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New Year, New PAC

Happy New Year!  On behalf of SistaPAC Productions, we'd like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and blessed New Year.  We have much in store for 2009 and we plan to share every minute of it with you.  Stay tuned for the launch of our First Ladies Performance Series, the reveal of our secret webisode pilot and the completion of a few short films.  This year, make sure you follow your dreams...don't let anyone tell you "you can't," because clearly, "Yes We CAN!"

-Ella

2008 Presidential Election

This year's presidential election is too critical to sit back and watch! Go out and vote!

Vote For My Future video vetted for use on CNN and a top 20 Finalist in the ireport film festival!

Click on Sistapac Projects to view this video.

Be Confident in the Direction of your Dreams!

We’ve been busy but certainly did not mean to neglect our faithful readers

So what have we been up to? Here’s a quick briefing since our last post.

March 29, 2008

Casting #1 for our Multi-Cultural Webisode Series. We saw several promising actors, whose faces you will see in our series (stay tuned)!

April 13, 2008

We took a break from our hard work to travel to the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, CT to watch the premiere of Giancarlo Esposito’s first feature “Gospel Hill.” It was very moving. After answering questions from the audience and praising newcomer Ralph Green (a truly gifted individual), we took a piece of this inspirational night with us and drove back to NY charged with Giancarlo’s words of wisdom: “Be confident in the direction of your dreams!” Sistapac is right on track!

April 14, 2008

Casting #2 for our Webisode Series. A lot more folks came out to the Where Eagles Dare location than our first Harlem location. It was pretty cool being on the other side of the casting table. You really get to pinpoint the Dos and Hell Nos of auditioning. You also get to see how actors interpret sides by improvising and adlibbing. Some folks had us cracking up! We still have some roles to fill, so the hunt for the “perfect fit” continues.

April 23, 2008

Spike Lee’s Young Gun is on board as our new director! Michael A. Pinckney has worked as a PA on a number of Spike’s films, such as “Malcolm”, “Blade”, & “Clockers” and became AD on other Spike joints, such as “25^th Hour”, “The Best Man”, “Hard Luck”, “She Hate Me”, “The Inside Man” and “Miracle at St Anna.” He has also written and directed a compilation of short films entitled “Shoot First ask questions later” all of which is available on DVD. His latest body of work is the “Hitchcockian” style thriller “You’re Nobody ‘till somebody kills you.”

April 26, 2008

Sistapac successfully shot one of our TV pilots - of course we’d love to disclose, but in due time! It was the quickest shoot ever and we’re pretty darn proud of it. Some mishaps could have been avoided, but thank goodness for a nearby grocery store and CVS. It also helped that we had the best crew in tow:

Danielle Murat our Director

Pat Ulysse of Unimix Productions – our DP

Michael Hurdle of Ahvex Studios – our Asst DP

Strong Armed Cory – our Boom pole operator (this job is torturous to the arms)

Well that’s all for now… we’ll be back with more (we won't take long to return and our next entry won't be as long either)! Thanks for reading and be blessed!

Maureen

Taking those artistic punches

Ok, so life takes over right. Between family, work, significant others, friends, pets and everybody in between, you have a lot of things in your life that take you away from the pursuit of your art. I won't call them distractions, because truly experiencing life is about the balance of all of these elements. Sometimes there's balance and most of the time there isn't. Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you don't. Priorities change all the time. One of things me and my SistaPAC "sisteren" decided was that in 2008, we were going to keep SistaPAC in our top three priorities when it came to our artistic pursuits. It doesn't trump or become more important than our personal artistic pursuits, but remains a priority because the success of this group helps the success of our personal endeavors. We are so blessed that three Black women can come together and have a meeting of the minds and hearts, especially when we are all so different. Our differences work and we appreciate the value that these difference bring to making our art better.

We've had a number of successes in our short tenure together, and continue to work hard towards even more successes. It is important to build your network and surround yourself of people with like-minds. Not folks who believes and thinks the way you do about everything, but people who have the same end-goal of success. People who will give time, money, sweat and blood to their artistic pursuits. As SistaPAC, we've found this within ourselves, but also continue to look beyond ourselves to build a circle of "like-minded artists." For our current project, we are looking for folks that are interested in success. We seek all types of folks for crew on our project, but also people who might not have a specific "skill" that just want to be down with a professional, quality production. If you think that applies to you, give us a holla at: sistapaccasting@gmail.com. Please include WEBISODE CREW in the subject line of your email.

Below is the official crew call:

SistaPAC productions is now looking for new and experienced crew to assist in the production of an online, interactive webisode series. SistaPACs mission is to create original works of art in film, television, theatre and music for the purposes of promoting and advancing the artistic talents of artists of color. Visit our website at www.sistapac.com.

Based in New York, the webisode series is a sexy drama that explores the captivating lives of six African-American mothers and daughters and the challenges they face as they deal with personal, professional and romantic issues.

We are seeking the following:

--Camera Operators

--Sound Engineer/Mixer

--Boom Operator

--Gaffer

--Grip

--Script Supervisor

--Production Assistants

--Wardrobe and Prop Assistant

--Photographer

There is NO PAY for any of these positions. However copy and credit will be provided. We are shooting 6 webisodes, approximately 10 minutes each. Production will take place primarily on weekends in April and May.

For experienced independent professionals, please paste your resume into the body of the email and include any links to online e-reels and galleries. NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE (they will not be opened).

We are also open to working with students and newcomers to the industry. We guarantee that working on our production will be a rewarding and educational experience.

If you are interested in working with a very professional production team that is committed to producing a quality art, then please email us at: sistapaccasting@gmail.com. Please include WEBISODE CREW in the subject line of your email.