July 2009

This month we took the show on location to Halifax Mall in Downtown Raleigh to attend the “25 to Survive” Rally.

“25 to Survive” is:

An advocacy group formed by the motion picture industry community of North Carolina, 25 TO SURVIVE works to boost visibility of an imminent collapse of North Carolina’s once booming motion picture industry. In the past 2 years, and more severely in the last 6 months, North Carolina has seen its motion picture industry slowly slip away. 25 TO SURVIVE believes a proposed 25% tax credit will sufficiently support a competitive motion picture industry that will not only instantly create hundreds jobs per film, but also fuel local economies on many different levels.

The Rally took place June 11, 2009 and below is a short video of some of the people we had a chance to talk with about the event and about the proposed tax credit.

Friended

We also had a chance to screen two short films this month. The first film was the short film, “Friended”, from Raleigh filmmaker Arthur Earnest. With a plot self described as. “A misanthrope. His ex-girlfriend. An online social network. Let the “friendship” begin” we sit with actors Curt Kirkhoff and Myles Scott as they discuss, in an almost Seinfeldian way, their online social networking issues. A fun film that is certainly relative in our society of Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter.

Below is the film for your viewing pleasure:

The Last Breakfast

Our second film this month comes to us from Eno River Media Productions and Zoning Media. Director / Producer Aravind Ragupathi helms this beautifully shot 24p HD film starring Mario Griego and Juan-Carlos Guzman.

Watch The Last Breakfast below:

Second Cinema @ “25 to Survive” Rally

Second Cinema was on location to shoot our ‘opens, closes, film intros’ and to support “25 to Survive” today at the Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh, NC. We spoke to numerous filmmakers, educators, and supports at the event and feel that the turn out was a success. Below are two photos of Hilary at work.

Host Hilary Russo interviewing Dan Brawley (Cucularous Film Festival Director)

Hilary interviewing NC Film director Aaron Syrett

2009 Carrboro Film Festival!

2009 Carrboro Film Festival!

The next Carrboro Film Festival will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009 from 2-7pm. They are now accepting film submissions. The early deadline is August 28, 2009. The late deadline is September 21, 2009. We have reduced submission fees this year and are offering cash prizes! Click here for complete submission information and forms.

Visit CFF online at: http://www.carrborofilmfestival.com/

Music for your Film: Dave Parent

Dave Parent is a musician living in Durham, NC. He has released four self produced lps since 2000 and is also the drummer for The Dry Heathens. He contacted Second Cinema earlier this month about getting the word out that he is offering his music to soundtrack your film.

Can you believe that…an extremely talented local musician offering great tracks for free for you to use!

Of course he retains all rights to his work, but all he is asking for is credit, (but I’m sure he’d take some $ compensation if you were so inclined) …but this is awesome folks!

Dave can be contacted through:
http://www.myspace.com/harkingsongs (six songs up for streaming)
or
dave9199@lycos.com

This is a great oppotunity and I hope you will contact him if you need music for your next film.

June 2009

In this month’s episode of Second Cinema we head down South to Fayetteville, NC.  We stop off at the historic Cameo Art House Theatre to sit down with author / professor, Chuck Tryon to discuss his book, and then back to Raleigh to talk with Hollywood actress Evan Rachel Wood.

The Cameo was nice enough to open their doors and let Second Cinema use their theatre as a backdrop for our interview with Chuck Tryon, author, blogger (The Chutry Experiment), professor ( film and media studies at Fayetteville State University), and all around nice guy. We met with him to discuss his upcoming book,  Reinventing Cinema: Movies in the Age of Media Convergence, out July 2009 by Rutgers University Press., and to talk about the state of film distribution, options for budding filmmakers with the use of mashups and resources like youtube, myspace, and other outlets, and his thoughts on financing films in the world of ‘new media’. Check out the interview below.

In our second segment, Second Cinema heads back West to Raleigh, NC, stopping by Theatre in the Park to talk with Hollywood actress, and Raleigh native, Evan Rachel Wood.  She was very gracious to sit down and talk with us for about 15minutes, discussing everything from independent films, her career beginnings, advice for upcoming actors/actresses, her latest film, Whatever Works, directed by Woody Allen, and the possibilities of heading to Broadway for a while. Ms. Wood was in town to star in her brother’s  (Ira David Wood IV) directoral debut of Romeo and Juliet. With four sold out shows, we apprecaite Ms. Wood taking the time to sit down with us. Below is our interview with Evan Rachel Wood.

Last, but not least, we catch up with our friends at T3 with the latest installment of the T3 Postcard. It sounds like they are having a lot of fun, and putting in a lot of work to make this fantastic idea come to fruition. Please visit them online at filmblazer.com to follow the journey and possibly take part if your in their next stop.

FILM DAY & 25 To Survive

FILM DAY, June 11, 2009 –

IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE FILM COMMUNITY AND THE NEED FOR THE INCENTIVE INCREASE TO 25%!!!!!!! :

To all the fabulous NC FILM FAMILY, friends and family of the crew: You are all invited and encouraged to join ranks in Raleigh, NC on June 11 from 9 AM – 1PM on Halifax Mall ( 16 W. Jones Street, 27601 – just outside of the General Assembly Legislative Building) to celebrate “Film Day”.

This is a day to celebrate our history as a state of filmmakers and to rally around the cause “25 to Survive”, the need for the increase of NC tax incentives to insure our future as a state of filmmakers. On this day, we would like to show the lawmakers who we are – a group of families and people who own houses, pay taxes and want to live and work in the great state of NC. It is very important to make this a statewide initiative and represent the entire state in Raleigh on that day. It is also important to encourage areas of the state that have not historically been film counties to reach out to filmmakers in order to reap the immediate benefits these incentives can bring to them.

The Cucalorus Film Foundation has graciously offered to be our beneficiary and therefore will help with securing the permit for the location, the insurance and assist in planning this event. All of this is necessary in order to have a well- orchestrated event with the proper permits and liability insurance. We are requesting donations in order to cover the insurance and other costs (printing literature, t-shirts, fuel, stickers) to have a really effective event in Raleigh. You will be able to make tax-deductible donations through the cause page on Facebook or made directly to Cucalorus Film Foundation at: http://www.cucalorus.org/donations.asp

Time is of the essence with the donations – as we will have to have the funds for the insurance in order to proceed with this event. This is our chance to show the lawmakers who we are, what we do and what a terrific group of professionals we are! Please donate to the cause (every dollar counts) immediately and PLEASE make plans to be in Raleigh! This is our opportunity to be seen and heard in Raleigh.

JOIN us in Raleigh…. Celebrate FILM and FILMMAKERS in and of NC!!! PLEASE INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ACROSS THE STATE TO COME AND HELP US CELEBRATE AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR FUTURE AS A COMMUNITY. PLEASE PASS THIS ON!!!!!

FOR FURTHER INFO:

25 TO SURVIVE is an new online community with nearly 1,500 members. Details from their websites below: “An advocacy group formed by the motion picture industry community

http://apps.facebook.com/causes/261650

http://www.meetup.com/25toSurvive

http://www.25toSurvive.blogspot.com

http://www.twitter.com/25toSurvive

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46466476987&ref=share

Email: 25toSurvive@gmail.com

just a quick note

We are updating daily from our Twitter acount and from applebox.

New show is going to be out June 1st on Carolina 24 with guests: Evan Rachel Wood and Chuck Tryon…

$99 Music Videos

I know this isn’t NC related per say, but it’s damn cool. $99 Music Videos!

The below video is for Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard – To Be Objectified, and it is also in this month’s episode of The Collective, and did you know it only cost $99 to make…

$99 Music Videos is a new online television network.

Every week, we invite today’s best independent bands to participate in making new, original music videos with up-and-coming filmmakers.

But there’s a twist. Each video must follow these rules:

1. It must be made for $99 or less.
2. It must be shot in one day.
3. It must be edited in one day.
4. It must be a collaboration between the band and the filmmaker.

$99 Music Videos is a fun, creative challenge to see what they can make, using only the resources they have… plus 99 bucks.

Every week, we will debut a new, original $99 Music Video, along with a “Making Of” video to show how they pulled it off. More questions? Check out our FAQ page.

Inspired? Submit your own!

T3 Postcard

T3 Postcard update for Second Cinema – LQ web version [hq in show]

May 2009

In our first segment of the May episode, we brought it back to Studio D to sit down with Joseph and Lane Middleton and talk about their feature film, “Teen-Aged”.

“Teen-Aged” synopsis,

Michael Wilson was always afraid of being who he wanted to be. But at 17, when Michael finds himself in a hospital after a car accident, he has a realization that will change his life forever. This sudden realization shows Michael how fragile life is, and that living it to the fullest, not caring what others think, is in fact the way to live. In this hysterical 90 minute comedy about life and loves in current day high school, we get to see first hand Michael’s Wilson’s trials and tribulations as he changes from what others want him to be–into what he wants to be. Michael’s struggle to break free from the social stranglehold of party animal football players Ben and Steven paired with the “laugh-out-loud”, teenage “Superbad” like comedy of Michael’s adopted best friend Pete and the ridiculous rhetoric of his mother, Georgina, finally combined with Michael’s new crush, Grace, makes for the perfect combination of love, laughter, and teenage melodrama. “Teen-Aged” will be one for the ages.

It was great to have them both on the show and make sure to visit their website for more information about the film. Check out the interview below.

Next we had a chance to sit down with Rebecca Kirsh to talk about her film “Alone”. Check out the interview below:

Photos at:applebox

ALONE – dir.Rebecca Kirsh

We also had a chance to catch up with the T3 folks with their T3 Postcard, and a film review for The Sorcerer by Nick Karner. A great show for sure, and we appreciate and thank all our guests and viewers for helping make our film community prosper.