miniPAH:OTL
February 13th, Everywhere
Old Man PAH presents a mini PAH-FEST to the members of the OTL online community www.thelot.com, a web forum for filmmakers from all walks of life to present and discuss their films. Using video enabled cell phones, this PAH-FEST will test the filmmaker's ability to think spontaneously and work fast, producing a 1 minute film in 5 hours. We've seen amazing stories come out of PAH-FEST's from rural communities around the world, let's see what talent the OTL Internet community will bring!
Congratulations to the Winners
- "Frosty" by Mike Newman
- "Untitled" by Anne-Sophie
- Audience Choice Award: "The Duality of Chachi" by Damian Montoya
All movies can be seen on the PAH Nation Theater»
Contest Rules and Details
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 13 2007 12:00-5:00 PM PST
FORMAT: Video-enabled Cell Phone
LENGTH: 1 minute.
TOPIC: Christopher Coppola will provide topic just before 12 pm on Feb. 13.
RULES: anyone who is an OTL member can participate. No editing allowed. If you have a cell phone that records only 15 seconds, you can record 4 separate pieces, and we will edit them together. Be sure you let us know the correct order.
Judges
BENSLAPPYWHITE After attending film school at Southern Illinois University, James moved to Los Angeles in 1998 in pursuit of more hands on knowledge of the craft of filmmaking. He spent 5 years working on the sets of big-budget Hollywood movies like "Daredevil", "XXX" and "Cradle 2 the Grave" as well as independent, commercial and television productions like "7th Heaven", "JAG" and "The Agency". During this time James also spent 3 years working alongside Academy-Award Winning screenwriter Billy Bob Thornton at his production company, Meathouse Productions. Armed with knowledge and experience, recent years have seen James coming into his own as a writer/director. Having helmed 3 short films from 2004-2005 (The most notable a production in which James had the opportunity to direct acclaimed filmmaker/actor Penny Marshall) James took on the monumental task of directing his first feature film, BLOCKED, in early 2005. BLOCKED premiered as an "Official Selection" at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood as part of the Silverlake Film Festival in March, 2006 and was released worldwide on dvd/home video in January, 2007.
JOHN MEREDITH
John Meredith is a resident native of the Bay Area and has a true love for movies and the art and business of filmmaking. John’s film career began as a kid with 8mm films and is currently "in development"of his first Feature Film project. John’s background is in the area of Real Estate Brokerage, is the father of three children and lives with his wife, Julie, in Livermore, CA.
DAWN AKEMI Raised in Hawaii, Dawn Akemi lived in Washington DC, Seattle, and Minneapolis before settling in Los Angeles. Her career path includes Certified Public Accountant, Sales, Chef, Artist, and, most beloved, Acting. She has been acting for more 10 years on stages in Minneapolis and L.A., including The Cast, The Interact Theater, The Raven Playhouse, Art/Works Theatre, with experience ranging from experimental and physical to classical and comedy. Her film credits include Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God. Dawn is a big believer in ongoing actor training and has studied Meisner, Method, Improvisation, Grotowski, Chekhov, Suzuki, Viewpoints, Voice, Movement and Dance. When Dawn is not ardently pursuing craft and career, she loves to cook, design jewelry, and knit.