Posts tagged: Filmmaking

Digital Filmmaking

A Road Trip

December 17, 2009 My next documentary film, A Road Trip, is now beginning to feel like a reality for me, although I still have a lot of planning to do and many decisions yet to make in the preproduction phase.   At this time I know that on September 1, 2010 I will leave from Boston on my month-long road trip driving a big truck packed with all my possessions as I head to Los Angeles. I have nearly a year’s worth of work for my documentary and this doe Read On...

Digital Filmmaking

Part-time Practicum Program Thumbs Up

October 15, 2009 It was my first day back home after a week of shooting my independent project in Maine.  As you can imagine, the laundry was piled, the house was a mess and my desk was covered with pre-shoot debris.  Though exhausted, I was still riding that filmmaking high that keeps us all going.  I scrolled through email, coming across a message about a part-time Practicum Project.  Reading further, I found that it was a one-day shoot plan Read On...

Digital Filmmaking

Avid and Final Cut Suite Demo Recap

October 9, 2009 The Avid and Final Cut Suite Demo was a big hit and was attended by a wide range of interested parties. From recent CDiA graduates to working production professionals, over fifty people learned how recent upgrades from Apple will enhance any editor's abilities, regardless of their editing platform. Image by Shawn Read Starting with a sequence shot on P2 and edited on an Avid Media Composer, I imported and opened the sequence in Final Cut Pro Read On...

Digital Filmmaking

Mobile Storyboarding with Hitchcock

October 6, 2009 My short films are so low-budget that my leads don’t have last names.  I’m so indie that I can’t get in to Hollywood as a tourist.  My shoots are so guerilla that Dian Fossey once tried to groom me.  I think my point is clear:  I’m not particularly funny.   Also, I’m economical.  So why throw down a not insubstantial $20 for a “mobile storyboard composer” iPhone applicat Read On...

Digital Filmmaking

Post-Production

June 23, 2009 Today I want to talk about post-production because that’s what I’ve spent most time doing in the last number of months. It is an important part of your project. In my next blog I will regress and talk in more detail about the proposal and the ways in which it is key to the success of your project.   Post-Production When I think of post-production, the first thing that comes to my mind is editing, although the other aspects suc Read On...