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June 2009
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Greetings!
Welcome to the Serac Adventure Film School Update Email!
Thank you for requesting more information. Here we will provide updates about upcoming film schools, latest film work
of alumni, links to our outfitters, sponsors and other information related to the school.
If
you signed up recently, congratulations, you are about to join a
community of adventure filmmakers. Our goal is to learn from each
other, provide opportunities and make films. |
 Admissions Now Open for Outside Serac Adventure Film School!
Students are signing up now for our next film school offering this October 11-17th.
We are teaming up with Outside Magazine for the Outside/Serac Adventure Film School at Outside's headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The
week-long course will take you from initial idea to story development with
Outside editors and Serac filmmakers, to final cut and a screening of all the
films. Space is limited so sign up today!
Sign Up Now for Santa Fe 2009
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 TEVA's Big Air Competition:
People from all over submitted videos of their human powered B1-G Air moments and are now in the running to win an all-expenses paid trip to the
2010 Teva Mountain Games and a course at the Serac Adventure Film
School. Contestants submitted videos of themselves and their friends catching some serious air. Skiing, kayaking,
free-riding, snowboarding, surfing...we got it all.
A panel of judges are now selecting a single winner! Stay tuned for the announcement of the lucky name. More Info |
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Banff Filmmakers Workshop November 3-9
This November Keith Partridge (Touching the Void Cinematographer) and Michael Brown (Adventure Film School) will lead a workshop in conjunction with the Banff Festival. This workshop is different from the Adventure Film School in that it is in a classroom setting and focuses on developing your career in film. The two events are highly complimentary and we reccomend that participants who are serious about a career in adventure film consider both.
Banff Filmmakers Workshop
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Colorado Backcountry & Avalanche Safety: Jan.25th to Feb.1st
The dates have been set for our second annual Colorado Winter Adventure! Travel deep into
the Rocky Mountains to learn life-saving avalanche
safety skills including backcountry skiing and risk awareness,
plus snow camping and overnights in a rustic
cabin. Skis, snowboards, and snowshoes are all welcome to attend.
Check out the Behind-the-Scenes video made by our own Tracy Kosinski to get a good feel for what the 2010 adventure will be like.
Sign Up Now for Backcountry 2010
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April 9-24th: Everest Base Camp Trek in Nepal
Dates are now set for our spring Adventure Film School in Nepal!
Trek to over 18,000 feet for spectacular views of the Himalaya
with
four time Everest climber Michael Brown. Pick up all the high altitude
filming tips and hear the stories from Michael's many expeditions to
the roof of the world. For this adventure we will also be teaming up with fellow Everest climber Jeff Evans and his company Mountain Vision.
Stay tuned for more information and in the
meantime let
yourself catch "Everest Fever" by viewing the trailer for Farther than the Eye Can See.
This Emmy nominated film about blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer's historic
climb to the summit of Mount Everest was rated one of the top 20 adventure DVDs of all time by Men's Journal Magazine.
Sign up Now for Everest Base Camp 2010
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Register early for the 2010 Teva Mountain Games! Come be a part of the action and make your own film at the 2010 Teva Mountain Games! Sign Up Now! Great films from Teva Mountain Games 2009 coming soon! Thanks to all our Sponsors,
the students of this year's film school made some great adventure films of their very own. Those films
will be appearing soon all over the web, on different television
networks and hopefully in film festivals across the nation. To get a
real feel for what the experience was like checkout the daily
dispatches from this year at Vail including great images and video of
the action behind-the-scenes. Day 1: Homestake Creek Day 2: Prelims
Day 3: Bigger Crowds
Day 4: Final Celebration
Day 5: Film FestivalOnly a year until the next Teva Mountain Games Serac Adventure Film School. Don't miss out! Sign Up Now for TMG 2010 |
June 2010: Bhutan Adventure
Bhutan is one of the most mystical and alluring travel destinations on
earth. The tiny Buddhist kingdom tucked amongst the hulking Himalayas
offers hushed temples, virgin forests and remote villages waiting to be
explored. It's there, in the Land of the Thunder Dragon, that students
will capture the beauty of a forgotten region and create their own
adventure film. Learn More.
For this adventure we will be teaming up with Griffon Expeditions.
Sign up will be available soon.
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October 2010: South Georgia Island
For skiers and naturalists alike. An opportunity to choose between a
retracing of Shackleton's crossing of the island on skis (with a few
choice runs between) or a wildlife exploration. Either way, the raw beauty and historical interest of the island can't be missed. Check out Doug Stoup and Ice Axe Expeditions for some tantalizing photos to get you excited for this adventure.
Sign up will be available soon.
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Alumni News & Updates
Student films airing on Untamed Sports
Untamed Sports is airing all of the previous student films. The Serac Adventure Film School block airs Saturday at 1:00 pm, 8:30 pm and 2:30 am Eastern Time.
Serac Adventure Film School sponsors the Denver University Film/Video Showcase
On June 3, 2009 at the Cable Center on the
University of Denver campus the INShort:docs DU Film/Video Showcase was held before a packed crowd. A spot on this year's Colorado Backcountry
& Avalanche Safety Adventure Film School was raffled off. Congratulations to Chloe Anderson, our
lucky winner who will join the Serac crew and fellow students in the Rocky Mountain backcountry this January!
Interview Filming Techniques
Michael Brown offers step-by-step instructions on how to film the perfect interview on Outside Magazine's website, Outside Online.
Adventure Film 101
Read Michael Brown's latest blog for Backpacker.com as he weighs the risks, rewards, and lessons he's learned shooting, literally, on the edge.
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Serac Adventure Film School: Michael, Dave, Ryan, Tracy, Lam, Cyndi, Tyler, Krista
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