C-47: Georgia Short Film Showcase is proud to announce the Fall 2006 Showcase winning film "Blame Falls" directed by Ly Bolia. This film was selected out of 20 submissions for the Fall 2006 Showcase.
"Blame Falls" was shot on location in a local Atlanta home in high-definition film over three days. The film follows a grieving man after he loses his wife and son. He searches for an answer to why his life has made a turn for the worse, and he finds it in an unsuspecting collections agent.
The film's director, Ly Bolia, spent 12 years shooting independent films in New York City. He was educated at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and he now resides in Atlanta. As a professor at Georgia State University, he is able to share his expertise with undergraduate and graduate students in film.
If you or someone you know would like to submit a film, please visit the C-47 website.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Elementary School Students Learn About Filmmaking
Video has become an important tool for communicating in today's world, and students in elementary school are no exception when it comes to communicating and storytelling with the use of video. Students at Peyton Forest Elementary School learned exactly how important video can be at the "Postcards from Buster" workshop.
During the workshop, students in third, fourth and fifth grade learned the basics of filmmaking, received a media literacy lesson, learned how to storyboard their ideas, and created original videos that were about one minute in length. Students also learned how to edit their videos using iMovie.
The submissions created by the students will be submitted to the "Postcards From You Film Festival." Chosen videos from the festival will be shown in late spring 2007 as interstitials between the new season of Arthur.
Videos from the workshop are titled "School of the Tiger" and "Be Creative." Thomas said both of these videos were submitted to the "Postcards From You Film Festival," and students are waiting to hear whether or not their film will be aired during the new season of Arthur.
Cynthia Thomas, Media Specialist at Peyton Forest Elementary, said the workshop really has helped the students learn the fundamentals of operating a video camera.
As a result of the workshop, Peyton Forest now has a Press Club. The newly formed Press Club videotapes all events at the school and is making a school documentary to present to the principal at the end of the year.
During the workshop, students in third, fourth and fifth grade learned the basics of filmmaking, received a media literacy lesson, learned how to storyboard their ideas, and created original videos that were about one minute in length. Students also learned how to edit their videos using iMovie.
The submissions created by the students will be submitted to the "Postcards From You Film Festival." Chosen videos from the festival will be shown in late spring 2007 as interstitials between the new season of Arthur.
Videos from the workshop are titled "School of the Tiger" and "Be Creative." Thomas said both of these videos were submitted to the "Postcards From You Film Festival," and students are waiting to hear whether or not their film will be aired during the new season of Arthur.
Cynthia Thomas, Media Specialist at Peyton Forest Elementary, said the workshop really has helped the students learn the fundamentals of operating a video camera.
As a result of the workshop, Peyton Forest now has a Press Club. The newly formed Press Club videotapes all events at the school and is making a school documentary to present to the principal at the end of the year.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Explore Georgia's Art on the Web
The Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) recently launched a new website dedicated to the Georgia's State Art Collection, an extensive chronicle of work created by Georgia artists from the 1970s to the 1990s. The website is an interactive "Internet home" for anyone who has a connection to the arts.
This website is the first to be hosted by a state arts agency that focuses exclusively on visual artists of the state and offers curriculum-based lesson plans that correlate to national and state standards.
For more than a year, the Georgia Council for the Arts worked with technology partner Georgia Public Broadcasting to photograph, digitize and archive more than six hundred pieces of art created by more than three hundred Georgia artists. Many of these names are easily recognizable by patrons of the arts: Benny Andrews, Ed Moulthrop, Howard Finster and Lamar Dodd. They are just a few of the artists whose roots originated in Georgia but have gained national recognition.
Visitors of the website can view actual footage of many of the artists and listen as they discuss what motivated a particular piece, observe the texture of a piece close-up that details brush strokes or weaving patterns, learn more about the artist through biographical content that includes exhibit locations and educational background, and download lesson plans that connect the art work to relevant curriculum.
Georgia's State Art collection hasn't always been as easily accessible to art lovers and scholars. In the 1960s, the collection existed as two separate collections in the Georgia Art Bus Program and the Georgia Art Acquisition Program, and it could only be viewed on the Art Bus or in state government buildings across the state.
In the early 1990s, the two programs combined and the Georgia State Art Collection was formed. It can now be viewed in person and online, and clients of Georgia Council for the Arts are able to borrow the art work from the State Art Collection.
Visit the Georgia State Art Collection.
This website is the first to be hosted by a state arts agency that focuses exclusively on visual artists of the state and offers curriculum-based lesson plans that correlate to national and state standards.
For more than a year, the Georgia Council for the Arts worked with technology partner Georgia Public Broadcasting to photograph, digitize and archive more than six hundred pieces of art created by more than three hundred Georgia artists. Many of these names are easily recognizable by patrons of the arts: Benny Andrews, Ed Moulthrop, Howard Finster and Lamar Dodd. They are just a few of the artists whose roots originated in Georgia but have gained national recognition.
Visitors of the website can view actual footage of many of the artists and listen as they discuss what motivated a particular piece, observe the texture of a piece close-up that details brush strokes or weaving patterns, learn more about the artist through biographical content that includes exhibit locations and educational background, and download lesson plans that connect the art work to relevant curriculum.
Georgia's State Art collection hasn't always been as easily accessible to art lovers and scholars. In the 1960s, the collection existed as two separate collections in the Georgia Art Bus Program and the Georgia Art Acquisition Program, and it could only be viewed on the Art Bus or in state government buildings across the state.
In the early 1990s, the two programs combined and the Georgia State Art Collection was formed. It can now be viewed in person and online, and clients of Georgia Council for the Arts are able to borrow the art work from the State Art Collection.
Visit the Georgia State Art Collection.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Celebrate Literacy and the Love of Reading with the Milner Award
Laura Numeroff, author of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and many other beloved children's books, was awarded the Milner Award in Atlanta on February 26 at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Central Library. The Milner Award encourages children's literacy and the love of reading by empowering children to vote for their favorite author. The chosen author is brought to Atlanta and presented the Milner Award at the "Children's Favorite Author Series," a free program for school children.
The Milner Award is awarded each year to a new children's author. Throughout the school year, the Milner Ambassador visits elementary schools throughout Georgia to further the purpose of the award - "to foster a lifelong love of reading in children."
For more information, please visit the Milner Award website.
The Milner Award is awarded each year to a new children's author. Throughout the school year, the Milner Ambassador visits elementary schools throughout Georgia to further the purpose of the award - "to foster a lifelong love of reading in children."
For more information, please visit the Milner Award website.
Friday, March 9, 2007
GPB Education's New Resource for Children's Literature
Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Atlanta Public Library System teamed up to bring the work of Ashley Bryan, beloved children's author and illustrator, to the people of Georgia. Organized by the Atlanta Public Library system, the Ashley Bryan Children's Literature Conference highlighted the tremendous contributions Bryan made to the art world and children's literature.
GPB Education has created a six-part program from the Ashley Bryan Children's Literature Conference that captures the renowned artist/illustrator and storyteller. It provides a unique opportunity for viewers to gain insight regarding the importance of literacy and the role it played in Bryan's life. Viewers can also watch highlights from the conference in this engaging program.
To view this production, visit the GPB Digital Library and in the "Basic Search" section, type-in: "Childrens Literature - The Ashley Bryan Conference"
GPB Education has created a six-part program from the Ashley Bryan Children's Literature Conference that captures the renowned artist/illustrator and storyteller. It provides a unique opportunity for viewers to gain insight regarding the importance of literacy and the role it played in Bryan's life. Viewers can also watch highlights from the conference in this engaging program.
To view this production, visit the GPB Digital Library and in the "Basic Search" section, type-in: "Childrens Literature - The Ashley Bryan Conference"
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
GPB Education Launches the TIE Network Website
The GPB Education Technology in Education (TIE) Network website (www.tienetwork.org) officially launched on February 1, 2007.
To apply for membership,
* Visit the website at www.tienetwork.org.
* Click on the Register link on the right-hand side of the page.
* Enter the following information into the template provided: First Name, Last Name, unitedstreaming Username, E-mail, Password (which you can change at any time), and Verified Password. You will need to provide your unitedstreaming username so that we can verify your unitedstreaming account information in the unitedstreaming administration site.
* Click on the Zoomerang link at the bottom of the template to access the actual online TIE Network membership application.
* After you submit your Zoomerang survey, you will receive a Zoomerang code that you will enter into the website template in the Zoomerang Code field.
* Submit your information by clicking on the Send Registration button.
After your registration and application information has been reviewed, you will receive an e-mail notifying you of your TIE Network membership status. You will also be notified via e-mail when your TIE Network website account has been activated.
Please register for the site and begin exploring the forums, blogs and resource centers!
If you have any questions about the TIE Network, please email us at tienetwork@gpb.org.
To apply for membership,
* Visit the website at www.tienetwork.org.
* Click on the Register link on the right-hand side of the page.
* Enter the following information into the template provided: First Name, Last Name, unitedstreaming Username, E-mail, Password (which you can change at any time), and Verified Password. You will need to provide your unitedstreaming username so that we can verify your unitedstreaming account information in the unitedstreaming administration site.
* Click on the Zoomerang link at the bottom of the template to access the actual online TIE Network membership application.
* After you submit your Zoomerang survey, you will receive a Zoomerang code that you will enter into the website template in the Zoomerang Code field.
* Submit your information by clicking on the Send Registration button.
After your registration and application information has been reviewed, you will receive an e-mail notifying you of your TIE Network membership status. You will also be notified via e-mail when your TIE Network website account has been activated.
Please register for the site and begin exploring the forums, blogs and resource centers!
If you have any questions about the TIE Network, please email us at tienetwork@gpb.org.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Participants Needed for GPB's World War II Veterans Oral History Project
Georgia Public Broadcasting's Education division is looking for participants for GPB's World War II Veterans Oral History Project that documents the life experiences and memories of Georgia's World War II generation.
This project is not only an effort to preserve the firsthand oral history accounts of Georgia's World War II generation, but it is also an opportunity to share their often untold stories with younger generations and generations to come so that their legacy may thrive.
In order for the lessons of this generation to be told, GPB Education will conduct interviews with a diverse group from the World War II generation. All interviews will take place in a convenient location for the interviewee and last an average of 60 minutes.
GPB Education would like to interview Georgia citizens who are WWII veterans and Georgia citizens who supported efforts on the home front, or Georgia citizens who otherwise have firsthand knowledge of Georgia during this time period. This includes, but is not limited to, generals, privates, "Rosie the Riveters," bomber crews, doctors and infantry troops.
Participants will have their life experiences before, during and after World War II documented and archived on the project's website. Mementos significant to each participant's oral history account of World War II will also be archived on GPB's World War II Veterans Oral History Project's website.
Upon the conclusion of the project, GPB Education will provide an unedited version of the participant's interview to the participant.
If you are interested in being interviewed or would like further information, please call 1-888-685-0304 or e-mail WarVets@gpb.org.
This project is not only an effort to preserve the firsthand oral history accounts of Georgia's World War II generation, but it is also an opportunity to share their often untold stories with younger generations and generations to come so that their legacy may thrive.
In order for the lessons of this generation to be told, GPB Education will conduct interviews with a diverse group from the World War II generation. All interviews will take place in a convenient location for the interviewee and last an average of 60 minutes.
GPB Education would like to interview Georgia citizens who are WWII veterans and Georgia citizens who supported efforts on the home front, or Georgia citizens who otherwise have firsthand knowledge of Georgia during this time period. This includes, but is not limited to, generals, privates, "Rosie the Riveters," bomber crews, doctors and infantry troops.
Participants will have their life experiences before, during and after World War II documented and archived on the project's website. Mementos significant to each participant's oral history account of World War II will also be archived on GPB's World War II Veterans Oral History Project's website.
Upon the conclusion of the project, GPB Education will provide an unedited version of the participant's interview to the participant.
If you are interested in being interviewed or would like further information, please call 1-888-685-0304 or e-mail WarVets@gpb.org.
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