A documentary film by Natalia Almada. www.pbs.org Airing on July 20, 2010 at 10pm, POV on PBS (Check your local listings). Watch online: July 21 through September 4, 2010. Past and present collide as award-winning filmmaker Natalia Almada (Al Otro Lado, POV 2006) brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother, daughter of Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became Mexicos president in 1924. In his time, Calles … [Read more...]
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What to ask 'Catfish' co-director Henry Joost at Landmark One of the most thought-provoking documentaries in a year teeming with excellent non-fiction films, Catfish opens Fri., Sep. 24, at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema. Catfish's directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman chronicle the latter's brother Rev as he becomes increasingly involved in the lives of a family he meets through Facebook.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story … [Read more...]
at what point does the transgressor become the transgressed?
Question by Amanda: at what point does the transgressor become the transgressed? O.K. I know this will sound crazy, but I really need advice. I am 32, african american, ivy league educated, and married to a Kenyan national I met in college. My husband is very, very western (or else I would never have been attracted to him in the first place probably) but a year ago we decided to live a year in Kenya, in his village, as Kenyans, and he would make … [Read more...]
Marcel Duchamp
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Tutorial 1 – Filmmaking / Shot Design / Cinematography / Film Look
Learn what makes great looking images in film, music videos etc. It's not always the camera but how you design the shots. In this first overall tutorial I try to explain in general terms what designing a shot entails. This can be applied with any video cameras, as well as digital and film cameras. It's the basics of good photography. Special thanks to Beverley Marquis for starring in the video. Shot using the Red One Camera and Canon XH-A1. Here … [Read more...]
Film Studies major introduced
Film Studies major introduced This year, for the first time, students at the University of Richmond have the option to major in film studies. The major’s requirements include six electives and three mandatory courses. Read more on The Collegian Teen of the Week: Fish Stark • Local (www.HometownAnnapolis.com - The Capital) For those who worry the next great American novel will be tweet-speak thumbed on a battered BlackBerry, therz hope 4 U. … [Read more...]
Q&A: What is the best computer for filmmaking?
by David_Howell Question by jg_freak_66: What is the best computer for filmmaking? I need a computer (preferably a mac) for filmmaking. It can be a laptop or Desktop. Best answer: Answer by Bruce__MAHate to say that but GET A MAC. Add your own answer in the comments! … [Read more...]
Transformers Revenge of The Fallen
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Theres No I – Waldron Bros bodyboard film teaser
www.x-tremevideo.com Combine five of the world's best bodyboarders with one of the premier bodyboard production companies and you get - the best bodyboarding movie for 2007. For their 2007 production, Waldron Bros Productions has taken a different approach to your standard bodyboarding movie. Enlisting the skills and personalities of riders Alex Bunting, Ryan Hardy, Dallas Singer, Micheal Novy and Dave Winchester. The aim of this year long … [Read more...]
IT & Telecoms
IT & Telecoms Gatherings of the good and great in television can at times verge on the maudlin. Television and crisis are mentioned in the same breath. Past glories trump today's successes. Glamorous, little-viewed imports are lauded; home-grown productions boasting double the viewers are ignored. Read more on Mondaq 40 Flash Sites for Android 2.2 Phones Welcome Droid X owners to the mobile world of Adobe Flash on a smartphone - the world Steve … [Read more...]