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Pictured: James Chressanthis, ASC, GSC behind the camera on Oprah Winfrey’s Greenleaf. Camera: Red Weapon Helium 8K, Cooke i5 lenses. James Chressanthis, ASC, GSC shares his insights and talks about filmmaking in Thailand, evolving technologies and new distribution channels. Interview conducted by Jody Michelle Solis James Chressanthis, ASC, GSC, is a filmmaker who has… …
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Hiro Narita, ASC “When I started as a cameraman, I did every project that came along my way, horror and exploitation films included. Choice was not on my mind. I needed experience. So, one thing led to another. But eventually, I realized that a cameraman could be type-casted. That is when I made a decision… …
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“Teaching isn’t about grades, it’s about knowledge.” Exclusive interview conducted by Jody Michelle Solis Upon returning from the 2016 UFVA Conference (University Film and Video) in Las Vegas, StudentFilmmakers Magazine talks with New York and New Jersey-based Director of Photography and Lighting Designer David Landau, who speaks with us after working all day on the… …
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Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Joerg Wagner Captures the Wild Ride: Bikes, Speed, and Adrenaline: Award-Winning Writer/Director on Experimental Documentary, Motodrom. Interview by Jody Michelle Solis. Pages 18 – 20. Writer/director Joerg Wagner talks about the making of his 9-minute experimental documentary, Motodrom, which won Honorable Mention for Short Filmmaking in the 2007 Sundance Film… …
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This is “Compositing Reel 2015” by Vicki Lau. Selected and appeared in the StudentFilmmakers.com eNewsletter: https://studentfilmmakers.com/enews/networking-2015-02-28.html… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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Dariusz Wolski, ASC attended film school in Lodz, Poland. Then he went to New York, tried to get a job, worked as a camera assistant and moved to L.A. where he started in music videos, commercials, and movies. JON FAUER: Tell me a little bit about your current job, “The Martian.” DARIUS WOLSKI: It is… …
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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… …
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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)… …
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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… …
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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… …
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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… …
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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… …
