Author: actionadventurefestival

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Chatting with Jeff Cutter about Cinematography and his career could have lasted all day. I generally like to limit the questions to about 10-15 when I do these film interviews because these are very busy people and generally less is more. With Jeff, I literally could have asked…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Mitesh Mirchandani is a rising cinematographer in the industry who is currently based in based in Mumbai. Only 26, he DP’d the feature film Neerja, which could be the sleeper hit movie of 2016. From here on out, his future is bright. http://www.miteshdop.com/ Interview with Mitesh Mirchandani: Matthew Toffolo:  How…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Chatting with Cinematographer Checco Varese on the phone for almost an hour inspired me. He brought so much passion to the way he talked about cinematography and creativity in general. He’s a man that obviously loves what he does. To learn more about Checco, go to his website:…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
FILM SHOTS FILMMAKING NOTES Interview with Oscar Nominated Production Designer Michael Corenblith FILM DIRECTING SHOTS – One of the most over used cliches in film is “The Shots are all you have.” The following are what you need to think about practically so you can think creatively and…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
PRODUCTION MANAGER FILMMAKING NOTES The Job of Production Management is the job of organization, budgeting, scheduling and preparing for everything. POINTS OF A PRODUCTION MANAGER 1. Prepare breakdown and preliminary shooting schedule 2. Prepare and coordinate the budget 3. Oversee preliminary search and survey of all locations and…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
ADVENTURE NOVEL CONTEST – Deadline May 25th Get full feedback. Winners get their adventure book performed at the festival by a professional actor. Save $70 off the regular submission. http://www.wildsound.ca/adventure_novel_festival.html Read over 100 Loglines from the Adventure Novel World: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/adventure_novels.html ______ Example of a Logline Book Pitch: Title: THE ADVENTURES…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
An adventure is an event or series of events that happens outside the course of the protagonist’s ordinary life, usually accompanied by danger, often by physical action. Adventure stories almost always move quickly, and the pace of the plot is at least as important as characterization, setting and other elements…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
LOGLINE PITCH: Title: The Fourth Way Written by: Sherry Chow Type: Feature Film Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi Logline: As the yin-yang balance on Earth tips with accelerating pace towards darkness, the Seekers, the guides of humanity, struggle against the growing fear gripping the planet. The hope lies with 17-year-old Leila…