THE MOVING MASTER: Shooting Coverage With Efficiency and Style
Wide establishing shot… Medium two-shot… OTS single… Reverse… Reverse… Reverse… Punch in for a dramatic close-up… Sound familiar? It’s how most film and television scenes are shot and edited. Sure, it’s a little boring, but it works. And if you have talented actors...
TALES FROM THE SUNDANCE LAB: An introverted sound mixer finds love on the mountain
Alexandra Reinnoldt is a producer and sound technician for Lunacy Productions. This year she was invited to be a crew member at the Sundance Directors Lab, an annual retreat designed to support promising young filmmakers as they workshop their first feature films....
QUALITY WINS THE DAY: Ross Putman Talks About Championing New Voices
About Ross Putman After graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Ross Putman started his career as a development executive before transitioning to independent film production. The company he co-founded, PSH Collective, went on to produce the Sundance...
DOING HIS THING: Director Xavier Burgin talks about his new doc HORROR NOIRE
About Xavier Burgin Xavier Burgin is a writer-director from Alabama. A graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, he’s a Sundance Lab Fellow, an HBO Short Film Finalist, a part of the Ryan Murphy Television Half Foundation, and one of Fast Company’s 100...