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WIN a set of Horror DVDs

October 23, 2014

Our friends at Level 33 Entertainment are giving away a set of independently produced horror films from their DVD catalog. Arcay Studios did the encoding, menu design and DVD authoring for the titles in this prize package! Like this post on Level 33’s Facebook page for your chance to win! Included in the prize package are:

I Didn’t Come Here to Die (Indiana Adams, Kurt Cole, Madi Goff, Travis Scott Newman, Niko Red Star, Emmy Robbin and Jeremy Vandermause )

Aaah! Zombies!! (Matt Davis, Colby French, Julianna Robinson, Michael Grant Terry, Betsy Buetler and Richard Riehler with Tracey Walter)

A Cadaver Christmas (Daniel Rairdin Hale, Hanlon Smith-Dorsey, Yosh Hayashi)

The Reverend (Stuart Brennan, Rutger Hauer, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Doug Bradley, Emily Booth)

Vamp U (Julie Gonzalo, Adam Johnson, Gary Cole, Maclain Nelson, Matt Mattson, Bart Johnson, and Alexis Knapp)

The Legend of the Psychotic Forest Ranger (Michael G MacDonald, Samuel MacDonald LeMoine, Colleen MacIsaac, Stefanie Peters)

Compound Fracture (Tyler Mane, Muse Watson, Derek Mears, Renae Geerlings, Leslie Easterbrook, Daniel Roebuck, Todd Farmer, Alex Saxon, Jelly Howie, Susan Angelo)

The Compound Fracture DVD is autographed by horror legends Tyler Mane (X-Men, Troy, The Scorpion King) and Renae Geerlings (Halloween II, Penance Lane, Howl of a Good Time).

Super Careers in Technology

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October 22, 2014

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Julie Oshiro taking questions from the audience

The panelists included (left to right): Koren Young, Post production specialist Michael McCarty, Mobile app developer Anthony Franck, Expert on Search Engine Optimization Chris Miyamoto, Search engine marketer & PPC specialist Joshua Principe, Graphic Designer Brandyn Morelli, Web developer

The Santa Clarita Public Library hosted a panel on Super Careers in Technology. Julie Oshiro, Digital Services Librarian, hosted the panel featuring representatives working in film, TV, video game making, web development, and other digital occupations.

The audience, consisting of teens and adults had the opportunity to ask the panelist questions about their specific fields. Advice for the teens included finding a job doing what you love, working hard in high school to earn scholarships for college and specializing in a specific field.

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Dear American Youth Pastor

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October 12, 2014

Arcay Studios did post production for a powerful spoken word video. Our long time friend and collaborator Chad Michael (director of The Writer) wrote and performed this open letter to the youth pastors of America. Button Poetry is releasing it today in honor of National Coming Out Day and we’re proud to share it with you.

Heroin Kills

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July 20, 2012

We are privileged to have collaborated with Sean and his crew at Mudturtle Media Productions on this PSA. Arcay Studios provided the production sound gear and recording. With our services and all the rest of the efforts of Sean’s team, they have released a very powerful and educational PSA on the dangers and truths of heroin usage. Please take a look.

http://vimeo.com/45366205

NANI Wins Student Oscar

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June 10, 2012

Nani Justin Tipping Signing Autograph Poster

The AFI Student Film, NANI, has been winning awards at festivals around the world. Now, Director Justin Tipping gets to add a Student Academy Award to his long list of accolades.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences held their 39th annual Student Oscars ceremony on June 9, 2012.

Arcay Studios is proud to have completed the sound design for this award-winning film.

Nani Justin Tipping Wins Student Oscar Academy Award

Social Networking 101

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March 29, 2012

Koren was invited to speak to students at CSUN about the importance of promoting yourself and your business through social media. Joining him on the Panel were representatives from Northstar Moving, Slide and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Over one hundred marketing and communications students had the opportunity to ask questions about the newest networks, privacy concerns and how to use social media to land their next job. This was Koren’s first time back at CSUN since he graduated 10 years ago.

New DVDs for Level 33

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March 22, 2012

Level 33 Entertainment is a young distribution company in Los Angeles. With nearly two dozen films in their catalog, they specialize in specific genres, including family, teen comedy, action, horror, etc. Arcay Studios is proud of the menu design, audio/video encoding and DVD authoring we did for these great titles.

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget

Accidental Icon’ tells the story behind the world-famous book and film franchise that brought surfing to the masses more than half a century ago. In the summer of ’56, Los Angeles teenager Kathy Kohner discovered Malibu, boys and surfing. The rest is history, with the book becoming a bestseller and inspiring a string of movies and TV series that spanned more than 30 years.

My Stepdad’s a Freakin’ Vampire

High school student Rusty Funkhouser has a big problem. He just found out that his new stepdad is a freakin’ vampire… and he’s looking to raise some serious hell!

Exit Strategy

James gets evicted from his apartment and moves in Kim, with his girlfriend of three months and quickly discovers she’s everything he never wanted in a woman. He enlists best friends to find a relationship exit strategy; but for Kim, breaking up just isn’t an option.

“The Writer” available online

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March 7, 2012

A filmmaker learns a lot from working on student films in school. For the Young Brothers, the greatest lessons came from their first post-college independent film.

The Writer (2004) was shot on 35mm film using a Panavision camera and a Nagra to record non-sync sound. As Producer, Koren got to learn things like how to deal with union actors, license music from major labels and get permits from the county and the state. Ryan had the pleasure of reconforming audio after new picture locks and learning about pull-downs for film speeds. This was their first opportunity to work on a professional dub stage.

After 7 years, it’s finally available online. See it for yourself!

Back-to-back Golden Reels

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February 21, 2012

Every year, the Motion Picture Sound Editors acknowledge the year’s best work in the various areas of sound editing: Dialogue & ADR, Effects & Foley, and Music. The 59th annual Golden Reel Awards Ceremony was held on February 19, 2012. Ryan Young and the team from Super 8 took home the award for Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film. This is the second consecutive Golden Reel for Ryan. He took home an award last year for his work on 30 Days of Night: Dark Days.

Review & Interview with TrustMovies

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February 14, 2012

James van Maanen of TrustMovies.com reviewed our SWINE Trilogy and gave it a stellar review.

“SWINE was a project so well-done and so much fun that it proved one of the best DIY projects I’ve so far encountered.”

We were delighted to receive an invitation from TrustMovies.com to participate in an interview about the filmmaking process. We discussed the origins of Arcay Studios, Well-Oiled Machine and The SWINE Trilogy.

Read the entire review and interview here:

http://trustmovies.blogspot.com/2012/02/collaborative-effortshort-film-trilogy.html