5:39 - I take a record. Officer intros. Member intros.
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.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
First Meeting Re-cap
First meeting a spring semester 2011! If you missed, here are the important bits of info:
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
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
First of all a sincere thanks to everyone who auditioned! We had some very tough calls to make. After careful consideration, the cast is as follows:
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
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
5:11 - Meeting starts/Minutes
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.
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
Hey, everyone! So, as you may be aware, we're making a movie this weekend and we need extras for Friday night, November 12. Call time is at 6 PM and we'll be running until about 11:30. Our location is the parking lot of Montgomery Village.
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
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
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Minutes for 10/26/10
5:09 - Meeting starts. Ashley filling in for Sam, who isn't here.
5:09 - Minutes.
5:11 - $306 in account. Talk to Gerald about payment plan if you haven't payed dues. Need them ASAP.
5:12 - Sam arrives.
5:13 - Sam thanks people who aren't here.
5:14 - Tonight is first night of filming Jerat's script. Tonight is horror. Ashley is directing. Next week is comedy with Alex directing. Crew needed.
5:16 - Mary Beth is directing Nov. 12, 13 & 14. Tentative crew list made. Mainly filming at night. Time not set yet. Need to have auditions soon, possibly Nov. 4. Looking to get HS students. Some crew positions still available. Talk to Mary Beth if interested.
5:22 - Raven Review. Wanting to do interviews of students on Mondays about the weekend's new film releases. Tentative crew: Mary Beth, Morgan, Jeremy, Gerald. Maybe more. Tentative plan is to do it 10-11 AM. Dept. says 12-2 is better. Looking to possibly start Monday.
5:27 - Call for editors. One editor for these projects is not enough. Talk to Gerald if you're interested in editing. Need 3-4 people.
5:28 - Sam wants to hold a workshop for producers/ADs. Anyone interested talk to him. Need to produce/AD before you direct.
5:31 - Sam and Jerat would like a scary movie night this Saturday night. Apparently there's a scary movie festival going on. If that's not free, there will be something held on Saturday.
5:33 - Need to show up to meetings to stay a member. If you don't participate, you will be dropped from the roster.
5:36 - Bennett and LaToya are in Dead Man's Cell Phone. You should go see it.
5:37 - Meeting adjourned.
5:09 - Minutes.
5:11 - $306 in account. Talk to Gerald about payment plan if you haven't payed dues. Need them ASAP.
5:12 - Sam arrives.
5:13 - Sam thanks people who aren't here.
5:14 - Tonight is first night of filming Jerat's script. Tonight is horror. Ashley is directing. Next week is comedy with Alex directing. Crew needed.
5:16 - Mary Beth is directing Nov. 12, 13 & 14. Tentative crew list made. Mainly filming at night. Time not set yet. Need to have auditions soon, possibly Nov. 4. Looking to get HS students. Some crew positions still available. Talk to Mary Beth if interested.
5:22 - Raven Review. Wanting to do interviews of students on Mondays about the weekend's new film releases. Tentative crew: Mary Beth, Morgan, Jeremy, Gerald. Maybe more. Tentative plan is to do it 10-11 AM. Dept. says 12-2 is better. Looking to possibly start Monday.
5:27 - Call for editors. One editor for these projects is not enough. Talk to Gerald if you're interested in editing. Need 3-4 people.
5:28 - Sam wants to hold a workshop for producers/ADs. Anyone interested talk to him. Need to produce/AD before you direct.
5:31 - Sam and Jerat would like a scary movie night this Saturday night. Apparently there's a scary movie festival going on. If that's not free, there will be something held on Saturday.
5:33 - Need to show up to meetings to stay a member. If you don't participate, you will be dropped from the roster.
5:36 - Bennett and LaToya are in Dead Man's Cell Phone. You should go see it.
5:37 - Meeting adjourned.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Minutes for 10/19/10
5:06 - Meeting starts. Sam congratulates crew from this weekend.
5:08 - Minutes.
5:09 - $302 before filming, took out $66. Dues still due.
5:13 - Ashley's talking shit. Sam still loves Ashley.
5:13 - Script choices. Jerat's script will be filmed over 6 activity nights. Heather's script will be directed by Mary Beth. Filming in November.
5:16 - Need crew for Jarell's dance showcase this Thursday, 7-10. Talk to Sam if interested. Also need behind the scenes crew for theatre project, TBA.
5:18 - Raven Review webshow. Need crew of 3 - camera, sound and interviewer. Mondays from 10-12.
5:20 - "Scare on the Square." Still need donations of glue, candy and possibly food coloring. Volunteers needed 5-9 on Oct. 30.
5:23 - Activity night is pre-production for Jerat's and Heather's script.
5:25 - Jeremy had a lot of fun filming, apparently.
5:27 - Meeting adjourned.
5:08 - Minutes.
5:09 - $302 before filming, took out $66. Dues still due.
5:13 - Ashley's talking shit. Sam still loves Ashley.
5:13 - Script choices. Jerat's script will be filmed over 6 activity nights. Heather's script will be directed by Mary Beth. Filming in November.
5:16 - Need crew for Jarell's dance showcase this Thursday, 7-10. Talk to Sam if interested. Also need behind the scenes crew for theatre project, TBA.
5:18 - Raven Review webshow. Need crew of 3 - camera, sound and interviewer. Mondays from 10-12.
5:20 - "Scare on the Square." Still need donations of glue, candy and possibly food coloring. Volunteers needed 5-9 on Oct. 30.
5:23 - Activity night is pre-production for Jerat's and Heather's script.
5:25 - Jeremy had a lot of fun filming, apparently.
5:27 - Meeting adjourned.
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