1. Seeking DIRECTORS for Dudley Spring Play
2. Want to Make a Short Film? FILMMAKERS DEADLINE
3. Improv/Scene Study Troupe
4. Nov 10: Film Screening & Talk on Directing with Filmmaker Shandor
Garrison
5. Nov 17: Screenwriting Talk with Andrew Arthur
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1. SEEKING DIRECTORS FOR DUDLEY SPRING PLAY
Do you have a play that you've always wanted to direct? Dudley Drama is
looking for a director for its spring play-- it won't happen without
you! If you're interested, send me a short description of the play
that you have in mind (title, author, synopsis, cast composition, and
why you would like to do it), as well as a description of previous
directing experience you have. Please feel free to distribute this call
to friends or colleagues who have theater experience and would be
interested in directing.
Alternatively, Dudley could host a series of short plays. If you don't
want to commit to a full-length play, but would be interested in
directing a short play, please let me know.
Email me (or refer others) to bksun(a)fas.harvard.edu.
2. WANT TO MAKE A SHORT FILM?
If you want to get involved with making short films this year, the
deadline for sketching out a concept and description is FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 26. Come up with a one paragraph description of your proposed
film, and email it to me before the deadline. You do not need to have
any previous filmmaking experience, a completed script, or a cast/crew.
If you don't have a camcorder or access to one, Dudley House has a
digital camcorder available for borrowing, as well as a dedicated
computer workstation for editing.
After the deadline, we will evaluate each proposal for feasibility and
then match up other Dudley members who can help you out with your film.
For those without previous experience, we will have sessions to show
basic use of the camcorder, as well as filmmaking techniques and
guidance with editing.
All potential filmmakers are strongly encouraged to attend to film
screenings and talks that are hosted by Dudley (see 4 & 5 below). All
invited speakers and filmmakers have been asked to talk about some
aspect of being a new filmmaker, and are a great resource.
As before, direct all questions/proposals/comments to
bksun(a)fas.harvard.edu.
3. IMPROV/SCENE STUDY TROUPE
Do you like acting? Dudley Drama is putting together a
improvisation/scene study troupe. If you've seen "Whose Line is it
Anyway?" or attended any of the local improv comedy clubs, you've seen
what it's like. You don't need previous experience, just a interest to
act and do scenes from plays and screenplays. Drop an email if you're
interested in participating, and keep an eye out for an organizational
meeting in the near future.
4. FILM SCREENING AND TALK ON DIRECTING: SHANDOR GARRISON PRESENTS
"FREEBOX" and "NO ONE'S A MYSTERY"
*** new date & time ***
Wednesday, November 10th
7:30 p.m.
Graduate Student Lounge, Dudley House
Recently named "New England's Most Promising Filmmaker," Shandor
Garrison visits Dudley House to screen his multiple-award winning short
films NO ONE'S A MYSTERY (8 min.) and FREEBOX (22 min.)
NO ONE'S A MYSTERY synopsis: On her eighteenth birthday, a young woman
and her older lover speed down an empty country road with a bottle of
tequila, impossible dreams, and too few illusions between them. Based
on the story by novelist Elizabeth Tallent.
FREEBOX synposis: At a residential school for troubled kids on a
desolate New England island, an HIV+ teen from the Bronx prepares
revenge against a bullying student. His unlikely mentor, a local boat
mechanic, struggles to protect the boy and keep him from hurting others.
Shandor also will talk about the process of directing actors, and the
process he went through to make his first short films. He has his first
feature film in the works, and will give us a preview of that, as well.
Bring your dinner and come to the screening and talk!
5. SCREENWRITING TALK by ANDREW ARTHUR
Wednesday, November 17th
7:30 p.m.
Graduate Student Lounge, Dudley House
Winner of both the Nantucket Award for Screenwriting and the Woods Hole
Award for Screenwriting, Andrew Arthur visits Dudley House to share his
experiences for writing for the screen, and welcomes interactions with
new budding screenwriters and filmmakers!
Any questions or concerns about events listed here, contact me:
bksun(a)fas.harvard.edu
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