Posts tagged: alumni

Digital Filmmaking

On the Road with CDIA Film Alumni

February 18, 2010 During the last week of October 2009, CDIA Digital Film Program Director Federico Muchnik (FM) took three film alum on the road for a project devoted to teaching English as a second language to adults. Working with Dave Bouley, Andre Phillips, and Josh Weinhaus, FM was able to prep, shoot and deliver two 30 minute pilots for a series of videos designed to help ESL teachers improve their skills. The shoots took place in St. Paul, MN and Alexandria Read On...

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

My Experience on the set of the Surrogates

October 19, 2009 When people ask me how I got this job, I too sometimes find myself thinking “How DID I get this job?” I mean, the actual answer is easy: A colleague of mine recommended me. But how did I get here? The interesting thing with this job is that it’s not an “entry level” job. The typical route is to climb the hollywood ladder, starting out as a Production Assistant or in the locations department, an art intern, etc. But m 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

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...