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September 2008

Silent Shadow of the Bat-Man #1 - Retro 1920s Dark Knight

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 14:26 – michele
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How to Make Low Budget Soundtracks

A snapshot of Palker's sound

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Left Out In The Cold, For Now

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Scott R. Caseley
Booster and bleeder, Joe Wysocki, loves the Whalers.

Die-hard Connecticut hockey fans keep their hopes alive in Kevin Massicotte’s debut documentary,
Bleeding Green, playing this month at the Southern New England Film Festival and the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival.

Perseverance in Post

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Mike Sullivan
Julie Checkoway returns to Newburyport this month.
Sister/brother duo Julie and Neal Checkoway describe the process of editing their first documentary, Waiting for Hockney, which screens this month at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival.

Industry News

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Erin Trahan
Enlighten Up! screens this month in Boston and Cambridge.
Yoga gets a send-up in Kate Churchill's Enlighten Up!, the Balagan Film Series remembers when Boston had psychedelic daze, the LEF Foundation shifts its funding strategies, and more... A report of news & happenings in the local industry for September 2008

Three Filmmakers, Three Cameras

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Jared M. Gordon
Kachadorian's standard: the Panasonic DVX100.

From tiny and low-tech to the bleeding edge RED camera,
three New England filmmakers explain what they’re shooting on and why.
By Jared M. Gordon

Waiting for Hockney

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:00 – michele
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Off the Ground

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Julia Cox
John Herman uses integrative tech to facilitate the NH Media Makers. Photo by Roger Goun.

John Herman adopts a tried-and-true formula to lift the grassroots New Hampshire Media Makers into collective creativity.

On Making a Films in the Berkshires (or Any Rural Area)

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Marc Maurino
Marc Maurino (L) directs actor Steven Vause (R) on the set of All in the Game.
Marc Maurino recounts tips and foibles while making films outside of a major production hub. His Berkshire-made short, All in the Game, screens as a work-in-progress this month at the Berkshire Filmmakers Showcase.

How to Make Low Budget Soundtracks

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Sarah Stedwick
Kristin Palker is a proponent of DIY sound. Photo by Andre Perkowski.

Kristin Palker, a recent grad of the Berklee film scoring program, sheds light on the process of composition and how indie filmmakers can get a signature DIY sound.

Bringing Films to the Berkshires

Fri, 08/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Marc Maurino
L to R: BFMAC board member Keith Girouard, State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli, MFO director Nick Paleologos

Berkshire resident and filmmaker Marc Maurino reports from a recent meeting of the Berkshire Film and Media Arts Commission (BFMAC).