Under the umbrella of Evoke Cinema Productions is the Evoke Cinema Classroom, conceptualized by artist Sheena Garcia. The Evoke Cinema Classroom is a series of workshops designed to introduce students, elementary school high school and Senior Adults tothe Arts. The workshops are a fusion of fine arts, performing arts and media arts. Throughout the workshop series, students experiment and discover diverse ways of making film.
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Evoke Cinema Classroom Thanks Vinson Houston!
This past summer I had the honor of working with the incredibly talented artist Mr. Vinson Houston. A special thanks to Vinson for his work and contributions to the Evoke Cinema Classroom. Be on the look out for his work in years to come! Vinson you are brilliant! You gave so much to the kids! And, thanks again for hanging in there with me on those long days of editing
Evoke Cinema: Silent Kids Workshop
This is a scene from our Silent Movie,"The Man from Virginia." The script concept was created by my 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade classes. The fourth graders added a lot to developing the idea for the plot. Although mature in approach, the children kept it fundamentally childlike. The plot was primarily influenced by the Chaplin movies and the African American Silent Movies the kids saw and discussed this summer. First and foremost, they HAD to have a restaurant scene like the one they saw in Chaplin's, "The Rink." They thought the scene with the cat diving out of the dinner tray was the funniest! (rent it if you haven't seen it) And, surprisingly, they wanted to dress in those fancy clothes they saw in the movie too. Their plot ... Joe Joe (Man from Virginia) arrives in New York City to follow his dream of becoming a professional dancer. He knows no one in this big City. He's hungry with little money; he stumbles across the "fictitious" Breezeway Restaurant in Harlem to see if he could afford a meal ... And the plot thickens ... Very reminiscent of 1920's Silent Films. It's really funny.
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