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Todd Munson Mark AlbrechtSnackboy's Words of Wisdom |
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march 1998 guest Sarah Knight director, Qiana  Many aspiring filmmakers finish college, come to Hollywood and say they are going to make a film as a display of their ability, but as the saying goes, a lot of people talk about it, but few get it done. Sarah Knight is one of the exceptions. A graduate of UNL, Sarah has completed a 20 minute film in 35mm, Qiana, based on a short story. Completed on a budget of around $8000 and a number of favors and a lot of ingenuity, Sarah said that had she made the film at all the going rates, it would have cost approximately $100,000. The film was financed by Sarah and her credit cards while she held down a $500/week job to support herself and the film. Shooting exteriors in Lake Tahoe and interiors in LA, Sarah shot her film in six days, shooting five pages of script per day. Sarah credits a number of the favors she was able to acquire to previous contacts made on films she has worked on including Batman Forever, Devil's Advocate and Hard Rain. One of the major coups Sarah pulled off was getting noted actor Paul Dooley for the lead in her film. Dooley agreed to star without compensation. Sarah next plans to work on developing a feature project to direct based on the Australian play Wallflowering. If you missed this salon and the screening of Sarah's wonderful film, you'll just have to wait for her next one. --Craig Cleaver So, you're tired of sitting around waiting for the phone to ring. Let's face it, it's not what you know, it's WHO you know, so why don't you come get to know us? The Hollywood Salon is movers and shakers, celebs and wanna-be celebs getting together over a beer and a memory of a faraway place. We're not all Nebraskans - some of us just like to hang out with Nebraskans - but we're all part of the magic of Hollywood. Join us at 7:30 on the SECOND Monday of every month at the Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Blvd. (@ Washington Blvd.) in Culver City, California 90232. Just ten bucks Just TEN bucks...includes one drink and a raffle ticket for fabulous Nebraska prizes. (Ten bucks too much? volunteer some time to the NCC and get in free.) There is a fully stocked bar, with cocktails, draft beers and good wines. ĘThere is also a great restaurant at the hotel serving wonderful appetizers and full meals (you can eat early in the lobby/bar or bring your food up into the Salon conference room). There's a VIP guest almost every month--check out the list of recent ones and see who you've been missing. You'll have a chance to share your news and needs in our Show and Tell. But the best part is all the friends you'll meet--old friends and new friends. Most of them will know where you come from. And all of them are bigwigs (or tomorrow's bigwigs) in Hollywood. |