Posts tagged: film

Community Outreach

The Mass Film Credit Cap - How You Can Help

February 26, 2010 Recently, Governor Deval Patrick announced his yearly budget for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Among the proposed cuts, was a cap of $200 million per fiscal year on the Massachusetts film tax incentive. The tax credit, which was signed into law in 2005 is offered to filmmakers, producers, etc. who spend at least half of principal photography in the state of Massachusetts or spend half of their production budget in Massachusetts. The minimu Read On...

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...

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CDIA hosts free FCP update workshops for Students and Alumni

February 16, 2010 This month, CDIA's Waltham campus is upgrading the Final Cut Studio Suite of applications from Version 6 to Version 7. According to our Digital Filmmaking faculty, powerful new features have been added to Final Cut Pro 7 - including more time saving improvements and new collaboration tools. In order to make the transition to the new version smooth and effective, CDIA will be offering 2 free workshops to help guide our community with some of the Read On...

Digital Filmmaking

Waiting for Armageddon

January 27, 2010 Waiting for Armageddon, waitingforarmageddon a documentary film that explores America's 50-million strong Evangelical community, opens at Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA, Friday January 29th for a week of screenings. Co-directed by CDIA's Filmmaker in Residence Franco Sacchi and co-produced by CDIA alumni Hermine Muskat and Roberta Dougan, the film is a First Run Features release of a Q-Ball Productions and Eureka Film Productions. 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...