Monday, March 15, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Phase 1 is complete!
The Department of Student Success is in the process of moving to Taos Pueblo Hall East (the green building on the east side), and Phase 1 is complete!
In Phase 1 we moved the Student Advisors, Damon Montclare and Mildred Young, and the Student Success Director, Amie Chávez-Aguilar.
Advising 737-6202
Please call 737-6202 to schedule an advising appointment with Damon Montclare or Mildred Young.
Accessibility Services 737-6202
If you are a student who needs accommodations based on a disability, or if you think you may have a disability, please contact Amie Chávez-Aguilar. Call 737-6202 to schedule an appointment.
Graduation 737-6202
In order to graduate, you must submit a Petition to Graduate. Please contact Mildred Young to begin the process.
Student Government 737-3699
Student Government has also moved to Taos Pueblo Hall East and has a new phone number. Call your senators at 737-3699. Damon Montclare or Bill Knief can also be contacted for additional information regarding Student Government.
In Phase 2 of the move to Taos Pueblo Hall East we will be moving CASA, with Kathy Spess, CASA Manager and all the tutoring staff!
CASA Tutoring and COMPASS Placement Testing 737-3695
CASA will be located in Taos Pueblo Hall East, in the Department of Student Success. As of March 8th their new number is 737-3695. Until then, CASA will remain at 758-5904. Please call to schedule an appointment so that the staff will be ready to help you with your tutoring needs.
COME SEE US AT OUR NEW HOME!
Monday, March 1, 2010
FILMMAKING FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: POLTERGEIST DECONSTRUCTED
A Special Seminar with Poltergeist Screenwriter Michael Grais
The UNM-Taos Arts Academy is very excited to offer students, writers, filmmakers, and the general public an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the inner workings of the filmmaking process in a free, evening seminar with acclaimed screenwriter and filmmaker Michael Grais.
The two evening program will feature a screening of the movie, Poltergeist, on Tuesday, April 20th and a seminar, Filmmaking from Script to Screen: Poltergeist Deconstructed, on Thursday, April 22nd. Both programs start at 6:30 pm on the UNM-Taos, Klauer Campus. Although not required, it is recommended that participants pick up a copy of the Poltergeist script and read it before the April 20th screening. Scripts can be obtained from the UNM-Taos Art Academy, 575-737-6276.
Using his mega-hit Poltergeist as an example, Grais will lead a detailed discussion about the process of creating a movie and writing for the screen. He will deconstruct the finished film in relationship to its original blueprint, the script, providing a clear and practical understanding of how writing determines every step in the film making process.
Michael Grais has written and produced movies of domestic and international acclaim, whose gross revenues have exceeded five hundred million dollars. After Emerson College and N.Y.U. Film School, Grais decided to relocate to Los Angeles. He began writing for episodic television and then launched into features. He has written everything from romantic comedies to thrillers for seven Academy Award winning producers/directors including Steven Spielberg.
His films and TV credits include Poltergeist II, Visitors from the Unknown, Great Balls of Fire, Marked for Death, Sleepwalkers, Cool World and Who Killed Atlanta's Children. Actors that have starred in his work include Dennis Quaid, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, Brad Pitt, Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Steven Seagal. Currently Grais is working on a film about the current border situation that Peter Fonda will direct and they will produce together.
Everyone is welcome to come to this event, but it should be of particular interest to screenwriters, writers in general, actors, filmmakers, film technicians, movie buffs and anyone interested in working in the film industry.
Delicious refreshments will be provided by the UNM-Taos Culinary Arts Program.
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For more details, please call UNM-Taos Arts Academy Program Coordinator Sabra Sowell at (575) 737-6256 or Gary Cook, Art Academy Head at (575) 737-6276.
UNM-Taos is a branch campus of the University of New Mexico. The Arts Academy offers classes year round in the visual and performing arts including Drawing, Jewelry, Ceramics, Photography, Printmaking, Pueblo Pottery, Painting, Motion Media/Film, Dance and Music. Our hallmark is dedicated, experienced educators who care deeply about their students and are professional practicing artists.
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