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By Marco Schleicher, MA I really like the process of storyboarding. It gives me a clear vision of what I want and what the film should look like. It also helps me to communicate my ideas to other people who are involved. My way of storyboarding is influenced by my former professor Michael Haneke. Like… …
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In this Community Spotlight, Maura Nicolăiță is joined by Roy H. Wagner ASC, a 40-year veteran, two-time Emmy-winning cinematographer, and named by Kodak as one of the Top 100 Directors of Photography. Don’t forget to register online for the FREE LIVE WEBINAR, Horror Filmmaking with Roy Wagner ASC. Sign up FREE here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lvai6NbIT2aMRGPoNqesoQ… Membership Required …
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By Loren-Paul Caplin Replicating normal, everyday conversation is not what makes strong scripted dialogue. Real conversations are typically boring, off-point, and if efficient in some respects, not particularly entertaining, nor should it be. In real life, we communicate for all sorts of reasons, and most of the reasons aren’t absolutely necessary. They often serve simple, … Continue reading “Naturalistic Dialogue | Script Writing Tips”
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By Justin Matley You’ve edited your audio to precision. You’ve EQ’d it to meticulous consistency. Now what? When it comes to many audio sources, from post-centric voiceover and dialog to musical instruments like bass guitar and drums, and (almost) everything in-between, you’ll likely turn to some form of compression. From something as mild as … Continue reading “Thoughtful Use of Compression: The How’s (and How Not’s)”
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By David Landau The biggest challenge for any production is usually time. Can the crew get all the shots needed and wanted in the limited time allocated on the production schedule? Several factors work against this, such as location availability, weather, the movement of the sun and actors’ schedules. While shooting with multiple cameras has… …
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… Or At Least Avoiding Bad Ones by Mark Kerins At one point or another, we’ve all been to a movie or play where one of the actors gave a performance so laughably terrible that it completely took us out of the story – which just goes to show that bad acting is not the … Continue reading “Film Directing | Getting Good Performances”
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Production Boards and Scheduling by Myrl Schreibman Presidents Day 2008 found me in a box at the Santa Anita Race Track. I went there with my friend who is president of a major television production company associated with Twentieth Century Fox. We do this from time to time to get away from the bustle … Continue reading “Film Directing | Planning is Key to Creativity and Success”
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Written by Christina Hamlett Years ago, I interviewed a prominent producer and asked him whether he thought a film school degree was essential to a successful career in the movie industry. His answer surprised me. “I can’t say I learned anything in a classroom I didn’t already know from grunt work on a tech crew, … Continue reading “Is Film School in Your Future?”
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Written by Eddie Tapp Take composition for instance, the one thing that will make a scene easy to look at with leading lines, element structure, rule of odds, light, storytelling and communicating a feeling and demanding that you look at a specific thing. Experience teaches us to just move over this far to get that… …
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Written by William Donaruma What do you do when you write an original musical production, cast it, rehearse it, but can’t perform it? You make a movie out of it. Veronica Mansour wrote a musical theatrical production, “An Old Family Recipe,” with Matt Hawkins directing. It was cast and in rehearsals in late… …
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Student Filmmakers Magazine spots Tony Halliwell and his music posts in the StudentFilmmakers.com online community network. Since online interaction in the creative community is in the good spirit of quality networking, Student Filmmakers decides to take five for a fun chat with Tony. Tony Halliwell is a young and upcoming film, TV and video game … Continue reading “A Chat with Tony Halliwell | Film, TV and Video Game Music Composer”
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“Unforgotten” Gold Medal, 48th Student Academy Awards, Animation category Q&A with Sujin Kim Sujin Kim is a visual artist, filmmaker, and tenure-track assistant professor of 3D Animation at Arizona State University. Kim received her MFA in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts. Her experimental films have been exhibited and screened at many film … Continue reading “Breaking the Silence: ‘Unforgotten’ – A Profound Animated Documentary Unveiling a Hidden Chapter”
