Posted by
Leslie on April 6, 2009 |
No commentsHere’s a story from a cinematographer’s point of view about his experience of acting as camera operation for a director. Very interesting…
Written by:
Roy H. Wagner ASC
director of photography
Courtesy of SOC Magazine
Favorite quote:
As cinematographers we hope that directors, writers, and actors will express the intent of their characters and stories without imposing strong assertive control. By allowing us the opportunity to express our own ideas, our collaborators discover nuance that expresses their ideas in deeper or greater ways than they expected.
I personally love it when I work with people that are both passionate and knowledgeable about their specific job on set and really make their creative mark on the movie while still staying in line with my creative vision as a director.
Really great article!
“WHY DO WE NEED CAMERA OPERATORS?”
Posted by
Leslie on March 1, 2009 |
No commentsMy friend and colleague Jennie Mayring of Brooklyn Girl Productions recently finished producing her full length documentary From Silence to Sound.
I haven’t seen it yet but I’ve heard it’s good. Here’s the info:
From Silence to Sound NOW ON DVD
Deaf man gains hearing at age 27 thanks to modern medical technology!
Brooklyn Girl Productions
presents
the award-winning documentary
FROM SILENCE TO SOUND
produced by Jenine Mayring
directed by Chase Matthews
NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD!
save 20% for a limited time only
(coupon code: 9W75SP3S)
http://www.fromsilencetosound.com
*WINNER-BEST DOCUMENTARY USA, Everglades International Film Festival
*BEST DOCUMENTARY nominee, Trail Dance Film Festival
*BEST DOCUMENTARY nominee, International Film Festival South Africa
“…an intimate and powerful portrait of courage…”
- Adrian Belic, Academy Award® nominee
“…spellbinding…the ultimate story of beating the odds…”
- Camryn Manheim, Emmy Award® winner & Golden Globe® winner
“…tremendously heartwarming and uplifting…”
- Alan Berliner, Emmy Award® winner & 2007 Sundance Film Festival Juror
SPECIAL DVD FEATURES (with English captions):
*Q&A Session with Justin Garrett after Los Angeles premiere
*Theatrical Trailer
*Behind-the-Scenes Interviews with director Chase Matthews,
producer Jenine Mayring and executive producer Jack Polachek
Synopsis:
In the United States, more than 20 million people are either deaf or hard-of-hearing. Justin Garrett’s parents discovered that their son was profoundly deaf at age 2. With that diagnosis, their idealistic dreams for him shattered. Not long after that, so did their family. As a young adult, Justin’s audiologists recommended a cochlear implant. If the surgery went well, it would enable him to hear. An unsuccessful surgery, however, would mean a lifetime of irreversible deafness. In a miraculous turn of events, Justin was then approved for a bilateral (double) cochlear implant – the first time in history a man would undergo such a procedure in Oklahoma. On March 13, 2006, this state-of-the-art surgery changed his life forever. Join him on this incredible journey as Justin seeks a new life in the hearing world.
WITNESS THE MIRACLE
http://www.fromsilencetosound.com
Tags: Brooklyn Girl Productions, Everglades International Film Festival, From Silence to Sound, Jennie Mayring, produce movies
Posted by
Leslie on January 25, 2009 |
No commentsHey!
If you’re not familiar with Twitter, it’s referred to as “micro-blogging” because you keep everyone updated that is “following” you but the updates are only about 140 characters long.
Easy sound bytes… Right?
twitter.com
Click Here to Follow Me on Twitter!
Tweet you soon!
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Posted by
Leslie on November 14, 2008 |
No commentsHi Leslie,
Hope you can catch me on COLD CASE this Sunday night. I play a cranky cop and it’s a funny scene!
Best regards,
Tom Derek
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Posted by
Leslie on June 27, 2008 |
No commentsI recently got an email from my friend Cindy about a project she is creating that I think will have a great positive impact on independent filmmakers.
It’s doing really well, and I believe this is the final round, so they’re really close!
Please take 60 seconds and vote.
Thanks!
Leslie
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Dear Friends of PATRON OF THE ARTS,
As most of you know, I’m co-founding a non-profit company (called Patron of the Arts) that’s mission is to help filmmakers fund their films (wooo!!!), and in the FINAL ROUND of a competition to win a $10,000 business grant! We’re currently in SECOND place, and falling behind quickly. The competition is FIERCE and I need the table to come to the rescue! Please help!! If every member of the table were to take just 60 seconds to vote, it would make a HUGE difference. I swear it is super fast, free and easy. This company will help filmmakers everywhere. Please help me win this grant to be able to start this non-profit for all of us! YOUR VOTE and support will make a HUGE difference. Thank you so much for your support.
This company will help everyone!!
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PLEASE TAKE 60 SECONDS
TO HELP US WIN A $10,000 GRANT
THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Cindy and Jenn are founding a non-profit company called “Patron of the Arts” that’s mission is to help filmmakers fund films! To win they need your help ASAP! (They need the most votes before June 30th). The competition is TOUGH and they are falling behind. Voting is fast (takes only a minute), fun and free. A win for POTA is a win for filmmakers everywhere!
Here’s how to help:
1. VOTE: Please take 30 seconds to vote for our program: Goto the link and vote ASAP (but no later than June 30th at 10pm): http://ideablob.com/ideas/2412-PatronOfTheArts-Sponsor-a-Film and vote! If you already voted for us, simply hit the green “VOTE” button, and login. It will take 2 seconds, and you’re done!! If you have not voted yet, it will take 30 seconds to register first. Just go to the same link, and hit the vote button. Then it will ask you to register. It will send you a confirmation email, and then just goback to our link and click the green “vote” button one more time. THAT’S IT!! REALLY FAST! (feel free to leave us a comment if you want!)
2. SPREAD THE WORD: Please send this email to at least five people who you think would be willing to spend a minute to vote for this non-profit film funding company. We need support urgently to make this happen! Help us create a company to help you!!
3. CONNECT WITH US: Drop us an email to let us know you voted! And if you are a filmmaker who may be interested in participating in our film financing program, please send an email to filmmakers@PatronOfTheArts.org. We hope to launch in 2-3 months, and will be looking for filmmakers who need funding to participate in this program!or just to tell us you voted so we can be sure to invite you to the celebration if we win.
4. PARTY AND FUN: Check this out! If we win the grant, they throw us a big party, and present POTA with one of those GIGANTIC 6-foot tall checks that you see in the lottery!! Ha! EVERYONE at the Table will be invited to the party, along with all of the other Filmmaking Organizations in town who have been supporting us too! So let’s win this grant! And then let’s celebrate! And THEN, lets use this new company to finance our films!!!
Thanks so much for everyone’s support!
With Gratitude,
Cindy Baer,
Co-Founder
Patron of the Arts
Cindy Baer
Director/Producer
Free Dream Pictures
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046337
www.freedreampictures.com
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Posted by
Leslie on June 21, 2008 |
No commentsAs you can see, I’m still building this site and I’m building it mostly as a static site. This is my first go at Wordpress and I wasn’t sure whether to have dynamic pages for all the content, or to have a solid set of pages with clear step-by-step instructions for you to follow.
Wordpress blog experts: feel free to comment and give advice.
Anyway, I’m putting up everything as fast as possible. I know that it says 10 steps (honestly, I wasn’t sure how many steps so I just said 10), and though there are only 4 up there now, there will be more as I continue working.
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Posted by
Leslie on April 22, 2008 |
No comments
Gotta love the avatar creator at www.southparkstudios.com. Check out my bad-ass 4th grade chica!
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Posted by
Leslie on March 31, 2008 |
No commentsThe great news: My music video to the Dave Matthew’s song “Grey Street” got into the Garden State Film Festival!
The not so great news: It didn’t get music clearance and so it can’t actually be screened. It was not a project I had intended to screen publicly. I submitted it to GSFF because I know the director of the festival. She asked me to send it in and she liked it and though it would be a good addition to the festival, so… I went to work on securing the rights for that screening. The production company said no because it was too much hassle for what they’d make for one screening. They’d actually lose money paper shuffling.
If you’re in the NJ area this weekend, you should still attend the festival. It’s really fun and I met a lot of people last time I went that I still keep in contact with.
There is also going to be (not-too-expensive) celebrity benefit on Thursday, April 3rd, which I would have really enjoyed if I were able to attend:
“On Thursday, April 3rd , Montel Williams and Starline Films will be hosting a Special Red Carpet Premiere of 4CHOSEN: The Documentary (produced and directed by Jon Doscher) at the Paramount Theater. 6:30 pm Red Carpet Arrivals, special singing performance by DANNY AIELLO begins at 7:30pm, 4CHOSEN premiere begins at 8:00, reception to follow with musical performance by BRIAN KIRK and the JIRKS”
I went to the closing gala when Real vs. Reel got into the festival and had an amazing time and met great people. This should be a good party.
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