Film Events This Week:

Mon Apr 28, 6-7pm: Dartmouth Film Society Meeting (Wilson 205) The Dartmouth Film Society is a student organization that meets once a week to discuss the films playing at the Hopkins Center, debate important issues (like whether Ghostbusters is the best film of all time), write program notes, critique new movie trailers and vote on series proposals for future terms. You don’t have to be an expert - you just have to have an opinion!

Mon Apr 28, 7-8pm: Music Video Monday (Digital Lab, Black Family Visual Arts Center) Teams will compete to guess what the music video for a song would (should?) be. Bring a team of friends! Pizza included.

Tues Apr 29, 4-5:30pm: Arduinos Workshop (Digital Lab, Black Family Visual Arts Center) Arduinos are microcontrollers that make the creation of interactive electronics and installations more accessible. Tom Stoll from Digital Musics will give an introduction to what Arduinos are and how to get started using them. Here are some examples of how Arduinos have been used for audio-visual installation pieces: http://www.creativeapplications.net/arduino-2/space-replay-delayed-echo-of-human-activity/ | http://www.creativeapplications.net/processing/fluid-manipulating-non-newtonian-fluid-with-processing-and-arduino/ | http://www.creativeapplications.net/arduino-2/senseless-drawing-bot-arduino/ | http://www.creativeapplications.net/android/untitled-faces-openframeworks-processing-arduino/. Space is limited, so email [log in to unmask] to sign up.

Thurs May 1, 4-5:30pm: Workshop Topic TBA (Digital Lab, Black Family Visual Arts Center)

Fri May 2, 5:30pm: Dinner and Movie: Steve Chong Finds Out That Suicide is a Bad Idea (Haldeman 041) "A comedy about three friends that get stuck at a remote lakehouse and must prevent their depressed friend Steve from killing himself." Join the Pan Asian Wellness Initiative for a screening of Steve Chong Finds Out That Suicide is a Bad Idea with dinner catered by Yama. Afterwards, there will be a video chat discussion with the filmmakers, including Stanley Wong, an actor featured in 21 Jump Street. Part of Dartmouth's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration in May.

Fri May 2, 7pm: PRIDE Week Keynote: Laverne Cox (Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall) Actress and activist Laverne Cox ("Orange is the New Black") will engage topics around body image and explore how gender policing affects queer and trans communities, especially queer and trans people of color. There will be a Q&A session and autograph signing after the speech.

Fri May 2, 7pm: Hop Film: Tim's Vermeer (Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center $5) http://hop.dartmouth.edu/Online/film_special_tims_vermeer

Sat May 3, 5pm, 8pm: Hop Film: The Lunchbox (Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center, $5) http://hop.dartmouth.edu/Online/hop_film_the_lunchbox

Sun May 4, 4pm: DFS Film: The Darjeeling Limited (Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center, $5) http://hop.dartmouth.edu/Online/dfs_film_the_darjeeling_limited

Now Playing at the Nugget:

Bears
Dom Hemingway (Ends Thursday)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Other Woman

Internships, Jobs, Film Festivals, and Off-Campus Opportunities:

For more job listings, be sure to check Jobnet. Positions for videographers and editors are frequently posted.

1. Culminating Experience Proposals for 14X and 14F: If you plan to do your culminating experience during Summer 2014 or Fall 2014, the deadline for submitting your proposal is May 15th. Students must have completed FS40 before submitting their proposal.

2. Shredder Film Festival Seeking Submissions: SFF is dedicated to showcasing budding talent, in particular, student-made films. Based in Vermont, the Shredder Film Festival was created to provide a showcase for student films and to raise some awareness about the talent hiding behind this 'student staple'. All submissions must be provided in one of two forms: DVD (mailed to address below) or secure online screener (Vimeo, Youtube, etc.) All forms should be labeled with: Director's Name, Title Of Film, and Run Time. Send all hard copies to: SHREDDER PRODUCTIONS 38 Hillridge Rd. Hartford,VT 05047 The latest deadline for entries is July 1st, but by mid-May all submissions will be run through WITHOUTABOX.COM and therefore no longer free. If you have any questions, contact [log in to unmask].

3. GRID Internship at the Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Partnering with the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at The Brooklyn Museum and the Department of Art History at Dartmouth College, The Gender Research Institute at Dartmouth (GRID) offers students interested in gender and the fine arts a unique and exclusive one-term study-research-internship opportunity at one of the country's largest art museums and premier art institutions in the world in Fall 2014. This internship is open to all students interested in working closely at the intersection of gender and the fine arts whether as artists and practitioners, historians, social activists, or as curators. The internship will seek applications from students in Women's and Gender Studies, Art History, Film and Media Studies, Studio Art, or from related disciplines. Date of internship: Sept 15, 2014-Nov 26, 2014 (approximately 30 hours per week, schedule to be determined once appointed). Award: $4,000. Interested students should send a detailed letter of intent outlining their interest and rationale for applying to the internship and address their previous and/or future work in gender and the arts (courses, thesis, projects, etc.). Students should also provide the names of two faculty references. Please send all applications to [log in to unmask] by May 12th. See attached document for more information.

4. Artifice Online Magazine Seeking Submissions: The Artifice is an online magazine that covers a wide spectrum of art forms (Movies, TV, Arts, Anime, Comics, Games, Literature or other art forms). The Artifice is collaboratively built and maintained by fellow writers. It is structured to let you focus on the quality of the content while it deals with the exposure of it to an audience of millions. The Artifice does not work quite the same as other publishing platforms. For example, the first question you may ask is “What are you looking for?” At The Artifice, your fellow writers ask you instead: “What are you an expert on? What are you passionate about?” You can write about a whole host of things for pleasure, passion and/or to boost your CV. Current writers range from undergraduates, to graduates, to emeritus professors. Join The Artifice's team of writers at http://the-artifice.com/write/.

5. Film Editor Needed: Sound person/Editor needed for a 4-5 minute documentary that will be shown at the Spark Community Center Grand Opening on June 21, 2014. This project includes filming an interview and editing stills film footage and music into a short film. You will be paid $100. Interested parties can forward a resume to Keoki Johnson '01: [log in to unmask]

6. NESN Seeking Participants in Student Film Contest: The New England Sports Network is developing a new television series that offers New England film students the chance at cash, prizes, exposure, and bragging rights. The NESN Filmmaking Contest involves teams of undergraduate student filmmakers producing short, sports-themed documentary films in the Fall of 2014. These films will air on NESN and will be judged by industry professionals throughout the competition. The winning filmmakers will win $20,000 cash! NESN is looking for any students that are interested in this exciting opportunity. For more information or to sign up for this unique filmmaking challenge, contact [log in to unmask].

7. Four Seasons Sotheby's Realty Seeking Videographer: Four Seasons Sotheby's Realty, which has an office in Hanover, is looking to produce a video highlighting its agents, offices, and the surrounding living area. If you are an upperclassmen and/or grad student who might be interested in this project and can produce quality work, please email [log in to unmask].

8. Physics Professor Seeking Videographer: Interested in the environment? Photography? Alaska? Prof. Tim Smith is working on a documentary Hydrokinetic Power for a Remote Alaskan Community. He is looking for a student to go this July to Igiugig, a remote village in Alaska, and document the installation of a turbine in it's river. Central to the project is recording the reaction of the local population to this turbine. The ideal candidate has in interest in several of the following: videography, energy & environment and remote communities. The candidate may be working independently for several weeks in Alaska. For more information, email [log in to unmask] and visit: http://www.trailNotes.org/Igiugig

9. Alexander Lang Memorial Award for the Best Original Screenplay by a Dartmouth Undergraduate: Professor Alexander Laing, was killed in a bicycle accident in 1978. Laing '25 was a poet, novelist and Professor of Belles Letters at the College. This award has been funded in recent years by friends of Film and Media Studies. The winner will receive a cash prize, which will be given at the Hopkins Center Award Ceremony in May. There are two categories. One for Feature scripts (~95-120 pages long), one for Short Scripts (~8 to 20 pages long). There may be more than one winner in each category. Primary consideration will be given to a subject's potential as effective movie material and how well the writer can convey that potential in a shootable script. All manuscripts must be typed and submitted in triplicate on three-hole punched paper, fastened with two or three brads. Name of writer should appear on the title page only. (The Film and Media Studies Department Office can supply a 3-hole punch and brads.) Submitted manuscripts must be received by Film Studies in a box for this purpose outside Cheryl Coutermarsh’s office in the Visual Arts Center by 4:00PM on Friday May 2, 2014. No late submissions will be accepted. Note that if you are off-campus, you may send in a .pdf file of your script to [log in to unmask] by that same deadline (he will not be a judge). (Note that ALL Dartmouth Undergraduates as well as those who graduated last spring are eligible. This is partly because most seniors were still writing their feature-length scripts when the deadline arrived.)

10. Dartmouth Television Seeking Cinematographers and Writers: Dartmouth Television is looking for Camera Operators/Cinematographers and Comedy Writers for its current project, "Dartmouth Tonight", a live, professionally shot television show taped in the Dartmouth 105 theatre several times per term. The project is a hybrid of the late night talk show format, and has been described by attendees as "The Jimmy Fallon Experience at Dartmouth". If you're interested in being a cinematographer or writing content for the show, email [log in to unmask] with your details. Here's a link to their last episode: http://vimeo.com/84154091

11. Stories Growing Films Seeking Scripts: Stories Growing Films, Dartmouth's only student-run film group on campus, is looking for movie scripts. The group is looking for 8-15 page shorts - either narrative scripts or documentary proposals. SGF develops, directs, and produces one film every term. After production, the group sends them to film festivals. The deadline is May 12th at 11:59 PM. Scripts must be sent in PDF format with no names on the document to [log in to unmask]. SGF will consider the feasibility of shooting the script in/around Hanover. Refer to the attached document for more specific guidelines.

12. Stories Growing Films Seeking Production Designers: Stories Growing Films is looking for a Production Designer for the comedic short film it's producing this term, Monkey House. The Production Designer collaborates with the director on the overall visual look of the film. Responsibilities include scouting and selecting locations, decorating locations for scenes, and selecting props. It's an exciting hands-on position that combines design and film! If interested, please contact Amanda Young '15 ([log in to unmask]).

13. Finance Office Seeking Videographer: The Professional Development Committee in Finance & Administration is creating a short video about the Finance Centers on campus. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Ann Betters ([log in to unmask]).

14. Ever wanted to visit Austin, TX? Want to have a blast this summer? Would you like a credit on a feature film before you graduate? Alex Stockton '15 is searching for cast and crew for a feature film entitled Illegal Invisible Ignited to be shot in Austin, TX this summer. Everyone will be fed and have a place to live. And you can bet it'll be the best summer you've ever had. The film's synopsis: Illegal Invisible Ignited tells the story of Franky DeLuna, a Hispanic who dreams of being an inventor but that was brought to the United States illegally when he was a little boy. He struggles to find his place in a country that requires him to not exist and is deported when he contacts the police in order to prevent a rape. As he tries to make a new home in Mexico, Franky discovers the corruption of the cartels and must decide whether it is better to live in a country where his life is in danger or a country that doesn't want him. Think 12 Years a Slave mixed with The Pursuit of Happyness but told through the salient issue of illegal immigration. If you are interested, please contact Alex ([log in to unmask]).

15. Seeking Wedding Videographer: My name is Megan Bourbeau. My fiancé and I are getting married in late September this year in southern New Hampshire and we are looking for a videographer for our wedding. We are looking for upperclassmen with experience in video, video editing, and working an important event for 7+ hours. It is important that they have their own equipment for that day, understand the time table of a wedding, and are able to edit the footage into a valuable keepsake for us. Interested candidates can send their resume, contact information, and any samples of their work to [log in to unmask].

Ongoing Research and Internship Opportunities:

1. Like making movies or want to learn how? Email [log in to unmask] to see how you can get involved with Stories Growing Films and like on FB: http://www.facebook.com/dartmouthstoriesgrowingfilms

2. Interested in TV? Email [log in to unmask] to see how you can get involved in Dartmouth Television!

3. The Digital Lab in the Black Family Visual Arts Center has open hours Mon 3-7pm, Wed 1-3, 7-10pm, Thurs 4-5:30pm, and Sun 6:30-10pm. Stop by to learn about working with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and other photo/video editing software. Email [log in to unmask] for more info.

4. Looking for an internship in the entertainment industry? Join the DAEMA Internship Google Group for updates on what is available: http://groups.google.com/group/daema_jobsinternships

If you are trying to get an internship that requires school credit, talk to career services. They have a work-around that involves enrolling in a local college for a term and getting credit there.