Jun. 12 Scenic Charms: I cut out this Edmonton
Journal article “Making the journey from props to property" by Irene Seiberling
on Jul. 9, 2011. It profiled Charmaine Husum who worked in the
film industry as a scenic artist and prop painter. Here’s an excerpt of the article:
She worked alongside directors and cinematographers on such
films as Brokeback Mountain,
War Bride, The Claim, Night at the Museum, Twilight, Percy Jackson and the
Olympians, Passchendaele, Snow Dogs and Snow Days. She's worked with Johnny
Depp, the late Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Brad Pitt, Jake
Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.
Husum said she's thoroughly enjoyed working in the
fast-paced, demanding film industry -dashing onto a set, colour-matching on the
spot, then quickly touching up and repairing scenic art and props. But she
noted it's extremely stressful work because "there's really no room to
mess up."
Here’s her personal website Scenic Charms:
My opinion: This is related to the film industry, though
not exactly in the writing way. You guys
may not know this, but after NAIT didn’t work out, I did look into MacEwan’s
Theatre Production program. It was
creative and practical like Graphic Design.
I didn’t apply to Theatre Production, and went and took a
few classes at the Arts and Cultural Management program instead. Well, theatre production isn’t totally for
me.
Theatre Production: Here’s what it says at the
MacEwan website:
In the first year of the two-year Theatre Production program you will learn about all aspects of theatre production. In the second year you can specialize in the area of your choice. Learn about:
- Props and set construction
- Lighting and sound effects
- Costumes
- Stage management
- Collaboration with actors and directors
Jun.
13 Story Hive: I got this email “Edmonton
Filmmaker granted $10,000 for passion project.”
I had to read it:
Hi Tracy,
Hope
you’re well! I thought you might be interested in the story of a local Edmonton filmmaker that has just received
a $10,000 community grant to bring his dream series to life.
Ryan
Northcott will be
creating Against the Ropes, a series that profiles ex-pro Boxer Benny
‘The Jet’ Swanson and other pro-boxing hopefuls including an 11 year old boy
that frequent Panther Gym in downtown Edmonton. His series will show how the
sport and boxing community can provide a sense of family and belonging, often
for those that need it the most – take a look at his pitch video here.
Ryan is
one of 10 Albertans that received this grant. More info about the grant is
below my signature, but let me know if you have any questions, or if you’d like
to speak with Ryan!
Thanks,
Rosie
Over the
past few weeks, Edmonton filmmakers have been campaigning
for votes from the community in hopes of winning a $10,000 grant from STORYHIVE, a
community-powered grant program from TELUS that is set up for local filmmakers
and content creators. These are dollars the winners can put towards the
production of their next big project, short film or documentary.
The
community voted and 10 Alberta winners (5 from Edmonton) were revealed last week. With
their STORYHIVE grants these young filmmakers are now able to create their
short films in the next ten weeks and see their visions come to life. Once
complete, their projects will be featured on TELUS Optik TV On Demand in
the fall, ensuring they get the exposure they deserve.
Jun. 17 Liberty Entertainment Group: I was reading in
the Globe and Mail on Jun. 14,
2014. It profiled Nick Di
Donato’s wine cellar as a home décor article.
It says he owns the Liberty Entertainment Group. It’s more hotels and night clubs than TV
production. However, the website is
really good. Look at the hotels and
night clubs. They look so good.
Jun. 23 Much Music: I was reading the Globe and
Mail article: “Much Music’s growing pains” by Simon Houpt on Jun. 14, 2014.
In 2007, the channel had more than 140 people working
there. Last year, there are now 75 people
working there. CRTC said the channel
lost $1.5 million last year. It’s
because of the internet. You can go on
Youtube and watch whatever music videos you want, anytime you want.
Lacey Chabert: I was on Yahoo news and I found
this. Here it is:
In "Watch What Happens: Live" Thursday, actress
Lacey Chabert talked about why she quit as the original voice of Meg Griffin on
"Family Guy" after just one season. Turns out her parents thought
that between her school work and her gig on "Party of Five," it was
just too much for the 15-year-old to handle. Little did they know that
"Family Guy" would be running 15 seasons strong with Mila Kunis now
voicing the part.
Here are some comments:
Chris: They always say Money isn't everything when they lose
out on over 15 million in wages for doing a bit of work over the years she's
missed.
Ira:You also have to remember that FG was CANCELLED real
early. Not sure if it was after the first, second or third season--but it was
viewer anger that forced FOX to bring it back. chances are she and her family thought the
show was a red herring anyway, with no future.
Kind of surprised that this fact wasn't mentioned in this article.
Matthewp: That's not at the whole story. Her parents
are Christian Conservative and objected to the show. Being the sixth lead
on a half hour weekly animation series, does not take that much time st all.
My opinion: I do have to say that being on a 1hr
drama show and school is a lot of work.
An animated TV show seems like an extra that is not totally
necessary. That’s the thing with TV,
it’s unpredictable with the successes.
For example, when Dark Angel came out in 2000, I thought
it was going to last a long time like years.
Then it got cancelled after the second season. FOX told
the show to be more like their other hits like The X-Files and X-Men,
and it was put on a Friday night instead of staying with Tues. nights. So I was angry about it.
There are also poor shows like Secret Life of the
American Teenager and that lasted 5 seasons.
Tyra Banks: She’s coming back with her new talk
show. I remember back in 2010 she was
ending her talk show after 5 yrs. I was
kind of sad and thought: “Now where am I going to get my teen pregnancy and
prostitution episodes from?”
I’m sure some of you guys are laughing at me, but I
seriously thought that. I can go watch
Dr. Phil and Teen Mom for the teen pregnancy.
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