Film Education
How To: Secure the Right Music for Your Indie Film (4/23/2013)
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Who rocks the house? KCRW’s resident DJ Dan Wilcox rocks the house. He also works freelance as a music supervisor for various film, TV and ad projects, including this year’s Film Independent Spirit Award-nominated Ruby Sparks, lending his -- continue reading →
ASK A PRO: John McKeown, First Assistant Director (4/02/2013)
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator It takes a village to make a film. Sometimes, that village will include a number of assistant directors (AD) — you didn’t really think one person could do it all alone? This month’s ASK A PRO tackles the -- continue reading →
Yes You Cannes! Euro Fests & Selling Internationally (3/28/2013)
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Film Independent’s annual orientation on European film festivals and markets, hosted by festival experts Peter Belsito (co-founder of Film Finders) and Kristen Figeroid (SVP of International Sales, Sierra Affinity), guided our members through the festival and market calendar, -- continue reading →
DCU 2013: The Creative Team – Executing the Vision (3/12/2013)
From the initial stages of research to the execution on the set, director Ruben Fleisher and his creative team went through their process for creating the world of Gangster Squad in night four of our Directors Close-Up Series, sharing how they used cinematography, editing, production -- continue reading →
DCU 2013: The Independent Spirit – A Directors Roundtable (3/06/2013)
By Miles Maker / Project Involve Fellow / @milesmaker Film Independent’s Directors Close-Up is an intimate look at the craft of directing straight from the visionaries behind the camera. The 5-week series is designed to enlighten, inspire, educate and motivate attendees in a conversational exchange -- continue reading →
5 Steps to Jumpstart Your Film’s Pre-Production (2/21/2013)
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Seasoned indie line producer Angela Sostre, who has worked with a diverse group of directors including comedy legend Bobcat Goldthwait, Justin Lin and Film Independent’s own Will Slocombe, returned to the Film Independent office last week to provide -- continue reading →
DCU 2013: Sound Advice – Moving Beyond the Picture (2/13/2013)
One thing that was clear at the February 6 Director’s Close-Up panel discussion on sound design with Behn Zeitlin and the Beasts of the Southern Wild sound team — sound designer & re-recording mixer Steve Boeddeker, supervising sound editor & re-recording mixer Bob Edwards, re-recording -- continue reading →
FIND Answers: Chris Stinson on Line Producing (2/12/2013)
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Chris Stinson is a producer and line producer who has worked in production on more than 30 features during the last 10 years, including Don McKay, Me And You And Everyone We Know, Harsh Times and Adventures Of -- continue reading →
Getting the Most from Sundance & Slamdance (1/17/2013)
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator If you’re heading up to Park City this week, this is the post for you. Last month, we held our annual Sundance/Slamdance orientation where panelists Sheldon Candis (writer/director, LUV), Drea Clark (Slamdance Chair of Narrative Feature Programming) and -- continue reading →
ASK A PRO: Editor Terilyn A. Shropshire, A.C.E. (12/04/2012)
By Maria Bozzi / Director of Film Education Francis Ford Coppola once said, “The essence of cinema is editing.” Often referred to as the “invisible art,” editors play a dynamic role in the making of a film — they are, after all, the ones who -- continue reading →
