A question I get asked a lot is some form of Is film school worth it? It’s a complicated question that every person has to answer for themselves, but I wanted to focus on one aspect of it which I like to call the Film School Paradox: as the cost of making films goes down, [...][...]
Posts Tagged ‘Film School’
October 9th, 2011 - 12:53 pm § in Film School
The Seven Components of Film School Strategy
A while back Short of the Week Editor Andrew S. Allen told me I should write about my thoughts about film school strategy. Here are the seven things I came up with that I find essential to any successful film school career: 1. Find Your Voice This is a murky territory that a lot of [...][...]
Life After Film School: Aleem Hossain
I saw Aleem Hossain’s Pinkerton in one of my first writing classes at UCLA. It remains one of my favorite short films, a genre-bending joyride. I sat down this week to talk with Aleem via Skype about the making of the film and life after completing his MFA at UCLA. Jason Kohl: Tell me about [...][...]
August 2nd, 2010 - 10:25 pm § in Contemporary Short Films, Film School
Great UCLA Shorts: Pinkerton by Aleem Hossain
This is probably my favorite UCLA Short, a genre-bending joyride: A violent cop out for revenge meets an unexpected obstacle…[...]
July 27th, 2010 - 8:53 pm § in Film School, Filmmaking
A Son Like You on Kickstarter!
My Kickstarter Page A few weeks ago I began the process of raising funds to get my last short film, A Son Like You, through post-production. This is a lengthy process that includes a colorist who cleans up the image, digital transfer to HD, foley (SFX) work, sound mastering and mixing, and DVD creat[...]
July 20th, 2010 - 8:33 pm § in Contemporary Short Films, Film School
The Swimming Lesson
The Swimming Lesson is the story of a young girl who takes extreme measure to get her overworked father to go swimming with her. The Swimming Lesson is the first film I made at UCLA. We were given four hours and one roll of 16mm film (about 10 minutes) to shoot a film.[...]
May 23rd, 2010 - 12:15 am § in Film School, Filmmaking
The Thesis Film in the Era of the Microbudget
Jared Moshé recently published an article entitled “The Microbudget is the New Short,” where he comments that the microbudget feature is “essentially the new and improved version of the short film.” This is an idea that has been floating around for some time. As the microbud[...]
May 13th, 2010 - 11:16 pm § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards: DEADLINE JUNE 1st – NO ENTRY FEE – ONLY FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards is one of the most prestigious writing competitions in America, only available to University of California students. From the Website: Some of th[...]
April 24th, 2010 - 5:05 pm § in News
Howard Suber: Why They Hate Our Movies
Howard Suber: Why They Hate Our Movies Howard Suber is a founder of the Producer’s Program at UCLA and teacher of a legendary course on structure. In this article he looks at the success of the Hollywood film and it’s root (as all good drama he argues) in individualism. Why do people aro[...]