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A Conversation with Jan Roberts-Breslin STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What is the relationship between sound and image in motion pictures? What is important? Jan Roberts-Breslin: A professor of mine in graduate school once said the more obvious-sounding but brilliant thing about sound and image. He said, you don’t have to hear what you’re looking at. It opens up … Continue reading “Sound and Image: A + B = C”
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Overcome the Challenges of Working with Temp Scores “To Temp or Not to Temp.” By Oscar Jasso Temp scores (as in temporary music) have been used more and more in recent decades, thanks to the amazing evolution of technology that allows music and film editors to borrow music from sources, such as songs or other … Continue reading “Overcome the Challenges of Working with Temp Scores”
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Pictured above: Peter Dowsett in Metropolis Studios, London, working with an SSL 9000 J console. STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What is the relationship between music and image in motion pictures? What is important? Peter Dowsett: Well, I think the relationship is what ties all of the arts: emotion. There is an emotion that needs to be conveyed. Picture … Continue reading “Audio Production Tips from Peter Dowsett”
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A chemist turned audio engineer and musician, Mark Sarisky has worked more than 35 years in the music industry as a producer and engineer and has several gold and platinum certified recordings to his credit. He also has 12 years of academic experience as a professor and director of audio technology programs he developed. Mark … Continue reading “Mark Sarisky Shares Audio Tips for Student Film Directors”
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A Conversation with Stephen B. Ward In addition to over 30 years as an educator in Music Technology, Stephen B. Ward is a composer and an active performer, playing keyboards and singing with several musical artists, including Uncle Izzy, The Beeps, Mimi Maura and Tundra Ghosts. Film scoring credits include Murder Too Sweet (1994), Eternal Memory: Voices … Continue reading “Music in Film: What is Important?”
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As a busy freelance Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer and college educator, I get asked a lot about starting out, or making an upward move, in the industry. The answers to these questions are not so different than they were seventeen years ago when I was asking them, but there are some new wrinkles updated … Continue reading ““Networking in Quarantimes” by Justin Matley”
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Q. How does a project’s genre influence your approach to lighting? David Moxness, ASC, CSC: Regardless of genre, story comes first. My approach and goal is to complement and tell that story via the photography. Mood and feeling play a big factor. When lighting for a particular genre the type and style of lighting, hard/soft,… …
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STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What is 3D Audio, and how is it different than Surround Sound? David Bowles: 3D audio captures the Z axis – height – in addition to width (L-R) and depth (Ls-Rs) layers. Because of our ears, heads and bodies, our ability to localise sound direction is fuzzy behind and directly overhead. My challenge is … Continue reading “David Bowles Discussed 3D Audio and Shares Audio Tips for Students”
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“Prisoners of the Body” is a metaphorical exploration of movement itself. Music accompanies its journey into the world – along five chapters, set in different scenarios. In this liaison of film and dance, the camera itself becomes the protagonists expression – and dances. www.prisonersofthebody.com Writer and film director Elisa Maria Nadal was born in 1985 … Continue reading “2020 Student Academy Award Finalist, Elisa Maria Nadal, on “Prisoners of the Body””
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine wants to give a special shout out and THANK YOU to the wonderful students, filmmakers, and professors of filmmaking who read, subscribe to and support StudentFilmmakers Magazine and StudentFilmmakers.com. We think of you every day! We are dedicated to providing you with the best educational filmmaking articles, interviews, and material. Thank you so … Continue reading “StudentFilmmakers Magazine Testimonials”
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STUDENTFILMMAKERS: Can you tell us about the development and pre-production stages? Rodrigo Chapoy: The pre-production stages were really rough and messy. “Bear With Me” was born out of the need to tell a story that would be personal, and that I cared for. I’ve been in a long-distance relationship for the time I studied at … Continue reading “2020 Student Academy Award Finalist, Rodrigo Chapoy, on Animation Short Film, “Bear With Me””
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A Report by Marco Schleicher, MA In 2017, I worked in the assistant director department of two Bollywood blockbuster films. The films were shot in and around London. Bollywood is fantastic for a young assistant director, since there are many large crowd scenes. Nearly every day, we had between 150 and 200 extras to coordinate … Continue reading “Working for Bollywood: My Experiences in the Assistant Director Department”
