Support our #filmmakers: Spotlight: Four Projects by My Connections (Updated)

February 10, 2017

You know I have made many connections through social media.  This post spotlights four projects by my connections. Danielle Earle’s “Brooklyn Is In Love” “Brooklyn is in Love” starts out with a shocking event and takes off from there as the characters deal with what has transpired.  An interesting group of people work through their … More Support our #filmmakers: Spotlight: Four Projects by My Connections (Updated)

4 Key Elements to Writing a Strong Film Treatment & Why it Matters | No Film School

February 8, 2017

This post originally appeared in No Film School website,  4 Key Elements to Writing a Strong Film Treatment & Why it Matters, by Patrick Biesemans Filmmakers and writers for the screen, the “treatment” is very important. In the lifecycle of a film, a  “treatment” is a document that precedes the actual screenplay.   In this post,  … More 4 Key Elements to Writing a Strong Film Treatment & Why it Matters | No Film School

Film – It’s All About the Shots

February 6, 2017

Introduction A “shot” represents the most elemental part of recording the information contained in a script to a persistent medium, such as film or digital. For ease of description, I will use the word “film” henceforth. A shot represents a continuous recording of film from “action” to “cut”.  A “shooting script” captures the information required … More Film – It’s All About the Shots

Support our #singers: Vickie Natale – In Her Own Words

February 3, 2017

I have already profiled Vickie Natale. The other day (1/26/17) she wrote a series of tweets describing how the ideas are now flowing freely after she suffered through a drought of creativity (commonly known as writers block) which she has dubbed “inward flow”. Her prose has so impressed me that I have taken her twitter … More Support our #singers: Vickie Natale – In Her Own Words

UPDATE: Travel to Nicaragua (part 2): Visiting the Archipelagos | Mom’s Guide to Travel

February 1, 2017

This post originally appeared on the Mom’s Guide to Travel website, post Travel to Nicaragua (part 2): Visiting the Archipelagos My friend, Tawanna B. Smith, is the driving force behind Mom’s Guide to Travel, which was founded with the intent of allowing Moms to “get away”.  Tawanna and her group of Moms were on a trip … More UPDATE: Travel to Nicaragua (part 2): Visiting the Archipelagos | Mom’s Guide to Travel

Unusual Occupation Names in Film Production – Gaffer, Grip, and Best Boy

January 30, 2017

Introduction Three unusual occupation names in filmdom are the Gaffer, Grip, and Best Boy. They happen to be associated with two different departments, the Electrical Department and the Grip Department. In fact, there are two “best boys”, one for each of the two departments. The members of both departments work together to make the magic … More Unusual Occupation Names in Film Production – Gaffer, Grip, and Best Boy

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Support our #podcasters: The Lady Kickback – The Podcast for Creatives

January 25, 2017

The Lady Kickback podcast has debuted. Its tagline is “The Podcast for Creatives”.  It is hosted by: Katie Mack – The Filmmaker/Director TamekaB (Tameka Burnett) – The Photographer V.Fogg (Verna Fogg) – The Mixed Media Artist Episodes can be found at http://theladykickback.com/ . This excerpt from the blog post “Fresh Starts” (1/24/17) from Kmackbrand (Katie Mack’s … More Support our #podcasters: The Lady Kickback – The Podcast for Creatives

Review: “La La Land” (2016), Directed by Damien Chazelle

January 23, 2017

I love musicals and when I read this film would try to recreate the look and feel of the old musicals, I knew I had to see it. So if you want a film where people burst into song at unusual places, “La La Land” is for you. A perfect name for a film celebrating (what was?) the … More Review: “La La Land” (2016), Directed by Damien Chazelle