January 2010

This Sunday, January 31, 5-7pm1142 S Lamar BlvdAustin, TX 78704 The Texas Motion Picture Alliance is pleased as punch to be partnering with The Highball for our new Central Texas Monthly Meeting/Mixer, launching this Sunday, January 31 from 5-7pm. This event is free and open to the public, so please join us the last Sunday of every month. THIS MONTH'S GUEST:Two-time Academy Award nominated sound mixer JOHN PRITCHETT will discuss his craft and career, spanning such films as The Trip to Bountiful, Dirty Dancing, The Player, Road to Perdition, Sin City, There Will Be Blood and the forthcoming …

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DENTON, TX - Thin Line Film Fest announced today the competitive lineup of films for the 2010 festival held February 17-21. For complete information on all this year's titles including schedule, full descriptions, trailers, and more visit http://www.thinlinefilmfest.com. This year's schedule includes 46 documentaries.

Suicide Notes a Houston produced film, Satin Touches, Hollywood Makeup Company and Shina Rae, International singing sensation and clothing designer; bring to you the movie Sneak Peek party of the year, Saturday January 23, 2010 at Deans, 316 Main Street in downtown Houston. Come experience a fusion of live music performances, a fiesta of fashion, fantasy, and view clips from feature film Suicide Notes. With a cast line up that includes Lou Martini Jr., (Sopranos & As the World Turns) Sammy Kershaw, (Grammy winning country singer) Houston's own Sam Malone,(radio personality), Bardia Mattin raising star(nick named Brad Downey Jr.

Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010Time: 10am - 4:30pmLocation: Rice University Media CenterPresented by XL FilmsCost: FREE to SWAMP Members JOIN SWAMP HERE COURSE DESCRIPTIONSWAMP and XL Films invite you to a special one-day technical workshop on the revolutionary RED ONE 4K Digital Camera System. The RED ONE produces images that are 4 times the resolution of the best high-definition video, with the same aesthetically pleasing selective focus, latitude and color resolution as 35mm film, among many other unique features. In this workshop, you'll get a thorough run-through of the RED ONE's capabilities, operations and menus, as …

The Production Accounting Clerk Workshop is a one-day course, taught by industry professionals, that gives you the skills needed to hit the ground running to find work as a production clerk. Participants are taught details of the responsibilities of each member of the accounting staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "For Whom He Tolls" is the story of a young girl named Kayla, played by Lena Clark (Battle: Los Angeles, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell) who comes back home to take care of her mentally ailing Memah, played by Gina Brazell. With the help of a mysterious new neighbor, played by Lije Sarki (The Last Ride, Alphonso Bow, Rolling) and an at-home nurse played by Angela Ware (Friday Night Lights), they try to mend their relationship and find peace in a small east Texas farm house while dealing with eerie visions of a Man in a …

Event Date(s) / Time: Wed, 27 Jan, 2010 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Details: THE HAPPY POET follows a one-time poet's attempt to run a successful vegetarian foodstand despite pressure to sell something easier - hot dogs. Complications with the foodstand jeopardize budding friendships as well as Bill's sense of self-worth and faith in humanity

Have you ever asked what is SAG, AEA, AFTRA or IATSE? Have you ever thought what does the union do for me

The majority of the content, information and entertainment that we consume in the future will be delivered on a wirelessly (or wired) connected screen. Television networks won’t tell us when we have to consume content and we won’t have to cut down trees in order to be able to read our favorite publications