By Mark Dobrescu, CSC You’ve just finished watching a great movie, and a discussion arises about the picture when the inevitable comment that, “the movie looked fantastic,” comes up. After some quick research, you find out who shot it and find an article on how the DP lit the movie, …
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by Julia Camara Something I heard a lot as a new screenwriter was this talk of a “writer’s voice,” and whether it was a strong voice, an interesting voice or an intrusive voice. Like many other concepts around screenwriting, I always thought this one was a bit elusive and abstract. …
By Sara Sue Vallee When beginning as an actor, you will often find yourself doing independent short films and indie feature films to build your portfolio and gather footage for your demo reel. Something I recently encountered working in independent productions is the importance of teamwork. Teamwork is crucial in …
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STUDENTFILMMAKERS: Can you tell us about your work as the Lead Sound Editor and Foley Editor for Disney’s “Mickey and the Roadster Racers,” which received Daytime Emmy Award and Annie Award nominations in 2018, and won the 2020 NAMIC Vision Awards in the Animation category? Brad Meyer, MPSE: “Mickey and …
A Conversation with Curry Sicong Tian, Jumai Yusuf, and Alexa Velasquez “SIMULACRA” is a multiple-immersion experience that incorporates live action shooting/motion capture/3D scan and 3D motion digital art. It is about an elderly Buddhist woman recalls a ritual from her past, undertaking a journey of duality expressed through her many …
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How to Find and Work with a Composer Communicate Across the Languages of Film and Music By Alison Plante As a film student, you probably learned something about directing, cinematography, screenwriting, editing, maybe even sound. But there’s one area of filmmaking which, though often central to the storytelling, is not …
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A Conversation with Jan Roberts-Breslin STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What is the relationship between sound and image in motion pictures? What is important? Jan Roberts-Breslin: A professor of mine in graduate school once said the more obvious-sounding but brilliant thing about sound and image. He said, you don’t have to hear what you’re …
Overcome the Challenges of Working with Temp Scores “To Temp or Not to Temp.” By Oscar Jasso Temp scores (as in temporary music) have been used more and more in recent decades, thanks to the amazing evolution of technology that allows music and film editors to borrow music from sources, …
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Pictured above: Peter Dowsett in Metropolis Studios, London, working with an SSL 9000 J console. STUDENTFILMMAKERS: What is the relationship between music and image in motion pictures? What is important? Peter Dowsett: Well, I think the relationship is what ties all of the arts: emotion. There is an emotion that …
A chemist turned audio engineer and musician, Mark Sarisky has worked more than 35 years in the music industry as a producer and engineer and has several gold and platinum certified recordings to his credit. He also has 12 years of academic experience as a professor and director of audio …
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