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S102 Long Term Career Management

from Something Massive PRO on August 11, 2014

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In this video, master filmmakers discuss what to consider when making career choices. Using examples from their own experience, they offer sage advice on choosing the right projects, avoiding career dead ends and pigeonholes, and maintaining the ability to choose projects for the right reasons. Other…

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S103 Building Your Network

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In this video, top cinematographers offer tips for how build a network, find like-minded allies, and secure a spot as a camera intern. What qualities catch their eye in an aspiring cameraperson? How important is the self-promotion aspect? Is film school essential? 0:00 – The importance of networking…

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S104 Collaboration

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The principals discuss the ins and outs of collaboration with directors, productions designers, assistant directors and other filmmaking pros. What is Janusz Kaminski’s procedure with Steven Spielberg, and how does that differ from that of a low budget independent shoot? Why is early involvement…

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S105 Recommendations on Equipment

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Topics explored in this conversation include the ways that changing technology affects aesthetics, the pros and cons of owning your own equipment, and the advantages and disadvantages of widely available filmmaking tools. Pro filmmakers urge those starting out to focus on the story, and to make sure…

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S106 Post Production

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The technological mysteries of postproduction are untangled in this conversation, as three top cinematographers reveal the thought processes behind their decisions regarding digital intermediate, digital cameras, and the human relationships that go along with these changing tools. Deftly managing the…

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S107 Personal Life

from Something Massive PRO on August 11, 2014

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In this video, Janusz Kamiński, Wally Pfister, ASC and Phedon Papamichael, ASC give viewers a fascinating and bluntly honest glimpse into their personal lives, imparting some of the hard but important lessons they’ve learned about maintaining a healthy balance between work and family, ego and humility,…

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S401: Discussions About A Career In Cinema: Glen Mazzara, Writer/Showrunner

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In this wide-ranging interview, executive producer Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead) looks back on how he broke into filmmaking as a writer, and gives a detailed look at the mindset of the show runner behind one of today’s biggest television hits. Mazzara’s observations constitute a fascinating…

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S501: Discussions About A Career In Cinema: J. Dennis Washington

from Something Massive PRO on September 27, 2014

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Production designer J. Dennis Washington counts more than 30 feature film credits going back to Stand By Me and Prizzi’s Honor, through The Fugitive, Angels in the Outfield and Thirteen Days. Interviewed on the set of Nebraska, Washington talks about the people skills necessary to succeed in the…

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S601: Discussions About A Career In Cinema: Rafael "Raffi" Sanchez

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Over 25 years, gaffer Rafael Sanchez has worked with Phedon Papamichael on more than 20 projects, as well as on dozens of other huge Hollywood productions. In this conversation, from the set of Nebraska, Sanchez distills his decades of experience, talking about the attitudes and strategies that have…

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S602: Discussions About A Career In Cinema: Ray Garcia

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In the span of three years, key grip Ray Garcia worked on Inception, Moneyball and The Dark Knight Rises with Wally Pfister, ASC; The Descendants and The Ides of March with Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC; and In Time with Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC. In this interview on the set of Nebraska, which would bring…

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S701: Discussions About A Career In Cinema: Mike McCusker, Editor

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In this conversation with Phedon Papamichael, Mike McCusker, the editor of Identity, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma and Knight and Day, shares his insights on career, collaboration, and the intersection of technology and storytelling. McCusker talks about the path that led to his current success, the dizzying…

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S702: Discussions About A Career In Cinema: Kevin Tent

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Editor Kevin Tent’s credits include more than half a dozen films with Alexander Payne (Citizen Ruth, Election, Sideways, The Descendants, About Schmidt, Nebraska), as well as Girl, Interrupted; Mr. Woodcock; and The Golden Compass. In this conversation, Tent recalls his earliest endeavors in the…

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