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Digital Edition Table of Contents

DIRECTING

04 How to Direct an Opening Scene By Kaine Levy
07 Pace ² By David K. Irving

CINEMATOGRAPHY

08 A Conversation with David Moxness, ASC, CSC
Interview conducted by Johnny Lee Solis
10 A Plan for Late Lunch By Hiro Narita, ASC
14 The Art of Breaking Down a Script Is Essential for a DP By Mark Dobrescu, CSC

LIGHTING

18 Lighting Without Lights By Jared Isham

SCRIPTWRITING

20 Loren-Paul Caplin on Writing Film Dialogue
21 How to Survive the Room Notes on Nightmare Notes By David B. Carren

SOUND

22 The Art of Dialogue Recording and Audio Positions in Film & TV By Mathew Price, CAS

POST-PRODUCTION

26 CGI and Rhythm with Sidney Wolinsky, ACE
27 Forming Thematic and Visual Language in the
Cutting Room with Pietro Scalia, ACE
28 Balancing Humor and Story Needs in Post-
Production with Richard Sanchez

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

30 Visual Style in Documentary Filming
By John Klein

ACTING

31 How to Be a Good Team Player as an Actor on
Smaller Projects By Sara Sue Vallee

FILM BUSINESS

32 How to Begin Preparing for Submitting Your Films to Film Festivals By Anthony Straeger
34 Nancy Wolff Discusses 'Copyright' in a Digital World

AWARD-WINNING FILM

36 Kate Namowicz, on "Mime Your Manners"
38 Darius Dawson on Directing "A Rodeo Film"
42 João Dall'Stella on "Dia De Las Carpas"

FILMMAKERS GLOBAL NETWORK
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT


45 Mattias Holmgren
Creative Director, Composer, Sound Designer
46 Job Michiel van Zuijlen
Director, Writer, Animator
47 Joseph Forte
Digital Content & Video Creation
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This exciting edition of StudentFilmmakers Magazine (Print & Digital) includes educational articles, how-to's, and exclusive interviews with award-winning students, professors, and professionals. Categories include Directing, Cinematography, Lighting, Scriptwriting, Sound, Post-Production, Documentary Filmmaking, Acting, and Film Business - as well as this edition's Community Spotlight with members of the
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Lighting Without Lights
Visual Style in Documentary Filming
Hiro Narita, ASC



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