Week 9

This week has by far been the most time consuming of all. With CFE out and Invitationals going out this coming week there has been a lot of work that needs to get done in a short amount of time. Hopefully after this it will die down a little bit until everything gets going in January again. At this point it is just a waiting game as to who will send in their films and essays. While we are waiting though we won't be hesitating to fundraise!

CFE emails to master contact list: 2 hours
Contact information for Invitationals: 3 Hours
Blog post and meeting with team: Half hour

Week 8

Wait seriously is it already week 8? I think December will be here before anybody is prepared. This past week was not too bad because we just came back from fall break and only had a three day week. Visions is starting to come together and we even have our website up and running! This past week was not so bad but this coming week is going to be a lot more work!

We had a meeting on thursday about upcoming assignments: 1 hour
Editing the master contact list: 2 hours
Creating prezi for invitationals for class: 1 hour
Finishing up the list for invitationals:1 hour

Week 7

I am not sure where the time is going but October is almost gone I feel like and this coming week the CFE's will be going out. 

This past week we had two meetings: 3 hours all together

I helped Jonathan to update the master contact list: Hour and a Half 

Searched for Invitational's: 2 Hours 

Most useful festival tidbit

Best festival strategy I would like to use for visions if from Slamdance. Yay Slamdance! They utilize past filmmakers who have submitted or been part of their festival to be screeners for the following year. This makes  the community grow stronger each year and those filmmakers that are alumni of the festival feel utilized and important because they have a say in who is part of the festival.

I think we could somehow incorporate this into Visions by having either past people who have submitted help or maybe even getting more of the department to be involved. I know everyone has a chance to apply and be part of the class but if they can't make that kind of time commitment maybe they can just be part of the screening part and help give a perspective the class might not have on a film. Just an idea because the bigger sense of community we create the more willing people are to come to the festival or help us out with favors we might need.

Just some food for thought!

Week 6

October is here and in full swing! Visions is definitely amping up and we keep talking about next semester! We are gearing up to launch the CFE and also getting ready for fall break this weekend.

Invitational research: 1 hour
Class prep time: 1 hour
Outside meetings 1hr and 30 minutes