Hey Gang,
We modified the save process with version 2.0.2 which should improve
project recovery after an unexpected OS shutdown which results in a
corrupted project.
Please update ASAP! Get it here.
Thanks,
Steve Pick
celtx.com
Nicole Baker is dead. The doctor performing the autopsy records the details of her demise. Is he using more than a keen eye to make his notes?
Hmmm... Best to ask that question to the film's creator, Jason Daniels of Olathe, Kansas who is now a two-time winner of the Celtx POW! ... First for 'Needle' and this time for his very effective short horror film,'Time of Death'.
In this work Jason provides terrific attention to detail ... everything from the music, the sound of a waning heartbeat, camera angles, the calm of the main character's voice, to the makeup and medical research.... And when blended together, these elements contribute greatly to making 'Time of Death' a convincing film that leaves you wide-eyed and wanting more.
To help provide further insight into this talented filmmaker's busy world, and the creative process applied to 'Time of Death', Jason was kind enough to share the following...
"I want to start off by writing how completely floored I was when I was informed that 'Time of Death' had been selected as the Project of the Week. This is my second POW and having my project recognized as such from the incredible body of work posted to Celtx Project Central is truly an honor. Thank you.
'Time of Death' is just a short film that shows things aren’t always what they first appear to be. Finishing the film completes a lifelong dream of becoming a filmmaker for me. We had such an incredible time making it. Being my first film, I wanted to do something with a simple story and minimal camera work. Although the film comes in just under three minutes, I learned so much from the process of shooting and editing it. From the makeup to the music, 'Time of Death', gave me the opportunity to do a little of everything.
Celtx was a critical tool in the filmmaking process for me. It allowed me to organize my script and share it and the storyboards with the film's co-star Elizabeth Hamlett. Project Central allowed me to get feedback on the project and ultimately, share the film itself. I was first introduced to Celtx in 2007 and have used it ever since to script the many stories that I always have floating around in my head. The application is such an easy to use, straightforward way to write, one would be crazy not to use it. And the ability to solicit feedback via Project Central is the feature that makes this application a must-have. I truly appreciate the many advances that the application has made over the past couple of years and I plan to use it for many years to come.
At the risk of disappointing those who have watched and enjoyed the film, I have to tell them that I have no plans to expand on the story. 'Time of Death' was always intended as a short film. I do have plans to shoot two other slightly longer shorts; 'Needle' and 'Roadside', the scripts for which can also be found on Project Central. I am also working on the second draft of a feature length romantic comedy, 'Pinky Swear,' a horror feature, 'Becoming' and a television pilot, 'In Rod We Trust'. Yes, I am using Celtx for all of these projects. These films and scripts can soon be seen on Project Central as well as on my website at InKansasPictures.com"
If you're in the New York City area next week, here's a 'Must See' event organized by our friends at Media That Matters.... - S
SCREEN the collection of jury-selected films.
ACT now to make a change.
IMPACT your community by using short films with on-the-ground activism.
Following the official launch on June 3, we invite you to Screen. Act. Impact.
For the first time ever we will have the DVD collection available for you to purchase online directly following the Premiere.
Check out the store to see how you can pre-order the DVD now and host a screening.
We are finalizing international screening locations now. Add yours to the map! Prep for upcoming semester and integrate film into your curriculum!
You're invited!
Wednesday June 3, 2009
6:00 pm - Doors Open
Arrive early to take part in the impACT salon with some of our presenting partners for Take Action opportunities and a chance to meet the festival filmmakers.
7:00 - 9:00 pm - Screening of ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival
Join us for the world premiere of the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival!
Be among the first to see the 12 new inspiring short films selected this year by our jury of 12 incredible activists and media makers.
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
Visual Arts Theater
333 West 23rd Street
New York, NY
See map
The theater is accessible by wheelchair.
Presenting Partners for impACT salon include WITNESS, POV, MercyCorps, Creative Commons, Miro and Breakthrough.
Buy your tickets today before they sell out! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/63247
WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!
Questions?
Send us an email!
festival@artsengine.net
As we reach out to get the message about this launch to a wide international audience, the opportunity to share this information with your friends / fans / members / community is invaluable to us. If you have space for a short announcement to post on your blog, on your profile, in your upcoming newsletter, or in an email blast it would be a great help to us.
Thank you!
Parlez-vous français? Then you might want to check out Compétence Mac, a French magazine dedicated to Apple's universe. The most recent edition features a four-page overview of Celtx, the new Celtx Studios and Project Central. Here's Compétence Mac editor, David Bosman, to tell you some more:
So there you have it, folks. If you're an avid Mac user (or even just a Vista-chained admirer ;), you owe it to yourself to check out Compétence Mac today!
Laurie & the C Team
The
Filmblazer Two-week Turnaround Tour (T3) is one awesome community filmmaking
project lead by the young and intrepid Filmblazer team of Joshua Mills, Jamie Blackenship and Adam Saunders. With an early interest in filmmaking and a nack for making 30 minute
comedies for his college buddies, Josh was inspired to create T3 after 4 years of participation in the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project:
"The city producers mentioned this guy that traveled to several different cities and participated in 48HFPs in each city. I thought that was really cool but thought if I were to do it, I’d want to spend more time in each city and really experience the what the city has to offer. Thus, the Two-week Turnaround Tour was born..."
So, armed with
whatever their RV (affectionately called the 'BattleWagon') can carry,
the team plans to visit 14 US cites over 7 months. Along the way they will
enlist the help of volunteer crews from each local filmmaking community
and together they will will write, shoot, and screen a short film ... in just two-weeks!!! ... all with the goal to promote,
develop, and demonstrate new ways of producing motion pictures.
A tall, exhausting order indeed, but clearly not impossible for this crowd. Having already cut their teeth and enjoyed success on productions in Greensboro, NC and Tampa, FL, the team is now headed to Shreveport, LA, the third city on the tour. Totally plugged into all the Internet's social networking trends, this tech saavy crowd makes it easy for their community to connect with each other by accessing online tools to share their tricks of the trade.
So far the results of their labour is impressive. So impressive we're giving the Celtx POW to Missteps and its Greensboro crew! You can check out the vid below. Given their limited resources and time restraints, plus heading into each city virtually blindfolded, these guys did an amazing job of pulling together an interesting, funny and convincing short film. One of the tools the team uses to help them create and keep organized is Celtx and here's Josh's explanation of how they go about it:
With the release of v2.0.1 of the forever free Celtx client, we have also managed to squeeze in a few updates to the Celtx Studios including affordable plans for individuals, production teams, and schools....
Starting from $5/month!
Studio Sub-Seats - Administrator Account
Every Celtx Studio now includes an Administrator feature enabling the
Studio owner to create and assign sub-seats to project collaborators
and Preview viewers. The idea is to make it easier for small teams to
work together without requiring casual collaborators to obtain a paid
account.
The entry level personal Studio now includes 5 seats - 1 Administrator
account plus 4 sub-seats. This change is retroactive, so any Studio you
acquire before the change will get the same updated extra seats.
After creating the Studio, the Admin account holder will be able to
assign usernames and passwords for each of the 4 sub-seats. Passwords
can be changed by the Administrator, so the seats can be re-cycled.
Each sub-seat holder has access to a full featured Studio (less the
Admin privileges) to enable sharing, storing etc. of celtx Projects.
However, the Administrator has continued access to the account details
of each sub-seat.
Share Options
We have added some additional Share features to the Studios.
The new Share features allow the person sharing a Project to choose
between providing collaborators with either Full or Limited access.
Full access allows the collaborator to post edits to the Shared
Project. Limited access prevents a collaborator from contributing edits
until their status is changed back to Full.
New Payment Offerings
We have added new monthly payment options, and a quick set-up for
creating large multiple seat Studios. We'll soon be adding the
ability to pay through Paypal.
All the details can be found here: https://studio.celtx.com
Cheers,
The Celtx Gang
Hey Guys,
Spring is in the air and so is the newest version of Celtx.
Version 2.0.1 includes some improvements and important bug squashes.
Celtx 2.0.1
Fixes & Improvements:
Editor - Cut and Paste Bug
Squashed a cut and paste bug that effected all the editors.
Editor - Auto Parenthetical
The Parenthetical feature now behaves properly across all editors.
Catalog - Print Preview (Windows only)
Print Preview now behaves properly in Catalogs.
Catalog - File -> Print
'Print' from the 'File' drop down no longer goes inactive.
Catalog - Tab Closing on Deletion
Deleting an item in a Catalog will automatically close any corresponding open Tab.
Index Card - Plot Renaming
Deleting the Plot Names no longer causes problems in the Index Cards.
Production Schedule - Preferences Settings
Changes made to the default settings for the Production Schedule now persist after a close.
Production Schedule - Call Sheet Date Select
A bug has been resolved ensuring Call Sheets display the correct date.
Project Library - Drag and Drop Target
Improved drop behaviour ensures the item gets placed at the intended target in the Library.
Keyboard Beeps (Mac only)
Keyboard short cuts no longer cause a Beep!
Multiple Openings (Mac only)
Celtx no longer lets multiple instances of the same project from being opened at the same time.
Recent Projects - Opening (Mac only)
The 'Recent Projects' list in the toolbar populates properly.
Install Bug - Profile Upgrade Bug
An install bug that prevented Celtx from launching due to a Profile issue is squashed.
Install Bug - Missing Windows dll
Fixed an issue affecting Windows users who were missing a dll file.
Launch Bug - Notifier Feeds
The application no longer waits for the Notifier feeds to populate before opening.
Get the new build here: http://www.celtx.com/download.html
Studio Updates
We have also managed to squeeze in a few updates to the Celtx Studios.
Studio Sub-Seats - Administrator Account
Every Celtx Studio now includes an Administrator feature enabling the
Studio owner to create and assign sub-seats to project collaborators
and Preview viewers. The idea is to make it easier for small teams to
work together without requiring casual collaborators to obtain a paid
account.
The entry level personal Studio now includes 5 seats - 1
Administrator account plus 4 sub-seats. This change is retroactive, so
any Studio you acquire before the change will get the same updated
extra seats.
After creating the Studio, the Admin account holder will be able to
assign usernames and passwords for each of the 4 sub-seats. Passwords
can be changed by the Administrator, so the seats can be re-cycled.
Each sub-seat holder has access to a full featured Studio (less the
Admin privileges) to enable sharing, storing etc. of celtx Projects.
However, the Administrator has continued access to the account details
of each sub-seat.
Share Options
We have added some additional Share features to the Studios.
The new Share features allow the person sharing a Project to choose
between providing collaborators with either Full or Limited access.
Full access allows the collaborator to post edits to the Shared
Project. Limited access prevents a collaborator from contributing edits
until their status is changed back to Full.
New Payment Offerings
We have added new monthly payment options, and a quick set-up for
creating large multiple seat Studios. We'll be soon be adding the
ability tp pay through Paypal.
All the details can be found here: https://studio.celtx.com
Cheers,
The Celtx Gang
Celtx has partnered with Reallusion on their 'War & Peace' filmmaking competition to make short machinima films on the themes of war... and ... peace!
Filmmakers of all skill levels from beginner to pro are invited to participate in this unique movie competition. Use iClone or CrazyTalk in the creation of a movie that tells our tale in the theme of war and peace. At your option you can also incorporate footage from other videogames for a total Machinima mash-up. Tell your story in a minimum of 2 minutes and maximum of 10 minutes and submit your video link for a chance to win $10,000.00 in great prizes!
THE TOOLS
The competition requires the use of iClone or CrazyTalk in the creation of your work. If you don't already have iClone you can get a free version from the Reallusion web site which may be used to submit your movie. To write your script and plan your production you can also download Celtx 2.0 free!
For details on how to GET STARTED head on over to Reallusion, or WATCH THE DEMO VIDEO on some of the cool effects iClone can help you create for your own video submission.
The competition started April 01, 2009 and concludes on June 30th 2009.
All entries are to be submitted to YouTube and posted on the event
theater along with filling out the Submission Form.
Winners will be announced on July 31st 2009.
See complete rules and list of prizes for more information. Rules | Prizes
UPDATE
And we have gone live! The online Celtx Studio Beta is now over and the payment processing system is in place. We'd like to Thank everybody who tested the Studios and provided feedback. Your input was extremely helpful.
Moving forward...Newcomers who are keen to get their new Celtx Studio account can sign up here, and Educators interested in purchasing a School account can head on over here.
For those of you who already have a Celtx account, the next time you login you will be presented with two options:
1) Renew My Studio - select this button and pay $50.00 (US) /year to reactivate all the great features in your Studio, like Backups, Sharing, Archiving and Previews.
2) If you haven't decided if you require a Studio, you will be presented with a list of current versions of your Celtx Projects available for download. Save them locally and continue to use the Celtx software for free :)
As always, if you have any questions please contact any one of our many Support channels.
Thanks again everyone!
Cheerio!
Sheila
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Hey Folks!
Just a heads up to let you know we'll be announcing the end of the commercial beta shortly. The other piece of the puzzle referred to here has fallen into place, so once final testing is complete we'll be cutting over to the pay system for Celtx Studios. The cut-over will require approximately one hour of server down time, and is anticipated to take place later today or tomorrow depending on test results. So please stay tuned....
Thanks!
Sheila and The C-Team
Attention Writers!
On this most auspicious first day of April,... the Team at Celtx HQ would like to extend a loud and sincere 'GOOD LUCK' shoutout to the thousands of brave and talented writers who are about to, (if they haven't already)...
... sharpen their pencils, top up their inkwells, lick their pen tips, bootup their word processors, stock up on [insert favorite vices /energy boosters here], lock themselves in a quiet room, surround themselves with select items of inspiration, don their favorite sweat pants, take off their socks, stretch their elbows and crack their knuckles....
...All in preparation for hitting that Start button on the 30-day Script Frenzy time clock! Quite the undertaking indeed, but whatever your writing rituals .... we KNOW you can do it!!
And remember, if you're using Celtx and looking for some friendly feedback and encouragement along the way, be sure to upload your work to Celtx Project Central and tag it as 'scriptfrenzy09'. It will appear on this dedicated Script Frenzy page along with other SF entries by Celtx users. For the How To details, read more about Celtx Project Central over at Script Frenzy.
So know you're not alone, friends!
Good Day,... and GOOD LUCK!!
XOXO
The C-Team
