Purple Valley Films

Promoting independent filmmaking in Williams College

Concert Video for Student Symphony (2009)

Posted by danny On July - 19 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Concert Video for Williams Student Symphony: Saluting the Sea. In this concert, we brought a crew of five, with a four-camera set-up to film the event. Three of the cameras covered various angles of close-ups of the performers and the audience, and the last camera was mounted on a 12-ft tall ProAm Crane, which provided a sweeping, grandiose, panoramic shot of the entire concert hall. Read the rest of this entry »

Purple Valley Films on TV

Posted by ariel On June - 18 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

WilliNet will be broadcasting two of our video productions on Channel 17.

Beyond the French Quarter: A documentary on the reconstruction of New Orleans

6/29/2009 at 5:00 PM
6/29/2009 at 11:00 PM
6/30/2009 at 9:00 AM
7/1/2009 at 9:30 PM

Williams Student Symphony: Part 1

7/1/2009 at 4:00 PM

Wanted: production crew for live sports show

Posted by danny On May - 4 - 20091 COMMENT

We need production crew for the following live sports show. You’ll be paid $8.75/hr by Sports Information unless you’re a freshman. Contact me at yh1 [at] williams [dot] edu to sign up one or many of the following assignments. It’s okay to be late or if you need to leave early–just let me know in advance. Thanks.

- Danny Y. Huang

Wednesday May 6

  • Women’s Lacrosse (Home). 3 – 5:30 PM.

Friday May 8

  • Baseball (Home). 2 – 5 PM
  • Baseball (Away, transport provided). 1:30 – 5 PM

Saturday May 9

  • Baseball (Home). 9:30 AM – 12 PM
  • Baseball (Away, transport provided). 9 AM – 12 PM.
  • Baseball (Home). 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Sunday May 10

  • Baseball (Home). 9 AM – 12:30 PM (or until 2 PM if doubleheaders)

For more information about what we do, visit http://www.PurpleValleyFilms.com/webcast

We own an 8-ft ProAm camera crane. If you would like to check it out, contact Danny Y. Huang at yh1 [at] williams [dot] edu. Here is a short film that I made entirely using this crane.

Music video production

Posted by danny On April - 28 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

“Saluting the Sea”

We are producing a music video for the Williams Student Symphony this Sunday (May 3), from 1:30 – 4 PM.

This project defies conventional one-camera-taping-the-concert style. It tells a story, both on-stage and off-stage, with a touch of personality and intimacy by focusing on the human details. The project involves a four-camera set-up, with one camera on a 8-ft crane, one doing a long shot and two others, hand-held, picking up detailed actions from various musicians. We may do a short, improvised interview with some of the musicians.

The production time is from 1:30 – 4 PM this coming Sunday, May 3. We’re setting up and planning all the shots from 1:30 – 3 PM. The concert goes from 3 – 4 PM. If you have time, you can stay back for 15 minutes and help out with cleaning up.

Contact Danny Y. Huang at yh1 [at] williams [dot] edu if you’re interested in this project. You’ll not be paid, but you’ll be rewarded with a thrilling (and stressful) live, large-scale production experience.

More information about the concert can be found here: http://music.williams.edu/node/929

Month of Chinese Queer Films

Posted by Helen On April - 5 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

April is our Month of Chinese Queer Films, in which we would like to highlight the lives of the homosexual in modern Chinese society, especially given that homosexuality is still widely considered a taboo topic in the culture.

Time
7:30 PM every Friday evening in April

Location
Paresky Theater (Basement of Paresky)

April 10: Farewell My Concubine / 霸王别姬 (1993)

This awarding winning film presents a love triangle between two male Beijing Opera singers and a woman through turbulent times: the Communist takeover and the Cultural Revolution. Starring Li Gong. Directed by Kaige Chen.

April 17: Lan Yu / 蓝宇 (2001)

Lan Yu is a young college boy who falls in love with a wealthy businessman. It’s a gripping tale of sexual desires, money and true love during a tumultuous period in modern Chinese history. Starring Ye Liu. Directed by Stanley Kwan.

April 24: The Wedding Banquet / 喜筵(1993)

Directed by Ang Lee, this dark comedy explores the clashes between traditional Chinese family values, marriage and homosexuality.

Andrei Tarkovsky’s “The Sacrifice”

Posted by ariel On March - 12 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

The Sacrifice
By Andrei Tarkovsky
Time: 7:30 PM Friday March 13
Location: Wege Auditorium

Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky opens his final film with friends gathering to celebrate Alexander’s (Erland Josephson) birthday. Alexander, a journalist and former actor and philosopher, tells his little son how worried he is about the lack of spirituality of modern mankind. In the night of his birthday, the third world war breaks out. In his despair Alexander turns himself in a prayer to God, offering him everything to have the war not happened at all.

The film won four awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Grand Prix.

Valentine Screening at Prospect Basement

Posted by ariel On February - 13 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Special Valentine’s Day Screening

Annie Hall (1977)

Time: 7:30pm Friday Feb 13
Place: Prospect Basement (NOT Paresky Theater)

Listen closely and you can actually hear the stress hormones pumping through the bodies of the characters in Annie Hall. Woody Allen’s real, funny ode to love among twitchy city dwellers scooped up Oscars for Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Actress (Diane Keaton) and Best Screenplay. And don’t miss cameos of not-yet-stars Jeff Goldblum, Shelley Duvall and Sigourney Weaver.

Purple Valley Films is offering live webcast

Posted by Helen On February - 8 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

WANTED: Students for live sport webcasts

We are working with Sports Information to provide live webcasts for athletic events in Williams. This student-run service is considered as a campus job and you’ll be paid by Sports Information.

During a major athletic event, a production crew will typically consist of two camera operators and one technical director that manages the audio/video switchboard. Four to five people may be needed for one production, and they are rotated during half-time. Don’t worry if you know nothing about video cameras or video switchboards — we’ll provide the training.

Interested students should email Danny Y. Huang at yh1 [at] williams [dot] edu. Please include your name, class year, and phone number.

NOTE: You will not be paid if you meet any of the following criteria:

  • You are a freshman already with a campus job.
  • You are a freshman without a campus job and you do not receive Financial Aid.

Nonetheless, first-year students are always welcome to help out!

Find out more about what we do on our website: http://www.PurpleValleyFilms.com/webcast

Subscribe to our mailing list: http://wso.williams.edu/mailman/listinfo/webcast

Friday night movie starring Williams alum ‘98

Posted by ariel On February - 5 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Lust, Caution

Starring Lee-hom Wang ‘98
Directed by Ang Lee (”Brokeback Mountain”)

7:30pm Friday Feb 6
Paresky Theater

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February: Month of Romance

Feb 6: Lust, Caution
Feb 13: Annie Hall
Feb 20: Water
Feb 27: Shall we dance?

7:30pm Fridays Paresky Theater

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Student film of the week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX1i4Dl-TuM (10 minutes)

Directed by Elisa Chang ‘11 about her Winter Study experience as a martial art student in a rural part of China. In this simple yet touching documentary, she as an Asian Canadian relates a story of love, friendship and happiness during the three weeks in a foreign land.

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Purple Valley Films
Promoting independent filmmaking in Williams
http://www.PurpleValleyFilms.com