[Frameworks] BASEMENT MEDIA FEST #3 (2012) CALL FOR ENTRIES

Wed Feb 22 13:43:50 CST 2012

>
> As someone who screened in the most recent Basement Media Festival, I
> fully endorse it and encourage everyone to continue submitting. I screened
> work in 28 film festivals all over world in 2011, from tiny grassroots
> events to well-established, well-funded festivals. Having run the gamut of
> good and bad festival experiences, I mush say that the Basement Media
> Festival is definitely among the good!  LJ and Nick were always
> communicative, accommodating and kind to their filmmakers (they even
> extended the offer of a couch to crash on when I told them I was likely too
> broke to travel to the festival!)


> Not only that, but they wound up securing us more than one screening
> opportunity!  The Basement Media Festival was supposed to just be in
> Boston, but due to their go-getter attitude, they also got the program
> screened in Brooklyn, NY. Their comportment as festival programmers rivaled
> many of the other larger-scale festivals I participated in. They're good,
> hard-working guys.


> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: lj frezza <ljfrezza at gmail.com>
> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
> Cc:
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:08:38 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] BASEMENT MEDIA FEST #3 (2012) CALL FOR ENTRIES
> I don't really understand what the big regret is, Mike - the festival
> was free to submit to. Was that the only copy of your film or
> something? If so, I can see about sending it back to you if you could
> send me some money to cover postage.
> -LJ
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:56 AM, mike rice <bacnheday at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I submitted because my friend, who went to Emerson and apparently knows
> you
> > guys suggested that I do. Trust me, I regret it.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:51 PM, lj frezza <ljfrezza at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> and here's a link to the screening info from last year's festival:
> >>
> http://spectacletheater.com/730-basement-media-festival-a-night-of-lo-fi
> >> -lj
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:30 AM, lj frezza <ljfrezza at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Well, I suppose I have a two-part answer for you:
> >> > First-off, I apologize. The festival is basically completely organized
> >> > by just two people with full-time jobs and we haven't in the past been
> >> > able to respond to everyone who submitted. We're working on changing
> >> > that this year, and will be sending out an email to everyone who's
> >> > submission we receive, regardless of whether they get in to the
> >> > festival.
> >> > As for the tape, we aren't able to return submission materials to
> >> > filmmakers who send them in. We have absolutely no budget for the
> >> > festival, as the festival is free to submit to, and any fees for
> >> > screenings have gone entirely to cover the cost of the screening
> >> > venue. Due to this, we simply cannot afford the postage (not to
> >> > mention the time involved) to send submission materials back to
> >> > filmmakers. I'll make a note of this on our entry form going forward.
> >> > Additionally, we're only accepting submissionms on NTSC DVDs this
> >> > year.
> >> > This festival was started three years ago by a couple of guys who had
> >> > no experience running a festival. This whole thing is a big learning
> >> > experience for us, and I hope you'll bear with us.
> >> > Again, thanks for submitting and I'm sorry if you feel slighted in any
> >> > way
> >> > -LJ
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:21 AM, mike rice <bacnheday at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> I submitted to the base media fest last year and heard no response,
> and
> >> >> never got my DV tape back? Why should I expect anything different
> this
> >> >> time?
> >> >> Did the festival even happen?
> >> >>
> >> >> Mike
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 3:15 PM, lj frezza <ljfrezza at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hey there, folks. The BASEMENT media festival is officially issuing
> to
> >> >>> you, the fine people of FrameWorks, this call for submissions.
> >> >>> The BASEMENT media fest is a low-fidelity film and video festival,
> >> >>> that focuses on shorts of a non-narrative nature. We accept
> >> >>> submissions of all formats, from hi-8 to 16mm to DV, as long as the
> >> >>> work focuses on the mediated aspect of motion picture recording.
> >> >>> In a world filled with 2K Cameras and IMAX, we celebrate the low-res
> >> >>> and the low-tech.
> >> >>> For more information on BASEMENT, including our past programs, visit
> >> >>> our website: http://basementmediafest.com.
> >> >>> And here's a link to our submission form, just in case you're
> >> >>> interested in that sort of thing:
> >> >>> http://basementmediafest.com/2012entryform.pdf
> >> >>> It's free to submit, and the DEADLINE is JULY 29th. Screening will
> >> >>> occur in late 2012 - more info to come.
> >> >>> Thanks folks,
> >> >>> -LJ
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jonathan Capone <jdcapone at gmail.com>
> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
> Cc:
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:19:39 -0500
> Subject: [Frameworks] Shipping Hard Drive Internationally
> Hi Frameworkers,
>
>    I recently shot a couple hours of HD footage that I need to send to
> a colleague in the UK.  I tried to Print to Video, but the transcoding is
> taking weeks on my current system.  Since the project is long over due, I
> think my only option is to ship a hard drive with the project files on it.
>  Anyone have experience shipping a Hard Drive with information on it from
> the US to UK, or somewhere similar?  Does anyone know of the best way to
> ship this safely?
>
> Best,
> Jonathan Capone
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Flick Harrison <flick at flickharrison.com>
> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
> Cc:
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:37:28 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Shipping Hard Drive Internationally
> Copy the hard drive to another hard drive.
>
> Verify that the copy works.  (Toast has a utility that compares folders).
>
> Then send it off and don't worry about it.  When it arrives intact, and
> they verify everything's there, you can delete your copy.
>
> Customs is a different matter - anything sensitive on there?
>
> *--*
> ** WHERE'S MY ARTICLE, WORLD?*
> http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_Harrison
>
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>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jonathan Capone <jdcapone at gmail.com>
> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
> Cc:
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:53:00 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Shipping Hard Drive Internationally
> Hi Flick,
>
>    There are no sensitive files, just project files.  Any ideas about the
> best shipping method, USPS, UPS?
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Flick Harrison <flick at flickharrison.com>wrote:
>
>> Copy the hard drive to another hard drive.
>>
>> Verify that the copy works.  (Toast has a utility that compares folders).
>>
>> Then send it off and don't worry about it.  When it arrives intact, and
>> they verify everything's there, you can delete your copy.
>>
>> Customs is a different matter - anything sensitive on there?
>>
>>     *--*
>> ** WHERE'S MY ARTICLE, WORLD?*
>> http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_Harrison
>>
>> ** FLICK's WEBSITE & BLOG: *http://www.flickharrison.com
>>
>> [image: Zero for Conduct - Flick's News]<http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ZeroForConduct/~6/1>
>>
>>
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