SPRING 2008 VISITING MEDIAMAKER SERIES

Film Director Lawrence Blume Presents “Martin and Orloff”

Monday, February 11, 5:30pm, Markstein 102

Film director and technologist Lawrence Blume screens his independent dark comedy Martin & Orloff (2002)  which features the Upright Citizens Comedy Brigade, with appearances by Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Andy Richter. Blume will discuss directing feature films, the comedy genre, and the future of film and TV technology.

Paper Tiger Reads Paper Tiger Television

Tuesday, February 12, 3pm, Arts 101

A new documentary on Art, Activism and Analysis

Smashing the myths of the information industry for 25 years!

An early innovator in video art and public access television, PTTV developed a unique aesthetic that experimented with the television medium combining art, academics, politics, performance and live television.

Guilherme Marcondes, “Tyger”

Tuesday, March 11, 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Arts 340
Award-winning Brazilian Filmmaker, Macondes, will present his animated film, “Tyger”, based on William Blake’s poem of the same name. Placed in Sao Paulo’s chaotic urban landscape, the film utilizes a fascinating mixture of puppetry, digital animation, and live video. Marcondes will discuss his process in making this work and other animations. This event is sponsored in association with the The San Diego Latino Film Festival.

Hand-Made Films Screening and Hand-Processing Workshop with Brooklyn Filmmaker, Megan Hess

Thursday, April 10th, ACD 102, 6pm

Screening of Hand-Made films curated by visiting media filmmaker, Megan Hessenthal.  Work screened will include short films "Dirt" and "Make Me" by Megan Hessenthal. 

April 11th, 10-4pm, Space to be TBA

Sign up to learn and make a unique one of a kind, hand-processed super 8mm

film.  Instructor will be visiting hand-processing filmmaker,

musician, and teacher, Megan Hessenthal. Please contact Minda Martin (mimartine@csusm.edu) or Kristine Diekman (kdiekman@csusm.edu). Space is limited.

Megan Hessenthaler is a personal experimental/documentary filmmaker who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She works primarily in super 8 and 16mm film editing and manipulating her analog images by hand. Educated at Emerson College in Boston, MA Megan has worked on both coasts in a bevy of areas pertaining to the film industry. Her first film 'Dirt' has screened nationwide, her next film 'Make Me' is expected to be complete by early 2008.

All events are made possible by a generous grant from the IRA and the participation of the  Communication and Visual Performing Arts Departments of CSU San Marcos.

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