Hi Again. I think this explains it all pretty well. PeterH By Mark Caro, Tribune reporter 1:33 p.m. CDT, April 13, 2010 Tribeca is the name of a Lower Manhattan neighborhood, film festival, institute and production company, and now it
This past weekend Oscar winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond was in Chicago speaking with filmmakers and on Sunday holding a master class for students and industry professionals. That’s Vilmos on the left and director and cinematographer Jim Chressanthis on the right
This post was lifted from an email I sent my Flashpoint Academy Documentary students after seeing the Short Doc. program yesterday. Hello From Sundance, I have been to six screenings so far and by far the best one was the
Hello from Park City, Utah. I am at the Sundance Film Festival with Flashpoint Academy Academic Dean Paula Froehle. It’s my first Sundance experience and so far it has been a lot of fun, very informative, and we even got
As Chair of the Film/Broadcast Department at Flashpoint Academy it has been a personal mission of mine to have our students shoot film. Typically we shoot HD, but this fall, thanks to Kodak, our advanced cinematography students shot some super
Just a brief update. Team Flashpoint has been named one of three finalists in the Experimental Witch Project. A PAL HD version of the film has been shipped to Italy at their request. We will know more on August 24.
Yesterday I blogged about the Experimental Witch project and today I am giving this space over to Lori Bohner the Flashpoint student who directed the film. That’s her in the center between the two leads and amongst the rest of
In January I blogged about how Paulo Coelho was allowing his book The Witch of Portobello to be adapted by filmmakers and allowing them to compete for a $3,000 Euro prize. Each filmmaker had to apply and if selected, had
This past Wednesday Flashpoint Academy was one of the sponsors of the Chicago premiere of The Dark Knight. The film was shot in Chicago last summer and the premiere was held at the Navy Pier Imax theater. As one of
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.
