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Studio 22 Fall Grants Two $3000 Grants One $1000 Grant *Projects required to shoot in the first five weeks of Fall Quarter* (Special Project Grant info coming soon) Calendar: Important Documents (click to download): Questions? Come to the Studio 22 Pitch Fireside Can’t come to the Pitch Fireside? Email Chris Simonson and Adam Docksey at Sincerely, |
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STUDIO 22 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
As the 2009-2010 Studio 22 executive board’s tenure ends, Co-Presidents Chris Simonson and Adam Docksey have restructured the board positions for the 2010-2011 school year in order to increase efficiency and evenly distribute responsibilities.
One aspect of restructuring was the combination of the Public Relations and Events Planning positions into a new co-chair position entitled “Public Relations”. The two PR chairs will be in charge of both planning the Studio 22 spring premiere and communicating the ideas of Studio 22 to the public through marketing, press releases, and website updates. Since the PR chair now incorporates the responsibilities of two previous exec board positions, the increased amount of work calls for two individuals who can effectively work together to handle marketing and event planning.
The second aspect of restructuring was combining the Industry and Distribution positions into an “Industry” chair with the primary objectives of aiding the distribution of Studio 22 films throughout the short-film festival circuit and sharing information about the film festival industry. Other student film groups are linking the professional film industry with the Northwestern film community by bringing speakers to campus and enabling students to establish and maintain relationships with members of the industry. Therefore, Studio 22’s primary focus will be to assist grant recipients in developing their projects and branching out into the industry, however the Industry chair will continue to explore opportunities in the professional film industry, as well as support other student groups in continuing this effort to provide networking opportunities here on campus. Studio 22 maintains its emphasis on both learning from those in the film industry and assisting in the distribution of its films, but the overlapping goals of the previous chair positions and the presence of other student film groups allow for one executive board member to sufficiently fill this role.
In addition, the combination of these two exec board positions will eliminate the overlap of similar questions asked by the Industry and Distribution chairs during the second night of pitches, consequently increasing efficiency and clarity of the pitch process and therefore improving the experience for everyone involved.
The other executive board positions have not been changed and will maintain the same responsibilities as before.
If you have any questions on the restructuring of the Studio 22 Executive Board, please email studio22.exec@gmail.com.
Your Studio 22 Co-Presidents,
Chris Simonson and Adam Docksey
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Co-Presidents: Adam Docksey and Chris Simonson Finance: Emerson Nosek Production Coordinator: Travis LaBella Script Development: Danielle Calvert and Simon Han Public Relations: Julie Sher and Hayley Schilling Outreach: Andrew Nissen Industry: Rosalie Sangenitto Special Projects: Declan Fox Talent: Molly Lyons |
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We’d like to thank everyone who came out and showed interest in Studio 22. We appreciate your support and look forward to working with you and everyone in the film community in the upcoming year. |
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It’s New Student Grant (NSG) time! Pitch packets for the two $250 Spring New Student Grants are due this Thursday at 11:59pm. Interested in being on next year’s Studio 22 Executive Board? Studio 22 Exec |
If you’re considering pitching for a Spring New Student Grant,
please read the information below:
Important Dates:
Thursday, February 25th
Pitch Packets Due at 11:59pm
Please email completed Pitch Packets to studio22.exec@gmail.com
Download the NSG Pitch Packet here!
Saturday, February 27th
Sign-up for Pitch times by this date
More information coming to those that submit pitch packets
Tuesday, March 2nd
NSG Pitches
Each project will have 10 minutes to pitch including a short Q&A by the board
Wednesday, March 3rd
Two Grant Recipients will be announced
Grants are $250 each and must be completed in the first 5 weeks of Spring Quarter
March 5th – 12th
Pitch Feedback will be distributed to each project
Download the New Student Grant Pitch Packet Here
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Studio 22 is proud to announce our Spring Grant Recipients!
Look out for Crew Head and General Crew Petitions coming in the next few weeks! $1000 Grant: My Little Girl’s Room $3000 Grant: Le Mouchoir Blanc (The White Handkerchief) $3000 Grant: Schrödinger’s Box We would like to thank everyone who put countless hours into their pitch packet and scripts. As always, the competition was fierce and the board had a particularly hard time deciding. We encourage the community to embrace these scripts as they begin pre-production and crew petitions. It’s going to be a fun Spring quarter and you don’t want to miss what these students have put together! |
Thanks,
Studio 22 Exec
Spring Pitches |
Date: January 27th Studio 22 is hosting a Short Script Fireside geared toward Freshman and New Students interested in pitching for the New Student Grant in March. The event will be hosted by the Studio 22 Script Co-Chairs who will be going over a variety of topics in screenwriting to help students be more successful in practical writing, especially for the 5-page script (the length of the New Student Scripts) Topics will include: Structure of short scripts, feasibility, use of cliché elements, the economics of screenwriting, successful characters in short films, and examples of successful shorts. Learn from the inside what Studio 22 is looking for when it comes to the New Student Grant pitches in March!!! |
Click HERE to go to our Scripts page! Studio 22 wants to connect screenwriters with directors! The English department, theater department, creative writing for the media, film MFAs, etc. all work so hard on their writings and then put them in some folder on their computer to be forgotten about until a big Hollywood producer comes along asking for portfolios, while film students interested in directing struggle to find solid work to make into a film. Studio 22 has set up a system on our website (Scripts) where writers can submit their scripts and directors can browse the synopses, network with writers that would otherwise be uninvolved with the student film world, and create some astonishing pieces. Here’s how it works: Anyone with a script, short story, or play can upload their piece with a synopsis. Within 24 hours the synopsis will be posted on our Scripts page where directors can view them. If a director is interested, he/she will be able to contact the writer via email and request the rest of the script. (To avoid any sort of plagiarism/copyright issues, only the synopses will be posted on our website and only the writer has the authority to hand-off the entire script to an interested director.) However, first thing’s first, we need content, so upload your scripts!!! -Studio 22 Exec |
Check out Running Fox’s trailer just released over break!
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Running Fox — Trailer from Chris Poole on Vimeo. |
A Studio 22 Film Coming June 2010 |
| Download the Trailer Here |
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