Wednesday Entertainment News: ABFF Part 1

Sharee and I will be attending the 18th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) in NYC June 19-22.   We previously attended ABFF in Miami, Florida in June 2010.  Here are the recaps of that experience.  Day #1, Day #2, and Day #3.  This is the first year in New York, and we will share similar recaps, and dozens of pictures!!

This year we will be attending two separate Master Classes:

How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Producing (Rhonda)

Robert Townsend's "The Ultimate Pitch" (Sharee)

Other Master Classes being held are:
Bill Duke's Actors Boot Camp
Writing for Television
Rob Hardy's Amazing Stories

On a side note, this blog will be discontinued at the end of the month.  However, the archive will remain available for view of past posts.  Our entertainment updates will be found on our Take A Leap Blog on 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month starting in July.  If you are not following us there, please make sure you subscribe TODAY!!

What's In Store for the New Year for WCP, LLC??

We are going into our third year of operation in 2013.  We have helped many local actors and crew get their start in the film industry.  We have felt very compelled to help people, and in return they have helped us.  We could not have completed our four short films without their in-kind help, whether through time, money, talent, or skills.  We have also produced several rewarding projects with local filmmakers including Ed and Paul Cannon; Matthew Mercier; RJ Foley; Cheryl Broadus; Ursula Robinson; Bobby Sutton; Angela Washington; Caletta Bailey; and Zeb Foulks.  We have also spearheaded a small, yet lively, networking group, Southeastern Filmmakers- Columbia, that meets monthly.  We have been truly blessed.

What's in store for WCP, LLC is to expand on what has been working for us, and cut out what has not.

1)  We will no longer sell our short films on DVD.  The films can be viewed online for FREE through our YouTube channel.

2)  We will continue to work through our church communication ministry to film the choir, dancers, and other special events.

3)  We will continue to work on commercial video projects by local small businesses.

4)  We will continue to promote and offer financial backing of local filmmakers fundraising effort.

5)  We will continue to offer the Youth Film Camp in the Summer, as well as during Winter and Spring Break, as time and resources become available.

6)  We will continue to produce Gospel Talk.

7)  We will take a hiatus from producing short or feature films, commercials, webisodes, etc; but will offer new innovative acting and film workshops that will tie into the Take A Leap concept.

8)  We will continue to expand Take A Leap.  More info can be found on our latest Take A Leap post.

Please keep our efforts in your prayer.  We are appreciative of everyone who has ever and continue to believe in us.

Rhonda W. & Sharee W.

Pictures From The Youth Mini Film Production Camp

We Connected Productions, LLC partnered with Columbia Bethlehem Community Center (CBCC) for a week long film camp for 25 youths. The week long camp was July 30-August 3, 2012. The camp ended with a Red Carpet Rendezvous showcasing the two short films: Choices & The Right Path. The two 4-minute short films will be uploaded in the coming days to WCP, LLC YouTube page. Thank you to the three faciliators: Ursula Robinson (script writing/acting), Mo Carr (Production), RJ (Camera/Editing)

 

Rhonda W.