SUPER SALE!!!!!

Come out and see me sell you toy's and books at the store! Oh Joy!!!

Young City

This is an event not to be missed, the people over at the Lesedi Film center are having a Fundraiser check out the info on the event,

"YOUNG CITY is a showcase of original artwork by local painters and photographers at Baron Gallery in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. A benefit event, Young City will pay tribute to the inspiration found in children from cities around the world. There is a promising common theme that children can overcome tremendous odds if given a fair amount of love and guidance from their communities.

YOUNG CITY will take place on Thursday, December 17, 2009 from 6–10pm. Enjoy open bar and food, music, art and participate in a silent auction of the works of art on display. At around 7:30pm, the presentation will begin. Keynote speeches by Lesedi Film Center’s director, former students and a surprise special guest will precede an exclusive screening of a short compilation video highlighting Lesedi Film Center’s work over the last three years. A Q&A will follow and guests will be invited to make further donations. The party will progress as the music gets hotter. A portion of the proceeds from art sales will go towards Lesedi Film Center. 100% of all ticket sales and donations will go directly to Lesedi Film Center.

What is Lesedi Film Center, you may want to know?

Lesedi Film Center began providing summer and after-school filmmaking workshops to teens of color in the summer of 2007 in the Bronx, New York. We’ve reached dozens of youth throughout New York City by partnering with schools and community centers such as the Boys and Girls Club of America, Tompkins Square Middle School, and The Artists Collective for Social Change. We’ve enjoyed the success of our program, confirmed by the positive feedback we’ve received from our youth and the greater community. Lesedi is a Zulu name meaning “the light of the community”. We aim to live up to our name.

This is a fundraiser event, so we kindly ask for contributions of
$25 at the door.

Consider this: twenty-five dollars is about how much you'd spend taking someone out to the movies - minus the popcorn. Take Lesedi out to the movies, and maybe soon one of the children in our program will have a film in bright lights at a marquee near you...

for more info: http://lesedifilm.org"

Pre-Production Tips: Top 10 Questions For 1st ADs or Producers to Ask (Themselves & Directors)

By

Daniela Capistrano

of Daniela’s Lair

I came up with this list while joining a production that was halfway through shooting. The producer had quit earlier on and the former 1st AD, whom I was replacing, was unavailable due to a family emergency. You can use this list to help you transition into a production that has already started or as a reference point in the beginning.

My list implies that this is a low budget film and that the director may also be the producer (using his/her own funds). In any case, these questions are great to consider no matter what the budget is. These questions also assume that you’ve already established a production/shooting schedule.

Top 10 Questions For 1st ADs or Producers to ask THEMSELVES

1. Who will drive — what (vehicles) and where to?

2. Are all crew positions filled for each day and if not, what will be my process for hiring in the midst of everything else?

3. What time does holding need to open (at each holding/each location/each day)?

4. Which crew members do I need to arrive first at holding each day and why?

5. What preparations do I need to take for crew accommodations for each day? (hotel rooms, flights, etc.)

6. Who am I using for crafty each day and how can I make sure that crew isn’t eating the same meal all the time?

7. Are all extras and featured extras confirmed for each location for each shoot day, and if not, what is my strategy for making this happen (if casting support is nonexistent)?

8. Are all locations CONFIRMED and do I hold copies of permits/related paperwork and all relevant contact info?

9. Do I have access to petty cash for each day IN ADVANCE and have I made sure there is a process for all departments to receive? (Do I also have accounting/financial related duties?)

10. Equipment rental: Do I have all contact info for all houses and information on their rates, requirements and return deadlines?

Top 10 Questions For 1st ADs or Producers to ask DIRECTOR

1. Are there unscheduled scenes that require me to find additional elements (crew, locations, extras, props, etc.)?

2. Who is the DIT (Digital Intermediary Technician if shot on digital) and has he/she been briefed on his responsibilities/your preferred workflow method?

3. Are you still making changes to the script mid production and what can we do to make sure we stay on schedule? (offer options such as alternative shooting schedules, cutting scenes, etc.)

4. If you end up insisting on exceeding a 12 hour day, what are your thoughts on how we make it up to crew? (offer options such as additional pay, later call times, hard out rules, etc.)

5. Do your actors have any other obligations during this shoot/have they been asked? (auditions, doctor appointments, etc.)

6. Permits: If you insist we don’t need them, what can we do to ensure that we don’t end up being asked to leave a location (offer options like polite ways to lockdown sound, notifying neighbors/writing letter to city hall, requesting “don’t do” requirements from location contacts)?

7. Do you have production/vehicle insurance and what are their contact details (if they don’t, explain the benefits of having it)?

8. Have you already determined a payment/reimbursement process for crew? (if not, offer options)

9. Petty Cash: Can we have a lump sum to disseminate amongst departments and have them return change with receipts at end of each day or shoot?
(avoid having to approach director/producer for money each time it is needed)

10. Are there any personality conflicts that I should be aware of?

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I like the sound of them without me

DAVE I.D I like the sound of them without me from SIMON OWENS on Vimeo.

Notes from the Underground.....Of Love

Eternal, Love, حب

حبيبي (My Love)

Habiby, my love,

You put me at ease

Your words seduce my very essence

I am weak for you

Habiby, my love…

Give me strength,

So as to embrace your lexis upon my tongue

I am weak for you and therefore cannot speak

Habiby, my love

I gaze within mesmeric mahogany eyes,

Exposed…

My thoughts are all I have,

All I had…

Habiby, my love…

I fantasize of charming affection

You,

Holistically handsome

You,

My scenic scenery

Me,

I am weak for you

Habiby, my love

May I swim within your seamless skin?

Nestle amid raven black whiskers?

I am yours…

Selfless, I am

Habiby,

Yesterday you found me crying harmoniously

Once saline tears now flow as honey streams down cheeks that craft impassioned chronicles with your lips

My love,

Let me ingest your breaths perfume,

Solely so you can breathe within me…

Live within me…

Habiby,

Let us create lives upon lives within one another

My love,

Let us create a love evermore

- Azza Gallab (c)

Azza Gallab is a Sudanese Nomad, who trek's the globe...Currently she is located in Brooklyn, NY. She Models and acts as well as writes on her blog THE Azza
"It's Azza!"