November 29, 08
by
ariel
The Williams Show is PVF’s latest project, a weekly program produced at Willinet, Williamstown’s local cable access station. The show allows Williams students, faculty, and staff to be on a regular program and participate in any way they like. This can include, but is not limited to: singing, dancing, acting, debates, opinion pieces, chats, musical performances, educational pieces, and fencing. Williams students are also invited to submit their own videos for the show. Additional segments will replicate the “man on the street” journalist stylings of the Video Freex, and the critical, skeptical reporting of Paper Tiger Television.
http://www.youtube.com/TheWilliamsShow
Please email ak1@williams.edu if you are interested in helping film or if you would like to be on the show.
November 11, 08
by
Helen
Photographs by Gabriel Diaz.
November 05, 08
by
Helen
Do not be surprised this weekend (Nov 8 and 9) if you see a large group of people with cameras, lights, SteadiCam, dollies and jibs/cranes—because we are making a music video! Co-produced by Bulldog Productions (Yale) and Purple Valley Films (Williams), “Heart Twice Broken” is directed by award-winning actor and screenwriter Alexander Dominitz, along with several other crew members from the Yale film school and Purple Valley Films.
The production gives Williams students a rare chance to work with professional equipment from Boston and a director of photography from Chicago. Few college films ever achieve this level of production quality and scale (we have over 40 extras). In addition, Williams actors will get a chance to perform on-camera along with the band. On most film sets, crew members only get to work with one department; on the “Heart Twice Broken” set, however, students will sample the camera, wardrobe, and grip/electric departments. This production brings to our students a unique film-making experience as it is in the industry.
The video will be shot at various locations including Dodd, Thompson, Goodrich and Currier. You’re more than welcome to visit us and talk to the cast and crew members. For more information about the shooting schedule, contact Danny Y. Huang (yh1) or Andrew Dominitz (ard1).
October 08, 08
by
ariel
Where: Paresky Theater
When: Friday, October 17th 2008, 7:30pm
A night of mind melting tripped out animated videos and interactive psychedelic multi-media performances presented by Portland, Oregon musical group Hooliganship.
The 2008 AMRCAN Fall tour is an 80-minute travelling roadshow including shorts by artists Bruce Bickford, Shana Moulton, Adrian Freeman Takeshi Murata, Paper Rad and more. Alongside this cartoon theater will be a performance by Hooliganship a grunge rock inspired dance-off duo that combines highly orchestrated cell phone tunes with freak-out animations for a sensory-overload multimedia party.
They will perform their most recent piece entitled Realer in which audiences strap on a pair of 3D glasses to watch them wreak 3D havoc with a televised parade. This program provides a rare opportunity to see videos by emerging and internationally known artists.
Cartune Xprez: http://www.cartunexprez.com/
Hooliganship: http://www.hooliganship.com/
September 29, 08
by
Danny
Coming soon
Visit the project website and find out more about the background of this project.
After 3 months of intensive hard work — and 7 months after our New Orleans trip — we would like to announce that the documentary has been completed. While the release/distribution plans are still being discussed, any updates regarding the film will be posted here. For more information about the film or for sneak previews, contact Danny Y. Huang at yh1 [at] williams [dot] edu.
September 06, 08
by
Danny
September: American Classics
Where: Paresky Theatre (Lower level L02, Paresky Center)
When: 7:30pm every Friday
September Raffle: Just go to any of our screenings this month and, for only $1, you’ll stand a chance to win 10 free movie ticket at the Images Cinema. Join the raffle and support indie film-making on campus. At the end of September, we’ll announce the winner!
Schedule
| 9/5 |
No screening
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| 9/12 |
Animal Crackers
Groucho Marx plays African explorer Capt. Spaulding, who’s just returned to the states to inflict comic carnage on the highfalutin party of society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont). Groucho regales the partygoers with tales of his adventures in the wild (”I shot an elephant in my pajamas; how he got there I’ll never know” and so on). Meanwhile, Harpo chases blondes, and Chico connives. |
| 9/19 |
Raging Bull
Robert De Niro won the Oscar for his portrayal of self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorsese’s widely acclaimed biopic. De Niro’s powerful performance, combined with Scorsese’s black-and-white realism, paints a raw portrait of a tormented soul unable to control his violent outbursts. Cathy Moriarty and Joe Pesci also star. |
| 9/26 |
Bringing Up Baby
Love blooms for a hapless scientist and an unstoppable heiress in Howard Hawks’s classic screwball comedy. Out to win the heart of paleontologist David (Cary Grant), heiress Susan (Katharine Hepburn) lures him to her home. The hilarity begins when Susan’s dog steals David’s prize dinosaur bone and her pet leopard, Baby, is mistaken for a zoo escapee. One madcap adventure follows another as they try to save Baby — and ultimately fall in love. |
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July 31, 08
by
Danny
Welcome to Purple Valley Films’ new website!
Click here to visit the old website.
