Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Sugar Skulls and Popcorn
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Oppan Sammy Style
Take a look at what you missed ;)
Hope to see you next week!
Peace, Love, Raven ;)
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The Grey (...black, and white)
Take a read!
Began: 5:06
Ended: 5:58
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Inception (a.k.a) The First meeting of Raven Films of 2012
If you missed the Inception of Raven Films of 2012, or are looking to read what we'll be up to this year, feel free to look at the notes and leave comments or questions!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
SEMESTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Filming every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3-6pm
From Feb 22nd-March 9th
Director: Samuel Sanchez Jr.
Challenge Films/Music Shorts
Challenge Film Directors--Ryan Haberern (ryan_haberen@yahoo.com), Stephan Little (snl008@shsu.edu)
Music Short Directors--Adrienne Whitaker/Summer Fleury (amw054@shsu.edu)
Peter Ton/David Cullen (pnt003@shsu.edu, djc015@shsu.edu)
Sat. Feb. 18--
Challenge film scripts due. MUST be emailed to directors and officer board
Tues. Feb 21--
Preliminary pre-production due (shot list, template schedule, crew list)
Auditions for challenge films
Music choices for music short directors
Sat. Feb 25--
Challenge Film 1 Shoot (Ryan, writing team 1)
Music short scripts due. Must be emailed to officer board.
Tues. Feb 28--
Music pre-production due (shot list, template schedule, crew list)
Challenge Film A Shoot (Stephan, writing team A)
Sun. March 4--
Music short 1 shoot (David/Peter)
Tues. March 6--
Music short 2 shoot (Adrienne/Summer)
April 9 is the editing deadline for ALL projects. Festival screening is on April 13, 14.
Currently slated for editing: Alex M., Laura, Stephan, Summer, Robin, Oscar, Jerat, David.
Editors need to email compouter specs to the officers ASAP.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Minutes - 2/7/12
5:06 - Meeting starts.
5:06 - Kendall Scudder talks about Bearkat All Paws In. It's the 1st Saturday in March where groups dedicate a day doing community service around the city. Discussion about Raven coming out and filming/photographing/etc.
5:13 - Raven Films has an official office on campus now. Once the paperwork clears, we'll be in 328 in the Dan Rather Building.
5:16 - Ashley talks a bit about the proposal and asks if we have anything else to say about what film means to us. Awkward silence occurs.
5:18 - We're looking for visual artists. If you are one, talk to Robin.
5:19 - If you're not part of the Facebook group, please make sure you are. There's a lot of group communication that takes place through Facebook, so you need to check it regularly.
5:20 - Sam is doing readings for the opera Thursday from 5-6 in PAC. Casting 3 parts exclusively to Raven Films people. Do not have to sing. Filming schedule will be on select MWF days from 3-6.
5:22 - Sam is also looking for sound/lighting/etc crew for opera project.
5:23 - Hoodie money due today. Dues are due next week.
5:28 - We're still looking for prospective directors for projects. Talk to Sam ASAP if you're interested. We have 4 short projects we're doing, and primary filming will be done in meetings. Development work will be done outside meetings however. There are two music pieces and two film challenges, where a team writes a short script around an idea given by the officers.
5:31 - We also need writers for the writing teams. If you're a writer, you can't direct one of the film challenges.
5:40 - Editingpalooza is this weekend.
5:47 - Writing teams picked.
5:48 - As part of the festival, we're doing script readings. If you have a short script or want to write one, we have available spots. Try to have them in by March 26-30.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Minutes - 1/31/12
5:04 - Meeting starts.
5:04 - Gerald talks about hoodies, $25 each. Deadline is next week.
5:06 - Dues are due in two weeks. (Feb. 14)
5:08 - We have the LSC theater booked for two days and the art gallery booked the whole week for the festival.
5:09 - Cultural movies being shown this week in LSC theater. Tonight is Memoirs of a Geisha. We are going tonight.
5:11 - We're dropping the Aramark project. It's not in our best interest to keep it going, as we don't have time. We need to focus on our editing backlog, especially with the festival coming up.
5:14 - Editingpalooza is next weekend (10th - 12th). If you are interested in learning editing, be there.
5:17 - Sam is looking for people to help film the opera.
5:19 - Next week we're getting a collection of music from Ars Perpetua to film a movie around.
5:22 - Bearkat All Paws In is coming up. Laura suggests we see if we can help out either by filming or volunteering.
5:23 - We're preparing for the budget proposal. We have some potential spaces available for a permanent location to keep any equipment we'd buy with school funds.
5:25 - Meeting adjourned. Night of the Raven, we're discussing the proposal video.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Minutes for 11/29/11
5:04 - Meeting starts.
5:05 - Congrats to the crew. Successful weekend of filming. Sharing experiences and impressions of filming.
5:16 - Gerald announces that they're putting together a committee to vote on who will be heading up the new film program and Gerald is on the committee.
5:22 - Nothing happened.
5:26 - Awkward applause.
5:29 - Hilliard will be doing a weekend-long production workshop after the break. Details to come.
5:35 - Next week is our last meeting of the semester. First meeting of next semester is January 24th.
5:43 - We're ordering Raven zip-up hoodies. They're $24 each.
5:52 - Insomniac Film Challenge is this weekend. Meet at PAC lobby on Friday night at 7. Our two directors are Robin and Katie.
6:06 - Meeting adjourned.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Minutes - 10/11/11
5:05 - Meeting starts.
5:05 - Minutes.
5:06 - Gerald talks about dues and ordering shirts. We're putting t-shirt orders in tomorrow.
5:10 - Laura's running for Homecoming queen! Vote today or tomorrow!
5:11 - Collecting final versions of scripts. Script will be decided by the end of the week. Director will be announced next week.
5:17 - Discussion of client videos. Viewing of the Fresh Foods Video. Looking for a line producer to develop a script for the next Aramark video, camera operators, etc. Also looking for editors for the theatre video.
5:26 - Please think of 3 greatest movies to discuss next week so we can have a discussion and compile a master list. Be prepared to defend why you think these 3 are the best.
5:28 - Sam encourages people to write poetry for a future experimental film project.
5:32 - Night of the Raven tonight will be an editing workshop at Gerald and Alex's apartment. Gerald will be leading in editing a rough cut of the Kill Bill scene we filmed a few weeks ago. Pizza and soda provided.
5:39 - Meeting adjourned.
Raven Films Greenlights Next Production...
Will be executive produced by Samuel Sanchez Jr. and Gerald Morris Jr.
A director has yet to be decided.
More information to come soon!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Member Meeting Minutes, 10/4/11
5:00 - Meeting starts. Tom Prior, our advisor, has a few words.
5:01 - Minutes.
5:03 - Laura has a few announcements. First, they're planning to develop a film degree at SHSU. Second, she's running for Homecoming queen.
5:05 - Gerald talks about dues. $20 due today. Includes t-shirt. If you don't pay your dues, you can't be on crew.
5:10 - Discussion of opinions on last week's shoot.
5:13 - Pitch time! Peter, AJ, Stephan, David and Shelby pitch scripts.
5:51 - Discussion of screenplay formatting.
5:55 - Meeting adjourned.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Houston 48 Hour Film Project Awards!
- Audience Award - Group A
- Most Improved
- Best Actor - Gerald Morris, Sr.
- Honorable Mention for Best Ensemble Acting
- Best Writing
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Officer Nominations
President
Samuel Sanchez Jr.
Vice President
Alex Scott
Ashley Smith
Treasurer
Laura DuBose
Gerald Morris
Secretary
Alex Scott
Janie Stephens
Historian
Jaron "Stick" Moore
Janie Stephens
Director of Public Relations
Laura DuBose
Jeremy Meszaros
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Minutes for 3/29/2011
5:40 - We had auditions for Jerat's project. People have been cast. Etcetera. Where are we filming? We'll figure that out.
5:58 - This Thursday there is a possible honors college shoot opportunity for B-roll footage. Starts around 6.
6:00 - If people on crew aren't here next meeting, they will be replaced.
6:01 - We may have to have another set of auditions.
6:02 - Meeting over.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Minutes for 3/22/11
5:39 - Sam does his best impression of The Situation by telling a horrible joke.
5:40 - We did an honors college video shoot yesterday and it was successful. We will be getting further interviews soon.
5:41 - Jerat's project will have auditions Thursday and Monday in PAC 180 at 6-7 PM. Auditions are open to anyone. First day of filming will be April 5th, starting with drama. April 12th will be art/abstract. April 14th will be comedy. April 19th is romance. April 21st is action. April 26th is horror.
5:54 - Meeting ends.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Minutes for 2/8
5:47 - Sam talks briefly about what we do.
5:49 - Gerald talks about dues. Due in 2 weeks, but preferred next week.
5:52 - Ashley talks about being more involved with community.
5:55 - Gerald talks about Jerat's experimental script. Need people to work on it.
5:57 - Cody talks about promotional committee. Need help for poster runs, etc.
5:58 - Ashley talks about activity night. Tonight at the Kat Klub we're showcasing some of our previous work.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
First Meeting Re-cap
The meetings will now start at 5:30pm. Still every Tuesday. There is a lot going on this semester, which means more opportunity than ever to get involved with Raven Films!
The colleges of arts is merging with communications, to become "The College of Fine Arts and Communication". This is a big deal for us at Raven Films because it is the perfect opportunity for us to secure our spot as the bridge between theatre and mass communications. We hope to pave the road for a close-knit relationship between the two departments, as well the school of music.
That being said, membership is beginning to grow (and hopefully continues!). Because of this, we have to re-think our structure of operations. We are implementing several new committees, that will entail the active participation of Raven Films members. This not only fascilitates interaction with other SHSU departments and organizations, but provide much more opportunity for Raven Films members to actively contribute to the group. There is something for virtually everyone to do.
We begin with the Publicity and Festival committee, being supervised by our Public Relations officer, Cody. He will be looking for a committee chair person, as well as a dedicated team that will assist in promoting the group. Duties will include poster and flyer designs, organizing screenings for our films, and reaching out to filmmakers around Texas to possibly screen their films on the SHSU campus. This committee is ultimately about networking.
Our Historian, Jaron aka "Stick" has put together a fantastic website for the group. If you are interested in web authoring/desing please let him know and get involved. You can visit the website at http://www.ravenfilmsshsu.org/
Vice President, Ashley, will be looking for a chair person of the "Production Comittee". The purpose of this comittee will be to reach out to other organizations and departments, and even the community, to provide video services. Essentially we will use our knowledge and skills with video to assist in promoting other organizations, or whatever their needs. We currently have several SHSU Department of Theatre promo and archiving productions in the works, and potentially we may be offering services to The Honors program, and SGA. If interested, please speak with Ashley, or myself.
We are gearing up to start our own webshow called "The Raven Review". It is a candid movie review show that is very "by the students, for the students" oriented. See secretary Alex if you are interested.
Finally, we are greenlighting an experimental project written by our very own, Jerat. This is a very unique piece and will require six different directors to step foward and take a dive into this script. If you are interested in this piece, please visit with the project coordinator, Treasurer Gerald.
There is alot going on but we are gearing up for expansion, and further fulfilment of our mission to benefit the SHSU campus and community as a whole. Film is a very powerful medium, and it is time that we show SHSU what it can truly do!
The meetings will be in the LSC room 315. Afterwards, we will have what we call "activity night" which essentially is a social gathering in which we do something fun or film-related. These will be right after the meetings, and will go until about 7/7:30 pm.
Hope to see you at the next meeting!
Spread the word and bring a friend! (also, we need LOTS of zombie extras for our current production XD)
--Sam
President
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Zone Zero: Decampment--Cast List
Melanie--Melissa Molano
Jason--Ben Herrera
David (formerly known as Bennett)--Cameron Davis
Craig--Daniel Nepveux
The parts of Abbey and Scott have been cut from the final script because:
1. They were under-developed and served no real purpose/contribution to the story (they were just kind of there...)
2. Logistics were carefully considered, and the two characters presented more logistical issues than we deemed neccessary (Both of these characters were very prop heavy, also taking into account costumes and scheduling, etc.)
Our apologies for this, we just feel that this cut is for the better.
Speaking of the script, I am currently polishing the script and meticulously editing it before I send it out. (several grammer/spelling mistakes, and a few too many 'f-bombs' that don't belong. I also have to change all the "Bennetts" to "Davids" >_<)
In about a week it should be ready.
Just because you did not get cast as a speaking role, does not mean you cannot be a part of Zone Zero! Remember, the most important part of a zombie movie is LOTS OF ZOMBIES!!! =) Check into the "Zone Zero:Decampment" facebook page for production updates!
We are slated to begin filming the first unit on the 11th of January and go until the 16th. We will need a couple of zombies and corpses as well, so if you are available and interested please let me know! More detail on the schedule will come next week after I send the script to the primary cast.
Once again, thank you all for auditioning, and good luck with your final papers, projects, and tests!
--Sam
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Minutes for 11/9
5:12 - Gerald's treasurer report.
5:13 - Ashley collects t-shirt sizes. Give your shirt size to Ashley if you ordered one.
5:15 - Raven Review was a success. We need a table set up.
5:17 - Alex has created a Raven Films Twitter account. The name is ravenfilmsshsu.
5:20 - Film shoot this weekend is at Ashley, Stick and Cody's place (Montgomery Village 118). Crew call at 7 PM Friday. Extras called at 6. We will be done by midnight. Saturday crew call is at 8 AM. Actors called at 8:30. Crew discussion.
5:33 - Tonight we are shooting the comedy piece for Activity Night. Alex is directing. 8 PM at The Village 116. (Canceled)
5:36 - Next week's meeting will have a big announcement.
5:38 - Meeting adjourned.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Extras Needed for Friday, 11/12
As for what to wear, dress comfortably in something that you would normally wear relatively late at night and then you hear a disturbance and rush outside to see what it was. You can also bring a jacket to wear in-between shots if it is cold.
The plan is to get all the scenes filmed with extras on Friday night, but there's a slight (though unlikely) possibility we may need you again on Saturday night. So, if you can be available on Sat just in case, that'd be great, but Friday is the big issue right now.
Also, tell your friends. Spread the word. Post this on Facebook. Post it on your blog. Make cupcakes with the information written on it on delicious icing. Rent out a skywriter to write the information in the sky. Whatever you have to do. Just hook a brotha up.
<3 Alex