tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215070572009-02-23T01:02:06.851-05:00Production Forum: Ideas, Articles, Grant ResourcesYoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1162225996037346912006-10-30T11:32:00.000-05:002006-10-30T11:33:16.050-05:00

Check it out: http://www.trulyindie.com/index.html

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ITA Ticket SearchSeems like leaving from Chicago is significantly cheaper than Detroit... (link)The pilgrimage of the Virgen del Quinche is on November 21. More Info.

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apparently Apple wants you to add their logo to the credits if you edit with Final Cut Pro. See this.

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Top 10 Final Cut Pro Tips and Tricks for Editors

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Hello all,Phase 1 of Post Production is now complete: all footage (about 600 gigs!) has been captured. That's more than two full days worth of film on our little hard drive.Phase 2 is to log the footage using our logsheets (thanks to Kyle for transcribing the first batch!).Phase 3: translation.And just to whet your appetite, here are some stills from the film (click on the image to view larger):

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http://www.larryjordan.biz/nxltrs/nxltr_28.html#levelsBoosting Audio Levels:http://www.larryjordan.biz/nxltrs/nxltr_28.html#boost

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Hello all,Some of you may have been wondering what that greasy haired clutch of miscreants with the camera has been up to. Following a strict stormchasing regime through Ecuador, we’ve been working tirelessly to collect footage from Quito, Loja, Peguche, Otavalo, Juncal, San Martin, and Illuman. The film, more than anything, is a rigorous collection of qualitative data on the health and healing

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1155604387323061962006-07-24T21:10:00.000-04:002006-08-14T21:13:07.343-04:00

Yachacs, Jambi Huasi, and a Gringo's Blog

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A neat plug-in for touching up images in post. The Repair-Collection

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Download this document here.1. Field ProducerThe Field Producer directs the scene. Field Producers approach subjects, introduce the crew, and position the subject into favorable lighting positions. Before calling action, communicate with the Camera Operator, Audio Field Recorder, and Gaffer to get a “thumbs up” (Lights, Camera, Sound, Action). This job may be combined with Interviewer/Translator

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First draft here.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1147459933001876702006-05-12T14:47:00.000-04:002006-05-12T14:52:13.013-04:00

A chapter by Luis Macas, Linda Belote, and Jum Belote on Dr. Luis Alberto Macas Ambuludi and CONAIE, and the indigenous people's movement in Ecuador. a good read (pdf).

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The Círculo “Micaela Bastidas Phuyuqhawa” is an organization of students and professors, mostly affiliated with the University of Michigan, who study or work in one of the Andean republics.They organzied a conference on in April: RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE (7th - 21st centuries), which featured a lecture on "pro-indigenous, anti-neoliberal and anti-racist agendas" in Ecuador.More

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(wiki article)Pronounced "ah-yah-waska," the word is from the Quechua language; it means vine of the soul, vine of the dead, or the vision vine. Known by various names among 72 native ayahuasca-ingesting cultures in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, this legendary, industrial-strength hallucinogen is used by curanderos to heal the sick and communicate with spirits. Many rain forest shamans simply refer

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1147364158846467002006-05-11T12:10:00.000-04:002006-05-11T12:15:58.856-04:00

This is another grant we can apply to. Unfortunately, we just missed the deadline but the next one is in November and might provide finishing funds or cover costs if we want to hold a conference or a screening for the piece. The Threshold Foundation is another resource for event related funding.

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Click here for minutes

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FYI: I've been in touch with the director of Art Resources Traditions, a Latin American art resource project. He has a number of contacts in Ecuador. Will keep y'all posted.

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Here's some good post-prod advice on making subtitles (early, but useful):Tips to Improve your Text (via Larry's Final Cut Newsletter) Avoid lines thinner than 4 pixels, they will flicker Avoid lines that are almost horizontal or almost vertical, they will stair-step Avoid fancy, curvy fonts like Harrington, Chancery, or Savoye Avoid fonts with very thin bars or serifs, such as Engravers

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Interviewing Tips for Documentariesby Laurie White(notes from the workshop)

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Mini Grant GuidelinesAll Michigan faculty and graduate students are eligible to apply for mini grants. Applications may be made at any time and must include a proposal, a budget, and a list of other funding sources, actual and/or solicited. A condition of funding is that the event have a component open to the university public (no grants will be awarded to entirely closed workshops, courses, etc…

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A Collaborative Research Initiative of the Latin American Studies AssociationThe Latin American political landscape has changed profoundly in the past two decades, as indigenous and Afro-Latin peoples have made their voices heard in national arenas. Throughout the region, thousands of civil society organizations and social movements participate in these struggles, working on a wide range

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Not exactly health related, but interesting:"Scientists say that 80 percent of Andean ice caps are likely to melt away in the next 15 years due to climate change. The glacier's demise means less water and a changing way of life for the 30,000 mostly indigenous people who live in the foothills of Cotacachi Mountain. Their story is this week's installment of an ongoing series, 'Early Signs: Reports

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agenda:1. Prisons2. South American Explorers Club3. Amy Clay3. Equipment & Workshops5. Financial update / Budget Priorities6. Jaime Guevaramore inside.

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J. Guevara on the radio.J. Guevara in spanish.J. Guevara on the web.songs (mp3):Vestiras mi PantalonCancion del Remiso

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How to Apply to the MacArthur Foundation Independent Documentary Film Fund and more information on the letter of inquiry (check with Quito Project before submitting letter).Also, we need to send a letter to the Sundance Doc Fund and the Annenberg Foundation (guidelines).Other grants to apply for:Moxie Docs - Equipment, could be usefulAperture Film GrantWomen in Films Finishing Grant - for post

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