Friday, July 25, 2003THE FINAL PITCHToday my students will pull together all the story telling skills they've practiced all week. The goal is to convince a panel of commissoning editors that their projects should be green-lighted for broadcast funding. Even thought it is a hypothetical construct, my panel are only other faculty... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 10:59 AM Comments (2) (link) Wednesday, July 23, 2003SHOOTING PIRATES IN MAINEAt 6'4" with his broad shoulders, redish hair and trim beard, filmmaker David Conover looks every bit the Viking or swashbuckling pirate in the films he's produced for the cable channel, DISCOVERY. He lives in Maine, just a few miles from the film school. Every summer I invite him to speak to my... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:23 PM Comments (1) (link) Tuesday, July 22, 2003TROPICAL NAILS, In Rural Maine?On my morning jog to the MARKETBASKET for French roast coffee with extra caffine and the New York Times, I see a sign, just slightly back from the highway, that had not been there last year. TROPICAL NAILS, WALK-INS WELCOME, APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED. Behind the sign was an old Victorian house, set... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:29 PM Comments (1) (link) Monday, July 21, 2003FOG HORNS IN THE NIGHTThere are two doctors taking my course in financing documentary film. That's never happened before. I get a lot of people who are considering career changes and investigating the possibility of producing documentary programs for TV broadcast. In this case, these two successful men are looking to... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:13 PM Comments (3) (link) Sunday, July 20, 2003SAFE IN THE CITYThe muffled din of traffic is the background music of my life. In the summer when the windows are open we can hear conversations in the house next door. There's a 24 hour grocery store and a CVS in the Porter Square mall, a 5 minute walk away. I'm comforted knowing the firestation is around the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:20 PM Comments (0) (link) |
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