Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Lange will complete a twenty-minute documentary film, Plaza Maplewood, about a discount movie theater and the people that work there. A public screening will take place at the Woodbury 10 Theatre and at the Cinema Lounge.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Lyle Corbine, Jr.: Film writer, director, and producer; Arts Board grantee; Cecilia Cornejo: Filmmaker; film and media professor at Carleton Collge; Kristen Lowe: Filmmaker and visual artist; teaches art and drawing at Gustavus Adolphus; Kelley Meister: Multimedia artist and educator; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator
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Collaboration with the community will help reveal the story of the Plaza and its historical and social relevance to Maplewood and the Twin Cities. Interviews and footage of film-goers, volunteers, and theater workers will show how the Plaza has been a unique staple to the local community. 2: I will explore a documentary filmmaking approach that embraces observation and improvisation with the camera. Films can be made with less bias if they are observational with less intrusion by the maker. I will improve my craft by letting events in the film gracefully be unveiled through their own course.
Completion of The Last Reel, a documentary on a second-run movie theater, its owner, employees, movie-goers, and its change from film to digital. Through actual interviews and the editing process, I was able to explore many aspects about the past and present of the theater. It was going through relevant and potent change as we filmed. The proof is in the final documentary. 2: The filmmaking approach embraced observation and improvisation with the camera. We accumulated much footage to mold a final piece from, such as analyzing the light and mechanism of the projector. This technology is no longer being used. It was important for me to explore.
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