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Recordist vs. Sound Mixer By Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD Let me begin by asking, “Do you consider yourself a RECORDIST or a SOUND MIXER?” The difference is akin to being a LINE COOK versus a CHEF DE CUISINE. A recordist is in charge of recording soundtracks. Bringing a sound into a recorder, setting a proper … Continue reading “Do You Really Need a Mixing Panel?”
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By Michael Halperin One of my mentors, the late, great screenwriter Ernie Lehman (The Sound of Music; Hello Dolly; North by Northwest), confessed that before the computer became ubiquitous he always faced the empty page in his typewriter with trepidation. “I didn’t know if I could write anything worthwhile.” Then he started working. Fear engulfs … Continue reading “The Blank Page: 4 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block”
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5 Important Tips By Pamela Jaye Smith & Monty Hayes McMillan Pamela and Monty attended the University of Texas at Austin film school. They’ve spent decades working on all sorts of media in Hollywood and around the world, including the Arctic, the Andes, and SE Asia. Here are some tips to make working in … Continue reading “Upping Your Career Opportunities in Film Production”
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By Scott Essman After beginning his career as director of the Computer Graphics Lab in Long Island at the New York Institute of Technology in 1975, Ed Catmull became vice-president of northern California-based Lucasfilm’s fledgling computer division in 1979. By the time of Lucasfilm’s sale of the computer division to Steve Jobs in 1986, it … Continue reading “Ed Catmull Speaks About Pixar”
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By David Landau There are some people who have been writing on the internet, in articles, and even in a very, poorly written book, that instead of spending money on tuition for film school, you should just use that money to make your own movie. That’s almost the same as saying, instead of spending money … Continue reading “Don’t Waste Your Money Making a Film, Just Go To Film School”
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By Richard La Motte Because it captures your imagination? You think you’d be good at it? It’s cool? Those things might be good to start with, but they’re not enough. Here are some things to think about: As a filmmaker, you are an Artist, and you continue the tradition started 30 to 40 thousand years … Continue reading “So, You Like Film and Want to Be a Filmmaker. Why Filmmaking?”
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By Scott A. McConnell A mother walks into a room and informs her two young daughters that they are going on a playdate with some children they have never met. One daughter replies, “Will they like me?” The second daughter responds, “Will I like them?” While there are many qualities that good dialog can have – … Continue reading “Good Dialog Needs This”
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By Bruce Logan, ASC So you got the job – the Director loves you, and the Producer can tolerate you. Nice! Now what? You have to choose a camera. If you own the right one, then the answer is obvious. And maybe that’s why the producers can tolerate you. But if not… how do you… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Tell us about your work and your process creating, shooting, and editing experimental films and videos. Mark McKeown: Often a project will develop from a single image. This can be from a memory, a dream or listening to music. I will meditate on this image over a period of time, maybe make rough … Continue reading “FILMMAKERS GLOBAL NETWORK :: Community Spotlight with Mark McKeown”
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By Scott Essman Over the weekend of August 5 and 6, 2007, film historian Alicia Mayer presented dozens of family photographs in Los Angeles-area presentations to celebrate her legendary lineage. In point, Mayer is part of the historic Mayer family, of whom Louis B. Mayer was studio chief of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios from 1924 through 1951. … Continue reading “Alicia Mayer Resurrects Movie History with Groundbreaking Mayer Family Presentation Untold Tales from Hollywood’s Classic Years”
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By Richard La Motte There are maybe hundreds of books out on how to write: Write well, write scripts, write short stories, write novels, story structure, story analysis, famous writers, genre writing, writing the horror movie… Wow. Is writing really that tough? Maybe. Is there a way to simplify writing for film? Maybe. I want … Continue reading “Writing: So, as Shakespeare said, “The play’s the thing.””
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#FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Exclusive Interview with Michael Damian? Director Michael Damian’s “Hot Tamale” wins the Indie Spirit Best Picture Award at the 2006 Fourth Annual Boston International Film Festival, and is an official selection for the San Diego Film Festival in September. The film world-premiered at The Newport Beach Film Festival, … Continue reading “Exclusive Interview with Michael Damian”
