Tuesday January 20, 2009
Several films from last semester have been uploaded to the Films section. Take a look!
Wednesday October 22, 2008
A music video directed by Kevin Wu and starring Duke's breakdance crew "Stop Motion" has been uploaded to the films section. This is a music video for Ghostland Observatory's "Sad Sad City" and is promoting their upcoming Major Attractions concert on November 9.
Friday October 10, 2008
A new short, "Poor Can," has been uploaded to the films section. Check out this touching new PSA by Sweet and Sour Productions here.
Wednesday October 1, 2008
A new short, "Make a Choice," has been uploaded to the films section. Check out this dynamic new PSA by Sweet and Sour Productions here.
Monday September 15, 2008
Freewater will be hosting an equipment workshop Sunday September 28 at 1PM, location TBA. This workshop is highly recommended for anyone who will be on set working with Freewater equipment this year as well as anyone who wishes to know the technical possibilities and limitations of a Freewater film. Steve Milligan will be going over the different pieces of equipment, what they are for, how to use them, and how not to break them. More information to come soon.
Sunday September 14, 2008
The Freewater film community leaders meeting was held today
as an open discussion on ways for the film community at Duke to integrate and
communicate with each other. The two biggest initiatives to come out of this
were the expansion of the listserv as a forum for all topics relating to film
and the creation of a contact list of students at Duke who are active in
film.
The Freewater mailing list will be pushed as a forum for cast and crew calls,
advice and suggestions, concepting and development, and general communication
within the film community outside of formal classes (FVD). In addition,
Freewater will be communicating with other film groups on campus, such as FVD
and Cable 13, so that important messages reach all film groups on campus. The
use of guerilla marketing campaigns beyond the traditional flyering and tabling
to get publicity for the listserv was also discussed at the meeting.
The contact information for everyone who attended the meeting can be found in
the contacts section of the website. This information includes the primary
production role (i.e. writer, editor, cinematographer) as well as genre of
interest (i.e comedy, experimental) of each contact. This will form the base for
the growing Duke community film contact list. If you wish to be added to the
list, please send your contact information to sg57@duke.edu.
Additionally, the
Freewater facebook group will serve as a mode of social networking and
publicity for events, as well as a secondary means of communication. Finally,
the Freewater website will act as a hub linking together portfolios and websites
of production groups, a contact database for film community, and a blog posting
important film events and announcements.
As always Freewater is accepting grants for spring semester. Applications can be
found under the grants section.
Sunday September 7, 2008
Freewater Productions is organizing a meeting this coming Sunday, September 14 for people who plan on seriously pursuing film. We will be talking about plans for the Duke film community this year, integrating the film scene at Duke, and directions to take the film program this year. If you are interested in attending, please contact Shang Gao at sg57@duke.edu
Monday September 1, 2008
Cable 13 is having their open house this Thursday,
September 4th , at 6:30 PM. After $50,000 and three months of renovations, their
new studios are finally complete. Check it out and grab some free dinner while
you’re there.
This coming Saturday, September 7th , we are organizing a trip to the Hi Mom
Film Festival in Carrboro which showcases short films from around the country
and world. We are covering the costs of the ticket, so if you are interested in
going, email
sg57@duke.edu by Thursday evening. For more information, visit
http://www.himomfilmfest.org.
A great way to get involved in the film community at Duke is to explore the FVD
program at Duke. There are still several courses with openings:
FVD 162S Visiting Filmmaker Master Course
FVD 160S Special Topics in Film: Introduction to16mm Film Production
FVD 142S Experimental Filmmaking
FVD 135S Film Animation Production
Freewater is accepting grant applications for Fall semester. If you have an idea
for a film, we offer development assistance and advice. Applications can be
found in the grants section of the website; submit all applications to
sg57@duke.edu.
Freewater will be hosting another workshop late September covering equipment
usage.
Tuesday August 26, 2008
For those of you who came out to the cinematography
workshop on the 20th, we hope you left with some new useful knowledge. Steve
Milligan, our resident industry advisor, demonstrated some basic lensing,
lighting, and camera movement techniques, using Freewater equipment.
Freewater is kicking off the year with it's first grant project -- "Plug"
directed by David Hankla. It is a short narrative about a paranoid and
near-insane man who discovers an intruder in his home. For more information on
the project or to get involved, contact David Hankla at
movibuf@mac.com.
Tuesday August 19, 2008
Welcome to Freewater's new website!
Freewater is kicking off the year with a cinematography workshop hosted by professional cinematographer Steve Milligan. Interested in how films are made? Stop by and grab some free food as Steve demonstrates how cinematography is done on professional film sets.
When: Wednesday August 20, 7:30PM – 9PM
Where: Upper Marketplace
Click here to view Freewater's latest cinematography reel, updated specifically for the workshop
