Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, July 2007. Cinema and “Reality”: The Importance of Emotional Truth Breaking Down a Story to Its Moral Premise by Michael Karp, SOC. Pages 48 & 50. A basic truth about creating films that move audiences is they must be emotionally true even if they are not literally true. By this I mean … Continue reading “Cinema and “Reality”: The Importance of Emotional Truth Breaking Down a Story to Its Moral Premise by Michael Karp, SOC”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, July 2007. Keeping Handheld Camera Shots Steady: A Shaky Horizon by Chris Cavallari. Pages 46 – 47. Being a camera operator is not an easy job. Back in the day (and yes, even today), keeping a handheld 35mm film camera steady enough for a good shot, even while shooting in one of … Continue reading “Keeping Handheld Camera Shots Steady: A Shaky Horizon by Chris Cavallari”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, July 2007. Shooting Abroad in Tanzania: A Remote Journey by Carl Filoreto. Pages 42 – 45. Even after years of working in the TV business as a DP, the hunger to travel and explore remote places still burns in me. I’ve maintained a curiosity about the secrets and mysteries of Africa, but … Continue reading “Shooting Abroad in Tanzania: A Remote Journey by Carl Filoreto”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, July 2007. Creating Make-Up Effects for The Enemy God: Achieving FX make-up believably and realistically for a feature shot in a foreign jungle. by Todd Debrecenicould. Pages 36 – 41. In the November 2006 issue of StudentFilmmakers magazine, I wrote a pre-production article about a make-up-effects-heavy, independent, period production in planning. This … Continue reading “Creating Make-Up Effects for The Enemy God: Achieving FX make-up believably and realistically for a feature shot in a foreign jungle. by Todd Debrecenicould”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Audio Mixing Tips for Editors: Five Pointers – from Frequency Mapping to Splits by Bryant Falk. Pages 32 & 33. Audio mixing, a process that used to be the sole job of the audio mixer is seeing a change. As editing systems get more sophisticated, the task of fixing and … Continue reading “Audio Mixing Tips for Editors: Five Pointers – from Frequency Mapping to Splits by Bryant Falk”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Working with Music for Your Film: How music is used, types of rights, working with your composer, and more… by Myrl Schreibman. Pages 30 & 31. The most powerful aspects of any project rest with music. Music propels the action and increases the emotional risk. It is a powerful and … Continue reading “Working with Music for Your Film: How music is used, types of rights, working with your composer, and more… by Myrl Schreibman”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Using Transitions: The Dissolve and the Cut by Lew Schatzer. Pages 28. Many editors will tell you the only transitions you need to make a great video are the dissolve and the cut, and maybe not even the dissolve. Today, it is so easy to throw in all kinds of … Continue reading “Using Transitions: The Dissolve and the Cut by Lew Schatzer”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Shooting and Editing Aloha New York: Carolina Cruz Santiago Rides the Wave of Success (and Hard Work) to the Tribeca Film Festival by Taryn BenskyI. Pages 20 – 23. Like many of her peers, Carolina Cruz Santiago chose to focus her directorial debut on two of her greatest passions. However, … Continue reading “Shooting and Editing Aloha New York: Carolina Cruz Santiago Rides the Wave of Success (and Hard Work) to the Tribeca Film Festival by Taryn BenskyI”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine Cannes Film Festival is approaching, filmmakers are getting their films ready to go sell there, and I’ve been speaking with producers lately about the deals they’ve made with various sales agencies. Here are a few quick pointers: things to look out for and be aware of when working with sales agents. First … Continue reading “Quick Tips for Selling Your Film at the Cannes Market: Negotiating with Sales Agents by Stacey Parks”