
Gregory Arata, Tova Goodman, Keith Putnam, Daniel Shaw, Greg Stadnik

PRODUCERS
Leyla Kader Dahm, David Douglas, Emily Johnson, Fotene Trigonis, Andy Wagner

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Anne-Marie McGintee, Emily Young

PERFORMERS
Amanda Bruton, Rheaume Crenshaw, Christopher Daftsios, Charles Everett, Erinn Holmes, Celia Howard, Vin Knight, Ben Levin, Tiffany Moon, Richard Mover, Lauren Orkus, Glenn Peters, Emily Schramel, Stacey Dana Scotte, Michael Tomlinson

RIPFEST#9 Graphic Design - Amelle Stein
Casting Director - Kevin Kennison
Documentary DP - Kyle McCabe
Documentary Editor - Stacy Pietrafitta

Event Manager - Rachel Fershleiser
Supervising Producer - Laura Penney
Creative Director - Erik Bryan Slavin
Executive Producer - Bruce Kennedy
Executive Producer - Christopher Tiné


http://www.ripfest.com

Small World Jib Jab Sketch

Somehow I watched this sketch a few months ago but it's come full circle back to me. Now my improv teacher Ari Voukydis at UCBT happens to be one of the writers. Here's how you, the faithful readers of this horrible blog can help. Go to JibJab and click on the great sketch experiment. Watch anyones you want and vote for anyone you want but if "Small World" wins, my teacher gets part of $10,000 and a development deal. So I'm not telling you how to vote, but vote for him.

Someone Still Loves You Aaron Sorkin

Well it looks like I made a preemptive strike on NBC for bringing down Studio 60. According to sources they aren't really canceling it yet. We will get to see a show about SNL that is somehow better than SNL for a few more episodes. I for one am happy because if I don't get to see Amanda Peet make some real friends, I'll just go on feeling sorry for her.

On a different note I caught Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin last night at Union Hall in Brooklyn. They are from Springfield, Missouri and god they look young. I told my friend Shane last night that I just don't feel comfortable watching a band if I don't feel slightly intimidated that they could beat me in a fight. To some extent I believe it because these guys would cower if I raised a fist. 3 out of 4 of them didn't look older than 16 but regardless they played alright music. I prefer their album Broom to their live show. They played a bunch of stuff not from the album and just didn't capture the harmonic sounds they pull of in the studio. Their drummers were fun to watch but other than that, I for one won't be going to see them in concert again.

CMJ continues all week, I'm going to see Asobi Seksu(sp?) in an hour in SOHO and who knows who else I'll get a chance to see in the next few weeks. Enjoy the shows and I'll be sure to let you know what I think.