West Virginia Filmmakers Guild Gathering 📅 Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025🕙 Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM📍 Location: Holiday Inn – 1188 Pineview Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505 Calling all filmmakers, storytellers, and creatives! Join us for an exciting gathering hosted by the West Virginia Filmmakers Guild. This event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow filmmakers, exchange ideas, and celebrate the vibrant film community in West Virginia. ✨ Event Schedule: 11:00 AM: Members-only meeting 12:00 PM: General meet-and-greet & Snacks Networking opportunities with industry professionals Tee-Shirt Raffle ✨ What to Expect: Insights and discussions on upcoming projects and trends A collaborative atmosphere to share your passion for filmmaking Meet other filmmakers from the Mountain State! 🌟 Membership Information:Stay connected and make the most of your Guild benefits by renewing your membership or getting current with your membership dues. As a member, you’ll gain access to exclusive resources, networking events, and opportunities to grow your career in the film industry. Not a member yet? Now is the perfect time to join! Visit wvfg.org to learn more about the West Virginia Filmmakers Guild, explore membership benefits, and take the next step in supporting the filmmaking community in the Mountain State. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting your filmmaking journey, this event is the perfect place to find inspiration and support. Let’s shape the future of West Virginia filmmaking together! 🎟 Admission: Free! Don’t miss out—mark your calendar and spread the word! Please let us know that you are coming and RSVP!
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Locations Workshop June 24 & 25
Locations Workshop June 24 & 25 Interested in working in the film industry? The West Virginia tax incentive has recently been restored, attracting more productions to the state this past year and the need for Location Scouts and Location Managers are in demand. This is a great opportunity to learn how productions work behind the scenes. BUY TICKETS NOW Sell tickets online with Ticketleap LODGING – Holiday Inn, Morgantown Be sure to mention: WV Filmmakers Guild Locations Workshop to receive a room discount! $119 for 2 queens or $114 for King West Virginia Filmmakers Guild and the West Virginia Film Office will be holding a two day Locations workshop taught by Curt Wilmot in Morgantown. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Curt Wilmot has spent twenty years at 20th Century Fox Studios working on “Cop Rock”, “LA LAW”, “ Civil Wars” and “NYPD Blue”. He has worked on several feature films and popular reality shows “Fear Factor” and “The Apprentice”. “Like most people who get into the profession of Location Management, the job finds the unexpected future professional. I quickly learned that this job was crucial to creating the “look” of the show. Depending on what the script called for, I was the person taking pictures of various houses, restaurants, schools that would ultimately be what millions of people saw on television. So, creatively this was an important job. And I worked closely with most other departments regarding their needs on location. While I am employed by the production, I worked for the location as well. You have to follow through and make everyone happy and know what restrictions and boundaries are established. If the writers decide three episodes later they want to go back to the same location, you will want to film there again. The job entails getting city permits, hiring security, police, negotiating all contracts, procuring parking lots for parking trucks, crew and managing what can sometimes feel like a circus out in the world. If you want to have any longevity in the business of film and television, it’s always important to navigate all the logistics of production and enjoy the journey simultaneously.” ~ Curt Wilmot LUNCH We will provide lunch, beverages, snacks and coffee for both days. QUESTIONS? – You can email us at [email protected]
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Storyboard Workshop hosted by Dave Shelton October 9-10, 2021
sto·ry·board /ˈstôrēˌbôrd/ noun For artists looking to learn about creating storyboards from screenplays, this workshop will greatly benefit you. TOPICS COVERED: INSTRUCTOR: Dave Shelton FEE: $95.00 – Covers 2 Days of Instruction (Discount for WVFG members to be announced) CAPACITY: 30 Spots BUY TICKETS NOW Sell tickets online with Ticketleap WHEN: October 9th and 10th, 2021 | 10am – 4pm WHERE: 218 Walnut Street, Morgantown, WV 26505 Just who is this Dave Shelton Guy Again? Award winning film and television writer, cartoonist, author and voice actor whose credits include Everybody Loves Raymond, National Lampoon, Disney, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon and the Syfy Channel. He currently has a best selling children’s book, Bag Boy and Sweet Slob, world-wide, 2 shows on Amazon Prime TV, Against Type and Professor Creepy’s Scream Party, and a hit FM radio show, Cemetery GoGo. Dave’s Website: https://www.snuggybear.com/
Screenwriting Workshop hosted by Dave Shelton November 6-7, 2021
DESCRIPTION: Covers all the fundamentals of writing a Professional Screenplay, including Overnight Assessment with a 5 to 7 page Short. CAPACITY: 22 Seats Available FEE: $95.00 – Covers 2 Days of Instruction (Discount for WVFG Members to be announced) BUY TICKETS NOW Sell tickets online with Ticketleap WHEN: November 6th and 7th, 2021 10 AM – 4PM WHERE: 218 Walnut Street, Morgantown, WV 26505 And Just who is this Dave Shelton Guy you may Ask? Dave Shelton is an Award winning film and television writer, cartoonist, author and voice actor whose credits include Everybody Loves Raymond, National Lampoon, Disney, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon and the Syfy Channel. He currently has a best selling children’s book, Bag Boy and Sweet Slob, world-wide, 2 shows on Amazon Prime TV, Against Type and Professor Creepy’s Scream Party, and a hit FM radio show, Cemetery GoGo. Dave’s Website: https://www.snuggybear.com/
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A young man must return to his small Appalachian hometown to face his grandmother’s worsening Alzheimer’s disease only to discover that his own painful memories are holding him back in his life.Genres Drama Director Charles HaineStarring Joyce Van Patten, J.T. Arbogast, Ellen Crawford
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FRIDAY 13th HORROR TRIVIA RESCHEDULE | 11/13/20
🗣️”You see better when you’re scared.” — Unknown 🎞️3 Rounds of Trivia (Solo & Groups of 3)Trivia Team Sign Up 7pm OR send “Hello Email” to [email protected] SUBJECT : 3/13 TRIVIA 🍕🍔Hospitality provided by Starport🎟️Door Prizes start 7:30pm✅🏆Costume Contest @ 9pm🕒 🔗Dress Code: Casual, Dress Up, or come as your favorite Movie Character or Movie Star. 🎤Master of Ceremonies | WVFG Members📺4 HDTVS & PROJECTOR SCREEN🥇Prizes for Ticket# Winners & Volunteers 🗣️”Bad luck makes great stories.” — Unknown 🗣️”A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” — Groucho Marx 🍔Menu & Beverages🥤 🗣️”I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” — The Office
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Below the Line: Anatomy of a Successful Movie
Anatomy of a Successful Movie is a nonfiction narrative about how major motion pictures are made today using one movie as a vehicle. BIO Meredith Jordan provides a holistic look at movie production that includes all aspects and all players. The core material is based on research for Below the Line: Anatomy of a Successful Movie. The book, to be published by Citation Press this Fall, is based on her imbedding start-to-finish with a major motion picture. It took nearly 10 years to get on a movie and another five to write a thorough book that includes all components – costumes to camera, movie stars to musicians – along with specific business details. The movie was Last Vegas, which starred Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen. The actors play big, but the real story is the crew. The book follows along real time providing rare insight into exactly how it all pulls together. It contains material from hundreds of interviews of crew as well as individuals at prop and costume houses, Panavision, and post-production facilities. Jordan is a career journalist who spent the first 20 years of her work life at news organizations, from small local papers to Dow Jones & Co., Cox Communications and National Geographic.
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http://hillbillymovie.com/ “hillbilly” teaser from “hillbilly”: a documentary film on Vimeo. Appalachia is no stranger to the complexity of media representation. Since our country’s inception, there has been a palpable divide between Urban and Rural America. Within this great divide, certain regions are viewed as “other,” and blamed for America’s social ills. Since the presidential election, the cultural divide in America has expanded. Stereotyping and slurs are rampant, finger-pointing and name-calling abound. “hillbilly” goes on a personal and political journey into the heart of the Appalachian coalfields, exploring the role of media representation in the creation of the iconic American “hillbilly,” and examining the social, cultural, and political underpinnings of this infamous stereotype. Filmed in Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, hillbilly uncovers an unexpected set of artists, poets, activists, queer musicians, “Affrilachian” poets, and intersectional feminists—all unexpected voices emerging from this historically misunderstood region. “hillbilly” is a timely and urgent exploration of how we see and think about poverty and rural identity in contemporary America, offering a call for dialogue during this divisive time in U.S. history. Appalachia – the next great investment https://t.co/WKCmXDq5dt — Hillbilly (@hillbillymovie) May 6, 2018