3rd Annual SAFA ‘Story-Starter’ Film Competition is upon us
Posted: January 29, 2012 Filed under: SAFA Leave a comment »Participate in the 3rd annual Student and Filmmaker Alliance’s Story Starter Film Competition!
The Student and Filmmaker Alliance (SAFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging students to become more active with their creative community, as well as promoting research, service, and technology, mainly through film and video. As educators and filmmakers, the founders of SAFA hope to inspire students from elementary school through college level, to incorporate academics with film to either improve their academic/creative skills, explore topics of interest, or to better their community. As an integral aspect to all levels and areas of education, SAFA will advocate keeping education creative and inspirational through mobilizing, supporting, motivating, assisting, and giving a voice to students and the community. The ultimate goal of SAFA is to provide both informational material and financial aid to students.
Over a thousand sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at Burns Middle School wrote timed narrative essays from a prompt. Twenty five stories were selected as winners, now you get the opportunity to make one into a film.
Here’s how:
Create a short film based on one of the winning stories from the writing assessment.
Come to the Story Starter Film Competition Kickoff on February 17, 2011, at 6:00 to find out information about the competition and randomly select one of the winning stories as the basis of your film.
The due date for the films is Friday, March 9th, at 6:00 at Satori.
BMS students will view the films and vote on their favorite student writer and film team. Films will also be sent to a panel of local arts, film, and education judges to select a first, second, and third place winner.
All winners will receive cash prizes during a public screening at Bernheim Hall on April 10th.
If you would like any additional information about this competition or SAFA please view our website, www.safafilm.org, or email us at mobile.safa@gmail.com
PLEASE INVITE OTHERS TO THIS EVENT! Hope to see you there!
SAFA Story Starter Finalist Films!
Posted: May 2, 2011 Filed under: SAFA, Watch Video! | Tags: safa Leave a comment »Student Choice Writer Award:
1. “The Wal-mart Ninja Incident” by Ben Bentley
2. “Ding Dong Ditch Werewolf” by Viktoria Castanos
3. TIE: “Murder on Timberly Rd.” by Miles Loftin, “Werecorn” by Sara Armstrong
Student Choice Film Award:
1. “Door to Door” by Scotty White/Stupid Mop Studios
2. “Going Crazy” by Trey Brannon
3. “The Wal-Mart Ninja Incident” by Logan Bowes/Jolt Productions
Judge’s Choice Award:
1. “High Score” by Andrew Preston/BRTL Films
The Finalists in the film portion of the competition:
“Werecorn”
written by Sara Armstrong
filmed by Tony West (Jolt Productions)
“Going Crazy”
written by Lillie Busch
filmed by Trey Brannon
“The Faceless”
written by Mitch Carter
filmed by Keli Mazza & James Burke (SHC Film Club)
“Cupcake Cannibal”
written by Gracie Griffin
filmed by Timothy Dixon, Trey Lane & Brennan Gibson (Burning Mirror Films)
“Door to Door”
based on “She isn’t what you think” by Sarah Lawrence
filmed by Scotty White (Stupid Mop Productions)
“Wal Mart Ninja Incident”
written by Ben Bentley
filmed by Logan Bowes (Jolt Productions)
“Ms. Gonzalez”
written by Jasmine Ramsey
filmed by Margaret Broach (Death in Stilettos)
“The Case of Mrs. Drawsworth”
written by LaShayla Bedell
filmed by Tinashe Nyatanga (BRTL Films)
“High Score”
based on “What happens in New York stays in New York” by Passiah White
filmed by Andrew Preston (BRTL Films)
Watch some at ModMobilian.com!
2nd Annual SAFA Story Starter Film Competition
Posted: April 12, 2011 Filed under: Lower AL Film News, SAFA, Watch Video! | Tags: bernheim hall, brennan gibson, burns middle school, renae brewer, safa, student and filmmaker alliance Leave a comment »
Participate in the 2nd annual Student and Filmmaker Alliance’s Story Starter Film Competition!
Part One is complete! Of many submissions, Brennan Gibson submitted the winning prompt; “I finally found out what was the matter with that crazy lady down the street.” and 700+ students wrote. Twenty five stories were selected as winner, now you get to make one into a film. Here’s how:
Part Two: Create a short film based on one of the winning stories from the writing assessment. At the Story Starter Film Competition Kickoff on March 1, 2011, at 6:30 at Satori filmmakers found out information about the competition and randomly selected one of the winning stories as the basis of their film.
The due date for the films is Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 6:30 at Satori.
There will be a school wide presentation of the films and student voting at Burns Middle School on April 29th at 8 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. Students will view the films, vote on their favorites, and the winning film team and student writer will be awarded cash prizes during a public screening at 2 P.M. on April 30th at Bernheim Hall .
If you would like any additional information about this competition or SAFA please view our website, www.safafilm.org, email mobile.safa@gmail.com , or contact Renae Brewer at 251-604-3635.
PLEASE INVITE OTHERS TO THIS EVENT! Hope to see you there!
