About a month ago a group of Flashpoint students participated in the Chicago 48 Hour Film Project, and last Saturday night their film, Urn Doctor, M.D. won the Audience Prize for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.
The Name of the Game…
… is collaboration. All artists collaborate in one way or another, you must in order to succeed, and the most successful artists instinctively know how to work with others. More importantly they know their work will be better with the
Some Thoughts About Chevy Chase
A few weeks ago Chevy Chase came to Flashpoint to talk to our students and I didn’t have the time to blog about his appearance, but he has been on my mind so better late than never. I want to
Plate Spinning
I am often asked about how I can juggle being a full-time teacher and a full-time filmmaker. Honestly, I don’t give it much thought, it is just something I do and have done for a long time. Ten years ago
Collaboration part 3
We made it. Flashpoint Academy opened its doors on Monday and welcomed their first class. Monday was orientation and as part of it we screened Dean Paula Froehle’s film, “The Collector,” and our “making of The Collector” documentary. The similarities
