Girl With A Gun

2007-03-12T03:28:00.000-04:00

South by Southwest-Day 3

The Panel is today! Here are some links to the panel I'll be speaking on

When Does User-Generated Video Become Independent Filmmaking?

Room 12AB

Monday, March 12th

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

What's the difference between a video blog entry and a 4-minute short film? What are the standards/criteria and who decides when they've been met?

Moderator: Jane Wells Dir User Experience Strategy, Schematic

Chris Gore Founder, Film Threat
Meghan Scibona Dir, Girl with a Gun
Jane Wells Dir User Experience Strategy, Schematic
Evan Fleischer VP Alternative & Co-Branded Programming, IFC
http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels/?action=show&id=IAP060268\

My bio:

Meghan Scibona

Dir, Girl with a Gun

Scibona is a Brooklyn, New York based director. She directed and produced a short, Roulette Night, which was shown at the Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and the Queens International Film Festival in 2006. Her shorts F*^kin' Calamari and The Remodel have been shown at Manhattan screenings. Her newest short Scum will be available online in March at: areyouscum.com. Scibona and her husband screenwriter Jason Nunes are in development for their first feature with independent film company, Girl with a Gun Productions, which she will direct. She is a founding partner of SMXL (Small Media Extra Large), a digital movie studio with big ideas for small screens. Their first project, podOperaBrooklyn is a soap opera for podcasts (think Desperate Housewives, not Days of Our Lives).

http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels/?action=bio&id=133908

2007-03-11T21:13:00.000-04:00

SCUM website is up!!

Jason, the screenwriter/master web designer/best husband ever, put added some functionality to our website today. Check it out:

http://areyouscum.com/

2007-03-11T21:03:00.000-04:00

South by Southwest Day 2

Just finished day 2 of the festival. Saw a bunch of panels and 2 movies. Good stuff.

Tomorrow I'm going to be on a panel called, "When Does User Generated Content Become Independent Filmmaking?" I'm so excited!

I was chosen because I've had some shorts in some small festivals and am now using the Internet to promote myself. I'm going to talk about the PROACTIVE monthly film series and about podOperaBrooklyn.com

Check back tomorrow to see how it went.

2007-03-10T23:45:00.000-05:00

South by Southwest Day 1

I just arrived in Austin today for the festival. Will write more details tomorrow.

2007-03-05T23:16:00.000-05:00

SCUM-finished shooting!!!

We really finished shooting tonight. The re-shoot was great-we got some awesome footage. I can't wait to post a clip for you. Coming next week.

2005-12-06T23:38:00.000-05:00

We have music for "Roulette Night"-by Vortex!
Our soundtrack will consist exclusively of songs by Vortex. Our friends Juliet and Hajo have agreed to let us use their wonderful music for our film. We are using it throughout the entire film, as the film takes place in a bar.
Check out their website:
http://vortex4u.com/

Jason and I chose the soundtracks tonight and he will add them in tomorrow night. We only have 4 days until our submission is due to Tribeca. Yippeee!!

2005-12-04T12:22:00.000-05:00

00:12:24:10 Film's, "Aural Fixation" shoot
We shot "Aural Fixation" this weekend. It was a great experience for me as a director. I prepared for the shoot in a new way and challenged myself to really approach the film in a way I hadn't approached the others. I am definitely growing as a director. I am so fired up to direct the next Girl with a Gun project now!! As always, I will keep you posted.

2005-11-18T16:13:00.000-05:00

Meghan's New Directing Project!
I have been chosen to direct a new short film called Aural Fixation, by Charlotte Winters. It's a great script. We are tentatively scheduled to shoot the weekend of December 2nd. It will be produced by 00:12:24:10 Films, the film branch of PROACTIVE. Aural Fixation will be the third film I have directed for them.

Stacie Leigh Scaduto is the Producer and Don Downie is the Director of Photography. Stacie and Don are the founders of Scene Partners Cinema. Jason and I have worked with them on a few projects and we love to collaborate with them. We are discussing a new venture with them, which we will announce when the details are finished.

2005-11-16T15:37:00.000-05:00

Trailer for Feature, "A Family Affair" (working title)
Jason and I have a new feature to raise money for, so we are getting ready to shoot the trailer. More details in a couple of weeks. But check back for the trailer, as we will post it to the site!

2005-10-08T20:33:00.000-04:00

Production Stills from Roulette Night
Here are some photos for our shoot on Thursday. Everyone did great work. Our actors, DP and crew were all excellent and a lot of fun to work with. We had a last minute cancellation, so Don Downie stepped in and worked extra hard as the 1st AC, Gaffer and Boom Op! Thanks Don.

From left: Debargo Sanyal (Tommy), Don Downie's head, Ashley Strand (Parker) I included this because I don't have a picture of Ashley in a scene. Damn it.
Two of our brilliant extras: Derek Burritt and David Gunderson
The crew right before we started to shoot for the afternoon session.
From left: Debargo Sanyal as Tommy, Barry Philips as Dell and Trish Govoni, the DP.
Debargo and Barry

2005-10-08T11:08:00.000-04:00

Love in the Time of Atkins actor in Playgirl!
That's right, Julian Fantechi is featured in the November issue of Playgirl. Check out his website for his other news:
http://julianfantechi.com/news/news.htm

2005-10-03T12:29:00.000-04:00

Pre-Production for "Roulette Night" shoot
We are in pre-production! We are shooting a short film of the play which was a finalist at the Samuel French One-Act Competition. It didn't get published in the end. Now we are making a film to submit to festivals. It's an incredibly sad story but the actors add some levity and it is a joy to watch. It is also controversial enough that it might get noticed.

The shoot is this Thursday, 10/6 at at Stain Bar in Williamsburg. I am hustling all over the place, getting all the details locked down. We have 3 great actors-Barry Philips, Debargo Sanyal and Ashley Strand. Our Director of Photography, Trish Govoni, is amazing, and so is the rest of the crew.

2005-08-25T14:54:00.000-04:00

"Love in the Time of Atkins" trailer released!
Check out the trailer, it's so good. Of course I'm biased so see it for yourself. We shot all of the flashback scenes a few weeks ago-all the footage of Jake and Charlotte. Now, we have to shoot Charlotte in her new life, after having found the Atkins diet. We will shoot that in a few months, after our lead actress loses some weight. As that lead actress, I can tell you that I didn't just eat a cookie...

2005-08-01T02:44:00.000-04:00

Love in the Time of Atkins Shoot
Today we shot all the flashback scenes for Love in the Time of Atkins. We found a great actor, thanks to an introduction by our friend Farah Paultre. Julian Fantechi is a model, fitness model, actor and a trainer. He will be featured in a Men's Fitness spread in the Fall and a SAKS Fifth Avenue print ad. Take a look at his website. Join his fan club, if you wish! He plays Jake, Charlotte's abusive boyfriend.
http://julianfantechi.com/
Also, we will post the trailer here soon. Stay tuned for details.

2005-07-24T14:30:00.000-04:00

Roulette Night-finalist!
We just found out that "Roulette Night" will be submitted for consideration to the publishers at Samuel French. If chosen, Roulette Night" will be published in an anthology of the best plays for 2005! Keep your fingers crossed.

2005-07-01T12:09:00.000-04:00

Girl With A Gun is proud to announce 2 New 1 Act Plays currently in production for the Samuel French One Act Competition
(For up-t0-date information, please check back often or read our event's page.)

"Roulette Night"
Written by Jason Nunes
Directed by Meghan Scibona
Starring: Barry Phillips, Debargo Sanyal, and Ashley Strand
Produced by RCL Writers' Group

Samuel French One Act Competition
Performance: Sunday, July 17th at 7pm
Chernuchin Theater
314 West 54th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY between 8th & 9th Aves

"Love in the Time of Atkins"
Written and directed by Jason Nunes
Starring: Meghan Scibona
Produced by Girl With A Gun

Samuel French One Act Competition
Performance: Wednesday, July 13th at 7:30pm
Chernuchin Theater
314 West 54th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY between 8th & 9th Aves