Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) January 20, 2012
Ringling College of Art and Style today announced that actor Elijah Wood is participating in the Ringling College Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab on January 23rd and 24th. The Studio Lab is a collaboration in between Ringling College and Future of Films, LLC.
Elijah Wood was a critically acclaimed actor by age 9, now recognized greatest known for his high-profile function as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jacksons spectacular The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Mr. Woods has been effective in resisting typecasting by picking varied roles in critically acclaimed films such as Bobby, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts, Sin City, Green Street and Everything Is Illuminated. Widely regarded as one particular of the most gifted actors of his generation, Elijah Wood continues to challenge himself with roles spanning the spectrum of style and genre.
Wood is at the moment in production on Franck Khalfoun’s re-make of the thriller “Maniac.” Wood stars as Frank Zito, a serial killer who works in an antique shop that sells mannequins, and preys on ladies right after years of abuse from his mad mother. Wood will soon be seen amongst an ensemble cast in “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” a Rashida Jones and Will McCormack film that will be screened at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Wood will play a metrosexual co-worker of Celeste, who masquerades as her gay buddy.
In the summer of 2011, Wood was seen in his very first Tv series, “Wilfred,”on FX which ran for 13 episodes straight. The show is a U.S. remake of the Australia hit sitcom which was adapted by Family Guy writer David Zuckerman and revolves about a guy (Wood), a girl, and a mixed-breed dog named Wilfred, which Zuckerman describes as portion Labrador retriever and portion Russell Crowe on a bender. The series was recently picked up for an additional season.
We are searching forward to Elijah Wood sharing his knowledge with our filmmaking students, said Ringling College president Dr. Larry R. Thompson. He has been the central lead in an impressive roster of fine film and television projects and his unique viewpoint as a single of the younger actors to have worked with our students. Having grown up in the enterprise, Elijah has an amazing quantity of expertise for an individual his age and we assume he will be a especially insightful guest for our students.
Mr. Wood will be hosting a private screening and discussion of selected clips for Ringling College students on Monday, January 23 from 11:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. and one more session for invited guests on Tuesday, January 24 from five-7 p.m.. Both events will be held at the Ringling College Academic Center Auditorium. Media is invited to attend either Q&A session. RSVPS are required.
The Ringling College digital filmmaking academic program now in its fifth year is ranked as 1 of the best 25 film schools in the globe by The Hollywood Reporter. Considering that its inception in 2010, the Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab has hosted film and media luminaries which includes James Woods, Edward Burns, Werner Herzog, Bill Paxton, Martha Stewart, Andy Garcia, Paul Schiff, Oren Moverman, Ben Foster, Steve Michelsen, and Ed Carroll. The 2011-2012 Studio Lab is created achievable in portion thanks to corporate support from PNC Wealth Management (https://www.pncsites.com/wealthinsight/), Sarasota Magazine (http://www.sarasotamagazine.com) and Biz941 (http://www.Biz941.com).
The Ringling Studio Lab was established two years ago and is a special system that has as its goal the integration of Ringlings top rated tier academic program with market top film and Tv projects. Last year, the Studio Lab assisted in the production of Anna Paquins film Free of charge RIDE. We are quite lucky to host Elijah. He is extraordinarily talented and involved in all elements of filmmaking. We are all seeking forward to understanding from him and hope that, in the future, we can work with him on one particular of his a lot of projects, stated David Shapiro, co-founder of Future of Films, LLC.
Mr. Woods Biography follows the press release.
About Ringling College of Art and Design
Ringling College of Art and Style is a private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offering the Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in 13 disciplines: Advertising Design, Laptop or computer Animation, Digital Film-producing, Fine Arts, Game Art & Style, Graphic & Interactive Communication, Illustration, Interior Style, Motion Style, Painting, Photography & Digital Imaging, Printmaking, and Sculpture, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Company of Art & Style. Situated in Sarasota on Floridas Gulf Coast, the picturesque 48-acre campus now includes far more than 110 buildings, and enrolls 1,368 students from 42 states and 53 nations. It is recognized as getting among the best and most innovative visual arts colleges in the United States as nicely as a leader in the use of technologies in the arts. http://www.Ringling.edu
About Future of Films, LLC.
Future of Films leverages special possibilities in media production and content material as the old models rapidly modify, focusing on convergences in between traditional and new media. Co-founders Sam Logan (Sarasota) and David Shapiro (New York) are bringing to bear their extensive relationships in the film and Tv sector to provide for rapid development of the Ringling Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab, a groundbreaking project that combines education with film development. The Studio Lab is developed to supply Ringling College of Art and Style students have hands-on experience with top-tier directors, producers, writers, and cinematographers as nicely as to support Sarasota turn out to be an integral component of the film industry.
ELIJAH WOOD BIO
Widely regarded as a single of the most gifted actors of his generation, Elijah Wood continues to challenge himself with roles spanning the spectrum of style and genre.
Wood is at present in production on Franck Khalfoun’s re-make of the thriller “Maniac.” Wood stars as Frank Zito, a serial killer who functions in an antique store that sells mannequins, and preys on females following years of abuse from his mad mother.
Wood will soon be noticed among an ensemble cast in “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” a Rashida Jones and Will McCormack film that will be screened at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Wood will play a metrosexual co-worker of Celeste, who masquerades as her gay friend.
In the summer of 2011, Wood was observed in his very first Television series, “Wilfred,”on FX which ran for 13 episodes straight.The show is a U.S. remake of the Australia hit sitcom which was adapted by Household Guy vet David Zuckerman and revolves about a guy (Wood), a girl, and a mixed-breed dog named Wilfred, which Zuckerman describes as portion Labrador retriever and portion Russell Crowe on a bender.
Wood lately wrapped production in New Zealand on Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” where he will be reprising his role as Frodo. He has also completed operate as Ben Gunn” in Stewart Harcourt’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” alongside Eddie Izzard and Donald Sutherland. The two component four hour miniseries will be airing on SKY Television in the UK in December 2011 and on the SyFy channel in the US in 2012. Alan Moloney is generating with Steve Barron directing. Wood was also seen in the short Fight for your Right Revisited directed by Adam Yauch and starring John C. Reilly and Seth Rogen, which premiered in Sundance this year.
Wood can soon be heard lending his voice alongside Robin Williams and Pink in the sequel “Content Feet two” which will be released in 3D on November 18, 2011. He also will be voicing the character Beck in Tron: Uprising due out in 2012.
Wood was also seen in Galt Niederhoffer’s “The Romantics” opposite an all-star cast including Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel, Anna Paquin, Malin Ackerman and Adam Brody. The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2009, Wood gave his voice to the Shane Acker animated film “9″ developed by Tim Burton. The Concentrate
