RMM General Meeting Minutes - July 2014

July 31, 2014
Start Time: 6:34PM
Total in Attendance: 39
Location: RCTV
Agenda:

Introductions:

Made individually around the room
Stan Main announced Ric Hooker will be stepping down as RMM Treasurer, and Chris Hazenbush will be taking over as Interim Treasurer
- Board presented Ric with Award of Recognition for his service as RMM’s Treasurer, Greeter, and Membership Coordinator

Upcoming Events:
RMM Writers Group

Upcoming Projects:
Stan Main – RMM Director’s Forum

Adrian Esposito – Disability Hollywood

Documentary about disabilities in Hollywood
May need cameraman to shoot an Advocacy Group Meeting at Arc of Monroe County (http://www.arcmonroe.org/)
- Will be screening Freaks and wants to get participants’ reactions on film
Doesn’t know date nor time yet
Has camera to use
Contact adrianesposito AT rochester.rr DOT com for more information

Brian Page – Once in A Good Many Million Times

Shooting a film in Angelica, NY
Set in the 1800s
Looking for crew and actors
Looking for props, a horse-drawn carriage, and horses
Shooting during the last two weekends in September and the first weekend in October
Will have an Indiegogo campaign in late August
Contact empirefilmny AT gmail DOT com for more information

Hayden Freedman – short film

Neeti Fidurko – Who Would Jesus Date

Comedic short film, 20 minutes
Current in pre-production and will be shooting in a few weeks
Needs the following crew:
- On-Location Sound Recorder
- Gaffer (lighting)
- Make-up Artist
- Location Scout

Curt Markham – “The Search for Silverspear”

Rebecca (Becca) Delaney and Brandonne Rankin – Fast Forward Film Festival Call for Entries

A new film festival/event in connection with Andy Stern and his Lost Bird Project (http://www.lostbirdproject.org/about)
WXXI, The Little Theater, and RIT/Pollution Prevention Institute are premiere sponsors
Goal: to connect the viewers in some way with the environment – must inspire people to do something about climate change
The Festival will be local (Rochester) films only, but the festival will then move to other cities
Will be held on Earth Day 2015 and will span three days
Submission window – October 8, 2014 (8:00am) through February 27, 2015 (11:59pm)
- Can submit multiple files
- Each film must be five minutes or less in length
- No entry fee
- Submit on website www.fastforwardroc.org
Cash awards will be given in three categories:
- “Most Inspiring, Compelling, and Engaging”
- “Most Unique Perspective”
- “Strongest Call to Action”
Jury Panel includes:
- Enid Cardinal
- Deborah Dickson
- Jack Garner
- Todd McGrain
Films may be aired on PBS at a later date
Website www.fastforwardroc.org will be live October 1, 2014
Contact Rebecca AT fastforwardroc DOT org for more information

Networking:

Speaker:
Johannes Bockwoldt – “Reading Phillip Seymour Hoffman”

Gave short excerpt from his upcoming class at Writers & Books
- http://www.wab.org/classes-workshops/reading-phillip-seymour-hoffman/
- First class starts October 21, 2014, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  - $180.00 for non-members, discounted for W&B members
  - Eight class sessions
Screened Love Liza
- Hoffman brings life into awkward characters
Screened Ray
- Works from the inside, out
- Studies the characters and finds the truth behind them
- “Representational actor” vs. “Presentational Actor”
  - Foxx vs. Hoffman
    - Foxx is more of a representation of Ray Charles, whereas Hoffman does more analysis of his character at every single moment
Played sound clip of Doubt with the screenplay displayed
- Good writing mixes with good acting
- Drama and tension builds in the excerpted scene
- “Good writing creates a great acting opportunity”
- Drama is Conflict
Played sound clip of Savages with the screenplay displayed
- Another example of drama as conflict
- Hoffman gets to the truth of a character and the truth of the script
Also explored excerpts from Uta Hagen’s works on acting
Hoffman – actors explore themselves and others, which can be burdensome