Film/Video
Inspiration: Where Books come to Life
This awesome film transforms the words of a book through papercraft cut-outs. Created for the New Zealand Book Council, where ‘books come to life’ Never underestimate the power of your dreams, or the power of printed words that can transform them into their own realities. »
Orange Country Wide Open Studios this Weekend
From the OC Arts Council’s web site: The Orange County Arts Council presents Orange County Open Studio Weekend 2009, a county-wide event during which Orange County artists and craftspeople open their studios to the public for the sale and demonstration of their work. This event will be held on Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October... »
Stories into Screen: Do Good Books Make Good Movies?
Middletown’s Thrall Library continues it’s series ‘Stories to Screen’ with a book/film combination closer to home then the last discussion – The Shipping News. A Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning novel by E. Annie Proulx, the book was made into a movie directed by Swedish director Lasse Hallström (ABBA’s video director and also... »
Stories into Screen: Do Good Books Make Good Movies?
Middletown’s Thrall Library is kicking of a fascinating series of discussions and screenings for its series – Stories into Screen – Do good books make good movies? First up, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby. Bauby was the French editor of Elle magazine. In 1995, he suffered a stroke that lead him... »
Time Lapse Brings Installation Art to Life
Sometimes, I like to just put up some inspirations. This one is amazing for those into street art and time laps video. It’s unbelievable - This was done for the Fame Festival in Grottaglie, Italy. It took 10 days to film and produce. »
Discussion: Women Directors and Producers from Early Hollywood to the 1940’s
Often starting as actresses or script writers, as they gained more power, women became directors and producers before being mostly shut out be the end of the 1920’s. Institute for Early Film Studies director, Seth Goldman will explore some of the reasons for both the rise and decline of women in the early... »
TV Legend Joe Franklin comes to Neversink Valley Museum
Joe Franklin, known as “the king of nostalgia,” will visit the Neversink Valley Area Museum, in Cuddebackville, N.Y. for a live taping of the talk show, Exploring Your World on August 22, 2009. The legendary Franklin hosted televisions’ very first talk show, The Joe Franklin Show. The show began in 1951 on WJZ-TV (later... »
Lindsey Graham’s Video “The Beauty of Her”
Lindsey Graham is a local film an video artist who has been working on a documentary of Orange County Artists and runs the FreeArtinNY.org web site. She directed, edited and performed in this fun video, with locations around the country, including more then a few in Orange County. About Lindsey: I am an animator, performer, dancer,... »
Phanatiks Vinyl Sale/Cook-Out Fundraiser to Rise Money for filmmaking in OC
On July 18th Phanatiks Entertainment will be having a Vinyl Sale/Cook-Out Fundraiser to accumulate funds to start production of a feature movie to be produced in and around the city of Newburgh, NY. The fundraiser will be offering various grilled foods including chicken, hot dogs, corn, pasta salad, drinks and... »
Silent Movies Starring Mary Pickford with Live Piano at Neversink Valley Area Museum
Friday, June 26th , at 8:00pm, the Neversink Valley Area Museum Institute for Early Film Studies presents its second “Women in Early Film” night. Acclaimed silent film pianist Ben Model will accompany an evening of films featuring one of the motion picture industry’s first female entrepreneurs, Mary Pickford. Pickford acted in nearly 250 films from... »