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Show SCENE The Park Record. Editor: Scott Iwasaki Arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.113 MCMILLEN PHOTOGRAPHY OPEN HOUSE ON JAN. 25 McMillen Fine Art Photography, 1678 W. Redstone Center Dr., Suite 120, will host an open house and artist reception for owners, husband and wife photographers Jared and Trish McMillen, on Saturday, Jan. 25, fro 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Admission is free. FILM CHURCH AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL The Sundance Film Festival will wrap the 2014 event with Film Church at the Filmmaker Lodge on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m. Festival Director John Cooper and Director of Programming Trevor Groth, will offer nondenominational talks about this year's Sundance Film Festival. The event is open to all Sundance Film Festival credential holders and the general public as space allows. For more information, visit www.sundance.org/ festival. AIRBNB OPEN HOUSE AND HAPPY HOUR Airbnb, a community-based marketplace where guests can book stays with hosts who have space to spare, will host an open house at their headquarters at 628 Main St. from Monday, Jan. 27, until Friday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Airbnb staff will share tips and answer questions. The public is welcome to drop in or email local@airbnb.com to schedule a time to visit. Airbnb will also host a happy hour at the High West Distillery, 703 Park Ave., on Jan. 27 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.airbnb.com/meetups/kmtktt834-be-a-host-happy-hour. PARK CITY TOASTMASTERS EVALUATION SPEECH CONTEST ON JAN. 28 The Park City Toastmasters will host an evaluation speech contest at the Sheldon Richards Building, 1885 W. Ute Blvd., at Kimball Junction on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 7 a.m. until 8:15 a.m. The public is welcome to enjoy the talent and creativity of local Toastmasters members as they compete to move on to the area contest later in the spring. Park City is home to several contestants who have won at the area, division, and district levels. For more information, visit www.pctoastmasters.com. FREEDOM CHIROPRACTIC LUNCH & LEARN Freedom Chiropractic, 1526 Ute Blvd., will host a Lunch & Learn lecture with nationally renowned chef Jason Kieffer on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. Seating is limited to the first 30 people. RSVP by calling 435-6557789. PARK CITY PHOTOGRAPHER RETURNING TO KUWAIT, C-2 www.parkrecord.com KAC SPRING ART CLASSES WILL START ON FEB. 3, C-5 C-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, JANUARY 25-28, 2014 BMI Panel helpful to upcoming composers Filmmakers and composers discussed working relationships By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record A music score is an important element of film. Although there are many different ways it works, the main purpose for the score is to set a mood, whether it is suspenseful, horrific, scary, tender, ethereal or chaotic. Some directors prefer subliminal tones that highlight their scenes. Some prefer blasting fanfare. Others use both. However, the bottom line of any project is working together, and that was one of the things that interested Nina Francis. Francis, who is a singer and songwriter, is a senior in University of Southern California's music program and is interested in ways to get her music heard. So she attended the 16th annual BMI Composer/Director Roundtable panel that was held Wednesday at the Sundance House on Heber Ave. "I'm looking to get my feet wet in the film industry and maybe have one of my songs showcased in a film," Francis said. The panel was moderated by Doreen Ringer-Ross, BMI's Vice President of Film/TV Relations, and included: • Featured composer Craig Wedren and director David Wain of "They Came Together" • Composer Blake Neely and directors Ryan White and Ben Cotner of "The Case Against 8" • Composer T. Griffin and directors Ross Kauffman and Katy Chevigny of "E-TEAM" • Composer Enis Rotthoff and director David Wnendt of "Wetlands" • Composer Mark Orton and director Sydney Freeland of "Drunktown's Finest" • Composer Gary Lionelli of "Last Days in Vietnam" • Composer Kathryn Bostic and director Justin Simien of "Dear White People" • Composer John Dragonetti and director Brian Knappenberger of "The Internet's Own Boy" • Composer Keegan DeWitt and director Alex Ross Perry of "Listen Up Phillip" • Composer Ryan Beveridge and director Sterlin Harjo of "This May Be The Last Time" • Sundance Institute Composers Lab advisor Miriam Cutler • Director of the Sundance Institute Film Music Program Peter Golub One of the discussions Francis liked was about how the directors and composers met. Wedren and David Wain were childhood friends who met at summer camp. Others such as Rotthoff and Wnednt met at film school, and Mark Orton and Sydney Feeland met at the Sundance Institute's Composer Lab. Then there was Neeley who heard about White's and Cotner's project "The Case Against 8," which is a film that counters Proposition 8, a California state constitutional amendment, passed in the Nov. 2008 elections, that essentially nullify same-sex marriages in the state. Neely emailed White out of the blue. "We received an unsolicited email SCOTT IWASAKI/PARK RECORD Seated on couch from left: Sundance's Peter Golub, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross and composer advistor Miriam Cutler enjoy comments from filmmakers and composers during the BMI Composer Filmmaker Roundtable on Wednesday. from Blake that said, ‘I need to score your film,'" White said. "We did have a mutual friend that knew and had worked with Blake so we agreed to meet him for lunch." While all these artists met in different ways, they all agreed that filmmakers needed to communicate with filmmakers in order for the score or soundtrack to work. Beveridge and Harjo also met each other in the Sundance Institute's Composer lab and have worked on three projects together, and have developed their own way of talking. "I tell [Ryan] what I'm after, but I will leave it open because I want to see what he is up to, and then we'll adjust and change things from there," Harjo said. "But I like hearing his first take on the film." When Rotthoff and Wnendt talked about the music for "Wetlands," Wnendt tolde Rotthoff knew what was wanted. "The general concept was that I wanted him to do a very emotional score," Wnendt explained. "We had such a young main character and there were many popculture references, so I wanted a special sound for things. So I told him not to use classical instruments, but to find his own sounds and play around with things." Another topic addressed the pros and cons about working with each other online. Orton, who works through the Internet with directors in Europe, said technology has improved since he started working on film. "I can use Skype and show them what a bass harmonica is and blow in it to show them how it sounds," he said. "It is easier now to work online, but it's still not ideal." The two-hour panel gave Francis ideas. "I am interested in the Sundance Institute's composer lab, and that sounded pretty cool to explore," she said. The Sundance Film Festival will run through Jan. 26. For more information, visit www.sundance.org/festival. Giving a Bleep is moving to the Prospector Annual comedy is a fundraiser for local nonprofits By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record All parents, while growing up, have done stupid things they try to hide from their kids. The ones who say they have never done anything embarrassing or naughty are lying. The premise of how parents deal with their sleazy pasts when their kids want to know, is the theme of the new Giving a Bleep musical comedy that will begin its run on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Prospector Square Theater and Conference Center. The performances are fundraisers for nonprofits in the Park City area. A portion of the ticket prices will benefit organizations of the ticket-buyers' choice. During the performances, a boy named Dylan Schtopsalot is looking for his father, who may or may not be Ima Cummins. On a bigger scale, Mr. Cummins represents Park City Mountain Resort. Terry Rawstern, general manager of the Prospector Lodge, said he is happy Giving a Bleep will be performed at the 300-seat Prospector Theater. "We just underwent a multi-milliondollar renovation of our facilities and that's one of the reasons why Giving a Bleep had been scheduled in January," Rawstern said. "[The show] typically is presented in the fall, but because of the renovation and being a hosting venue for the Sundance Film Festival, we pushed back the dates." The Prospector has hosted smaller Giving a Bleep events in the past, but this is the first time the musical will come to the theater stage, albeit four days after the final Sundance Film Festival screening on Jan. 26. "We will still have a few days to get things situated for Giving a Bleep's opening night on Jan. 30," Rawstern said. "There shouldn't be an issue, especially with the upgrades we have done with the facility. We have done some rec-room changes, which will make for a better experience for our guests. "We certainly enjoy being involved in the community," he said. "We wanted to get into it even more this year because this is such a great cause. It allows folks who come and see the show not only have an enjoyable night of fun and frivolity, but to continue to give back to charities with their contributions they make by buying PHOTO BY TANYA TAYLOR From Left: Dwayne Vance, Michael Kirklen and Cheryl Vance get ready for their scene during a Giving a Bleep rehearsal. The performances that will begin on Jan. 30 serve as fundraisers for all Park City area nonprofits. tickets." Missy Hilton, co-writer, said most of the material lampoons the issues surrounding Canyons, Park City Mountain Resort and Vail. "We enjoyed poking some fun at some of these things," Hilton said. "But we also address life in Park City. I mean, the lead character is in a situation where her oldest is gearing up to leave his home, and everyone can relate to that. "We present that theme in a way to make it very Park City-centric, which the audience will recognize that may be happening in their own home," she said. "It's something that is happening now that school is almost done." Hilton and Giving a Bleep executive director Annette Velarde, met with a larger group for "Pitch" parties in 2013 Please see Bleep, C-4 |