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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Quito Film Meeting Notes 1/24/06

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Blogger Yoni Goldstein said...

Quito Film Meeting

present: Meredith, Yoni (notes), Anica, Dealio, Kyle, Dana (via speakerphone)

SAMI grant - deadline Feb 6, March 6, April 3
application due 6 to 8 weeks before the event
send proposal to: office of academic multicultural initiatives
attn: SAMI coordinator 3009 student activities building a2

more info on this tomorrow

New Center - mostly impacts a2 community, geared towards community organizations
in a2

Funding for research projects: IRB process - will this count as research?

Check out: www.documentary.org

Grants to consider:

Radzwill funs
Film Arts
Funding Exchange
Moxie Docss
Sundance Doc. Fund

what kind of doc will we like to see?

rose flower industry
high risk (people have interest in covering up this story)
a lot going on, class action lawsuits
issue goes north, our consumer choices
interview the workers
email the author of the article

biggest concern ethics and involvement (re: filmmaking, power & privilege)
film should contribute to community
ethnographic approach, give people their own voice

sanitation, parasites, public bathrooms

indigenous vs. mestizo populations

health options, herbal cures, access to medicine, coexistence between herbal
medicines and biomedicine, access to water

PAHO - more ideas from them?

character sketch approach
exploring visual environments

folklore approach to the history of the area, social implications, health
beliefs

respect local beliefs


filmmaking technicalities:

equipment:

Kyle has a canon optura (1 chip), powerbook with FCP5, external hard drive,
shotgun mic, tripod

Yoni: hd camera, tripod, audio, and steadicam, editing station

Dealio: digital still

Mere: GL2

Anica: Still camera

Partnership with university professor? Marcus Nornes, Stashu Kybartas, get
equipment, ind. Study for undergrads

we need: wireless lavalier (2), mdv tape, led lite panels, hard drive, misc.,
boom pole

Write this into grant budget proposals

crew model:

1 interviewer
1 boom operator
1 camera person

Have Ecuadorian "guide" - it's their world

Dates:

Yoni: 3 weeks in July

Anica: May, June - contact ministry of health

Dealio: entire month of July (min: 2-3 weeks)

Kyle: July, about a month

Mere: a month


let's organize doc screenings for ourselves, get a feel for stylistic options


Let's meet every other week, rotate facilitators
Next Meeting: Anica’s
626 westwood ave, ann arbor

Bring food!

3:28 PM

 

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