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Engineer. New Jersey, USA. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Chris Sulit? Chris Sulit is a singer, songwriter, producer, and recording engineer. His place of operations is MoonSkull Studio in New Jersey. On Music Composition: “Sometimes we involuntarily get glimpses of a musical vision that pulls you to up to heaven, … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Chris Sulit”
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Filmmaker. California, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Lee Citron? Lee’s production still got the Cover of the October 2008 Issue of StudentFilmmakers Magazine. Lee Citron is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles, and currently a senior at the Loyola Marymount University, School of Film and Television. “Filmmaking is my … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Lee Citron”
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#FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Conversation with Ben Wu? Ben Wu, whose short student films have screened at various film festivals and earned honors, including a Silver Medal in the documentary category at the Student Academy Awards (2005), Best Documentary at the Angelus Awards Student Film Festival (2005), and Second Place, Best Student Documentary … Continue reading “Director Ben Wu Discusses Shooting Docs On DV”
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Director of Photography, Camera Operator. Location: Texas, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Taylor Rudd? “I work with the director and create the image that represents his or her vision. I have to factor in everything – from focal length and camera placement to lighting and set design – in … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Taylor Rudd”
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Event Videographer. Colorado, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Todd E. Geer? For events and small scale promotional videos, videographer Todd E. Geer applies a variety of skills such as project management, location scout, talent direction, camera operation, lights, sound, and editing. Most of Todd’s time spent as a videographer … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Todd E. Geer”
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Pictured above: Phil composes a shot, auditioning his lens on a director’s viewfinder. Photo by Jon Rivera. Lens Selection Maximize Your Aesthetic by Knowing Your Lenses By Phillip Van Lens selection is a gray zone between direction and cinematography. Understanding lenses and valuing the effect that lens selection has on the final aesthetic and … Continue reading “Lens Selection: Maximize Your Aesthetic by Knowing Your Lenses”
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Written by David K. Irving “Each picture has some sort of rhythm which only the director can give it.” ~Fritz Lang Pace is an important property in a film because the success or failure of a project in many ways is dependent on it. When the credits roll or the lights come up in a … Continue reading ““Keeping Pace with the Director: Rhythm, Volume, Negative Space, Speed and Intensity””
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Exclusive Interview with Patrick Cady, ASC: Camerawork, Lighting, and Transitioning from DP to Director StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Can you talk about your experience as a cinematographer who has occasionally transitioned to the director’s chair? Patrick Cady, ASC: I’ve been a cinematographer for 20 years now. I was an electrician and Gaffer, and before that I… …
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Student, Filmmaker. Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Mike Greenberg? Mike Greenberg found interest in film and video through skateboarding in middle school, getting involved in his school and surrounding community. He spent three periods a day at a graphic design program that opened his eyes to general … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Mike Greenberg”
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#FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Adrian Picardi? Picardi Makes Pro Level Actioner with Just One Camera Color manipulation, artful scoring, and trial-and-error. His Final Hit, the third place winner of The Edgewise Media and Panasonic Digital Media Film and Video Shorts 2008 Awards Competition featuring “AMQ,” is a short film … Continue reading “Picardi Makes Pro Level Actioner”
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Graduate Student, Filmmaker. Los Angeles, New York, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Christina Hodel? Christina Hodel is in pre-production for her graduate thesis film which will be told entirely through tap dancing. Over the summer Christina paired with San Francisco-based master tap dancer and choreographer Sam Weber in preparation … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Christina Hodel”
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#FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Michael Brettler? Brettler Captures Introspective Tone and Child-Like Whimsy with ‘Levin’ Genuine Characters Trump Student-Level CG Levin: Maladies of Death wins second place in The Edgewise Media and Panasonic Digital Media Film and Video Shorts 2008 Awards Competition featuring “AMQ”. The short film is written … Continue reading “Brettler Captures Introspective Tone and Child-Like Whimsy with ‘Levin’”
