Announcing the winner of the Open Frame Script Contest

This year's winner of the Open Frame script contest is:

THE GUEST 

by Kyle McClellan

hopefully we'll all watch THE GUEST on the screen of the Palace Theatre this coming April 20th.

Congratulations to Kyle and to all of the entrants of this year's script contest.  A HUGE thank you, too, to each of the alumni jurors.  Your time reading and responding to these scripts will be invaluable to these writers as they move into the production process.

Documentary Resources

ITVS -  http://www.itvs.org/

IDA’s Grant Resource Page -  http://www.documentary.org/community/resources/grants

IFP’s Grant Resource Page - http://www.ifp.org/resources/ifps-guide-to-granting-organizations/

the Ohio Arts Council - http://www.oac.state.oh.us/

OAC Funding for Artists - http://www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/guidelines/GrantProcessArtists.asp

the National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/resources/disciplines/media/resources.html

the National Endowment for the Humanities - http://www.neh.gov/grants

Sundance Documentary Fund - http://www.sundance.org/programs/sdf-faq/

RANDOM HELPFUL RESOURCES  ~ 

Indiewire - 8 Quick Tips On Doc Funding http://www.indiewire.com/article/ifp_how_to_fund_your_documentary#

the D-Word - http://www.d-word.com/

International Documentary Association Website - http://www.documentary.org/

Independent Film Project (ifp) http://www.ifp.org/

The Film Collaborative http://www.thefilmcollaborative.org

Documentary Films on Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/channels/documentaryfilm

Reelate - http://reelate.org

DOCUMENTARY DISTRIBUTORS ~ 

List at the Documentary Site:  http://www.documentarysite.com/?p=74

CROWD FUNDING ~

kickstarter  http://www.kickstarter.com/

Indiegogo http://www.indiegogo.com/?iggref=IGLY_NVHM

crowdrise  http://www.crowdrise.com/

Flattr https://flattr.com/

Kachingle http://www.kachingle.com/

Rockethub http://www.rockethub.com/

peerbackers http://peerbackers.com/

investedin  http://invested.in/

gofundme http://www.gofundme.com/

DOCUMENTARY DISTRIBUTORS ~

List at the Documentary Site:  http://www.documentarysite.com/?p=74

DOCUMENTARY BUDGET COMPONENTS ~

IDA’s Budget Line Item Overview (Bahar) - http://www.documentary.org/magazine/dont-fudge-your-budget-toeing-line-items

An Introduction to Budgeting (Bahar) - http://www.doculink.org/Downloads/IntroDocBudgetBahar.pdf

Realistic Budgeting for Documentaries (Brown) - http://www.tonylevelle.com/documents/28.html

Scriptwriting Contest

One of the first events of each Open Frame year is the Script Writing Contest.  This contest is open to any student currently enrolled at Malone University.   We *hope* that the scripts submitted will not just result in better writers and good feedback (which they do), but that they will also result in great short films!

Scripts may be in any genre. Fresh innovative stories told in a cinematic way are best. Scripts may range from one minute to sixteen minutes (one minute = one page in screenplay format). Scripts must be submitted in standard screenplay format. Scripts MUST include a title page, but may NOT include the authors name. (we recommend celtx.com)

You should submit your script by email to Andrew Rudd at his Malone email address and your script should be in PDF format. Again, with a title, but NO authorial name. In the email you attach your script to, you should list your name, phone number, and the script name.  

Each year talented Malone Alumni jury the scripts that are turned in -- which means that each script gets feedback from at least three judges including both numerical ratings and some narrative feedback.   You'll find, as an emerging writer, that getting serious feedback from good writers and readers is a rarity and a real privilege.  I encourage you to enter the contest just for this benefit alone. 

Scripts are due on September 17th, 2012 at 8:30 am. Contest winners will be announced on October 12th at 8pm on the Open Frame Blog. 

2012 - 13 Schedule

Rush - Wednesday, August 29, 5 - 7

Open Frame Open House - Friday, August 31 from noon - 3

Open Frame Mixer - Sunday, September 9th from 7 - 9

Script Competition Deadline - September 17th at 8:30 a.m.

Announcement of Script Winners - October 1 at 8 pm

Partner Event - Canton Film Fest - October 4 - 6

Mini Grant Deadline 1 - October 22, 8 am

Mini Grant Deadline 2 - December 17, 8 am

Mini Grant Deadline 3 - January 28, 8 am

Submissions to the Festival - April 10

Open Frame Film Festival - April 20

Welcome!

Welcome to the Open Frame Film Fest Blog.

Many of you are new students coming to Malone University this year for the first time.  We're excited that you're joining our community -- and glad that we have more film - lovers and film - makers joining us on campus.  Hopefully you'll find by browsing this blog that we have a thriving community of filmmakers that are a part of the Malone University community.  Students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members -- hundreds of people each year help our students make films which are then screened at our Open Frame Film Fest.

The Open Frame is NOT just a festival -- it's also a student-co-curricular group that offers students support and development as they make their films.  We offer equipment, training, resources and mentoring to any students who are interested.  Whether you study film in the Communication Arts Department or not -- you're welcome to participate fully in the Open Frame Film Festival.

Some of you are current students, prospective students and former students.  I encourage you to wander around the blog a bit too.  The links on the right hand side give plenty of information about this year and previous years of the Open Frame!

You can contact us by email at the.open.frame@gmail.com and you should "like" our group on facebook.

Open Frame Wrap Up

The Open Frame Film Fest was an exciting, crowded night of celebrating the good work of hundreds of people producing ten films. You can see more pictures and read more about the event if you facebook like the new OPEN FRAME FILM FEST page.


The films included:

Toy Boat

You Can’t Help Me

State of the Union

Unbound

The Ledge

Skewed Views

Art Wars

Home

Welcome to the Mind of Calpurnia Jones

Don’t F* With Me

The Moviegoers

And the awards:

Best Director-Kaite Fox for ART WARS

Best Producers-Kaitie Fox for ART WARS

Best Actor (Male)-Michael Lawson for THE LEDGE

Best Actor (Female)-Erin Mongtomery for THE LEDGE

Best Cinematographer-Cale Short & Dusty Jenkins for TOY BOAT

Best Sound (Design / Editing)-Michael Garwood for STATE OF THE UNION

Best Original Score-Lauren Seveney for ART WARS

Best Production Design-Jacob Redman for ART WARS

Best Supporting Actor (male / female)-Alaina Chase for STATE OF THE UNION

Non – Malone  Award (Specify name & role)-Derek Urey, Cinematography for THE LEDGE

SPECIAL JURY AWARD-Cale Short for Outstanding Achievement in Experimental Film for HOME and TOY BOAT

Best Original Screenplay-Corinne Abbiss - SILHOUETTES

                                   David Garwood - FAMILY PORTRAIT

                                   Taylor Hazlett - LUCID

Audience Award-Dusty Jenkins, Cale Short & Luke Taylor for TOY BOAT

 

You Can't Help Me - Artist Statement

Canton native Walt Ackerman Jr. is the subject of our micro-documentary, “You Can’t Help Me.” In his forties, Walt’s addiction to cocaine began. Though his addiction crippled his life in many ways, Walt’s powerful sense of hope is what inspired our film. “You Can’t Help Me” tells the story of a man and his enslavement to a dangerous habit.

One of the greatest difficulties we encountered in filming and producing our micro-documentary was harmonizing the raw truth of Walt’s story with our vision as artists. Filmmaking in any genre is necessarily a creative engagement. With “You Can’t Help Me,” we were forced to stop at every turn to consider whether our artistic decisions were aligned with the integrity of the story we were trying to tell.

When the credits roll, we hope that you will have come to know Walt as more than a cocaine addict, but as a man--a man who has experienced pain and joy, suffering and hope. Our desire is that you will understand Walt’s story as you would the story of a friend, accepting both the beauty and the pain of the truth simultaneously. We hope that we have shared a story that will provide a connection of love and understanding between subject and viewer.