Is film school worth the time and the money? No, Why go there for two years and come out in debt with a few student short films. Why take two years when you can learn all you need in two days? The myth of film school is just that a myth. It’s true-- people come out of film school and do make feature films or work on a few productions.
The reality is, you don’t need film school at all. Bill Millios and Marc Vadeboncoeur are doing their 2nd Digital Filmmaking Work Shop. On March 31st and April 1st . Below information is from the Backlot films blog.
Check out the website http://www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com/
Thursday, March 01, 2007
New DFW Press Release
March 1, 2007 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGuest lecturers announced for Digital Filmmaking WorkshopTwo-day seminar on “Producing, Marketing and Screening Your Independent Film” returns to the MCAM Studios in Manchester, NH on March 31-April 1, 2007.RAYMOND, N.H. – The Digital Filmmaking Workshop has announced the guest lecturers for their upcoming two-day seminar on “Producing, Marketing and Screening Your Independent Film” which will take place during the weekend of March 31-April 1 2007 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) in the studios of Manchester Community Access Media, 540 Commercial St., Manchester, N.H.The guest lecturers include:
Matthew Newton (Film Specialist for the New Hampshire Film and Television Office)
Jeff Rapsis (Associate Publisher for HippoPress, the weekly arts and entertainment newspaper of Manchester, Nashua and Concord)
Paul Durham (past Senior Counsel at Playboy TV International and current Entertainment Lawyer for Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green)
Julia Radochia (Actress in Bleached, Everybody Does It, and Old Man Dogs and also Writer-Director of award-winning short films such as Eddie's Winning Date and Jimmy's House of Hugs)
From the crew of Dangerous Crosswinds, Old Man Dogs and the upcoming Death & Glory the Digital Filmmaking Workshops have been created by Bill Millios of Back Lot Films & Marc Vadeboncoeur of Goodheart Media Services with a philosophy towards instructing students how they can achieve their goals with a ‘no-nonsense do-it-yourself’ approach.“We’re very proud to announce the lineup of guest speakers for this year’s workshop,” said Millios. “They are an exceptionally experienced and diverse group of media and film professionals who add yet another dimension to this already ambitious workshop”.
Attendees will receive valuable insight into the creative, technical, and marketing strategies essential for filmmaking. Small class size, practical demonstrations, and a wide range of topics will give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge and put it to immediate use. Testimonials from past workshops have been posted on the http://www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com/ website.In 2005 Dangerous Crosswinds screened in close to twenty locations in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, including the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, N.H. and the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. Commentators praised the film as an outstanding example of independent film made outside traditional cinema circles. DVDTalk.com awarded the film a four-star rating, New Hampshire Magazine called Dangerous Crosswinds “provocative – a film which explores the light and dark sides of human nature,” John Clayton of the New Hampshire Union Leader wrote that “this is honest and brave filmmaking,” while Mike Sullivan in the Portsmouth Herald described Dangerous Crosswinds as being “independent filmmaking in its purest form.”Registration for the two-day seminar is $347. Seats for this popular workshop fill up fast, so be sure to register early. Registrations received by March 14, 2007 will get 15% off the standard workshop fee. In addition, attendees will receive complimentary copies of the Digital Filmmaking Workshops Handbook, a DVD of Dangerous Crosswinds and the Discmakers Ultimate Guide to Releasing Your Film on DVD. Space is limited, so register early. For more information please call Marc Vadeboncoeur at Goodheart Media Services at 603-206-4364 or visit http://www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com/.
posted by backlotfilms at 7:49 AM
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Four quick things...
Marc Vadeboncoeur has informed me that the video for Sevendust's new single Driven will make its world premiere broadcast this coming Saturday, March 3 on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. As I first wrote about, Marc and Morgan Murphy produced this spot which I was one of the camera operators for. I'm looking forward to seeing the final edit. We also shot an 11-song mini-concert featuring all the songs found on their new CD, Alpha, which comes out on March 6, 2007.
Speaking of Marc, in the next few days we'll be announcing our list of guest speakers for our upcoming Digital Filmmaking Workshop. Also, early registration discount has been extended until March 7, 2007.
Last night I saw and absolutely loved the DVD of Clint Eastwood's The Flags of our Fathers. Clint's certainly on a roll...
Next week I'll officially be moving from New Boston, New Hampshire to Fremont, New Hampshire. I'll post updated contact info here as soon as I have it.
