Showing posts with label Nashville Film Scene. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nashville Film Scene. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2016

Nashville Composers Association to Hold Two-Day Symposium for Film Composers from June 18-19


            NASHVILLE -- The Nashville Composers Association and Film-Com will present the two-day seminar “Deciphering the Movie Music Masters” with music supervisor, record producer and music educator Andy Hill from June 18-19 at Ocean Way on Music Row.

            The premise of this year's Score-Com (“Deciphering the Movie Music Masters”) is that film composers need to study the film music repertoire no less diligently than concert composers study the classical repertoire. What can composers learn from the past that they can carry into the future? And how can composers hit the bar that was set by our predecessors with today’s budgets and timelines? Andy will address through study of actual landmark scores and live demonstrations playing to picture.  As a music supervisor, Andy has worked with some of the greatest film composers. As an educator, he has conducted Skype chats many of them in locations all over the world, and he will do so at Score-Com (prepare to be surprised!). Established composers will speak to how they manage with lower budgets, tight deadlines, and current creative expectations.

            Seating is limited.
Tuition is $85 for non-members and $55 for NCA members. For more information or to register, visit http://nashvillecomposers.org/product/score-com-2016-ticket/



            The agenda and topics that will be covered in the symposium include:

            * Is there a shared film music language, with its own vocabulary and syntax?
            * If so, how can a composer make use of it without being merely imitative?
            *How can contemporary media composers create distinctive music with radically reduced budgets?
            * The Nashville-Austin connection.
            * Can Nashville become “Media Music City”?

            Score-Com also will feature Skype chats with film composers Danny Elfman and Hanan Townshend.

            It is highly recommended (though not mandatory) to get Andy Hill's new book, "Scoring the Screen: The Secret Language of Film Music", as he will be frequently referencing it.  Special pricing for the book will be made available to Score-Com attendees.

Andy Hill

            All symposium attendees are invited to a Film-Com networking event on the evening of June 18 (details will be provided to all paid attendees).  Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be provided.  Feel free to bring your business cards, demos or any other promotional materials!

            All paid attendees will also receive all-access laminates to attend these Film-Com film and television business events:

            * Film-Com networking event.
            * Film-Com VIP Kick-Off Reception.
            * All biz panels.
            * The New Project Expo.
            * Annual Film/Television Industry Gala.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Nashville Film Festival Announces Screenwriting Competition Awards


         NASHVILLE – The Nashville Film Festival has announced the winners of the 2015 Screenwriting Competition. 

         The competition garnered more than 1,350 submissions from all over the world. Finalists and semi-finalists won all-festival passes to attend the festival, network with filmmakers and industry, and attend educational panels and presentations.



         “I was especially pleased to see that our panels were sold out,” said Debra Pinger, director of the competition.  “It shows how passionate writers are about developing their craft. With screenwriters from Ireland, Russia and China in attendance, as well as student and professional screenwriters, we are proud that Nashville is attracting quality scripts and talented writers.  The script, after all, is the foundation of every film.”

OVERALL WINNER
Brian MacEvilly

FEATURE

Drama
Winner: Oil and Water – Alfred Catalfo & Morgan Dudley
Runner-up: Independence Pass – Brian MacEvilly

Comedy
Winner: The Full Irish – Brian MacEvilly
Runner-up: My Bad Day in Hell – Eric Carlson

Music-Inspired
Winner: Blind Boone – Moss Hall & Max Morath
Runner-up: Chris Gaines Saves the World – Donald Driscoll

Sci-Fi
Winner: No Man’s Land – Michelle Davidson & Jeffrey Field
Runner-up: Eden – Jessica Chou

Inspirational
Winner: Heart Stringz – Barbara Ashdown
Runner-up: In-Between – Sandra Smith

Animated
Winner: My Monster Burrufu – Alberto Corral
Runner-up: The Mythfitz – Nicholas Julius

Historical
Winner: Kid Convict – Julie Umbreit
Runner-up: Samson – Shawn Hoffman

Family
Winner: Eleven Days – Jaginder Singh
Runner-up: Darby Petty and the Lost Treasure – DC Sayre

Action/Adventure
Winner: The Third Bomb – Phillip Parker
Runner-up: Guns and Grace – Odin Ozdil

Thriller/Horror
Winner: A Texas Story – David Martin-Porras & Julia Fontana
Runner-up: Bad Blood – Billie Bates

Tennessee
Winner: The Last Drop – A.D. Smith
Runner-up: Sink Swim – Elvis Wilson

TELEPLAY

Drama
Winner: Long Lost – Deanna Shumaker
Runner-up: Limbo – Jessica Chou

Comedy
Winner: Star Pupils – Tom Ruprecht
Runner-up: The Knot – Adam Rosenbaum

SHORTS

Drama
Winner: Illuminate – Robert Pawloski
Runner-up: Which Spoke of Freedom – Aria Marrogi & Chris Germiller

Comedy
Winner: U Got Tagged – Andrew Roxby
Runner-up: That Other Crazy Thing You Do – Michelle Leibel

Genre
Winner: Lumen 18 – Darren Tibbits
Runner-up:  Guest – Charles Dillon Ward

Family Friendly
Winner: Wiindigoo the Cannibal – Michael O’Rourke & Winona LaDuke
Runner-up: The Home of Rock – Brian MacEvilly

Tennessee
Winner: The Incident at Broadway and Grand – Francis Wolff
Runner-up: The Ice Road – Taylor Albertson

Young Screenwriter
Winner: The Pride Club – Kirill Dyshlovoy
Runner-up: The Favor – Jack Fossett

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Photos: 'Score-Com' and 'Film-Com' Spotlight Composers and Filmmakers From Around The World

     The 2014 installments of "Score-Com" and "Film-Com" were a resounding success with filmmakers and composers converging on Nashville from around the world. Following are photos of award-winning composer Stephen Endelman's presentation on Music Row, the "Film-Com" mixer at Zeitgeist Gallery, and the "F-C" exhibits (with music) at LP Field. All photos by MCAU Editor Chuck Whiting. 

































(Photos Copyright 2014 -- reprinted by permission only)