Filmmaking

A festive gathering that celebrates music-themed films arrives in Carson City beginning Tuesday, delivering top-notch features about music and musicians, styles, songwriting and music video making.

The Jukebox International Film Festival is the place music and flicks collide, bringing enthusiasts and artists together from across the country to the capital city for three days, offering free showings, meet-and-greets and more.

The Jukebox International Film Festival is pleased to announce their Workshops & Panel Discussions for this year. In addition to 25 films from 11 countries being shown next week, visiting filmmakers will be offering up their experiences and advice in this diverse collection of programs.

Wired Wednesday will meet at Carson Nugget, Wednesday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. in Banquet Hall C upstairs. All ages are welcome, however this film would be potentially Rated R due to language, violence and an off camera scene that is heard but not seen.

Heading into Tuesday, May 7, 2019 we are looking at another picture perfect day for a morning or evening stroll with Carson City's own Muscle Powered and a bevy of events, including a chamber digital marketing workshop, Polka Dot Powerhouse Carson City Chapter meeting and open house, family movie and craft night at the Carson City Library, a filmmaking discussion followed by a showing of the classic "12 Angry Men" at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall and more. Enjoy.

Wired Wednesday presents Starting from Scratch: making a short film. Are you, or someone you know, interested in making short films?

Coming Tuesday, May 7 our first in a series of “How To” talks, will be 12 steps to making a short film, as well as competition and challenge basics.

This weekend calls for a celebration, because the first Saturday of March is upon us and that means the Carson City Downtown Business Association Wine Walk come rain, snow, wind or shine. And get this: Today's Wine Walk is the last one before Spring.

The Brewery Arts Center, Carson City’s premiere epicenter for the arts since 1975, is hosting a screen writer’s workshop taught by Carson City’s own Sean Mick.

The workshop will take place Saturday, March 2 in the Brewery Art Center’s 1864 Grand Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This intensive eight hour seminar covers all aspects of the screenwriter’s craft. Beginners will learn the tools needed to write their first screenplay. Advanced writers will increase their skills and gain valuable insights into the writing process.

Sean Mick studied filmmaking, history, and analysis at Sonoma State University in Northern California, then continued his training through seminars with some of the best screenwriting “gurus” in Hollywood, including Robert McKee.

The Brewery Arts Center is proud to present a new workshop with Hollywood screenwriter Sean Mick. This workshop will cover all aspects of the screenwriter’s craft, including structure, character, dialogue, format, sales and marketing.

Wired Wednesday Digital Arts Association held their annual Carson Creepy Short Horror Film competition screenings and awards on Tuesday, October 30th at the Brewery Arts Center.

Local filmmakers were challenged earlier this month to make short horror films in exactly one week.

SCREENWRITING 101 with Sean Mick: This one-day workshop covers all aspects of the screenwriter's craft, including Structure, Character, Dialogue, Format, Sales and Marketing. Beginners will learn the tools needed to write their first screenplay; more experienced writers will increase their skills and gain new insights into the writing process.

Hello and welcome to the middle of the work week, Carson City. Today is Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. It is also International Walk to School Day, so be prepared to see a lot more school children walking with their parents and friends to school along sidewalks and crossing streets. Among other featured events include the launch of "Trailblazing Nevada,” a new museum experience inside Battle Born Hall at the Nevada State Capitol, a fundraiser at Firehouse Subs for a Carson City cancer patient, a GOP open house, a talk about climate change at WNC and more.

With Carson Creepy Short Horror Film Competition coming up we offer our yearly free filmmaking workshops at Paradise Salon Spa and Wellness. Short 20 minute workshops include Scary Make Up, Screen Writing, Special Effects, Lighting and more!

The next Wired Wednesday workshop will be Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Paradise Salons, 3430 Executive Pointe Way, Carson City.

Wired Wednesday is the group that brings you "Jukebox International Film Festival", "City Wide Short Film Competition" and "Tell Me That You Love Me" film competitions.

With "Carson Creepy Short Horror Film Competition" coming up, we offer our yearly free filmmaking workshops at Paradise Salon Spa and Wellness, 3430 Executive Pointe Way in Carson City, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10.

This Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m., a workshop teaching the basics of drone techniques will be held for the public by the Wired Wednesday Digital Artists group.

CARSON CITY — Third and fourth graders from the Empire X-Factor Enrichment class at Empire Elementary School learned the technical side of filmmaking this past semester while producing a 2-minute public service announcement on how students and teachers can further ‘Green’ efforts at their schools.

With the Carson City Creepy Short Horror Film Competition approaching, local film production group Wired Wednesday is offering a free workshop on filmmaking.

This edition of It's Your City features Darla Bayer, who is usually behind the camera, steps to the front to speak with host Cortney Bloomer about the upcoming Jukebox International Film Fest held in conjunction with Jazz and Beyond Carson City Music Festival.

We’ve got a wonderful Wednesday ahead. Learn about your true colors at the Chamber of Commerce’s Soup’s On luncheon. Get your boogie on at Carson Lanes: country dance lessons are every Tuesday and Wednesday in their Eleventh Frame Lounge. It’s a jazzy night at Living the Good Life or rockin with Ev Musselman at the Max Casino. The upcoming Citywide Film Competition is the focus of this month’s Wired Wednesday meeting. If you have interest in digital arts and filmmaking, then you are welcome to join in the fun.

WEDNESDAY:

Even though Carson City is awash with Nevada Day festivities, Halloween is just as important. Here is an updated list of all the reasons to throw on a costume Saturday through Monday in Carson City and the surrounding valleys. Remember, rain is expected on Friday and Sunday, so consider an umbrella if you don’t want your make-up to run!
Adults only parties are in italics.

In preparation of this year's Carson Creepy Short Horror Film competition, Wired Wednesday is hosting a series of free mini workshops focused on the various aspects of filmmaking. Open to the public. All are welcome to attend.

Location:
PARADISE SALON~SPA~WELLNESS
3430 Executive Pointe Way
Carson City, NV 89706

Time:
6:00 PM

Topics will include: Directing, writing, casting, scheduling, editing, festivals, and much more.

You don't want to miss this one.

The 2016 Carson City Creepy Short Horror Film Competition is now registering teams. Make a scary short film in just one week. On Oct. 19 at 12 noon, all registered teams will receive their prompts — a prop, a sound effect and a line of dialogue. Exactly one week later, they must turn in their finished short horror film ranging between 5 and 8 minutes in length.

For his senior project Shane Johnson, 18, wanted to do something practical, something that would be beneficial to his life and education goals.

“I designed and built a windmill,” he said. “It tied straight in to what I want to do, and it looked a lot of fun.”
Johnson joined his fellow Carson High School seniors on Monday, presenting their final projects to a of panel judges made up of Carson City community members.

With a theme that takes aim at the future — creating the community you want to live in — TEDx Carson City is an all-day event where speakers from a variety of disciplines share their life's work, passions and concepts through thought-provoking and entertaining talks that run between 10 to 15 minutes.

The St. Paddy's Film Crawl is a filmmaking competition that combines filmmakers with local businesses. Films are either short documentary or mockumentary and are between 1 and 10 minutes long.​ The event is hosted by the Brewery Arts Center, Wired Wednesday and Carson TV. The crawl is open to everyone, and includes film viewing, specials, entertainment and more.

National Grammar Day is celebrated across the United States each year on March 4, as established in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar. I've attached a Weird Al Yankovic song that I believe best pokes fun at the sentiments of the day.

Yes. You are looking at a bunny with a pancake on its head, but I can explain. Today is National Pancake Day, so head over to the International House of Pancakes for your free short stack and donate to this year’s charity, the Children’s Miracle Network. It is also National ‘I Want You to Be Happy Day.’ Pancake Day and trying to share a smile, ergo silly picture of a bunny with a pancake on its head. Find your own way to share some happiness today.

The Brewery Arts Center, Carson TV and Wired Wednesday Digital Arts Club announce a new film competition, the first "St. Paddy's Film Crawl: A Short Filmmaking Competition" with screening and judging March 14. Registration deadline has been extended to midnight, Wednesday, March 4.

Films cannot be less than 1 minute or more than 10 minutes in length. They must utilize one fact about St. Patrick's Day and can be Documentary or Mockumentary in nature.

The Citywide Short Film Competition, hosted by the Brewery Arts Center, Carson City Access Television and the Nevada Arts Council, is less than two weeks away. Teams must register by 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 23. It is free to enter and participate.

Organizers of this second annual event are looking for budding filmmakers of all ages. The week-long short film competition runs from noon Friday, July 25 to noon, Friday Aug. 1.

The week-long City Wide Short Film Competition runs from noon Friday, July 25 to noon, Friday Aug. 1. Registration is required by 5 p.m. July 23. It is free to enter and participate.

Here's how it works: On Friday, July 25, filmmaking teams will pick a film genre and be given three "ingredients" that must be used in the film.