August | 2012 | BRAIN.LAFILM

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The Big Picture: Paramount’s 100th Anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl

Staying in town for Labor Day Weekend? Go to the Hollywood Bowl to catch this awesome show! Discount ticket information below.

THE BIG PICTURE: PARAMOUNT’S 100^TH ANNIVERSARY

at the Hollywood Bowl

September 2^nd at 7:30

A nostalgia-filled night of unforgettable scores and clips from Paramount’s rich history, including Wings (first Academy Award® Best Picture winner), The Godfather trilogy, the epic romance Titanic, and this year’s action blockbuster Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, among many other favorites.

Hosted by film, TV, and Broadway star Jason Alexander, the evening will feature special appearances by Composers Michael Giacchino (Star Trek), Lalo Schifrin (the Mission: Impossible series), and Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump).

Presented by LA Phil and produced in cooperation with Paramount Pictures. For tickets and information, visit HollywoodBowl.com.

Special Discount!

20% discount in selected sections to The Big Picture: Paramount’s 100th Anniversary, Sunday, September 2^nd, at the Hollywood Bowl. The 20% discount will apply to bench seats in sections M & N and tickets may be purchased online, by phone at 323-850-2000, or in-person at the Hollywood Bowl Box Office (2301 N. Highland Avenue) by using the code word HB12. Tickets are subject to availability.

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Production Assistants Needed for Zombie Movie

Shooting a video narrative/teaser that will be less than two minutes in length intended for YouTube as a promo for a film my company is producing. The theatrical film is a fun zombie movie. The video captures the spirit of the zombie film.

In need of some PAs and someone else with a background in the art department to help dress the set which is the backdrop of a party. Matt needs help on Thursday eve, Friday from 2pm til midnight and possibly a few hours on Saturday.

Locations will be in Sherman Oaks and North Hollywood. Please submit resumes to: makirschnerproductions@gmail.com

Thanks!

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M3 Creative Needs 3 Interns

To LA Film School Students -

My name is Michelle and I am the internship coordinator at M3 Creative, a production company based in Burbank California. We do mostly brand marketing and ‘behind-the-scenes’ for television networks such as Disney, Sony and USA and studios such as Universal and Paramount.

This fall, I have an opening for three student interns in our post production department. They would shadow the junior post producer, editors and/or post production supervisor. If you could pass this on to your students and faculty for the fall semester, it would be much appreciated.

Below are the details of this post production internship:

-3-month internship, 2 days a week, 8 hours a day.

-Must intern in exchange for college credit;

-Must have a working vehicle to get to and from internship.

Thank you very much!

Michelle

www.M3-Creative.com

For students who are interested you must state what month you’re currently in for the FILM program (you must be in at least the 10^th month). Please email resumes and cover letters to George Kiefer at gkiefer@lafilm.com

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Animation Consistent at the Box Office

No matter how you slice it, animated films have been amazingly consistent with domestic box office:

The Lorax – $214,030,500

Madagascar 3: Escape to Europe – $211,252,716

Brave – $225,967,000

Ice Age: Continental Drift – $139,339,000
The U.S./Canada under-performer appears to be the latest installment of Ice Age, but “under performance” is a relative term. The feature will end up in the neighborhood of $150 million, and everywhere else in the known world it’s making the turnstiles twirl at a high rate of speed.

Article via http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com

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Therapy Studios Internship: Post-Production

Therapy Studios looking for interns. Alum Jake shaver started off as an intern here and is now employed full-time. as a paid assistant editor.

We are a fully integrated editorial, design, and post-production company based in West LA, specializing in long and short form editorial, graphic design, sound design, color correction, and visual effects.

General intern duties include going on runs, maintaining the office environment, and assisting the office manager and other employees with projects. There is an opportunity to do creative work if you show enthusiasm and dedication.

Ideally, candidates should be detail-oriented, self-motivated, reliable, and follow directions well. We are also looking for someone who has a positive attitude, cooperates well with others, and has a great work ethic. Knowledge of the film industry and editing is a plus. This is a great opportunity to be in an intimate work environment and learn first-hand how a post-production house operates.

Must be available 1 full day a week, starting at 9:00am and usually ending around 6:00pm. Must have a car. Mileage reimbursed. This is an unpaid internship, but we can offer college credit.

If interested, please e-mail your cover letter and resume to Margaret at Margaret@youneedtherapy.tv

Alum Needs Crew for Talk Show

Monday Sept 3 – Friday Sept 7 2012

Los Angeles Film School Alumni Nesha “Jade Bridget” Davis is shooting a new late night talk show for BRAVO. In order to pitch the show to BRAVO successfully, we must build a fan base and raise money to shoot a very professional pilot. This campaign will help obtain these goals. A series of projects will be done consisting of an online interview show, live performances, and promo videos. In order to complete such a big task it takes a well put together team.

This is an on going project we are looking for a crew that is committed. There will be plenty encouragement to work on other gigs, and all scheduled times to meet will be negotiated based on our schedules. First crew meeting will be held SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.

If you have questions, contact Nesha “Jade Bridget” Davis at jadebridgettm@gmail.com.

Click here to see crew positions

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Congrats to our Industry Specialist Brian Wallace!

Congratulations to instructor Brian Wallace (Industry Specialist for LAFS/LARS), who has a track titled “Goodbye” by David Ramirez that has reached #5 on the charts on iTunes (http://www.davidramirezmusic.com/)

Click here for the record on iTunes

Click here for the track

A little backstory..

Back in August 2011 David Ramirez was on tour and had some new songs he wanted to record while in LA. Brian grabbed some LAFS and LARS students: Jessica Malumay, Eric Becerra, Daniel Soloman, Irving Anguilano, (amongst others) and recorded the track on campus and used it as a demo. Later that track was chosen for his new record, which was released today. The final cut was remixed and remastered but still the core track was recorded with our very own students! Now it’s #5 on the charts and we are super proud of everyone involved!

Article courtesy of Carlos Colon

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Recap of “Lawless” Screening and Q&A

Monday night The Los Angeles Film School welcomed two amazing people to our campus, Director John Hillcoat and prolific author and songwriter Nick Cave. We are grateful to Iris Green in the media center for coordinating this event, as it’s always a pleasure to hear first hand accounts of those behind the films. As a staff member, I couldn’t be anymore ecstatic about this being a fan of both of their collected works. John Hillcoat has some amazing credits in the music video field doing work with such bands as Siouxsie & The Banshees, Placebo, Depeche Mode and AFI. My favorite of them all happened to be his video for Nick Cave’s ‘Babe, I’m on Fire’, which I’m sure lead the pair to their relationship later for Hillcoat’s 2008 feature film The Proposition. An amazing western film written by Cave that set a great tone for both of them and also a spectacular soundtrack scored by Cave and Warren Ellis of the Bad Seeds.

In Lawless Hillcoat and Cave once again paint another dusty story set in the early 1900’s of early American prohibition and racketeering in the Blue Ridge Foothills of Virginia. Taken from an acclaimed novel, The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant, Cave sat down and composed an amazing screenplay in a little over a week. Hillcoat noted that production took about 42 days, which to me both are a real tight schedule but have resulted in a genuine masterpiece.

Definitely the highlight aside from the film itself was Jeff Goldsmith’s Q & A with Hillcoat and Cave. I was hanging on every story, answer and facts about their collected and separate works. Both were very distinguished and did not hold back any of the details that went into creating Lawless from changing the ending a few times, to cutting back on a huge production. These details were fascinating to hear as seeing that Lawless is a very tight story with very precise characters that all intertwined with one another. Another key role discussed was the music, which frankly as a fan totally enamored me from the first frame with rich warm sounds & bluegrass undertones. Nick spoke on how Warren Ellis had created several loops of different musical soundscapes and from there they improvised the rest over 6 days in the studio. As a musician and composer myself I was impressed to hear that in that time they created something so texturally beautiful and heartfelt.

The night closed with a small Q & A from the students & staff, which also was a defining touch to the event itself. Having students interact with the creators on a one on one basis, and hearing answers straight from the creators themselves, which is way too cool. Hillcoat even went into details of his filming style, his preferences, his follies and as well as his achievements. I really felt that these are the kind of things that students want to hear and take in from these screenings as they continue their education. Even myself as a staff member, I walk away with influence and knowledge on my own future endeavors. This has to be one of the best perks of being a student here so always come and take advantage of these screenings! You’ll never know whom you might meet and what you might see!

Article by Carlos Colon

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Interview with LAFS Computer Animation Alum Josh Harris

Having a professional mindset while in school is extremely beneficial – just ask Josh Harris, he was offered a job as a 2D Texture Artist at S2Games before graduating! Even more remarkable is how he was promoted to a 3D Character Modeler before even starting! Josh credits a lot of his success to his time in the United States Marine Corps and here at The Los Angeles Film School; Josh was Salutatorian of his Computer Animation class.

“The mindset you are taught in the Marines is that ‘you must succeed’ and ‘failure is not an option.’ Having that mindset before going into the program really helped,” Josh explains.

By focusing on the work and keeping a positive attitude, Josh was able to produce industry-quality work while still in school, thus building his portfolio and making him a perfect candidate for a company like S2Games. Josh says, “I had the work that show[ed] I could do the job.”

Before attending LAFS, Josh did not have any experience in CG Modeling or animation. Josh explains how this was not an issue or hindrance because “the instructors teach you a lot in a short period of time, so it all just clicks.” What benefited him most was having multiple sets of eyes on his work – all industry professionals – so he was able to catch-on really quickly and receive instant feedback. Josh says another great aspect of attending LAFS is that “the environment here is so creative. There are always people working on something, whether it’s in animation, film or recording. Being around others who are working on their own projects is inspiring. I ended up teaming up with another vet – Andre Andrews- to design a nightlife app he created. That’s just one of so many benefits of being here.”

Josh’s favorite aspect of animation is character design and 2D and 3D modeling. As far as movies go, anything with CG work is stellar. For games, he enjoys the art in the Warcraft series. What stands out most about Josh is his positive attitude – he’s definitely the kind of person you would want to hang with and get to know, which is key in moving forward in the industry. Most notably, instead of using Facebook to just chat and look at pictures, he used it as a networking tool to get in touch with potential employers. That outlook is just one of the many great reasons he landed the job he has today. We can expect to see more of his success in the near future.

Watch his on-camera interview here.

Internship Opportunities

Production Coordinator Intern / Executive Assistant Intern

About the Jobs

Description:Leading entertainment marketing company seeks interns for its headquaters. We provide a pleasant working environment and training program. We represent over 200 corporate clients in the Entertainment Industry through television, feature film, and celebrity events.

Current openings:

Production Coordinator Internship (Min 3 days per week, M-F 9-5, for 3 months)-

Assisting the Production Coordinator in product placement for the television and feature film division. Day to day tasks of the company include:

effectively building relationships with businesses throughout the industry, updating clients’ placement account reports, editing placement exposures creating Quicktime movies, reading / provide script coverage, searching for placement opportunities, creating synopsis. develop marketing lists of prospective clients, dropping off product at local studios- WB, Universal, CBS-Radford, Paramount, etc, visit production sets to capture set still shots of our clients’ product, logistical assistance at celebrity events as needed.

Openings: Several

Executive Assistant Internship (Min 4 days per week, M-F 9-5, for 3 months) -

Assisting the company president in daily tasks which include:

Update and call on account receivables, setup new client accounts, manage proposals and contracts for marketing directors and company president, assist in coordinating client participation at celebrity events, assist production coordinators with placement opportunities as needed, schedule and organize meetings, attend and take minutes at corporate meetings.

Openings: 1

- Effective communication skills including proper phone etiquette

- Excellent computer skills,proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

- Knowledge of Adobe Video Collection and Creative Suite a plus

- Strong organization skills

- An ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment

- An interest in the administrative side of the entertainment industry

- Must have reliable transportation (must be punctual)

This is an unpaid internship

Location: North Hollywood CA

Go here to apply and follow the instructions

Upcoming Events

Archives

The Big Picture: Paramount’s 100th Anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl

Production Assistants Needed for Zombie Movie

M3 Creative Needs 3 Interns

Animation Consistent at the Box Office

Therapy Studios Internship: Post-Production

Alum Needs Crew for Talk Show

Congrats to our Industry Specialist Brian Wallace!

Recap of “Lawless” Screening and Q&A

Interview with LAFS Computer Animation Alum Josh Harris

Internship Opportunities