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December 2006

Mini-Movies, Wide Web

By Nikki Chase
The Drivetime vlog at drivetime.ravijain.org.
Steve Garfield and Ravi Jain, speakers at the Making Mini-Movies seminar sponsored by the Filmmakers Workshop, talk about how video weblogs are changing the way people see film.

Creating Fiction

By Elizabeth EngelCollege students in Boston unite to create their own feature film, A Work of Fiction, screening at the Coolidge Corner Theatre this month.

Pro-Bono 2.0 (part 2)

By Mark Dugas
The pro-bono video created for the Family Resource Center at Gorham by Heartwood Media.  Watch It Online.
Heartwood Media works to make the pro-bono production process better for both client and production company, while producing a video that can make everyone proud.  Also read part 1 of this article.

Musical and Cultural Journey

By Gita Pullapilly
Kareem Roustom (left) mixing the score to Encounter Point with engineer John Weston at Futura Productions in Roslindale, MA.
Music composer Kareem Roustom talks about developing his career in L.A., finding his way back to Boston, and the making of his recent film Encounter Point, which screens this month.

Meet the Soldiers

By Erin TrahanSergeant Zack Bazzi's The War Tapes shows a side of Iraq you haven’t seen before.  Short-listed for an Academy Award nomination, the documentary screens this month in NH.

Where Technology Becomes Art

By Cheryl Eagan-Donovan
A still from The Toll.
New Hampshire's Hatchling Studios has created an international buzz with their talented animation team and their film The Toll.

Industry News

By Michele MeekA report of news & happenings in the local industry for December 2006.