by Michael Chasin, Screenwriting Mentor, IAFT – Miami The power – and fun – of writing an original screenplay is the ability to create a world – including creating the characters that live in that world. A well-considered part of that creation is the naming of those invented characters – with names that will help…
by Frederick Bailey Directing Mentor, IAFT-LA Five suggestions and pointers for aspiring writers and filmmakers. 1.] Always have a title page with your name, address, and phone number on it (or your agent’s address and phone number, if you’ve got one) and an Email address. Contact numbers. Always. If somebody you don’t know likes…
by Michael Chasin Screenwriting Mentor, IAFT/Miami Technology has made creating and exhibiting content easier than it has ever been. But is all of that content on the internet true narrative entertainment—or really just distraction? Perhaps these benchmark questions may help: Was the content artistically created—or was it just a recorded event? Did the content…
by Michael Chasin Screenwriting Mentor, IAFT/Miami Clint Eastwood famously said, “50% of a great movie is having a great script—and 90% of the other 50%—is in the casting.” It is difficult to find fault with Mr. Eastwood, given his legendary career as a director. If we were to write a film for Mr. Eastwood…
IAFT CORPORATE GUIDELINES Download Powerpoint File CORPORATE SIGNATURE [+]Top Page The corporate signature is the major visual element of the brand identity and comprises the logo type (International Academy of Film and Television) and the camera man symbol in a fixed relationship. Artwork Integrity The camera…
by Michael Chasin Conflict – the key to drama – may be more than powerful opponents. Conflict may also be living out of place in changing times – which has been the theme of many great westerns. ‘It’s over, don’t you get that? Your times is over and you’re gonna die bloody, and all…
by Michael Chasin Film is a visual medium. Should you question that, simply remember the last time you muted your TV and were able to – quite easily – follow the story. That is the power of visuals. So…is dialog really necessary? While visuals move the story forward, what we only see on screen…
Dawn Gilardi is currently a student of the One-Year Advanced Filmmaking Program in IAFT Miami. What is your filmmaking background? I experienced my first intense emotion of fear while watching “Trilogy of Terror” at the age of five. That triggered an intense curiosity in me to try to create fear by making little plays…
Life as a Performer and How to Get There by Alex Murphy Whether you are 17, 27 or 57, if you want to perform, to act—in a movie or on the stage—chances are you want to get better at it, no matter what. But if there is no chance of you attending a full-time…
by Frederick Bailey Directing Mentor, IAFT/LA From the 2013 DANCES WITH FILMS Festival at the world-renowned Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard! You know, the one with all the footprints in the concrete. This is the 16th annual rendition of this festival, billed as Sweet 16, with a tag line that reads, “Defiantly original, uniquely…
