Thursday, March 10, 2016

Vito: Calling Out Hollywood's Portrayals of Gays and Lesbians

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This week I watched HBO's documentary film "Vito", which tells the story of Vito Russo, a gay man from NYC who found his v...

We're All Animals

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      Animals is a new HBO animated comedy executed produced by Mark and Jay Duplass. The mumblecore duo promotes the work of Phil Matarese ...

Use film commisioners

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Something often overlooked for student filmmakers. Use film commissioners - especially if you are not in the middle of New York City or LA. ...

Civil War

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If you've been online in the past twenty four hours, then you've probably already seen the new trailer for the next Marvel movie ins...

Game of Thrones Art

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Some people truly have a knack for seeing a bigger picture. According to the video below, snow art is a thing. Snow art is mapping out a dra...

Flip The Script: My Experience in Front of The Camera

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Two weeks ago, I sat down and filmed myself as part of a job application. It took me a million tries, and I even ended up explaining that I ...
Monday, March 7, 2016

Refugees in Buffalo by the numbers

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I've been trying to find specific numbers on the amount of refugees currently in Buffalo and how that number compares to the United Stat...
Friday, March 4, 2016

Tim Hetherington death of an incomparable photojournalist

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Tim Hetherington was killed on April 20 while covering the conflict in Libya. You all might remember him for his amazing documentary Restre...

Evoking Warm Weather With Color

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Animal Collective's music video for "FloriDada" is a technicolor ode to the Sunshine State. It mixes the palette of resort wea...
Thursday, March 3, 2016

My Life: The Tragedy

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So, I've been thinking a lot about the main character of my film, Flex the Clown. He's a walking tragedy. He tries and tries and tri...

Angry Birds

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Angry birds was one of the most popular apps of all time. In fact, Wikipedia lists it as the most downloaded free android app with less t...

LAST WEEK OF SHOOTING

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I didn't watch anything this week because I have had no time to myself and that is because the last weekend of shooting is this weekend....

What Makes a Good Trailer?

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Recently I was watching the trailer for the new J.J. Abrams produced film 10 Cloverfield Lane. If you haven't seen it, here it is. ...

Music Videos Lack Soul

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One aspect of music videos that I would sincerely love to change is the lack of artistry and meaning. Because the music our general populati...

Dual Granular Synthesizer... CRAZY sound

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As I'm sure you all know by this point, I am a sound guy. Designing sounds, arranging them, making an instrument with them, all of it. S...
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Amy: An Uneasy Review

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Since "Amy" won best documentary feature this past weekend, I decided it was time to watch it. As I sat and watched the film, I co...
Monday, February 29, 2016

Apples To Oranges: Tangerine's Interesting Use of Camera Equipment and Transgender Inclusiveness

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As per recommendation by Walker, I watched the film 'Tangerine' to see a fresh narrative with transgender characters. From a plo...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Oscar Predictions:

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This Sunday marks the 88th Academy Awards. It's the time of year when everyone argues what film was the best of the previous year and wh...