Barbie Film Festival

FROM TOM DENOVE, VICE CHAIR & HEAD OF PRODUCTION:

"With the support of Mattel and with the Dean's blessings, we are going to have our first annual Barbie Video Girl Film Festival. Barbie Video Girl is an actual camera that captures picture and sound in standard def. The footage can easily be edited on Final Cut Pro. Besides being a weekend of fun, we hope to bring awareness to the power of women, especially in this male dominated world of directors and cinematographers.

Details are still being worked out, but we are looking at possibly the second weekend of the winter quarter. I am assembling a student steering committee to help sort out all the logistics. I already have two cinematographers on board, looking for two or three directors to join us. Please let me know if you are interested.

In order to prepare Mattel for our camera and prop needs, please email Natasha (nblake@tft.ucla.edu) and let her know if you are interested in making a film for the festival. The maximum running time will be two or three minutes and the whole production process will be finished in a weekend. More details and/or changes will follow after the steering committee meets.

Don't underestimate the power of Barbie.

Tom"