Lunch and a bunch of Festival Films!

The Nevada Film Festival offers film-goers a rare opportunity to meet the filmmakers. Directors, screenwriters, cinematographers and actors eager to share their work will provide an exclusive inside look at the industry during post-screening Q&A's.

This year's festival line-up included award winning and world premiere feature films, documentaries, short films, foreign films, animations, music videos, experimental films, a screenplay competition, and an actor's showcase.

I saw “With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story” on Saturday afternoon. At 88 years old, Stan Lee's name appears on over 1 billion comics in 75 countries in 25 languages. Stan has co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters including Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk!

The surprise was “Skew”. I did not know anything about this film before it started. It began as a low quality hand held home video… but quickly escalated into much more. The lead actors head out on an eagerly anticipated road trip and they bring along a video camera to record their journey. What starts out as a carefree adventure slowly becomes a creepy and surprisingly shocking journey. For a ultra low budget film, it pack some surprising shocks.

The last film, and where I had a chance to meet and dine with the filmmaker, was "Menschenliebe", directed by Alexander Tuschinski, a young filmmaker from Germany. It was about a nerd that gets help with seducing women… inspired by 'Don Giovanni' in Mozart's opera! Although clearly a student film, it was fully realized and surprisingly fun.

I had lunch at the Irish pub at the Rampart Casino with Alexander Tuschinski, Phil Rached (screen play award) and Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm (really, that’s on his business card) (also a screen play award winner). It was interesting to discuss how to establish yourself in the industry with these recent graduates from across the country. The happy hour beer prices were kind a cool, too.

Make those plans for CES in January.. NOW

http://www.cesweb.org/default.htm

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $186 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership.

Tuesday, January 10: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Wednesday, January 11: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Thursday, January 12: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Friday, January 13: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

What other cool stuff is happening at the International CES?

Get ready for concerts, competitions, celebrity appearances and other events that happen at CES — even before the show officially opens its doors.

What are the requirements for attending International CES?

International CES is not open to the general public. You must be in the consumer electronics industry to be eligible to attend the show. Our attendees are made up of more than 140,000 individuals including manufacturers, retailers, content providers and creators, broadband developers, installers, engineers, corporate buyers, government leaders, financial analysts and the media.

There is still time to sign up.. you can frequently get the proper codes to get free admission – if you are in the industry – they way the world finds everything. You know, that think called Google.

I am ready... I have my credentials ready!

Married . . . With Comics @ Comic Book Festival

The Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival is part of the annual Vegas Valley Book Festival, which runs the first week of November in various locations across Las Vegas. This year’s event was the biggest (and longest!), special guests, more panels, free films, a bevy of the city’s most popular food trucks, tons of great merchandise from local comic shops, and all sorts of other geek-tastic awesomeness!

I went on Saturday afternoon and attended the presentation, "Married with Comics." Paul Tobin writes extensively for Marvel Comics (Spider-Girl, Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man, Spider-Man & the Secret Wars, Black Widow & the Marvel Girls, Super Heroes, Models Inc., and many more) and has worked for DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and several other companies. He presented with his wife, illustrator Colleen Coover. Their previous work together was Banana Sunday, which placed on YALSA’s list of best graphic novels for teens. I asked him if in the digital revolution had an effect on his career. He said as a wordsmith (writer), not really. He submitted his content to the artists and they interpreted it. He developed a 13 panel plot point and one time got back the entire sequence in six panels. He works with artists around the world. He, in some cases, has not even met some of them!

I asked him what it was like the first time he got a check from Marvel. He said it was really cool... but just that. I was surprised how calm he said he took it. I would have been jumping up and down and calling everyone! He said the check it self had a Spider-Man on it with a "thwip like sound image". He said he and his Marvel buddies called the checks (they are all contract, work for hire, freelance) "Thwips.

BUS125 Fundamentals of Advertising Fall 2011

Diserio, Danielle Nicole http://dndiserio0420.blogspot.com/
King, Ashley Lynn http://ashleysadventuresinadvertising.blogspot.com/
Lewis, Tiffany M.S. http://mirrorimagetextilesinc.blogspot.com/
Munns, Lisa Jae http://lmunns.blogspot.com/
Regis, Jesus http://sugardrops13.blogspot.com/
Romero, Samantha http://samanthaadvertising.blogspot.com/
Stephenson, Nicole Beverly http://nbstephenson1986.blogspot.com/

BUS121 Fundamentals of Marketing Fall 2011

Amaro, Jessy A. http://jessyamarophoto.blogspot.com/
Arreola, Nina Crystal http://ninafrm.blogspot.com/
Bracamonte, Eryck Nicko http://enbstudios.blogspot.com/
Brown, Michelle C http://pink-audio.blogspot.com/
Cron, Kathea Diane http://liveandonthefly.blogspot.com/
Deleon, Dana Angelica http://danas0r.blogspot.com/
Dempster, Todd A. http://thenecrotichalo.blogspot.com/
Desa, Shyann M.A. http://shyanndesa.blogspot.com/
Espinoza, Kiere Xavier http://keaudio.blogspot.com/
Fischer, Nathan Ron http://rmadisonstudios.blogspot.com/
Hoy, Kiera S.Z. http://kierazhoy.blogspot.com/
Hughes, LaJuan http://audiomerger.blogspot.com/
Larson, Beau Dexter http://beaubus121.blogspot.com/
Leal, Laura L. http://the-randoming.blogspot.com/
Lewis, Tiffany M.S. http://tiffanymicloset.blogspot.com/
Mazza, Stephanie http://ladybugbeetles.blogspot.com/
McCall, Christine E. http://xtinemccall.blogspot.com/
McCoy, Brandon http://tharealmccoy.blogspot.com/
McCutcheon, Jordan Lee http://mccutcheonaudio.blogspot.com/
McGarvey, Coral http://coralsmarketing.blogspot.com/
Medley, Alice K http://rkcasualwear.blogspot.com/
Munns, Lisa Jae http://fashionista7326.blogspot.com/
Nachtigall, Erica A. http://viisquared.blogspot.com/
Ornelas, Phillip http://philster08.blogspot.com/
Race, Andrew http://magicalpressinc.blogspot.com/
Romero, Samantha http://samanthaannlovesfashion.blogspot.com/
Serrano, Denise http://cupofclothes.blogspot.com/
Sims, Alyssa Brianne http://tobealamode.blogspot.com/
Smith, Kiri Shannon http://apachephotos.blogspot.com/
Stewart, Victoria N. http://antiqueinvasion.blogspot.com/
Veltman, Melody A. http://melodyveltman.blogspot.com/
Williams, Dupree R http://youngicon-ent.blogspot.com/

BUS321 Principles of Marketing Research

Dickerson, Allison http://visualmerchandiserdesigner.blogspot.com/

FRM325 Brand Marketing Fall 2011

Baker, Drew Richard http://arbranding.blogspot.com/
Moore, Kassadie June http://designerpink03.blogspot.com/
Robinson, Christopher C http://robotzo.blogspot.com/
Tran, Vuong T. http://heeltiphigh.blogspot.com/

DFVP420 Professional Practice for Fall 2011

Caballero, Jennifer M http://famousairproductions.blogspot.com/
Cunningham, Jamie Leigh http://jamiecunninghamvfx.blogspot.com/
Kunz, John Kirk http://kunzmedia.blogspot.com/
Rueca, Michael E. http://mikeruecaaudio.blogspot.com/
Schoenbeck, Chaz http://nightsideproductions.blogspot.com/
Self, Joshua S http://selfimageproduction.blogspot.com/
Wood, Johnie George http://johniegwood.blogspot.com/

PHG260 Business of Photography Fall 2011

Name
Bowman, Robert B. http://limitlessexposurephotography.blogspot.com/
Donohew, Angel R. http://ardphotos14.blogspot.com/
Ducusin, Glenn M http://leimagery.blogspot.com/
Kimmett, Brandi Lea http://brandikimmettphotography.blogspot.com/
McCall, Christine E. http://cemccall.blogspot.com/
Reed, Briana Madelaine http://bmreed.blogspot.com/
Rigney, Andrew P http://aperture-digital.blogspot.com/
Wilson, Brenda M. http://brendawilsonbusinessofphotography.blogspot.com/

Photoshop World at the Mandalay Bay Resort

If you missed Photoshop World at the Mandalay Bay Resort, you really missed a lot! “Designed to help you boost your skills, Photoshop World offers three days of pulse-pounding training with classes from renowned experts in the fields of Photoshop, photography and lighting and a once-in-a-lifetime experience guaranteed to enhance your skill set and help your work soar to new heights! A Career-Enhancing Experience! Learning From The Best.”

OK, the above quote was from the website, but it was fun and interesting.. and FREE. You got free access to the sales floor on Friday if you printed out the ticket on the website. There were many interesting vendors. Great networking opportunities, too. I got offered a job opportunity and my guest found about about another.

“Whether you’re hoping to pick up new lighting techniques from the pros or want to better familiarize yourself with Photoshop and Lightroom, Photoshop World’s team of top-notch instructors give you a healthy dose of learning and inspiration. After training with NAPP’s highly regarded team of Photoshop experts and acclaimed photographers at our design and photography convention, you will see a big difference in your work almost immediately!”

You should have been there!

Please check it out for next year.... http://photoshopworld.com/