FALLOUT Named a Semifinalist in Adobe Competiton

Our year-in-the-making digital video short "Fallout" has been named a Semifinalist in the category "Innovation in Motion and Video in Education" in the 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards.

The Adobe® Design Achievement Awards celebrate student and faculty achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition - which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software - honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world's top institutions of higher education.

"Fallout" would not have been possible without Adobe tools such as After Effects and Photoshop. To be recognized by Adobe for using their software in an innovative way is a real honor!

Later this month, the semifinal round will be judged and three Finalists in each category will be named. Finalists will be flown to Taipei to participate in the ADAA awards ceremony at the 2011 International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) Congress.

CAPTAIN AMERICA Action Shots Captured with Canon 5D Mark II DSLRs

From DV.com:

Canon U.S.A. has announced that the highly anticipated feature film, Captain America: The First Avenger, used Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR cameras to capture many of the movie’s action shots. Throughout the super hero action picture, the 5D Mark II was used to shoot motion sequences that were seamlessly integrated with the production’s 35mm film footage.



Read the full article here.

From The Script Lab: Breaking "Free" Into Hollywood

The folks over at TheScriptLab.com have published a very insightful article that all film students need to read.

The irony is that if you graduate from med-school, you're a doctor, but when you graduate from film school, you're just a dweeb – qualified to brew coffee or make movies. But nobody hires a recent grad to make a movie. That's why so many film grads are so good at brewing a killer cup of Joe.

Read the full article here.

Filming INCEPTION’s Corridor & Zero-Gravity Sequences

Check out this behind the scenes look at the making of some of Inception's more memorable action scenes - a true feat of technological innovation in the service of the story!

The best ISO settings for your Canon DSLR

DP / filmmaker Andrew Schar recently posted this informative video comparing the noise inherent to various ISO settings on Canon DSLR's in movie mode. I for one will be sticking with multiples of ISO 160 from now on!

Editor of LOST and Mad Men shares his insights for students looking towards Hollywood

Recent DV Job Postings

Here are a couple of DV-related job postings that have landed on our virtual desk for sharing with students and alumni.

Video Technologist at MillionaireSeries.com
We have a part-time position open for someone skilled in audio/video technology.  We support our products and sales with audio and audio/video recordings that require edit and post production.  The ideal candidate will be fluent in Adobe Premier, Camtasia, Photoshop and Adobe Soundbooth.  Prior experience editing video is required.  Hours are flexible but work must be performed in our office.  Salary DOE. We are located one block east of UAT on Baseline.

More info:email Jamie Robertson in Industry and Career Services at

	jrobertson@uat.edu

MultiMedia Developer at ASU SkySong

Apply highly specialized technical and creative skills in media projects producing professional level video and audio recordings. Show competency in established production methods regarding audio and video; serve as a consultant to ASU Online staff and University faculty in designing and planning mutlimedia projects; work closely with a team in a small, fast paced, creative environment. Work both collaboratively and independently with minimal supervision; seek, evaluate and implement new and emerging technologies that have potential value for media delivery regarding teaching and learning.

More info: https://www.asu.edu/go/employment/?auth=guest&jobid=26911&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1

UAT's 48 Hour Film "Covet" Wins 4 Awards!

The UAT / Locked Horns / SWAT HD collaboration "Covet" won FOUR awards at last week's IFP/Phoenix "Beat the Clock" event. The film, produced in just 48 hours over the weekend of July 15th through 17th, garnered the following awards:

• Best Director - for Professor Paul DeNigris
• Best Use of Line - for our use of the mandated dialogue "As long as it's free..."
• Best Ensemble - for our amazing cast
• 2nd Place Film

A complete list of winners can be found on the IFP/Phoenix website.

"Covet" was produced by a team of students and alumni working in conjunction with Professor Paul DeNigris' Locked Horns Productions (including longtime collaborators Steve Briscoe and Laura DeNigris) and Steve Wargo's SWAT HD (a frequent employer of UATDV alumni and students). Cavin Gray ("Parallax"), Amanda Melby ("Screen Wars"), Kane Black ("Fallout"), and Steve Briscoe ("Cowboy Dreams") star, along with student Cedric Katambwa.

For a short time, "Covet" is online on Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/26559980. In a couple of weeks it will go into hiding once again as we begin submitting to additional film festivals. Expect it to make a return to the big screen at April's Phoenix Film Festival - or perhaps sooner!

Come Out and Support UAT at the 48-Hour Film Challenge Screening!

UAT Digital Video has once again submitted a film for the IFP/Phoenix "Beat the Clock" 48-Hour Film Challenge. Our entry, a supernatural police thriller titled "Covet," will have its premiere screening at the Beat the Clock Screening and Awards Party, Friday July 29th, 2011 at the Phoenix Art Museum (1625 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ).

Doors open at 5:30 pm and there will be two screenings, Program A at 6 pm and Program B at 8 pm. "Covet" is part of Program B. Tickets are $15 per screening,  or $25 for both screenings. (Buy tickets here.)

"Covet" was produced by a team of students and alumni working in conjunction with Professor Paul DeNigris' Locked Horns Productions (including longtime collaborators Steve Briscoe and Laura DeNigris) and Steve Wargo's SWAT HD (a frequent employer of UATDV alumni and students). Cavin Gray ("Parallax"), Amanda Melby ("Screen Wars"), Kane Black ("Fallout"), and Steve Briscoe ("Cowboy Dreams") star, along with student Cedric Katambwa.

Action on Film International Film Festival - Screening Schedule and Award Nominations

The Action on Film International Film Festival has announced its official screening schedule AND its complete list of nominated films.

UAT Digital Video's sci-fi thriller "Fallout" screens on SUNDAY JULY 24th in the 2PM BLOCK of short films. (Complete schedule.)

"Fallout" was also honored with THREE award nominations: Best Visual Effects (Short), Best Production Design, and Best Science Fiction! (Complete list of nominees.) Congrats again to TEAM FALLOUT!

To attend Action on Film, buy tickets for the Sunday Block here or buy an Any Day / All Day pass here.