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Film and TV Editing Insights by Steve Hullfish
StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What industry changes have you seen over the years in regards to film and video editing? Steve Hullfish: Well, I’ve been editing since long before the advent of non-linear editing systems, like Avid, so the biggest change is just non-linear. Beyond that, it’s the massive increase in ...
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“Let’s Do Lunch”: 60 Minutes to Turn a Starving Filmmaker into an Investor’s Darling: Sample Structure of the One-Hour Investor Lunch and ‘Presentation Cycle’ by William F. Vartorella, Ph.D., C.B.C.
Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, November 2007. “Let’s Do Lunch”: 60 Minutes to Turn a Starving Filmmaker into an Investor’s Darling: Sample Structure of the One-Hour Investor Lunch and ‘Presentation Cycle’ by William F. Vartorella, Ph.D., C.B.C.. Pages 50 – 52. The phone rings and a “voice” says she and a couple ...
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Finding the Right Actors: My Experiences in the Casting Department
Written by Marco Schleicher, MA In London, I worked for two leading UK casting directors for about a year. I started in this department ...
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Jon Yang Focuses on the Dreamlike Side of the Noir Genre and Captures Its Essence with “Echapper”
Second Place Award Recipient of the 2007 Annual Summer Shorts Competition Echapper won the second-place grand prize award of the 2007 Annual Summer Shorts Film ...
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Audio’s Rightful Place: Know and Embrace Your Sound
Article Written By David Kaminski As pros note, audio is 50% of your film, and when the dialogue cuts out, or cannot be heard, it’s ...
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Community Spotlight with David Collins
Filmmakers Global Network :: Community Spotlight with David Collins Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, and Arranger Current Projects: My music focuses on contrast, color, and texture. I am ...
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Student POV: Filming with the Sony HVR-Z7U and a Custom Slider
by David Daudelin One of my film professors told me that it’s easy to tell what’s wrong in a film. It’s a lot harder to ...
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Announcing the Winners of the Audience Awards for the Summer Shorts Video Contest 2023 Presented by StudentFilmmakers.com
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Audience Awards for the Summer Shorts Video Contest 2023. It’s been an incredible journey filled with ...
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Filmmakers’ Sketchbooks: Capturing Daydreams On Hard Drives
by S.D. Katz Now that MiniDV and HDV make shooting and dropping the footage into a timeline a very simple routine there is no reason ...
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Day-for-Night: Here’s How It Works DFN Filter FX by Ira Tiffen
It happens that we sometimes need to capture action that occurs at night.ampl. Long ago (in cinematic years) a technique called Day-for-Night (DFN) was ...
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100 Monday Motivation Tips to Jumpstart Your Creativity and Crush Your Next Film Project
100 Monday Motivation Tips to Jumpstart Your Creativity and Crush Your Next Film Project Hey Filmmakers, It’s Monday. You know what that means: Use Monday ...
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Wrap-Up of “Cultivating Commonality of Vision in a Complex System” Live Webinar Taught by Jaron Presant, ASC, Produced and Hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com
Testimonials, Webinar, Jaron Presant ASC, StudentFilmmakers.com, iFootage Thank You to Our Education Sponsor iFootage is an international collective of passionate media professionals driven by a ...
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Register Now for Complimentary Film Composers Online Meetup This Friday
Limited Spots Available! Enhance your creativity and connect with like-minded professionals at the virtual event hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com. Register for free today and secure your ...
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Get Hands-On with Nanlite – Visit Booth N2859 @ NAB 2025
Filmmakers, Indie Creators, Professionals, Teachers, Professors, and Students—join Nanlite at Booth N2859 @ NAB 2025 for an exclusive experience:✅ Hands-on with the PavoSlim, PavoTube, and ...
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