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Thursday, May 29, 2003
Stockstock got a mention in Andy Spletzer's "Blow Up" column in today's issue of The Stranger:
"One of the great things about music sampling is the loops and repetitions, the creative use of recognizable bits of information. In that spirit, I'm really curious about the second annual Stockstock Film Festival (Sun June 1 at the Seattle Art Museum). Each entrant in the festival was given the same 30 minutes of stock footage and used that to make a three-minute movie. Though I have no idea how it turned out, I like the idea. More than anything else it's an exercise in editing, but a fun one--judging by the press release, the guys putting it on have a good sense of humor, which only helps me believe this will be one big, entertaining event."This is very gratifying - not just the exposure, but the fact that he really seems to get the whole idea of Stockstock. That's a good feeling!
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Hey everyone! Sorry for the sparse posts lately, but I've been up to my neck in Stockstock stuff. Which brings me to my next point: I'd like to invite you all to come see the Stockstock screening this Sunday, June 1.
What is Stockstock, you ask? It's a film festival that I'm producing with some friends, but it's a little different from other festivals you may have heard of. We selected 35 minutes of footage from old "ephemeral" films - educational films, army training films, old commercials, etc. - and gave it out to entrants. Their job was to make a short (<3 min) film using only the footage we gave them. They could add titles, change the soundtrack, or whatever, but they had to use only the footage provided. The results are interesting, fun, and often hilarious.
We picked the best films, and we'll be showing them on Sunday at the Seattle Art Museum. I'd love it if you, my dear readers, could come by and see what I've been working on for lo these many months. I think that this year's screening will be even more fun than last year's, so you should be in for a good time. I'd also love to meet those of you who are brave enough to subject yourselves to my musings on a semi-regular basis. If you live in the Seattle area, I hope you can come.
And speaking of subjecting yourself, yes, I'll have a film or two in the show. I even collaborated on a movie with fellow blogger feng, so if you want to see what kind of damage we can do when we put our diabolical powers together, please drop by. The show should last about 90 minutes, so you'll be home in plenty of time to catch "Alias".
Here are the particulars:
Just to prove that this is not some kind of fly-by-night operation, one of my fellow producers is being interviewed about Stockstock on a late-night Montreal radio talk show tonight. So if you happen to live near Montreal and have a radio and will be awake at 1:15 AM EDT, tune into CJAD AM 800. We've hit the big time!
What is Stockstock, you ask? It's a film festival that I'm producing with some friends, but it's a little different from other festivals you may have heard of. We selected 35 minutes of footage from old "ephemeral" films - educational films, army training films, old commercials, etc. - and gave it out to entrants. Their job was to make a short (<3 min) film using only the footage we gave them. They could add titles, change the soundtrack, or whatever, but they had to use only the footage provided. The results are interesting, fun, and often hilarious.
We picked the best films, and we'll be showing them on Sunday at the Seattle Art Museum. I'd love it if you, my dear readers, could come by and see what I've been working on for lo these many months. I think that this year's screening will be even more fun than last year's, so you should be in for a good time. I'd also love to meet those of you who are brave enough to subject yourselves to my musings on a semi-regular basis. If you live in the Seattle area, I hope you can come.
And speaking of subjecting yourself, yes, I'll have a film or two in the show. I even collaborated on a movie with fellow blogger feng, so if you want to see what kind of damage we can do when we put our diabolical powers together, please drop by. The show should last about 90 minutes, so you'll be home in plenty of time to catch "Alias".
Here are the particulars:
Stockstock Film FestivalI hope to see you there!
Sunday, June 1, 2003
6:30 PM
Seattle Art Museum (Directions)
Admission: $7
Just to prove that this is not some kind of fly-by-night operation, one of my fellow producers is being interviewed about Stockstock on a late-night Montreal radio talk show tonight. So if you happen to live near Montreal and have a radio and will be awake at 1:15 AM EDT, tune into CJAD AM 800. We've hit the big time!