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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What changes in copyright have you seen over the years as it pertains to filmmakers, content creators and the digital world? Nancy Wolff: The barriers to entry to become a filmmaker or a digital content creator has lowered as the accessibility of digital camera equipment has made it possible to create movies… …
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Tips for Aspiring Directors – Interview with Peter Markham StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Are there any specific questions a director should ask when meeting with a scriptwriter? Peter Markham: What’s the story? You want to ensure the story the writer wants to be told is the same story you understand they want to be told. Perhaps they… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What are the most challenging aspects of crafting short screenplays? Claudia Hunter Johnson: Finding a small, specific, and significant idea/story you can tell well in a short script. If your idea or story is too big, you’ll end up with what I call “narrative cram.” Crafting a complex character and a credible… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What are the most important skills every aspiring producer should learn? Dustin Morrow: The most important skill for any producer is the ability to communicate clearly. You are overseeing so many different types of practitioners, and you must collaborate with them in such a multitude of ways, that you are constantly having… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What is your best advice for screenwriters trying to break into the industry? Martie Cook: Solid, well-constructed scripts are your calling card. So, write your brains out every day. And don’t be derivative. In this Age of Content, there are countless opportunities for new writers. To truly take advantage of them, you must write… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Can you tell us a little bit about the evolution of sound design for VR and 360 filmmaking? Michael Filimowicz: For 360 video, there’s the kind that you would play on a head mounted display (i.e. ‘goggles’), but there’s also immersive spaces like you find with micro theater spaces such as the Igloo… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: How did you get your start in filmmaking? Did you go to film school? Peter Levy, ASC: I dropped out of high school at 17, and I tried to make a buck out of being a photographer. By the time I was 19, I did the stills on an independent film in… …
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Pieter Claessens received the 3rd Place Award in the College Category for his short film, “Pass Age” in the Summer Shorts Film and Video Contest (2017), hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com. Interview published in StudentFilmmakers Magazine. STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What inspired the “story” for “Pass Age”? Pieter Claessens: I wrote the music for “Pass Age” myself. When I was… …
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Janice Chun (Writer, Director, Animator) received the 2nd Place Award in the College Category for her short animation, “Crushed In Space” in the Summer Shorts Film and Video Contest (2017), hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com. Interview published in StudentFilmmakers Magazine. Writer, Director, Animator: Janice Chun Voice Actors: Daren Jannace Calista Nguyen STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What inspired the story for… …
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STUDENTFILMMAKERS: Tell us about the 5th Annual ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship. Cameron Cubbison: The ScreenCraft Fellowship is an ongoing career development program designed to help talented emerging writers sharpen and hone their portfolios, and then strategically introduce them to a custom-matched network of literary agents, managers, studio executives, producers and content creators. The ultimate goal of… …
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Ryan Robson (Writer/Director), Samuel Palm (DP), and Austin Ahler (Producer) received the 1st Place Award in the College Category for their short student film, “Deadbeat Motel” in the Summer Shorts Film and Video Contest (2017), hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com. Interview published in StudentFilmmakers Magazine. STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What inspired the “story” for “Deadbeat Motel”? Ryan Robson: “Deadbeat“ actually… …
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Logan Calder (Writer and Director) and Austin Segal (Cinematographer) received the 1st Place Award in the Highschool / Junior High Category for their short student film, “Two of These Things” in the Summer Shorts Film and Video Contest (2017), hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com. Interview published in StudentFilmmakers Magazine. STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What inspired the “story” for “Two of… …
