Digital Filmmakers and Their Cameras

No more film going out from one of the largest film distributors. Paramount Pictures announced that Anchorman 2 will have the distinction of being their last movie they will ship 35mm prints to theatres, and The Wolf of Wall Street is Paramount's first all-digital movie distribution. Film festivals are basically showing digital movies across the country, and theatres are revamping and scrapping their projectors. 

Although film is going away, moviemaking is not. And part of the changing story is in the cameras. What's available? Which one does one use? How much do they cost? Can they look like film?

MCA-i will host Digital Filmmakers and Their Cameras at the March 12 meeting where filmmakers Wyatt Weed and Jim Modglin will be bring their digital tools of the trade.

A Springfield, Illinois, native, Wyatt Weed attended Webster University for film production, Meramec College for still photography, and Southern Illinois University for acting. After a string of short film and video projects, Wyatt landed his first professional film job in 1986 on the St. Louis portion of the Taylor Hackford-directed HAIL, HAIL, ROCK AND ROLL. 

He then went west to LA in 1988 and found jobs in front and behind the camera on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, PREDATOR 2, MUPPETS FROM SPACE, and RED PLANET, among many others. Wyatt also is miniature master artist and worked into second unit directing and visual effect supervision.

While working on GUARDIAN OF THE REALM, Wyatt met filmmaker Robert Clark, and moved back to St. Louis. His directorial debut, SHADOWLAND, was shot in St. Louis and St. Charles. He's now in pre-production on his second feature, FOUR COLOR EULOGY, and works constantly shooting and editing local commercials, corporate films, and internet video.

Wyatt will be bringing a Panasonic Varicam and share some of his digital directing and shooting tips.

Jim Modglin is founder of Blue Ocean Media Group, a media production company based in St. Louis. A graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and a veteran in radio broadcasting, Jim has helped launch and maintain multiple radio music and spoken world formats, and now is Director of Video for Emmis St. Louis. Some of Jim's clients have been Chevrolet, U.S.O., Six Flags, and LTC Global.

In 2007, Jim was taped as executive video producer of the KSHE Real Rock Museum, an online virtual experience celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the nation's oldest rock radio station. In 2010, his work was included in the new RUSH documentary, "RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage."

An award-winning producer, director, and DP, Jim will be bringing his Blackmagic digital camera.

For more information, please call Peter Carlos at 636.949.4513 or Media Arts Program Coordinator Robert Carrick at 636.688.3061.  

DATE:

Wednesday, March 12

TIME:

6:30pm networking, 7:00pm meeting 

PLACE:

Art Institute of St. Louis

1520 S 5th St #107

St Charles, MO 63033 

Room 205, in the studio

COST:

Members: free

Non-members: $10

Students with valid ID: $5   

Looking forward to seeing you on March 12,  !!!