Quito Filmmakers' Collective

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215070572011-07-14T20:40:13.524-04:00Quito Filmmakers' CollectiveProduction Forum: Ideas, Articles, Grant ResourcesYoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1162225996037346912006-10-30T11:32:00.000-05:002006-10-30T11:33:16.050-05:00Truly Indie Distribution

Check it out: http://www.trulyindie.com/index.html

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1159813716716538772006-10-02T14:23:00.000-04:002006-10-02T14:28:36.716-04:00ITA Flight Tickets

ITA Ticket SearchSeems like leaving from Chicago is significantly cheaper than Detroit... (link)The pilgrimage of the Virgen del Quinche is on November 21. More Info.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1156648741734368152006-08-26T23:16:00.000-04:002006-08-26T23:19:01.746-04:00Software Licensing & Trademark Agreements

apparently Apple wants you to add their logo to the credits if you edit with Final Cut Pro. See this.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1155600267748845482006-08-14T20:03:00.000-04:002006-08-14T20:04:27.760-04:00FresHDV: FCP Editing Tips

Top 10 Final Cut Pro Tips and Tricks for Editors

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1155320478576552082006-08-11T14:06:00.000-04:002006-08-14T20:50:37.800-04:00Be still, My Beating Heart

Hello all,Phase 1 of Post Production is now complete: all footage (about 600 gigs!) has been captured. That's more than two full days worth of film on our little hard drive.Phase 2 is to log the footage using our logsheets (thanks to Kyle for transcribing the first batch!).Phase 3: translation.And just to whet your appetite, here are some stills from the film (click on the image to view larger):

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1154886957439107112006-08-06T13:55:00.000-04:002006-08-06T13:58:39.290-04:00Technique: Locating Sequence Audio Levels that are Too Loud

http://www.larryjordan.biz/nxltrs/nxltr_28.html#levelsBoosting Audio Levels:http://www.larryjordan.biz/nxltrs/nxltr_28.html#boost

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1153947993771500022006-07-26T17:05:00.000-04:002006-07-26T17:06:33.786-04:00Film Communique

Hello all,Some of you may have been wondering what that greasy haired clutch of miscreants with the camera has been up to. Following a strict stormchasing regime through Ecuador, we’ve been working tirelessly to collect footage from Quito, Loja, Peguche, Otavalo, Juncal, San Martin, and Illuman. The film, more than anything, is a rigorous collection of qualitative data on the health and healing

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1155604387323061962006-07-24T21:10:00.000-04:002006-08-14T21:13:07.343-04:00Micah's Blog: Health & Holistic Healing in Ecuador

Yachacs, Jambi Huasi, and a Gringo's Blog

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1151775518360246422006-07-01T13:36:00.000-04:002006-07-01T13:40:32.156-04:00Something Useful (for later)

A neat plug-in for touching up images in post. The Repair-Collection

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1148667612015088772006-05-26T14:08:00.000-04:002006-08-14T21:13:54.046-04:00Crew Descriptions

Download this document here.1. Field ProducerThe Field Producer directs the scene. Field Producers approach subjects, introduce the crew, and position the subject into favorable lighting positions. Before calling action, communicate with the Camera Operator, Audio Field Recorder, and Gaffer to get a “thumbs up” (Lights, Camera, Sound, Action). This job may be combined with Interviewer/Translator

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1148272929691655722006-05-22T00:41:00.000-04:002006-05-22T00:42:09.703-04:00Shooting Schedule

First draft here.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1147459933001876702006-05-12T14:47:00.000-04:002006-05-12T14:52:13.013-04:00"Indigenous Destiny in Indigenous Hands"

A chapter by Luis Macas, Linda Belote, and Jum Belote on Dr. Luis Alberto Macas Ambuludi and CONAIE, and the indigenous people's movement in Ecuador. a good read (pdf).

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1147458927978682862006-05-12T14:27:00.000-04:002006-05-15T13:21:25.633-04:00Michigan Andeans

The Círculo “Micaela Bastidas Phuyuqhawa” is an organization of students and professors, mostly affiliated with the University of Michigan, who study or work in one of the Andean republics.They organzied a conference on in April: RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE (7th - 21st centuries), which featured a lecture on "pro-indigenous, anti-neoliberal and anti-racist agendas" in Ecuador.More

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1147367228818958142006-05-11T12:59:00.000-04:002006-05-11T13:07:08.830-04:00Ayahuasca

(wiki article)Pronounced "ah-yah-waska," the word is from the Quechua language; it means vine of the soul, vine of the dead, or the vision vine. Known by various names among 72 native ayahuasca-ingesting cultures in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, this legendary, industrial-strength hallucinogen is used by curanderos to heal the sick and communicate with spirits. Many rain forest shamans simply refer

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1147364158846467002006-05-11T12:10:00.000-04:002006-05-11T12:15:58.856-04:00The Sparkplug Foundation

This is another grant we can apply to. Unfortunately, we just missed the deadline but the next one is in November and might provide finishing funds or cover costs if we want to hold a conference or a screening for the piece. The Threshold Foundation is another resource for event related funding.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1146793553919557532006-05-04T21:45:00.000-04:002006-05-08T13:28:40.476-04:00Minuted 5-4-06

Click here for minutes

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1146682306078141112006-05-03T14:49:00.000-04:002006-05-03T14:51:46.096-04:00Art Resources Traditions

FYI: I've been in touch with the director of Art Resources Traditions, a Latin American art resource project. He has a number of contacts in Ecuador. Will keep y'all posted.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1146666678430108672006-05-03T10:30:00.000-04:002006-05-03T10:31:18.443-04:00Improving the Look of Your Graphics and Text

Here's some good post-prod advice on making subtitles (early, but useful):Tips to Improve your Text (via Larry's Final Cut Newsletter) Avoid lines thinner than 4 pixels, they will flicker Avoid lines that are almost horizontal or almost vertical, they will stair-step Avoid fancy, curvy fonts like Harrington, Chancery, or Savoye Avoid fonts with very thin bars or serifs, such as Engravers

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1146326857290794662006-04-29T12:05:00.000-04:002006-04-29T12:07:37.300-04:00Interviewing Tips for Documentaries

Interviewing Tips for Documentariesby Laurie White(notes from the workshop)

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1145842474621359802006-04-23T21:33:00.000-04:002006-04-23T21:34:34.633-04:00UM Institute for the Humanities - Mini Grant

Mini Grant GuidelinesAll Michigan faculty and graduate students are eligible to apply for mini grants. Applications may be made at any time and must include a proposal, a budget, and a list of other funding sources, actual and/or solicited. A condition of funding is that the event have a component open to the university public (no grants will be awarded to entirely closed workshops, courses, etc…

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1145816264871196172006-04-23T14:14:00.000-04:002006-04-23T14:17:44.883-04:00Other Americas / Otros Saberes Call for Proposals

A Collaborative Research Initiative of the Latin American Studies AssociationThe Latin American political landscape has changed profoundly in the past two decades, as indigenous and Afro-Latin peoples have made their voices heard in national arenas. Throughout the region, thousands of civil society organizations and social movements participate in these struggles, working on a wide range

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1144629820780126792006-04-09T20:41:00.000-04:002006-04-09T20:43:40.780-04:00Early Signs: Melting Ice Caps in Ecuador

Not exactly health related, but interesting:"Scientists say that 80 percent of Andean ice caps are likely to melt away in the next 15 years due to climate change. The glacier's demise means less water and a changing way of life for the 30,000 mostly indigenous people who live in the foothills of Cotacachi Mountain. Their story is this week's installment of an ongoing series, 'Early Signs: Reports

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1144629384834445392006-04-09T20:32:00.000-04:002006-04-09T20:40:45.053-04:00Meeting Notes 4/5/06

agenda:1. Prisons2. South American Explorers Club3. Amy Clay3. Equipment & Workshops5. Financial update / Budget Priorities6. Jaime Guevaramore inside.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1143563009904123922006-03-28T11:08:00.000-05:002006-06-10T11:26:33.903-04:00Jaime Guevara

J. Guevara on the radio.J. Guevara in spanish.J. Guevara on the web.songs (mp3):Vestiras mi PantalonCancion del Remiso

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1142434438955893982006-03-15T09:33:00.000-05:002006-03-15T09:53:58.973-05:00Letters of Inquiry and more grants

How to Apply to the MacArthur Foundation Independent Documentary Film Fund and more information on the letter of inquiry (check with Quito Project before submitting letter).Also, we need to send a letter to the Sundance Doc Fund and the Annenberg Foundation (guidelines).Other grants to apply for:Moxie Docs - Equipment, could be usefulAperture Film GrantWomen in Films Finishing Grant - for post

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1142389501659436892006-03-14T21:24:00.000-05:002006-03-14T21:27:13.350-05:00Minutes 3-14-06

Click here for minutes.

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1142003888923919722006-03-10T10:15:00.000-05:002006-03-10T10:18:08.936-05:00good camera advice for shooting HD

Studio Monthly has posted first-person high def production advice from shooters and producers. Good info for our equipment training before the trip.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1141698479881362602006-03-06T21:27:00.000-05:002006-03-06T21:29:38.540-05:00Meeting Minutes March 6

Click here for meeting notes.

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1140650151635568002006-02-22T18:15:00.000-05:002006-02-22T18:20:13.873-05:00Meeting Minutes February 21, 2006

Click here for minutes

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1140635144663661702006-02-22T13:51:00.000-05:002006-02-22T15:08:42.183-05:00Draft IH Grant

Work in progress grant application can be found on course tools.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1140285922670203952006-02-18T13:03:00.000-05:002006-02-22T15:11:34.110-05:00updated budget

excel doc here.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1140281293565698982006-02-18T11:32:00.000-05:002006-03-11T14:10:32.026-05:00Grant Deadlines

Summer Funding for Collaborative Work in the Humanities: March 6Ginsberg Student Fellowships: March 10II Experiential Learning Fund : March 15UM Faculty grants in Global Health: March 15Arts of Citizenship:NO LONGER AVAILABLESundance Doc: Rolling - letter of inquiryMoxie Docs: RollingArtBridge: RollingThe MacArthur Foundation: rolling - letter of inquiry

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1139714410716727952006-02-11T22:16:00.000-05:002006-02-12T13:16:39.750-05:00Meeting Minutes - Feb 11, 2006

Click here for minutes.

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547136011799609733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1139551541937244772006-02-10T00:25:00.000-05:002006-02-10T01:05:41.946-05:00Quito Media Links

Film Production / Services / Rental / Locations in QuitoProduction Support in QuitoEcuador Independent Media CenterMainstream Quito Radioarticles:Short presentation of media arts creations in EcuadorEcuador's 'open mike' revolution (BBC)

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1139507452197902632006-02-09T12:47:00.000-05:002006-02-09T14:27:05.670-05:00Notes from meeting on February 8, 2006

click here for the notes.

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1139434105424302112006-02-08T16:23:00.000-05:002006-02-08T18:20:26.850-05:00II Experiential Learning Fund

Amy Kehoe from the International Institute recommended that we "contact [our] faculty leader and ask him/her to apply to the International Institute Experiential Learning Fund on behalf of the project and the participating students."Here is a link to the program description and an application form.More info inside. I don't know if this would work for us, since we do not yet have an advisor...

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1139336630266239142006-02-07T13:21:00.000-05:002006-02-07T13:24:49.486-05:00SUMMER FUNDING FOR COLLABORATIVE WORK IN THE HUMANITIES

For the second year, the Rackham Graduate School and the Institute for the Humanities invite proposals for Summer Funding for Collaborative Work in the Humanities. Faculty and graduate students from any combination of fields may apply for these awards. They should be interdisciplinary, but need not necessarily be interdepartmental; also,all participants may work within the humanities or the group

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1139265662906476832006-02-06T17:40:00.000-05:002006-02-06T17:43:35.286-05:00Ginsberg Student Fellowships

http://www.umich.edu/~mserve/students/fellowships.htmlDeadline: March 10, 2006The Student Ginsberg student Fellowships provide University of Michigan students with the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the community in partnershipwith a community-based organization. The Fellowships provide a stipend to up to 5undergraduate and 3 graduate students of $1000 (for both spring/summer

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1139007888160027192006-02-03T18:03:00.000-05:002006-02-07T13:26:16.176-05:00Funding Opp: UM faculty grants in Global Health

The School of Public Health, in partnership with the Office of the Vice President forResearch, is initiating a competition (UM-GHRT) to provide seed funding of $5000-$15,000 to facilitate innovative, collaborative, and high-quality research in the fieldof global health.DEADLINE: 5:00 pm Wednesday, March 15, 2006.APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Please use the UM-GHRT application form at theprogram

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138892470494024092006-02-02T09:58:00.000-05:002006-02-02T10:01:10.503-05:00Int'l Institute Funds for Film Viewings at UM

* II Fund for Performances, Films, and ExhibitionsThe International Institute provides support for performances, films and related programs, exhibitions, and activities that make substantial contributions to international learning on the University of Michigan campus and in the Ann Arbor community. Events must be held on campus and cost sharing is required. Proposals that involve original

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138846879054387242006-02-01T21:18:00.000-05:002006-02-01T21:25:41.266-05:00High Infant Mortality Rate in Chimborazo

Community organization in Chimborazo reports 100 infant deaths for every 1000 births in this particular areainterconnection.org

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138846207341321442006-02-01T21:08:00.000-05:002006-02-01T21:26:06.816-05:00Oil industry impacts health

Info on health research related to oil industry in Ecuador:http://www.chevrontoxico.com/article.php?id=61

Anicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886133323010353359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138832933337737842006-02-01T17:27:00.000-05:002006-02-01T17:29:51.646-05:00A film about Colombian Flower Industry Workers...

This film is available at the library:Love, Women and Flowers A film by Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva Colombia, 1988, 58 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitledsynopsis: Flowers are Colombia’s third largest export. But behind the beauty of the carnations and chrysanthemums sold in the U.S. and Europe lies a horror story of hazardous labor conditions for the 60,000 women who work in the flower

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138822962786702642006-02-01T14:42:00.000-05:002006-02-01T14:51:29.123-05:00International Institute Individual Fellowships

The International Institute (II) Fellowships are designed to supportUniversity of Michigan students (regardless of citizenship) who areenrolled in a degree program and wish to participate in internships orconduct research abroad. All students are required to complete theapplication form, on which they must indicate their academic level,enrollment status and whether they are requesting funds

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138586469634477562006-01-29T20:56:00.000-05:002006-01-29T21:08:31.553-05:00Film Budget

here's the second draft of the film budget adjusted to your feedback. click here to download. send me an email if you have any questions.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138559760422894182006-01-29T13:26:00.000-05:002006-01-29T13:36:00.430-05:00Flower Workers/Ecuador on Democracy Now!

Radio Interview with Ross Wehner, wrote article in Mother Jones "Deflowering Ecuador" which documents the harsh conditions faced by workers in Ecuador's booming rose industry. Wehner said "workers are paying a heavy price for the roses Americans will present to their loved ones on Feb. 14. Diego Bonifaz, Mayor of Cayambe. on Democracy Now!.and:"We Don't Want to Be a North American Colony":

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138372423283469042006-01-27T09:30:00.000-05:002006-01-27T15:48:11.993-05:00Ecuador's Flower Industry

Mother Jones: Deflowering Ecuadormore information on Ecuador:W.H.O. and PAHO(via Dana)

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138372075693967062006-01-27T09:26:00.000-05:002006-01-27T09:39:47.970-05:00Flights to Quito

Continental Tickets: $780(via Anica)

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138373731696882882006-01-27T09:21:00.000-05:002006-01-27T09:55:31.703-05:00Banana Plantations (via Anica)

According to the BBC, Ecuador is the largest exporter of bananas in the world.Human Rights Watch reports on the dangers of banana plantation work, including very low rate of unionization, high child labor, and toxic chemicals.Also interesting - a BBC documentary on the oild industry, featuring Ecuador and Angola. Perhaps we could screen it on our documentary night.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21507057.post-1138220856223287542006-01-26T12:27:00.000-05:002006-01-27T14:36:01.476-05:00Quito Film Meeting Notes 1/24/06

Click here to view the notes.

Yoni Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com1