This is an object lesson in how to make a feature film on a tiny budget and during the restrictions of the pandemic. Stick to the classical unities (time, place, plot), cast yourself and the crew, call in favours from performer friends and shoot over ten days, mainly outdoors.
Bron Studios Lends a Helping Hand To AAPI Creatives Networking Group: It s Not A Risk
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Bron Studios is lending a helping hand to AAPI Creatives, a networking group started by Zosimo Maximo to amplify Asian American voices working in the industry.
Maximo used Clubhouse to form a group of AAPI filmmakers who are inspired to change the narrative in Hollywood and build new opportunities for themselves. The group consists of Becky Baihui Chen
, D.J. Jiang, Serena Rasoul, Diane Paragas
, Jay DasGupta, Ashwini Prasad
, Dinh Thai, Soma Helmi, Ruth Du and David Moriya.
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21 Movies We Can t Wait to Watch (Virtually) at SXSW 2021
We re kicking off our coverage of SXSW 2020 s virtual film festival with a list of the movies we can t wait to watch (from the safety of our homes).
For a second consecutive year, our longtime local film festival South by Southwest (SXSW) has gone virtual due to the ongoing global pandemic. For movie, music, and technology conference enthusiasts around the world who have never been able to attend in the past, this actually works out nicely. For
SXSW Film, this means opening up one of the world’s best-curated festivals to a wider audience that can enjoy films from the comfort and safety of their homes. Hopefully next year we’ll be back to roaming the crowded streets of downtown Austin, waiting in line for hours outside the Paramount Theatre, and sneaking into parties on the various balconies of the InterContinental Hotel. But for this year, we’re delighted to be attending virtually in our ongoing quest to discover gr
ASC Selects 2020 Student Heritage Award Nominees
Students will be honored in three categories, recognized for their camerawork in narrative and documentary films.
At top are ASC members Haskell Wexler, Michel Chapman and Allen Daviau, honored this year with Student Heritage Awards named for them. (Portraits by Owen Roizman, ASC)
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees in all three categories of the 2020 Student Heritage Awards competition. The awards are one of many programs designed by the organization to support a new generation of talent in the early stages of their cinematography careers. Winners will be chosen on February 27.