A NOTE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE ROCHESTER ASSOCIATION FOR FILM ARTS & SCIENCES, INC.
In this difficult time, we at RAFAS encourage all of you involved in the local film industry to take care of yourselves. Follow the guidelines outlined by local Health Officials and the CDC.
There are plenty of activities that can be done at home such as refreshing yourselves on the theory behind your crafts, writing a screenplay (there is still time to enter Scriptitude), creating an on-line improv group via Skype, performing preventative maintenance on equipment, studying films for technique, updating resumes, and so on. This is all in addition to spending time with family, conversation, learning a new skill, getting caught up on that “honey-do” list, playing games (both video and real), calling someone you haven’t spoken to in a while, binge watching a tv show, learning to play the piano, and more.
You don’t have to be bored.
You have to be safe.
The Writers Workshop just held their first on-line meeting using Skype. Scripts were read, discussion ensued and everyone enjoyed themselves.
If this goes on through May, we are planning to hold our Scriptitude Table Read Event as a live YouTube feed.
We encourage more of these impromptu virtual meetings for other groups. Pre-Production discussions can be held this way. Even Post-Production activities can be shared via the Internet and then discussed.
We are fortunate to have tools available to us to do many of these things that we could not do in the past.
But most importantly, we have to stay safe. Wash our hands, use hand sanitizer, stay home. We might be alone, but we don’t have to be lonely. Or bored.
And maybe, when this is over, we will be re-energized, well rested and ready to create wonderful movies once again.
Peace.
Wayne Coughlin
