Photo of Sir Elton John & Martin Scorsese by Ron Giameo Ai New York City DFM Student
Arianna Huffington with Tribeca Kids Access Reporters Daniel & Charlea (The "Tweet" Photo)
Photo of Martin Scorsese by Ron Giameo Ai New York City DFM Student
Photo of TFF Signage by Kristina Siska Ai New York City Digital Filmmaking student
Ron Giameo at work (Photo by Kristina Siska)
Ai New York City DFM Students Adam Foreman and Bennu Smith On the Red CarpetA select group of Ai New York City Digital Filmmaking students got the chance of a lifetime to be a part of the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival that opened on Wednesday April 20 with a screening of The Union.
Under the experienced leadership of producer/project manager Len Carter (an Ai New York City alumnus himself), a team of 22 students will be filming select TFF events during the 12-day festival which ends on May 1. In advance of the Festival, Carter taught a production seminar to make sure that students at The Art Institute of New York City understood the project and were equipped to take on the challenge of documenting the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Kids Access project.
Opening night students worked in two teams; The Red Carpet Team consisting of Ai DFM students Adam Forman and Bennu Smith (Red Carpet DV Cams) and the ENG Team consisting of; Krista Siska, Ron Giameo, Sam Mena, (on still cameras) Chris Conaway and Sara Williams (on DV cameras) filming events outside along with and leading up to the free Elton John concert. The Art Institute students will film premieres, seminars and the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair, providing the edited footage to the Festival as quickly as possible. They will have the educational experience of editing the footage under a tight deadline (with editing sessions lasting until late evening).
“It’s great to be able to provide this unique experience to the Tribeca Kids Access program,” said Peter Downing, Creative Director & Producer of the Tribeca Family Festival. “The student camera crews and personnel from the Art Institute of New York City have continuously provided terrific coverage of our events, and we are pleased to welcome them back this year. We look forward to seeing the results of their hard work.”
“I can recall being in their shoes not so long ago which is why I enjoy being able to come back and help guide the new crop of students,” said Carter, Owner and Executive Producer of Phoenix Entertainment & Media Communications. “This is an experience of a lifetime for these students.”
Alumnus Len Carter and Tribeca Kids Access reporters Charlea and Daniel were the subject of a Tweet by syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington, President and CEO of the Huffington Media Group, who asked Len to take a picture of her with the budding reporters. She later tweeted “With Tribeca Kids at Tribeca Film Festival @TribecaFilmFest http://yfrog.com/h2e8tyoj"
Len tweeted back;"@ariannahuff Just wanted to thank U for the interview that you gave to the Tribeca Kids Access & tweet mention. It truly made their night!"
The Union, is the a real-life experience of musical creation and an unprecedented look at the creative career of Sir Elton John and his landmark collaboration with his early career idol Leon Russell (to whom John had not spoken in over 38 years). Cameron Crowe directs the film, which showcase the creative processes involved in the making of the landmark album produced by the legendary T. Bone Burnett and featuring such musical icons as Bernie Taupin (John’s lifelong lyricist), Ringo Star, organist Booker T. Jones and Stevie Nicks.
Check out the photos above and stay tuned for more coverage!
Under the experienced leadership of producer/project manager Len Carter (an Ai New York City alumnus himself), a team of 22 students will be filming select TFF events during the 12-day festival which ends on May 1. In advance of the Festival, Carter taught a production seminar to make sure that students at The Art Institute of New York City understood the project and were equipped to take on the challenge of documenting the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Kids Access project.
Opening night students worked in two teams; The Red Carpet Team consisting of Ai DFM students Adam Forman and Bennu Smith (Red Carpet DV Cams) and the ENG Team consisting of; Krista Siska, Ron Giameo, Sam Mena, (on still cameras) Chris Conaway and Sara Williams (on DV cameras) filming events outside along with and leading up to the free Elton John concert. The Art Institute students will film premieres, seminars and the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair, providing the edited footage to the Festival as quickly as possible. They will have the educational experience of editing the footage under a tight deadline (with editing sessions lasting until late evening).
“It’s great to be able to provide this unique experience to the Tribeca Kids Access program,” said Peter Downing, Creative Director & Producer of the Tribeca Family Festival. “The student camera crews and personnel from the Art Institute of New York City have continuously provided terrific coverage of our events, and we are pleased to welcome them back this year. We look forward to seeing the results of their hard work.”
“I can recall being in their shoes not so long ago which is why I enjoy being able to come back and help guide the new crop of students,” said Carter, Owner and Executive Producer of Phoenix Entertainment & Media Communications. “This is an experience of a lifetime for these students.”
Alumnus Len Carter and Tribeca Kids Access reporters Charlea and Daniel were the subject of a Tweet by syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington, President and CEO of the Huffington Media Group, who asked Len to take a picture of her with the budding reporters. She later tweeted “With Tribeca Kids at Tribeca Film Festival @TribecaFilmFest http://yfrog.com/h2e8tyoj"
Len tweeted back;"@ariannahuff Just wanted to thank U for the interview that you gave to the Tribeca Kids Access & tweet mention. It truly made their night!"
The Union, is the a real-life experience of musical creation and an unprecedented look at the creative career of Sir Elton John and his landmark collaboration with his early career idol Leon Russell (to whom John had not spoken in over 38 years). Cameron Crowe directs the film, which showcase the creative processes involved in the making of the landmark album produced by the legendary T. Bone Burnett and featuring such musical icons as Bernie Taupin (John’s lifelong lyricist), Ringo Star, organist Booker T. Jones and Stevie Nicks.
Check out the photos above and stay tuned for more coverage!
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