Posts Marked Girl In The Red Dress

  • This one time, at Bandcamp…

    August 9th, 2010

    On Music Mondays I write about music.

    Last week I introduced you to Bandcamp and posted my single “Last Dance” on there. Now I’ve listed all my music to date on Bandcamp, which I love for its amazing ability to drop the song into Facebook, MySpace, WordPress, Twitter, Typepad, Blogger, LiveJournal and more.  In the case of your blog, you can select different sizes and even little visual players.

    For example, check out the equalizer that plays with “Disguise, bubbles with “(Nothing But My) Heartbeat”, abstract 3D art for “Dirty Step Upstage” and the flowers that pop up with “Who’s That Girl”. Just don’t play them all at once or you’ll have an awful racket!

    August 9th,2010 Blogging, Music Mondays | Sections: , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

  • Catwoman #3 story contest and guidelines

    August 6th, 2010

    On Fan Fridays I write about fandom.

    Happy Fan Friday! My schedule is filling up with pre-production for the Catwoman shoot, coming up in two weeks.  So much to do, so little time!

    First, what you’ve been waiting for.  The third and final Catwoman costume.  Based on popular demand, I am happy to select the rarely seen costume from Catwoman #18 Catfile Four:

    Here’s the official August 2010 poster:

    Inspired by the wedding dress, I’m going to change the writing contest for the last story.  Instead of a script, I’m accepting music video one page treatments for a story that links this costume and my song “(Nothing But My) Heartbeat”.

    For lyrics go here.

    Here’s the official guidelines for Catwoman #3:

    We will shoot a short fan film to accompany the photo shoot and we need YOUR story. You’ll have a little under ONE week to write a  one page music video treatment for the purple suited Catwoman plus wedding dress. We’ve had a lot of fantastic submissions for both Catwoman #1 & #2 and I hope to see even more this month.

    The rules are as follows:

    1. Write a one page music video treatment. Here’s a great outline on how to write a treatment by Jeff Clark.

    2. Location is open. Try to write as generically as possible. Tricky, yes. Impossible? Ha! Get creative.

    3. One character: Catwoman/Selina Kyle. But there are three possibilities: Selina in the wedding dress, Catwoman in the purple suit. Catwoman in the purple suit & wedding dress, shredded.

    4. Keep it low-budget.  That means no explosions, special effects, green screen, foreign locations, or other things that would make my producer panic. Try instead to keep it simple and creative. It could be funny. It could be dramatic. It could be surreal.  How do you see Catwoman?

    5. Keep it Safe For Work!  ;-)

    6. Post your submission on the Facebook Discussion Page, just title it “Catwoman #3:” followed by the title of your piece.

    7. Turn it in before Friday, August 13.

    You can submit as many times as you like!

    Because of time constraints we won’t have time to open the rewrites to the public. So, this is your last chance to submit your writing for Catwoman Summer Project 2010!

    Many thanks again and good luck!

    NOTE: The winning author will be credited on the finished piece, as well as all other creative contributions that we use.

    August 6th,2010 Blogging, Catwoman, Fan Fridays | Sections: , , , , , , | No Comments

  • The gendance dance contest with Girl In The Red Dress

    August 4th, 2010

    On Trivia Tuesdays we give away stuff.

    In lieu of Trivia Tuesday for the month of August, I’ll be bringing you details on The Official gendance dance contest.

    gendance and Girl In The Red Dress are teaming up to see what moves you’ve got for the LAST DANCE of the summer. We’re asking dancers, choreographers, moms, dads, fans of So You Think You Can Dance and more to enter our Youtube contest for the official gendance “dance” contest.

    All entries must send in submissions with “Last Dance” by Girl In The Red Dress playing in the background with the words to start “I have the moves for the official gendance dance”. Get the free download of “Last Dance” here.

    The gendance celebrity Ambassadors will judge the winner and the winner’s name will be celebrated throughout 2010 with the rights to the dance. More to come. Enjoy and send in your submissions to trendme @ gendance . com. Follow the rules in the video and you might see Girl In The Red Dress and gendance MCs dancing your moves in future videos!
    And please spread the word to any friends who like to dance!
    August 4th,2010 Blogging, Contests, Events, Girl In The Red Dress, Trivia Tuesdays | Sections: , , , , , , | No Comments

  • Bandcamp Rocks

    August 3rd, 2010

    On Music Mondays I write about music.

    While I was hoping to say “Hello, I’ve returned from my vacation in Maine and back to regularly scheduled blog programming,” but in fact I am on the road again. It’ll just be through this week and then I’ll be stuck in Chicago with my upcoming productions  (that is until I move for New York at the the end of the month).  Phew.

    I’ll do my darndest to keep the blog up-to-date, starting with a little catch up for Music Monday.

    I’m happy to announce that Girl In The Red Dress is now over on Bandcamp, where currently you can download my dance cover of Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” for free through the month of August. That’s right. For FREE.

    Check it out below:

    I can thank Ms. Amanda F. Palmer for leading me to Bandcamp. She recently made $15,000 in the first three minutes of putting her Radiohead cover EP “Idiotesque” for sale, using Bandcamp. This year she infamously parted ways with her label and is doing it all on her own (plus a small team), so there is some hope for the indie artist.

    Rock on AFP and here’s to you, if you’re an indie artist trying to recoup your expenses or a indie fan helping the artists do their thang.

    August 3rd,2010 Blogging, Girl In The Red Dress, Music Mondays | Sections: , , , , , | 1 Comment

  • CATWOMAN video series and Music Video at Cuneo Mansion needs CHICAGO DP & CREW

    August 1st, 2010

    If you could please spread the word, we are now officially making the call for crew for Catwoman and a music video that has been so-far been kept top secret!

    ALM Talkies is looking for a Chicago-based DP and crew for an exciting series of videos. We are also looking for: 1st AD, lighting, sound, make-up, PAs.

    The first shoot is a music video for Girl In The Red Dress. The song is a French Jazz cover of Madonna’s “Who’s That Girl” featuring Rowan Robertson (Dio, DC4) on guitar and Juliette Primrose on violin (Lord of the Dance). The music video will be released to promote an upcoming EP release. The shoot will take place over 2 days at the luxurious Cuneo Mansion, which has been used for “My Best Friend’s Wedding”.

    The second shoot is for the Catwoman Summer Project. For the fans, by the fans, the Catwoman Summer Project will take three favorite Catwoman costumes and present them in a series of fan films and photo shoots. The first two scripts can be seen on Scribd. We have secured one location so far, a fabulous Moroccan Restaurant for the second script. The costumes are of the highest quality by Vex Clothing.

    ABOUT US: ALM Talkies is a boutique production company that produces unique web content, innovative filmmaking, and distinctive music headed up by Amber Moelter.

    Amber’s directorial debut “Dirty Step Upstage” has been collecting awards since its premiere last year including: Best of Show: Feature Film – The Accolade Competition, Best Drama – Amsterdam Film Festival, Silver Palm Award – Mexico International Film Festival, Best Actress – Chashama Film Festival & Maverick Movie Awards. “Dirty Step Upstage” has received many other nominations and was an official selection of the Cannes Independent Film Festival 2010.

    DATES: Music Video: August 23 & 24. Catwoman flexible: either August 20-21 or August 25-27.

    PAY: Flexible/low-budget.  We would like to do a flat rate for the entire shoot. Please take into consideration that the Catwoman project is a no-profit fan project that will be submitted to several television contacts as well as Christopher Nolan & Warner Bros. DPs, we would be willing to pay extra if you have your own Prosumer HD camera such as Canon XLHD1 or Red One.

    CONTACT: Please submit your reels and rates to Bill Casale at sales@almtalkies.com. 847.363.0601.

    Students are welcome to submit their reels for consideration.

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    August 1st,2010 Catwoman, Girl In The Red Dress | Sections: , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment
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