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[...]
Posts Tagged ‘UCLA Film School’
July 20th, 2010 - 8:33 pm § in Contemporary Short Films, UCLA 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 Filmmaking, UCLA Film School
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[...]
March 28th, 2010 - 8:11 pm § in Screenwriting, UCLA Film School
Spring Schedule
Spring quarter is upon us. As a 410, or first year MFA Directing Student, this is the first quarter where I have the opportunity to choose some electives. There are many opportunities within the directing, producing, and screenwriting programs. Our pre-selected courses for the spring are as follows:[...]
March 25th, 2010 - 11:03 pm § in Filmmaking, UCLA Film School
10 Things I Learned On the 6-Minute Shoots
The six minute film is now over. We have completed our 7 week Thursday-Sunday rotation through all 7 positions: Director Boom Operator Assistant Director 1st Assistant Camera Gaffer Director of Photography Sound Mixer All seven people in my group (6 directors and 1 DP) went through this rotation sta[...]
October 14th, 2009 - 11:19 am § in UCLA Film School
How I Got Into UCLA Film School
I made a few primitive documentaries in college. One day during my senior spring I was walking out of a class when a friend said You like movies so much, you should go to film school. It had never even occurred to me. I was flying to Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship at the end [...][...]