The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 21, 1999, Page Page 6, Image 6

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EVENTS Wachovia Jazz Downtown, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 23 through June 25 outside the Wachovia build-. ing on Main Street. Page 6 UNOF Colin Penny and-other local filmmakers are helping South Caroli- O lUI na find its niche in the movie industry. "Actually, a lot of films i?i o xi- n ? ait; Luaue iiere 111 ouuui v^ai- tile Me olina," said Penny, an independent film- Commi maker and film student at the Universi- MTh< ty of South Carolina. "I've worked on about munity nine independent films in the last year." here," I Currently, Penny is working with a group of USC filmmakers on a mmgammmmm short film called "Weight of the World," which is about "childhood innocence lost" and is shot inside the old Columbia Cor- I rections Institute. Scheduled for completion by the beginning of May, the 18minute film will be entered in festivals and competitions. "You can't do much with a short film; there just aren't a whole lot of people buying. But 1 you can use it as a kind of I calling card," Penny said. I Local festivals such as the Colossal Film Crawl, and small er theaters like the Nickelodeon, give the public exposure to small, independent films. "Its mostly smaller, independent films made here, but there are some big budget movies made in the area also," Penny said. H| The state's filming popular- LfliHHttJHi ity is due to more than gorgeous locations and varied settings, CoIin Pennyj an ,n( said Susan Leonard, director for a short film called KtrajWiMi mm I ^B < I < with BUNAC's WORK fM BRfTA/M Program ? Congratulates our Spring '99 Graduates ^ Cameron Bailey Iris Coxe ^ Jennifer Baxley Kimberly Donahue Georgia Brabham Kerri Eland ^ Heather Bradshaw Carmen Harper V Brandy Bryant Sara Kreitzer ^ Melissa Carnigno Theresa Martin Stephanie Cassidy Anne McGaughey Jill Cauthen Jennifer Norris Carrie Coulson Lorrie Price "Together let us seek the Heights" Etc. The Gamecock In the very Titanic wor film making. y and photo by Robert Wal idia Arts Center of the S.C. Arts laboration, rather than competition, ission. tween artists." ire seems to be a real sense of com- The Arts Commission receives ab between independent filmmakers 50 calls per year from prospective fi Leonard said. "There is a lot of col- makers in the state, she said. Bfe&d$. '- >-"t^MMMBP 11 p- ' Robert Walt lependent film maker and film student at USC, is working with a group of USC "Weight of the World," being shot inside the old Columbia Corrections Institute. S FREE LASER TAG FREE SCAVENGER HUNT FREE BA, r ? Mark your calen x ftf\' Semi-Annual U! \ #P^ "LATE NIGH f vH Wednesday,Apri C> * FREE FOOD FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS FREE FUNK AJ Jennifer Scheei ^ afjfp^5Slll5 Joy Scheie! i ?? not * leo*i. ho Hy ron ANV DEBTS. PUBLIC AND PR . i O ?~ Q ' j ?T Jessica Schreiber ? B g " lAMMflW, Lj* SITE OF THE PAY Hello Kitty, Keropi and Badtz Maru: all you need to know. http://www.sanrio.com / Wednesday, April 21, 1999 I LD > "People can call for ad_ vice, for contacts," Leonard lOIl said. "We rent cameras and editing equipment at special rates for independent artists, as well as give several grants be. and fellowships every year." Last, vpflr t.Vip Arts flnmmissinn ctovp l0ut more than $10,000 to local independent lm. filmmakers. While many films are made in the state, earning a living in the independent film f'-M business is still very difficult, local actress Joanna Western "It can be done, but you have to be aggressive and have the * right contacts," Western said. % V "You may get very steady work Wmbere, but the market does not ^ mk 'Wi as we^ as offers like Los Angeles or New York. % |?|jp "So while you may find work fllfe more often in a state like this, you still make a fraction of the money. But for me, that's OK. W' ?? I don't see the attraction to the * big filmmaking cities." Such is not the case for Penny, director of photography **2 B|J for "Weight of the World." * % "After this project, I'll be here jHH a few more months to shoot a short film I wrote. And after ** Jp if that, I'm going to either New * ^ J York or Los Angeles. I just r*n Th<? rinm<*rr^rk Film makers on 5M-ir>amecrickl SKETBALL TOURNAMENT FREE CARICATURES dars now ? it's BACK! ? SC STRESS BLOWOUT | . IT AT THE BLATT" f 128,1999 6 pm -12 midnight T latt P.E. Center A EROBICS FREE SAND VOLLEYBALL TOURAMENT 1 nTjf Ah J I II fil | I wg a b i if M SBDHHI n MOTORS^ 8 J^|j 1010 2600 Augusta Road ~Z2^BHl '. Columbia, SC 29169 ^^TFlPi