Alexius OmniMedia presents
a Utah Artist Support Fund workshop.
"Acting in the Moment" Acting Workshop
with Melinda Chilton
January 17-18, 2009
10AM- 5PM (lunch included)
2411 Kiesel Ave. Suite 403 Ogden, UT 84401

Melinda will be returning to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival,
prior to going to NAPTE in Las Vegas to promote her TV series "Two
Days In".  Her next feature film "Saving Grace B. Jones," written and
directed by Connie Stevens, will be premiering in 2009.

Melinda is a professional working actress in Los Angeles, who has
studied the art of acting for many years. She has studied with such
Acting coaches at Alan Feinstein (Looking for Mr. Goodbar), Dee
Wallace Stone (ET, Cujo), and Nancy Sheeber (Designing Women).
Melinda studied Shakespeare at the world renowned 'Shakespeare and
Co." in Lennox, Mass. She also studied improv at the
legendary 'Second City' of Chicago.

Melinda says she is not only a better actress for having studied
acting for so many years, but she is a better person. She
loves sharing all she has learned on her precious journey as an
actress with others.

Melinda has made a career for herself on stage, TV, and film not just
as an actress, but also a writer and producer. She has worked with
such names as Patrick Dempsey, Steve Carell, Joe Pesci, Brendan
Fraser, Dean Cain, Tatum O'Neal, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Biehn,
Joel Gretsch, Scott Wilson, Tom Savini, Connie Stevens, and Oprah.
Melinda promises that her workshop will be inspiring, challenging,
and most of all fun.

This workshop is $125 but if you pay before Dec. 25 the cost is only
$100. (lunch for both days is included)

The workshops are intended to fund The Utah Artist Support Fund. The
fund will provide scholarships and financial assistance to Utah
Artists including Actors, Writers, Visual Artists, Musicians and
others so that they can continue to study and improve their selected
craft.

The Utah Artist Support Fund will produce the Northern Utah Film
Festival (NUFF), which will be the primary fundraiser for the
organization on an annual basis. Additional programs will include
ongoing workshops and consulting services.

So get your reservations in now so your place will be held. You can
hold your place with a $50 deposit.

Just email UtahArtistSupportFund@... or call 801-394-4983.
Payments can also be accepted via Paypal.  Checks can be sent to 2411
Kiesel Ave Suite 403 Ogden, Ut 84401

With an increase of 30% in script submissions, we're looking
forward to preview all your film entries this year. We already
anticipate an exciting, diverse, and high-quality festival program.

You have until Monday, December 1, to submit your films to the 8th
LDS Film Festival 2009, and be part of a festival that celebrates
films made by LDS filmmakers. Films have to be dropped off in the mail
(postmarked) by Monday.

Prizes totaling around $3,000 will be awarded to the best films and
screenplays. Besides prizes and awards, the LDS Film Festival
offers all filmmakers valuable exposure. For 2009, we anticipate a
total audience of around 7,500!

Look up the entry information and submit your film today:

Short Film Competition
Films 20 minutes and under
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org/09_cfe_shorts.php

Special Screenings
Films 20 to 60 minutes in length
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org/09_cfe_specials.php

Feature Film Exhibition
Films 60 minutes and longer
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org/09_cfe_features.php

24-Hour Filmmaking Marathon
Become an award-winning filmmaker in 24 hours
Sign up on January 16 at the Scera Center for the Arts in Orem
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org/09_cfe_marathon.php


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The 8th Annual LDS Film Festival 2009 is looking for volunteers.

Each year volunteers play an integral role in making the festival a
great experience for audiences and filmmakers. Take part in this
exciting experience. Volunteers take tickets, offer technical
assistance, usher, greet filmmakers and guests and more.

The festival will take place at the SCERA Center for the Arts in
Orem from January 21-24, 2009.

For more information or to apply to volunteer, go to:
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org/09_volunteers.php


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BEST OF 2007 LDSFF NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
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The Best of LDS Film Festival 2007 DVD is now available for
only $12. Own 13 of the best short films of 2007, including the
short film competition winners, "A Theory Toward the Evolution of
the Turkey," "X-Mas Change," and "Peach Baby."

Comedy, drama, animation, experimental, and documentary film styles
are all represented in this exciting compilation. The total running
time is over 90 minutes.

You can order the DVD at:
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org

To view the list of films, go to:
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org/ldsff07_dvd.php

CASTING CALL - GUTSY

Norwegian filmmaker Magnus Henriksen is casting his latest film "GUTSY" to be
shot
November 6th through the 8th.

The following roles are available:

Carla:
Early to mid teens, mature for her age

Artsy Girl:
Early to mid twenties, scenester/hipster

OPEN CALL - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
Brigham Young University
Harris Fine Arts Center
Wing D Room 341
11:30 – 1:30PM

Sides will be available there. Please be available for the shooting days.

THE UP BEAT will be released as a 2-Disc DVD & Soundtrack on November
1st at the STRETCH ARMSTRONG & MY MAN FRIDAY REUNION SHOW. Featured in
THE UP BEAT, Stretch Armstrong and My Man Friday played an influential
role in the Utah Valley ska craze throughout the 90's and will be
returning to the stage for one night only.


THE UP BEAT DVD RELEASE PARTY

STRETCH ARMSTRONG / MY MAN FRIDAY REUNION SHOW

with 2-1/2 White Guys and Arrogant

Saturday, November 1st

UVU Ballroom

800 West University Parkway

Orem, Utah

Doors 7:00PM

Admission $10


Click here (http://www.theupbeatmovie.com/reunionshow.jpg) to see the
awesome show poster created by Mike South of Stretch Armstrong.


THE UP BEAT will also be available for purchase online November 1st at
www.theupbeatmovie.com.

You have 10 days left to submit your 7-page script for a chance to
have it made into a short film that screens at the LDS Film Festival
in January.

Submissions for the 7-page script competition have to be mailed off by
Saturday, November 1. Besides cash awards, the writers will also have
an opportunity to work with the filmmaker who selected their script.

Scripts do not have to be LDS or gospel themed. We are looking for
honest stories that are personal, real and true.

Look up entry guidelines here:
http://ldsfilmfestival.org/09_cfe_scripts.php

We invite and encourage all local and LDS filmmakers to participate in
the 8th LDS Film Festival 2009 and submit their work to the festival.

The deadlines for the 2009 LDS Film Festival are as follows:

7-Page Script Competition
7-page scripts to be made into short films for the festival
Entry Deadline: November 1

Short Film Competition
Films 20 minutes and under
Entry Deadline: Early: Nov. 1; Regular: Nov. 15; Extended: Dec. 1

Special Screenings
Films 20 to 60 minutes in length
Entry Deadline: December 1

Feature Film Exhibition
Films 60 minutes and longer
Entry Deadline: December 1

24-Hour Filmmaking Marathon
Become an award-winning filmmaker in 24 hours
Sign up on January 16 at the Scera Center for the Arts in Orem

For more information and entry guidelines go to:
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org/09_cfe_categories.php

The Best of LDS Film Festival 2007 DVD is now available for
only $12. Own 13 of the best short films of 2007, including the
short film competition winners, "A Theory Toward the Evolution of
the Turkey," "X-Mas Change," and "Peach Baby."

Comedy, drama, animation, experimental, and documentary film styles
are all represented in this exciting compilation. The total running
time is over 90 minutes.

You can order the DVD at:
http://www.ldsfilmfestival.org

Final Cut 2008 TMA Student Film Showcase

This is a BYU short film festival with the best student films made
during the past year by BYU students. There are short films of all
types including narrative, documentary, and advanced projects.

There are four identical performances you can attend this weekend:

Friday October 24th 6:00pm
Friday October 24th 8:30pm

Saturday October 25th 6:00pm
Saturday October 25th 8:30pm

Admission: $2 per person

Location: BYU Varisty Theater in the Wilkinson Student Center

Any questions, email Whitney at wdonald2@...

We hope to see you there!

Hi Tyler,

Thanks for the update.

I'm just finishing photography on my second feature, a murder mystery
called The Problem of Evil.  Ultra-low-budget, like my first one, but
hopefully this one will be better!

  - Perry

And if you're interested in The Errand of Angels, looks like $194k so
far:

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/0EROA.php

How are you doing, Tyler?  What have you been up to lately?  Got any
projects in the works?



--- In ldsfilm@yahoogroups.com, "TJCOP" <toolerslp@...> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I would be interested to know if anyone in the group knows how
> 'Forever Strong' did this last weekend at the box office.
>
> Best,
> Tyler Ford
>

Tyler,

Looks like $218k opening weekend, with an up-to-now total of $423k.
Here's a link:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=foreverstrong.htm




--- In ldsfilm@yahoogroups.com, "TJCOP" <toolerslp@...> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I would be interested to know if anyone in the group knows how
> 'Forever Strong' did this last weekend at the box office.
>
> Best,
> Tyler Ford
>

Hello All,

I would be interested to know if anyone in the group knows how
'Forever Strong' did this last weekend at the box office.

Best,
Tyler Ford

Admission is $6

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Notes:		After a packed and riotous screening in Salt Lake City, THE UP BEAT will screen in Utah County on August the 30th. As the central location of ska in the 90's, Utah County seems fitting for such an encore event. The screening will be followed by a performance from 2-1/2 White Guys, who also make an appearance in THE UP BEAT.
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Beyond the specific case of "The Errands of Angels", and apart from
any measurement of value and individual tastes, I'd like to point at
an important concept in Chris' last post: Creativity.
We all know there are many exceptionally creative people among LDS
members. However, for some reason, the art we as a culture make
available to the world very rarely displays that creativity.
It looks as if we (as a culture) tend to shy away from artistic
innovation, as if we were afraid of something and that fear prevents
us from using our creativity to its full pontential. The majority of
commercial films by LDS producers is a good example of this. The same
is also visible (I should say "audible") in most of the music by LDS
artists. For some reason, the art we make public tends to revolve
around the same subjects and the same styles. Valid styles and
subjects, of course; but after some time with no evolution or
innovation (which are the unavoidable and welcomed results when using
creativity) they end up getting tiresome and are perceived as just
"more of the same".
In this regard, I find Chris' question ("why do secular people have so
much more creative insights than we do?") very pertinent.
Thinking about the possible reasons for this takes me back to the
impression that fear plays a limiting role in the creativity LDS
artists allow themselves to use. Feels like we tend to confine our
talents to subjects and styles tacitly approved because we are afraid
of drawing criticism, censure and judgement from within our own culture.
As a personal exercise, compare the most creative secular film you've
watched in your life with the most creative film by an LDS producer
you've ever watched. Now swap producers/writers/directors between the
two films and imagine that the secular one was in fact written,
directed and produced by LDS members, while the other film was
written, directed and produced by non-LDS people. Would your opinions
regarding these two films remain the same?
Without getting stuck on the particular titles I'll use for this
example, let's imagine that a member of the church wrote and directed
"The Corpse Bride", while Tim Burton wrote and produced any of the
current LDS related films. Can you imagine your own reaction to each
film? Can you envision what the reactions from the LDS community would be?
According to our cultural tendencies - which we are all familiar with
- everybody inside and outside the LDS community would be deeply
disappointed at Burton's last production, while at the same time most
of the LDS community would massively criticize the LDS director who
produced such a misleading film that teaches our children so many
false concepts about death and the life after mortality.
Coming back to reality however, we all took our kids to watch "Corpse
Bride" and Tim Burton didn't awake any masive moral judgements from
the LDS community.
You see the challenge creative LDS artists face? If you were a
screenwriter, producer, director (composer, writer, painter, sculptor,
dancer), you are exposed to harsher judgment and even rejection from
your own community by the fact that you are a member of the church.
Sad, isn't it? No wonder LDS art ends up being so homogeneuos, so
devoid of variety and innovation.
My personal opinion is that creativity is not implicitly at odds with
a worthy life, that creativity and spiritual progress are both part of
our inherited attributes; and that if one attribute is precluding the
other, I am not managing things correctly within myself. I also
believe that criticism and even rejection are no excuse for preventing
one's own creativity from growing and expanding, if one's intentions
are clean and true. But above all, I believe in each person's right to
make his/her creativity flourish or wither, according to his/her own
beliefs.
My two cents.
Oscar
http://www.australiscanticum.com

If people refrained from making war films because they have been done before,
don't you
feel we would have been cheated of some great films?

Not all stories need over-the-top Dutcher plots to be good. I know there are a
lot of
people that can (and will) appreciate this story because it relates to them in
some form.
Last time I checked, that was a good thing...



--- In ldsfilm@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <ximmer8@...> wrote:
>
>  you miss my point.      I CRIED TOO, but then I'm a softy.  Good for your
non-member
friends, and I completely do NOT object to lack of closure in every story
line--I love it--
but that is different than using "slice of life" or "lack of closure" as an
excuse for being too
lazy to come up with a plot. No  doubt a group of 6 year olds who had never seen
a
western before would be scared to death by seeing two men draw guns at each
other, but
we, as film people, who know that it's been done 6,000 times before in the same
way,
love to find a creative genius like Sergio Leonne that can bring something fresh
to the
genre (Good, Bad and Ugly) and come up with a 3-way gun fight.  Hurray for
creativity!  It
can still be filmed on a budget--just find a creative writer in the mix. (Why do
secular
people have so much more creative insights than we do?)
>
> the fact remains, that this identical script has been done at least twice (set
in the south
seas, and, I think, Holland--2 years?). The other sad fact is, that we should
just have
computers write all future LDS scripts (think of money saved).  Download this
script, create
software to self-adjust for different languages and cultures, and wallah, you
have thet
next 30 LDS scripts authomatically.  One about senior couples in Cape Verde or
Vanuatu,
one about midgets in Tokyo, an autistic or downs syndrome missionary in Hawaii,
a Maori
and a Japanese sent to Brazil, a one-legged ex-joc and near-blind companion in
Bulgaria,
and on and on.
>
> They would all be moving and all make us cry and different actors would become
our
new excuse for inability to be original.  Tell me when we finished every variety
on earth,
and I'll start going again.
>
> I don't really want to beat up on this movie too much. It was really well made
(except for
the script) and at least the director is accomplishing things I've not been able
to do for
many years, so it's not so much this film, it's the fear that this will become
some kind of
standard, or even be thought of as a strong LDS film.  When emotion completely
robs all
judgment or attempts at creativity, we are lost as filmmakers.
> --cc
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Gloria Film Festival
>   To: ldsfilm@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 4:07 PM
>   Subject: [ldsfilm] Re:anybody seen errand of angels?
>
>
>   I watched the film with a small group of filmmakers from across the country.
None of
these filmmakers have LDS backgrounds, so they came in without the preconceived
ideas
about what a missionary film should be. I wish you could have sat in on the
discussion
this group had about this film. They felt that the characters were well
developed, and they
overall enjoyed the film. One women mentioned that she wished that there could
have
been closure for every person that the missionaries had taught, but another man
made a
comment that astounded me and made a lot of sense. He said that he felt like
these
missionaries don't have closure for everyone they teach, that missionaries are
left
wondering what happened to many of the people they come across during their
labors. He
felt like the lack of closure could be meant as a way to help audiences feel how
missionaries may feel about many people. I hadn't thought of the film in that
way, but is
sure made sense to
>   me.
>

----- Original Message -----

From: Gloria Film Festival

To: ldsfilm@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 4:07 PM

Subject: [ldsfilm] Re:anybody seen errand of angels?

I watched the film with a small group of filmmakers from across the country. None of these filmmakers have LDS backgrounds, so they came in without the preconceived ideas about what a missionary film should be. I wish you could have sat in on the discussion this group had about this film. They felt that the characters were well developed, and they overall enjoyed the film. One women mentioned that she wished that there could have been closure for every person that the missionaries had taught, but another man made a comment that astounded me and made a lot of sense. He said that he felt like these missionaries don't have closure for everyone they teach, that missionaries are left wondering what happened to many of the people they come across during their labors. He felt like the lack of closure could be meant as a way to help audiences feel how missionaries may feel about many people. I hadn't thought of the film in that way, but is sure made sense to
me.

I watched the film with a small group of filmmakers from across the country.
None of these filmmakers have LDS backgrounds, so they came in without the
preconceived ideas about what a missionary film should be. I wish you could have
sat in on the discussion this group had about this film. They felt that the
characters were well developed, and they overall enjoyed the film. One women
mentioned that she wished that there could have been closure for every person
that the missionaries had taught, but another man made a comment that astounded
me and made a lot of sense. He said that he felt like these missionaries don't
have closure for everyone they teach, that missionaries are left wondering what
happened to many of the people they come across during their labors.  He felt
like the lack of closure could be meant as a way to help audiences feel how
missionaries may feel about many people.  I hadn't thought of the film in that
way, but is sure made sense to
  me.

After a packed and riotous screening in Salt Lake City, THE UP BEAT will screen
in Utah
County on August the 30th. As the central location of ska in the 90's, Utah
County seems
fitting for such an encore event.  The screening will be followed by a
performance from
2-1/2 White Guys, who also make an appearance in THE UP BEAT.

THE UP BEAT
UTAH COUNTY PREMIERE
Saturday, August 30th
Festival Cinemas
959 South 700 East
Orem, Utah
9:30PM  $6

www.theupbeatmovie.com
www.twoandahalfwhiteguys.com
www.festivalcinemasutah.com

***THE WORKSHOP IS ALREADY 50% FULL AND HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED AN
ADDITIONAL 2 HOURS ON BOTH DAYS***

'Acting in the Moment' Workshop
With Melinda Chilton


Alexius Pictures is hosting an acting workshop with professional
actor, Melinda Chilton at their main office in Ogden at 2411 Kiesel
Ave, Suite 409, Ogden UT 84401. The workshop is being brought to you
by Trees Mom Casting in association with APA Talent Management.





Melinda will introduce you to the power of being fully present in
the moment. She will help you embrace that unique talent that you
and only you possess. Through a series of exercises, cold readings,
and scene work, Melinda will show you how to bring who you are as a
person into all of your work as an actor.




Melinda is a professional working actress in Los Angeles, who has
studied the art of acting for many years. She has studied with such
acting coaches at Alan Feinstein (Looking for Mr. Goodbar), Dee
Wallace Stone (ET, Cujo), and Nancy Sheeber (Designing Women).
Melinda studied Shakespeare at the world renowned 'Shakespeare and
Co." in Lennox, Mass. She also studied improv at the
legendary 'Second City' of Chicago. Melinda says she is not only a
better actress for having studied acting for so many years, but she
is a better person. She loves sharing all she has learned on her
precious journey as an actress with others.




Melinda has made a career for herself on stage, TV, and film not
just as an actress, but also a writer and producer. She has worked
with such names as Patrick Dempsey, Steve Carell, Joe Pesci, Brendan
Fraser, Dean Cain, Tatum O'Neal, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Biehn,
Joel Gretsch, Scott Wilson, Tom Savini, Connie Stevens, and Oprah.




Melinda promises that her workshop will be inspiring, challenging,
and most of all fun.




Melinda happens to be in the area for a SAG short film and is also
currently attached to two other features in development and can also
address and answer some of your questions about the business of
entertainment at the end of the workshop.





The workshop will be held on September 6th and 7th from 10 A.M. to 6
P.M. The cost is $100 for both days including a $50 non-refundable
deposit. Please e-mail your reservation and any questions to
colby.deaton@....




We are accepting deposits/payments through PayPal. After e-mail you
Colby with your reservation, you will receive an e-mail invoice from
alexiuspictures@... to take care of your deposit ($50) and the
additional $50 will be due at the time of the workshop.

If you would like to pay in full please specify in your reservation
and you will be invoices the full amount ($100)



This is not a job interview or audition. The presence of a casting
director or talent manager or utilization of a casting office and/or
talent management office is neither a guarantee nor promise of
employment. The intent of this class is solely educational.

To spare the forum too many words, here's my response.

http://alexandtia.com/Alex/2008/08/the-la-times-on-richard-dutcher/

Alex Hall

Excel Entertainment has scheduled a number of FREE advance screenings
of "The Errand of Angels, a new film about sister missionaries in
Austria, before it opens in theaters on August 22 to get the word out
about the film. You can watch the trailer at
http://www.errandofangelsmovie.com .

There are 4 screenings this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Provo, Layton,
Sandy and South Jordan, and upcoming screenings in St. George and
Providence.

All you have to do is go to http://www.errandofangelsmovie.com , click
on the "Screenings" link, and download your free ticket. Make sure to
let others know about the release of this exciting new missionary film.

All the best,

Christian

...and this question has to do with the Gloria Film Festival because????

--- In ldsfilm@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <ximmer8@...> wrote:
>
> Is it true that Keith Merrill is getting disciplined for shooting
church films where returned missionaries playing Nephites and
Lamanties, took off their shirts for the photo shoot!  About time we
cracked down on these heretics!
>
> --ximmer
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Kevin McDaniel
>   To: ldsfilm@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 2:42 PM
>   Subject: [ldsfilm] Come Network Tomorrow Night
>
>
>   The Gloria Film Festival opens Wednesday, July 30. Come join the
>   festivities at our opening night reception. It's a wonderful chance to
>   network with visiting filmmakers and others along the Wasatch Front.
>   Is there a better way to let others know what you are doing or to find
>   that one person who is missing from your current film project? Tickets
>   are on sale at
>
http://gloriafilmfestival.bside.com/2008/films/openingnightreception_gloriafilmf\
estival2008
>
>   The ticket price includes the screening of the film JOURNEYMAN, a film
>   about mentoring young men. Filmmaker Charlie Borden will be answering
>   questions about his experience making the film after the screening.
>
>   We hope to see you there.
>

----- Original Message -----

From: Kevin McDaniel

To: ldsfilm@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 2:42 PM

Subject: [ldsfilm] Come Network Tomorrow Night

The Gloria Film Festival opens Wednesday, July 30. Come join the
festivities at our opening night reception. It's a wonderful chance to
network with visiting filmmakers and others along the Wasatch Front.
Is there a better way to let others know what you are doing or to find
that one person who is missing from your current film project? Tickets
are on sale at
http://gloriafilmfestival.bside.com/2008/films/openingnightreception_gloriafilmfestival2008

The ticket price includes the screening of the film JOURNEYMAN, a film
about mentoring young men. Filmmaker Charlie Borden will be answering
questions about his experience making the film after the screening.

We hope to see you there.