The Assembly Film and Music Relay Press Release

Press Release
Release Source: Indyish.com
For Immediate Release

The Assembly Film and Music Relay and Screening
Relay: February 10-March 9, 2007
Screening: March 10, 2007. Friendship Cove
Montreal, QC.

Following quick-like on the success of December’s Holla-Days Party and Music Video Making with Pop Montreal, Indyish.com will be producing a brand new film- and music-making event March 10th at Friendship Cove. This latest project, The Assembly, is a non-competitive, assembly-line style of collaborative art making (hence the name). The Assembly will produce a series of 10 minute short films with original soundtracks as ideas are passed from writers to directors to musicians throughout the month of February.

The Assembly kicks off on February 10th with a week for each step of its development. Writing teams will be given a common starting point, the original sheet music for a music piece by a local artist. Their challenge is to write a 10 minute film script using at least five lyrical or thematic elements from the song. Each script will follow its own path into the hands of a team of filmmakers who will shoot and edit it. The final lap is run by musicians, including Graham Van Pelt of Think About Life and Miracle Fortress, Tyler Rauman of Telefauna, and Conor Prendergast of Brave Radar, who will each take one of the films and create an original soundtrack.

As the project moves forward, passing from hand to hand, teams will make notes in a group script using the collaborative writing program, Celtx. Celtx will allow participants to have a keen sense of the intentions of the artists whose work they are building upon. It maintains every version of the project, creating a unique document of creative transformation throughout the The Assembly.

The final films will be screened at Friendship Cove on March 10th with a live soundtrack performed by the musicians involved.

The finished product of The Assembly will be a dvd with the completed short films and a collected Celtx journal of each team’s journey from sheet music to soundtrack via screenplay and film.

Indyish strongly believes in the ability of artistic challenges to bring about new freedom of creation. The Assembly is an artistic relay race that brings unique talents and ideas into each stage of its development. Participants will be challenged to translate written music into words, words into images, and images into audio, while building an innovative film event in the process. The Assembly is Indyish’s latest take on the challenges of collaboration that bring artists together from different backgrounds and genres to create original, interesting work.

Participation in The Assembly is open to anyone with interest in the project. Scriptwriters, filmmakers, and musicians can sign up on Indyish.com until February 7th and the relay will begin February 10th.

Space is limited and will be determined by the number of applicants at each stage. Sign up must be completed by February 7th and teams will be announced at the start of the project on February 10th.

Here’s how it breaks down:

February 10-16: Scriptwriting [CALL FOR WRITERS]
February 17-23: Filmmaking [CALL FOR FILMMAKERS]
February 24-March 2: Musicmaking [CALL FOR MUSICIANS]

March 10: Screening at Friendship Cove

Venue Information:
Friendship Cove
215-A Murray St.
Montréal, QC
H3C 2C9
(514) 933-5518
Click here for map
Metro: Bonaventure
Directions:
Walk down Peel, turn right on William, left on Murray
Above Velomakak on the 2nd floor

For more info: www.indyish.com/events

Contact us:

The Assembly: Tessa@ Indyish.com
General Info: info@ Indyish.com

Project Coordinators:

Tessa Smith, Assembly Manager
Tessa@ Indyish.com
Tessa is a student of Cultural Studies and Communication at McGill University with a strong focus in media and technology. She joined Indyish in July 2006 as an intern. In September 2006, she coordinated the Indyish team sent to cover the Pop Montreal Festival and Future of Music Summit Conference, as well as contributing reviews, photographs, and interviews. Tessa now works as the Event Manager for major Indyish events and works on Marketing. She writes regularly for the Indyish blog, runs Secret Commons gallery in Montreal which will showcase interactive public installations, and plays in several local bands.

Risa Dickens, Indyish Co-Founder
Risa@ Indyish.com
Risa is an author / artist / web publisher with a masters degree in Communications from Concordia University. She has been an actor, playwright, director, event producer and teacher. Her writing has appeared in many places, including the Canadian Journal of Communication, and Worn Fashion Journal.

Elran Oded, Indyish Co-Founder
Elran@ Indyish.com
Elran Oded is a web developer, internet consultant, and serial entrepreneur. His professional interests include: linux, security, networks, open source softwares, and web standards. He is the founder of TouchBasic Networks, and website administrator for sites including: Wornjournal.com, Actaeonphoto.com, openjournalmontreal.com, and Indyish.com.