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(Above Photo by Jayden Yoon ZK; www.jaydenyoon.com) The Writer’s Journey …And The Script Doctoring Road Written By Dr. Alan C. Hueth Writing is all about the journey, and there are journeys that writers must consider. The most important one is The Viewers’ Journey. All professional scriptwriters want their viewers to be riveted to the screen…. …
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(Above Photo by Milo Bauman. IG @milojbauman) A Directing Tip from Orson Welles Written By Fred Ginsburg, CAS, Ph.D. Many years ago, I had the fortunate opportunity to work with the late Orson Welles. We got along very well, and he invited only me and the assistant cameraman to join him at his private table… …
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Written By JC Cummings Throughout my years as a Producer/Director, I’ve shot in several studio stages around the globe. I’ve had the privilege to design and build seven stages for other companies. Each had very different profiles, while all had to perform according to the same requirements to do the job. When I walk onto… …
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Written By Tony Halliwell Working with a student or beginning composer? Deriving from my experiences working as a startup composer, I’d like to share with you some quick tips for improving your workflow and collaboration with newcomers who are just starting out or who have only a few films under their belts so far and… …
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Top Photo: Crowd time! Making five people look like a crowd of applause for the opening shots takes teamwork. MAKING VISUALS SING Written By John Klein Every indie filmmaking conversation tends to start with some variation of “write what you have.” So, when I signed on to direct the music video for Kinglet’s lyric-less… …
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By Scott McConnell I recently rewatched the classic adventure film, Journey to the Center of the Earth (Fox, 1959), starring James Mason and Pat Boone. I encourage every creative to watch this film for its many excellent cinematic and story values: exciting plot, heroic characters, stunning visuals, big life-supporting theme, and evocative music, among others. But I want… …
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By Neil Landau In Hollywood, where episodic TV production budgets tend to be most substantial, showrunners will hire a staff of dedicated writers to bring a diversity of points of view into “the room,” and to maximize productivity, efficiency, and script quality. Staff writer jobs are highly coveted in Hollywood (and increasingly elsewhere) as “entry… …
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By David Appleby Audiences are generally more tolerant of poor images than of poor sound. Students working on location often have problems with the audio but don’t take the time to improve it in post. If you read the credits of a feature film, you’ll notice the number of people involved in creating the soundtrack… …
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Simplicity and Magic in Filmmaking By Michael Goi, ASC, ISC I’ve always been fascinated with magic. From the time I helped form the Magic Club in high school to my first experiments in doing stop motion animation with my Regular 8 film camera, I was obsessed with how to make the audience believe what I… …
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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… …
