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Shoot & Splice: Examining Video Art

A Method to the Madness: Examining Video Art

Traditionally Shoot & Splice has explored technique rooted in narrative, documentary, and commercial film and video production, but this month we will examine the craft of capturing moving images solely to facilitate creative expression.

Join accomplished video artists Brian Pera, Corkey Sinks & Jill Wissmiller for a discussion on the concepts, production, and showing of video art.

Brian Pera‘s films include The Way I See Things, Woman’s Picture, and Only Child. The latter two are part of an ongoing series obsessively preoccupied with women he remembers from his childhood. With perfumer Andy Tauer he created a perfume line, Tableau de Parfums, the scents of which relate thematically and otherwise to the universe of the films. He’s the author of the novel Troublemaker and co-editor of Life As We Show It: Writings on Film. Currently he’s working on an installation piece called Sorry Not Sorry with Joel Parsons and Terri Phillips.

Corkey Sinks (b. Dallas, TX) is an artist based in Memphis, TN.  Sinks works in a variety of media including sculpture, textiles, printed matter, and video. She received a BA in Media Studies from the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands, CA in 2005 and an MFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012. Sinks is the current artist in residence at Crosstown Arts. She has exhibited work throughout the United States and Mexico. In 2015, her book, Demon Baby Project: Events, Coincidences, and Repercussions was published by No Coast. Upcoming exhibitions include Artificial Tide, a solo exhibition at The Packing Plant in Nashville, TN and We gave Our Best, Now the Rest is Up to the Hope Chest, a group show at Im Ersten in Vienna, Austria.

Jill Wissmiller is a Midwestern farmer’s daughter transplanted to the Midsouth, where she is Chair of Design and Associate Professor of Digital Media at the Memphis College of Art. Wissmiller’s research and creative work is concerned with nontraditional cinema spectatorship and production. She has recently completed a motion picture manifesto that calls for a strict ban of standard definition video being projected upon anything other than glitter.  Her video work has been screened at a variety of venues both nationally and internationally, including the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, and Electrofringe New Media Arts Festival Australia.

Presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts 

DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION BEGINS AT 7:00 PM | FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Shoot & Splice: The Director’s Intuition

Monthly filmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts

April Program: The Director’s Intuition with Morgan Jon Fox

Morgan Jon Fox (Feral, This Is What Love In Action Looks Like, OMG/HaHaHa) will lead a hands-on workshop garnered towards understanding, fine-tuning and following one’s intuition as a director. We’ll ask the question of where our ideas come from, and how we know if an idea is good or not. We’ll discuss when we need to listen to feedback or not, when it’s a good idea to burn it all down following our dreams, and when it’s best to lay a project to rest and move on. Through some simple audience-participation oriented exercises, we’ll start to look at what makes humans tick and what lies at the core of great dramatic filmmaking.

Named on of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine, Morgan Jon Fox is a Memphis-based filmmaker/producer who has directed 4 feature films (This Is What Love In Action Looks Like, OMG/HaHaHa, Blue Citrus Hearts) focussing primarily on gritty southern stories about characters on the fringe. Producing and AD’ing for other directors such as Craig Brewer, Kentucker Audley, and Tim Sutton, Fox has become known for getting strong, authentic performances from mostly non-professional characters. His latest project is Feral, an 8 episode drama about a close-knit group of 20-something artists living in Memphis. Feral is due in 2016.

Doors open at 6:30 PM; Panel discussion begins at 7:00 PM

Complimentary food and beverages will be available

Free & open to the public thanks to support by ArtsFirst: First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis.

Shoot and Splice: Working with Unions

Presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts

Have you worked with a union on a film production? Are you a crew member interested in learning more about the role of unions in our industry?

Join us for a panel discussion with union representatives Rusty Burrell, Peter Kurland, Cristopher Crowther, and Jordan Danelz who will share their thoughts and answer your questions.

Doors open at 6:30 PM; Panel discussion begins at 7:00 PM
Complimentary food and beverages will be available

Free & open to the public thanks to support by ArtsFirst: First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis.

PANELISTS:
Rusty Burrell: Central Region Director International Cinematographers Guild I.A.T.S.E. Local #600

Peter Kurland: Sound Technician and Business Agent Studio Mechanics I.A.T.S.E. Local #492, Academy Award Nominee

Christopher Crowther: Lighting Technician/Best Boy, West Tn and North MS Regional Rep I.A.T.S.E. Local #492

Jordan Danelz: Lighting Technician/Gaffer, Political/Social Media Committee Chairman I.A.T.S.E. Local #492

Shoot & Splice: Corey Parker – Acting on Camera & Working with Actors

COREY PARKER: ACTING ON CAMERA & WORKING WITH ACTORS

Presented by Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis

Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis are pleased to welcome actor and acting coach Corey Parker to February’s Shoot & Splice.  Corey will discuss acting for the camera along with a panel of local actors who have worked with him and have appeared in local indie film productions.  

Corey Parker’s actors have appeared in The Bourne Supremacy, Chavez, Don’t Come Knockin’, The Final Cut, Masters of Sex, Chicago Med, Quantico, House M.D., Mad Men, Revenge, The Closer, as well as on Broadway: Raisin in the Sun, You Can’t Take it With You, Sylvia, Catch Me if You Can, Lysistrata Jones. He has starred or costarred as an actor in films at Universal, 20th Century Fox, Lorimar, Vestron, as well  starring or costarring on Showtime, BBC, PBS, ABC, NBC, and CBS and FOX.  He has coached writers on tour and at TEDglobal. Locally, he has worked with Brian Pera, Mike McCarthy, Ryan Parker, Willy Bearden, Bryan Artiles. He was a guest artist at Rhodes College from 2008-2014, and has taught acting at many studios in New York and L.A. He is a member of the Actors Studio and the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York. Corey interviews actors. directors, producers, teachers and casting directors on his blog: memphisactor.blogspot.com

Connect, converse, listen and learn at Shoot & Splice, our monthly filmmaking forum. Arrive early to hang out with fellow attendees, then grab a drink and kick back for the evening’s presentation. A wide variety of technical, educational, and fun topics of interest to the Memphis filmmaking community will be featured. Don’t miss this monthly opportunity to be a part of the Memphis filmmaking community and learn things you probably didn’t know you wanted to know. Have an idea for a topic you’d like to see covered? Email justin@crosstownarts.org.

Shoot & Splice: A View From Above, the Art & Craft of Drone Cinematography

Doors: 6:30 pm | Presentation: 7 pm

Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis invite you to look skyward, toward the increasingly popular world of aerial drone cinematography. With the advent of more affordable tech, snagging high-flying shots in your low-budget short or commercial project is no longer a pie-in-the-sky dream.

For this edition of Shoot & Splice, we’re discussing what it takes to be an aerial maverick with three of the best drone cinematographers in Memphis.

PANELISTS

WIL “HYPE” EVANS

Wil “Hype” Evans is a highly skilled producer, UAV/drone pilot, USAF veteran and part of the team at House of Shoots. At 15, he began producing television shows and commercials in the Memphis area, alongside his Emmy-winning brother, Rahn. To earn money for college, he joined the USAF at 18, where he received a wide variety of training in mechanics and communication. After his service, Wil harnessed his diverse interests, skills and military experience to become an entrepreneur in the world of video/tv production, eventually finding aerial film a perfect match. 

His aerial film credits include music videos with artists such as Future and Hot Boys rapper, Turk, as well as television shows like So You Think You Can Dance. Hype has a high-energy personality and a keen attention to detail. A club DJ by hobby, he has a love for music and never stops dancing. (Some may call him hyper-active.)

RYAN GOBLE

Ryan Goble is a Memphis-based Director of Photography well-versed in lighting, sound and editing with over 17 years of experience shooting everything from Emmy/Academy Award-winning documentaries to commercial productions to reality television. His gear of choice for aerial filming are CineStar copters and Jimmy Jibs. 

AARON JAFFE

Born and raised in Memphis, Aaron Jaffe has an extensive background in marketing, management and creative direction, which makes him an excellent fit to bring the Flyral concept to the Mid-South. The company successfully launched in July of 2014 as a drone services startup and transformed into a multi-faceted content marketing company in 2015, with the addition of graphic design, branding and digital marketing services. With a portfolio featuring clients such as Volvo, AEP River Operations, Pannattoni Development, Crown Winery, CB Richard Ellis, West Clinic and the Shopping Center Group, Flyral has proven that the sky is not the limit, just a source of endless possibility. 

Aaron earned his BA and MSBA from the University of Memphis and has held leadership positions in the startup, healthcare, technology and marketing fields ever since. A lifelong creative, he is an experienced graphic designer and proficient in a wide variety of Adobe Creative Cloud programs.

Diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic at the age of three, Aaron also spends time speaking to Diabetic groups throughout the US about his accomplishments, challenges and experience as an endurance athlete. When not working or traveling, he can usually be found trail running or spending time with his loving family: wife, Devon; daughter, Ellis; and son, Owen.

 

Shoot & Splice: Holiday Cinema Trivia Blowout!

Throughout the year, Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts brings cinematographers, directors, editors, writers and technicians to Shoot & Splice, our monthly film making forum.

Come help us celebrate the end of another year with the Second Annual Cinema Trivia blowout.

Test your filmmaker mettle! Prizes! Holiday cocktails! Peppermint cake!