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NEW WORKSHOPS:

Portfolio Review with Dennis Kiel
Course Date: June 11
Time: Reserve a 30 min. time slot between 10am-12pm and 6pm-8pm
Location: The Light Factory
Costs: $15 members/$30 non-members

"I will review any type of photography. My goal when looking at a photographer’s work is to help find something in the image—no matter how diverse or different the latter might be—that will lead the photograph and the artist in a better or possibly more focused direction."

Dennis Kiel has been the Chief Curator at The Light Factory Contemporary Museum of Photography and Film, Charlotte, NC, since July 2007. He is currently organizing two exhibitions for the 2008 season: a light generated show titled Into the Mystic and The Day of Small Things, a mid-career retrospective for photographer Michael Wilson, known primarily for his portraits of some of today’s most important musical artists. Before his position at The Light Factory, Kiel was the Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs at the Cincinnati Art Museum for 24 years. During that time, he curated many exhibitions, including The Hollywood Photographs of George Hurrell (later a traveling show for SITES), The Human Experience: Photographs by Nicholas Nixon, and Borrowed Time: The Photograph as Music Album Cover. For five years, he taught a class in the history of photography at Northern Kentucky University. Kiel is interested in looking at and reviewing all areas of photography.

Zombie Filmmaking Contest and Class Series

The Light Factory Contemporary Museum of Photography and Film presents American Zombie: Politics, Horror and George A. Romero’s Film Revolution, a tribute to the filmmaker who created Night of the Living Dead, the 1968 zombie film that changed the genre of horror. The retrospective to be held September 19-21, 2008 will feature question-and-answer sessions and workshops with Mr. Romero, and screenings of his work, including his latest film, Diary of the Dead (about a group of young film students who run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.) .The event will also coincide with the 40th Anniversary of ground-breaking Night of the Living Dead. In addition, George Romero has offered to judge a Zombie Filmmaking Contest!

Writing for the Screen: Special Topic--Zombies! Dates: Thursdays, May 8, 15, 22, 29 Times: 6 – 9pm Instructor: Marcelle Crickenberger Location: TLF Classroom/Darkroom Costs: $95.00 members/$125 nonmembers Throughout our 4 week session, we will closely examine and experiment with the Zombie narrative form, emphasizing its potential as an instrument for social, political and intellectual critique. Through discussion and observation of existing Zombie narratives, and the workshopping of Zombie based writing assignments, students will develop a deliberate and informed approach to the Zombie genre that will improve and substantiate the later stages of the Zombie film making process. All this is intended to help students write, revise and polish a short Zombie screenplay that they may use as the foundation for a larger multimedia Zombie project. Zombie Filmmaking: Shooting and Editing with Tony Elwood Course Dates: June 4, 11, 17, 19, 24 Times: 6-9pm. Instructor: Tony Elwood, http://www.syntheticfur.com Location: TLF Classroom Costs: $150 members/ $180 nonmembers Tony Elwood directed the films Killer, http://killer.digital-wraith.com, Roadkill and Cold Storage. Tony will take you from pre-production to post-production in the creation of your Romero Contest Submission. He will advise you in applying your script, shooting your film, special effects, working with actors, and editing your film. This is a great opportunity to take your filmmaking to the next level with a pro in the horror/thriller genre! Screenwriting for Zombies is not a requirement. If you do not take this class, please come with a storyline and a script to share with Tony. Students may work individually or in groups on their Zombie projects. This class will be a lot of fun… you get to hang out with Tony Elwood and George Romero will watch your movie!!

Contest Guidelines

Entry Fee- $25.00 (fee waived for TLF Zombie students)
Deadline- 08/11/2008
Total Running time-15 minutes maximum
Eligibility- All applicants must be a legal resident of the United States; also must be at least 14 years of age and older.
Submitting: Movies must be submitted via MAIL ONLY. Movies that are submitted must be in DVD format
Entry Form must be completed before submission “Failure to complete entry form properly will cause a delay for film consideration.”

Intellectual Property-By participating in this Contest, entrants will state that all intellectual property rights relating to their Entry Materials, including all copyright and trademark rights, and that the Entry Materials do no contain photos, images, music, or other elements not originally taken or created by entrants, unless entrants have obtained proper licenses to use such elements in their film. Entrants must identify materials that may infringe upon the intellectual property or other rights of another, including, without limitation, rights of trademark, copyright, privacy, and publicity that may infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of a third party.

Judging- Movies will be judged based on these areas: Content Originality (quality of storyline, and script) Production (Camera work, lighting, and shot composition), Post-Production (Editing, transitions, pacing, continuity, and flow), Sound Quality (Clarity, consistency of audio levels, and lack of noise), and Fear Factor (suspense, thrills, twists)

Contest sponsor reserve the rights to rebroadcast or show clips via (TV/Internet/or other forms of media)

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Edible Subjects: Photographic Weekend Retreat Dates: May 30-June 1, 2008 Times: Friday: 7pm-9pm, Saturday:9am-6pm, Sunday: 9am-5:30pm Costs: $250 members/$315 non-members

This exciting artist retreat entitled: Edible Subjects, will take place in the beautiful woods and photography studio at 3301 Grey Road in Davidson, North Carolina on the weekend of May 30th – June 1st 2008. The workshop will be led by widely exhibited photographer Martha Strawn, Emeritus Professor of Art at UNCC and author of Alligators, Prehistoric Presence in the American Landscape, and well recognized and widely published, award winning food and architectural photographer Dustin Peck. Students will explore the creative possibilities of using a broadly defined concept of “edible” subjects which they will later cook and ingest as part of the workshop. The philosophy of becoming what you create is related to that of becoming what you eat. This retreat will include lecture/discussions, practice and critique of these concepts.

Schedule of Retreat Events:
Friday: Lecture on the theoretical history of food and photography.
Saturday: Students meet at the grocery store to shop for their subjects. Meet at studio location to shoot/create, break for lunch, shoot/edit/print.
Sunday: Workday, students shoot and edit/print for final critique at 2:00. At 3:30kick back and relax as subjects are cooked up for an early dinner!

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