Student Filmmakers - June 2008 - (Page 57) Casual-T Profile: casual-t Job: Drummer/Producer/Composer/ Engineer Location: New York, United States http://networking.studentfilmmakers.com/ casual-t major features under your belt. The hard part of course is finding that one guy!” On the Changing Technologies: “The technological advances we’ve witnessed over the last few years are breathtaking. When I did my first band recordings, we still used tape machines and such, and editing a drum track was a major hassle. It is absolutely amazing that nowadays you can have a pretty decent sounding 80-piece symphonic orchestra coming out of a plastic box from under your desk in your living room. It’s extremely helpful to be able to immediately hear what you’ve just written, and sync it with the scene you’re working on without losing a beat. And, if you don’t like it with two flutes, with a click of your mouse, you’ve got a flute and an oboe. It’s kinda like having your very own private orchestra and sound stage at your disposal 2/.” Favorite Tool: Imagination. Mitch Lusas Profile: MitchLusas Job: Director/Cinematographer/ Photographer/Colorist Location: Virginia, United States http://networking.studentfilmmakers.com/MitchLusas Work: “Last year, my wife and I started ForthSight Productions. Our services include crew placement, HD production, and marketing services for productions and corporate businesses.” Favorite Technique: “Probably my most used techniques revolve around working with actors when the actor and script are not connecting. One of the techniques I use is effective for rehearsals in preproduction or for last minute changes while filming. If the line is not coming off in a realistic way, I’ll have the actor paraphrase the line, making it personal to them. The key here is to strip away any acting or preconceived ideas the actor has in their mind. If he can connect with the objective of the character and the idea behind the script, we’ll add the lines back into the performance. If the actor still has trouble connecting with the script and crucial time is slipping away then it is sometimes best to simplify the dialogue or take it out altogether. Have the actor try to get the objective across with as few words, if any, as possible. Usually this is a bit of a struggle if done in the last minute, but it’s better to have an action than ‘acted’ dialogue.” On Changing Technologies: “When I first switched over from theatre to film, I was a film only guy; HD just could not touch the quality of film. That was almost five years ago. A lot has changed since then, and I began working with some great HD cameras. It’s a great time to be a filmmaker because there are now two great mediums to tell a story.” Favorite Filmmaking Tool: “Strangely enough my favorite filmmaking tool would be a digital SLR still camera. Taking photos with a SLR camera allows the filmmaker to focus on composing each shot and analyzing that one shot later in editing. With a dSLR, you can learn what different lenses do, how f/stop affect the depth of field and clarity of a shot and how you can experiment with color/contrast adjustments to achieve a look for a film. I have used my dSLR for location shots, costume choices, and photo storyboards in pre-production. As a director’s viewfinder – you have to calculate the lens difference in your head. And, to show a director on a film-based project an approximation of how a shot will look in production. Captured crew shots and marketing photos for publicity. Occasionally, I have even taken pictures with the dSLR to mix with footage for special effects. The dSLR camera is a great storytelling tool that helps the filmmaker learn about the possibilities in a single shot and allows them to carry out many necessary functions while in production.” June 2008 studentfilmmakers 5 http://networking.studentfilmmakers.com/casual-t http://networking.studentfilmmakers.com/casual-t http://networking.studentfilmmakers.com/MitchLusas
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