The First "Scene First"

For the new readers: I am currently in Wilmington, NC to help with a student film festival event being put on by the Boston company I am interning for.

The student film festival in Wilmington Scene First, really got into full-swing last night. We had screenings of some of the student films in a few of the great historic venues in the area. The big kick-off was started off with a rock band performance. The group was a local act called Labeling Deloris. Sort of a 90s No Doubt sound, complete with the all-male musicians and a female vocalist. We set up a 4-story screen and stage with the river as a beautiful backdrop. The film, One Winter Story tells about the life of the first female to surf Mavericks a seasonal big wave phenomenon in San Francisco. This documentary on the legendary Sarah Gerhardt was made by two of our special guests, Elizabeth Pepin and Sally Lundberg, who traveled all the way from CA and Hawaii respectively, to join the festival. I will upload some great crowd pictures once I get back to Boston and can hook up my digital camera.

Today has been some great panel presentations/discussions by the industry professionals brought in for the festival and more student film screenings. Speaking of films, I just went to the theater last week to see Ocean's Thirteen. I thought it was great, but then again I also like Ocean's Twelve and apparently I was the only one. Any movie with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and George Clooney in the same screen shot is high quality in my mind. Expect the unexpected twists you have come to anticipate from this trilogy.

Well one more big night for the festival and more of the same Hollywood pro panels and screenings tomorrow... then back to Beantown on Sunday afternoon!