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Show 3 r King of tha bubbly Kevin Spacey receives the Musical Olympics MTV s Road Rules crashes the Winter Sports Park. Page B-1 Enduring Spirit," an exhibit thai includes work bv Phil Borges, is now i f ;AY hi 34 lo 22 J Sy h3S lo23 0 appearing in the Main Gallery at the Kimball Art (enter Also showing are oris by Jeff Scott in the Garage Gallery and by local artist Paddy Hiss in the Badanu Gallerv. All exhibits will run through Feb ' Call 64XC ft info Piper-Heidsieck award. PageC-1 "T" " Serving Summit County since 18 ePark Kaon 1 1 Midi 10111 Hlmmakers' new digital democracy by Josh Chin OF THE RECORD STAFF Anarchy. It is the name Slamdancc has given to its new Internet-based film festival. It is also probably an accurate adjective for the state of the independent film world since the recent explosion of digital video (DV) onto the budget-conscious budget-conscious film stage. This year. Slamdance organizers set up the ".cave a room filled with computers in which festival attendees were able to log on the Anarchy festival at slamdance.com and watch a total of 21 short films for free. Digital films represented 29 percent of Slamdance 2000 submissions. sub-missions. Showing films on the internet is not a new idea. For the past few years, websurfers have been able to watch everything from concerts to porn films on their computer screens. But. as a glance around Park City's Main Street reveals, digital dig-ital video is just beginning to take off as an alternative to traditional mediums among independent filmmakers. film-makers. Dot com advertisements have been plastered on walls, lampposts lamp-posts and the sides of vans, and digital digi-tal cameras seem to outnumber their video counterparts at film festival press events and parties. As Jay Bogbanowitsch, a filmmaker film-maker who has a short film entered Internet-based film festival Digidancc, explains, the popularity of digital video is mostly a matter of economic access. 'It's making the playing field more level," he says. "It's giving opportunities to people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford to create something." Citing festivals like Digidance, No Dance, Slamdunk and Slamdance's Anarchy, MovieMuker proclaims. "The revolution is here. Moviemaking is no longer the rich boys' game." According to Bogbanowitsch. the advantages of digital video are numerous. Equipment is cheaper, crews are smaller, shooting time is reduced, editing is easier, and a plethora of websites means distribution distribu-tion is widely available. Because of all this, many have been pointing to DV as a force for the democratization democratiza-tion of film. There are drawbacks, however. Chiefly, these consist of image and artistic quality compromises. " Using 35mm you get a better depth of field and better texture. With digital, the image is flatter, says Bogbanowitsch. Also a problem, according to Bogbanowitsch, is the fact that the market may soon be flooded with mediocre films. "A lot of people are going to think they are. filmmakers now and go out and do . - Please see Digital, A-2 BP Best of the Fest The Sundance Film Festival would like to say thank you to the residents of Park Chy by presenting "Best of the Fest in Park City" on Monday. January 31, 21X10 at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts. Award winning films will be shown at 6.-00 p.m. (Documentary) and V:00 p.m. (Dramatic). To get the names of films to be screened call the Eccles Center at 655-3114 between KMX) am - 5.1)0 p.m. on Sunday and Monday or the Park City School District office at 645-5600 between 7 JO im. and 4 JO pm on Monday These screenings are bee, and seating is on a first come, first served basis. Venues sti Snowbasin and Deer Valley World Cups cancelled by FIS, Soldier Hollow holds on to biathalon, barely by Derek Jensen OF THE RECORD STAFF Mixed news greeted the Utah ski community this week as perplexing snow conditions continue to hjimper two ven ins SMMon please if gjarv FOGSR GLAZIER PARK flfCCWO Camrin Cohen works cherubic charms on Main Street's canine population popula-tion while promoting her parents' Slamdance film, "We Married Margo." Kimball Junction could see new megaplex movie theater RTA announces plans to build 10-screen facility on east side of S.R. 224 by Jan Southey Of THE RECORD STAFF Just when it seems like movie hype is winding dow n in Park City, a new development devel-opment occurs - or, at l-rast is about to occur. Resort Theaters of America recently announced its plan to bring a 10-screen cinema complex to the area. The state-of-the-art movie theater is tentativclv scheduled for completion in spring of 2001. The RTA Theater will be located on a parcel south of Kmart and east of S.R. 224 as part of the yet-to-be constructed Redstone retail center. The Boyer Company, the project s developer, has already received overall development Ground Hog Day The first-ever Groundhog Day Beach Bash, a town-wide employee appreciation party. will be held Wednesday, Feb. 2. 2000, at the National Ability Center Arena, located off S.R. 248 (Kearns Blvd.) near U.S. 4a Tickets are free but must be picked up in advance at the Visitor Information Center, comer of S.R. 224 and Kearns Blvd. or at the Park City Museum Information Center. 528 Main St No parking will be allowed at the N AC Arena. Free shuttle buses will run from Treasure Mountain Middle School on Kearns Blvd. to the arena. PARK CITY, UTA www.parkrecord.com sfruoa e to kee ues poised to host February Oly mpic test events. Despite previous inaccurate reports in other media, next week's Biathlon event at Soldier Hollow is on. albeit in an abbreviated form. Instead of a full approval from the Summit County Commission for a mixed use residential and commercial project. "We will show a pantheon of films -in addition to our product we w ill have a broad spectrum." commented Ron Leslie, the President and CEO of RTA. Leslie added that the company will also look to the community in choosing films, which locals would like to see. During the Sundance Film Festival, the theaters will serve as an additional venue for independent film screenings. Leslie defined the link with Sundance as a "venue relationship." The 10-screen cineplex. a $7 million facility designed by Fred Babcock, will be able to accommodate digital pictures as well as sound. As this year s Sundance Film Festival demonstrated with special area dedicated to an "Apple Technology Conclave" and a "Media and Technology Center." digital cinema is on Please see New theater, A-2 ft. .t : Snowmachino class Jorndanclle State Park Rangers will be conducting snowmobile education classes for youths aged eight to 15 years. State law dictates that those who fall into this age group and wish to operate their own snowmobile without parental supervision must take this class. Classes will be held Monday, January 31 at the Marsac Building in Park City; Fridav. February 4 at the Jordanelie State Park; and Saturday, February 12 at the Strawberry Marina Restaurant Lounge. For more information or to register. calll-800-OHV-RlDE. week, the competition, which will draw 100 skiers Irom the U.S. and Canada, has been shortened to four days, from Feb. 3-6. "We are upholding the reputation of Utah to hold this event and we're also giving the athletes what they want." said Lyle Nelson, director of Soldier Hollow, who emphasized that biathlon athletes get a crack at the Olympic venue. "That Sundance film fest prompts 2002 musings, predictions Bell predicts Olympic traffic will be less severe than the film fest gridlock by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Those who are actually driving the streets of Park City during the 2002 Winter Olympics will not find the task as difficult as navigating, during the Sundance Film Festival. Park City Director of Olympic-Planning Olympic-Planning Frank Bell says the Olympic transit system being devised by city and Salt Lake Organizing Committee planners plan-ners will keep vehicles away from Old Town, which is a marked contrast to Sundance when vehicles descend on Mam Street. Temporary satellite parking lots, which will be constructed in the area for the Olympics, will ini"rcpt motorists heading to Park City for Olympic events. Buses will then shuttle visitors into Park City. And. the city could ban traffic from some streets to reduce congestion. "1 think traffic will be somewhat easier eas-ier in town in some respects because we will have the ability to close some streets and we will have a more sophisticated transportation system." Bell said Bell predicts Olympic visitors will walk to their destinations, which is different dif-ferent than Sundance, when visitors usually usu-ally travel in a vehicle. The city hopes to create pedestrian links between Park City Mountain Resort. Main Street and Deer Valley Resort, which will draw spectators from the venues to the shops and restaurants on Main Street. "Sundance is unfortunately a very car-reliant event." he said. The Olympic crowds, including those on Mam Street, will be bigger Mho's fliie star hers? ROGER Q-ATCRntflK RfCVWP Danny Devtto tits socializing white Kevin Spacey does manual labor at the "Big Kahuna" premier post-screening QIA session. Snow Rort r Jiy L "jjt- Ay Agendas A-8 Business B-5 Classifieds ..C-13 Columns A-10 Crossword C-4 Editorial A-11 Events Calendar C-4 Letters to the Editor ... peaces was a huge reason we diJn t want this event to go anvwhere. We have to he reads for the Olympics." Conversely. Snowbasin may have to wait until nevt year to test the mettle of their much 'bally hooed downhill run On Wednesday, officials from the US (International Ski federation) cancelled the Feb KH2 World Cup due to lack of Please see Races, A-2 than those at Sundance "I think during certain times of the day during the Olvmpics. town will be more crowded than Sundance." Hell said. There will be other differences. Bell said Olvmpic visitors and vendors will not use Main Street 3s a bulletin board which happens during film-festival week. The thousands of fivers that hav e been stapled and pasted around Old Town is not the norm for the Olvmpicv Bell said "You don't see a lot of that in the Olvmpics. I think the Olympics will he a lot cleaner than Sundance." he said Security will be more intricatelv planned for the Olvmpics. Sundance, he S3id. does not require a overall security secu-rity plan Security will be a lot tighter during the Olympics." he said Bell also predicts there will be some similarities. Invitation -only parties. ; staple ft Sundance, will be occurring in Pail City during the Olympics During Sundance, even the Racquet Club host ed private parties. "I anticipate there will be a lot ol private parties, some of them on pubiic property." Bell said. He also said companies might rent private property during the Olvmpics. a scenario that surfaces during Sundance. "1 would anticipate some property owners will be contacted lor the Oly mpics." Bell said. Overall, though. Bell says the Pail City Art Festival is more interesting to Olympic planners, including SLOC. because that event includes closing streets and a transportation svstem "I dont think we fake much from Sundance to the Olympics other than the generalized experience of handling fairlv large events." Bell said Legals X-15 Movies ........C-4 Professional Services C-8 Restaurant Guide C-6 Scene & Heard ..C-5 Sports B-1 Travel C-9 TV Listings ..C-11 . Vv- Copy)) oor |
