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THE METRO SCREEN NETWORK Metro Screen Network is a collective of Metro Screen members who meet on a monthly basis. Meetings offer the opportunity to network with other members, pitch projects for equipment use, screen works for feedback, share skills and resources and collaborate with each other to produce films, TV content and new media projects. The group also runs workshops and industry panel talks lead by professionals who offer tips and advice on finding success in the industry. So if you’re looking to meet like-minded people, help on productions or find crew for your project; come along and meet the group. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contact the Metro Screen Network Coordinator The Metro Screen Network has an email group to keep Metro Screen Network people connected between meetings. Please phone the Metro Screen Network Coordinator Michael Chrisoulakis on Tuesdays 02 9356 1818 or email network@metroscreen.org.au if you have any questions. If you’re not yet a member, but want to check out an Metro Screen Network meeting, it’s just $10 – by the second you’re bound to want to join! To become a Metro Screen member, phone reception on 02 9356 1818 or email metro@metroscreen.org.au Metro Screen Network in 2009 – check it out here >> |
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Thursday Dec 11, 6.30pm FILM TRIVIA + SCREENING End of year member film screenings, movie trivia and prizes FREE for members | $10 non-members Think you know all about film? Then celebrate the end of the year with Metro Screen in true film fanatic style at the Metro Screen Network’s Film Trivia and screening night. The Metro Screen Network has decided to throw down the gauntlet to those who call themselves movie buffs with a night of true hardcore film trivia and a great line up of films. So, take the opportunity to reward all those hours of sitting in a darkened theatre by flexing your movie knowledge muscles and winning a load of great film prizes. As you read this, a crack team of Metro Screen movie experts are working on trivia that will test the most faithful film addict and be sure to stretch your expertise. Located in Metro Screen’s Studio 1, the rounds of trivia will be punctuated with an eclectic mix of films made with support from the Metro Screen Network’s annual $15,000 production grants. As always at Metro Screen events, you will have the opportunity to network with fellow filmmakers and build on your contacts. Audience bookings essential. Please contact metro@metroscreen.org.au or 9356 1818 to request a booking form or for more information. Or download form here >> When: Thursday December 11th, 6.30pm – 8pm Where: METRO SCREEN, Paddington Town Hall Cnr Oxford St + Oatley Rd, Paddington Cost: Free for Metro Screen members / $10 non-members - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tuesday December 02, 6.30pm INTERACTIVE SCREENWRITING SESSION with JACK FELDSTEIN FREE for members | $10 non-members What is the central dramatic question of your screenplay? Recently returned from New York, experienced writer and filmmaker Jack Feldstein will present his animated film THE FANTASTICAL WORLD OF SCRIPTWRITING, in an interactive screenwriting session that will cover the essential elements of writing a great script. This session is a great opportunity to apply Jack’s principles to your own writing and develop engaging characters, interesting scenes, raise the stacks in your film and add richness to your screenplay – whatever draft it’s in. In association with the Metro Screen Network, Jack will elaborate on the points raised in his film in an enthusiastic and passionate presentation, which clearly displays his long-time love of screenwriting. THE FANTASTICAL WORLD OF SCRIPTWRITING was recently screened at the Metro Screen Network’s Audience Test Screening event to great enthusiasm; it is a fun stream-of-consciousness animation, which outlines a checklist of screenwriting fundamentals. About Jack Feldstein: Jack is an established screenwriter, script editor, playwright, producer, digital animator, filmmaker, series creator and lecturer in Sydney. His plays have been performed at the Ensemble Theatre, National Institute of Dramatic Arts, The Malthouse in Melbourne, the Royalty Theatre, Adelaide and presented at the Australian National Playwright’s Conference. He is well known as a screenwriter and creator of various television shows and interactive scriptwriter for 3D computer animation webisodes. For five years, Jack was Head Writer at Brilliant Digital Entertainment where he was instrumental in developing interactive multipath animated series including XENA-PRINCESS WARRIOR with Universal, SUPERMAN with DC Comics and SPIDERMAN with Marvel Comics. Jack has also lectured at the Australian School Of Film, Television & Radio, as well as tutoring at the University of Western Sydney in linear and non-linear scriptwriting. Audience bookings essential. Please contact metro@metroscreen.org.au or 9356 1818 to request a booking form. Or simply download form here >> When: Tues December 2nd, 6.30pm – 8pm Where: METRO SCREEN, Paddington Town Hall Cnr Oxford St + Oatley Rd, Paddington Cost: Free for Metro Screen members / $10 non-members - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tuesday November 18, 6.45pm FIRST FEATURE with NASH EDGERTON mapping the journey from shorts to full length Metro Screen Network’s FIRST FEATURE examines the leap from making short films to feature length productions, with Australia’s fresh filmmaking talent. Many short filmmakers aspire to tell their stories in feature length, but the path from shorts to first feature can be difficult, with only a handful achieving this goal. FIRST FEATURE on November 18 aims to provide inspiring, practical advice you can use. Held in Metro Screen’s Studio 1, Nash Edgerton will discuss his career path, his filmmaking process, how his shorts assisted him, and how he was able to direct his first feature length film and secure a cinema release. Nash will also screen several of his early shorts, including those that helped define his career including his first short film ‘Bloodlock’. “FIRST FEATURE was conceived to show filmmakers that going from short films to features is achievable and not some unreachable dream” says Michael Chrisoulakis, Metro Screen Network Coordinator. Nash Edgerton is a filmmaker who knows his craft from both sides of the camera from his work as an actor, stunt performer, editor, producer, writer, and director. Since his short DEADLINE, which took out the top prize at Tropfest in 1997, Nash has directed a number of award-winning short films and music videos for some of Australia’s most popular musicians including Missy Higgins, Ben Lee, Eskimo Joe and The Sleepy Jackson. His most recent short SPIDER has so far played at over 35 film festivals around the world and won 14 awards. FIRST FEATURE will chart Nash’s journey from short films to the recent cinema release of ‘The Square’. Producer on ‘The Square’ Louise Smith states, “The thing that amazed me that first time, and for every other short film Nash has ever directed, is that audiences love them, LOVE THEM! They’re completely entertained by them and completely surprised by them….Nash has an ability to direct performances and action and ultimately just make a really entertaining film.” Host: Lynden Barber Lynden Barber is a Sydney-based freelance journalist specialising in film and music, a feature film script assessor, and a curator for the National Film and Sound Archive website australianscreen.com <http://australianscreen.com> . Before serving as Artistic Director of the Sydney Film Festival in 2005 and 2006 he was the staff film writer at daily broadsheet The Australian for a decade and before that the senior film critic at The Sydney Morning Herald for five years. His professional journalism appears most frequently in The Australian and Limelight magazine. When: Tues Nov 18th, 7pm – 9pm Where: METRO SCREEN, Paddington Town Hall Cnr Oxford St + Oatley Rd, Paddington Cost: $5 Metro Screen members / $15 non-members Bookings Essential: contact metro@metroscreen.org.au or 9356 1818 to secure your place or to request a booking form. Members please quote your membership number. Download Booking Form Here >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tuesday October 7, 6.30pm Metro Screen holds YOUR audience test screening Being precious just won’t cut it! Have a rough cut of your film and not sure if the twist makes sense? Have a TV pilot that you’re sure is a winner, but you’re the only one who’s seen it? You laugh at every gag, but will your audience get the punch line? The Metro Screen Network presents an opportunity to test screen your work before a film savvy audience before you lock off your edit or release your production to the world. We recognises the value for test viewing projects and also recognise that this is not always easy to organise, so we are doing it for you. “Who are we making our films for, if not an audience?” states Network Coordinator, Michael Chrisoulakis. “A single piece of feedback could make a difference between a good film and great film.” This is a genuine opportunity to gain constructive and critical feedback from your peers and those working or looking to work in the industry. Open to anyone who wants feedback on their project – rough cut, trailer, TV pilot, single scene, promo, music video, TVC. Any style and genre acceptable up to 20min running time. “It’s easy to become too close to a project and loose perspective.” says Michael, “This is a great opportunity to screen your production before an audience and see what’s working and what’s not before it’s too far down the track.” Arm yourself with questionnaires, drill the audience for feedback, or simply observe to see they are laughing in all the right places (and for the right reasons). Even if you don’t have a project to test screen this is the perfect opportunity to discover and understand your fellow filmmaker's processes and see what works, what doesn't and most importantly why. So come along and join in the critical feedback discussions and gain insight that can be applied to your next project. To submit a production for the test screening or for more information, please contact Metro Screen Network Coordinator Michael Chrisoulakis on network@metroscreen.org.au Audience bookings essential. Please contact metro@metroscreen.org.au or call 9356 1818 to request a booking form. WHEN: Tues October 7th, 6.30pm – 8pm WHERE: METRO SCREEN, Paddington Town Hall Cnr Oxford St + Oatley Rd, Paddington COST: Free for Metro Screen members / $10 non-members DOWNLOAD FORM HERE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tuesday September 2, 6.30pm SPEED NETWORKING Placed within focused groups, attendees were given five minutes to meet and greet others from a cross section of the industry. Followed by a social networking session. FREE for members, $10 for non-members.
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Screen Network Screening Tuesday 4 Dec 2007. Starts 5.30pm [Cinema 2] Shorts made through Metro Screen’s members group. Films supported via subsides won in Pitching Sessions and nurtured along the way by the group. See work from a wide range of talented Sydney film and media makers. LOCATION | Screenings take place with Metro Screen’s partner the Chauvel Cinema at the Paddington Town Hall Cnr Oxford St + Oatley Rd Paddington [upstairs from Metro Screen].
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6, 2007 INDUSTRY PANEL The Film Festival Experience TOPICS • What festivals look for when selecting a film. • How best to market your film at a festival [ie putting together a press kit]. • Preparation for attending a major festival. • What type of travel assistance is available from government film agencies. • First hand festival experiences from around the world. • Panelists will also be available for questions from the audience PANELISTS INCLUDE CLARE STEWART – Executive Director of the Sydney Film Festival BRONWYN KIDD – Director of the Flickerfest International Film Festival LINDA TIZARD – Head, Development and Investment, NSW Film and DEAN FRANCIS – Writer/Director HEATHER OXENHAM – Producer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - September 6, 2007 SPEED NETWORKING Over 100 attendees met more contacts in one hour than they ever thought possible. Followed by a social networking hour this event proved hugely successful. Attendees secured paid work, feature film roles and an enormous amount of contacts. Metro Screen would like to thank both the professional and emerging industries for their huge support of this event. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - August 7, 2007 PITCHING SESSION $15,000 MPG Annual Subsidy Fund Warm up your powers of persuasion and pitch for production support OR be an audience member and decide who wins. Four pitchers vied for support for the last time in 2007. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - July 3, 2007 TELEVISION PRODUCTION – INDUSTRY PANEL From Concept to Prime Time A panel of professionals representing a cross section of the television industry covered topics such as: You’ve got an idea for a show – what next? | What to cover in a TV show proposal. | What are the TV Networks looking for in a concept? | Do you need to write an entire series before TV Networks will look at your idea? | Tips on submissions and pitching. | Do you need to make a pilot episode? | How does TV show funding work? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 5, 2007 PITCHING SESSION $15,000 MPG Annual Subsidy Fund Warm up your powers of persuasion and pitch for production support OR be an audience member and decide who wins. Four pitchers vied for support. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 1, 2007 SPEED NETWORKING Over 100 attendees met more contacts in one hour than they ever thought possible. Followed by a social networking hour this event proved hugely successful. Attendees secured paid work, feature film roles and an enourmous amount of contacts. Metro Screen would like to thank both the professional and emerging industries for their huge support of this event. The Speed Networking event also celebrated the re-launch of the METRO SCREEN NETWORK, formerly known as Metro Screen’s Members Production Group. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Apr 6, 2007 PITCHING SESSION $15,000 MPG Annual Subsidy Fund Warm up your powers of persuasion and pitch for production support OR be an audience member and decide who wins. Four pitchers vied for support. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mar 6, 2007 THE FUNDING APPLICATION – INDUSTRY PANEL What Can Make Your Application Successful For many filmmakers the thought of facing a funding application can seem overwhelming and for those who have been unsuccessful the question they are left with is WHY? The below Panel shed light on that question and broke down the funding application into easily managed parts. With a Q&A included. Valerie Allerton | NSW Film & Television Office, Mark Lazarus | Australian Film Commission, Kath Shelper | Film & TV Producer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Feb 6, 2007 The MPG SUBSIDY – PITCHING SESSIONS Metro Screen supports the development of MPG projects through an annual $15,000 Production Subsidy for equipment and/or facilities. Four times a year, MPG members are given the opportunity to pitch their ideas at formal pitching sessions. In a truly democratic fashion, the MPG group votes to decide how much support the pitched projects receive. |
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