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Mocha Pro: The Amazing Planar-Tracking Thingamajig

1 Feb , 2012 | Written by Peter Bohush | Posted by:

Mocha Pro, from Imagineer Systems, is a complex program that take the complicated process of visual effects motion tracking, rotoscoping, match moving and compositing and makes it super simple.

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How To's | Screenplay Doctor | Screenwriting

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Software & Submission Pointers

1 Feb , 2012 | Written by Susan Kouguell | Posted by:

The Screenplay Doctor column is a place for advice -- not screenplay submissions -- and columnist Susan Kouguell tells you how to know where you SHOULD submit your screenplays and a free software to write them in.

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How To's | Screenplay Doctor | Screenwriting

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: New Year’s Resolutions

1 Jan , 2012 | Written by Susan Kouguell | Posted by:

Screenplay columnist Susan Kouguell gives you a few New Year's Resolutions to get your next screenplay headed in the right direction. E-mail screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your screenwriting question answered in an upcoming issue.

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Editing | How To's

Tiffen Dfx 3.0: There’s a DP in My Editing System!

30 Nov , 2011 | Written by Peter Bohush | Posted by:

Tiffen Dfx 3.0: It’s like having a Director of Photography hiding inside your editing system.

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How To's | Screenplay Doctor | Screenwriting

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Script Structure

30 Nov , 2011 | Written by Susan Kouguell | Posted by:

Screenplay columnist Susan Kouguell gives an answer in three acts to explain the three-act screenplay structure. E-mail screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in an upcoming issue.

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How To's | Screenplay Doctor | Screenwriting

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Behind a Studio’s Closed Doors

31 Oct , 2011 | Written by Susan Kouguell | Posted by:

Getting your script submitted to a film studio for consideration is both an exciting and nerve-wracking time, as screenwriters anxiously wait for a response. So what’s really going on behind those studio doors? E-mail screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in an upcoming issue.

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Editing | How To's

Magic Bullet Suite: Taking it to Eleven

1 Oct , 2011 | Written by Peter Bohush | Posted by:

The suite gets sweeter. Peter Bohush returns to the Magic Bullet Suite to give you the 411 on Version 11.

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How To's | Screenplay Doctor | Screenwriting

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Adaptation

30 Sep , 2011 | Written by Susan Kouguell | Posted by:

Fell in love with a novel you think has screen potential? Learn how to take the first step with this month's screenplay column. E-mail screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in an upcoming issue. Interested in being successful in the industry? Start by practicing your good first impressions -- and proofread the e-mails you send us!

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How To's | Screenplay Doctor | Screenwriting

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Why Hollywood Isn’t Calling

31 Aug , 2011 | Written by Susan Kouguell | Posted by:

There's so much more to successful screenwriting than writing a screenplay, and this month screenplay expert Susan Kouguell discusses what else screenwriters need to do to get from page to screen. E-mail screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in an upcoming issue. Interested in being successful in the industry? Start by practicing your good first impressions -- and proofread the e-mails you send us!

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Background Actor

30 Jun , 2011 | Written by K. Correia | Posted by:

Boston Casting Inc., the leading casting director in New England, provides insights into the etiquette of being a Background Actor.

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