CURRENT SCHEDULE AND PAST PROJECTS
September 2005 UPDATES: Director Tara Veneruso is currently in production. Back by popular demand, Tara Veneruso will be moderating and teaching the Digital Seminars for IFP Los Angeles and DV Filmmaking Series at The Beverly Hills Theater. Both series include the leading digital experts who share everything you need to know before shooting your own digital production. For more info if you are in the Los Angeles area please contact our office via email and we'll give you the full scoop on where you can catch one of Tara's classes with exceptional Hollywood and Indiewood guests giving the latest info on 24P HD, MiniDV, and HDV production. This past May 2005 guests included: Jeremy Coon (Producer/Editor of Napolean Dynamite) Past guests include: Peter Broderick, Dan Myrick (Blair Witch Project), Directors of Spellbound, Director Gary Winick (InDigEnt Films and Tadpole), Soren Kloch from Denmark's Dogme movement and Hokus Bogus, and Sean Cullen from the infamous editor Walter Murch's team. If you are interested in reading more...we are currently working towards having Tara's articles available online to the public. ARCHIVES: Visit the Next Wave Films website for more DV Filmmaking Revolution information. Currently in Pre-Production IZZY - feature film currently in the final stages of development. Janis Joplin Slept Here - Production for DVD release Tugboats for Kids - documentary Risk - Feature documentary Constantly in Production THE VILLA ELAINE documentary webseries. Completed - on the film fest circuit: Airports for Beginners - shot in September 2002 (was on exhibit in mueseums in Tokyo, Helsinki, Sydney.. etc.) Now showing at Palm Springs International Film Fest, Silverlake Film Fest (Los Angeles). click here and we'll send you info. SIDEWALKERS - short film (shot Digi-beta transferred to film). Premiered at the Gen Art Film Festival 2000, April 27. Has played at The Edinburgh Film Festival and The Hamptons International Film Festival. Executive Produced by Quickband Networks PAST PROJECTS Feature Films 1994 Janis Joplin Slept Here - Director, Producer, and Editor (Award winning feature film documentary - Documentary Feature Film Silver Award – Houston International Film Festival, SXSW World Premiere, "Women on the Edge" Central Florida Film Fest) 1997-2002 Consultant on: FOLLOWING Director Christopher Nolan of Memento BLOOD, GUTS, BULLETS & OCTANE (Director Joe Carnahan), GENGHIS BLUES directed by Adrian and Roco Belic 2000 Untitled Feature directed by Actor Don Cheadle -EDITOR 2002 Edge of Each Other’s Battles (Documentary)-EDITOR FEATURE FILM TRAILERS 2001 FIGHTER (director Amir Bar Lev) Online Editor 1999 FOLLOWINGDirector Christopher Nolan (Memento) EDITOR 1998 SIX-STRING SAMURAI (Island / Palm Pictures) *EDITOR Short Films 2004 - Breakfast - Actor research 2002 Airports for Beginners - Shot on Super 8 and DV 2001 Intimate Super 8 Series Surfing shorts Baja and San Onofre 2000 "SIDEWALKERS" – Recently completed 2000 "subconcious" - Intimate Internet short 1996 "Johnny Rock. The Life. The Legend." - SXSW Film Festival Finalist 1992 "Visions of Warmth" – NYU Student Film 1991 "History of The Donut" 1990 "Businessman By Day. Banjo Player By Night" - NYU acceptance film Internet Webseries 2002-2003 THE VILLA ELAINE documentary webseries. 2000-2002 9 BOYFRIENDS - this is a serialized Internet webseries in post-production with Blasto.com. 1999-2000 "9 Boyfriends" – original web series 1998 "Chemical Generation" – Featurette (Internetv.com) original 17 episodes 1997 "Austin" - for Internetv.com original webcast (10 episodes) Television/DVD 2004 DISCOVERY CHANNEL/ANIMAL PLANET – Tournament of Champions EDITOR 2004 BBC AMERICA/RDF MEDIA – Faking It (Episode 209) EDITOR 2003 DISCOVERY CHANNEL/ANIMAL PLANET – Eukanuba Tourn. of Champions EDITOR 2003 LORD OF THE RINGS: Two Towers Extended DVD - (2 Long-Documentaries) EDITOR 2003 UNIVERSAL RECORDS Music Documentary : Godsmack EDITOR 2002 - Emperor Norton Records - Promo spots for Felix Da Housecat 1998-2002 Editor of many TV pilots including for John Malkovich's company, (Mr. Mudd), Saddletude, and opening sequence of Saturday Night Live for director Mary Lambert 1997 "Omar and the Howlers" (Feature Documentary) DIRECTOR, EDITOR 1997 "Austin…Live" Weekly TV - A. Music Network *PRODUCER 1996 Austin American Statesman (2 commercial spots) DIRECTOR, PRODUCER 1996 "Brave Combo - Hokey Pokey" DIRECTOR, EDITOR 1994 "Tugboats For Kids" - Salty Dog Productions DIRECTOR 1994-1997 PROMO SPOTS - Austin Music Network DIRECTOR, EDITOR 1994-1997 Austin Music Network Original Programs *EDITOR and DIRECTOR 1999 Char - Pay Per View - Taylor Productions EDITOR 1998 "Prophecies" Scheftel/Taylor Productions LINE PRODUCER 1995-1997 "Check This Action" Weekly TV - A. Music Network *EDITOR Circuit Music Magazine DVD (Warner Bros. Home Video) 2001 Rufus Wainwright DIRECTOR. EDITOR October 2000 Mojave 3/Neil Halstead DIRECTOR. EDITOR October 2000 Wheat DIRECTOR. EDITOR June 2000 Fu Manchu DIRECTOR. EDITOR May 2000 Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise DIRECTOR, EDITOR April 2000 PJ Olsson DIRECTOR, EDITOR 1999 Death Ray DIRECTOR, EDITOR 1999 The Residents DIRECTOR, EDITOR 1999 Justin Clayton DIRECTOR, EDITOR 1999-2000 Bands also include: Air, Radiohead, EDITOR Gomez, Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur EDITOR Paul Westerberg, Apples in Stereo EDITOR Victoria Williams EDITOR 2000 Promo Spots (Short Cinema Journal & Circuit) EDITOR Music Videos (Director and Editor) SILVER "Suspicious" Substance Records DIRECTOR, EDITOR IAN MOORE "Bar Line 99" Capricorn/Mercury *DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR SPOON "All the Negatives.." Matador Records DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR SUPEREGO "No Way To Know" Nickel & Dime Rec. CO-DIRECTOR, EDITOR THE SHERIDANS "Something to Bite On" Girl Guitar Rec. DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR THE FABULOUS BOWLER BOYS "Waiting Game" *DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR RETARTED ELF "G" & "When the Bottom Drops Out" *DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR LOOSE DIAMONDS LINE PRODUCER 1998-1999 Includes : The Verve Pipe, Tal Bachman EDITOR Citizen King, Red Elvises , The Mavericks, John Oszajca, etc. EDITOR MUSIC VIDEO EDITOR 1999 VERVE PIPE "Hero" MCA Records EDITOR 1999 TAL BACHMAN "She's So High" Columbia Records EDITOR VH-1 & MTV – Top Ten VH-1 in July/August '99 1999 CITIZEN KING "Better Days" Warner Bros. EDITOR MTV Buzz Clip, 120 minutes, M2 top ten, VH-1 featured buzz clip 1999 THE MAVERICKS "Things I Cannot Change" MCA Records EDITOR 1999 JOHN OSZAJCA "Back In 1999" Interscope Records EDITOR 1999 SOLE Featuring JT MONEY Dreamworks Records EDITOR 1999 RED ELVISES “Love Pipe” and “Boogie On The Beach” EDITOR Columbia Pictures/Island Records CONSULTING INFORMATION 2005 Consulting on Feature Films in Development for various clients/filmmakers 2005 IFP Los Angeles – Digital Filmmaking Series  PROGRAMMER/TEACHER 2004-2005 Beverly Hills Playhouse – Digital Filmmaking Series INSTRUCTOR 2004 IFP Los Angeles – Digital Series  INSTRUCTOR 2003 UCLA Extension DV Filmmaking Course-PROFESSOR 2003 IFP/West New Technology Forum- PROGRAMMER 2002 Los Angeles Film Fest/New Technology Forum -PROGRAMMER 2002 UCLA Extension DV Filmmaking Course -PROFESSOR 2002 Brooks College – Advanced Multimedia/Final Cut Pro-PROFESSOR 2001 Half Moon Bay Community Television – Final Cut Pro-TEACHER 1999-2002 Independent Film Channel’s Next Wave Films CONSULTANT 1997-1999 Next Wave Films -DIRECTOR, FILM EVALUATION 1996-Current Film Fests & Universities worldwide on DV Filmmaking 2000 Gallway, Ireland Film Centre -Guest Lecturer 2000 Columbia College, Los Angeles -Guest Lecturer 1999 Loyola Marymount - Guest Lecturer 1999 UCLA Extension DV Filmmaking Crash-Course- PROFESSOR 1998 UCLA Extension DV Filmmaking Courses-TEACHER AWARDS/Festivals  ·       Films directed have been the Official Selection Film of : The Edinburgh Film Festival (Scotland), Gen Art (NYC), The Hamptons Film Fest.  SXSW Film Festival, Houston International, Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Victoria Film Festival (Canada), Central Florida Film Fest, Santa Fe Film Festival, Egyptian Theater Screening (Los Angeles), Hollywood Shorts,  Philadelphia Film Festival – New Media, New Directions/New Media – Philadelphia,  Blastro.com, Italy (Internet Cinema Conference), South Korea (Seoul Net Fest), Silverlake Film Fest, California Indie Film Fest. ·Janis Joplin Slept Here – Documentary Feature Film Silver Award Houston Int’l Film Festival SXSW World Premiere, "Women on the Edge" Central Florida Film Fest, Film Front Finalist. Best Music Video Director/Video 1996 for Ian Moore music video Finalist SXSW ’96 "Johnny Rock. The Life. The Legend." Finalist ’97 SXSW for Spoon music video Finalist ’95 SXSW for The Fabulous Bowler Boys music video ·       Best Music Video Director/Video – Austin Music Awards  ·       Best Local TV Show – Austin Music Awards ·       Other films in SXSW Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival  2000,  Gen Art Film Festival 2000. ·       2003 – “Austin:Webseries” chosen for exhibit in Future Cinema – in museums and galleries in Tokyo, Helsenki, Sydney Australia, and Germany. ***