Wayne State contributes to and engages Michigan's filmmaking industry...
Observer & Eccentric, 2/27/11
"Film supporters fight incentive cuts"
by Ken Abramczyk
More than 1,000 film industry supporters gathered at a standing-room-only town meeting in Livonia last week with hopes of saving the film incentives that have provided work and jobs for them. Workers employed in the industry, ranging from actors and producers to truck drivers and construction workers, attended the gathering to send a message of "work it out, don't throw it out" to Gov. Rick Snyder and state lawmakers. Several college students from Wayne State University, University of Michigan and Michigan State University talked about how they have found work or their hopes in landing a job in the film industry here.
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20110227/NEWS10/102270526
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Examiner.com, 7/1/10
"Detroit Windsor Intern'l Film Festival leaves a lasting impression (Part 1 of 4 in the DWIFF series)"
by Wendy Clem
A story on Detroit's burgeoning film industry highlights the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, which took place at Wayne State University this past weekend.
http://www.examiner.com/x-1800-Detroit-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2010m7d1-Detroit-Windsor-Internl-Film-Festival-leaves-a-lasting-impression-Part-1-of-4-in-the-DWIFF-series
Epoch Times, Positive Detroit, 6/29
"Detroit-A major American filmmaking city"
A story on Detroit's burgeoning film industry highlights the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, which took place at Wayne State University this past weekend.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/38193/
http://www.positivedetroit.net/2010/06/detroita-major-american-filmmaking-city.html
WDIV-TV, 6/25
"Wayne State offers free film fair"
Wayne State University offered a free tech fair and networking event for aspiring film makers on Saturday. The fair, a component of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, offered classes ranging from how to use special effects makeup to how to open your own independent theater.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/family/24041224/detail.html
Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, Ann Arbor.com, Huffington Post, Between the Lines, 6/24
"Film fest stars Michigan talent"
Independent filmmakers and fans from around the world will gather at Wayne State University over the next few days for the third Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, a bundling of feature films, shorts, documentaries and industry seminars promoting Michigan's film industry. In all, the festival will feature 32 shorts, 10 features, seven documentaries and three children's films, as well as a free Tech Fair, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, with topics from how to start an indie film theater to composing music for films and special effects.
http://www.detnews.com/article/20100624/ENT02/6240306/1034/Film-fest-stars-Michigan-talent#ixzz0rmeQU9No
http://www.freep.com/article/20100624/ENT01/6240319/1035/Ent/2001-A-Space-Odyssey-in-70mm-format-to-be-screened-at-Redford-Theatre
http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/locally-shot-movie-gets-slot-in-detroit-windsor-film-festival/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie-hatfield/a-motor-city-farm-and-mus_b_621214.html
http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=41977
WJBK-TV FOX-2, 6/21
"Wayne State to host its 1st Tech Fair"
Wayne State University is teaming up with The Detroit Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF) presented by Wayne County to host the DWIFF annual Tech Fair on June 26. The free event will give the public access to filmmaking and TV broadcast professionals, vendors and educators to enhance the overall filmmaking experience and create a rich learning environment.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/job_shop/wayne-state-to-host-its-1st-tech-fair
Crain's Detroit Business, 6/20
"Local films part of festival"
The third annual Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, which will be screened at a variety of locations around the Wayne State campus, runs Thursday through Sunday and will feature more than 50 entries this year.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100620/SUB01/306209964
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Xconomy, 5/27
TechTown, Unity Studios will partner to produce Michigan-based film crews
by Howard Lovy
Wayne State University's TechTown and Unity Studios of Allen Park, and its affiliated Lifton Institute for Media Skills are expected to announce a formal agreement in the next two weeks, under which the institute will teach the would-be crews how to make movies and TechTown will teach them how to become entrepreneurs to sell their services. "Everybody in the film industry has to be an entrepreneur because everybody is a freelancer," says Randal Charlton, TechTown's executive director. "They have to be. There are very few long-term gigs."
http://www.xconomy.com/detroit/2010/05/27/techtown-unity-studios-will-partner-to-produce-michigan-based-film-crews/
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Detroit Free Press, 4/29
Film festival offers free screenings at local venues
by John Monaghan
Wayne State is mentioned as one of the local venues that will be screening movies for the third annual Italian Film Festival. The touring festival, which runs through May 9, was organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago and is cosponsored by local Italian institutions. All movies are free and play in Italian with English subtitles.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100429/ENT01/4290312/1036/Ent01/Film-festival-offers-free-screenings-at-local-venues&template=fullarticle
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Lansing City Pulse, 4/9/10
Selected film students from Wayne State University, Michigan State and the University of Michigan will be collaborating on a project this summer. The students will combine talents and create a movie in the space of a few weeks while handling everything from pre-production planning to technical set-ups, cinematography, editing and post-production work.
http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/blog-199-msu-wsu-u-of-m-not-alphabet-soup-a-collaborative-fil.html
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Metromode, 12/2/09
A Hollywood education in metro Detroit
by Michelle Martinez
Wayne State University is mentioned in an article about the growing number of film training programs that have accompanied the recent spike in Michigan's film industry.
http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/hollywoodeducationdetroit0143.aspx
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The Detroit News, 11/10/09
Filmmakers Boot Camp is coming to Wayne State University
By Ursula Watson
The Michigan Production Alliance will host the NEHST Studios' Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp for aspiring filmmakers, which will be held at Wayne State University.
http://detnews.com/article/20091110/ENT02/911100306/Filmmakers-Boot-Camp-is-coming-to-Wayne-State-University
WWJ-AM, 11/6/09
Wayne State University will host a boot camp for aspiring filmmakers, Nov 13-15. It's designed to help participants write, produce, direct and sell a feature film. Film producer and boot camp director Larry Meistrich discusses the course.
http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=11%2F7%2F2009+12%3A35%3A10+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE
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Wayne State University to hold acting workshop
by Jessica Nunez, MLive.com 10/14/09
Wayne State University's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts is holding a series of workshops designed to help aspiring actors land jobs in films brought to Michigan by the film tax incentive.
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2009/10/wayne_state_university_to_hold.html
WSU alum instructs film auditioning workshop
AmericaJR.com, October 6, 2009
http://americajr.com/news/wsufilmworkshop1006.html
Casting calls
The News Herald, September 11, 2009
A roundup of upcoming artistic-related workshops includes "Auditioning for Feature, Commercial and Industrial Films," which will be offered this fall by Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts. Students will perform mock auditions and receive coaching from professional actor and workshop instructor Laurie Meeker. Session dates and contact information are provided.
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2009/09/12/entertainment/doc4aa80d337c9fc723489422.txt
Auditions slated
Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, September 4, 2009
Wayne State is offering an intensive, "on your feet," workshop on auditioning for films. Auditioning for Feature, Commercial and Industrial Films provides 10 contact hours of coaching spread across four consecutive Saturdays and is offered Oct. 10, 17, 24 and 31.
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20090903/ENT/909030493/Auditions+slated+for+models++singers
How to nail an audition is the focus of new Wayne State actors workshop
by John Zemke, Model D Media, September 1, 2009
Wayne State University's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts is offering two workshops on how to audition for films this fall. Students will perform mock auditions and receive coaching from professional actors. The idea is the one-on-one training will help actors sidestep any problems that are common knowledge to professionals.
http://www.modeldmedia.com/timnews/waynestateaudition90109.aspx
WSU offers film audition workshops
by Alesia Cooper, The Detroit News, August 28, 2009
Wayne State University is offering "on your feet," auditioning workshops to help aspiring actors and actresses break into Michigan's burgeoning film industry. Two sessions are offered, running four consecutive Saturdays beginning Sept. 5 and Oct. 10. Cost is $195, and 20 openings are available per workshop.
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090828/LIFESTYLE/908280317/1005/lifestyle/WSU-offers-film-audition-workshops
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Wayne State and the Screen Actors Guild offer a series of Master Classes
March 28: Marketing Yourself, Headshots and Resumes, Knowing Your Type and Dressing to Get the Part
April 4: Improv! Auditioning, Character and Scene Development for Film
April 25: Voice Acting
http://theatre.wayne.edu/files/SAGatWSUspring2009.pdf
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/entertainment/090326_sag_classes
Films offer flicker of hope for state
by Carrie Zarotney, Observer & Eccentric newspapers, April 2, 2009
An op-ed piece about the benefits of Michigan's burgeoning film industry mentions that Wayne State has retooled its curriculum to prepare students for emerging jobs in the industry.
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20090402/NEWS02/904020481/1019/rss02
Job seekers aim to get ready for 'Action'
by Bill Shea, Crain's Detroit Business, March 8, 2009
The Michigan Production Alliance and other organizations promoting the film industry in Michigan partnered with WSU to offer an introductory movie industry boot camp. Michigan film unions also are working with Wayne State and other universities to establish accredited film crew training programs.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090308/FREE/303089997/1068
Filmmaker boot camp
The Detroit News, March 5, 2009
The Michigan Production Alliance and award-winning producer Larry Meistrich of NEHST Studios are partnering with Wayne State University to host an intensive "Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp" from Friday to Sunday in WSU's State Hall, 5143 Cass Ave., Room 106....
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090305/METRO01/903050378
Wayne State to host event for future filmmakers
WDIV-TV 4, Detroit, March 4, 2009
Wayne State University has teamed up with with award winning producer Larry Meistrich of NEHST Studios and Michigan Production Alliance to host Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp this Friday through Sunday. The boot camp was created to give participants an insider's guide to success in the film industry and also to boost interest for Wayne State's new workforce development strategy....
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/18854047/detail.html
Motor City to Tinseltown: Classes help film hopefuls
The Flint Journal, February 14, 2009
An Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp was designed by filmmakers for filmmakers. It will be offered March 6-8 in Room 106, State Hall, at Wayne State University. Participants will learn how to write, produce, cast, direct and sell their own features. They'll explore marketing and web distribution and alternative routes to breaking into the business....
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/flint/index.ssf/2009/02/motor_city_to_tinseltown_class.html
Training programs spring up around state's growing film industry
by Mark Lewis, Crain's Detroit Business, February 8, 2009
Wayne State is one of Michigan's universities involved in film industry training. WSU is offering seminars and classes in acting, film production and animation....
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090208/FREE/902090306/1068
Productions open roles for workers: Film jobs get Michigan rolling
by Marisa Schultz, The Detroit News, January 27, 2009
In a story about Michigan's approval of tax incentives last April to lure Hollywood filmmakers to the state, Wayne State University is noted for adding new courses, including animation, production broadcasting and acting for the camera. Since Michigan approved the aggressive tax incentives, 71 projects have been approved, with 37 films already completed. Nearly 3,000 direct jobs have been created, with total wages reaching $57 million....
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090127/BIZ/901270400