72hr Online Family Film Slam
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Congratulations teams! You did it. You wrote, directed and edited a movie in 72 hours. Sit back (team leaders take some advil...) and relax - you earned it! We've been watching films as they come in and we're amazed with what you created. You went big when what was available seemed small. These films are a testament to your ingenuity, creativity and spirit! Join us and our judges on Wednesday, April 29th, at 6PM EST when we will celebrate your accomplishments and announce category winners at the Awards Watch Party! And watch all the films at www.socapa.org/tapintofilm/watch.
Winning teams, we will be in touch with information on how to claim your prizes on Thursday of this week. Congratulations, everyone!
GO BIG & STAY HOME!
SOCAPA and Catamount Arts are joining forces once again to bring you our much-anticipated-annual Film Slam, but this year we are GOING BIG by STAYING HOME!
GO BIG: Let's face it, staying home is the "big" (as in responsible) thing to do right now, which means our annual Film Slam must go virtual, viral and global! We are opening the event up to families "living and filming in isolation" anywhere in the world. We expect participation by a historic number of family teams. More participation means an even larger online audience. Our prizes are getting supersized too, with cash and scholarship awards valued at over $6,500 and counting!
STAY HOME: Due to the Coronavirus health emergency, nations across the globe are urging their citizens to stay at home. Let’s all SLAM the CURVE by staying home and making movies with our families. Do your part, and make some art!
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As always, the event is FREE to all! But please do consider a donation to Catamount Arts. Catamount has had to temporarily close their doors for the first time in their 45 year history of supporting community arts and independent film in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. With your support, Catamount Arts will be here after the crisis, doing their part for our community’s recovery. Make a Donation
TEAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 17th
We encourage teams to register as soon as possible to get “early bird” notifications of Required Script Elements, the first of which will be released to registered teams on April 1.
No matter what camera you use or your experience level, make a film that includes the list of required script elements or props, and upload the film to YouTube. Share the link with us before the 72 hour clock runs out and be entered into the running for cash prizes and scholarships!
We can all do our part to flatten the curve by staying home, but social distancing doesn’t mean moping around the house climbing the walls. You’re on location, and your family’s your cast and crew! SOCAPA’s Tap Into Film 72-hour Slam the Curve Film Slam allows you and your team to maintain safe social distancing while filming at home and learning online.
Family teams must be living in the same household and have at least one youth participant under the age of 18 and one adult supervisor. Families put your heads together and write a script based on what—and who—you have on hand. Incorporate Tap Into Film’s assigned prompts to create a short film while practicing safe social distancing. This is your chance to direct the whole family!
Filming at home keeps you and others safe while challenging you to interact with your environment in new ways. Whether you limit your film to a single sustained shot in one room or make use of outbuildings, your backyard, and mom’s car is up to you! What story can you tell in the confines of your environment?
Even in isolation, filmmaking is collaborative, and there’s an entire online community eager to help! Check out all the videos at our online learning center.
Both brackets win prizes! Teams with past filmmaking experience should enroll in the Competitive bracket and those that are new to filmmaking can choose to either enroll in the Competitive or Family Fun bracket.
- For Family Teams led by one or more "Experienced Filmmakers" (If you’ve made films before or you’re in film school, you probably belong in this bracket)
- Best Film wins $1000 Cash and a $2500 Tuition Scholarship to any SOCAPA Filmmaking Intensive.
- Best Acting wins a $500 Tuition Scholarship to any SOCAPA Acting Intensive.
- Eligible for $750 in "Surprise Category" SOCAPA Tuition Scholarships
- Eligible for $150 Cash Award for Audience Favorite
- Entered into the $50 participation raffle.
- For Amateur Family Teams with no or limited filmmaking experience and/or teams led by Youth Filmmakers (14yo or younger).
- Best Film wins $500 Cash and a $1,000 Tuition Scholarship to any SOCAPA Filmmaking Intensive.
- Best Acting wins a $250 Tuition Scholarship to any SOCAPA Acting Intensive.
- Eligible for $750 in "Surprise Category" SOCAPA Tuition Scholarships
- Eligible for $150 Cash Award for Audience Favorite
- Entered into the $50 participation raffle.
Each week, we'll release a new required script element for your film to include. In the past these have included props, sound clips, lines of dialog, and genre. Follow us on Instagram and sign up early to get the latest releases and get a leg up on the competition.
Best Film
[Competitive Bracket]
$1000 Cash & $2500 Tuition Scholarship to any SOCAPA Filmmaking Intensive
[Family Fun Bracket]
$500 Cash and a $1,000 Tuition Scholarship to any SOCAPA Filmmaking Intensive
Best Acting
[Competitive Bracket]
$500 Tuition Scholarship to any SOCAPA Acting Intensive.
[Family Fun Bracket]
$250 Tuition Scholarship to any SOCAPA Acting Intensive.
All Brackets
Audience Favorite - $150 Cash Award
Participation Raffle - $50 Cash Awards (Two Drawings)
NEK Award - $250 Cash and a $500 in SOCAPA Tuition Scholarships for the Best Film made by a Team in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
Surprise Award - An additional $250 in SOCAPA Tuition Scholarships
Do you have an idea for a “Surprise Award” that you, your family, or your family’s business might be willing to donate? If so, contact us!
Since 1975, Catamount Arts has presented world-class performances and independent films to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Promoting arts as the heart of community, Catamount offers classes, camps, and workshops to kids and adults; performance and exhibition opportunities to local and national artists; and a regional box office for 40 Northern New England arts organizations. Catamount produces the KCP Performing Arts Series, First Night North, and the Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series, and is thrilled to partner with SOCAPA once again for the Tap Into Film 72-hr Film Slam.
No introduction needed. Guzmán has starred in more films and television shows than we can name... but here's a small list of his notable roles. Steven Soderbergh's films Out of Sight, The Limey and Traffic. Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. HBO original series How to Make It in America and the Netflix series Narcos. He also starred in the CBS medical drama Code Black, co-starred on Cameron Crowe's Roadies, a comedy-drama on Showtime.
From the annual 'Dinner with Luis' Catamount auction item, to being one of our first film slam judges, Guzmán is a long-time supporter of Catamount Arts and local filmmaking. Two of Guzmán's sons attended SOCAPA's summer acting camps.
Guzmán splits his busy schedule between Vermont and wherever the movie business takes him.
Just checkout his IMDB CreditsCraig Johnson is an award-winning writer and director who’s most recent film, ALEX STRANGELOVE, was released in 2018 as a Netflix Original film.
Craig’s other films include WILSON, released in 2017 by Fox Searchlight, THE SKELETON TWINS, released in 2014 by Roadside Attractions/ Lionsgate, and TRUE ADOLESCENTS, released by Cinedigm in 2011. Television credits include LOOKING for HBO and LOVE LIFE for HBO Max.
Craig holds an MFA from New York University's graduate film program and a BA in Drama from The University of Washington. He resides in Los Angeles with his husband, Adam Roberts, and their corgi-mix, Winston.
Craig Johnson Discusses His First Two FilmsDavid and Zazie - a power acting couple - have had roles across Hollywood, TV and independent film. You've probably seen Zazie as Domino in DEADPOOL 2, or Joaquin Phoenix's infatuation in the JOKER, or as Van in the hit TV series ATLANTA. David, who is also writer, has starred in numerous features and shorts including Netflix's series THE FAMILY, DEAD PIGS, and THE REVIVAL.
David taught acting at SOCAPA for several summers in NYC and will often return to screen his films and discuss his work.
And, although acting credits aren't everything... they're still pretty cool. Check em' out!
David Rysdahl - IMDB"The Lady and the Lawnmower"
Team: Heimdal
"How To Grow Up"
Team: RCMTV
"Body of Water"
Team: Fruit Loops
"Fool's Gambit"
Team: The Focus Five
"The Verge"
Team: General Admission
"Home"
Team: Man Makes 48 Hour Film
"Full Circle"
Team: The Reel Deal
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