The 2022 AAlchemy “Give Me A Break!” Film Festival
…took place at New York City’s Arts On Site showplace on Tuesday, September 24, 2022 to a live audience and to viewers around the world by live stream on YouTube. $2,100 in prize money was awarded to the five winners.
13 finalist videos were presented, together with a matching set of immersive dance videos created by acclaimed producers from around the world.
The non-profit National Performing Arts Funding Exchange and its AAlchemy initiative organized GMAB purposefully to showcase excellence in filmmaking and concert dance to the world’s major streamers.
These were the winners.
The Festival’s Purpose
With an emphasis on films and videos that incorporate and emphasize dance performance and choreography, AAlchemy and its annual “Give Me A Break!” film festivals are empowering innovative teams of filmmakers and performing artists to present short film works to new audiences and to major streamers like Netflix, HBO and Amazon.
This reflects AAlchemy’s continuing focus on cinematic design, both traditional or experimental, that is centered on original choreographic themes and concert and site specific dance designed by creators, filmmakers and performers to tell a story.
What Is “Immersion Of The Mind”?
“Immersion Of The Mind” ™ 2D videography turns the filmmaking process on its head.
Performers themselves become main collaborators in directing how camera and post-production people must have – and use – a deep knowledge of the artistry that they are recording, and how they must position the camera during filming and do the editing in the cutting room.
Imagine what would happen if camera people didn’t have a feel, or had no knowledge of music or dance while filming “The Nutcracker” or a revival of “West Side Story” or “Chorus Line”. Most and perhaps all of what is compelling in those stories would be lost in the video.
See for yourself! This marvelous BBC Arts video, “Do I Have Free Will?”, produced by London’s Northerntown Productions and choreographed by AAlchemy mentor Jamiel Laurence shows how real viewer immersion can be achieved in 2D. Want to see more examples? Click here.
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- the value of supporting innovators in the immersive performing arts,
- partnering with philanthropic investors who can benefit financially from their investment in the AAlchemy building and the immersive performing arts, and
- the power of collaboration so that everyone wins.
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