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Cinematographer / Camera Operator Location: Bucharest, Romania #ThrowbackThursday #TBT Do you remember our Community Spotlight with cinematographer Luchian, Ciobanu? “I have filmed a few short films mostly on 5mm and 1 mm, both black-and-white and color negative film. But I have also used digital cameras. I am currently working on a documentary for which I … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Luchian Ciobanu”
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Producer, Director. Spring Grove, Illinois, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Adam Rench? Adam Rench is a producer and director of short films in Spring Grove, Illinois. He produced and DP’ed the first film he worked on which was named, Clementine (2005), then went onto produce and direct his first … Continue reading “Close up with Filmmaker, Director Producer Adam Rench”
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Composer, New York, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Francesca DiGiovanna? Francesca is a singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist. Although she has a beautiful voice, her main instrument is piano, and most of her work is instrumental. She does all of her arrangements (strings, percussion). Francesca first began working with indie … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Francesca DiGiovanna”
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(Pictured: David Appleby (right), with Steve Ross and Allison Graham, shoots an interview for At the River I Stand.) By David Appleby When you’ve learned principles of photography, and the grammar and techniques of filmmaking, you are left with the questions: What do you want to make films about? Do you want to entertain, … Continue reading “Some Thoughts on SHOOTING REALITY – By David Appleby”
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: How did you get your start in filmmaking? Did you go to film school? Peter Levy, ASC: I dropped out of high school at 17, and I tried to make a buck out of being a photographer. By the time I was 19, I did the stills on an independent film in… …
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by Thomas Ackerman, ASC When on-set crew photos are published, the coolest shots invariably center on the camera. No wonder. Wrapped around an Arri or Panaflex, wielding a super-sized lens, the operator appears as the quintessential filmmaker. This is the seat of power. If an image eludes the viewfinder it’s never going to hit the… …
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Pictured above: Anthony Cobbs at work on reality show, “House Husbands of Hollywood”. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT Do you remember our Community Spotlight with camera operator Anthony Cobbs? Work: “I work on everything from red carpet events to additional camera operator on feature films. Each genre demands specific things from a cameraman. The throughline is always to … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Anthony Cobbs”
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Student. Filmmaker. Florida, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Chad Bell? Two things have always interested Chad Bell even as a child: outer space and filmmaking. “I was on a path to become an astronaut when life threw me a curve ball… It was in my teenage years that I … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Chad Bell”
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Director/Writer/Producer. USA. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Jared Isham? Jared Isham’s film, The Bounty, is a western that is being released nationwide on DVD and Blu-ray. Regarding what that process entailed, Jared shares, “While the film was in post production, the other two producers and I worked on finding distributors. Our … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Jared Isham”
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Pictured above: Continuity supervisor and former student, Allie Toman (left) with Jose A. Cardenas, SOC (right) on the set of “Season of Darkness”. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Jose A. Cardenas, SOC? Jose A. Cardenas, SOC behind the camera. “Closed for the Season” Director Jay Woelfel (left) and Jose A. Cardenas, … Continue reading “Community Spotlight: Jose A. Cardenas, SOC”
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Student, Filmmaker. San Francisco, California, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Jason Outenreath ? Jason Outenreath is a sophomore at Oberlin College, majoring in Cinema Studies and Film Production. “While I primarily have been studying cinematography, I also have written and directed numerous short films over the years. In collaboration … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Jason Outenreath”
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Pieter Claessens received the 3rd Place Award in the College Category for his short film, “Pass Age” in the Summer Shorts Film and Video Contest (2017), hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com. Interview published in StudentFilmmakers Magazine. STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What inspired the “story” for “Pass Age”? Pieter Claessens: I wrote the music for “Pass Age” myself. When I was … Continue reading “STUDENT VOICES | Q&A with Pieter Claessens on Short Film, “Pass Age””
