{"id":3919,"date":"2011-09-29T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2014-09-06T14:53:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:53:13","slug":"cu-film-societys-web-site-is-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3919","title":{"rendered":"CU Film Society’s Web site is up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

At long last, the CU Film Society<\/strong> formulated by Luke Boyce<\/strong> and Brett Hays<\/strong> of local firm Shatterglass Studios<\/strong> has taken its first concrete step towards public engagement. An informational Web site went live Sunday at this URL<\/a>, laying out the group\u2019s master plan through impassioned essays written by Boyce as well as listing its earliest events. These include screenings at the Art Theater, 126 W. Church St.<\/strong>, downtown Champaign<\/strong>, of Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>\u2019s game-changing thriller PSYCHO<\/strong> (1960; Sat. Oct. 22, 12 p.m.<\/strong>) and Universal Studios<\/strong>\u2019 horror crown jewel FRANKENSTEIN<\/strong> (1931; Sat. Oct. 29, 12 p.m.<\/strong>), followed immediately by discussion groups that will meet down the block at Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works<\/strong>. CUFS has also scheduled their first production workshop, \u201cIntro to DSLR Filmmaking<\/strong>,\u201d to be taught Saturday, November 12<\/strong>, by Chicago<\/a><\/strong> commercial photographer Scott Regan<\/strong><\/a> in the M2 building<\/strong>, also home to the Shatterglass offices.<\/p>\n

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These initial outings illustrate how CUFS will follow the contemporary approach to what a \u201cfilm society\u201d provides its members and, by proximity, the surrounding community since many branded events will be open to the public. The model encourages film lovers to enjoy the theatrical experience of watching a fine film in good company and then interact with one another after the end credits roll, while also empowering hands-on creators with knowledge, instruction, and tools to join the ranks \u2013 if not immediately the uppermost stratosphere \u2013 of artists and storytellers who make movies. C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> believes a big motivation here is to provide foundation for a continuous movie culture shared with Champaign-Urbana<\/strong> citizenry in ways that other institutions, specifically the University of Illinois<\/strong>, have not been willing or able to do outside of the annual Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival<\/strong> or the occasional showcase such as the Latin American Film Festival<\/strong>, concluding tonight at the Art<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you support the aims of the CUFS, then put your money where your mouth is and hit the Web site\u2019s \u201cMembership\u201d page<\/a>, where one-year rates begin at a ridiculously low $15 for individuals. This money floats the society by paying bills, but the status will entitle you to such things as discounts on CUFS sponsored events and early registration to future programs. The \u201cLeadership\u201d page introduces you to the guiding lights<\/a>, almost all of whom have appeared in some capacity on CUBlog<\/strong>: Myles Beeson<\/strong> (Web and Social Media), Luke Boyce<\/strong> (Screenings), A.J. Christensen<\/strong> (Events and Student Outreach), Brett Hays<\/strong> (Workshops and Professional Outreach), Bill Kephart<\/strong> (Secretary), Anne Lukeman<\/strong> (Treasurer and Membership), and Chris Lukeman<\/strong> (Public Relations and Administration). You can thank them all later when attending your first CU Film Society function.<\/p>\n

Doesn’t the phrase \u201cCU Film Society function\u201d sound just glorious?<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n

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Shepherded by Shatterglass Studios of Champaign along with concerned Champaign-Urbana movie-making citizens, the CU Film Society proceeded with its “soft launch” last weekend by revealing their Web site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[766,53,416,13],"tags":[1708,801,800],"class_list":["post-3919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cu-film-society","category-educationclasses","category-news-du-c-u","category-public-events","tag-cu-film-society","tag-frankenstein","tag-psycho"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}