We’re hosting a Q&A on September 1, 2010 to talk about the FilmShop and seek out potential members.
Come say hi, learn about us, see our work, meet current members (we’ll be having a happy hour at a local bar afterwards) and apply for membership.
Are you interested in joining?
Come to our Q&A and meet current members
WHEN : Sept 1 at 8pm
WHERE : The Change You Want to See – Williamsburg, Brooklyn
84 Havemeyer Street, Storefront
Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Google Map)
If you cannot attend, please fill in your information and we will contact you when the application is available.
But… what is the FilmShop?!
The FilmShop is a group of independent filmmakers and media producers dedicated to developing new, groundbreaking work through collaboration and collective development. FilmShop members are a diverse bunch – from experimental documentary producers to animators to music video directors. Members have produced work for Al Jazeera, the Wall Street Journal, History Channel, Aol., Travel Channel, New York Times, and have been featured in prominent film festivals around the world.
Together we workshop new productions, incubate collaborative project, share gigs, present distribution opportunities and build partnerships with local and international organizations.
What type of members do we look for?
We are seeking skilled content producers and creative storytellers who are actively working on projects. Potential members are expected to be active contributors, give honest critical feedback and thrive in collaborative spaces. We are not limited to independent fiction filmmakers, but welcome anyone in the visual media field. Narrative filmmakers, documentary filmmakers, video journalists, animators, experimental film producers, film public relations professionals, motion graphics, and others are all welcome to apply. Potential members should be looking to grow and expand their work and talents, as well as those who surround them. Potential members are selected by the following criteria – quality of previous work, willingness to collaborate and contribute, attendance, and must have an active project to workshop.
To receive membership information, please visit – http://thefilmshop.org/about/membership/ and fill out the form.
I am a composer and producer of music. I have been scoring films for a decade now, starting with ones directed and produced by my brother Nick Cannell, who is a member of the FilmShop. I have written the scores to countless short films, a handful of features, one of the latest being a documentary on Norman Mailer, entitled “Norman Mailer: The American” (www.normanmailertheamerican.com). Recently I was chosen as one of the artists to be featured in a documentary focusing on artists of different media in NYC, including sculptors, dancers, filmmakers, painters, grammy winning recording artists, and veteran film and broadway producers.
People ask me, “what type of music do you write?” I think of it like baseball – I swing at whatever comes at me. I play a variety of instruments and love composing music from orchestral works to hip hop to soul to blues to bluegrass to epic battle drums to something for a single instrument.
I constantly strive to improve my craft and meet new people. Composing music is what I do. I would love to be a part of the FilmShop to not only broaden the horizons of my craft, but also to build and grow relationships and help enhance the industry that I love.
Thanks,
Patrick Cannell