Producers' Blog

Form/Space Atelier Program For September 2008

Show Title: Play: Intuitively Altered Spaces

Show Duration: September 12- October 5

Opening Reception: September 12, 6PM

Exhibit is free.

Julie Alpert exhibits at Form/Space Atelier September 2008, addressing illusionism in collage,
painting, and installation as a metaphor for the way we suspend belief as a form of escapism. Her
process holds as much importance as her finished pieces. It begins with an intuitive response to the
architectural space the work will inhabit using found objects and building materials to distort the
space and create a loose narrative. She then manipulates photographs of the installation in collages,drawings, and paintings, distorting the already altered space. The work is an homage to German Expressionist film, contemporaries such as Jessica Stockholder and Lisa Sigal, and the tromp l’oeil artists of the 1600’s – early 20th century.

We have just started to make all kind testing movies.

Hello everyone! I have a whole boatload of news as I have been a very busy boy lately. First on the list is that I have landed a role in the upcoming horror epic titled "Blood de Madam: The Fallen Ones" in a principle role. Also starring in the film are horror greats Ari Lehman, Tiffany Shepis, Felissa Rose, Lloyd Kaufman, and Monique Dupree! As you can imagine, I'm quite stoked about it!

My short film "Scalpel" that I wrote, prouduced, and directed is currently making the festival rounds. It screened in the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase as well as KDHX's Coming UP Shorts Program and will be in Idaho Ave. Film Festival in St. Louis, MO on Sep. 13 as well. I have been sending it all over the place and hopefully will have many more fests to announce soon.

Four hours, and four pages done. That's not too bad, is it?
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Saw Shoot 'Em Up, and Once earlier today. Once is awesome. Though, I feel that it is unfortunate that they (Glen and Marketa) blew the wad early by playing "Falling Slowly" so early in the film. It's definitely a song worth downloading, if you haven't heard it all ready. It did win the Oscar for Best Song this year.

We all wish that people just do what is the best, not the most easiest. People talk about a subject but they practicaly just scrape the surface instead of going into detail. Skimming the surface makes people not fully understand what is actualy going on or what actualy is right. For example my Social Studies teacher's excuse for not going over major incidents and odds she said is because it would take to much time. I beleive if there isn't enough time she should make it and tell what is acurate, not take out major and I mean major parts of the aftermath of ww2.

Some people like us will chose to seek the best outcome and not seek the easiest. We could of just ignored this marvelous creation of art but chose to help this program and make it fly. The easiest route would have been to ignore it but we chose the best route,to donate.

Leonardo DiCaprio and his company Appian Way Productions, are looking to a Twilight Zone project, and I'm ready to give it to them. I need a contact, that's all. Writing the script will be my priority until it's wrapped.

Please check out my favorite charity and consider giving to MODEST NEEDS (www.modestneeds.org).

Small change, a world of difference!

You'll be glad you did!

Form/Space Atelier Program For August 2008

Curated By Paul Pauper

Show Title: Clouds

Show Duration: August 8- September 7, 2008

Opening Reception: August 8, 2008 6PM

Clouds is an exhibit of large-scale abstract oil paintings by Shannon Barry. The exhibit is inspired by children’s drawings, brightly colored and with cartoon-like elements.

Shannon Barry studied at Gage Academy of Art, in the drawing and painting atelier of Mark Kang-O’Higgins.

So I should have wrote this last weekend but went to see "The Dark Knight" opening weekend at the IMAX theatre. I have to say it was amazing, strong performances from all of the actors involved. The IMAX experience is something that I have had before but not for a major motion picture. The sounds made it feel like you were actually in Gotham City. This being the last performance of Heath Ledger had many people going to the box office for that reason. I do believe that even if it wasn't there still would have been many people going to it.

As I donated another small amount today, I had an interesting thought. What is the right amount to donate? I recently donated to the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research. Personally, I believe it is a better group to donate to; however, I fully support the 1 Second Film and other art projects. I also plan on donating more to the 1SF before the project is complete.

So, my question to anyone who may read this is how do YOU decide how much to donate and who to give it to? There are many "worthy" charities working to find cures for countless diseases. There are other causes, such as this, that I also feel are worthy. There are websites I frequent that run exclusively on donations. Unfortunately, I cannot give everything I have to each of them. What do you do? How do you do it? Most importantly, why do you do it?