Hello all!
I'm currently undergoing my undergrad studies in Cinema at The University of Iowa (class standing: Junior - non-traditional )
I've taken classes where I've been exposed to various formats and equipment (Canon MiniDV, HVX, HPX, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, H2, H4n, Lowell kits, Total Lights, etc. etc.)
I've taken theory courses; reading from the likes of Bazin, Krackcauer, Eisenstein, Decartes, Said, Lacan, Haskell, Schrader, etc. etc.
I've watched films ranging from Un Chien Andalou (dir. Luis Buñel, 1929) to Out of the Past (dir. Jacques Tourneur, 1947) to Taxi Driver (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1976) to Mothlight (dir. Stan Brakhage, 1963) and many, many, more!
Aside from the texts I have to read for school I've accumulated many books on filmmaking. They are as follows...
The Screenwriter's Bible (Trottier)
Screenplay: Foundations In Screenwriting (Field)
The Screenwriter's Workbook (Field)
The Screenwriter's Problem Solver (Field)
Your Screenplay Sucks! (Akers)
The Hollywood Standard (Riley)
Story (McKee)
The Writer's Journey (Vogler)
The Tools of Screenwriting (Howard/Mabley)
The 5 C's of Cinematography (Mascelli)
Cinematography: Theory and Practice (Brown)
Motion Picture and Video Lighting (Brown)
The Visual Story (Block)
The Filmmaker's Eye (Mercado)
Film Directing Shot by Shot (Katz)
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Rabiger)
The Film Director Prepares (Schreiberman)
Making Movies (Lumet)
In the Blink of an Eye (Murch)
Friendly Enemies (Salvi)
Directing Actors (Weston)
The Filmmaker's Handbook (Ascher/Pincus)
Planning the Low-Budget Film (Brown)
Chris Gore's ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide (Gore)
And more that I can't remember (don't have them all with me!).
I'm an aspiring writer-director and the themes or subject material I like to deal with vary. It could be identity or existentialism or whatever falls from the sky. I like try to keep my options open.
I'm a Kubrick-guy. I'm currently reading through James Naremore's On Kubrick.
And yeah...
I'm here to network, learn, debate, and most importantly -- grow as an artist. Best of luck to all of you in your future projects!!
I'm currently undergoing my undergrad studies in Cinema at The University of Iowa (class standing: Junior - non-traditional )
I've taken classes where I've been exposed to various formats and equipment (Canon MiniDV, HVX, HPX, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, H2, H4n, Lowell kits, Total Lights, etc. etc.)
I've taken theory courses; reading from the likes of Bazin, Krackcauer, Eisenstein, Decartes, Said, Lacan, Haskell, Schrader, etc. etc.
I've watched films ranging from Un Chien Andalou (dir. Luis Buñel, 1929) to Out of the Past (dir. Jacques Tourneur, 1947) to Taxi Driver (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1976) to Mothlight (dir. Stan Brakhage, 1963) and many, many, more!
Aside from the texts I have to read for school I've accumulated many books on filmmaking. They are as follows...
The Screenwriter's Bible (Trottier)
Screenplay: Foundations In Screenwriting (Field)
The Screenwriter's Workbook (Field)
The Screenwriter's Problem Solver (Field)
Your Screenplay Sucks! (Akers)
The Hollywood Standard (Riley)
Story (McKee)
The Writer's Journey (Vogler)
The Tools of Screenwriting (Howard/Mabley)
The 5 C's of Cinematography (Mascelli)
Cinematography: Theory and Practice (Brown)
Motion Picture and Video Lighting (Brown)
The Visual Story (Block)
The Filmmaker's Eye (Mercado)
Film Directing Shot by Shot (Katz)
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Rabiger)
The Film Director Prepares (Schreiberman)
Making Movies (Lumet)
In the Blink of an Eye (Murch)
Friendly Enemies (Salvi)
Directing Actors (Weston)
The Filmmaker's Handbook (Ascher/Pincus)
Planning the Low-Budget Film (Brown)
Chris Gore's ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide (Gore)
And more that I can't remember (don't have them all with me!).
I'm an aspiring writer-director and the themes or subject material I like to deal with vary. It could be identity or existentialism or whatever falls from the sky. I like try to keep my options open.
I'm a Kubrick-guy. I'm currently reading through James Naremore's On Kubrick.
And yeah...
I'm here to network, learn, debate, and most importantly -- grow as an artist. Best of luck to all of you in your future projects!!
