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Honor Veterans Day this Weekend at the Annual Salute and GI Film Festival

Honor Veterans Day this Weekend at the Annual Salute and GI Film Festival

This weekend, the Los Angeles Film School is hosting events to celebrate Veterans in the Entertainment industry. The Annual Salute is on Saturday, November 10, and the GI Film Festival happens all weekend. On Saturday, the LA Film School will host several competitions for their students including a Game Tournament, a game and film sound event, and the Hollywood debut of student films at the festival. After these activities, there will be an award ceremony with dinner and an online auction at Montalban Theatre in Hollywood. Profits from sponsorships and the auction will go to the Injured Marine Semper Fi ...

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Crowdsourcing Creativity for Inspirational Marketers, Tortured Artists & Researchers

Crowdsourcing Creativity for Inspirational Marketers, Tortured Artists & Researchers

Image by Paul Roget

How often do you find yourself seeking inspiration from crowdsourcing?

If you haven't heard, crowdsourcing is happening all over the web. It's the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent and outsourcing it to a 'crowd,' usually an undefined, large group of people in the form of an open call. Using the Internet's vast reach has become the gateway for crowdsourcing.

It's easy enough on Twitter to crowdsource ideas. Get a group of followers to use a common hashtag and seek out ideas for anything you're working ...

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Miracle Mile Art Walk Studio and Gallery Tour!

Miracle Mile Art Walk Studio and Gallery Tour!

The Miracle Mile “Art Walk” Gallery & Studio Tour (MMAWGST) is a FREE self-guided art tour taking place within the culturally diverse gallery districts and neighborhoods of the Miracle Mile/Mid City section of Los Angeles.  This “art walk” spans approximately 10 square miles and is home to significant galleries, all independently owned and operated, representing and exhibiting world renowned artists, who create works of art that attract collectors from all over the globe; blue chip to low-brow; in addition to artist, print and photography studios.

Check out the Galleries - http://tinyurl.com/8z94lzn

Check the Kickstarter page, and they appreciate ...

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TARFEST MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY

TARFEST MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY

Filter Foundry supports KCRW (89.9) and LAUNCH LA and other industry brands to present LA's 10th Annual free, Music & Art festival,TARFEST, which returns to the historic La Brea Tar Pits on Saturday, September 22nd, with an impressive lineup of musical performances, live art exhibits, Biergarten, Wine Bar and local gourmet food for the whole family to enjoy.  

TARFEST will take place from 2:00 PM til 9:00 PM on Sat., September 22nd with performances by red-hot indie-rock bands BlondfireHelenaSoft SwellsSo Many WizardsThe Steelwells and The Makepeace Brothers with live paintings by revered ...

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Stash & Filter Foundry Host Design Conference in NYC - Nov. 5-6

Stash & Filter Foundry Host Design Conference in NYC - Nov. 5-6

Stash Media and Filter Foundry announce the first speakers for STYLE FRAMES New York, a new design conference all about The Art of the Pitch. The two-day event will present 40 speakers and panelists, showcase outstanding pitch art in the STYLE FRAMES Gallery, and celebrate with an event party. STYLE FRAMES New York (SFNY) brings together influential design, advertising and media professionals from both the client and creative sides of the industry for two days of inspiration, networking and insight.

Conference speakers so far ...

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Lezley Saar Exhibition Opens at MK Gallery in LA

SATURDAY SEPT. 8th 8-11pm

Lezley Saar’s latest exhibition Madwoman in the Attic: Madness and the Gaze. masterfully subverts the traditions of 19th Century Gothic literature and Colonial art through added drops of Surrealism and insurgent perspective.
Delving into the complexities of insanity, Saar peels the Victorian madwoman from yellowed texts and transplants her into the visual plane of portraiture. By these means these women acquire a degree individuality exceeding that of archetypes or supporting characters. Jane Eyre’s Bertha, the unnamed madwoman of ...

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Total Recall (2012): Finally a Fresh Sci-Fi Vision

Thanks to Jeffrey Morris for this great article.
Jeffrey is a very successfull writer / designer and owner of FutureDude.com. He currently has a great Kickstarter project for a new sci-fi graphic novel in the works. Click here to check it out and show your support

Kate Beckinsale hides behind her evil robots in ...

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