After a two-year hiatus, Camp Kuleshov–the competition designed to let assistant editors at AICE-member houses showcase their editing chops–returned to the Southwest. The event turned out to be a celebratory occasion not only for AICE’s Dallas chapter but also for Red Car’s Dallas shop.
Red Car talent swept the top honors–first, second and third place–in meeting the contest challenge to select from a list of feature films and then create a trailer changing the genre of one of those movies. This year’s field of films consisted of three of last year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees: The Artist, The Help, and Midnight In Paris.
Red Car’s Agnes Calka, a rookie in the AICE event, took first place with Masque, an adaptation of The Artist as a superhero action film. “The first time I saw The Artist it was on a pirated Blu-ray and all the titles were in Mandarin so I thought it actually was an action film,” explained Calka, adding “That made it really easy for me to pull this one off.”
William Franklin of Red Car placed second with his trailer Help Us. He turned The Help into a science fiction thriller. Franklin quipped, “”With effects and sound design, you can pretty much tell any story you want–that’s why I never believe anything I see on FOX News.”
And completing the Red Car trifecta was Edgar Garza whose action trailer of The Midnight Job in Paris placed third. Garza took Midnight in Paris, a film without high-speed chases and explosions, and made it just that. “Whenever you’re watching a Woody Allen movie set in France, you’re just waiting for the scene with the Eiffel Tower bursting into flames,” said Garza, “I just gave the audience what they wanted.”
Camp Kuleshov was held at Ku De Ta in Dallas. First prize was an Avid Media Composer donated by Avid. Second prize was Adobe Production Premier. And third prize was a $250 Apple gift card.
As part of the proceedings, AICE Dallas donated more than $500 to North Texas Food Bank, along with about 120 pounds of non-perishable food items. Another $500 went to Capital Food Bank of Austin.
Member houses participating in the event were 3008, Reel FX, Imagemaker Post, Red Car Dallas, Fast Cuts, Beast Austin and 1080. Lynn Louria, executive producer at 3008 organized this year’s competition which was celebrated on the same night in Dallas and Austin.
To view the winning trailers, click here.
Beyoncé’s Halftime Show Highlighted Netflix’s NFL Debut On Xmas Day
Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day.
Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.
She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform "Sweet Honey Buckiin" and Post Malone joined her for "Levii's Jeans."
The action on the field didn't live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC's top five teams.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh's defense during Kansas City's 29-10 rout in the first game.
The broadcast itself went off just fine, quickly becoming the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led C.J. Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show.
Mariah Carey opened Wednesday's doubleheader with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You" and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams' microphone wasn't turned on.
Beyoncé's live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.
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