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Location Scouting Tips for Startup Filmmakers “Will it work logistically?” by Scott Spears One of the biggest factors to a good shoot is location. I’ve been on many location scouts and have seen some great locations and not-so great locations. One of the biggest questions to ask when considering a location is: “Will it … Continue reading “Location Scouting Tips for Startup Filmmakers”
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Attitude of Gratitude by Thomas McKenney When one is lucky enough to get his or her first job in the entertainment industry, how does one keep it going? How does one build a career? Actors face auditions and wait for callbacks in hopes of being cast in a role. It isn’t so different for … Continue reading “How Do You Get Asked Back on the Next Project?”
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Jim Gucciardo Talks About the Digital Intermediate Process by Matthew J. Perlman This was the first English language film from Turkish director Mahsun Kirmizigul, whose previous films I Saw the Sun (2009) and The White Angel (2007) both received international acclaim. Five Minarets in New York follows the story of a Turkish scholar’s wife, as … Continue reading “‘Five Minarets in New York’ Shot in Anamorphic 35mm”
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Interview with Dennis O’Neil, Marvel Comics and DC Comics by David Kaminski Comics might help you get into film school, or help you to get your first film written. Sound preposterous? Maybe not. For decades, comics have had a bad reputation, but in the last handful of years, Hollywood has been churning out a number … Continue reading “Want to Write a Screenplay or Make a Movie?: Read Comics!”
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Stalking Camera Moves, Eerie Vignettes, and Green Screen StudentFilmmakers magazine speaks with Nick Kougioulis, director and editor of Ciphering, third place winner of the Summer Shorts 2008 Film and Video competition. Shot with the Sony V1U and recut in HD, the psychological thriller looks into two strangers, Lufkin (Brian Deaver) and Victor Sarmast (Joe Bartenhagen) … Continue reading “Nick Kougioulis Reconstructs ‘Ciphering’ in HD”
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…Just make a commitment to do something, anything, and follow it through to completion. It doesn’t matter if it’s the next great cinematic masterpiece, or even if it’s very good. If you just try, you are guaranteed to learn something and that’s really what we should be striving for. – George Seamer “Inertia” Wins First … Continue reading “Directors Kyle Garrett and George Seamer Move Forward”
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by Naomi Laeuchli Maximillian Stenström, a student at New York University, talks about his senior film ‘The Taker’, its influences and how it relates to his current time of life as he prepares to leave college. Max discusses the importance of collaboration and how he found ‘the perfect house’ for filming and what he hopes … Continue reading “Max Stenström on His Senior Film ‘The Taker’”
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Director-Composer Collaboration in “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” by Scott Essman Director-composer relationships have long resulted in some of the most memorable collaborations in movie history. Of course, there was Hitchcock and Herrmann. Spielberg and Williams. Zemeckis and Silvestri. Burton and Elfman. Now, a relatively more recent partnership has evolved between a director … Continue reading “Slaying the Dragon with Randy Edelman”
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by Naomi Laeuchli Wallace Seeks Solace is a film that will tell the story of the Holocaust in a unique and powerful way, through the perspective of a child in a storybook style that calls to mind the style of Dr. Seuss. Christopher Macken, the director, and Zack Bernstein, the writer, and producer, two students … Continue reading “Christopher Macken and Zach Bernstein on ‘Wallace Seeks Solace’”
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by Naomi Laeuchli Paul Maertens, a senior at Biola University, discusses ‘The Last Raptor’ a film he is writing and producing as his senior thesis project. The story follows a band in the 1970’s who, after cats begin to mysteriously die around them at the claws of an unknown beast, run into the last raptor … Continue reading “Paul Maertens on Senior Thesis Film ‘The Last Raptor’”
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by Naomi Laeuchli Erin Sanger, a recent graduate from Tisch School of Visual Arts, discusses her thesis film ‘Bombshell’, which won first place at this year’s First Run Film Festival. She talks about inspiration for the film and the casting of it as well as the way the main character evolved and adapted when the … Continue reading “Erin Sanger Talks About Her Student Film ‘Bombshell’”
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by Naomi Laeuchli Joseph Lynn discusses his new documentary film featuring singer Dee Plume Joseph Lynn, who has previously discussed his short films ‘Winnie the Pooh’ and ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ordinary’, now talks about his newest project, a documentary film which follows the singer Dee Plume, as she strikes out on her … Continue reading “Joseph Lynn on Documentary Feat. Singer Dee Plume”
