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Search: Articles-last 7 days for Go News | Sports | TimeOut | Business | Shop Local | Classifieds | Jobs | Cars | Homes Welcome Guest Sign Up | Sign In Member Benefits CLASSIFIEDS Back to Home > Monday, Nov 01, 2004 email this Posted on Mon, Nov. 01, 2004 JOBS CARS REAL ESTATE RENTALS STUFF PERSONALS SHOP LOCAL NEW! Weather Complete forecast Check traffic Featured Voters Guide State & Local Elections Presidential race Sections News Breaking News Sports Classifieds TimeOut Business Obituaries Opinion Columnists Arts & Entertainment Home & Garden Health Food Money Matters Perspective Travel Auto Plus Real Estate CareerBuilder Expanded Coverage Presidential race Gov. Schwarzenegger Uncivil Servants Laci Peterson Iraq Where we live More special reports Other Editions San Ramon Valley Times IMAGES print this Valley Times West County Times Brentwood News Concord Transcript Contra Costa Sun Ledger Dispatch The Record Walnut Creek Journal Hills Newspapers Alameda Journal Berkeley Voice El Cerrito Journal Montclarion Piedmonter Find it Fast Contests Archives Sports Scores Movie Times Find a Restaurant Event Calendars Discussion Boards Comics & Games Ski & Snow News by e-mail "The Matrix Downloaded" explores what can happen when someone illegally downloads the modern sci-fi classic. (Califo Showing their independents By Sophi a Kazmi CONTRA COSTA TIMES AT THE BROCK home in San Ramon, Tiger the cartoon cat is on the TV screen, shaking his animated rea Fifteen-year-old Stephanie Brock, the cat's creator, giggles through replay after replay. She and her fam the California Independent Film Festival this week will get a big kick out of it, too. The sixth annual festival, with 78 features, shorts and music videos, takes place at the Vine Cinema and Sunday. Stephanie will join three other East Bay filmmakers for a Bay Area showcase. Among the specia Services Search the Site Site Index Contact Us Talk to the Times Send a Letter to the Editor Help FAQ Place an ad Advertise with Us Newspaper Subscription Shopping Grocery coupons Jobs Cars Homes Apartments Classifieds Newspaper Ads Photo store Yellow Pages Special Sections Danville Life Home & Design More Sections The San Ramon Valley High School sophomore has autism, a neurological condition that can make socia her artistic skills and knowledge of computer animation programs have wowed both friends and family. The moviemaking bug bit when her dad, Tom Brock, brought home a filmmaking computer program. Ste blinking eyes and waving paws to create eight or nine short animated sketches, which she called "Tiger t The young filmmaker did the voice for Tiger and all her other characters as well -- the cat's girlfriend, J photographer/director/dentist named Dennis the Dog. There are also a few cameos by Parker the Mouse "I said, 'Hey, these are pretty good. Let's enter them in a festival,'" said Tom Brock, who produced the f Joining Stephanie in Sunday's Bay Area showcase will be Nathan Trebes, a student at the Academy of Ar resident submitted two films -- a short documentary called "Ticket Takers" and a short action film, "Mat friend Ricky Gutterage produced. "Matrix Downloaded" explores what happens when somebody illegally downloads the movie "The Matrix" door and things get ugly. As for "Ticket Takers," it's about people who work the ticket booths at Livermore High School sporting e said. A team from Concord and Pleasant Hill hopes to find distributors for its documentary about Bay Area ap Area Ghosts." Among the haunted locales are the Union Hotel in Benicia and the Roseville Cemetery in C Producer Fred Fuld and directors Robert Rothgery and Tim Dineenwanted their piece to be not only educ Channel documentary," Fuld said. The documentary has garnered several awards at festivals in New York and other parts of the country, b work screened locally. Meanwhile, Stephanie's family has been gearing up for the world premiere of her animated short feature drawings of Tiger and Jessica to wear during this week's festivities. And the Brocks have "Tiger the Cat" out to festivalgoers. While they eagerly chat about her debut as a filmmaker, Stephanie picks up a pencil and in a manner o favorite, Chuck E. Cheese, and a new character of her own, Tyler the Tiger. A stickler for detail, she tak and perfect the stripes on Tyler's tail. Her mother, Tammy Brock, says while neither she nor her husband claims to have artistic ability, their o could pick up a pencil. "When she was 2 years old, she was drawing great pictures for her age." For Stephanie to make the leap from drawing on paper to creating computer animation took very little t cartoon characters as a freshman in a high school multimedia class. She plans to attend college, and per "Of course, I'll go to the Disney Art College," she said. Reach Sophia Kazmi at 925-847-2122 or [email protected]. FESTIVAL PREVIEW • WHAT: California Independent Film Festival • WHERE: Vine Cinema, 1722 First St., Livermore; and Livermore Valley wineries • WHEN: Thursday-Sunday • HOW MUCH: Prices vary • CONTACT: Livermore Winegrowers Association at 925-447-9463; or the film festival at 925-552-7335; ww email this print this Ads by Google Film festival Launch Your Film Career Small Classes, New Facilities www.lafilm.com We are here to serve you. 95 transactions in 2003. 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