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How to be a… Line Producer
If you're someone who can make a budget, stay calm under pressure, is diplomatic, and doesn’t need sleep, then being a line producer might just be your dream job, says Chris Stinson. This month the NH native has four short films screening at the New Hampshire Film Festival.
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How to be a Master Editor
Three-time Oscar winner, Thelma Schoonmaker, shares tricks of the trade, how to break into 'the business' and what it's really like to work with Marty.
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How to Be a… Costume Designer
Do you have a passion for fashion and a fancy for film? Then costume designing might be the perfect profession for you. Costume designer Walter Peterson shares the ins and outs of the business.
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How to Be an… Assistant Director
Rosalie McManis shares her wisdom gained as an Assistant Director on Mom the Movie, screening at this month's Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.Also see the complete How to Be a... Series in the NewEnglandFilm Archives.
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How to Be an… Associate Producer
If you organize like a PDA, change gears like a sport scar, have the stamina of a marathon runner and can talk to everyone from the Production Assistant to the Director, then you may have what it takes to be an Associate Producer. As AP on the film One Sung Hero which screened at Sundance 2006, Will Fraser tells us what to expect from the job and what the job demands from you.
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How to Be a… Director of Photography
The Director of Photography ('DP') determines the composition, exposure and lighting for a film. Massachusetts based DP Jake Messier explains what it takes to turn the story of the script and the vision of the director into the visual art of the film.
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How to Be a… Camera Operator
A behind-the-scenes look into a behind-the-scenes filmmaking career.
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How to be a… Production Coordinator
Television Production Coordinator Susan Krause offers up some advice for newcomers in this segment of NewEnglandFilm's 'How to be a...' series.
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The ‘Wrist’ Speaks
David White explains the ins and outs of being a storyboard artist in this segment of the NewEnglandFilm.com 'How to Be a...' series.
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How to Be a… Set Dresser
For this segment of NewEnglandFilm.com’s 'How to Be a...' series, veteran set dresser Helen Rasmussen from Portland, Maine offers advice for those starting out in the trade.
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