Filmmaking | Interviews | Maine
Interview with Filmmaker Kevin Newbury
Kevin Newbury's directorial debut Monsura is Waiting has a Wes Anderson feel to it -- strong colors, lovable but odd characters and a heightened sense of reality. Here he talks with NewEnglandFilm.com about the unique team that went into creating this truly original short film. The film Monsura is Waiting can be seen as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.
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Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Interview with Environmental Filmmaker Elise Hugus
Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more in this new series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks to filmmaker Elise Hugus about her passion for filmmaking and the environment. Her film The Watershed can be seen on NewEnglandFilm.com as part of their annual Online New England Film Festival.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Interview with Filmmaker Matt Hollis-Lima about Flesh Eaters
Most student films are, well, a bit embarrassing with odd music and blatant camera tricks. But not filmmaker Matt Hollis-Lima's short film The Flesh Eaters. The film, which he made as a Master's student at Boston University, has all the the elements of a professional film -- a good story, well acted and well-shot plus a bit of creepiness and a bit of comedy. It's no wonder the film has been hitting the film festival circuit and winning awards...
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Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews
An Interview with Filmmaker Tamar Halpern
Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more in this new series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks with Tamar Halpern about her short film Death, Taxes, and Apple Juice, available to watch online now through the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Interview with Filmmaker Scott Calonico about ‘The Silly Bastard by the Bed’
Most documentarians making films about John F. Kennedy in 1963 choose the assassination as their subject. But not filmmaker Scott Calonico. Instead, his unusual and amusing documentary The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed (which you can watch as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival) delves into JFK's remarks about a photograph published in the Washington Post featuring a 'silly bastard' posing next to the proposed hospital bed for his wife's upcoming childbirth.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Interview with Filmmaker Michael Parks Randa about ‘The Perfect Buddy’
Lead actor Bobby Bird in The Perfect Buddy has Down's syndrome. But as it turns out, that fact has nothing to do with the plot of the movie -- quite deliberately. Filmmaker Michael Parks Randa talks about his inspiration for the film, his relationship with Bird, and his future work. The Perfect Buddy is currently screening online as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Migliori about Donner Party: The Musical
Not many people would think of making a film about a group of pioneers who became snowbound in the mountains for weeks without food, never mind a musical comedy. But filmmaker Andrew Migliori did and the result is The Donner Party: The Musical, now available to watch online through October 15 as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.
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How to Utilize Slow-Motion Footage in Your Next Video Project
Adding slow-motion video can mean the difference between a rough draft and a polished film. VideoBlocks.com provides this list of tips on how to use stock slow motion video in your film. Republished with permission from VideoBlocks.com.
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Interview with Filmmaker Rob Azevedo on ‘Candles in Paradise’
Filmmaker Rob Azevedo espouses a 'just do it' approach to filmmaking. In this interview with NewEnglandFilm.com, he discusses making and screening his latest award-winning film Candles in Paradise, available to watch online through October 15 as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.
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Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Interview with Filmmaker Gauri Adelkar on ‘The Theft’
Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more in this new series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks to Gauri Adelkar about her first film, The Theft, now screening in the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.
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