Springs teen achieves goal of climbing 54 fourteeners Eric Sangueza is not old enough to remember a time before Google. So when at age 13 he wanted to start climbing Colorado’s rugged 14,000-foot peaks, he naturally started with an Internet search for “fourteeners.” Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette Apples, Matt Damon, and Online Education A teacher's mental journey from apples to the consequences of students learning online in their spare … [Read more...]
How does a live action short film get to be nominated for Oscar?
Question by Alexul: How does a live action short film get to be nominated for Oscar? how can a short film enter the race for a nomination ? besides being good and stuff, and from where do the academy members choose the short films? Best answer: Answer by directorgYou put your name in a bucket, light a match, and hope yours is one of the 5 names that remain after the rest light up the sky. Actually, I think it's more related to being a short … [Read more...]
Buying a Sweater and Choosing a Film School ? Are There Some Common Threads?
by Steve Rhodes Buying a Sweater and Choosing a Film School ? Are There Some Common Threads? If one is considering the purchase of a sweater, it is essential to know more about yourself that the actual sweater when you begin shopping. What are your demands for color and size, do you want pull over, "v" neck, or buttons, what materials do you like, should it be washable or is dry cleaning acceptable, what about weave, design and … [Read more...]
Sand Off!
The Collegiate Nationals Film School Championships The audience AND Judges choice for best film. The Winners: The Art Institute of Seattle. Twenty top film schools from across the country were invited to come to San Diego for the first of it's kind Collegiate Fime School Championship. The filmmakers were given a script and loose in San Diego for 60 straight hours. They could only use resources found in San Diego with the exception of cameras and … [Read more...]
Arthur Penn dies at 88; director of landmark film ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
Arthur Penn dies at 88; director of landmark film ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ LOS ANGELES — Arthur Penn, the three-time Oscar-nominated director best known for “Bonnie and Read more on The Youngstown Vindicator Ken Burns High-Fives People When You Cry, And Other Things I Learned While Working On Baseball [Baseball] # baseball In 1993, Alex Belth left college and began working on Ken Burns's Baseball documentary, whose coda, The … [Read more...]
What are the best film schools in either Canada or anywhere in Asia?
Question by Morbid Isolation: What are the best film schools in either Canada or anywhere in Asia? I'm looking to study film-making with a major in screenwriting and minor in cinematography. My undergraduate degree is in Business although I have my own film company and have written, directed and acted in atleast 3 independent movies (so far) plus a cameo in a commercial film locally. Would my undergrad in Business be a problem in getting into a … [Read more...]
How Things are With Film and Hollywood
by Express Monorail How Things are With Film and Hollywood There is a chance that Hollywood has it right. Most of the films that are released in the studio system aren't good. Most of us recognize that the film Transformers, even though it is entertaining and made a lot of money, isn't a good movie. The viewer is able to recognize this, the filmmakers are able to recognize this, but the movies continue to get made and continue to … [Read more...]
How to Make an Indie Film : Using Software for Film Editing in Indie Filmmaking
An independent filmmaker discusses film editing software and strategies in this free instructional video clip. Expert: Cory Turner Bio: Cory Turner is the President/CEO of ReQuest Entertainment. Filmmaker: Kenny Saylors Video Rating: 3 / 5 … [Read more...]
Ken Burns: One strike and Expos were out
Ken Burns: One strike and Expos were out New TV documentary asks if labour unrest killed the Montreal Expos Read more on Montreal Gazette A matter of opinion A brisk perusal of the online submissions regarding Lend Lease's proposed development of Barangaroo immediately reveals diverse but fiercely held opinions. Read more on Brisbane Times Peter Jackson's Reaction to Union Threats Just a few days after the trades passed along a SAG dispute … [Read more...]
4th Annual GSIFF International Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
4th Annual GSIFF International Film Festival & Screenplay Contest NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 09/29/10) - 2010 represents a growth year at the GSIFF, as we are set to bring you some of the best film premieres available, including Jennifer Lynch's highly anticipated "HISSS," the latest film by cinema legend Jean-Luc Godard, and the film adaptation of Philip K. Dick's "Radio Free Albemuth." Founder/Director Michael Gunther's Statement: "This is an … [Read more...]