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StudentFilmmakers.com Book Store | News | Jobs | Events | Workshops | Forums | Network | Contests | Classifieds | Tips & Tricks The #1 Educational Resource for Film and Video Makers 2017, Vol. 12, No. 3 US$9.95 COLLEGE CATEGORY WINNER 2017 Summer Shorts Film and Video Awards Recipient Animation CRUSHED IN SPACE JANICE CHUN PAGE 12 HOW TO PROTECT YOUR STORY PAGE 16 OHIO UNIVERSITY FILM DIVISION PAGE 26 Open to All Filmmakers, Videographers, and Animators Professional Category, College Category & Highschool/Junior High Category Accepting 2018 Submissions from April 7 through September 22, 2018 Learn more online at: summershortscontest.com Sponsorship Opportunities available. Contact us online: www.studentfilmmakers.com/contact-us THE WORLD IS WATCHING. 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EDITOR’S DESK MEET THE WRITERS Congratulations to Al Caudullo’s multiple award- the Top 40 Prize winning career has spanned Winners of our newly Scott Spears is an Emmy 30 years of video production relaunched Annual Award winning Director of including excellence in HD, 3D Summer Shorts Film Photography with 30 features and now 4K UltraHD. His career and Video Contest. under his belt. He’s also written highlights include ground-breaking The Top 40 winning several feature screenplays and work in Videowalls - the 72nd videos were featured teaches screenwriting Ohio State Annual Academy Awards, the during our Summer University. You can learn more Year 2000 Daytona 500, the World Film Premiere Shorts Contest about him at of “Star Trek Insurrection,” and the 100th US Winners’ Announcement www.scottspears.net. Open PGA Golf Championship. In the field of 3D, Event and Special Screening at the 2017 Caudullo has brought his vast knowledge of 3D NAB New York Show in Manhattan, Sherri Sheridan teaches as a consultant to major industry players seeking New York City, Create FWD Stage with storytelling techniques to to update and enhance their 3D hardware and StudentFilmmakers.com and StudentFilmmakers digital filmmakers and animators software tools. Magazine Publisher/Editor, Kim Edward Welch. with her books, classes and The winning videos received a lot of positive workshops. She’s also the Scott Essman’s filmography comments, feedback, and praise from NAB New creative director at Minds includes more than 28 productions York attendees, staff, and exhibitors who dropped Eye Media in San Francisco including Jack Pierce: The Man by to watch the screenings. (mindseyemedia.com), where she directs, Behind the Monsters, Ten Men on produces, animates, writes and designs projects the Field, and Trane and Miles. In this edition of StudentFilmmakers for a wide range of clients. Sherri is the author of He won a Rondo Award for Best Magazine, Top Winners in the College and the books, “Maya 2 Character Animation” (New Feature Film Commentary for Highschool / Junior High categories are featured Riders 1999) and “Developing Digital Short Films” work on the Legacy Set of Universal’s The Mummy within Pages 10 to 32. Winners in the Professional (New Riders / Peachpit / Pearson 2004). Recently, (1932 version). Essman has published over 500 category are featured in the newest edition of she created a 20 hour DV workshop based on articles about people who work behind-the-scenes HD Pro Guide Magazine, media sponsor and the books called, “Writing A Great Script Fast,” in movies. He teaches mass media, filmmaking, StudentFilmmakers sister publication, geared available at MyFlik.com. Sherri has a new book, and digital video editing at the University of towards Professionals Working in Broadcast, “Filmmaking Script To Screen Step-By-Step.” New La Verne, The Art Institute of California, and Cinema, and Television. Make sure to check out app called Story Tapper lets you write a story for California Polytechnic State University, Pomona. the newest issue of HD Pro Guide Magazine! a novel or film fast using the step-by-step process from the books and workshop. David Landau is the author We asked the Top 9 Winners what their thoughts of “Film Noir Production: The are on being selected and winning one of the top Jared Isham is an Whodunit of the Classic American placements in the 2017 Summer Shorts Film and independent filmmaker with Mystery Film” from Focal/Routledge Video competition. movies distributed by Lionsgate press. He is also an award winning and PureFlix Entertainment. He cinematographer and author of the “I am so incredibly honored to be recognized. It has worked as a freelance editor book “Lighting For Cinematography; means the world to me that people are seeing on projects for brands such as A practical guide to the art and craft of lighting ‘Lucy’ and that they are seeing the significance Nike, Toyota, Disney, Hulu, Red for the moving image” from Bloomsbury Press. to it. That’s what it’s all about after all right? Bull, Ugg and more. His production company He holds an MFA in Screenwriting from Goodard I can’t thank Summer Shorts Film and Video Stage Ham produces features, commercials and college and is the co-screenwriter of the feature Contest enough!” ~Libby Blood, Producer, Director, digital content. He also posts tips and advice on film “Dark Tarot”, available on Amazon Prime. Cinematographer, Editor, Story; “Lucy,” his YouTube channel youtube.com/c/JaredIsham David is a professor in the film department at 1st Place Awards Recipient, Professional Category and is author of the eBook “Five Phases of Making Fairleigh Dickinson University, but also continues Movies: From Idea to Successful Completion” to work professionally as a DP on low budget films “I’m stoked to have my work selected by the available on his website tv.jaredisham.com/store. and corporate videos and as the lead gaffers on committee. I really hope people see my video Lifetime’s “Project Runway Allstars”. and have at least a little more understanding of sharks’ importance to our ecosystem. I also hope “I’m very thankful for the selection! I’d never very hard to make it an amazing video. I’ll be it inspires people to donate, and get involved with thought my film would reach people outside my sure to reach out to them and let them know that the debate of sharks’ importance in our waters.” own little town, let alone outside of Belgium. So there film is out there and that I’m very proud of ~ Jack White, Videographer and Editor; thank you very much!” the work they put into it.” ~Andrew Hwang, Media “Misguided Fears: The Oahu Shark Diver”, ~Pieter Claessens, Filmmaker; “Pass Age ,” Instructor/Filmmaker; “Safe Spaces,” 2nd Place 2nd Place Awards Recipient, Professional Category 3rd Place Awards Recipient, College Category Awards Recipient, Highschool/Jr. High Category “ It’s a childhood dream. Create my own movie “Having a movie I wrote and directed win this “I am ecstatic about being selected as one of the and be selected in a contest. That makes me want award was both completely unexpected and a winners of this competition. I was apprehensive to do more projects in animation, video games, huge honor. Because this film was made for the NJ about sharing my work on a larger stage, but I am movies. Anyway, this project and contest are a real Film School, my teacher sometimes submits what very glad that I did. Whether or not it won, I had springboard for me. And now, I just wanna go on!” we create to awards without the knowledge of a fantastic time making the video, and it helped to ~ Simon Giraud, Animator/Filmmaker; “Ichnos,” my classmates or me, which made it all the more make this past summer the greatest yet. I am so 3rd Place Awards Recipient, Professional Category exciting when I received an email out of nowhere glad that my hard work was recognized and that I saying that ‘Two of These Things’ had been have had a chance to share my work with others.” “I’m not generally an ecstatic individual but I have chosen by this magazine as the best High School ~ John Bamburoski, Videographer; been smiling like an idiot ever since I heard. I Short Film.” ~Logan Calder, Writer and Director; “My Summer 2017,” 3rd Place Awards Recipient, had no idea we were even entered and the fact “Two of These Things,” 1st Place Awards Recipient, Highschool/Jr. High Category that we won a top placement is, even more, jaw Highschool/Jr. High Category dropping. I just ultimately hope that everyone Enjoy This Issue! who worked on ‘Deadbeat,’ and volunteered and “It’s such an honor for a film I worked on to helped, is about as happy with it as I am. They even be seen by an audience. For it to be chosen All the Best, worked hard and they deserve it.” is really satisfying because it shows that other Jody Michelle Solis ~ Ryan Robson, Writer/Director; “Deadbeat Motel,” people in the world enjoyed it. For me, anybody Editor-in-Chief 1st Place Awards Recipient, College Category being moved by a film I worked on is fulfilling in http://networking.studentfilmmakers.com/ itself.” ~ Austin Segal, Cinematographer; “Two profile/jodymichelle “I’m honestly so honored and flattered to be of These Things,” 1st Place Awards Recipient, selected and winning 2nd Place.