Screening#1 Films: RX, Your Wedding ,Where We Live, Sudden Death!, Seen Also in Men ,Rendezvous
Showcasing the 2010 top student-produced films at USC for the Hollywood Community, friends, and family.
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http://cinema.usc.edu/firstfilm
The USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Student Industry Relations Office presents:
32 amazing short films, broken down into 5 eclectic blocks of programming, screening Sat & Sun (APR 16-17) at Norris Cinema Theatre on USC Campus.
Award Ceremony and Jury-Selected Film Finalist Screening:
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 – 7:30pm @ the Director’s Guild of America.
This is the official invite is for: ------SCREENING #4---------
(SUN APR 17th – 1PM - Norris Cinema Theatre / USC Campus)
>> ORDER / RUNTIME: <<
RX (38:00)
Your Wedding (17:45)
Where We Live (21:50)
Sudden Death! (20:00)
Seen Also in Men (26:39)
Rendezvous (00:50)
>> SYNOPSIS / CREDITS <<
RX (38:00)
Synopsis
Dr. Parker Greyson, once a well-established physician in Beverly Hills, has been forced out of his practice after a messy malpractice case. Calling in a favor from an old friend, Parker accepts a job at a medicinal marijuana clinic in Hollywood. He soon realizes there's more to his new practice than just writing prescriptions.
Credits
Executive
Producer/Writer
Zachary Dehm
Co-executive
Producer/Director Act II
Matthew Breault
Co-executive
Producer/Director Act I
Satinder Kaur
Supervising Producer
David Freedman
Director Act III
Ryan Frost
Writers
Jerome Berglund
Steven Boman
Resheida Brady
Tony Cammarata
Writers
Dennis Castello
Jean Chang
Sue Palmer
Jessica Scalise
Sound
Matthew Nyquist
Justin Slosky
Production Designer
Carly Sturgeon
Director of Photography
Act I
Tiffany Taira
Director of Photography
Act II
Ryan L. Johnson
Director of
Photography Act III
Jack Alexander
Supervising Sound Editor
Amy Reynolds
Your Wedding (17:45)
Synopsis
When a little girl decides to tape her brother's wedding, she has no idea that she will capture the end of their relationship as she knows it.
Credits
Writer/Director
Matthew Mercer
Producers
Shannon Latimer
Director of Photography
Robert M. Edgecomb
Editor
Kristine Uribes
Sound Designer &
Sound Mixer
Amy Reynolds
Costume Designer
Lesley Baughman
Assistant Director
Jon Kondrath
Production Sound
Mixer
Cesar Arvizo
Key Gaffer
Justin William Rettke
Key Grip
Sarah Schulte
Assistant Camera
Elizabeth Yarwood
Where We Live (21:50)
Synopsis
An intimate portrait of an Iraqi refugee family trying to create a new home for themselves, with the memories of their war-torn homeland still fresh in their minds.
Credits
Director
Fady Hadid
Producers
Orhan Ayasli
Rama Gottumukkala
Associate Producer
Jessica Erberich
Cinematographer
Jorge Cotto
Editor
Carolyn Corbett
Joseph Rosenberg
Sound
Maritte Go
Michael La Breche
Original Music
Robert Allaire
Sudden Death! (20:00)
Synopsis
Los Angeles has been overtaken by a virus known as Sudden Death Syndrome, a disease that causes its victim to die suddenly and has only one symptom... spontaneously reaking into well-choreographed song and dance.
Credits
Writer/Director
Adam Hall
Producers
Melanie Hall
Nick Jones
Cinematographer
Dave Selle
Lyrics by
Kahle McCann
Composer
Kenny Wood
Editor
Graham Fisher
Choreographer
Sarah Scherger
First AD
MaryAnn Clark
Sound
Zsolt Magyar
Sound Design
Mark T. Williams
Seen Also in Men (26:39)
Synopsis
Seen Also In Men is a short documentary that brings you into the world, struggles and riumphs of contemporary single Black fatherhood.
Credits
Director
Velissa Robinson
Producers
Tia Williams
Becca Louisel
Cinematographer
Liz Yarwood
Production and Post Sound
Yaminah McKessey
Editors
Lu Lu
Darshan Kembhavi
Composer
Ben Crippin Taylor
Rendezvous (00:50)
Synopsis
A refreshing care package helps to bridge the gap between great distances.
Credits
Director
Mark Kosin
Producer
Josh Compton
Cinematographer
Jonathan Barenboim
Assistant Director
Li Lu
Production Sound
Mixers
Sean Wright
Chris Pratola
Production Designer
Katy Echols
Editor
Mark Newman
Sound Designer
Mike Tounian
Casting Director
Louise Abnee
Composer
Rob Gardner
Location Manager
John Paul Henderson
SCREENING SCHEDULE / ALL:
Screening 1: April 16, 11:00 AM
Screening 2: April 16, 2:00 PM
Screening 3: April 16, 5:00 PM
Screening 4: April 17, 1:00 PM
Screening 5: April 17, 3:45 PM
FIRST LOOK / FIRST FILM HISTORY:
For over a decade, the School of Cinematic Arts' Student Industry Relations office has organized First Look, a unique film showcase. First Look is the SCA's annual student film festival. Top student-produced films are screened for family, friends, faculty and especially the Hollywood Community. Awards presentations and receptions are held. A special feature, PitchFest, tops off the event.
Larry Auerbach, associate dean of the Office of Student Industry Relations says, "Since its founding, First Look has been a showcase for cinematic excellence. Through both our audience voting and judging by our panels composed of leading faculty and industry members. That tradition of excellence is now given even higher recognition."
The First Look festival is split into screening programs that span a few days. Faculty members host each of the festival screenings. Presentation of a Faculty Awards, within each concentration, is given to the winning student festival entry from that specific category.
The categories include: Cinematography, Documentary, Writing, Editing, Sound, Directing and Producing. An overall FotoKem Audience Award for the best pick of the weekend is also awarded at the festival. The USC screenings are open to the entire university community as well as the public.
An final awards ceremony honoring the winning films and filmmakers is held when First Look moves to the Directors Guild of America [DGA] for a screening of the top rated films chosen by the professional jury, along with the FotoKem Audience Award-winning film. The films are narrowed down to three top prizes: FotoKem Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.
"Films winning at those levels will receive $2,000- $1,500- and $1,000-cash prizes," said the school's Director of Festivals and Distribution Sandrine Cassidy. "These funds will be dedicated to promoting the titles at national and international festivals and events," she added. The FotoKem Audience Award-winning film will also receive $1,000 for the same purpose.
