We received this in the email box today..

Hi JUMP,

I wanted to know if you could pass some information along to some Juneau filmmakers.

I am contacting you from Charlotte Street Films in New York. Our new documentary, WHY WE FIGHT, is opening in Juneau and Anchorage this weekend (3/24). We are currently in the middle of a grassroots effort to raise awareness for the film.

Part of our effort includes recruiting local filmmakers, in every city the film is relased, to capture the opening weekend. Filmmakers have total creative freedom in this endeavor.

Our goal is to include footage on the DVD of the various openings in different cities across the country. Ultimately, we want to capture each city’s unique response to the debut of “WHY WE FIGHT” and the information it presents.

We are not looking for expert cinematographers or people with professional equipment. Anyone with a camera can do it. So this can be a great opportunity for aspiring fillmakers and/or students.

All you have to do is take your camera to the local theater for a weekend night screening of “WHY WE FIGHT”. From there you have full liberty to be as creative as you want. You could shoot hours of footage, or 15 minutes of footage. The only preference we have is that you use the 16 x 9 option on your camera.

Some ideas for what to film include:
*the theater marquee
*people buying tickets and/or entering the theater
*interviews with people on the street before and after they see the film.

If we use the footage, the filmmaker will receive a credit on the DVD. There is also a possibility that we can reserve free tickets to “WHY WE FIGHT” for those who participate.

Please visit our website, www.whywefight.com to view the trailer.

If you are interested in participating please contact me for more details. I can offer more specific guidance and also help you with releases.

Please pass this information on to all Alaskan filmmakers. If there are any questions or if you want to give interested parties my info, I can be reached at merlin.viethen at gmail.com

Thanks for your time,
Merlin

The Goldtown Nickelodeon will be showing “Why We Fight” this weekend.

• Thursday, March 23 - 7:00pm
• Friday, March 24 & Saturday, March 25 - 7:00pm, 9:00pm
• Sunday, March 26 - 4:00pm, 7:00p

This week Bad Larry Productions presents the premiere showing of Gumbo 2. The Bad Larry crew has put together several great shorts for past JUMP Society shows and this 25 minute feature promises to be a good show. The screenings are free but I’m sure the boys would appreciate any donations for the Eaglecrest Terrain Park Fund which was setup for future improvements to the rails and jumps at Eaglecrest.

Show Times
Saturday, March 18th, 4:00 pm at Eaglecrest Ski Area Mezzanine
Monday, March 20th, 7:30 pm at the Hangar Bar

Bad Larry Productions

• Producer/Editor/Videographer
  Kanaan Bausler
• Videographer/Editor
  Mark Rainery
• Assistant Producers/Editors/Videographers
  Will Geiger, Lucas Merli, Jake Ridle, Richie Behuniak, Jesse West, Donovan Bell, Conor Bell, Ryan Elliot, Micheal Blume, Nick Ellenbecker

Featured skiers and Boarders

• Will Geiger, Lucas Merli, Makai Millay, Mark Rainery, Jake Ridle, Richie Behuniak, Kanaan Bausler, Jesse West, Donovan Bell, Connor Bell, Ryan Elliot,Micheal Blume, Nick Ellenbecker

Executive Summary:
Alaska Ocean Film Festival sold out Friday and Saturday night.
Additional show added Sunday at 6:00pm.
Contact KTOO or Lucid Reverie for more information.

The Long (John Silver) Version:
Ahoy there me maties! Sorry to report that if ye be lookin fer tickets to the Friday or Saturday night showin’ of the Alaska Ocean Film Festival - you’re sunk. Arrgh, but the ship hasn’t completely sailed, there be a show 6:00pm Sunday for all the salty souls who missed the boat. Drift on over to KTOO or Lucid Reverie to fish yerself up a ticket.

Blue Blistering Barnacles! It’s almost time to run up the riggin for tonight’s show!

~ Captain Patrick J. Rackham

Alaska Oceans Film Festival

Get’em while they’re hot! Get yer red hot tickets! The FREE tickets for the Alaska Oceans Film Festival are now available at KTOO and Lucid Reverie. The two night event features short ocean themed films from Alaska and from around the world. The show starts at 7:00 Friday and Saturday night March 10th and 11th in the Silverbow Backroom.

The schedule of films for each night can be found on our website:

Alaska Oceans Film Festival

The Alaska Oceans Film Festival is brought to you by the Alaska Oceans Program and The Alaska Center for the Environment in partnership with the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival. Local support comes from KTOO and the JUMP Society.

Stolen Gear

Yesterday afternoon someone walked into our apartment on South Franklin and walked out with Lou’s guitar and Aaron’s laptop. Both the laptop and guitar have been used in our film productions and it would be nice to see them again. There are some pictures of the items posted here:

Pictures of Laptop and Guitar

It was a downer but it’s ok because we know true richness doesn’t lie in material wealth… it lies in catching whoever stole our stuff and sending them down Blueberry hill in a port-a-pottie.

Visual Storytelling Workshop

BOOOOM! The next filmmaker workshop will take place Tuesday, March 14th at 6:00pm in the Ruby Room. KACHUNK! We’ll be watching several scenes from feature films and discussing how the filmmakers use (BLAMO!) sound effects and music to alter the viewing experience and tell the story.

Laters

Hope to see you at the workshop or the Alaska Oceans Film Festival this weekend!

This Friday and Saturday March 10th and 11th there will be a showing of the 2006 Alaska Oceans Film Festival at the Silverbow Backroom. Admission is free but you should pick up a ticket from KTOO or Lucid Reverie to reserve yourself a seat. The shows are different each night — here’s the lineup:

Friday

• 4 min - Healthy Oceans, Healthy Humans
• 26 min - Ocean Fury: Tsunamis in Alaska
• 10 min - Rendered:Surf Extract
• 7 min - Coral Gardens of the Aleutians
• 5 min - Lethal Sound
• 24 min - Borderlands
• 13 min - The World of Crabs
• 26 min - Flip Flotsam
• Total Running Time: 115 min

Saturday

• 4 min - Healthy Oceans, Healthy Humans
• 24 min - Slow Boat to Somewhere
• 10 min - Seal Hunting with Dad
• 35 min - Sea Swap
• 10 min - Devil’s Teeth
• 7 min - King Crabs Undersea
• 16 min - City of Mermaids
• Total Running Time: 106 min

For more information please call: 586-1670