Roberta Suid

Roberta Suid

Guerrilla Music Video

Making a Prize-winning Guerrilla Music Video

Guerrilla filmmaking suggests low-budget projects shot on real locations, which are used without obtaining permits.  The casts will be small with each crew member handling a variety of jobs. Typically, the films will fit into a dramatic genre such as romance, horror, or thriller. But as Los Angeles-based choreographer and dance teacher Lilian Manansala shows us, the approach can work beautifully…

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Foil Character

Using a Foil Character to Make a Memorable Movie

What makes movies memorable? The key element is almost always memorable characters, such as Dirty Harry, Dorothy, E.T., and Goldfinger. Even the most plot-driven action films—like RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and THE GODFATHER—almost always include characters that we can’t forget. In feature films directors have plenty of time for character development. But if you have only 60…

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Manali

Manali

me and my friends were having a cool trip to a place called manali here in india. And i shot some dope footages and edit a video . i hope you guys love it. From INDIA FacebookTwitter

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Persuasive Travelogue

Creating a Persuasive Travelogue

To be memorable, a travelogue will usually accomplish some or all of the following tasks: It will give a true picture of the location and the people who inhabit it. It will be visually arresting, going beyond picture postcards and what the casual observer might see. Its sound track will reinforce the pictures, and in some cases play a role that’s as important…

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experimental travelogue

Experimental Travelogue Captures Inner and Outer Journeys

Artists often talk about starting with a precise vision of the finished work, or at least the intent of the work. But sometimes serendipity plays the key role as we see in Giordano Cagnin’s  “Opening the Door.” In the interview (below) Giordano, who lives and works in Rome, reveals how several events led him to create…

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interpretive dance

Interpretive Dance in the Digital Age

Historically, an interpretive dance features a dancer whose movements tell a story or express an emotion—or both. That tradition lives on in an interpretative dance video with one additional element: the camera becomes a dancer partner…and so does the audience. When you watch Claudio Pelizzer’s “Carry Me Home,”  you not only observe the movements of Angela Delfini, but you…

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