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Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
I always thought that once a film is finished (or abandoned, as someone said once…), it no longer belongs to the filmmakers – it belongs to the audience. The WILDsound festival is the perfect illustration of that. I very much appreciate the fact that your audience took the time to…

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I loved hearing all the different interpretations from the different audience members. Everyone comes to a screening with different backgrounds and history, and that all informs the way in which they receive and perceive a film; it was fascinating to me, and I thought everyone had very valuable things to…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Ideas to be a great Film Director! Directing a film is the most intensely solitary and intensely collaborative experience you may ever have. On a psychological level, it’s about keeping your ego in perfect balance with your need for input, and your vision moving forward with your changing circumstances. Whether…

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THE DIRECTOR’S FIVE STAGES OF PRE-PRODUCTION -Scriptwriting -Production Design -Script Analysis -Cinematography -Rehearsal SCRIPTWRITING -Dissect the script and come up with gameplan -Write down ideas for images for each scene -Look for connections to your own past experiences PRODUCTION DESIGN -Scriptwriting answers the WHAT questions of the story; Production Design…

Originally posted on Festival Reviews:
The AVIFF 2015 programme: http://art-film-festival.com/programme-2015/ Designed in 2008 as a contemporary art fair or all Art-galleries were only obliged to submit the works of Artists in visual art, “Art show Cannes” becomes the “AVIFF-Art Film Festival” in 2010 with an initial selection of movies authors assigned to Camillo Racana, “curator”…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
I wrote the poem for our youth who are experimenting with drugs. One person is dying from a drug overdose every 13 to 19 minutes, in North America. It’s my hope that those viewing Addiction Says … will see the ugly truth. Addiction isn’t fun or glamorous. It’s tragic. –…

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Enclosed are the 25 winners for our inaugural “very short story” festival contest. All 25 winners will now have their stories made into a movie using a professional voice over artist: Submit your own Very Short Story to the Festival: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/140_characters.html — Title: Where is the ‘Good’ in ‘Goodbye’? by…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
I got a lot out of the feedback I received from WILDsound. It was thoughtful, and intelligent. I didn’t always agree, but then after a few days of sleeping on it, it sinks in, and you think “Okay, maybe they’re right, let me try this to get there.” Then, after…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
I have to admit, when “Flat Pennies” performs well in some of the huge competitions this year, I will have to give WILDsound much credit for making my script stronger and far better. – Writer Robert Ward Watch FLAT PENNIES First Scene Reading by Robert Ward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thVXmFP9kU CAST LIST: NARRATOR…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
The feedback (received from WILDsound) was useful, fair and respectful. I am very grateful for it. – Writer Giuseppe LiMandri Watch the TV Spec Reading TV SPEC: JESSIE “We Don’t Have a Clooney” by Giuseppe LiMandri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6L_Lg9shs4 CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Susan Wilson Jessie – Christina Aceto Betram – Allan…